Queen – We Are The Champions

Posted on June 29th, 2010 by admin

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In November 1981, with Under Pressure topping the charts in the UK, Queen arrived in Montreal following dates in Japan and their record-breaking tour of Latin America. It was to be the only concert by Queen that was ever shot on film. Always a great live band, with arguably the greatest frontman of all time in Freddie Mercury, they excelled themselves with the cameras rolling. The picture 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 multitrack tapes.

Following their record-breaking South American tour, the Montreal shows on 24 and 25 November 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.

Tracklisting
Intro
We Will Rock You (Fast)
Let Me Entertain You
Play The Game
Somebody To Love
Killer Queen
I’m In Love With My Car
Get Down Make Love
Save Me
Now I’m Here
Dragon Attack
Now I’m Here (Reprise)
Love Of My Life
Under Pressure
Keep Yourself Alive
Drum And Tympani Solo
Guitar Solo
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Jailhouse Rock
Bohemian Rhapsody
Tie Your Mother Down
Another One Bites The Dust
Sheer Heart Attack
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions
God Save The Queen

Tracklisting (Double Disc Live Aid footage)
Live Aid:
Bohemian Rhapsody
Radio Gaga
Hammer To Fall
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions
Is This The World We Created

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 US 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.

Both these releases offer extraordinary footage of one if the greatest acts of all time, recorded at the height of the powers. Truly, Rock royalty.

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25 Responses

  1. tekkeke Says:

    cool.. Queen is the …
    cool.. Queen is the best !!!

  2. mcmoocowburger Says:

    @Jerest504 but …
    @Jerest504 but short shorts are so sexy!

  3. JRV95 Says:

    Why the do you …
    Why the do you guys care about what he’s wearing? Do you not see this godly performance? It’s almost disgraceful that after hearing this all you can think about is his wardrobe. R.I.P Freddie. You do and always will kick major ass.

  4. GuuhSRamos Says:

    Heineken…
    Heineken…

  5. Ozku9 Says:

    HELLO EVERYONE
    The …

    HELLO EVERYONE
    The metal militia will be attacking Justin Bieber’s video (justin bieber baby ft. ludacris) on the FOURTH OF JULY! Assemble all fans of good music in every genre! (Jazz, Metal, Classical, Classic Rock etc.) On said date leave a comment giving your thoughts on JB, close the comment with -MM. Copy and paste this comment to all the good band videos! We need eweryone who loves rock and who thinks Justin Bieber sucks! Thumbs up this comment!We need YOU

  6. 200260307 Says:

    I KNEW THAT GUY …
    I KNEW THAT GUY WAS GAY

  7. LBCDOLL Says:

    HOW ABOUT YOU BE A …
    HOW ABOUT YOU BE A Champion AND PUT SOME CLOTHES ON!!!!

  8. armo7611 Says:

    Гавно !!!!!!!!!! …
    Гавно !!!!!!!!!! Такую песню испоганили своим присутствием.

  9. Bobo10091 Says:

    @lesiaryb там …
    @lesiaryb там наверное было жарковато на сцене

  10. lesiaryb Says:

    почему он только в …
    почему он только в трусах??

  11. vviinncceenntt11 Says:

    @sterre333 …
    @sterre333 gefeliciteerd man

  12. sterre333 Says:

    my brhoter is a …
    my brhoter is a campion vandaag is hij met zijn team nederalnds kampioen rolstoel hockey geworden ik ben super trots

  13. zhaoyanyan2009 Says:

    @Jerest504 He was …
    @Jerest504 He was in fact wearing some pants just in case you didn’t notice or if you are American!!! I wish if he could take that off,too. He’s got the sexiest legs I have seen on any man!

  14. Jimbotloser1 Says:

    @1963Pure Freddie …
    @1963Pure Freddie Mercury died of AIDS, this is punishment from god for him being a faggot!

  15. 1963Pure Says:

    @Jerest504 and you …
    @Jerest504 and you put some brain ;-)

  16. 1963Pure Says:

    1981 Montreal Forum …
    1981 Montreal Forum. I was there!!!

  17. AverageBoys Says:

    the greatest …
    the greatest rockband of all time

  18. bozka123456 Says:

    SWEET !
    SWEET !

  19. FrankCoffman Says:

    @Jerest504
    Why?

    @Jerest504
    Why?
    The song is great. That’s all we need to know….

  20. hottyeyez Says:

    when i look at …
    when i look at freddy, i feel sorry..sudnt had died..

  21. tbtb67 Says:

    The greatest …
    The greatest performer of all times !

  22. QUIETPK Says:

    Thumbs up for the …
    Thumbs up for the QUEEN

    FOR EVER !!

  23. bigfatdick5000 Says:

    This performance …
    This performance took place in the same month, same year when I first came to this world (born).

  24. bigfatdick5000 Says:

    Those are baby …
    Those are baby diapers.

  25. asganashi Says:

    And this is Live ! …
    And this is Live !

    Best Live ever.

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