Queen/Brazil 1985 Upgrade

“ROCK IN RIO” was the biggest stage in QUEEN history. Along with that “LIVE AID”, the official video that symbolizes 1985 will be released. The first “ROCK IN RIO” was truly a once-in-a-lifetime super stage. Currently, South America is one of the biggest markets in the rock world, and “ROCK IN RIO” is the beginning of that, announcing to the world the beginning. It was a huge, historic event that was held over 10 days from January 11th (Friday) to January 20th (Sunday), 1985, and attracted a total of 14 million people. QUEEN appeared as the headliner on the first day “January 11th” and the eighth day “January 18th”. It was a historic night that was broadcast on television and witnessed by 200 million people around the world. The footage was released as video software at the time. The DVD reprinted from the Japanese laser disc has become very popular. This work is not that DVD… It is an upgraded version by another master with even higher quality. Its quality is amazing. The precision of the coloring, the sharpness of the edges, the vividness of the sound that makes each note stand out…all of them are beyond the peak. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it “something completely different” since the DVD was also superlative, but if you’re aiming for the “extreme”, this work has a higher priority. It’s such an unusual piece. The show drawn with such quality is a historical super-spectacle show where people look like a swarm of ants. In fact, given that it was South America in the 1980s, when rock was in its infancy, the on-site production and filming techniques were quite poor. The visual beauty of North America and Europe cannot be expected, and the dark lighting, poor image quality, rough mix, and camera work that misses the highlight are not comparable to other official videos. However, the rainbow-colored lighting brings out an endless amount of people, people, people… There were about 70,000 people at Wembley Stadium for that “LIVE AID”, but the crowd gathered at the scene of this work is said to be between 250,000 and 500,000 people. It is a “sea of ​​humans” that is (literally) on a different level than QUEEN’s last Knebworth performance. What’s more, the extremely beautiful images in this work vividly portray each individual who had been crushed until now. If I had to compare this to a carpet, it would be like a carpet. Previously, the video was of a carpet that was worn out and the soft wool was crushed and flattened, but in this work it is brand new. Each soft hair stands out sharply, giving it a three-dimensional feel that makes you want to touch it. Then, the soft fur follows Freddy like a conductor and writhes, letting out a chorus of joy. A truly gigantic spectacle. This is a piece where you can enjoy it to your heart’s content. Also, the performance is hot. Freddie boasts, “The bigger the show, the better,” so there’s no way he wouldn’t be fired up by the sight of a sea of ​​people. And that’s not all. After all, QUEEN at that time was on the precipice. Not only was their popularity in North America on the decline, but relationships within the band were also strained. Even more decisive was the performance in South Africa during the infamous apartheid policy. Let’s look back at the schedule at that time. ●1984《“THE WORKS” released on February 27th》・August 24th-September 30th: Europe (23 performances)・October 5th-20th: South Africa (9 performances)●1985・January 11th + 18th: ROCK IN RIO (2 performances) ←★Coco★・April 13th-29th: Oceania (9 performances)・May 8th-15th: Japan (5 performances)・July 13th :LIVE AID Just like that, 1984 ended in South Africa, and “ROCK IN RIO” was also the first public stage they performed after that. Although the members had little political awareness, they received severe criticism from all over the world and even ended up on the United Nations’ blacklist. This work “ROCK IN RIO” was a great chance to return that stigma. After all, at that time Brazil was a pro-QUEEN country along with Japan, and “I Want To Break Free” was a huge hit among people suffering from oppressive rule. QUEEN, who represents the desire for freedom, is welcomed with great enthusiasm, and it is a performance that shows the spirit of trying to make up for it all at once. Some of you may be thinking, “When you think of South America, you think of booing incidents, right?” Actually, there is a saying in “I Want To Break Free”, and on the first day “January 11th”, Freddie cross-dresses as in the promo clip. They appear in high spirits, but the people who loved this song as the “theme song of liberation” felt insulted by the performance and threw things on stage, causing a huge booing. Although he was supposed to be trying to recover his reputation, he was forced into an even more predicament…and this is etched into history. However, such a dark shadow cannot be seen in this work. The reason for this is the structure of this work. The first day of the festival in question is “January 11th”, but the three songs “Now I’m Here”, “Love Of My Life” and “I Want To Break Free” are on the 8th day of the festival “January 18th”. Images from “Day” are used. In “I Want To Break Free” here, the stoic and dandy Freddie sings passionately, without any cross-dressing. In other words, this work is a work where you can fully enjoy the spirit of getting rid of the stigma without any scenes where people say that he did something wrong. “The 1st ROCK IN RIO” was a major turning point not only for QUEEN but also for the world of popular music. QUEEN shined brighter than anyone else at the scene. This is a book that focuses on that “brilliance”. The stage production and photography techniques are of so-called “South American quality,” but the spectacle of the large crowds is also unique to South America. A huge stage and great performance on par with Wembley Stadium and Knebworth. Rock In Rio Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th & 18th January 1985 UPGRADE 1. Machines Intro * 2. Tie Your Mother Down * 3. Seven Seas Of Rhye * 4. Keep Yourself Alive * 5. Liar * 6. It’s A Hard Life * 7. Now I’m Here ** 8. Is This The World We Created…? * 9. Love Of My Life ** 10. Brighton Rock * 11. Hammer To Fall * 12. Bohemian Rhapsody * 13 . Radio Ga Ga * 14. I Want To Break Free ** 15. We Will Rock You * 16. We Are The Champions * 17. God Save The Queen ** 11th January ** 18th January PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.59min .