Live Magic (1996)
1. One Vision
2. Tie Your Mother Down
3. Seven Seas of Rhye
4. A Kind of Magic
5. Under Pressure
6. Another One Bites the Dust
7. I Want to Break Free
8. Is this the World We Created
9. Bohemian Rhapsody
10.Hammer to Fall
11.Radio Ga Ga
12.We Will Rock You
13.Friends Will Be Friends
14.We Are the Champions
15.God Save the Queen
Although this came out in many parts of the world
back in 1986, right after the tour it represents, it didn't see a release in the U.S.
until ten years later. At this point, the double CD
Live at Wembley '86 had already been released, so it was easy to see this one as
a bit redundant. After all, there are no new songs since it's from the same tour. It's
almost as if this is a "one CD" version with the other being a "two CD version". And
depending on how much of a Queen fanatic you are, would influence which of these two you
would buy.
Upon closer examination, though, there are a couple of key distinctions. One, this is
not from one show, yet a collection of performances. I'm guessing, also, that the venues
were somewhat smaller than Wembley Stadium, so the overall sound comes across as a bit
more intimate. Then, to be brutally honest, they really did pick the best of the best
when they selected the songs here. There are a couple of omissions that I wish they would
have included, but overall, this is a nice chunk of a great tour.
Personally, I'm torn. I always want entire shows when I buy live recordings, but I find
myself listening to this one more often since it isn't bogged down by all the between
songs chatter and some obvious filler. Die hard fans probably own both anyway, but I actually
slightly prefer this one to the mammoth Live at Wembley '86.
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