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At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: FELINEGUITARS on November 27, 2009, 10:44:56 AM
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The BBC are showing a repeat of the 1975 Queen concert at Hammersmith Odeon
Bohemian Rhapsody had just gone to Number 1 in the charts (it meant something to be No1 back then!)
Well worth watching
Today, 23:35 on BBC Two
From BBC's listing for the programme:
On Christmas Eve 1975, Queen crowned a glorious year with a special concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon. The final night of their triumphant UK tour, the show was broadcast live on BBC TV and radio, and has become a legendary event in Queen's history.
Featuring stunning renditions of early hits Keep Yourself Alive, Liar and Now I'm Here alongside Brian May's epic guitar showcase Brighton Rock, a rip-roaring version of the then new Bohemian Rhapsody and the crowd-pleasing Rock 'n' Roll Medley, this hour-long concert shows Queen at an early peak and poised to conquer the world.
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Thanks for the "heads up" on this... I've seen it before but never enough times.
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That's nice timing, I've been listening to Queen a lot this week despite going through my whole life without ever buying one of their albums! I also saw a clip from that Hammersmith show recently, never seen it before. I love the '70s period when they all had hair!
Thanks Jon, I'll definitely watch that. :)
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Thanks for the heads-up :D
I saw it when it was first broadcast - no idea how, I was only 12, and the TV in our house was very much controlled by what my Dad wanted to watch. Seeing as I wasn't really into rock music at the time, I don't really imagine me arguing too strongly to see it, and I really can't see my Dad going out of his way to watch those camp nail-varnish-wearing chaps at the time!!
BUT... I strongly believe that this concert, and the video for "We are the Champions" a year or two later are almost entirely responsible for enticing me into music-performance rather than playing cricket like wot my Dad wanted! :lol:
Is it the same concert that won the BBC video vote on Live Aid? - they offered us several famous music things from through the ages, and the Queen gig beat all-comers... I can remember watching "In the Lap of the Gods (revisited)" that afternoon and learning something very useful for a lead vocalist - "if you know you can't reach the recorded high-note, sing a harmony instead, with conviction, it's just as good..."
Looking forward to it :D
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Thanks for the heads-up :D
I saw it when it was first broadcast - no idea how, I was only 12, and the TV in our house was very much controlled by what my Dad wanted to watch. Seeing as I wasn't really into rock music at the time, I don't really imagine me arguing too strongly to see it, and I really can't see my Dad going out of his way to watch those camp nail-varnish-wearing chaps at the time!!
BUT... I strongly believe that this concert, and the video for "We are the Champions" a year or two later are almost entirely responsible for enticing me into music-performance rather than playing cricket like wot my Dad wanted! :lol:
Is it the same concert that won the BBC video vote on Live Aid? - they offered us several famous music things from through the ages, and the Queen gig beat all-comers... I can remember watching "In the Lap of the Gods (revisited)" that afternoon and learning something very useful for a lead vocalist - "if you know you can't reach the recorded high-note, sing a harmony instead, with conviction, it's just as good..."
Looking forward to it :D
this clip?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-sW3ftqPeA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-sW3ftqPeA)
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Hopefully it'll be on Iplayer- I have a gig tonight.
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Cheers - in the Sky+ planner!
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Got this one taping to watch tomorrow at some point. Cheers for the notice.
EDIT - not taping, sky +ing!
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this clip?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-sW3ftqPeA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-sW3ftqPeA)
Yep, I think that's the one.
Alas! I missed it last night :(
Just couldn't stay awake... slept through the whole thing!! Gettin too old I guess... :lol:
However, checking through a couple of those Queen clips on youtube has just thrown me into "Queen" mode - happens every couple of years, I end up listening to and watching Queen for weeks on end... :roll:
Might have to put the strat down... my Riff Raff loaded SG is the guitar most suited at the moment, and the iminent christmas arrival of an AC4TV (which I used an SG to test out) will match this mood very well!
(Just have to make sure I don't go near any shops with "Red Special" copies in :lol:)
Actually, Jonathan, have you ever looked into making one? I know you've handled the original... I suspect you must have contemplated one at some point :D
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I caught the end of it in bed - I'd not heard their Jailhouse Rock cover before. Pretty good although I prefer the ZZ Top version on Fandango. I'll be watching the recording from the start at some point over the next few days.
Actually, Jonathan, have you ever looked into making one? I know you've handled the original... I suspect you must have contemplated one at some point :D
Are we expecting you to be the owner of a Red Special any time soon Andy?
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Actually, Jonathan, have you ever looked into making one? I know you've handled the original... I suspect you must have contemplated one at some point :D
Are we expecting you to be the owner of a Red Special any time soon Andy?
Yes, if he just happens to be strolling past a music shop on an "Andy day" and one starts calling his name! :wink:
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It would have to be an "Andy Day" during one of my "Queen" phases :lol:
No "Andy Days" on the immediate horizon - not enough unallocated funds in the tin under the bed!
No, I was just thinking aloud up there ^ (still am...)
I've often wondered "what sort of guitar would I want if I went to Feline with a commission..." - and I don't really have a sensible answer or one that remains attractive after thinking about it for a week or so...
And then I suddenly realised, while typing my last post here, that a "Red Special" is something a bit out of the ordinary that I have had a vague desire for on-and-off for nearly 30 years, and Jonathan is a big Queen fan... and...
:roll:
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Go on, get the order in! :P
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:lol: Still at the "thinking" stage... and I suspect there might be issues over copying it for sale...
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You'll also need a curly perm and clogs (I've already got mine)
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:lol: Still at the "thinking" stage... and I suspect there might be issues over copying it for sale...
Possibly, but how about DIY? It's quite popular (check out this link http://rs-onevision.50webs.com/index1.htm (http://rs-onevision.50webs.com/index1.htm) ) and I'm sure there's no harm getting a professional to help you with it... for a fee naturally.
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You'll also need a curly perm and clogs (I've already got mine)
:lol:
:lol: Still at the "thinking" stage... and I suspect there might be issues over copying it for sale...
Possibly, but how about DIY? It's quite popular (check out this link http://rs-onevision.50webs.com/index1.htm (http://rs-onevision.50webs.com/index1.htm) ) and I'm sure there's no harm getting a professional to help you with it... for a fee naturally.
Wow, that's quite interesting - wouldn't really solve the "what if I wanted a Feline guitar, wot sort would it be?" question though :lol:
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Wow, that's quite interesting - wouldn't really solve the "what if I wanted a Feline guitar, wot sort would it be?" question though :lol:
I'll have to make another Emerald Lion :P
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Could be, could be...
About the only drawback on that one, for me, would have been a big plus for others (eg Philly) - I'd prefer the full body thickness on an LP type.
If I was speccing up a guitar for myself, it would probably be red though! And I think it might be less "luxurious" than the Elmerald Lion. I suspect it would be a twin P90 affair, very much like the feel/vibe of my Gibson Faded SG Special, but mebbe a bit chunkier in the body - that's as far as I've got and keep coming back to every couple of months...
Meanwhile, while hacking Brian May riffs out on my SG this morning, I've been prowling around the interweb and found this:
http://www.brianmayguitars.co.uk/ (http://www.brianmayguitars.co.uk/)
I've seen these about, but never tried one, or really cottoned on to what they were. As there's affordable "offical" Red Specials, that's probably the route I'd go in this case. In a way I'd prefer the knife-edge-and-knitting-needle tremelo, but his guitar tech seems to think this is an improvement, so who knows? :lol:
Also, and this quite surprised me, they are slightly below the usual "Andrew budget" for guitars... looks like I need to try one out! :roll:
The fact they exist, in that price range, pretty much rules out the DIY route for me, I wanna play, more than try to build.
The existance of "brianmayguitars" also makes me think that there would definitely be "licensing issues" for other builders creating copies for sale!!
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The Brian May models aren't too bad at all -feel pretty comfy
they do a Super version made in Japan that is much closer to the original in terms of it's neck profile but that would be a deterrent to 99% of players as the original has a huge neck - it makes me admire Brian all the more!
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The Brian May models aren't too bad at all -feel pretty comfy
they do a Super version made in Japan that is much closer to the original in terms of it's neck profile but that would be a deterrent to 99% of players as the original has a huge neck - it makes me admire Brian all the more!
That's definitely true, I know Legra has done a few red-specials and the neck profile is something that is always changed!
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The Brian May models aren't too bad at all -feel pretty comfy
You're not wrong there... VERY comfy :D
Yep folks, yesterday was an "Andy Day" :roll: - and I blame Philly and Ian... completely, utterly, and entirely (with a little help from Jonathan, and a LOT of help from Mrs AndyR :lol:)
It turned out, during discussions, that the already wrapped AC4TV, as an amplifier, didn't really feel like much of a "Christmas Present" to Mrs R. And that a guitar, if it was the right one (eg a "special one that you wouldn't really buy because you don't really need it, but you'd rather like to have it anyway..."), would feel much more like a chrimbo pressie...
So I was dispatched up to town to see if I could find one to try. I found one, tried it, talked the shop (a Denmark St shop!) down to internet prices :o and walked off with a gig bag with "Brian May" written on it. The shop couldn't find the wang-bar (what's new? :lol:) but it's on order and hopefully will appear before I'm allowed to see the guitar again (25th Dec).
They're Korean made, but feel really high quality. I couldn't find any of the usual little niggles I spot on guitars. Eg the neck and fretwork is at least as good as the first Squier CV tele I tried - and a damn sight better than the two US Gibsons I have! :lol:
The switching arrangements are bit "crazy" to start with - but surprisingly easy to get used to. And strangely enough, on this guitar I can see more use for the "pickups in series, one out of phase, tone"... I don't like it at all on my Baja tele, and the S-1 switch might eventually go because of it. But on the Red Special it seems to kind of make some sense and a slightly more usable sound.
Roll on Christmas!!! (Of course, what this all meant was that I've now paid for the AC4TV myself, and it's kicking @rses and taking names even as we speak... :lol:)
they do a Super version made in Japan that is much closer to the original in terms of it's neck profile but that would be a deterrent to 99% of players as the original has a huge neck - it makes me admire Brian all the more!
I've always thought this as well - when I first read about it years ago, I couldn't belive he was managing to play how he does. I understand it's kinda "square" in profile, as well as somewhat chunkier, than your average speed neck? :lol:
The neck on the Korean Brian May guitars feels to me kinda like a cross between my strats and my Explorer. In fact, thinking about it, it's very similar to my old JV Squier strat's neck, except a fair bit wider (which was always a slight problem for me) - that's probably why I fell in love with it after 5 mins, even with 9s on it! I didn't measure it or compare it, but I don't know whether it's like the original in being a slightly shorter than Gibson scale-length - it does feel like I don't really want to put my usual 11s on it though. Still, that's all to look forward to :D
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Well done Andy !
Sounds great....you've got the Vox and the Red Special
All you have to do now is persuade me to sell you my Digitech Brian May Pedal :P
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Well done Andy !
Sounds great....you've got the Vox and the Red Special
All you have to do now is persuade me to sell you my Digitech Brian May Pedal :P
I think we need advice on the perm and the clogs first - and maybe one of those mid 70s costumes with the wings that he wore :lol: (and a corset to go under it, I'm not as slim as I used to be...)
I've got some black nail varnish somewhere (haven't used it since 82 or 83, so it might be a bit sticky by now), and I've still got a little stack of sixpences, so I'm pretty much set... just relearning the Bohemian Rhapsody guitar solo at the moment!
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The Brian May models aren't too bad at all -feel pretty comfy
You're not wrong there... VERY comfy :D
Yep folks, yesterday was an "Andy Day" :roll: - and I blame Philly and Ian... completely, utterly, and entirely (with a little help from Jonathan, and a LOT of help from Mrs AndyR :lol:)
:lol: :lol: Haha, what are you like? I think it's time we stopped labelling Twinfan (and possibly myself) as incurable GAS victims, and passed the mantle to you!
It turned out, during discussions, that the already wrapped AC4TV, as an amplifier, didn't really feel like much of a "Christmas Present" to Mrs R. And that a guitar, if it was the right one (eg a "special one that you wouldn't really buy because you don't really need it, but you'd rather like to have it anyway..."), would feel much more like a chrimbo pressie...
She's a diamond, that Mrs R. Don't let go of her. :D
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Congrats on the purchase, Andy!
I've always wanted to try out the Brian May guitars. I saw one in my local store a couple of months back but I was only in there to pick up some strings and picks and was in a bit of a hurry so never tried it out. I went back there a week or so later to give it a go but they had already sold it by then.
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Good stuff Andy! Looking forward to some clips once it's officially yours! I'm pleased that this was partly my fault!
Now you have the vox and the red special I think you should get a Greg Fryer/Brian May treble booster :wink:
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Mrs R should give out lessons to the "better halves" of all forumites. Mrs 38th could certainly learn a trick or two from Mrs R by the sounds of things.
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:lol:
Yep, I have to admit that I have a very special and very lovely wife :D
She'll be getting jolly stuff as well, but I'm very much aware how lucky I am to have a partner who regards "guitar-based" stuff as somewhat similar to her liking jewellery, holidays, or nice clothes - she therefore understands why "another guitar" might be something someone would actually want!!