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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 14, 2021 7:04:58 GMT
A few people's favourite gig moments popped up in a Discord server discussion, but chatter like this should be preserved for posterity.
Here's one of mine - the tail end of Brian's last solo in See What A Fool I've Been on 1976-04-01.
Never trust anyone with your children who says Brian May doesn't have a bluesy bone in his body. He does, in droves. This bit is as good as anything Page or Clapton came up with on the fly at their respective peaks.
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Post by Ryan Newton on Apr 14, 2021 7:47:56 GMT
Someone in the discord also pointed this one out a few days ago. Great playing from Brian here! At Oakland 1978, Brighton Rock from this point onwards is just totally bonkers This whole version of Liar is stunning, but Freddie belting this out here is just the cherry on top.  Brian is playing something very beautiful before Is This the World We Created. Don't know what it is but it sounds great. |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 14, 2021 18:41:29 GMT
Someone in the discord also pointed this one out a few days ago. Great playing from Brian here! At Oakland 1978, Brighton Rock from this point onwards is just totally bonkers This whole version of Liar is stunning, but Freddie belting this out here is just the cherry on top. Brian is playing something very beautiful before Is This the World We Created. Don't know what it is but it sounds great. Nice clips - they're at the top of their game. Brian's chops are in great shape in the '75 bit, as those are super quick pull-offs.
The '84 one is just him having a pretty Spanish-inspired noodle.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 14, 2021 19:19:37 GMT
This remains one of my favourites - Brian May has broken a string and needs to switch to the John Birch spare, and Roger Taylor plays some serious head-up hockey to save the day. Killer backing vocal too while he's sorting out what his next move is. He always was the secret sauce of this band.
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Post by vh on Apr 15, 2021 6:57:41 GMT
This remains one of my favourites - Brian May has broken a string and needs to switch to the John Birch spare, and Roger Taylor plays some serious head-up hockey to save the day. Killer backing vocal too while he's sorting out what his next move is. He always was the secret sauce of this band.
Roger was easily the most understated musician in the band. He was the guy who rarely made mistakes, and held things together as well as any drummer of the day. On a slightly different note, listening to this for the first time in years, it struck me that this “boot” stands as a great tribute to the live mixing skills of James Khalaf. Also the raw musical power they generated is evident even in this audience recording. |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 15, 2021 7:13:57 GMT
Roger was easily the most understated musician in the band. He was the guy who rarely made mistakes, and held things together as well as any drummer of the day. On a slightly different note, listening to this for the first time in years, it struck me that this “boot” stands as a great tribute to the live mixing skills of James Khalaf. Also the raw musical power they generated is evident even in this audience recording. Indeed. Even on the bad-sounding tapes it's obvious how great the front of house mix was.
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Post by Chopin1995 on Apr 21, 2021 22:30:08 GMT
Three moments from me. The first one is from the 1st Vienna show on the Hot Space tour. Freddie did a little falsetto in the middle of Somebody To Love, probably a one-time occurrence. (26:58) The 2nd moments is from Leiden 1986, 12th June when Freddie plays some very fast descending octaves on the piano just before Bohemian Rhapsody. I don't know if he was just "doodling", fooling around or was it intentional, but it sounds pretty amazing. (1:17:41) The last moment is from Boston 76 when John is playing a very nice melody on his bass in the middle of White Queen (15:08)  |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 22, 2021 5:52:12 GMT
The 2nd moments is from Leiden 1986, 12th June when Freddie plays some very fast descending octaves on the piano just before Bohemian Rhapsody. I don't know if he was just "doodling", fooling around or was it intentional, but it sounds pretty amazing. (1:17:41) It's just a gliss. Intentionally fooling around  |
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Post by Kieran on Apr 23, 2021 0:15:11 GMT
Oh boy. This is definitely a thread I've got a lot to add to. . I've got plenty more to share over time, but take some of these first.
The one time Fred sings this studio falsetto part during In the Lap of the Gods. Another interesting thing to note is that Roger does not attempt any of the screams here, a one time thing as of now.
A jaw dropping moment from Liverpool 1974s version of Father to Son. Brian would do something like this on Manchester 1973s version as well, but not as elaborate.
Here's a wonderful Dreamer's Ball intro jam I was listening to the other night. This song has almost no bad versions live, and you can always expect some fantastic chemistry from the band.
Perhaps the greatest intro jam ever pulled off for Keep Yourself Alive. After playing the song for 10 years by this point, the band was starting to take the jams in completely new directions. This is above and beyond from how the song originally sounded.
Here's a neat little thing Brian throws in during White Man. I do not know of any other versions with such a thing, and I find it to be a nice detail.
I couldn't leave this thread without posting this moment.
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Post by spoop on Apr 23, 2021 0:42:27 GMT
I've got a lot to add to this and the special Brian moments are definitely my favorite moments from their live career
Here's some very nice tapping work from Brian in Dragon Attack at London 9/8/1984
Here's a VERY unique It's Late solo from Brian at Zurich 4/30/1978
My last thing to add is some nice tapping from Brian during Play The Game at Munich 5/21/1982
I hope to add more to this thread over time!
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Post by thesirhc on Apr 23, 2021 1:57:39 GMT
Interesting how the end of Son and Daughter (40:22) sounds very much like the end of I Want it All. I haven't heard another version that does that.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 23, 2021 2:43:49 GMT
A jaw dropping moment from Liverpool 1974s version of Father to Son. Brian would do something like this on Manchester 1973s version as well, but not as elaborate. Great choices !
That's indeed some nifty whammy bar work with the pull-offs.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 23, 2021 2:48:15 GMT
I've got a lot to add to this and the special Brian moments are definitely my favorite moments from their live career Here's some very nice tapping work from Brian in Dragon Attack at London 9/8/1984 Killer.
It showed up now and again in '82 as you've pointed out, but he definitely upped his game by '84. That and the Dublin clip are what happen after you jam with Eddie van Halen for a couple days - no doubt it stayed with him for years to come.
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Post by Kieran on Apr 23, 2021 3:43:33 GMT
Here's some more moments I could think of tonight.
The one time instance of Son and Daughter directly transitioning into Keep Yourself Alive. (Note: this isn't listed on your site, Bob, and I think it may be worth adding.)
An excellent moment from Jailhouse Rock. No matter what you think about how Fred sounds at these 1973 shows, you cannot deny the band absolutely play their asses off each and every night making the most out of the limited time they have.
One of my all time favourite Brian moments - a breath taking bit from one of his Brighton Rock solos. You could 100% make a whole new song out of this section. I love the way he keeps building off of it. He would play something similar at a few other shows over the years (such as Milwaukee 1976) but it must be said that none quite hold a candle to how he plays it at Manchester.
Here's Brian really changing up the outro guitar to The Millionaire Waltz. I am yet to come across another version with it being changed up as much as it is here, some lovely stuff.
Just a mind-melting Brighton Rock moment.
A super spicy Killer Queen solo.
Here's something I found a couple weeks ago - Brian playing guitar at the start of Bohemian Rhapsody. 99% of the time, he would join later on (as he does on the record version.) He does the same thing at Boston 1977 (Races) as well
Here's a completely unique solo to Now I'm Here. It's pretty fair to say that Brian would stick to a similar route regarding the solos for this song live, but the times he does change it up are to savor, and this is no exception.
I am very much going to add more to this thread over time for those who end up enjoying these posts.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 23, 2021 4:41:41 GMT
Here's some more moments I could think of tonight. The one time instance of Son and Daughter directly transitioning into Keep Yourself Alive. (Note: this isn't listed on your site, Bob, and I think it may be worth adding.) Good call - thanks. I thought I had ! Turns out I'd just done it for my post on Dime. 100% agreed. His phrasing is exquisite. It just sounds so properly English - stately and regal. Bring it - these are fantastic.
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Post by spoop on Apr 23, 2021 12:54:40 GMT
Back with some more things to add to this!
For the bulk of this version of Dragon Attack, Brian takes it pretty easy until he absolutely lets it rip
I'm especially fond of Hot Space versions of Save Me, and while this isn't the only version where Brian plays the piano melody here in the song, I still think it sounds very nice
While the solo on this version of Liar is very out of character from Brian (extremely sloppy and out of key playing - probably the weakest Liar solo), this section on Brussels' version is especially amazing, totally changing the vibe of the song (he plays this on some other Hot Space versions but I definitely think Brussels sounds the best out of them all).
After adding a bunch of Brian moments - I'm going to add some nice Freddie moments
On this tour Freddie would elongate this sustain in Ogre Battle a lot but his tone and power at Bristol is unrivaled by all the other versions
While the quality is bad, you can hear Freddie blast through the mix with these amazing A4 sustains during the improv section of Now I'm Here - truly shows just how far he had come since the Jazz (and even) News of the World tours
This moment from Milwaukee's Hangman is absolutely amazing - totally unexpected from a 1976 show
I'm 100% going to be adding more to this thread over time.
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Post by CamAaron on Apr 23, 2021 13:02:06 GMT
In Play The Game, the band ends the song "2 times" if it can be said like that.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 23, 2021 20:00:04 GMT
While the solo on this version of Liar is very out of character from Brian (extremely sloppy and out of key playing - probably the weakest Liar solo), this section on Brussels' version is especially amazing, totally changing the vibe of the song (he plays this on some other Hot Space versions but I definitely think Brussels sounds the best out of them all). And then the next night I'm pretty sure Brian is quoting For Your Love by The Yardbirds:
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Post by puma on Apr 23, 2021 22:09:34 GMT
I love when he hits ..."All my moneeeeey.. and you want more" Death On Two Legs one of my fav spots on Game Tour
also... this spot in Wurzburg's Bo Rhap..
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Post by Kieran on Apr 25, 2021 0:58:12 GMT
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My pick for the greatest version of the "full" Prophet's song - this moment right here during the vocal improv gives me goosebumps. Fred was absolutely amazing at harmonizing with himself. The part where he goes "he's around here....." is so damn perfect.
Absolutely love this phrasing.
A candidate for the best Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy solo, in my opinion at least. Super creative stuff.
Brian going off during the outro of Somebody to Love.
Brian changing up the intro riff to Liar. Love how sinister it sounds. This version as a whole is just amazing for him, definitely worth checking out.
Excellent moment from a Son and Daughter solo. Just listen to about 15 seconds from this timestamp to hear something awesome.
Here's something interesting I found a couple months ago - Freddie joining in for Brian's Brighton Rock solo. First, he enters with a lengthy sustain, and then right after, he starts to mimic what Brian plays on the guitar. Very neat stuff.
A super unique Jailhouse Rock solo.
A SPINE CHILLING intro to Don't Stop Me Now - no other version with such a thing happening out there. Just amazing.
The intro to this version is also great. I love how Fred pauses for a few seconds to really draw things out, only to come back in and introduce the song.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 25, 2021 5:34:43 GMT
A candidate for the best Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy solo, in my opinion at least. Super creative stuff. Yep, that's peak Brian May right there. Nicely spotted. Brian changing up the intro riff to Liar. Love how sinister it sounds. Interesting - indeed, he hits an E-flat chord twice (one fret off). Sounds like the first one was a mistake, but he does it again to make it sound like it isn't ! Kind of has a Tony Iommi satan feel to it. He does something similar here:
Keep 'em coming - I love this stuff. For a band that often didn't change the setlist from night to night, there are a ton of these moments captured on tape. |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 25, 2021 6:09:51 GMT
Out of over 500 tapes of Roger Taylor from the past 50 years, this is pretty well the only semi-major drumming mistake I've ever heard him make. He flubs a snare fill in KYA, and then eight bars later he plays it as he'd intended the first time. And this isn't even that bad a gaffe - I bet none of the 20,000 on hand noticed.
He was the secret sauce of Queen - by far the most solid musician in the band. Completely reliable, both as a drummer and backing vocalist. Criminally underrated.
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Post by Kieran on Apr 25, 2021 7:05:04 GMT
Out of over 500 tapes of Roger Taylor from the past 50 years, this is pretty well the only semi-major drumming mistake I've ever heard him make. He flubs a snare fill in KYA, and then eight bars later he plays it as he'd intended the first time. And this isn't even that bad a gaffe - I bet none of the 20,000 on hand noticed.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Apr 25, 2021 8:03:53 GMT
Out of over 500 tapes of Roger Taylor from the past 50 years, this is pretty well the only semi-major drumming mistake I've ever heard him make. He flubs a snare fill in KYA, and then eight bars later he plays it as he'd intended the first time. And this isn't even that bad a gaffe - I bet none of the 20,000 on hand noticed.
Here's an awkward moment from him. Sounds like he dropped a drumstick. Happens to every drummer - even Buddy Rich !
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Post by puma on Apr 25, 2021 15:38:20 GMT
This spot:
used to listen to this for hours on repeat
No wonder Brian later lost a string here, he played amazing especially on the old songs
and this Keep yourself aliveeeeeee...
Used to be my favorite show for years..
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2021 18:59:21 GMT
This is a brilliant thread! Keep 'em coming!
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Post by CamAaron on Apr 25, 2021 20:19:28 GMT
Before the last part of Great King Rat, Freddie mimics the sound on Brian's guitar, and later, he makes an "oooh"
In this improv before starting In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited, Freddie plays something very similar to what would later appear in I'm In Love With My Car, but slower
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Post by puma on Apr 26, 2021 15:47:57 GMT
This thread really made me notice things I haven't even tho I listened to this gig maybe 20+ times
Listen carefully you can hear Freddie improvising while Brian provides the solo
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Post by theepicranger6 on May 1, 2021 1:48:57 GMT
I always loved this particular piano intro for BoRhap
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Post by readyeddie on May 1, 2021 17:54:06 GMT
What discord server is this, as I’d love to join?!
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