Queen / Live In Rio / 1DVD

Queen / Live In Rio / 1DVD / Non Label
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Rock In Rio Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th & 18th January 1985. Pro-Shot

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QUEEN The greatest problem work in history is reprinted with the highest quality. The identity of “biggest problematic work” is the official video “LIVE IN RIO”. It is a multi camera / professional shot when I appeared in the 1st ROCK IN RIO, the biggest event of the century. Currently, Latin America is a huge market in the rock world, but “ROCK IN RIO” is its beginning and declares the opening to the world. It was conducted in 10 days from January 11 (Friday) to January 20 (Sunday), and it was a historical super-huge event that gathered a large crowd of 14 million people in total. QUEEN appeared in the headliner of the first day “January 11” and the eighth day “January 18” among them. Not only did the large crowd, which is said to have 500,000 people, gathered at the work site, as well as a television broadcast, it was a historic night witnessed by 200 million people worldwide.
That picture was released as software at that time, one legend that has been told with various sayings. Although unofficial reprints have been done with various forms in the past, this work digitized precisely from the Japanese mint quality disc of the mint quality which the core mania was treasuring. It was reprinted as a permanent preservation press here at the highest peak image beauty sound ever.
So why is “LIVE IN RIO” a problem work? There are various reasons for that, but first of all it is quality. Even in the 1990s, “South America quality” does not have a very good impression, but in 1985 it was even more childish. Because it is a South American unlocked on a huge scale that has not been experienced in Europe and the United States, that technology can not be said to be superb flattering also. Camera work to remove dark lighting, sweet picture quality, rough mix, highlight compared to other images of the same age …… It was immature that many bands did not officially release at that time while shooting. Nevertheless, although QUEEN’s biggest thing can also be seen in the vicinity of releasing, fans also have a reputation for fans such as “Official in this?” “Roger’s drum kit is salty” and so on. At present it can not hope for recurrence of single item …… It is such quality.
I have no idea whether I am complaining or disgruntled, is this work a bad work? That is not it. Compared with other official works, the sweet quality is also a special class if you look at the boot leg standards, and the image beauty / sound quality raised from the Japanese version of the laser disc must be the highest peak. Moreover, the “reality of South America” ​​drawn with that quality is also unique. What is amazing is the scale. The tremendousness of hundreds of thousands of flocks gathered in the field. And Freddie’s courage to manipulate the large crowd freely is a huge spectacle that is different from any other official image.
Its passion is not just a gimmick looking for a huge festival. Anyway, Queen of the time was a cliff. The cracks entered into the human relationship within the band, and the solo activity was also active, but the more decisive is the South African performance at the unfamiliar apartheid. Although the political consciousness of the members was thin, it is a situation where it receives a tremendous bashing from all over the world and even it is listed on the UN blacklist. “ROCK IN RIO” of this work was right after that, it was a big opportunity to return stigma. After all, Brazil was a parent QUEEN country next to Japan, and “I Want To Break Free” was a big hit among people suffering from tyranny. QUEEN who speaks for feelings of freedom is being hailed with great enthusiasm and it is the performance of the spirit of trying to recover at once.
Here may be some people who think “South America is a booing incident?” Actually, there is also a saying in that “I Want To Break Free”, on Friday “January 11”, Freddy is feminine like a promo clip. Although it appeared quietly, people who loved this song as “theme song for opening” feel insulted by the directing, throw things into the stage, big booing occurs. It is supposed to try to recover the stigma, but it has been put in a further dilemma … and it is engraved in history.
However, I can not see such a dark shadow in this work. The cause is in the composition of this work. Approximately the first day of the issue “January 11” is used, but three songs “Now I’m Here”, “Love Of My Life” and “I Want To Break Free” are on Festival Day 8 “January 18 Day “images are used. In “I Want To Break Free” here, there is no girlfriend, Freddie who is stoic and dandy will sing a song. In other words, this work has become a work that can taste plenty of only the spirit returning feelings without scenes said to have done “(You can enjoy the problem scene with the bonus DVDR).

“First ROCK IN RIO” became a major turning point not only for QUEEN but also for popular music around the world. QUEEN was shining all over the place. It is one that focused on its “glow”. Although it is “South America quality”, it is a definitive edition reviving the performance with the highest peak quality with superb huge scale with visual beauty which can not be based on boot leg standard. We will deliver it to you at hand over this weekend.
QUEEN史上最大の問題作が最高峰クオリティで復刻です。“最大の問題作”の正体とは、オフィシャル映像『LIVE IN RIO』。世紀の一大イベント、第１回ROCK IN RIOに出演した際のマルチカメラ・プロショットです。現在、ロック界において南米は巨大な市場となっていますが、“ROCK IN RIO”はその端緒であり、幕開けを世界に宣言するもの。１月11日（金曜）から１月20日（日曜）までの10日間で実施され、合計1,400万人もの大群衆を集った歴史的な超巨大イベントでした。QUEENが出演したのは、その中でも初日「１月11日」と８日目「１月18日」のヘッドライナー。現場には25万人とも50万人とも言われる大群衆が集っただけでなく、テレビ放送もされ、全世界２億人が目撃した歴史的な夜でした。
その映像は当時ソフトとしてリリースされつつ、さまざまな曰わくが付いて語られてきた伝説の１本。これまでもさまざまなカタチでアンオフィシャルな復刻が行われてきましたが、本作はコア・マニアが秘蔵していたミント・クオリティの日本盤レーザーディスクから精緻にデジタル化。史上最高峰の映像美・サウンドでここに永久保存プレスとして復刻いたしました。
では、なぜ『LIVE IN RIO』は問題作なのか。それには様々な理由が挙げられますが、まず第一はクオリティ。90年代でも“南米クオリティ”と言うとあまり良い印象がありませんが、この1985年ではさらに稚拙。欧米にとっても経験がないような巨大スケールの上にロック未開の南米ですから、その技術はお世辞にも極上とは言えない。同時代の他映像と比べても、暗めの照明、甘い画質、荒っぽいミックス、見どころを外してしまうカメラワーク……当時、多くのバンドが撮影しながらほとんど公式リリースしなかったのも頷ける未熟さ。それでもなお、リリースを敢行した辺りにQUEENの大物ぶりもうかがえますが、ファン達も「これでオフィシャル？」「ロジャーのドラムキットがしょっぱい」等々、さんざんな評判。現在となっては単品再発は望めまい……そんなクオリティなのです。
褒めてるのか貶しているのか分からなくなってきましたが、本作がダメ作品なのか？というと、さにあらず。他の公式作品に比べると甘いクオリティも、ブートレッグ基準で見れば特級ですし、日本盤レーザーディスクから起こされた映像美・サウンドクオリティは最高峰に違いない。しかも、そのクオリティで描かれる”南米の現実”もまた唯一無二。何よりも凄いのはスケール。現場には集った数十万人の群れの凄まじさ。そして、その大群衆を自在に操るフレディの勇姿は、他のいかなる公式映像とも違う超巨大なスペクタクルなのです。
その熱演は、単なる巨大フェスに臨む気概だけではありません。何しろ、当時のQUEENは崖っぷち。バンド内の人間関係にヒビが入り、ソロ活動も活発になっていたわけですが、さらに決定的なのが悪名高きアパルトヘイトでの南アフリカ公演。メンバー達に政治的な意識は薄かったわけですが、世界中から猛バッシングを受け、国連のブラックリストにさえ載ってしまう事態。本作の“ROCK IN RIO”はその直後にあたり、汚名返上の大チャンスだったのです。なにしろ、当時ブラジルは日本と並ぶ親QUEEN国で、「I Want To Break Free」が圧政に苦しむ人々の間で大ヒット。自由への想いを代弁してくるQUEENが大熱狂と共に歓待され、一気に挽回しようという気迫のパフォーマンスなのです。
ここで「南米と言えば、ブーイング事件でしょ？」と思われる方もいらっしゃるかも知れません。実は、その「I Want To Break Free」にも曰わくがありまして、初日「１月11日」には、フレディがプロモクリップ同様に女装。意気揚々と登場するのですが、この曲を“開放のテーマソング”として愛していた人々はその演出に侮辱されたと感じ、ステージに物を投げ込み、大ブーイングが巻き起こる。汚名挽回を図るはずが、更なる窮地に立たされた……と歴史に刻まれているのです。
しかし、本作にそんな暗い影は見えません。その原因は、本作の構成にある。おおよそは問題の初日「１月11日」を使用していますが、「Now I’m Here」「Love Of My Life」「I Want To Break Free」の３曲はフェス８日目「１月18日」の映像が使われている。ここでの「I Want To Break Free」では女装もなく、ストイックでダンディなフレディが熱唱する。つまり、本作は“やらかした”と言われるシーン抜きに、汚名返上の気迫だけをたっぷりと味わえる作品になっているのです（問題のシーンはボーナスDVDRでお楽しみ頂けます）。

QUEENだけでなく、世界のポピュラー音楽にとって大きな転換点となった“第１回ROCK IN RIO”。その現場で一際輝いていたQUEEN。その“輝き”に焦点を絞りきった１本です。いかに“南米クオリティ”とは言え、ブートレッグ基準ではあり得ない映像美で超・巨大なスケール、熱演を最高峰クオリティで蘇らせた決定版。今週末、あなたのお手元にお届けいたします。
(59:13)
1. Machines Intro * 2. Tie Your Mother Down * 3. Seven Seas Of Rhye *
4. Keep Yourself Alive * 5. Liar * 6. It’s A Hard Life * 7. Now I’m Here **
8. Is This The World We Created…? * 9. Love Of My Life ** 10. Brighton Rock *
11. Hammer To Fall * 12. Bohemian Rhapsody * 13. Radio Ga Ga * 14. I Want To Break Free **
15. We Will Rock You * 16. We Are The Champions * 17. God Save The Queen *

* 11th January ** 18th January

PRO-SHOT COLOUR NTSC Approx.59min.