Queen/Canada 1981 Japanese Broadcast Edition

“ROCK MONTREAL” is QUEEN’s best concert film recorded during their heyday. The Japanese broadcast version has been decided to be released. Of course, this work was filmed on “Montreal performance on November 24th + 25th, 1981”. This is a multi-camera professional shot. Nowadays, you can enjoy videos from various eras, but among them, “ROCK MONTREAL” is exceptional in every sense. Although it is difficult to determine the best masterpiece because QUEEN differs greatly depending on the time, it is the most likely candidate. Let’s list some points. It was the era of “THE GAME”, when both albums and singles reached No. 1 in the US, and they were in the midst of great success, right after the release of “GREATEST HITS.” It’s been a month since the main part of “THE GAME TOUR”, a special performance for the filming of a movie, ended, so I’m not tired and my senses haven’t slowed down yet. What’s more, I’m in good spirits for filming a movie. The middle of Freddy’s heyday Maniacs say that Freddy’s peak (ability) was “from ‘CRAZY TOUR’ to the European leg of ‘HOT SPACE TOUR'” (that is, from November 1979 to June 1982). until the month). “ROCK MONTREAL” is right in the middle. A must-see is the famous singing of “Play The Game” and “Somebody To Love” where Brian and Roger couldn’t help but whisper “It’s in great shape anyway” while looking back at the video. A special feeling unique to this show.On this day, the world premiere of the single “Under Pressure”, which had just been released, was held. Also, this is the final performance with just the four members without a support keyboardist, so you can enjoy plenty of Freddie’s piano. Freddie sings “Love Of My Life,” which is usually sung by the audience, perhaps because it was intended to be made into a work. Highest image quality during Freddie’s lifetime The image quality used was the highest quality 35mm film at the time and is extremely beautiful. Because it was shot by a film crew, the angles and editing are both beautiful and elegant (though not very rock-ish). Fateful in the overall history of QUEEN 1981 was the 10th anniversary of QUEEN’s formation. Moreover, it was exactly 10 years before Freddie passed away on November 24, 1991. …And it was a very special video from start to finish. Originally, it was supposed to be a historical masterpiece that symbolized QUEEN when it was first released in 1984 under the title “WE WILL ROCK YOU”, but perhaps the director didn’t understand rock, and the pitch was too low. released in a significantly crazier version. Despite its basic quality being superb, it was labeled as “unwatchable” and “a controversial work”, the complete opposite of the honor it should have received. After that, it was upgraded from time to time, including VHS software and DVD, and in 2007, “ROCK MONTREAL” became the definitive album. QUEEN bought the rights and materials from the director and thoroughly refined them. In addition to simply improving the quality, we also removed unnatural overdubs at the time and replaced performance mistakes using the two days’ worth of recordings. It was played as the masterpiece it should have been. The introduction is unintentionally long, but this work is a valuable Japanese broadcast version of such a masterpiece “ROCK MONTREAL”. It was aired on a certain satellite broadcasting station in 2011. Of course the quality is top notch. Since digital broadcasting is digitally recorded, there is no deterioration. Although it does not match the ultimate image quality of the official Blu-ray, it is comparable to the DVD version. The program has its own Japanese subtitles, and each character is a crisp and beautiful visual. What is even more different from the official version than the subtitles is the length. In fact, it is not a complete version because it is edited according to the broadcast time of about one hour, but it is concentrated accordingly, and the selection of hit songs is also good. Let’s organize the contents here. – Scary Princess: Keep Yourself Alive – Sheer Heart Attack: Killer Queen – A Night at the Opera: I’m In Love With My Car/Love Of My Life/Bohemian Rhapsody – Splendid Lace: Somebody To Love/Tie Your Mother Down・Dedicated to the World: We Will Rock You (fast)/We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions・Jazz: Let Me Entertain You・The Game: Play The Game/Save Me/Crazy Little Thing Called Love/Another One Bites The Dust・Hot Space: Under Pressure・Others: Jailhouse Rock…and so on. Cut from the official version are “Get Down Make Love,” “Now I’m Here/Dragon Attack,” and “Sheer Heart Attack.” Most of the delicious masterpieces have been preserved, including “Under Pressure”, which premiered worldwide, and “Jailhouse Rock”, which was not available at the time of the first release. As mentioned earlier, the show is one month after the release of “GREATEST HITS”, but this work is also “the best album to watch with your eyes”. In the 10 years since their formation, they have reached the pinnacle both physically and mentally, and are full of hit songs. This is a multi-camera professional shot where you can witness the QUEEN at its peak in the highest quality. “ROCK MONTREAL” has grown more than “LIVE AT THE RAINBOW ’74,” is more beautiful than “QUEEN ON FIRE,” and has a better singing voice than “LIVE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM.” For those who own the official version, this is a collectible, but for those who don’t, it is the ultimate collection that tastefully condenses the official version. Live at Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 24th & 25th November 1981 Broadcast Date: 27th November 2011 (58:53) 1. Intro 2. We Will Rock You (Fast) 3. Let Me Entertain You 4. Play The Game 5 Somebody To Love 6. Killer Queen 7. I’m In Love With My Car 8. Save Me 9. Love Of My Life 10. Under Pressure 11. Keep Yourself Alive 12. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 13. Jailhouse Rock 14. Bohemian Rhapsody 15. Tie Your Mother Down 16. Another One Bites The Dust 17. We Will Rock You 18. We Are The Champions 19. God Save The Queen PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.59min.