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Live At Groenoorhallen Leiden Netherlands 25th April 1982.
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The “HOT SPACE Tour” European leg, which is said to be “only a famous performance”. And the Netherlands, which is known as Europe’s No. 1 parent QUEEN country. Introducing a masterpiece live album that has become a masterpiece by mixing two good points.
It was “April 25, 1982 Leiden performance” that was imbued with such a work. It is the excellent audience recording. “Europe in 1982 is special” … If you can pay attention to this article, you may be familiar with it on many live albums. “HOT SPACE” itself was the biggest problem in QUEEN history, but Freddie exploded on the tour. Not only was it a greasy climax as a vocalist, but with the support keyboardist, the degree of freedom has increased dramatically. It became possible to run around from one end of the stage to the other and perform, and there were a series of explosive tension shows where you could fully enjoy the feeling of openness. Why was only Europe special in such a “HOT SPACE Tour”? In order to explain the meaning again, let’s first look back on the schedule at that time.
<< March “HOT SPACE” completed >>
・ April 9-May 22: Europe (26 performances) ← ★ Coco ★
《May 21st release of “HOT SPACE”》
・ May 29-June 5: UK (4 performances) ← * Official QUEEN ON FIRE
・ July 21-September 15: North America (33 performances)
・ October 19th-November 3rd: Japan (6 performances)
This is 1982 QUEEN. As you can see, the “Europe” leg is the beginning of the tour, where “HOT SPACE” has been completed but has not yet been released. Freddie was frustrated by the unpopularity of the album in the official video “QUEEN ON FIRE”, but this work was before that. Moreover, it is also the first leg with support, and its openness is much stronger than in North America and Japan.
It was such “Europe in 1982”, but the point is that the Leiden performance of this work is yet another “Netherlands”. As I mentioned in “THE HAGUE 1974” that I introduced the other day, his country is actually Europe’s number one parent QUEEN country. After all, all the albums after “SHEER HEART ATTACK” are in the top 10 of the national chart, and 9 works other than 3 have won the 1st place on the chart. Even if the three works that missed the first place, “JAZZ” is the third place / “FLASH GORDON” is the seventh place / “A KIND OF MAGIC” is the second place, which is ridiculously popular. Although Japan and South America are also known by their parents QUEEN, the Netherlands is the only country in the world that does not shake so thoroughly.
The show is always fulfilling only in such a hugely popular Netherlands. Even among collectors, “QUEEN’s Dutch products” are half-branded. Of course, we also archive Dutch performances with many masterpieces. It’s a good opportunity, so let’s organize the lineup here.
● 1974 (1 performance)
・ December 8 “THE HAGUE 1974”
● 1977 (1 performance) / 1978 (2 performances) / 1979 (2 performances)
● 1980 (1 performance)
・ November 27, “LEIDEN 1980”
● 1982 (2 performances)
・ April 25: Leiden performance ← ★ This work ★
● 1984 (1 performance)
・ September 20 “LEIDEN 1984”
● 1986 (3 performances)
・ June 11 “LEIDEN 1986 1ST NIGHT”
… And it looks like this. Unfortunately, the growth period of the late 70’s is still unknown, but you can experience all the tours during the full period of the 80’s. In this work, you can experience the 1982 stage known as the climax.
The introduction has become quite long. This work, which recorded such a delicious show, has a delicious sound. Of course, it is in the category of vintage audience, but the sound that does not make you feel dubbing marks is fresh, and the core that reaches straight is strong from Tsu. In particular, Freddy’s vocals are clearly understood up to each word of the lyrics, and Brian’s guitar is also vivid at the level of picking nuances. In fact, it’s sometimes an incomplete master that lacks the last “We Will Rock You,” “We Are The Champions,” and “God Save The Queen,” but it’s a complete that has been on the market before. The sound is better than the version (By the way, there is a theory that the last 3 songs of the complete version master will be performed separately. In this work, only the beauty master passed, and I did not dare to make up for it already).
The show drawn with such a beautiful clear sound is an enthusiastic performance because it is the Netherlands supported by tremendous support. The song selection of the set is based on “QUEEN ON FIRE”, so I will omit the analysis, but the song order is actually fresh. The opening is especially fresh. Although it is familiar to see the flow of snow falling into “We Will Rock You (Fast)” starting with “The Hero”, “Tie Your Mother Down” pops out here instead of “We Will Rock You”. As a matter of fact, in “Europe in 1982”, I also tried to start with “Action This Day” and “Sheer Heart Attack”, and the spirit of experimentation was rich. Among them, “Tie Your Mother Down” is also a standard flow that has been adopted several times, and you can enjoy both freshness and mellowness.
Along with Japan and South America … No, maybe the Netherlands who loved QUEEN more than that. This work is a valuable live album where you can experience the climax of QUEEN in such a place. If this sound had been recorded until the end, it would have been a permanent preservation press … Aside from such complaints, the more you dig deeper and the more you listen, the more you will be dizzy with its importance and wonderful show. Please enjoy it to your heart’s content.
★ Excellent audience recording of “April 25, 1982 Leiden performance”. The sound that does not make you feel dubbing marks is fresh, and the core that reaches straight is also strong from Tsu. In particular, Freddy’s vocals are clearly understood word by word in the lyrics, and Brian’s guitar is also a vivid recording at the level of picking nuances. Unfortunately, the last two songs were missed, but the performance was Tokuno. After all, speaking of Europe on the HOT SPACE Tour, it is a famous climax leg that “there is only a famous performance”, and the site is the Netherlands, the most pro-QUEEN country in Europe. This is a hidden treasure album where you can experience a masterpiece that can’t get worse with a fresh sound.
