Queen - Live in Kanazawa (April 21st, 1979)

QUEEN

Tour: Jazz // Leg 3: Japan
Venue: Jissen Rinri Kinenkan
City: Kanazawa, Japan
Date: April 21st, 1979

Queen’s first and only show in Kanazawa wasn’t originally intended to be on the schedule, but a petition by local fans led to this extra date being added to the itinerary. After having pretty much died last night in terms of vocals by the end, Freddie's in possibly the worst shape he's ever been in by this point. He can barely sing anything above F4 and struggles hard with most of the songs, making several conservative phrasing choices and having a pretty hard time with nailing pretty much anything.

After the second night in Osaka, 'Spread Your Wings' was dropped from the setlist in order to try and preserve Freddie's voice, but tonight it seems the band wanted to give it one more go as they randomly play it after 'It's Late', the final time this song would be played on the 'Jazz' tour. The people of Kanazawa create a very special atmosphere as it's clear their enthusiasm is at an all time high, really filling up this 5,000-seater venue, listen to 'Teo Torriatte' for some wonderful audience participation. The show instrumentally is a bit of a step-down when compared to last night, Brian breaks a string twice during the show, once during 'Killer Queen' and the second one during 'It's Late'.

Sources:
-Audience Recording (B+)
Lineage: AUD - ? - "Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Rhapsody" (Direct Current DC-001) - WAV (EAC) - FLAC Level 8 (Trader's Little Helper)

00:00:00 - 00. Intro
00:00:22 - 01. Thunderbolts & Lightning [tape]
00:00:53 - 02. We Will Rock You (Fast)
00:03:57 - 03. Let Me Entertain You
00:07:32 - 04. Somebody To Love
00:14:52 - 05. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...)
00:18:24 - 06. Killer Queen
00:20:29 - 07. Bicycle Race
00:21:58 - 08. I’m In Love With My Car
00:24:14 - 09. Get Down, Make Love
00:29:14 - 10. You’re My Best Friend
00:31:48 - 11. Now I'm Here
00:41:25 - 12. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
00:45:58 - 13. Don’t Stop Me Now
00:51:53 - 14. Dreamers’ Ball
00:55:59 - 15. Love Of My Life
00:59:48 - 16. Band Introductions
01:00:26 - 17. ‘39
01:04:17 - 18. It’s Late
01:11:44 - 19. Spread Your Wings
01:17:48 - 20. Brighton Rock
01:30:39 - 21. Keep Yourself Alive
01:35:40 - 22. Bohemian Rhapsody
01:41:04 - 23. Tie Your Mother Down
E N C O R E
01:47:27 - 24. Sheer Heart Attack
E N C O R E
01:53:20 - 25. We Will Rock You
01:55:50 - 26. We Are The Champions
01:59:22 - 27. God Save The Queen [tape]

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