Queen - Live at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States (Feb. 5th, 1977)

Tour: A Day at the Races
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Date: February 5th, 1977
City: New York City, New York, United States
Audio Quality: B
Attendance: 20,000

Ito ang unang palabas ng Queen sa MSG, at ito ay isang kamangha-manghang palabas. Gaya ng sasabihin mamaya ni Scott Gorham ni Lizzy na payat (at tiyak na hindi mabilang na iba pa), kapag naglaro ka na sa Hardin, sa wakas ay 'nagawa mo na' sa bahaging ito ng Atlantic.

Pagkatapos ng Ogre Battle, nagsalita si Freddie sa galit na galit na madla. "Thank you. Good evening everybody! Thank you, thank you for giving us such a nice welcome. It's really nice to be back here in New York. Okay, we're gonna have some fun tonight, okay? We think you'll like it. Right now we're gonna change the mood straight away, do something a bit quieter. So take it easy. Take it easy everybody. This... this... listen to me my darlings! Let me do the talking for a change." (kasabay ng pagputok ng mga usong paputok sa panahong ito!) "This is a song called White Queen."

Brian, bago ang '39:  "We're gonna do something a little different now. We've never done this in New York before. We weren't up to it last time; we didn't have the guts. This is something off the last album. It features the dulcet tones of Mr. Taylor. And Mr. Mercury. This is '39."

Itinigil ni Freddie ang palabas saglit pagkatapos ng Stone Cold Crazy, dahil tila may kaunting isyu sa kuryente. Pinagpatuloy niya: "This next song is a song that we do... every time we do a show we love to do it. Before Queen began [nakaka-curious ang pariralang ito]. It's called Liar." Ang bersyon na ito ng kanta ay paltos.

Brian, habang nakaupo si Freddie sa piano pagkatapos ng Liar: "Thank you for making this a night to remember. We're gonna give you something else to remember. We'd like to leave you in the lap of the gods. Thanks a lot."

Sa pagtatapos ng Jailhouse Rock, gumanap si Brian ng riff mula sa The Beatles' I Feel Fine nang ilang beses. "It was a pleasure doing business with you," sabi ni Freddie sa dulo ng palabas. Nagsagawa ng party ang Elektra Records para sa banda pagkatapos ng concert.

Matapos ang matagumpay at napakahalagang palabas na ito, nalaman ng Queen na ang Yes (napasigla ng pagbabalik ni Rick Wakeman sa banda) ay nakatakdang tumugtog ng tatlong magkakasunod na gabi sa Hardin, kung saan si Freddie, na laging gustong maghangad ng mas mataas, ay sumagot, "That's it, five nights!"

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - 01. Ogre Battle [cut]
00:01:30 - 02. White Queen (As It Began)
00:07:40 - 03. Somebody to Love
00:13:00 - 04. The "New York City" Medley
00:21:35 - 05. Sweet Lady
00:26:07 - 06. Brighton Rock [cut]
00:35:18 - 07. '39
00:39:14 - 08. You Take My Breath Away
00:42:37 - 09. The "White Man" Suite
00:52:50 - 10. Bohemian Rhapsody
00:58:21 - 11. Stone Cold Crazy [cut]
01:00:23 - 12. Keep Yourself Alive [cut]
01:04:33 - 13. Liar
01:13:22 - 14. In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited
E N C O R E
01:18:35 - 15. Now I'm Here
E N C O R E
01:25:07 - 16. Rock 'n' Roll Medley [cut]
01:31:50 - 17. Roger trashed his f***ing drums, again!!
01:32:07 - 18. God Save the Queen [tape; cut]

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