Queen Rock Montreal Explained

Queen Rock Montreal is a live album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on 29 October 2007 as a double CD, Blu-ray, DVD, and triple vinyl in the UK and the following day in the US.

It was recorded in Montreal, Quebec, at the Montreal Forum on 24 November and 25 November 1981, the final concerts of The Game Tour. AllMusic described Queen's performance as being "deliberately theatrical and often majestic".

This marks the first official release of the film soundtrack to the concert film We Will Rock You on an audio-only format. Unlike the original video release of We Will Rock You, which has been re-released as Queen Rock Montreal, this album features the full show (including "Flash" and "The Hero") fully remixed.^[1] Its soundtrack, Queen Rock Montreal, was released on double CD (by Hollywood Records for the US and Canada and by Parlophone Records for Europe and EMI for the rest of the world) and triple vinyl LP.^[2]

A special double DVD Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid included Queen's performance at Live Aid as well as never before seen interviews and rehearsal footage. HD-DVD and Blu-ray versions were released on 4 December 2007.

On November 2023 it was announced that the concert film will be released in IMAX from 18 January 2024 to 21 January 2024.^[3] Due to high demand, this limited theatrical run was extended through to 28 January 2024.^[4]

The concert was remastered and given a limited theatrical release in January 2024 and released on all formats including 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray later the same year, giving the option to watch it in its original full-frame aspect ratio or cropped to 16:9 widescreen as per the 2007 release. This will be available on standard Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray, the latter also featuring optional HDR for both aspect ratios. ^[5]

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Intro" – 1:59
2. "We Will Rock You (Fast)" (Brian May) – 3:06
3. "Let Me Entertain You" (Freddie Mercury) – 2:48
4. "Play the Game" (Mercury) – 3:57
5. "Somebody to Love" (Mercury) – 7:53
6. "Killer Queen" (Mercury) – 1:59
7. "I'm in Love with My Car" (Roger Taylor) – 2:03
8. "Get Down, Make Love" (Mercury) – 4:45
9. "Save Me" (May) – 4:14
10. "Now I'm Here" (May) – 5:31
11. "Dragon Attack" (May) – 3:11
12. "Now I'm Here (Reprise)" (May) – 1:53
13. "Love of My Life" (Mercury) – 3:56

Disc two

1. "Under Pressure" (Queen, David Bowie) – 3:49
2. "Keep Yourself Alive" (May) – 3:29
3. "Drum and Tympani Solo" (Taylor) – 3:00
4. "Guitar Solo" (May) – 5:11
5. "Flash" (May) * – 2:11
6. "The Hero" (May) * – 1:51
7. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Mercury) – 4:15
8. "Jailhouse Rock" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:32
9. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Mercury) – 5:28
10. "Tie Your Mother Down" (May) – 3:52
11. "Another One Bites the Dust" (John Deacon) – 4:00
12. "Sheer Heart Attack" (Taylor) – 3:53
13. "We Will Rock You" (May) – 2:09
14. "We Are the Champions" (Mercury) – 3:27
15. "God Save the Queen" (traditional) (arr. May) – 1:27

* previously unreleased

Track listing (Double disc Live Aid footage)

Live Aid

1. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
2. "Radio Ga Ga"
3. "Hammer To Fall"
4. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
5. "We Will Rock You"
6. "We Are The Champions"
7. "Is This The World We Created"

• All tracks recorded live at Wembley Stadium, 13 July 1985.

Personnel

Queen

• Freddie Mercury – lead vocals, piano, acoustic rhythm guitar on "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", tambourine on "Keep Yourself Alive", backing vocals on "I'm in Love with My Car"
• Brian May – harmony and backing vocals, guitars, piano on "Save Me" and "Flash", synthesizer on "Flash"
• Roger Taylor – harmony and backing vocals, drums, percussion, lead vocals on "I'm in Love with My Car" and "Another One Bites the Dust" (chorus), synthesizer on "Intro"
• John Deacon – backing vocals, bass guitar

Production

• Josh Macrae – mix producer
• Justin Shirley-Smith – mix producer
• Kris Fredriksson – Pro Tools HD
• Reinhold Mack – recording engineer
• Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
• Richard Gray – artwork

Charts

Chart (2007–2008)!scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Music DVDs (ARIA)[6]	9
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[7]	24
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[8]	73

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/songs/rockmontreal.htm#flash Queen Rock Montreal
2. http://queenonline.com/news_item.php?article=1672377 queenonline.com
3. Web site: QueenOnline.com - News . 2024-01-05 . www.queenonline.com.
4. Web site: Schube . Will . 2024-01-25 . ‘Queen Rock Montreal’ IMAX Film To Receive Extended Theatrical Run . 2024-01-28 . uDiscover Music . en-US.
5. Web site: Press Release: Queen To Release Queen Rock Montreal . Queen Online . 14 March 2024.
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7. Web site: Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 20. hét . . 24 May 2024.
8. Web site: Queen – Rock Montreal (Album) . Mexican Charts . Hung Medien . ASP . 1 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019222040/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Queen&titel=Rock+Montreal&cat=a . 19 October 2012 .