Live at Wembley '86

by Queen

Overview

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 Rolling Stones, and others, had far too many hits to fit into a two-hour show. Recorded in the band's native England at the gigantic Wembley Stadium on the 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 the band's 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 gears 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 the band's own "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" fits in perfectly with all the '50s hoopla. 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 hard-core fan. 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. [The album was also released with four bonus tracks.] ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2003
Label:	Hollywood
UPC:	0720616242228

Tracks

Disc 1

1. One Vision
2. Tie Your Mother Down
3. In the Lap of the Gods
4. Seven Seas of Rhye
5. Tear It Up
6. A Kind of Magic
7. Under Pressure
8. Another One Bites the Dust
9. Who Wants to Live Forever
10. I Want to Break Free
11. Impromptu
12. Brighton Rock (Solo)
13. Now I'm Here

Disc 2

14. Love of My Life
15. Is This the World We Created...?
16. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
17. Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)
18. Tutti Frutti
19. Gimme Some Lovin'
20. Bohemian Rhapsody
21. Hammer to Fall
22. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
23. Big Spender
24. Radio Ga Ga
25. We Will Rock You
26. Friends Will Be Friends
27. We Are the Champions
28. God Save the Queen
29. A Kind of Magic
30. Another One Bites the Dust
31. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
32. Tavaski Szel Vizet Araszt

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Queen   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

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