It seems like there have been alot of Queen releases over the past year or so, and that is a good thing. Apparently the boys (May and Taylor) have been scouring through the archives to put out new product. The latest release is a concert film from the last tour they did, with Freddie Mercury. The show was shot in Hungary, right after their legendary performance at Live Aid, back in 1986 on the A Kind of Magic tour. Unfortunately, I was never able to catch the band back in the day, so footage like this is priceless to me.
Hungarian Rhapsody shows the band in top form, ripping through the classics. The band was on fire that night and this performance re-affirms why they are such an iconic band. The package comes with a DVD and 2 CD's. As one would expect, there are more tracks on the CD's than made it on the DVD, but I'm sure it was a space issue. Also as a bonus, there is a short documentary included, which features footage from the band from that tour. The only thing that I found a little disappointing about the film, was the insertion of footage of the band, on their days off, within the flow of the concert. The archived film footage was cool, but it interrupted the flow of this amazing concert. Other than that, no complaints. Queen fans this is a Must!
Bottom Line: One of the last live preformances of the band featuring the late great Freddie Mercury. A solid show from one of the greatest rock bands ever.
-Ragman is still pissed that he never caught the band back in the day.