Re: Question for Roger fans

["L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>]

>I've been stealing some Roger solo stuff from the 'net.  I came across "I 
>Want It All" with Queen.  What is the origin of this recording?  Is it from 
>the big Freddie Mercury tribute concert from London?
>
>It intros with the Pinball Wizard riff and then cuts into the Queen tune.

Yup, that's where it's from.  You should get the video--it's hilarious. :)

They started off with the headbangers and by the time they were an hour into 
the show, the audience was crazy.  They were screaming and throwing bottle 
and that sh**.  Brian May played the PW intro, and he's grinning, like maybe 
they've had a great time with this in rehearsal, but when Roger comes out 
he's breathing fire.  You can hear his voice smack into the far end of the 
stadium and come back, and within five seconds the audience is quiet and 
staring at the stage.

Half way through the song Brian May realizes he's not got heavy enough 
strings on his guitar, and you can see him stare at Roger.  You hear that 
stuff about The Who being the world's loudest rock band, you know, but it 
doesn't really mean anything until you've got Daltrey standing on your stage 
and drowning out everything but the bass.

This is the clearest demonstration of the difference between hard rock and 
heavy metal that I've ever seen, BTW.  The PW intro seems to have been to 
give Roger the key.  He starts the song off a capella.


keets

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