Live At The Brixton Academy

Produced by: Brian May and Justin Shirley-Smith
Recorded live at: The Brixton Academy in London, England. 15 June 1993
UK Parlophone LP: 7 February 1994 PCSD 150 / UK Chart #20

Disc One - Side One
1. Back To The Light (May) 5:41
2. Driven By You (May) 4:17
3. Tie Your Mother Down (May) 4:39

Disc One - Side Two
1. Love Token (May) 3:05
2. Headlong (Queen) 6:09
3. Love Of My Life (Mercury) 4:44
4. '39/Let Your Heart Rule Your Head (May) 4:12
5. Too Much Love Will Kill You (May/Musker/Lamers) 4:34
  Disc Two - Side One
1. Since You've Been Gone (Ballard) 3:42
2. Guitar Extravagance (May) 6:07
3. Resurrection (May/Powell/Page) 10:08

Disc Two - Side Two
1. Now I'm Here (May) 6:58
2. Last Horizon (May) 3:14
3. We Will Rock You (May) 3:54
4. Hammer To Fall (May) 5:32

Related Songs
God (The Dream Is Over) (Lennon)

Album Info

The Brian May Band, consisting of Brian May (vocals/guitar), Cozy Powell (drums), Neil Murray (bass), Spike Edney (keyboards), Jamie Moses (guitar/vocals), Cathy Porter (vocals), and Shelly Preston (Vocals) spent the majority of 1993 touring the world in support of May's Back To The Light album. Some parts of the tour were in support of Guns n' Roses while the last half of the year saw the band headlining on their own.

A last minute decision was made to record the first London show of the tour, held at the Brixton Academy concert on June 15, 1993. The setlist was a mixture of Queen classics, Brian May solo tracks, and covers such as Since You've Been Gone by Rainbow and God (The Dream Is Over) by John Lennon.

Live At The Brixton Academy was released on Febuary 7, 1994 on LP, CD, and VHS, reaching #20 on the UK chart. The VHS is a more complete representation of that evening's performance, whereas the CD and LP slightly edits some of the tracks for time. The track order is slightly changed on the LP due to song length, specifically Now I'm Here and Resurrection. God (The Dream Is Over) did not make the final cut of the album; Yoko Ono never responded to Brian's request for inclusion.

Some tracks appeared as B-sides on May's Last Horizon singles released in December 1993.

Back To The Light

Back To The Light 5:41
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 1

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

Driven By You

Driven By You 4:17
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 2

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

Tie Your Mother Down

Tie Your Mother Down 4:39
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 3

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

Love Token

Love Token 3:05
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 4

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

Headlong

Headlong 6:09
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 5

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

Love Of My Life

Love Of My Life 4:44
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 6

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

'39 / Let Your Heart Rule Your Head

'39 / Let Your Heart Rule Your Head 4:12
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 7

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

'39 / Let Your Heart Rule Your Head (Live Single Version) 4:32
Appears on: UK Last Horizon 7" vinyl, UK Last Horizon promo CD single, Back To The Light 2CD Gold Series Deluxe Edition, Back To The Light 2CD Gold Series Box Set

The Single Version starts immediately with singing and ends with 10 seconds of crowd cheering and a fade-out. Additionally, there is some additional parts of the last chorus that have been edited out of the album version that are present here. Differences start appearing at approximately 3:30 onwards.

Too Much Love Will Kill You

Too Much Love Will Kill You 4:34
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 8

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

Since You've Been Gone

Since You've Been Gone 3:42
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 9

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

Now I'm Here

Now I'm Here 6:58
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 10

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

Guitar Extravagance

Guitar Extravagance 6:07
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 11

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

Resurrection

Resurrection 10:08
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 12

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

Last Horizon

Last Horizon 3:14
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 13

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

Last Horizon (Live Single Version) 3:19
Appears on: UK Last Horizon CD single, Back To The Light 2CD Gold Series Deluxe Edition, Back To The Light 2CD Gold Series Box Set

The single version fades in at the beginning and features a bit more crowd noise than the album version. The Single Version also omits Brian saying "ok we'll try again" after saying "a bit of a round for the band please." The track ends abruptly just as it does on the album.

We Will Rock You

We Will Rock You 3:54
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 14

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

We Will Rock You (Live Single Version) 4:47
Appears on: UK Last Horizon CD single, Back To The Light 2CD Gold Series Deluxe Edition, Back To The Light 2CD Gold Series Box Set

The Live Single Version is presumably the complete live version as it has an extended outro that has been edited out of the album version. The drum burst is present at the end. The track ends with much more crowd cheering and a fade-out.

We Will Rock You (Live Promo Version) 4:51
Appears on: UK Last Horizon promo CD single

The Live Promo Version is the same as the Single Version except that it has a fade-in with crowd noise. The Single Version starts abruptly with the guitar chord being played.

Hammer To Fall

Hammer To Fall 5:32
Appears on: Live At The Brixton Academy, Track 15

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993.

God (The Dream Is Over)

God (The Dream Is Over)
Appears on: Unreleased

Recorded live at the Brixton Academy, London, England on June 15, 1993. This track was left off the album because of copyright issues.