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Queen Rock Montreal

This article is about the 2007 concert film/live album. For the video of the 1981 version of the same concert, see We Will Rock You (video).

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.

Queen Rock Montreal
Live album by
Queen
Released29 October 2007
Recorded24–25 November 1981
1982 (overdubs)
2007 (overdubs)
VenueMontreal Forum, Montreal, Canada
GenreRock
Length98:03
LabelEMI/Parlophone (UK)
Hollywood (US)
ProducerJustin Shirley-Smith
Kris Fredriksson
Josh Macrae
Queen chronology
The A–Z of Queen, Volume 1
(2007) 		Queen Rock Montreal
(2007) 		The Singles Collection Volume 1
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

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".[1]

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, the album and CD features the full show (including "Flash" and "The Hero") fully remixed.[1][3]

On November 2023 it was announced that the concert would perform on cinema’s biggest screens with the global release of “QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL”, exclusively in IMAX from 18 January 2024 to 21 January 2024.[4] Due to high demand, this limited theatrical run was extended through to 28 January 2024.[5]

On 14th March 2024, the band's website announced a new 2-disc release of the film to come out on 10th May of that 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. [6]

Track listing edit

Disc one edit

  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 edit

  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

Personnel edit

Queen
  • Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano, acoustic rhythm guitar on "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", tambourine on "Keep Yourself Alive"
  • 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 edit

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austrian Top 75 Albums[7] 25
Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[8] 84
Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums[9] 62
French Top 200 Albums[10] 111
German Albums Chart[11] 17
Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 88
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 27
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[14] 54
Portuguese Top 30 Albums[15] 22
Spanish Top 100 Albums[16] 35
Swiss Top 100 Albums[17] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 20
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Mexican Top 100 Albums[19] 73

Certifications and sales edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Gold 7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Queen Rock Montreal. Allmusic. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Queen: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. ^ Queen Rock Montreal Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 16 July 2011
  4. ^ "QueenOnline.com - News". www.queenonline.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ Schube, Will (25 January 2024). "'Queen Rock Montreal' IMAX Film To Receive Extended Theatrical Run". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Press Release: Queen To Release Queen Rock Montreal". Queen Online. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Les Charts (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Queen / Longplay". Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  12. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Queen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Queen – Rock Montreal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  15. ^ "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Portuguese Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  16. ^ "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Spanish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  17. ^ "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)" (ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  18. ^ "Queen | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Queen – Rock Montreal (Album)". Mexican Charts. Hung Medien. Archived from the original (ASP) on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

External links edit

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