Party at the Palace: Queen's Jubilee Concert

Great music. Amazing sound for an outdoor concert.

As I understand it the purpose of this concert was to celebrate 50 years of the Queen reign with a sampling of music from the time period. I think Prince William & Harry were supposed to have had a hand in the choice of artists selected, Queen Victoria must be spinning in her grave.Some of the performances weren't the best in my opinion, Brian May's God Save the Queen might've been something to see from the roof of the Palace but it didn't sound like much. I thought Bryan Adams #5 Eveything I do was pretty good as was #16 Layla by Eric Clapton and #2 Can't buy me love by Phil Collins (by my count he was a drummer for 17 of the 21 selections). The Queen might not've been thrilled with it (who picked Ozzy Osbourne?)but it seems to have pleased an awful lot of people.

I'M SURE MANY OTHERS WOULD ENJOY WAS JUST NOT MY TASTE

Hello to all! The DVD of this show is priceless however, I was very disappointed to see that the "Warmth of the Sun" with Brian and Eric was left off the CD. Wow. Top flight song done wonderfully. What a shame!!

4 stars because some of the songs selected are odd (like the one for Tom Jones) and some of the songs quality not up to studio quality (but it was a live performance).

The Queens 50th annivesary "Party At The Palace" concert is a collection of mostly vintage[aging] rockers who performed some of their signature tunes for the Queen to raise money for her trust. The cd has it's ups and downs, but overall it makes for an enjoyable nostalgic listen. The highlights include Rod Stewart's "Handbags", Steve Winwood "Gimmie Some Lovin", Eric Clapton "Layla", Joe Cocker "With A Little Help From My Friends" and a fabulous version of "All You Need Is Love" in Which Sir Paul lets Rod Stewart and Joe Cocker sing lead. Paul McCartney ends the show with a resounding "Hey Jude" sing along. I must say That Brian Wilsons "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" are the best moments on the cd. His singing was fantastic. Some of the low points include Cliff Richard, Tom Jones[singing a horrible rendition of "You Can Leave Your Hat On"], Atomic Kitten and Queen minus Freddie mercury isn't the same. Still the good outweighs the bad here making this an enjoyable cd but certainly not essential.

Good

everything

The CD arrived in good order. Quality is fine, contents are great.

I was there, in the garden at Buckingham Palace, and this is a great way of remembering such a fantastic day & its celebrations.

ok good

Prompt and perfect