
Queen On Fire - Live at the Bowl
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Released a year after Live at Wembley, Live at the Bowl gives rock fans a chance to see Queen on their fantastic Hot Space tour in 1982. The DVD was filmed live at the Milton Keynes Bowl, a new venue at the time, where the band decided to play following a sell out tour. It was a strange venue to play because it was enormous and in the day light for part of the show!
Disc 1 of the 2 DVD set, contains the whole show - uncut. It contains the classic songs like Under Pressure, Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites The Dust, We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions etc but also contains many other songs which casual rock fans may not have heard of. Some of these songs were from the bands fairly unsuccessful Hot Space album. However, these songs are really brought to life on stage becoming upbeat and Brian May's 'singing' guitar becoming prominant. The first time I watched this, I was struggling to stay in my seat - I was blown away.
Disc 2 contains some extra features for your enjoyment - admittedly they are not as comprehensive as the ones on Live at Wembley but they are still worth a look. There are the usual interviews (filmed in 1982), theres a previously unseen photo show and also highlights from Japanese and Austrian gigs from the same tour.
The approximate running time is 2hrs 50mins, with the concert itself lasting nearly 1hr 45mins. It is just amazing to see how frontman Freddie Mercury interactes with the crowd and how the lights interact with the music.
There is an accompanying 2CD set, which contains the concert, but be warned - the CD version is slightly cut. This is a must have in anybodys collection!
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