Queen

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Martin Atkinson — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 10:51:37 GMT

[quote user="Mark Hedberg"]

Live Aid '85 - Queen's set was the best half hour in rock history. End of.

[/quote]I would say Pink Floyd's first and last concert for over 20 years at London Live in July 2005 (was it really that long ago) top's it for that reason alone. They could have carried on playing Comfortably Numb forever and I would have been erm... comfortably numb!

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Mark Hedberg — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:40:46 GMT

Live Aid '85 - Queen's set was the best half hour in rock history. End of.

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Niall Connell — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:02:57 GMT

Hi Clare, I’m glad you enjoyed the show. After your comments, I think I might check them out in their current incarnation with Adam Lambert next time they come round our way. It will seem a bit odd because I saw Queen playing live 5 times in the seventies at the Glasgow Apollo and Edinburgh Playhouse and they are still some of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. However,I guess no band could actually be the same forty years down the line. Regarding the loos, even as a youth I tried to avoid that queue and nowadays deliberately aim for dehydration mode at concerts!

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Chris Geddes — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:14:47 GMT

[quote user="Clare Tapsfield-Wright"]

It also brought home the fact that you don’t mind spending money if you feel you have received value for money.

[/quote]

Converse of one of my favourite quotes -The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of a low price is forgotten. Attributed to either Gucci or Franklin, depending on who you ask.

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Martin Atkinson — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:08:55 GMT

[quote user="Clare Tapsfield-Wright"] Incontinence is never a laughing matter. [/quote]Indeed its best not to laugh if you're incontinent.

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Clare Tapsfield-Wright — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:00:29 GMT

[quote user="Clare Tapsfield-Wright"]

One of the funniest things was the long queue for the mens toilets and no queue for the women, almost unheard of but the result of a combination of lots of older men in the audience with their beer consumption and their prostrates.

[/quote] I’ve been one starred for the above and not sure it is because of my insensitivity about prostate problems or my inability to spell . Apologies if any offence has truly been caused. Incontinence is never a laughing matter.

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Martin Atkinson — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 09:13:28 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

I like Queen, but god I HATE Brian May....badger hugger. Ugh.

[/quote]I'm resisting the temptation to start a tangent on this subject, I seem to remember it it didn't end well last time!

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Niall Taylor — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 07:40:45 GMT

[quote user="Clive Ansell"]Maybe some of the women are just unaware of it [/quote]

Too long listening to tracks like 'Under Pressure' and 'Don't Stop Me Now' can do strange things!

Niall

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Clare Tapsfield-Wright — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 07:13:32 GMT

[quote user="Clive Ansell"]

Maybe some of the women are just unaware of it

[/quote] haha , subtle Clive

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Clive Ansell — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 07:09:18 GMT

Maybe some of the women are just unaware of it

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Clare Tapsfield-Wright — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 22:37:00 GMT

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Niall Taylor — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 22:22:55 GMT

[quote user="Anthony Todd"]

My wife and I went to Neil Diamond at the O2 ,and when we were leaving a posh young banker behind us said loudly

"Most of this audience should be on Zimmer frames"!

[/quote]

Well I hope you belted him with your Sanatogen bottle!

I love the smell of Deep Heat in the morning...

Niall

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Michael Woodhouse — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 22:05:21 GMT

I like Queen, but god I HATE Brian May. Deluded, hypocritical, badger hugger. Ugh.

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Clive Ansell — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:52:10 GMT

[quote user="Edward Jones"]It's definitely worth looking up Freddie Mercury at Live Aid '85[/quote]

Definitely, I was there, and Queen were fantastic

Will look and see if I can get tickets for Queen, didn't actually know they were touring at the moment. Not been to a pop concert in ages, only ones this year were Black Sabbath's final gig in February and Iron Maiden in May.

I saw Brain May live not long after Freddie died, brilliant too

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Anthony Todd — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:25:37 GMT

[quote user="Clare Tapsfield-Wright"]There is something very moving about thousands of people singing[/quote]

My wife and I went to Neil Diamond at the O2 ,and when we were leaving a posh young banker behind us said loudly

"Most of this audience should be on Zimmer frames"!

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Clare Tapsfield-Wright — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:06:29 GMT

Agree , that performance was amazing. There is something very moving about thousands of people singing with one voice and Brian May on guitar is still spectacular. They even brought Freddie back digitally which was poignant as he disappeared into the ether . Although Adam Lambert is not Freddie he’s got an excellent voice and is full of energy to give a great performance whereas Brian May runs a bit like I do now, the spirit is willing but the feet can’t quite shift as fast. Apologies for banging on but it was great.

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Edward Jones — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:23:57 GMT

It's definitely worth looking up Freddie Mercury at Live Aid '85. And, for that matter, Madonna and Dire Straits.

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Martin Atkinson — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:56:05 GMT

Although I'm sure it was one hell of a show, I went to see Queen in their pomp and I like to remember them as they were with Freddie.

Having a daughter who is in a band and listens to a wide variety of modern music which she has shared with me, my taste is probably more up to date than most sexagenarians! However even she realises that they don't make them like they used to and enjoys 60's and 70's rock bands and idolised Freddie. Neither or us have much time for modern pop and rap music but there's plenty of other great stuff out there. Other daughter is friends with a member of Ludovico Einaudi's orchestra, with his modern take on classical music, so we have a wide range of tastes. Mrs A recently went to a Take That concert but we've forgiven her for that! And we all went to see Crosby, Stills and Nash last year.

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Clare Tapsfield-Wright — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:31:39 GMT

[quote user="Rose Unsworth"]

Still rocking it after almost forty years as a vet? Got to be good

[/quote] have to say the age range of the audience was very “ mature”

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Rose Unsworth — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:24:27 GMT

Still rocking it after almost forty years as a vet? Got to be good