Queen w/Paul Rogers
AMAZING!!!
I have not felt that good in a long time as I did during this show. Did that make sense? Brian May even said on his weblog (brianmay.com) that the Chicago audience even blew them away. Well, with regards to performing, you get what you give.
The band could not have been more grateful to us. They thanked us over and over for coming. I have never seen a more gracious rock band. There was no arrogance to be found in the Allstate Arena, where Queen and Paul Rogers were concerned, only phenomenal music, phenomenal vocals, and an energetic performance by Free and Bad Company's Paul Rogers and original Queen members, guitar player Brian May and drummer, Roger Taylor. The extended family of new bass player, keyboard player, and guitar player were golden.
It was easy to see that all of the band members were having a great time. Paul had a grin on his face the entire show. His voice only gets better with age. My ears are still thanking me for allowing them to hear Paul Rogers sing live. Brian May's guitar tone is still one of the most effective, yet pleasant sounding tones in the history of rock-n-roll. It was such a pleasure to see and hear him play the infamous Red Special, live. Oh yeah, his voice is wonderful, too. He came out and played "Love of My Life" for us. He said, "This is a song written by Freddie for Freddie, and I believe he is here, with us tonight."
"Love of My Life" is a beautiful ballad, and the entire audience used to always sing the song along with Freddie, so naturally, Brian let the audience sing the song. We all did sound good together.
Roger Taylor did a drum solo. It's fun to watch him play, because like a lot of drummers I know, he keeps time with his jaw, and I swear I caught him mouthing, "Bucket of fish," to himself during a drum fill. Roger came out from behind the kit and sang, "Days of Our Lives," to a drum sequencer and then started, "Radio Ga Ga." Brian May wrote in his weblog that when Roger sang that song that night, he was thinking to himself, "These really are the days of our lives." FYI, Roger still has an incredible voice, as well!
The cool thing about this show, besides the fact that I was watching and listening to some of the greatest musicians of all time, was that they did not gush over Freddie Mercury. They did show some great video and pictures of the band when they were just starting out, while they performed "Days of Our Lives." I've read review headlines from pathetic, jaded, music journalists claiming that the show was an advertisement for AIDS awareness, claiming that Paul Rogers is out of shape, and other silly things. Nothing the critics say is ever true. It seems that these silly critics were not even at any of the shows. Brian has been kind enough to share good and bad reviews with fans, via his website, and I have come to this conclusion--music journalists are miserable people, some of whom are jaded performers who never made it anywhere. These poor souls never made it anywhere, most likely because they know nothing about music and they never had an ounce of talent to begin with, so how would they be able to recognize a good or bad show when they see one?
Thank you, Brian May, Roger Taylor, Paul Rogers and the new boys in the band for making us feel so good that night. You have nothing to prove, yet you proved anyway that Queen is still one of the best rock bands of all time.
Love,
Jeni
Oh yeah, the set list, courtesy of brianmay.com:
CHICAGO - Thu. 23/03/06.OFFICIAL SET LIST
INTRO – BEAUTIFUL DAY
REACHING OUT
TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN
FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS
CAN’T GET ENOUGH
TAKE LOVE
CRAZY LITTLE THING
LOVE OF MY LIFE
HAMMER TO FALL
FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE
DRUM SOLO
I’M IN LOVE WITH MY CAR
GUITAR SOLO
LAST HORIZON
BAD COMPANY
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
RADIO GA GA
DRAGON ATTACK
UNDER PRESSURE
SHOW MUST GO ON
BO RAP
---
ROCK YOU
ALL RIGHT NOW
CHAMPIONS
I have not felt that good in a long time as I did during this show. Did that make sense? Brian May even said on his weblog (brianmay.com) that the Chicago audience even blew them away. Well, with regards to performing, you get what you give.
The band could not have been more grateful to us. They thanked us over and over for coming. I have never seen a more gracious rock band. There was no arrogance to be found in the Allstate Arena, where Queen and Paul Rogers were concerned, only phenomenal music, phenomenal vocals, and an energetic performance by Free and Bad Company's Paul Rogers and original Queen members, guitar player Brian May and drummer, Roger Taylor. The extended family of new bass player, keyboard player, and guitar player were golden.
It was easy to see that all of the band members were having a great time. Paul had a grin on his face the entire show. His voice only gets better with age. My ears are still thanking me for allowing them to hear Paul Rogers sing live. Brian May's guitar tone is still one of the most effective, yet pleasant sounding tones in the history of rock-n-roll. It was such a pleasure to see and hear him play the infamous Red Special, live. Oh yeah, his voice is wonderful, too. He came out and played "Love of My Life" for us. He said, "This is a song written by Freddie for Freddie, and I believe he is here, with us tonight."
"Love of My Life" is a beautiful ballad, and the entire audience used to always sing the song along with Freddie, so naturally, Brian let the audience sing the song. We all did sound good together.
Roger Taylor did a drum solo. It's fun to watch him play, because like a lot of drummers I know, he keeps time with his jaw, and I swear I caught him mouthing, "Bucket of fish," to himself during a drum fill. Roger came out from behind the kit and sang, "Days of Our Lives," to a drum sequencer and then started, "Radio Ga Ga." Brian May wrote in his weblog that when Roger sang that song that night, he was thinking to himself, "These really are the days of our lives." FYI, Roger still has an incredible voice, as well!
The cool thing about this show, besides the fact that I was watching and listening to some of the greatest musicians of all time, was that they did not gush over Freddie Mercury. They did show some great video and pictures of the band when they were just starting out, while they performed "Days of Our Lives." I've read review headlines from pathetic, jaded, music journalists claiming that the show was an advertisement for AIDS awareness, claiming that Paul Rogers is out of shape, and other silly things. Nothing the critics say is ever true. It seems that these silly critics were not even at any of the shows. Brian has been kind enough to share good and bad reviews with fans, via his website, and I have come to this conclusion--music journalists are miserable people, some of whom are jaded performers who never made it anywhere. These poor souls never made it anywhere, most likely because they know nothing about music and they never had an ounce of talent to begin with, so how would they be able to recognize a good or bad show when they see one?
Thank you, Brian May, Roger Taylor, Paul Rogers and the new boys in the band for making us feel so good that night. You have nothing to prove, yet you proved anyway that Queen is still one of the best rock bands of all time.
Love,
Jeni
Oh yeah, the set list, courtesy of brianmay.com:
CHICAGO - Thu. 23/03/06.OFFICIAL SET LIST
INTRO – BEAUTIFUL DAY
REACHING OUT
TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN
FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS
CAN’T GET ENOUGH
TAKE LOVE
CRAZY LITTLE THING
LOVE OF MY LIFE
HAMMER TO FALL
FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE
DRUM SOLO
I’M IN LOVE WITH MY CAR
GUITAR SOLO
LAST HORIZON
BAD COMPANY
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
RADIO GA GA
DRAGON ATTACK
UNDER PRESSURE
SHOW MUST GO ON
BO RAP
---
ROCK YOU
ALL RIGHT NOW
CHAMPIONS
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