Rock Montreal

Originally titled "We Will Rock You", a concert film by English band Queen. It was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum on November 24 and 25, 1981. The songs "Flash's Theme" and "The Hero" (both written by May) were also performed at these concerts but were deleted from the 1981 film. However, the tracks do appear on the CD and vinyl issues of Queen Rock Montreal. A commentary by Roger Taylor and Brian May is an optional feature of "Queen Rock Montreal" whereas a commentary by Saul Swimmer (the director/producer) was an optional feature of the DVD re-release of "We Will Rock You".
Commentaries
Director Saul Swimmer recorded a commentary for the original laserdisc release of the concert. In it, he describes the process by which he and the band went about organizing and recording the concerts which eventually became this video. He is complimentary of the band and spoke positively about the experience. Specifically, he talked about the lengths he went to in order to convince the band to make the video at the end of their then-current tour. Swimmer said the deciding moment came when he took Freddie Mercury to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and showed him the three-storey IMAX screen, and told him to imagine himself five stories tall. Having convinced Freddie, the rest of the band followed suit.
When Queen eventually acquired the rights to the video, Brian May and Roger Taylor recorded a new commentary track, on which they discuss their feelings about the original process of making the concert video. May describes Swimmer's behaviour in trying to get the band to agree to the project in very negative terms. He says the director effectively hounded them and that when they relented, he was not easy to work with during the actual two nights of recording. Unlike Swimmer's earlier commentary track, which paints a generous picture of the relationship between himself and the band, May and Taylor's commentary track indicates very directly that this was not the case.
Production
Material from both nights were used in the final version. In a number of instances, the footage is a mixture of camera shots from one night and audio recordings from the other night. It was finally released in 2007 this time with permission of the band. The title was also changed. Queen Rock Montreal was chosen as the new official title.
Source: Wikipedia
A new official release of the concert (Retitled Queen Rock Montreal) digitally remastered by Queen was released on October 29, 2007 on DVD (by Eaglevision) double CD (by Hollywood Records for the U.S. and Canada and by Parlophone Records for Europe and EMI for the rest of the world) and triple vinyl LP.
A special double DVD Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid included Queen's performance at Live Aid as well as never before seen interviews and rehearsal footage.
Disc 1 recorded at the Forum, Montreal, Canada on 24th-25th November 1981.
Disc 2 recorded at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, London, on 13 July 1985.
This concert was simultaneously released as a double album, and full details of all tracks are found on the album page. The first DVD is essentially a re-release of the 1984 'We Will Rock You' video, but it has been extensively remixed and restored and the quality of both the visual and audio content is vastly improved. There are numerous other differences aswell, this release has new titles, different footage at the end of the concert, and there are some subtle differences in terms of camera angles etc. The sound also has some differences, see the Queen Rock Montreal album page for full details of these.
The single DVD, and the first DVD in the double disc set, simply contains the concert, in stereo and surround sound, or with commentary by Brian and Roger. When the DVD first loads, the concert begins, with a mini menu allowing you to play in stereo, surround sound or go to the main menu. This menu disappears at approximately 1:25, and the concert continues as normal.
The main menu features a montage of photographs, with a 0:52 edit of the 'Introduction', and features options for Play Concert, Song Selection (featuring the song titles spread over 2 screens, with further photo montages, and a 1:06 edit of the 'Introduction'), Commentary by Brian May and Roger Taylor (goes to a screen with the 0:52 edit of the 'Introduction', and a picture of John; this allows you to select the subtitle language (German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese or None) or to play the concert with commentary), and finally Audio Options (goes to a screen with a picture of Roger, the 0:52 edit, and allows you to select between LPCM Stereo and DTS Digital Surround Sound).
The audio is available in stereo or surround sound, for which the front channel seems normal, the centre channel is silent, and the rear channels mainly feature audience noise and echoed music.
Live Aid (DVD Disc 2)
The second disc focuses entirely on Queen's performance at Live Aid in 1985. The menu features a photo montage, with an 0:52 edit of the 'Introduction' from disc 1, and has the following features:
1. Complete Live Aid Performance (stereo or surround sound) (25 minutes)
2. Live Aid Rehearsal (11 minutes) - this was originally broadcast in the UK on TV-AM in the week before Live Aid, and includes an interview and rehearsals of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Radio Ga Ga' plus a short excerpt of 'Hammer To Fall'.
3. TV Interview USA '82 (7 minutes) - a mini-feature on the band, shown on the USA TV show 'PM Magazine'. It features short interviews with Roger, Brian and John, a mini-biography, footage from some promo videos, and excerpts from album tracks.
The menus also feature a weblink for more information, and a subtitle submenu, which features a photo of Brian, with the same 0:52 'Introduction' edit as the main menu, and subtitles available in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese; they are only available for the rehearsal and interview footage.
The Live Aid footage is identical to that previously released in the boxed set. The surround sound mix through all channels is similar to normal, but on the centre channel the band is more prominent, and on the rear channels the audience is more prominent.
Source: http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/queen/videos/queen-rock-montreal.htm