Queen - Live in Uniondale, NY (6th February 1977)

QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN

Tour: A Day at the Races | Leg 1: North America
Date: 6th February 1977
Venue: Nassau Coliseum
City: Uniondale, New York, USA
Attendance: 17,000

Audio Quality: C+
Lineage: 8mm video master - DVD-R (1) - WAV - FLAC level 8

The picture was taken by Richard Aaron.

Just a day after the historic debut performance at the MSG the band play in front of a similarly sized crowd a few miles east of New York City on Long Island. The rough audio stems from an 8mm video and only contains three songs. A full audience recording exists but only the set of Opening band Thin Lizzy has surfaced as of February 2023.

There's not much to say about the performances as I can't make a good statement with only three songs existing. What is there to state is that Freddie definitely sounds weaker than any of the previous four circulating shows and has to adapt to some weaker phrasings already, marking the begin of another run of weak shows. The band is again holding back but even more than in New York and "Liar", usually a showpiece for the entire band, is quite dull tonight.

00:00:00 - 01. Sweet Lady [cut]
00:03:16 - 02. Bohemian Rhapsody [cut]
00:08:26 - 03. Liar [cut]

[mymelancholyboots]

1. Sweet Lady (7/10) – Freddie’s voice finally seems to get more tired on this fourth show in a row as he’s opting for some strange semi-conservative phrasings during the first verse. The second verse is sung more carefully in general although it allows Freddie got nail “WAITING on the shelf” really strongly. The bridge is strong with the typically strong harmonies and Freddie getting the slide confidently. The solo section is strong with the band once again hammering out some great stuff at full speed and Freddie having some fun with his adlibs. Towards the end, Brian plays some fantastic fast licks. The ending itself is cut.
2. Bohemian Rhapsody (6/10) – After the first line, the studio version cuts in for some reason. After the pre-chorus we cut back into the live version where Freddie nails the studio “Mama Ooh” quite clean. The Ab4s afterwards are rough. The second verse is fine with a crack “Got to go”. The pre-chorus is decent but Freddie opts for the conservative “Mama Ooh” once more. The rock section still sees Freddie nailing the Ab4s with confidence and power. The ending is solid.
3. Liar (7/10) – The intro sounds solid from what we have (the drum intro is slightly cut) with the band again playing some nice twists here and there without going too far unfortunately. The verses section is solid. The guitar break also doesn’t contain as much improvising as last night although Brian still adds a few fun licks. Most of the first half of the bridge is cut. What we have is once again solid but doesn’t exceed any norms. Roger lets out an enormous fill before the solo. Brian begins with the main riff from the studio and it’s unfortunate but I really have to say that this is one of the least interesting solos I’ve heard in quite some time as Brian basically does nothing for a minute and when he really starts playing some great licks the solo is basically over already. There is some strange warbling but the slave section is strong with the usual great musicianship. The drumming afterwards is fantastic show and easily the best thing about this 15 minutes we have! The bass solo is slightly cut, the ending is good.


Highlights: None
Lowlights: None
Average Rating: 6.7/10

[gaminglegend]

OMG WHAT Freddie nailed the "life had just begun" falsetto live?! /s

[beneaththeremains]

There is actually an alternate film for this show uploaded to Ryan Newton's channel of them performing Big Spender. Would it be possible to merge both sources?