Queen - Live in Long Beach (December 20th, 1977) - Remastered
Queen
Live at the Long Beach Arena
Long Beach, California, USA
December 20th, 1977
Audience Recording (Mike Millard)
Sound Quality: A
Attendance: 15,000
This is Queen’s first of two nights at Long Beach Arena nearing the end of their North American News Of The World tour. This is one of Queen’s greatest performances of all time, with all four of the boys giving it all they’ve got. Incredibly unfortunately, the setlist for the night is very cut down- missing out on many songs from the new album introduced for this tour, those being Spread Your Wings, It’s Late, and Sleeping On The Sidewalk.
With a two day break to rest his voice, Freddie is arguably the highlight of the night; firing on all cylinders, giving one of his most incredibly daring performances of 1977, albeit with a few rocky moments no doubt due to his vocal nodules.
Brian, Roger, and John are nothing to scoff at either, with creative licks, fills, and embellishments glistening throughout the