4. Action This Day (Queen - Live In Milton Keynes: 6/5/1982) (Audience)

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Alright you lovely people! I am coming out of my little hiatus to return to uploads! I just needed some time off to recharge the batteries and to enjoy some personal time (yes - I do live a normal life outside of Youtube) that I truly needed. I will be returning to the show uploads, vlogs, and video projects on a consistent basis. This upload is dedicated to all the wonderful subscribers that have been dealing with my shenanigans for over five years! Many years ago - I acquired the official release of this show ("Queen - Live At The Bowl") and instantly fell in love with it. I loved hearing the show overall, and it was my first taste of listening to a gig from the Hot Space Tour. I have watched that show countless times and never get tired of it. A few months ago - the raw audience tape of "Queen - Live At The Bowl" was shared onto Queenzone. I was really excited to hear the audience source to see how it compared with the official release. Unlike the Wembley 1986 surprises, I was relieved to know that the entire show wasn't heavily doctored up. In the past, the only unofficial version of the show was from a 1983 TV broadcast that missed about a third of the show. This version of the show is 100% complete with overall reasonable quality! There are some slight speed issues in spots - but nothing that's very noticeable or that will detract from the listening experience. When listening to this show - you'll get a feeling why they selected this show to be officially released: Everybody sounds very strong and the performances are top notch. When watching the video of this show - everybody is having fun on stage and there is a great vibe throughout the gig. The last seven European Hot Space shows are some of the best 80s shows of Queen - any one of them could've been released officially. While my favorite shows from the European leg of the tour are Edinburgh and Kassel, I love this show as well and have no issues with this being the "main release" of the tour! As mentioned before - the band is very strong on the final show of the European Hot Space Tour. Freddie's voice is in great shape overall and unlike the famous Wembley 1986 show - his high notes aren't studio overdubs! Now… time to talk about the performances… "The Hero" is an energetic performance that is a great way to open up a concert. Freddie belts a great sustained B4 at the end of the song - but the 1st Edinburgh show has the best overall version of the song. The fast "We Will Rock You" is a great version with Freddie ad-libbing in spots (showing his great mood on stage), "Action This Day" has a few rough vocal moments and a bass flub (which was corrected on the official release), but Freddie sings the song well overall with him nailing the "some sunshine ray" line in the original octave, "Play The Game" is one of the best 1982 versions (if not the best) with Freddie passionately belting out the song and showcasing great vocal control (especially on the sustains and chorus parts), "Staying Power" is the best version of the song as the band are extremely tight and Freddie really nails the vocals on such a demanding song (he would have trouble with this song throughout the tour to varying degrees - but he thankfully didn't have much difficulty on this night!), "Somebody To Love" is a passionate version with great power displayed by the mustached legend (although there's quite a few better versions from the tour), "Now I'm Here" has some off vocals from Freddie in the intro (monitor issues?), but he gets his groove back when the song's heavier section kicks in, "Dragon Attack" is a great version with the rare time a technical mishap aids a performance (Brian breaks a string and this allows John Deacon to play the bass solo on the song for the only known time on stage), "Love Of My Life" is a great version with the crowd atmosphere being fantastic, and "Save Me" has wonderful Freddie vocals with a fantastic ending! "Back Chat" is a great version overall and really shows why the Hot Space songs translated amazingly to the live stage, "Get Down Make Love" is a good version, "Under Pressure" is one of the best 1982 versions (check out Freddie's awesome sustains), "Fat Bottomed Girls" has the infamous "locality" blooper - but the overall performance is good, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" sounds really good with Freddie nailing the vocals, "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a good version overall, "Tie Your Mother Down" has some slight vocal roughness in spots - but still remains a solid performance, "Sheer Heart Attack" is an energetic version with Brian showcasing his guitar skills (he plays the riff to "I Go Crazy"), "We Will Rock You" is a solid version, and "We Are The Champions" sounds really good with Freddie sounding excellent on the belts and sustains (it's the best 1982 version overall)! ENJOY!!! Note: See if you can spot the differences between the official release and this raw audience version!