GUITARIST REVIEWS LIVE IN UKRAINE
October 14, 2009
Guitarist August Issue 2009
DVD’s
Queen + Paul Rodgers
Live In Ukraine
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EMI
This is a concert played in front of Queen‘s biggest ever crowd: 350,000 squeezed into Freedom Square in the city of Kharkov and a further 10 million watched the live TV feed. This makes Rock in Rio 1985, let alone Live Aid, resemble a pub gig in comparison The set comprises a mix of Queen numbers both classic and new, intespersed with Free and Bad Company tunes and, as you’d expect, the paying is exempary throughout: Brian May especailly looks to be having an absolute ball.
As the intro to Bohemian Rhapsody heaves into view, sung by Mercury from beyond via a huge video screen and deafened by the silence issuing from a dark space where bassist John Deacon once stood, the camera cuts to the obligatory young woman in the crowd wiping away a tear and the drama is complete. Rodgers has been making public noises suggesting that his tenure with the band is over. If that proves to be the case, this is a great high to go out on. [SB]
Extras: Song selection, audio option.
