Queen - 'Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll' (Live at the Rainbow 1974)

Had to make do with a worn out rock 'n' roll scene
The old bop is getting tired need a rest
Well you know what I mean
Fifty-eight that was great
But it's over now and that's all
Something harder's coming up
Gonna really knock a hole in the wall
Gonna hit ya grab you hard
Make you feel ten-feet tall

Well I hope that a big new
Baby's gonna come along soon
You don't know it could happen
Any ol' rainy afternoon
With the temperature down
And the jukebox blowing no fuse
And my musical life's feeling
Like a long Sunday School cruise
And you know that there's one thing
Every single body could use
Yeah, listen to me baby
Let me tell you what it's all about
Modern-times rock 'n' roll
Modern-times rock 'n' roll

Get your high-heeled guitar-style boots
And some groovy clothes
Get a hair piece on your chest
And a ring through your nose
Find a nice little man who says
He's gonna make you a real big star
Stars in your eyes and ants in your pants
Think you should go far
Everybody in this bum sucking world
Just gonna know who you are
Look out

Modern-times rock 'n' roll

Το τραγούδι των Queen "Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll", αποτελεί σύνθεση του Roger Taylor και το απαντάμε στο (ομώνυμο ντεμπούτο) της Βρετανικής μπάντας που κυκλοφόρησε το μακρινό 1973. Η wikipedia μας λέει σχετικά με το εν λόγω μουσικό κομμάτι:

«Roger Taylor wrote and sang the song, which was re-recorded on two occasions for the BBC. The first dates from December 1973 and was broadcast on John Peel's show.

This version was eventually released on the 1989 Queen album At The Beeb, and sounds similar to the album version. The second re-recording dates from April 1974 and was first broadcast on Bob Harris's show.

The later version, only available on bootleg recordings prior to the release of On Air, differs from the original album version in its slower tempo and additional vocals from Mercury. In the concert versions included in Live at the Rainbow '74, Mercury handled lead vocals.»

Σήμερα θα σταθούμε στην απόδοση της μπάντας στο Rainbow Theatre του Λονδίνου τον Μάρτιο 1974. Υπενθυμίζουμε ότι προ δεκαετίας (8 Σεπτεμβρίου 2014) κυκλοφόρησε (σε cd, βινύλιο, dvd και blu-ray) ο "ζωντανά" ηχογραφημένος δίσκος των Queen "Live at the Rainbow '74"...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Queen perform Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll, live at the Rainbow Theatre in London, March 1974. This concert marks a pivotal moment in Queen history as it is the earliest professionally filmed footage of Queen performing live and captures the band just before they reached worldwide fame.

It serves as an essential record of Queen’s evolution into one of the greatest live acts in rock history. Queen’s groundbreaking 1973 debut album, Queen, remixed, remastered and expanded in a 6CD+1LP box set Queen I Collector’s Edition out October 25.»