Queen Rock Montreal
Queen Rock Montreal is a live album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on 29 October 2007 as a double CD, Blu-ray, DVD, and triple vinyl in the UK and the following day in the US.
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Released | 29 October 2007 | |||
Recorded | 24–25 November 1981 | |||
Venue | Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 98:03 | |||
Label | EMI/Parlophone (UK) Hollywood (US) | |||
Producer | Justin Shirley-Smith Kris Fredriksson Josh Macrae | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
It was recorded in Montreal, Quebec, at the Montreal Forum on 24 November and 25 November 1981, exactly ten years before lead singer Freddie Mercury died of AIDS. Allmusic described Queen's performance as being "deliberately theatrical and often majestic".[1]
This marks the first official release of the film soundtrack to the concert film We Will Rock You on an audio-only format. Unlike the original video release of We Will Rock You, which has been re-released as Queen Rock Montreal, the album and CD features the full show (including "Flash" and "The Hero") fully remixed.[1][3]
Track listing
Disc one
- "Intro" – 1:59
- "We Will Rock You (Fast)" (Brian May) – 3:06
- "Let Me Entertain You" (Freddie Mercury) – 2:48
- "Play the Game" (Mercury) – 3:57
- "Somebody to Love" (Mercury) – 7:53
- "Killer Queen" (Mercury) – 1:59
- "I'm in Love with My Car" (Roger Taylor) – 2:03
- "Get Down, Make Love" (Mercury) – 4:45
- "Save Me" (May) – 4:14
- "Now I'm Here" (May) – 5:31
- "Dragon Attack" (May) – 3:11
- "Now I'm Here (Reprise)" (May) – 1:53
- "Love of My Life" (Mercury) – 3:56
Disc two
- "Under Pressure" (Queen, David Bowie) – 3:49
- "Keep Yourself Alive" (May) – 3:29
- "Drum and Tympani Solo" (Taylor) – 3:00
- "Guitar Solo" (May) – 5:11
- "Flash" (May) * – 2:11
- "The Hero" (May) * – 1:51
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Mercury) – 4:15
- "Jailhouse Rock" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:32
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Mercury) – 5:28
- "Tie Your Mother Down" (May) – 3:52
- "Another One Bites the Dust" (John Deacon) – 4:00
- "Sheer Heart Attack" (Taylor) – 3:53
- "We Will Rock You" (May) – 2:09
- "We Are the Champions" (Mercury) – 3:27
- "God Save the Queen" (traditional) (arr. May) – 1:27
* previously unreleased
Personnel
- Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar on "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", tambourine on "Keep Yourself Alive"
- Brian May - guitars, vocals, piano on "Save Me" and "Flash", synthesizer on "Flash"
- Roger Taylor - drums, percussion, vocals, lead vocal on "I'm In Love With My Car" and "Another One Bites The Dust" (chorus), synthesizer on "Intro"
- John Deacon - bass guitar, vocals
- Josh Macrae - mix producer
- Justin Shirley-Smith - mix producer
- Kris Fredriksson - Pro Tools HD
- Reinhold Mack - recording engineer
- Kevin Metcalfe - mastering
- Richard Gray - artwork
Charts
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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Austrian Top 75 Albums[4] | 25 |
Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[5] | 84 |
Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums[6] | 62 |
French Top 200 Albums[7] | 111 |
German Albums Chart[8] | 17 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[9] | 88 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] | 27 |
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[11] | 54 |
Portuguese Top 30 Albums[12] | 22 |
Spanish Top 100 Albums[13] | 35 |
Swiss Top 100 Albums[14] | 27 |
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 20 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Mexican Top 100 Albums[16] | 73 |
References
- Queen Rock Montreal. Allmusic. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- "Queen: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- Queen Rock Montreal Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 16 July 2011
- "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Les Charts (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- "Chartverfolgung / Queen / Longplay". Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- "Irish-charts.com – Discography Queen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- "Italiancharts.com – Queen – Rock Montreal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Portuguese Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Spanish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- "Queen | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)". Mexican Charts. Hung Medien. Archived from the original (ASP) on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.