The 7 Best Things About Queen’s Live At The Rainbow ’74

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Queen Live At The Rainbow '74

GIGWISE
3 September 2014

A vivid portrait of the last classic rock n’ roll band in their prime.

1. They’ve done an incredible job…

The footage has been painstakingly and lovingly restored… The video is clear and the audio is arguably even better than it would have been on the fateful night itself, as testified by a guy at today’s screening who had been there in 1974, to be seen today standing at the bar with a gleam in his eyes.

2. Queen in the 70s were real, heavy rock n’ roll …

3. They are total perfectionists
Almost to a flaw. For all the aforementioned heavy rock, it was perfectly executed heavy rock. Even an unexpected outburst of ukulele mid piano solo seemed a precisely oiled part of the machine. Brian May’s musicianship is precise and masterly, and the harmonious, melodic chemistry between himself and Mercury is undeniable. Not to mention the seamless costume change Mercury performed during May’s solo in ‘Son and Daughter’. Seamless in two senses of the word: his skin-tight clothes looked like they had to be painted on. And despite the high-octane performance, nothing was out of control; everything was perfected. Which leads us to our next point…

4. There’s no such thing as ‘too much smoke machine’ …

5. Freddie did it before Dolly – Skin tight silver satin pants  …

6. There will never be anyone quite like Freddie Mercury …

7. Queen fans are really great…

See this film at all costs, and witness one of the last truly classic rock n’ roll bands in their prime

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