This week’s episode of Queen the Greatest Live takes followers again to the Rainbow Theatre in London’s Finsbury Park.

The 12 months was 1974 and the band had lastly turn into headliners having beforehand supported Mott The Hoople on the 3000 seat venue a 12 months prior.

What’s extraordinary is that that is the primary time Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon had been professionally filmed reside.

The guitarist advised Mojo in 2013: “When I see the footage of us from those shows now, I see so much confidence and adrenalin.

“And I think, ‘My God, we were such impatient boys.’”

Queen had been selling their new album Sheer Heart Attack and at the moment’s clip showcases the reside efficiency of Stone Cold Crazy.

As an accompanying caption spotlight: “With Roger counting in the band with a bellowed proto-punk ‘1-2-3-4!’, Freddie shooting his rapid-fire vocal without missing a syllable and Brian’s spacey guitar solo scaling the heights of his Red Special’s neck, this highlight from Sheer Heart Attack has never sounded so rocking.”

Upon the discharge of the reside album in 2014, Roger mirrored: “When I listen to Queen At The Rainbow now, I find it extraordinary. I’d forgotten how heavy we were with things like Stone Cold Crazy and Flick Of The Wrist. We weren’t a pop band. We were like Led Zeppelin with harmonies…”

Next week’s episode of Queen The Greatest Live seems again on the band’s epic encores.