Live at the Brixton Academy (Brian May album)


Live at the Brixton Academy is a recording of The Brian May Band's first show in London on June 15 1993. The album was released on CD, Cassette, LP and VHS in 1994, and remains the group's only release as a collective.

Overview

The album is an almost complete and unedited version of the concert. Their performance of John Lennon's "God " was not included on the album due to copyright issues. Keyboard player Spike Edney had to play a second solo after May had technical problems before playing "Last Horizon". Also, "Back To The Light", "Tie Your Mother Down", "Love Token", "Headlong", "Let Your Heart Rule Your Head", "Resurrection", "We Will Rock You" and "Hammer to Fall" are all slightly shortened on the CD, but appear in full on the 90-minute video of the same event. The spoken part after "Love Token" has been cut because it contained too many profanities, but it can be heard fully on the unofficial audience recording.
The tracks "'39 / Let Your Heart Rule Your Head", "Last Horizon" and "We Will Rock You" from the performance were also released as b-sides on several versions of "Last Horizon" single.

Track listing

All tracks by Brian May, except where noted
  1. "Back to the Light"
  2. "Driven by You"
  3. "Tie Your Mother Down"
  4. "Love Token"
  5. "Headlong"
  6. "Love of My Life"
  7. "'39" / "Let Your Heart Rule Your Head"
  8. "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
  9. "Since You've Been Gone"
  10. "Now I'm Here"
  11. "Guitar Extravagance"
  12. "Resurrection"
  13. "Last Horizon"
  14. "We Will Rock You"
  15. "Hammer to Fall"

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