On Fire: Live at the Bowl

by Queen

Overview

The bowl in question in the title of Queen's 2004 release On Fire at the Bowl is the MK Bowl in Milton Keynes, England, a venue that Queen performed at on June 5, 1982. That concert is documented on this 25-track double-disc set, one of many double-live albums that Queen have released throughout and after their career. This is one of the better live albums they've released, even if it's somewhat hampered by a few too many unremarkable album tracks from their most recent releases -- particularly Hot Space, the record they were pushing on this summer tour -- and also has a couple embarrassing bits of stage patter from Freddie Mercury (most notably "for what it's worth, we're gonna do a few songs in the funk/Black category, whatever you call it"). But the band sounds big, raucous, and alive throughout this show, gaining steam as they drive into the second half of the show, the part that's filled with anthems like "Fat Bottomed Girls," "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Sheer Heart Attack," and "We Will Rock You." Perhaps this isn't a definitive live statement -- something that the band still doesn't have and still sorely needs -- but it is a spirited, satisfying concert album that will please fans who still hunger for new Queen material years after Mercury's death. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/08/2024
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031614198
Rank:	83714

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Queen   Primary Artist
Morgan Fisher   Piano,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Brian May   Group Member,Composer
Roger Taylor   Group Member,Composer
Mack McKenna   Audio Engineer
John Deacon   Group Member,Composer
Mick McKenna   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Justin Shirley-Smith   Audio Production,Engineer,Producer
Traditional   Composer
Chris Taylor   Crew
Freddie Mercury   Composer,Group Member
David Bowie   Composer
Queen   Composer
Kris Fredriksson   Engineer,Digital Editing
Mac McKenna   Engineer
Denis O'Regan   Photography
Lee Charteris   Crew
Bob Bickelman   Engineer
Peter Hince   Crew
Toni Williams   Crew
Brian Zellis   Crew
James "Trip" Khalaf   Engineer
John Wells   Crew
Jim Devenny   Engineer
Neal Preston   Photography
John Collins   Crew
Chuck Eldridge   Lighting
Richard Edgeler   Assistant
Wally Gore   Crew
Peter Freestone   Crew
May   Arranger
Tony Rossi   Engineer
Greg Cox   Assistant
Tim Young   Mastering
Vicki Sue Robinson   Crew