I think most people will agree that Queen were the biggest band on the planet at one point, and they also had (what I call) two careers. The Rock band Queen, and the Pop band Queen. This live album sees the end of the Rock and the beginning of the Pop.
I think Jazz was the album that they were promoting at the time, and three tracks are played from that album. But it’s the more rockin’ tracks that do it for me – they were really a killer live band. I caught them live a couple of times in the 70’s and they were incredible. Most of the hits up until this point are aired, but it’s not necessarily the hits that get your attention. For me it’s tracks like Death On Two Legs and Brighton Rock where Brian really shows what an incredible player he is, and the band are just smokin’. Of course, Freddie steals the show as he always did.
This album is a great record of what they were like in the 70’s.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
