Queen ?Live Killers 2LP 1979 glam prog rock Australian gatefold
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Queen ?Live Killers 2LP 1979 glam prog rock Australian gatefold
Original Australian pressing on Elektra
Queen had long been known for their out-sized stadium rock shows -- a reputation that opened the door for a double-platinum triumph in June 1979 with the release of their double LP, Live Killers.
The only surprise was that it took so long -- nearly a decade and seven full studio albums in -- for the British pomp rockers to issue this kind of official document.
This delay only increased fan interest in Live Killers, a comprehensive traipse across Queen’s career to date. The album was bookended by "We Will Rock You," first in the form of a charged-up opening update and then one taken at a pace more in keeping with original album version. The closing version, as on 1977's News of the World, is smartly paired with "We Are the Champions." A mandatory exclamation of "God Save the Queen" then brought the proceedings to a climax, nearly two hours later.
In between, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor crammed in as many frantically performed classics as they possibly could, including favorites like "Killer Queen," "Bicycle Race" and "Bohemian Rhapsody," which was introduced by a snippet from "Mustapha"’ Elsewhere, moments of required listening like "I’m in Love With My Car," "You’re My Best Friend" and "Keep Yourself Alive" found a home next to beloved deep cuts including "Death on Two Legs," "Get Down Make Love," "39" and "Tie Your Mother Down."
As if all this weren’t enough, Live Killers also boasted a show-stopping metal romp through "Now I’m Here," an arguably definitive duet arrangement for "Love of My Life," and an absolutely epic, 12-minute rendition of May’s solo showcase "Brighton Rock." It's all glued together with Mercury’s rousing audience participation activities and ever-saucy repartee.
Live Killers was everything a Queen fan could ask for, the perfect memento from their breathless classic-era concerts -- whether you got to see them in the flesh back then or not. Sadly, though they've since issued six more concert sets, none has focused on Queen’s remarkable stadium runs through the '70s. Only 1989's At the Beeb features music from this seminal decade -- and it was recorded not on tour but in a radio studio. That makes Live Killers essential listening in any age.
AllMusic Review by Greg Prato:
By 1979, Queen was considered among rock's elite class, and rightfully so. With a string of hit albums, singles, and sold-out tours to their credit, the group was about to enter a new musical phase of its career with 1980's mega-hit The Game. And since bootleg copies of their concerts were fetching exorbitant prices among their fans, what better way to close phase one but with their first official live double album, Live Killers. For reasons unknown, the record was criticized harshly when it was first released, but listening to it today, it is an excellent document of Queen at the height of their '70s arena rock powers. Including selections from their debut, 1973's Queen, up until 1978's Jazz, the album is a solid mix of early hits and forgotten album tracks, all given new life in the concert setting while the zealous crowd often sings along. A different, more up-tempo version of "We Will Rock You" opens the album, starting things off in grand style. Other hard rock highlights soon follow, such as "Keep Yourself Alive," "Don't Stop Me Now," "Now I'm Here," "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Spread Your Wings," "Brighton Rock" (complete with an outstanding Brian May guitar solo), and a medley that contains such tracks as "Killer Queen" and "Bicycle Race," among others. The band also shows its softer side with such material as "Dreamer's Ball," "Love of My Life," and "'39," while ending things on a triumphant note with "We Will Rock You"/"We Are the Champions."
A1 We Will Rock You 3:16
A2 Let Me Entertain You 3:17
A3 Death on Two Legs 3:33
A4 Killer Queen 1:58
A5 Bicycle Race 1:29
A6 I'm in Love With My Car 2:01
A7 Get Down, Make Love 4:31
A8 You're My Best Friend 2:08
B1 Now I'm Here 8:40
B2 Dreamers Ball 3:41
B3 Love of My Life 4:59
B4 '39 3:26
B5 Keep Yourself Alive 3:58
C1 Don't Stop Me Now 4:27
C2 Spread Your Wings 5:15
C3 Brighton Rock 12:13
D1 Bohemian Rhapsody 6:00
D2 Tie Your Mother Down 3:41
D3 Sheer Heart Attack 3:33
D4 We Will Rock You 2:48
D5 We Are the Champions 3:27
D6 God Save the Queen 1:31
CONDITION:
SLEEVE: EX+ very minor rubbing, corner bumps etc + faint ring mark, sticker mark
RECORDS: EX++ a few spindle marks, looks & plays NM
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