Queen | And It Finally Happened, Live 1992 🇺🇦 | Arquest Live Remix Album

 

After Queen finally released Innuendo in February 1991, it wasn't clear at all whether a promo tour would follow. Rumors around Freddie Mercury's weakened state and possible serious illness were all around the newspapers. They must have been true to at least some extent as the promotional appearances and interviews were mostly handled by Brian and Roger. Those efforts also included a so called 'radio-tour' by Brian who brought his guitar with him to various radio stations and played along in the studio to the studio tracks. That left something to be desired, though. Fortunately, towards the end of the year Mercury's condition improved to a point which allowed the whole band to go on a selection of big stadium shows the following year. 

The tour started with 2 gigs at the famous Wembley Stadium on April 20, 1992, but also went outside UK this time. Queen played the Waldbühne amphitheater in recently-reunited Berlin to an enthusiastic crowd. What's more, the final collapse of USSR in December 1991 allowed the band to visit countries once behind the iron curtain. They gave a huge free concert in Kharkiv, Ukraine where they played to approx. 350,000 people. 

Obviously, the band had to include new songs off 'Innuendo' album in the show and they did play no less than 6 of them. Fans could expect some older tracks being brought back to the set as part of the band's 20th anniversary celebration. There were also songs never played live before which was a real treat. Some of the songs had to be adapted and tuned down to avoid straining Freddie's voice too much. After the tour, a compilation of best performances was released shortly before Halloween 1992 under the title 'And It Finally Happened'. The enthusiasm and positive vibes from audiences all around Europe (especially notable in the Ukrainian gig) have put Queen on a whole different level. All of this resulted in a great live album. 

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Many thanks to Music Track Center who kindly provided me with acapella tracks in great quality! Please go check out their channel.

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Tracklist:

    I Can’t Live With You   
    Stone Cold Crazy
    I Want To Break Free   
    Headlong   
    A Kind of Magic  
    Innuendo   
    Too Much Love Will Kill You  
    Radio Ga Ga   
    Now I'm Here
    Under Pressure   
    Las Palabras de Amor
    Crazy Little Thing Called Love  
    Love Of My Life  
    ‘39
    These Are The Days of Our Lives  
    I Was Born To Love You   
    I Want It All  
    Bijou  
    Bohemian Rhapsody  
    Keep Yourself Alive
    The Show Must Go On  
    We Will Rock You  
    We Are the Champions  
    God Save the Queen 

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