QUEEN 'Rock Montreal' DVD Details Revealed
- Aug. 3, 2007
On October 29, 2007, Eagle Rock Entertainment will simultaneously release two incredible DVDs capturing the incomparable QUEEN in their pomp as the world's biggest band at a sold-out show in 1981 at Montreal's 18,000-seater Forum. The single 95-minute DVD is "Queen Rock Montreal", and there is a special edition double DVD "Queen Rock Montreal + Live Aid", clocking in at 138 minutes of footage. The live CD/LP from the concert is released on the same date on EMI with HD-DVD and Blu-ray versions to follow in November through Eagle.
Following their record-breaking South American tour, the Montreal shows on November 24 and 25, 1981 were to be the only concerts by QUEEN ever shot on film — indeed they were the first group to shoot an entire show in full cinema format 35mm. These releases offer the best ever sound and picture quality on a QUEEN concert release. Always a great live band, with two years non-stop touring behind them and Freddie Mercury in front of them, QUEEN excelled themselves with the cameras rolling. The footage has been digitally restored from the original film and the sound has been newly mixed and mastered for DTS Surround Sound and PCM Stereo from the original multi-track tapes.
"Hello Montreal...long time no see. You wanna get crazy?" asks Freddie as the band tear into their alternative "fast" version of "We Will Rock You", and from there on QUEEN show their hard rock roots, slowing down only for "Love of My Life" and the more mid-tempo "Under Pressure", notably being performed live for the first time in this concert.
The real joy to be had in watching Freddie, Brian, Roger and John performing here is that, unlike any other QUEEN concert film available, this delivers raw QUEEN. This is before the "Hot Space" album, before keyboards would find a place in the band's touring line up; this is simply four musicians in total cohesion.
Originally titled "We Will Rock You", this film was first launched at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1983 — as only QUEEN could. It was then released in North America (September 1984), becoming the first commercially available film of QUEEN in concert. For this special edition, the picture has been digitally restored from the original 35mm negative.
The double disc release offers the incredible bonus of a slew of Live Aid features and performances. Regularly polled as the greatest live performance of all time, QUEEN's mighty Live Aid show at 6:44pm on July 13, 1985, is here in full. In addition to the set that reinforced QUEEN's position as unrivalled rock entertainers, Freddie and Brian's performance later in the evening of the poignant "Is This The World We Created" is included. Also featured are 11 minutes of never before seen Live Aid rehearsal footage, plus a rehearsal interview with the band. In addition, there's the curiosity value of a 1982 news feature from U.S. TV series "PM Magazine". Brian May and Roger Taylor bring the story up to date with a brand new audio commentary on the Montreal concert.
Track listing:
01. Intro 02. We Will Rock You (fast) 03. Let Me Entertain You 04. Play The Game 05. Somebody To Love 06. Killer Queen 07. I'm In Love With My Car 08. Get Down Make Love 09. Save Me 10. Now I'm Here 11. Dragon Attack 12. Now I'm Here (reprise) 13. Love Of My Life 14. Under Pressure 15. Keep Yourself Alive 16. Drum & Timpani Solo 17. Guitar Solo 18. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 19. Jailhouse Rock 20. Bohemian Rhapsody 21. Tie Your Mother Down 22. Another One Bites The Dust 23. Sheer Heart Attack 24. We Will Rock You 25. We Are The Champions 26. God Save The Queen
Track listing (Double Disc Live Aid footage)
Live Aid:
01. Bohemian Rhapsody 02. Radio Gaga 03. Hammer To Fall 04. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 05. We Will Rock You 06. We Are The Champions 07. Is This The World We Created
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COMMENT | posted by : Sgt.D 8/3/2007 1:03:00 PM
That is one hell of a band from a great era!
COMMENT | posted by : madeinquebec 8/3/2007 1:03:32 PM
Yeah mama
COMMENT | It's a killer concert, but... posted by : shotput 8/3/2007 1:14:54 PM
This Montreal show has been released on DVD three times already. Who hasn't seen it?
COMMENT | ^^^^^ posted by : Fani Dilth 8/3/2007 1:18:48 PM
Me...
I was watching Live at Wembley the other day. Freddie Mercury was an incredible front man. Amazing !
COMMENT | One of the greatest bands ever... posted by : Mechanix84 8/3/2007 1:42:17 PM
I own the original DVD... I might consider upgrading and maybe giving my copy to someone as a gift. What better gift than the gift of Queen?
COMMENT | Looks good posted by : RiotAct666 8/3/2007 2:49:51 PM
Count me in as a first day buyer. Queen are truly one of the best bands of all time.
R.I.P. Freddie
COMMENT | posted by : Persecutorxx 8/3/2007 3:03:38 PM
fuck yea, queen rocks.. its a shame freddy isnt here anymore
COMMENT | You know.. posted by : steveowabo 8/3/2007 9:44:42 PM
I like to consider myself the resident authority on Queen....I mean I lived and breathed them for a great many years of my musical existence, and still consider them the greatest band that walked the earth (no arguing or rebuttals necessary, it's an opinion to which everyone is entitled, but very few will share). But as of late, I've become disenchanted with the lack of quality shows from their EARLY days. BEFORE Freddie shaved his head and grew a moustache. The Live Killers Era, the Night at the Opera Tour, either one of the News of the World tours....none of this in VIDEO has really surfaced officially...and I'd like to see them stop re-hashing the already released and put out something we HAVEN'T seen. Props for making a major step forward with the "On Fire Live At The Bowl" DVD, but come on, the major formative years of Queen were leopard print leotards on freddie and angel winged costumes on Brian.....and we don't have that to show for really. Just my ten cents though.
COMMENT | I CANNOT WAIT! posted by : Dissident^ 8/3/2007 11:45:59 PM
I love Queen, they rock with Paul! (Yeah Freddie was better but he's gone, and Paul's a GREAT replacement). I'll buy the double dvd, count on it!
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