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Live Magic [Live]

QueenAudio CD
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (August 13, 1996)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Hollywood Records
  • ASIN: B000000OBR
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,331 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Queen's climactic show at Knebworth dominates this CD of live material from their 1986 tour. Join the crowd in their rapture as the band does We Will Rock You; Under Pressure; Another One Bites the Dust; We Are the Champions , and more!

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars QUEEN'S LIVE N LITE COMPILATION January 8, 2005
By G. YEO
Format:Audio CD
This disc was the 2nd live offering from Queen after QUEEN LIVE KILLERS was made in the late seventies.

I like it a lot and prefer this to Live at Wembley and even the recent On Fire, all of which are double sets.

Here's why - although it's edited - the performances are sterling. Versions of One Vision, Tie Your Mother Down and Radio Gaga are great.

No disagreements that Bohemian sounds butchered but the album moves along at a nice pace. It feels tighter. Worth getting for the songs unless you must have a complete double set of Queen in concert.

I will say that the definitive live Queen set is probably still in the vaults waiting to be released...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Magic live June 20, 2000
Format:Audio CD
I admit that »Queen Live Killers« is an even better live album than »Live Magic«. But I don't understand why everybody dislikes »Live Magic« 'cause it is another great live album. Like only Queen made'em!

Especially the close-to-medley in the second half of the recording. 6 or 7 great songs linked together in one Queen epic. Euphoric! The best performance of'em all is shown on »Hammer To Fall«.

This is pure Queen live power from the first tune to the last. Cheers!

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2.0 out of 5 stars The Magic is not here October 27, 2008
Format:Audio CD
Looking back at the 1970s and 1980s, sometimes many forget how big the band Queen was. If it weren't for Freddie Mercury's death in 1992, we might still be talking about Queen being as big a band as the Beatles. Even as Queen moved into the 1980s, while their popularity did slightly decline in the United States, it continued to be very high in Europe. As good a band as Queen was, it was their live performances that really were something special. Their performance at Live Aid is widely considered one of the greatest of all-time and their subsequent "Magic" tour is considered one of the all-time greatest concert tours. At the height of that magic tour were legendary concerts at Wembley Stadium and Knebworth Park that would wrap up the "Magic" tour. Queen would release CD and DVDs version of one of the Wembley Stadium shows. The CD would be called "Live at Wembley '86" and the DVD would be simply called "Live at Wembley" Both the CD and DVD versions would capture the true "magic" of a Queen live performance. Queen would also release another CD from the "Magic" Tour simply entitled "Live Magic". This would feature not only performances from the Wembley show, but also from Knebworth and Budapest. While this CD would have its moments, it would prove to pale in comparison with the "Live at Wembley" collections.

Queen is an example of the sum of the parts actually being greater than the whole. However, if you take each of the four members of Queen, they easily stand on their own as a top musician in their profession. Freddie Mercury is easily known to be the emotional and flamboyant lead vocalist of Queen who indeed has a legendary voice. Brian May is the legendary lead guitarist and probably the second most popular member of the band. Roger Taylor and John Deacon go extremely underrated. Listen to Taylor's thundering drumming in the studio or live and one can easily understand why he was asked to participate in an All Star Drum Jam (The S.O.S. All-Stars) at the Live Earth concert. As for John Deacon, he might be one of music's all-time underrated bass players. Many of his bass lines have proven to be the foundation for Queen's musical sound. In addition to being top musicians, all four members play integral roles in the songwriting. Queen's live performances cement how good these performers are. Even though "Live Magic" is a shell of what "Live at Wembley" is, it does demonstrate how good the four members of Queen are.

There are three reasons why "Live Magic" is a poor collection.

1."Live Magic" is a compilation of performances from the "Magic" tour as opposed to a single performance. I prefer to have a live album be a single night's performance. The reason is because you are able to capture the essence and magic of the performance. In the case of the "Live at Wembley" performances, once you watch or listen to that performance, you can understand better. Typically when compilation live performances from a tour are assembled, it usually misses the mark. Although "Live Magic" attempts to mold the songs into feeling like a single performance, it really does not do a very good job at doing so.

2."Live Magic" does not represent the complete Queen performance from the "Magic" tour. There are many songs that are missing from this CD that were performed on this tour. Most notably missing is the performance of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (featuring a great guitar solo by May), Queen's medley tribute to the music of the 1950s and 1960s, and the acoustic set done by the band.

3.Perhaps the biggest problem is the editing. Many of the songs that are included are not complete versions that were performed live. The only three songs included in their entirety are "A Kind of Magic", "Another One Bites the Dust", and "Hammer to Fall". The rest of the songs are all edited. In fact, "We are the Champions" is missing a whole verse. Perhaps the worst of all is the editing of a Queen masterpiece - "Bohemian Rhapsody". The "Opera" section of "Bohemian Rhapsody" is simply eliminated. It is important to know that on this tour, Queen used a pre-recorded version of the "Opera" section wrapped around the piano/ballad intro and the hard-rock finale to the song. Despite the fact that Queen prerecorded that portion, it worked extremely well. However, eliminating this song just borders on sac-religious! The only possible reason for editing the songs was probably for no other purpose than to fit the songs on a single CD/album.

On the positive side, this collection does provide other performances from the "Magic" tour that are not included on the "Live at Wembley" performance. However, I would have easily have preferred either a CD with an entire performance from one of the other venues, or a compilation with complete performances from the venues that are on this CD. I consider Queen fans to be some of the most knowledgeable music fans out there and I know they would appreciate full performances.

The liner notes are also poor. Yes there are musician credits, but I would have likes dome sort of write-up on the tour - or at least to know what songs came from what performances ont he tour. Overall, there just isn't much more I can say positive on this collection other than the fact that you do get to hear at least some good Queen music. However, I still recommend purchasing "Live at Wembley" (either the CD and/or the DVD). I would only get this album if you can get it at good price - or if you want to complete your Queen collection.
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3.0 out of 5 stars This is what you want?
Officially, Queen only released two live albums during their existence. Even more so than on `Live Killers', `Live Magic' leaves both the average listener and the major fan... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Mark H.
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice but...
Queen Magic tour was amazing!
If you want a good live CD you should by the Wembley Live.
This cd was recorded in Budapest and the sound is not always good... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Luca Giangreco
2.0 out of 5 stars Live Magic is for the completionist ONLY!!!
While this album isn't a miserable failure, it certainly begs one to wonder, "How is this still in print? Read more
Published on October 15, 2009 by GentleSouth
5.0 out of 5 stars great concert music
I enjoyed this a lot. They seemed to have a lot of fun at their concerts and that's great!
Published on May 14, 2009 by Diana L. Reed
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent compilation
I prefer LIve Killers to this album but I prefer this album to Live At Wembley.
People have complained about the editing but it is still an excellent compilation, and does... Read more
Published on February 2, 2007 by Gary Selikow
1.0 out of 5 stars Not bad... even worse
this is the worst live album Queen ever released, believe me

I love Queen but this album was a total disappointment... Read more
Published on October 19, 2004 by Lord Corkscrew
2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible
The songs on Live Magic have been heavilly edited. Much better versions can be found on Live At Wembley the album to get instead of this one.
Published on August 21, 2004 by Brian Ogilby
5.0 out of 5 stars Queen, "live" and abridged
It's true that many of the songs are abridged (shortened) on this "live" show release, but that didn't bother me like some reviewers on here. Read more
Published on May 1, 2004 by I ain't no porn writer
3.0 out of 5 stars Good
This album is good. These songs are fine but they don't really perform them so good. Here is no jamming, and they make these songs shorter, than they are in studio, originally... Read more
Published on November 21, 2003 by Ruta Butkute
3.0 out of 5 stars High and tight; extremist pomp-rock for the low-rentals...
With so many misinformed reviewers running rampant on Amazon, it's time for a little clarity.

This album was only available in North America as an EMI import, and was released... Read more

Published on November 7, 2003 by Greekfreak
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