Present: A Night of Queen
| Present: A Night of Queen | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | June 1, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | December 10, 2010 at Exit/In in Nashville, Tennessee | |||
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| Length | 1:08:24 | |||
| Label | Sound Machine | |||
| The Protomen chronology | ||||
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The Protomen Present: A Night of Queen is a live tribute album by rock band the Protomen. On December 10, 2010, the band, along with Evil Bebos and Devin Bowie, performed a tribute show at Exit/In in Nashville, Tennessee, in honor of Black Sabbath and Queen[1]. The cover art is based on the album cover of Queen II. Though it was slated for a June 1 release, the album shipped early to those who pre-ordered it.[2]
In addition to Queen covers, a live rendition of the song Due Vendetta from the Protomen’s eponymous album is performed. An introduction and outro track featuring band member Kingsley ‘K.I.L.R.O.Y.’ Youngblood bookends the album in which the audience is addressed, a brief history of Queen and the performance itself is discussed, and the lyrics of the final song are completed.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:08 |
| 2. | "Flash" (Brian May) | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Battle Theme" (May) | 2:35 |
| 4. | "Don't Stop Me Now" (Freddie Mercury) | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Killer Queen" (Mercury) | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Hammer to Fall" (May) | 4:20 |
| 7. | "One Vision" (Mercury/May/Roger Taylor/John Deacon) | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Somebody to Love" (Mercury) | 5:18 |
| 9. | "Princes of the Universe" (Mercury) | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Death on Two Legs" (Mercury) | 4:32 |
| 11. | "I Want to Break Free" (Deacon) | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Scandal" (May/Mercury/Taylor/Deacon) | 5:01 |
| 13. | "I Want It All" (May) | 5:00 |
| 14. | "The Show Must Go On" (Mercury/May/Taylor/Deacon) | 6:11 |
| 15. | "Under Pressure (feat. Devin Bowie as "David Bowie"[3])" (Mercury/May/Taylor/Deacon/David Bowie) | 4:34 |
| 16. | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Mercury) | 6:28 |
| 17. | "Due Vendetta" (The Protomen) | 4:51 |
| 18. | "Outro" | 0:28 |
| Total length: | 1:08:24 | |
Reception
Due to their previous coverage of Queen songs, the album was highly anticipated by Wired.[4]
The vinyl edition release was a finalist for the Making Vinyl Conference's Alex Steinweiss Award in the best photo LP cover category.[5]
PC Gamer described the album as, "a killer live album of Queen covers,"[6] and MetalSucks recommended the album, praising the authenticity of the Protomen's Queen tribute.[7]
A subsequent live performance of the album featuring Jack Black was praised by Nashville Scene who note the Protomen are 'light-years Queenier than whatever is trying to pass itself off as Queen these days'[8] and noted that the performance was a 'monumental moment' for the band.[9]
References
- ^ Johnson, Andrew (February 28, 2013). "Third Shift Spotlight: The Protomen Interview". No Country for New Nashville. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ^ "Awesome News and Bad News". Protomen. April 19, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ "Review: A Night of Queen". Protomen. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Silver, Curtis (August 5, 2011). "Nerdapalooza 2011: What You Missed - The Protomen Cover Queen". Wired. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016.
- ^ "ALEX AWARDS FINALISTS". Making Vinyl Detroit 2017 (PDF). Detroit, Michigan. December 6, 2017. p. 33.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Fenlon, Wes (October 3, 2025). "5869 days after releasing the greatest rock opera about Mega Man ever recorded, The Protomen's follow-up Act 3 is, unbelievably, finally here*". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ^ Rosenberg, Axl (February 26, 2013). "The Protomen Versus Foxy Shazam". MetalSucks. Event occurs at 3:00 pm.
- ^ Spin, The (June 28, 2012). "The Protomen's A Night of Queen at Exit/In feat. The Remones and special guests Tenacious D". Nashville Scene. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ^ Gold, Adam (June 25, 2012). "Tenacious D's Jack Black Joins Protomen at Exit/In [Fresh Vid]". Nashville Scene. Retrieved February 8, 2026.