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Queen - We Will Rock You (DTS)

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Media:	DVD
Directed by:	Saul Swimmer
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Release date:	02 October, 2001

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The Best Queen visual performance so far

The earlier you go back in Queens history. Generally the better they were. This concert from 1981 featured a set list superior to Live At The Bowl and Live At Wembley and performed better, Roger still sang Im In Love With My Car even 5 years after they added it to the set. Unlike both Lives there was no additional musicians on this concert (onstage anyway) even though they were occasionally cropping up at concerts beggining in December 1979 when Queen first included Crazy Little Thing Called Love in thier set, additionally Freddie Mercuries bisexual lifestyle and smoking were in thier infancy (these would compromise Freddies showmanship, voice and gradually weaken his health by august 1986 and therefore force Queen to permanantly stop touring).

Excellent live final performance from Queen as quartet

Queen made their first live concert film We Will Rock You in November of 1981.
The film was the band's first live concert movie and was their eighth attempt of filming the band's live show as they had recorded shows at The Rainbow Theater in London in late 1974, the classic Hammersmith Odeon shows Christmas Eve 1975, Hyde Park in London in September of 1976, Earl's Court in London in June of 1977 and The Houston Summit in Houston Texas in December of 1977 then Japan and Paris in 1979. Apparently, only one has been officially released which was the Rainbow on VHS in late 1992 in the UK.
We Will Rock You was filmed at the end of the band's 1980/81 world tour in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and the Canadian audiences were way more reserved than the European audiences.
Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that Queen were a superior live band to studio.
This film starts off with a rocked up version of We Will Rock You. Other highlights of this film include Let Me Entertain You, Play the Game, Somebody to Love, Now I'm Here/Dragon Attack medley, first ever performance of Under Pressure, Keep Yourself Alive with a jam at intro and solos from Roger and Brian on tympani and guitar respectively, Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites the Dust, Sheer Heart Attack and the closing We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions medley.
This film is so far the only concert film of the band without an extra musician which they added on the Hot Space tour in 1982.
This film is highly recommended!

Killer!

Most people write these reviews with opinions dominating the scene. I try to keep it factual for a bit and give the reader something tangible to make a decision about the product. That crap being said, THIS ROCKS!! :)
Okay, so this was filmed in the early 80's (1980 or 1981) before the release of the Hot Space album. It was filmed in Ontario, Canada in front of about 15,000-25,000 people. It's about 80 minutes long and has only one disc. Not too many special features to talk about here.
The lighting on this tour was genius. Guitarist Brain May once callled it the "pizza oven" lights. They follow the mood of the songs almost perfectly. The show starts with a fast rendition of "We Will Rock You." Then they wind it down a bit. I have to agree with some people when they say Freddie played the piano more on this tour then the 1986 Magic Tour (Also very much worth checking out.) But, people have to realize the tours to follow were PACKED. It's kind of difficult to get 70,000 people to feel like they're virtually part of the show when the frontman is sitting at a piano.
Now, there are some high points and some not-so-high points. My favorite song has to be "Somebody to Love." What an amazing, beautiful piece of work. Freddie is just stunning. Also worth mentioning is the fact that they FINALLY let drummer Roger Taylor sing his kick ass song "I'm in Love with My Car"! 'Bout time! Some not so great points are "Get Down, Make Love" (not so powerful, very studio-like) and the fast version of "We Will Rock You."
The worst feeling of this DVD is the lack of audience participation. Anyone who knows Queen knows they get their audience to sing the songs with them (ie: "Love of My Life"). Here, they don't really sing along too much. Maybe just a lack of truly knowing the songs, I don't know. Still, Queen itself are at the top of their game.
So, now you should have enough info! One more side note: This is just one of many DVD's you can buy from Queen. Now, they're coming out with another concert! Remember, they are a band with many moods. This concert is more of an intimate mood (if that's possible to say when they're singing to thousands), so if you don't like this one, don't stop looking! Try Wembley, or Live at the Bowl. But, I think you will be happy with this one!