Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl

Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl
Live album from Queen
Publication (s)	October 25, 2004 ( CD )
Label (s)	Parlophone / EMI ; Hollywood Records (USA)
Format (s)	Double CD, 3-way LP (2005) or 2-DVD set
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	25 (CD, LP )
running time	54:31 (CD 1), 47:31 (CD 2)
occupation	Freddie Mercury : vocals , piano , acoustic guitar in Crazy Little Thing Called Love , tambourine John Deacon : bass guitar , guitar in Staying Power , backing vocals Roger Taylor : drums, gong in Bohemian Rhapsody , vocals Brian May : electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano in Save Me , vocals Additional accompanist: Morgan Fisher : synthesizer, piano in Crazy Little Thing Called Love .
production	Justin Shirley-Smith
chronology Greatest Hits III (1999) Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl Return of the Champions (2005, Queen + Paul Rodgers)

Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl is the fourth live album by the British rock group Queen , released in 2004, and contains the live recording of the open-air concert at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes on June 5, 1982. This final concert of the European section of the " Hot Space " tour was filmed for a television recording.

As part of this tour, Morgan Fisher accompanied the band for the first time. Another premiere was bassist John Deacon for the first time in a live performance of Queen as a rhythm guitarist (in Staying Power ).

Track list

CD 1:

1. Flash (May) - 1:54
2. The Hero (May) - 1:44
3. We Will Rock You (Fast) (May) - 3:17
4. Action This Day (Taylor) - 4:52
5. Play the Game (Mercury) - 4:30
6. Staying Power (Mercury) - 4:03
7. Somebody to Love (Mercury) - 7:53
8. Now I'm Here (May) - 6:18
9. Dragon Attack (May) - 4:16
10. Now I'm Here (Reprise) (May) - 2:20
11. Love of My Life (Mercury) - 4:22
12. Save Me (May) - 4:00
13. Back Chat (Deacon) - 5:02

CD 2:

1. Get Down, Make Love (Mercury) - 3:39
2. Guitar Solo (May) - 6:22
3. Under Pressure (Queen / Bowie) - 3:47
4. Fat Bottomed Girls (May) - 5:25
5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Mercury) - 4:15
6. Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury) - 5:38
7. Tie Your Mother Down (May) - 4:09
8. Another One Bites the Dust (Deacon) - 3:49
9. Sheer Heart Attack (Taylor) - 3:25
10. We Will Rock You (May) - 2:08
11. We Are the Champions (Mercury) - 3:28
12. God Save the Queen (Trad.Arr. May) - 1:26

The times refer to the CD titles including announcements and applause. Before Love of My Life , Brian May played a short excerpt from the intro to Las palabras de amor (which apart from the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was not once on the program of a Queen or Solo concert).

The recording was made by Mack and Mick McKenna; They were assisted by Pete Stevens and Greg Cox (on Rolling Stones Mobile). The Executive Producers were Brian May and Roger Taylor; The album was produced by Justin Shirley-Smith .

Equipment

In addition to the instruments used by the musicians, the manufacturers are indicated:

• Piano: Steinway
• acoustic guitar: Ovation Pacemaker
• Bass guitar: Fender Precision
• Guitar (Deacon in Staying Power , May in Crazy Little Thing Called Love ): Fender Telecaster
• Drums: Ludwig
• Gong : Paiste
• Electric guitar (May): Red Special
• Synthesizer: Roland Jupiter-8

DVD bonus material

The DVD contains an additional disc with extensive bonus material. These include a backstage interview on the occasion of Queen's performance in Milton Keynes as well as further interviews with Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor. In particular, this DVD shows excerpts from two other concerts from 1982 that were also filmed. The entire replay of Queen's last concert of the year near Tokyo on November 3rd was originally video-only in Japan. The keyboard player during this second, non-European section of the Hot Space tour was Fred Mandel , who in the following year also took part in May's solo album Star Fleet Project and Queen's next studio album The Works .

Excerpts from the concert in Vienna on May 12, 1982 in the Stadthalle :

1. Another one bites the dust
2. We will rock you
3. We are the champions
4. God Save the Queen

Excerpts from the concert in Tokorozawa near Tokyo on November 3, 1982 in the Seibu Lions Stadium; Brian May played the piano in Teo Torriatte :

1. Flash / The Hero
2. Now I'm Here
3. impromptu
4. Put out the fire
5. Dragon Attack
6. Now I'm Here (reprise)
7. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
8. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

The so-called photo gallery of the DVD is underlaid with a live version of Calling All Girls , which was also recorded on November 3, 1982.

Criticism in the media

“All the live favorites are here: 'Love Of My Life', equal parts graceful lullaby and football terrace chant, but as charming as ever; 'Now I'm Here', cleverly spliced ​​with The Game's 'Dragon Attack', and 'Fat Bottomed Girls', sounding fatter than ever. And of course, it wouldn't be a Queen gig without a little of Freddie's playful crowd mastery. […] The set finishes predictably but majestically, with Queen's pomp-rock coup de grace: 'We Will Rock You', followed by 'We Are The Champions' and 'God Save The Queen'. If you need a reminder of just how invincible Queen were in concert, look no further. "

- Richard Banks ( BBC Music)

Chart placements

album

• 9 - Portugal.
• 10 - Germany ( platinum ).
• 15 - Italy.
• 20 - Great Britain ( gold ).
• 23 - Austria (gold).
• 52 - Switzerland.
• 73 - Spain.
• 74 - Netherlands.
• 75 - France.
• 85 - Japan.

DVD

• 1 - Belgium / Germany (2 × platinum) / Great Britain (3 × platinum) / Italy / Austria (gold) / Sweden.
• 2 - New Zealand / Portugal (2 × platinum).
• 4 - Norway.
• 5 - France.
• ? - Switzerland (gold).
• ? - USA (platinum).

swell

1. ^ Richard Banks: Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl . In: bbc.co.uk .
2. ↑ portuguesecharts.com: Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl .
3. ↑ ^{a b} charts surfer ; www.ifpi.de .
4. ↑ italiancharts.com: Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl .
5. ↑ ^{a b} everyhit.com - UK Top 40 Hit Database ; tsort.info .
6. ↑ ^{a b} Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl. In: austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007 ; Retrieved August 25, 2014 .  ; IFPI Austria .
7. ↑ ^{a b} hitparade.ch: Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl ; hitparade.ch: Edelmetall 2005 .
8. ↑ spanishcharts.com: Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl .
9. ↑ dutchcharts.nl: Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl .
10. ↑ lescharts.com: Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl .
11. ^ Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA): Gold & Platinum - Searchable Database .

Web links

• Queen Picture Hall: Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl - pictures of album covers (English)
• Queen Concerts: Concertography ( Hot Space - Europe ) - directory of all concerts and interpreted songs of the European Hot Space tour 1982 (English)
• Queen Concerts: Instruments on tour ( Hot Space ) - Details about the used in this tour instruments (English)
• Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl in the Internet Movie Database (English)