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Audience 8.7 - I want to rate this higher because of what it represents and what it will do for you, the listener. I want to rate it based on more than just audio fidelity, which in this case is very good for the time, and technically you get everything you need here – excellent separation of instruments, good clarity, good atmosphere…but dynamically it sits in a middle range place and doesn’t offer deep, rich lows or crisp highs and we are spoiled nowadays so we might complain about that but NOT ME! This is KILLER! When was the last time a Queen live recording caused the hairs on the back of your neck to stand up? I can’t adequately express the perfection this performance is, spine-tingling, electric, orgasmic, all of this and more. If listening to this show doesn’t move you, you are dead inside. Queen Sartory Hall Koln, Germany 6th December 1974 Disc 1 1. -Procession 2. -Now I'm Here 3. -Ogre Battle 4. -Father To Son 5. -White Queen 6. -Flick Of The Wrist 7. -In The Lap Of The Gods 8. -Killer Queen 9. -March Of The Black Queen 10. -Bring Back That Leroy Brown 11. -Son And Daughter 12. -Guitar Solo Disc 2 13. -Son And Daughter (Reprise) 14. -Keep Yourself Alive 15. -Seven Seas Of Rhye 16. -Stone Cold Crazy 17. -Liar 18. -In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited 19. -Big Spender 20. -Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll 21. -Jailhouse Rock 22. -God Save The Queen -
Liverpool 1973 - Audience 7.3 - Something funky about the mix, and there is tape noise present, but it has an almost small club feel to it, just sort of far back in the club maybe. London, 1973 - Pro Radio 9.7 -
Audience 8.8 - What a cool document this is! It’s basically them in a sound studio doing a video shoot for We Are The Champions and then afterwards performing an entire show. It’s awesome! The band sound great, a very heavy, metallic sound in pretty decent quality thanks to this taper. Queen London, UK New London Theatre October 6, 1977 1. Bob Harris' Speech #1 2. Bob Harris' Speech #2 3. We Are The Champions 4. Tie Your Mother Down 5. Keep Yourself Alive 6. Somebody To Love 7. White Man 8. The Prophet's Song 9. Liar 10. Bohemian Rhapsody 11. Now I'm Here 12. Jailhouse Rock 13. We Want Queen 14. We Are The Champions 15. See What A Fool I've Been -
Audience 9.5 - Many of you will be surprised by my rare high rating for an audience tape…but man, I gotta tell you, this is 100% justified. Yes, it’s sonically really nice, but it delivers that magical quality that real fans know about and is kind of hard to explain the uninitiated. Let me try: you feel like you are seated there at the show, you feel the anticipation, you know what is about to happen yet can’t quite believe how actually incredible it truly is. Enough hyperbole, you get it, I love this one. But to be fair, the recording quality is more like a 9.2, still great, but it’s the atmosphere, the spaciousness, the rolling drums that seem to pan across the speakers, the great sound mix, all of it equals pure magic and a legitimate 9.5. Queen Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA December 20, 1977 Disc 2 01 We Will Rock You intro 02 Brighton Rock 03 Somebody To Love 04 Death On Two Legs 05 Killer Queen 06 Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy 07 I'm In Love With My Car 08 Get Down Make Love 09 The Millionaire Waltz 10 You're My Best Friend 11 Liar 12 Love Of My Life 13 '39 Disc 2 14 My Melancholy Blues 15 White Man 16 The Prophet's Song 17 Guitar Solo 18 The Prophet's Song (reprise) 19 Now I'm Here 20 Stone Cold Crazy 21 Bohemian Rhapsody 22 Keep Yourself Alive 23 Tie Your Mother Down 24 We Will Rock You* 25 We Are The Champions 26 Sheer Heart Attack 27 Jailhouse Rock 28 God Save The Queen -
Audience 8.9 - Another great tape of the band’s News of the World tour, this time the second night at the LA Forum in March of that year. It’s just great, it’s a band that knows they are killing it every night. I never get tired of listening to the bravado. Queen The Forum Inglewood, CA March 3, 1977 01 Tie Your Mother Down 02 Ogre Battle 03 White Queen 04 Somebody To Love 05 Killer Queen 06 The Millionaire Waltz 07 You’re My Best Friend 08 Bring Back That Leroy Brown 09 Sweet Lady 10 Brighton Rock 11 ’39 12 You Take My Breath Away 13 White Man 14 The Prophet’s Song 15 Bohemian Rhapsody 16 Stone Cold Crazy 17 Keep Yourself Alive 18 Liar 19 In the Lap of the Gods…Revisited 20 Now I’m Here 21 Rock and Roll Medley (incl. Hey Big Spender and Jailhouse Rock) 22 God Save the Queen -
Audience 9.5 - Why such a high rating? Because this sounds as if you are standing right in front of the stage, on Brian May’s side, and there’s no distortion. Amazing. You are there, it’s a feast for the ears…it’s ear candy…have some! -
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Soundboard 9.4 - A fantastic stereo board tape! I would have preferred more guitar in the mix, but it’s great nonetheless. -
New York 1975 Audience 8.3 - Not particularly clear, but recording does have some force behind it that propels the sound into your ears, making it slightly better than your average, or mediocre 70’s audience tape, and that is really good because this is a rare one – only 4 known to circulate recordings from the US Sheer Heart Attack tour. Hear the band just before they exploded! Santa Monica 1975 Audience 8.8 - A very good recording of the rarely captured US Sheer Heart Attack tour. The band had yet to release Bohemian Rhapsody and were supporting a good record, but the greatness was still yet to come. Queen Conquer America 1975 Disc 1 New York, NY, USA Avery Fisher Hall February 16, 1975 (late show) 1. -Procession 2. -Now I'm Here 3. -Ogre Battle 4. -Father To Son 5. -White Queen 6. -Flick Of The Wrist 7. -In The Lap Of The Gods - Killer Queen - The March Of The Black Queen - Bring Back That Leroy Brown 8. -Son And Daughter 9. -Keep Yourself Alive 10. -Stone Cold Crazy 11. -Liar 12. -In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited 13. -Big Spender 14. -Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll 15. -Jailhouse Rock 16. -God Save The Queen Previously uncirculated, this is only the fourth show to emerge from the US Sheer Heart Attack tour - a monumental find. This is the second show of a two show day. Disc 2 Santa Monica, CA, USA Santa Monica Civic Auditorium March 29, 1975 - late show, 11:30pm 1. -Flick Of The Wrist 2. -In The Lap Of The Gods 3. -Killer Queen 4. -The March Of The Black Queen 5. -Bring Back That Leroy Brown 6. -Son And Daughter 7. -Keep Yourself Alive 8. -Stone Cold Crazy 9. -Liar 10. -Big Spender 11. -Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll 12. -Jailhouse Rock -
Audience 8.4 - Unfortunately this is not the best recording. It’s a big stadium, but the flaws are not the typical big stadium flaws of too far away and echoey, rather a preponderance of bass. At times it lets up though, I mean, the rest of the band comes through (vocals being most audible) and you can hear what is going on but you have to round down some of that bass. A mastering job was done, and a lot of the boom was mitigated, and that is nice because this is the one tour that seems to be lacking in decent recordings (Jazz Tour). I’m thinking this one is for Queen completists, but with such nice artwork accompanying this title it’s worth grabbing if there is a discount going on. Queen Coliseum Arena Oakland, California 1978.12.16 Disc 1 101 -Intro 102 -We Will Rock You (Fast) 103 -Let Me Entertain You 104 -Somebody To Love 105 -If You Can't Beat Them 106 -Death On Two Legs 107 -Killer Queen 108 -Bicycle Race 109 -I'm In Love With My Car 110 -Get Down, Make Love 111 -You're My Best Friend 112 -Now I'm Here 113 -Spread Your Wings 114 -Dreamer's Ball 115 -Love Of My Life 116 -'39 Disc 2 201 -It's Late 202 -Brighton Rock 203 -Fat Bottomed Girls 204 -Keep Yourself Alive 205 -Bohemian Rhapsody 206 -Tie Your Mother Down 207 -Sheer Heart Attack 208 -We Will Rock You 209 -We Are The Champions 210 -God Save The Queen -
Audience 7.2 - Can hear everything, but it’s lo-fi sounding at best. Add Equalizer and season to taste. -
Audience 7.7–8.1 - Ranges in quality mainly because it gets off to a rough start but gets progressively better. -
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Audience 8.4 - Let’s face it, ever since the movie came out, recordings like these take on new significance. I just find it fascinating to hear, knowing the back story a little more. This is a very decent recording with primary focus on vocals and drums, with guitar and bass a little behind them but present enough to be able to enjoy this. You can turn the volume up, levels are good - the taper was careful! -
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Queen Providence, RI, USA Providence Civic Center November 14, 1978 Disc 1: 1) -We Will Rock You 2) -Let Me Entertain You 3) -Somebody To Love 4) -If You Can't Beat Them 5) -Death On Two Legs 6) -Killer Queen 7) -Bicycle Race 8) -I'm In Love With My Car 9) -Get Down, Make Love 10) -You're My Best Friend 11) -Now I'm Here 12) -Spread Your Wings 13) -Dreamers Ball 14) -Love Of My Life 15) -'39 16) -It's Late Disc 2: 2) -Brighton Rock 3) -Fat Bottomed Girls 4) -Keep Yourself Alive 5) -The March Of The Black Queen (intro) 6) -Bohemian Rhapsody 7) -Tie Your Mother Down 8) -Sheer Heart Attack 9) -We Will Rock You 10) -We Are The Champions 11) -God Save The QueenAudience 8.8 - Spacious and lush, a full spectral sound range to wrap your ears around. This is what I would call a fully immersive live recording and it’s all thanks to a fan with great gear and a passion for preservation. Great stuff! -
Audience 8.4 - A solid tape that sounds like it has been remastered to remove hiss, but artifacts remain. I imagine though that it sounds better than before, because it is clear that there is something to work with here. -
Audience 9.5 - Hard to really improve upon this one - it's lovely in all regards. Great, clean highs and round lows with a great mid range. It's highlighted by a respectful crowd that rarely intrudes while the band is performing but very enthusiastic between songs. Wish I was there. This recording allows me to be there and hear what I missed. Queen Seattle Center Arena Seattle, WA March 13, 1977 Disc 1 01 Tie Your Mother Down 02 Ogre Battle 03 White Queen (As It Began) 04 Somebody To Love 05 Killer Queen 06 The Millionaire Waltz 07 You're My Best Friend 08 Bring Back That Leroy Brown 09 Brighton Rock 10 '39 11 You Take My Breath Away 12 White Man Disc 2 13 The Prophet's Song 14 Bohemian Rhapsody 15 Stone Cold Crazy 16 Keep Yourself Alive 17 Liar 18 In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited 19 Now I'm Here 20 Big Spender 21 Jailhouse Rock Medley 22 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting 23 Stupid Cupid 24 Be-Bog-A-Lula