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Released
  
February 7, 1994

Live at the Brixton Academy (1994)
  
Another World (1998)

Release date
  
7 February 1994

Genres
  
Rock music, Hard rock

Length
  
76:51

Artist
  
The Brian May Band

Label
  
EMI

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Recorded
  
June 15, 1993, at the Brixton Academy, London

Producers
  
Brian May, Justin Shirley-Smith

Similar
  
Back to the Light, Another World, Electric Fire, Return of the Champions, Strange Frontier

The brian may band since you ve been gone live at the brixton academy


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.

Contents

The album is an almost complete and unedited version of the concert. Their performance of John Lennon's "God (The Dream Is Over)" was not included on the album due to copyright issues. Keyboard player Spike Edney had to play a second solo (neither are on the CD, the first being on the video) 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" (in particular, Cozy Powell's drum solo), "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 show includes live renditions of the top ten singles "Driven By You" and "Too Much Love Will Kill You".

Brian may back to the light live at the brixton academy 1993


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" (Freddie Mercury)
  7. "'39" / "Let Your Heart Rule Your Head"
  8. "Too Much Love Will Kill You" (May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers)
  9. "Since You've Been Gone" (Russ Ballard)
  10. "Now I'm Here"
  11. "Guitar Extravagance"
  12. "Resurrection" (May, Cozy Powell, Jamie Page)
  13. "Last Horizon"
  14. "We Will Rock You"
  15. "Hammer to Fall"

Personnel

  • Brian May - lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Cozy Powell - drums, percussion
  • Neil Murray - bass guitar
  • Spike Edney - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jamie Moses - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Cathy Porter - backing vocals
  • Shelley Preston - backing vocals
  • Songs

    1Back to the Light5:41
    2Driven by You4:18
    3Tie Your Mother Down4:39

    References

    Live at the Brixton Academy (Brian May album) Wikipedia