Live at Wembley '86 [2 DVD]

Queen

Overview

London was host to a live Queen performance with titles such as "Another One Bites the Dust," "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "One Vision."

Product Details

Release Date:	03/12/2013
UPC:	0801213060092
Original Release:	1990
Source:	Eagle Rock Ent
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	4:35:00
Sales rank:	16,600

Special Features

The Final Tour (featuring interview with Brian May and Roger Taylor; The Wembley Weekend; Rehearsal

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Queen

Performer,Primary Artist,Actor

Technical Credits

Robert "Bumps" Blackwell	Composer
Freddie Mercury	Composer
Gavin Taylor	Director
Steve Winwood	Composer
Roger Taylor	Executive Producer,Composer
Traditional	Composer
Brian May	Composer,Arranger
Gene Pitney	Composer
Brian May	Executive Producer
Cy Coleman	Composer
Richard Penniman	Composer
Rhys Thomas	Producer
Simon Lupton	Producer
Spencer Davis	Composer
Alfonso Cayetano	Composer
John Deacon	Composer
Jerry Leiber	Composer
Mike Stoller	Composer
David Bowie	Composer
Muff Winwood	Composer
Joe Lubin	Composer
Dorothy Fields	Composer
Dorothy LaBostrie	Composer
Little Richard	Composer
Queen	Composer

Editorial Reviews

The posthumously released, two-disc Live at Wembley '86 proves once and for all that Queen was a superior live band, and like the Beatles, the Stones, etc., had far too many hits to fit into a two-hour show. Recorded in their native England at the gigantic Wembley Stadium on their A Kind of Magic tour, the group was at their peak of popularity back home. This would, unfortunately, turn out to be the band's last tour, and it showed the group including old rock & roll covers, classics, then-current songs, improv, and overlooked album tracks. Queen opens up the show with the near-heavy-metal roar of "One Vision," and adds lively renditions of the well-known "Tie Your Mother Down," the David Bowie collaboration "Under Pressure," and their very first hit, "Seven Seas of Rhye." Also included on Disc One is the early forgotten show-closer "In the Lap of the Gods," the beautiful (and sadly prophetic) ballad "Who Wants to Live Forever," and a downright funky version of "Another One Bites the Dust." Disc Two opens with a pair of acoustic numbers including the perennial crowd fave "Love of My Life," but soon switches gear to some good old rock & roll covers. Spirited and fun versions of "You're so Square (Baby I Don't Care)" and "Tutti Frutti" expose Queen's roots, while their own "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" fits in perfectly with all the '50s hoopla. And even casual fans will recognize "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Radio Ga Ga," and "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions." Although most Queen fans prefer the unfairly criticized 1979 concert album Live Killers, Live at Wembley '86 does a good job of balancing the well-known, for the uninitiated, and the lesser-known, for the hardcore fan. Note that Live at Wembley '86 should not to be confused with the double album/single-disc Live Magic, which was released in 1986 in England and 1996 in the U.S. [A two-DVD version of the concert was also released.] ~ Greg Prato