Writing on his official web site, BrianMay.com, May said, "I resisted talking about my moment of singing with Luciano when I wrote my small tribute… because I didn't want to use the occasion to do any self-advertisement. All I wanted to do was offer respects and love.
"I see that the video of 'Too Much Love' [from the Pavarotti and Friends concert] has been hugely watched, yesterday and today ... and that makes me feel... all the strange things that go with sadness and loss. Mixed in, there are feelings of pride and joy that this moment should have happened. Strongest of all, perhaps, is that feeling, when someone passes on, of incomprehension, and disbelief. Why? What are we meant to be learning? Why are we still here? Maybe it's all a dream. Well, Luciano Pavarotti spun dreams for the world. A great man. A great loss. But his heavenly voice will be with us for a very long time."
Brian had previously performed "Too Much Love Will Kill You" for Pavarotti in the very first Pavarotti and Friends concert held in 1992. Having returned to perform again just over ten years later, Pavarotti specially requested to perform the song as a duet with Brian.
Watch video footage of QUEEN's Brian May and Roger Taylor performing "Too Much Love Will Kill You" with Luciano Pavarotti at the Pavarotti and Friends charity concert in 2003:
Link Youtube
(blabbermouth.net)
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
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
Aaron, Wilde and Fjäder, along with backing vocalists Jussi Uniklubi (UNIKLUBI) and Ville Liimatainen (FLINCH), shot the video for "Too Much Love Will Kill You" at the end of April in Tampere, Finland. Watch the clip online at YouTube.
For more information, visit Amazon.co.uk.
Paul
Rodgers has told Gary Graff of Billboard.com that he's "recorded
some nine songs" with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor,
and that there are plans to return to the studio in October to do some
more work. Rodgers won't commit to a definite timetable, but he
guesses a new album may appear "probably next year the way things
are going," with a tour likely to follow.
"I was actually moved to write a new page tonight [early hours of June 14], by thinking about our great pal, Jeff Scott Soto. Many of you have been writing to me about the shock of seeing him suddenly erased from the JOURNEY website, as if he had never existed. It's a strange place that I view this from. JOURNEY are, in a way, in a very similar position to ourselves. They have a legacy of hits which people will always want to hear played live. And their singer all through their golden age can no longer perform with them (Steve Perry, a truly luminous singer, in my opinion — a voice in a million). So the JOURNEY guys (I wrote about them just a couple of months ago when they visited — Neal Schon is a fabulous player and an esteemed friend of mine) have a similarly difficult and maddeningly set of options to juggle.
"Option 1: They (or we) throw in the towel and say, 'It can never be as good, so let's put on our carpet slippers and live off the past.' In other words, it's over, and all the talent and experience now goes for nothing. (Some 'fans' actually ask for this, unable to let the artists move on.)
"Option 2: They go out on tour with a 'replacement' for the legendary singer - someone who looks and sounds like Steve Perry; in this case they find themselves in a stale situation, where they are stuck in the past. I was always against this in our case - I could not stand being a fossil, going out there and effectively saying, "We can't improve on what is past — we have nothing more to say".
"Option 3: They forget the name 'JOURNEY' and start from scratch with a new line-up and a new 'image'. I know the JOURNEY guys have been some way down that road. It's brave, but it's very unrewarding, because you tend to end up disappointing all the people who grew to love the old band, and effectively you are turning your back on everything you spent half your life building. Most times you end up playing the old hits anyway ... because why would you not want to play your own music?!
"Options 4: They find a singer with something NEW to offer, a new foil, someone who has a musical world of his own, and is worth arguing with! Even someone who can steal some of the limelight. This is what I have LOVED, working with our wonderful colleague, Paul Rodgers — yes, we can play the old stuff, and yes we can be, in a sense, a continuation of QUEEN, but everything is new — the sky is the limit — because, like in the old days, we are working with a brilliant creator, we are sharing a new creative process, feeding off each other's ideas - experimenting, growing. This is what excites me, at the age of ...oh, forget it!!! ha ha ....
"When I saw JOURNEY this year, live in London, I felt excited, because I felt they had taken Option 4 by the horns. Knowing Jeff, I knew that he had jumped in without a parachute — he turned around the whole direction of his life, not only into being a worthy part of a great band, but pushing ahead, experimenting, looking for ways to be new, within the framework. I was truly astounded by his range, power, and interpretations, and his contact with the audience. The band looked energised - even dangerous. How cool.
"Well, now we get a shock. I know in my heart Jeff would never have walked out on this — he is way too loyal. It saddens me that he seems to [have] been shed like a used pair of boots. Those boots sure covered some good ground. You know, for all the reasons above, it's understandable that JOURNEY might decide to make a U-turn. I just hope that they will be man enough to say so if this is the case, rather than hiding behind some kind of pretence that it was a mutual decision. That's an integrity thing, and a karma thing. You have to own yer own poo. And I hope they will see fit to recognise Jeff's lasting contribution to the family, and realise that he deserves to be treated with respect. And ... I desperately hope they don't go down that other road: JOURNEY is worth a whole lot more than Option 2
This from QueenWorld.com: "The Queen Fan Club are having a party to celebrate their anniversary on June 30th, The Bisley Pavillion, near Woking in Surrey. Starting about 2pm, finishing... late! BBQ, market, bar, live music (Spike and co and perhaps something else too!), videos, games... all on the agenda, but yet to be confirmed.
Tickets £25 each, as many as you like as long as one of you is a paid up fan club member*. Dress code - SILVER of course!
Send your cheque or postal order (payable to the Queen Fan Club) with your name and address, membership number*, ticket requirement and an SAE to The Fan Club at P.O. Box 141, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 9AJ.
Or you can use Paypal - if you do PLEASE remember to add £2 Per Order (not per ticket) for postage and Paypal charges.
Accommodation at Bisley's main 'hotel' is already sold out, but they have camping facilities and some VERY basic 'cabins' which belong to the Rifle Club. For details of charges and availability call Amanda on 01483 797777. Or check out the Holiday Inn in Woking www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/925/en/hd/xwowk.
It's going to be a great day, and I would love to see loads of you there - especially some of those from my 'early days' who may have lost touch or not been to any of our events in a long time... time to come out of retirement guys!
After the fabulous convention, we need another Queen Fix fast! Oh - and don't forget our Freddie Party in September either, in Bournemouth!"
Things continue to move forward with QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS, as the group has been working on some new material for the past few months. Fans have wondered how the sessions are going, and guitarist Brian May recently responded on his official brianmay.com website by writing, "I don't really feel it's right to get into too many details at this point, but, as things stand, in the recent Queen/Rodgers sessions, all three of us (May, Rodgers, and drummer Roger Taylor) have played some bass! (me most of all)."
May added, "Whether the tracks will end up that way, I'm not sure - we may invite someone in at some point, but for the purposes of getting our heads together, and evolving not only songs, but ways of creating, it has worked out well just having the three of us, so far."
There's been no word yet on when the new material might surface, or when the group might tour again. Rodgers currently has a handful of solo dates booked in the US in April and May.
Rodgers first hooked up with May at the 50th anniversary concert for the Fender Stratocaster guitar in London in September 2004, where May backed Rodgers on the FREE song "All Right Now". Both men felt an instant chemistry, and it was confirmed a few weeks later when QUEEN was inducted into the U.K. Music Hall Of Fame. At that event, Rodgers joined May and drummer Roger Taylor for versions of "All Right Now" and QUEEN's "We Will Rock You", and things went so well that everyone decided to take the relationship forward.
The group, which played both QUEEN songs and material from Rodgers's days with FREE and BAD COMPANY, did two shows in the U.S. in the fall of 2005, before mounting a proper North American tour earlier this year.
(Blabbermouth.net)
The legendary QUEEN frontman — famous for such hits as "We Are The Champions" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" — tragically died of AIDS in 1991 and now his former bandmate Brian May has revealed a biopic about his troubled life is on the way.
The guitarist told Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "There is a film in the pipeline and we're all involved in it. I'm not allowed to say much about it and casting isn't finalised but we've had some incredible offers to play Freddie. Really incredible."
May has also lifted the lid on his next project, a new album with QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor. It will be the first QUEEN record of new material since Mercury's untimely death.
May said "It's going really well. Is there a track which will be a tribute to Freddie? Well, we're just writing what we want at the moment but it's all a tribute to Freddie. I mean, without him, we wouldn't be here."
The rock band's back catalogue is already the inspiration for long-running West End musical "We Will Rock You" and recently a TV documentary, "Freddie Mercury: A Kind Of Magic", was aired to commemorate what would have been the singer's 60th birthday.
(Blabbermouth)
"Right now I'm feeling more and more powerless, and depressed about the way the Internet is going," May posted on his real web site last Thursday. "It seems nothing is protectable anymore. The Internet seems to have made it easy for any git to pretend he is someone else.
"There are now three bogus MySpace 'blogs' pretending to be written by me...and I'm a peaceful person, but, frankly, I feel like going over there and applying a fist or two," he wrote.
"Just so you know, folks, once and for all, there IS NO Brian May page on MYSPACE...NOR WILL THERE EVER BE ONE...I am completely disgusted that the organizers of this site exert no sense of responsibility to check that people are who they say they are."
May also said the October sessions would be held "at a secret location," and, while that location hasn't been announced, it's worth noting that Rodgers and his band, which includes former HEART guitarist Howard Leese, have booked a U.K. tour for October.
There are no plans for May and QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor to join Rodgers onstage. May said, "It will be good to see the Paul Rodgers we all grew up with, doing his own material, from FREE to BAD COMPANY and THE FIRM, plus, I'm sure, a good helping of the pure blues material which is such a main artery of Paul's music."
Queer voted for the best band on the tribute contest at the Sweden Rock Festival 2006.
"Bad for Good" was the title song from MEAT LOAF songwriter Jim Steinman's 1993 solo album.
QUEEN guitarist Brian May saw a prototype of the action figure, and he wrote on his official BrianMay.com web site, "I think the likeness is amazing... it looks like a real tiny version of Freddie... quite uncanny."
QUEEN and current frontman Paul Rodgers will kick off a North American tour in Miami in March 3.
(blabbermouth.net)
Queen & Paul Rogers Live in Japan 2005 is a new DVD exclusive to Japan only! The release features Queen and Paul Rodgers's October 27 concert in Japan! This two disc set features several songs performed only during the Japan leg of the tour, including Born to Love You. The DVD is out March 23.(melodicRock.com)
There has been TV special produced on Queen for Swedish TV. It will air on Friday October 28 with a re-run the following week.
QUEEN - A BOUNDLESS RHAPSODY
A Swedish documentary about a boundless musical phenomenon - QUEEN. The album A Night At The Opera and the song Bohemian Rhapsody - voted the #1 Song of all time in England - celebrate their 30th Anniversary this year.
Some of Sweden's most popular artists like Carola, Robert Wells, Joey Tempest (Europe's lead singer), Ola Salo (lead singer from The Ark) and Peter Harryson speak about Queen and how the band has influenced them. The documentary includes plenty of Queen archive music, as well as footage from their 2005 tour with Paul Rodgers.
SvT1 Friday October 28, 22.30-23.00.
(re-run SvT1 Sunday October 30, 15.30-16.00.)
QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS will play the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles next Saturday (October 22) before moving on to dates in Japan. The group is planning an extensive North American tour for next year.
Disc 1: Reaching Out . Tie Your Mother Down . I Want To Break Free . Fat Bottomed Girls . Wishing Well . Another One Bites The Dust . Crazy Little Thing Called Love . Say It's Not True . '39 . Love Of My Life . Hammer To Fall . Feel Like Making Love . Let There Be Drums . I'm In Love With My Car . Guitar Solo . Last Horizon.
Disc 2: These Are The Days Of Our Lives . Radio Ga Ga . Can't Get Enough . A Kind Of Magic . I Want It All . Bohemian Rhapsody . The Show Must Go On . All Right Now . We Will Rock You . We Are The Champions . God Save The Queen .(melodicRock.com)
According to British Hit Singles & Albums' unique database of official U.K. chart statistics, QUEEN has spent an incredible 1,322 weeks on the U.K. albums chart (29 weeks more than THE BEATLES). With sales figures notoriously unreliable in the '50s, '60s and '70s, the "weeks on chart" figure represents the fairest, most accurate method of ranking acts, according to David Roberts, editor of the book published by Guinness World Records Ltd.
Thirty years since their first UK #1 album "A Night at the Opera", QUEEN has overtaken THE BEATLES in this Top 10 for the first time.
Top 10 Most Successful Acts of All Time on the U.K. Albums Chart:
01. QUEEN (1,322 weeks)
02. THE BEATLES (1,293 weeks)
03. ELVIS PRESLEY (1,280 weeks)
04. U2 (1,150 weeks)
05. DIRE STRAITS (1,136 weeks)
06. SIMON AND GARFUNKEL (1,114 weeks)
07. MADONNA (1,032 weeks)
08. DAVID BOWIE (1,005 weeks)
09. ELTON JOHN (989 weeks)
10. MICHAEL JACKSON (966 weeks) (Blabbermouth.net)
"Killer Queen" includes two versions of "Bohemian Rhapsody": one by the FLAMING LIPS and another by "American Idol" contestant Constantine Maroulis with the Las Vegas cast of the QUEEN musical "We Will Rock You".
"Killer Queen" track listing:
01. GAVIN DEGRAW - "We Are the Champions"
02. JASON MRAZ - "Good Old Fashioned Loverboy"
03. FLAMING LIPS - "Bohemian Rhapsody"
04. ELEVEN featuring Josh Homme - "Stone Cold Crazy"
05. ROONEY - "Death on Two Legs"
06. JON BRION - "Play the Game"
07. SHINEDOWN - "Tie Your Mother Down"
08. JOSS STONE - "Under Pressure"
09. LOS LOBOS - "Sleepin' on the Sidewalk"
10. BE YOUR OWN PET - "Bicycle Race"
11. INGRAM HILL - "'39"
12. BREAKING BENJAMIN - "Who Wants To Live Forever"
13. SUM 41 - "Killer Queen"
14. ANTIGONE RISING - "Fat Bottomed Girls"
15. CONSTANTINE MAROULIS with Las Vegas cast of "We Will Rock You" - "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Queen With Paul Rodgers are to release a live album in September. It's to be called 'Queen With Paul Rodgers Rock Live'. (Totalrock)
Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
I Want To Break Free
Fat Bottomed Girls
Wishing Well
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Say Its Not True
39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
Feel Like Making Love
I’m In Love With My Car
Gtr Solo
Last Horizon
Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can’t Get Enough
A Kind Of Magic
I Want It All
Bohemian Rhapsody
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Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions
The 23-date European trek, billed as QUEEN featuring Paul Rodgers, launches on March 30 in Paris, following a warm-up show at London's Brixton Academy.
A world tour has long been on the cards since Brian May performed with former FREE/BAD COMPANY frontman Paul Rodgers:
"It really all came about because of the Fender 50th Anniversary gig that I did with Paul Rodgers," Brian May said recently on his web site.
The European dates, which will be confirmed later today by the band, include shows in Spain, Italy and Germany before a six-date tour of the U.K.
Dates in Scotland and Ireland have been put on hold due to Rodgers' other touring commitments, but Brian May revealed they will happen later in the year, saying the band are "conscious that this is a very important omission."
Speaking about the North American leg of the tour, May said, "We are at present putting a proposal together for us to play dates in the USA starting end of September or early October." Various fan club sites are reporting the first date to be the Montreal Metropolis on September 8, although this has not been confirmed at time of press.
The full schedule is as follows:
Mar. 19 – Fancourt, RSA @ (46664 Concert)
Mar. 28 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
Mar. 30 – Paris, FRA @ Le Zenith
Apr. 01 – Madrid, SPA @ Palacio de los Deportes
Apr. 02 – Barcelona, SPA @ Palau Sant Jordi
Apr. 04 – Rome, ITA @ Palalottomatica
Apr. 05 - Milan, ITA @ Forum
Apr. 07 - Firenze, ITA @ Nelson Mandela Forum
Apr. 08 - Pesaro, ITA @ BPA Palas
Apr. 12 – Vienna, AUT @ Stadthalle
Apr. 14 – Munich, GER @ Olympiahalle
Apr. 16 – Prague, CZR @ Sazka Arena
Apr. 17 – Leipzig, GER @ Arena
Apr. 19 - Frankfurt, GER @ Festhalle
Apr. 20 – Antwerpen, BEL @ Sportpaleis
Apr. 25 – Dortmund, GER @ Westfalengalle
Apr. 28 - Hamburg, GER @ Color Line Arena
May 03 – Newcastle, UK @ Metro
May 04 - Manchester, UK @ MEN
May 06 - Birmingham, UK @ NEC
May 07 - Cardiff, UK @ Arena
May 09 - Sheffield, UK @ Hallam Arena
May 11 - London, UK @ Wembley Arena
Ticket pre-sale go on sale today (Jan. 17) to members of the QUEEN fan club.
Brian May and Roger Taylor performed — together with the "We Will Rock You" cast — "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Tie Your Mother Down" and "The Show Must Go On".
The first date of the Queen + Paul Rodgers European Tour will be at the Brixton Academy in London on Monday 28th March 2005.
As this is the first date of the tour it should be a hot ticket! Queen and Paul Rodgers have decided to limit all tickets to fans only!
Due to the size of the venue and the obvious high demand for tickets, it has been decided that the fairest way to give all fans a chance of purchasing tickets for this prestigious show is in the form of a lottery.
It is a deliberate ploy to get tickets straight to loyal fans and not to greedy ticket touts.
Tickets for the Brixton show are NOT going on GENERAL SALE.
There is a maximum ticket limit of two per registered applicant.
Tickets are priced at £55 each and subject to a £4.50 booking fee, plus £4.95 special delivery per order.
In a statement at his official web site, Brianmay.com, May said, "It really all came about because of the Fender 50th Anniversary gig that I did with Paul Rodgers. We were both so amazed at the chemistry that was going on in 'All Right Now', that suddenly it seems blindingly obvious that there was something happening here".
The shows are a definite for the U.K. and Europe with the rest of the world still being considered. If eveything goes according to plan, QUEEN and Paul Rodgers will be on the road around April 2005.
The upcoming concerts are expected to feature both QUEEN and Rodgers material. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon.
(Blabbermouth)
Queen are to make many of their live shows available for download on their official website, www.queenonline.com. This is to combat the booleggers. Each gig will cost £5. The first batch to be made available are a 1979 show from Sapporo in Japan, a 1982 American gig and a date in Osaka, from May 1985. (Totalrock.com)
Queen have lost a court case in Germany, because they couldn't prove they are British! The three remaining members - Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon - were suing a German label because they'd licensed a live version of 'We Will Rock You' without the band's permission. They used the German courts on basis that EU citizens can use the legal system of any other EU country. But that backfired when the three were unable to produce written proof of their British citizenship. (Totalrock.)
Go to http://www.live365.com/stations/312305 for the latest in ALL Queen Radio from New York! (Queenworld.com)
Name: John Deacon
Country: England Date: Wed Jun 30 15:43:36 2004
Comment: I am still around, enjoying my retirement! I have many aspirations, but I rather enjoy my children, and sitting around, collecting cheques for doing nothing.
Another victorious show comes to an end at this year's annual Queen Convention in Prestatyn, North Wales. Jeff & band (Howie Simon, Gary Schutt & new drummer, Dave Dzialak) went in with a re-tooled show of Queen songs, this time clocking in at 3 HOURS, & exhausted the anticipating audience once again. No footage or recordings were made this time out, but the memories are still being highly touted by the many in attendance on May 8, 2004. (www.jeffscottsoto)
Dear Friends,
we are pleased to announce that we will release Valensia's highly
acclaimed Queen Tribute in selected countries in an exclusive
digipak version with one extra bonus track and a 16 page booklet.
The release date for this album will be June 18. The album will pe
preceeded by the release of Valensia's "METAL MAJESTY" whcih will be
releaased on May 28.
Listeners in the UK can tune in on 88-91FM or via digital television and DAB radios. The show is also broadcast over the internet at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2
The event Eric Clapton Axfest will take place in June at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas / Texas.
Now comes the news from the BBC that Live Aid will in fact be coming to DVD in a legal way. The DVD of the 1985 concert -- which featured performances by Queen, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Mick Jagger, Madonna, and dozens more - will benefit the same Ethiopian hunger and poverty charity the concert itself did, and is aiming for a Christmastime release. (Queenonline.com)
Sales are already nudging 1 million copies. (Queenonline.com)
After many requests, the exclusive JSS Live At The Queen Convention will now be available on CD, 1st at this year's convention, then in the JSS Store (around May 15th). Prices are set for $24 US & Canada, $28 Overseas, Price includes postage & handling.
Jeff has been a slave to the grind with the many projects on his plate, but work is commencing on his 3rd solo outing, attentively titled Lost In The Translation - recordings will begin early March. The album is still expected to be released by mid/late Sept 2004. Between this, the new Neal Schon venture, live shows including the JSS live sets, Queen set & various Boogie Knights appearances, Jeff will little time to sleep in 2004.
ArtistLink: www.jeffscottsoto.com (News from melodicRock.com)
The second Freddie Mercury Memorial Day in
Montreux
will take place on September 4th 2004. More specific details will be
made available in the spring.
For more info go to
www.queenfanclub.ch/
46664 Concerts selects Warner Music International as CD/DVD Worldwide Partner of 46664 All Star Concert Event hosted by Nelson Mandela in Cape Town on November 29th
3 CD Albums and Double DVD to Feature All Music Performed Live At 46664 Event
London and New York, 30 January 2004 – 46664 Concerts and Warner Music International (WMI), today announced the companies have joined forces to bring the 46664 all star concert event, to CD and DVD 5 April 2004. The three CD albums and one double DVD will comprise the complete event, hosted by Nelson Mandela in Cape Town on 29th November 2003.
The three CDs, entitled “46664 Part 1: African Prayer”, “46664 Part 2: Long Walk to Freedom” and “46664 Part 3: Amandla” feature many unique and exclusive artist collaborations.
The DVD will feature the entire 4½ hour concert together with a wealth of behind the scenes footage including a documentary of the making of the concert, interviews with many leading artists, statements by world leaders, 12 one-minute videos by some of the world’s leading contemporary visual artists and Nelson Mandela’s powerful, uplifting and dramatic address.
Dave Stewart who inspired the 46664 project said: "I am delighted that this groundbreaking music launch which has brought together the artist community worldwide will result in our delivering the entirety of 46664 event on both CD and DVD to audiences globally."
JF Cecillon, 46664 co-producer with Jim Beach, said, “We are thrilled to be working in partnership with Warners to release three CDs and double DVD. We are looking forward to working with them to build on the enormous success of the 46664 event and continue to raise awareness of the devastating effect that AIDS is having worldwide. We are confident that massive global sales will generate significant sums to support the work of the Nelson Mandela Foundation”.
Jay Durgan, senior VP Marketing, WMI said: “WMI are extremely excited to be able to participate in presenting this compelling event to the world. We look forward to having audiences worldwide, embrace this endeavour with the same level of enthusiasm and compassion as the numerous and gifted artists who made it all possible.”
Ray Still, President, Warner Vision International commented: "Warner Vision is pleased to participate in delivering one of the most memorable multi-artist concert live events which brought together a great family of artists on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Foundation."
(Queenzone)
Queen Greatest Hits 1- Hints:
On disc 2 of the set, enter the menu for the "Inside The Rhapsody" documentaries. Move the cursor to the "Back To Main" option. From the "Back to Main" button, use your arrow cursors to go UP, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT. An alternate edit of the "Bohemian Rhapsody" video will automatically play. (Queenzone)
'The Call', 'Say It's Not True' and 'Invincible Hope' which is billed as Queen+ Nelson Mandela.
Queen have also contributed to the track titled 'Amandla', which features Dave Stewart and Anastacia on lead vocals.
Keep checking www.46664.com for new songs downloads and other track announcements. (Queenonline.com)
All the proceeds from the event will go to a charity called Suzanne's House, dedicated to children who have AIDS.
The first, Lettin' Loose, was produced by Queen's Brian May
We Will Rock You (Evian Version) - August 18th
Live At Wembley 86 - August 19th (US)
The Game DVD-Audio Disc - August 25th
Live Killers (repackaged/remastered) - September 8th
Jeff
The official selling date will be Sept. 6, however, the DVD should be available by mid Aug., which orders will be accepted then, unless otherwise noted. As originally announced, this item will be sold exclusively through this www.jeffscottsoto.com & the Queen Fan Club only, but it will be fairly priced as to avoid the overblown prices of bootleg & Ebay vendors.
Jeff, Howie
Queen were inducted into the
prestigious Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame in New York on June 12. This is
the latest in a seemingly never ending series of accolades and awards
being given to the legendary British band. They join a select group of
songwriters who are members of the Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame.
(www.totalrock.com)
Jeff will be singing with the SAS Band in Southampton (The Brook) on April 25 & 26th. From there, he is appearing with them on an SAS Band TV pilot shoot (more details can be found at www.sasband.com) with additional scheduled guests Roger Taylor & Tony Hadley.
From there Jeff will do a few live UK dates with his solo band as follows:
May 1 - The Brook, Southampton
May 4 - Cavern Club - Liverpool
May 5 - The Robin - Dudley
May 6 - The Bierkeller - Bristol
Lastly, there will be a headlining set of ALL Queen music with my band at the Queen Convention in Prestatyn, North Wales on Sat., May 10. (news from melodicrock.com)
It all happens on Saturday 19th April at The Fiddlers Club, Bedminster, Bristol. It starts at 2pm and runs until 2am. All it costs is £12.00. For tickets, contact Mark Curran at chaoscurran@granitensteel.com.
(Queenonline.com)
It has been said "...this album will be a BIG shock and surprise for every Queen-fan, as Valensia Clarkson's voice is FRIGHTINGLY IDENTICAL to the voice of Freddie Mercury.
When presented at the German record companies, they could NOT believe this isn't Freddie Mercury himself." (Queenonline.com)
(Queenonline.com)
"My heartfelt commiserations and condolences to all involved. Of course Rhode Island was always a favourite territory for Queen - it was one of the very first places where we were accepted - along with the Boston area - that's where it all started for us in the early Queen days. Special love to all you guys. Sincerely, Brian. (melodicrock.com.)
Roger
talks about the writing of 'Innuendo' (the song), missing the band
'vibe', writing a book, Queen performing in Argentina and Live Aid.
It seems to be an annual event - rumours of Queen re-uniting with one singer or another. More often than not, it's George Michael attached to the rumour.
To get to the bottom of this quickly, I e-mailed Queen guitarist Brian May. Straight from the horses mouth, Brian says: "There's no truth in this rumour whatsoever." (melodicrock.com.)
