Just watched the dvd of george michael (there is probably already a tread about, but the search doesn't work) and damn, what an amazing concert. What a voice and what an amazing stage. The start was already beautiful with all the different lights comming down. It's funny he doesn't even play some of his big hits (Monkey, I want your sex, Knew you were waiting). It was great to hear "Fantasy" (wasn't that a bside?) I really feel stupid i didn't go when he was playing in Amsterdam and i hope he lied when he said this is his last tour. George Michael: 12 points!

robertlove said:

I wish I could have made one of his concerts but the good seats were around $300 - I never paid that much to see Prince - who is still the greatest live act you can see on planet Earth. I love the bluray of George's London concert. It is very well done and it actually puts MJ's This Is It to shame.

the dvd/bluray is 2 nites edited together. i was there both nites and it was fucking brilliant, and so is the bluray

Brofie said:

Yes it does, George doesn't put out much material, but when he does its pure perfection. Its strange he doesn't get that much publicity.

unique said:

Hell yeah it is! I'm finding more and more edits throughout the thing, which is fine of course, but I can see the seams where they pieces things together. They did a great job though. I've gotten reacquainted with "Fantasy" after all these years, because of the concert.

To RobertLove: "Fantasy" was a b-side to "Freedom '90" I believe.

robertlove said:

I was sad to hear he didn't sing "I Want Your Sex", especially after doing the long version of "Fastlove". He could have cut out a couple of slow songs, and put that in there. I REALLY missed "Star People '97" though. Damn, I love that song!


Lots of George lately:
http://prince.org/msg/8/327702
http://prince.org/msg/8/328819
http://prince.org/msg/8/328972
http://prince.org/msg/8/326008
http://prince.org/msg/8/324177

ernestsewell said:

ernestsewell said:

fantasy was originally the b side to freedom 90, and was originally intended to be on listen without prejudice vol 2, which was to be a slightly dancier companion to the first volume, but due to GM's falling out with sony it was canned. some of the tracks ended up on red hot and dance and b sides and singles like too funky. the lyrics of freedom 90 say "we were living in a fantasy" thus it being the b side

the song was also rerecorded in 1998 and was the b side to outside, and the rerecorded version is on the european and australian versions of the second disc of ladies and gentlemen. the american version has a slightly different tracklisting for the second disc

the rerecordings of i'm your man, everything she wants and fantasy were related to the additional tracks he was obligated to give sony to tie in with the wham and GM greatest his discs as part of his contract negotiations

btw he did star people 97 (the remix version) at one show at least, but along with hard day it wasn't included on the dvd/blueray, but hard day was put online at least

ernestsewell said:

I like how he would mix the setlist up for every leg of the tour

October 2006
Waiting [Reprise]
Flawless
Fastlove
Father Figure
Star People
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Praying For Time
Too Funky
You Have Been Loved
Everything She Wants
My Mother Had A Brother
Shoot The Dog
Faith
Spinning The Wheel
Jesus To A Child
An Easier Affair
Amazing
I'm Your Man
Outside
Careless Whisper
Freedom '90


June 2007
Song To The Siren
Fastlove
Too Funky
Father Figure
Everything She Wants
Flawless [Go To The City]
George's Speech
You Have Been Loved
Praying For Time
Star People
Shoot The Dog
Outside
Spinning The Wheel
Freedom
Idol
Jesus To A Child
Faith
I'm Your Man
Amazing
The Edge Of Heaven
Careless Whisper
Freedom

July 2008
Intro
Waiting [Reprise]
Fastlove/I'm Your Man '96
I'm Your Man
Father Figure
Hard Day
Everything She Wants
One More Try
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
An Easier Affair
Too Funky
Star People
Faith
Spinning The Wheel
Feeling Good
Roxanne
Kissing A Fool
Amazing
Flawless [Go To The City]
Outside
A Different Corner
Careless Whisper
Fantasy
Freedom 90
Freedom Reprise


Now we just need some Wham! concerts...

unique said:

Wish he had released the listen without vol 2, i loved his tracks for the red, hot and dance album..."I can make you happy...."

robertlove said:

all the tracks were released one way or another, so you can just compile your own version like i did a few years back

yes. it was fantastic. you and everyone else really should have gone.

I have a friend who highly regrets not going. Never really understood why she passed in the first place. Definitely her loss.

unique said:

not all of them, but we have a couple

Do You Really Want To Know
Happy
Too Funky
Disco (leaked a couple of months ago)
Crazyman Dance

Pieces and the studio version of People isn't available

bboy87 said:

ernestsewell said:

you haven't heard those songs yet?

and you haven't heard Disco?

bboy87 said:

Correct.

ernestsewell said:

do you really want to know and happy were on red hot and dance along with too funky. crazyman dance was the b side to too funky. i thought happy was also a b side. fantasty was on the cd single of don't let the sun go down on me

ernestsewell said:

DAMMIT ERNEST!

check your orgnotes in 5 minutes

unique said:

That's partially incorrect. "Fantasy" was a B-side to "Freedom '90", originally. It might have very well showed up elsewhere later, but it that's it's origin.

Correct with "Crazyman Dance" as the B-side. He donated 3 songs to Red Hot + Dance, including "Happy", and "Do You Really Want To Know", along with "Too Funky".

It was really the end of GM releasing new material for Sony, which he vowed he'd due after he started the legal proceedings against Sony. He released stuff he'd already recorded.
[Edited 2/8/10 15:42pm]

bboy87 said:

Did. Thanks.

errant said:

went to this twice. and have watched the dvd about 4 times already. best male performer!!

ernestsewell said:

i said fantasy was the freedom 90 b side earlier, and pointed out the lyric references. i was just looking at some cd singles and noticed it was on that cd single too. there are also extended versions of crazyman dance and too funky on that cd single. i vaguely recall there is also a remix called jazzman dance or something from a promo or 12"

"Happy" is such a fantastic song...the only one i didn't know about is "disco"...gonna check it out somewhere

ernestsewell said:

had it been for anything but Red Hot + Dance album and a cause he wholly believed in, he probably wouldn't have even released them then and LWP vol 2 would have been his Gold Experience that he kept dangling in front of the label.