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Queen
Oct 28, 2022 15:09:46 GMT
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 28, 2022 15:09:46 GMT
Forty-five years ago today, Queen released their third consecutive Marx Bros.-named album, News of the World, which spawned a pair of hits you may have heard (like, at every single sporting event since), "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions." The album also reached #4 (UK) and #3 (US), went 4x platinum in America, and has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.
Not bad for an album usually considered not quite up to par by Queen fans.
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Queen
Oct 28, 2022 15:31:44 GMT
Post by kds on Oct 28, 2022 15:31:44 GMT
Forty-five years ago today, Queen released their third consecutive Marx Bros.-named album, News of the World, which spawned a pair of hits you may have heard (like, at every single sporting event since), "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions." The album also reached #4 (UK) and #3 (US), went 4x platinum in America, and has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.
Not bad for an album usually considered not quite up to par by Queen fans.
I know for me, it's an album that I like, but rarely revisit. It's probably still my least favorite of their 1970s albums, and I think I chalk that up to Get Down Make Love and Sheer Heart Attack, two songs that I've just never come around on. Add the fact that I've heard We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions enough for ten lifetimes. Although, when we were going over the Queen catalog a couple years ago, I did rediscover All Dead All Dead
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Queen
Jan 5, 2023 21:34:01 GMT
Post by kds on Jan 5, 2023 21:34:01 GMT
I've been listening to the extra stuff on The Miracle reissue quite a bit recently. Considering Queen apparently do not have a ton of studio outtakes to speak of, it's really cool to be able to listen to six "new" Queen songs.
Face It Alone - The most realized of the six tracks, and I think it may have gotten some 2022 touch ups.
When Love Breaks Up - This short song sounds like it was originally intended as an intro to Breakthru
You Know You Belong to Me - A pretty short Brian May ballad. He might actually be the only bandmember to appear on this one
I Guess We're Falling Out - This one even had a little more of studio chatter in the middle - one of those mid paced ballads with some rock sections that Queen did so well
Dog With a Bone - A Dragon Attack esque rocker with shared vocals from Freddie and Roger. It's interesting to note how few lead vocals both Brian and Roger had in the second half of Queen's career, so it's kind of neat to hear both here.
Water - Another Brian only ballad.
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Queen
Apr 26, 2023 12:10:03 GMT
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Post by Kapitan on Apr 26, 2023 12:10:03 GMT
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Post by kds on Apr 27, 2023 17:43:52 GMT
The aside about docs in the Floyd thread reminded me of this. Over the weekend, I finally watched the BBC produced Freddie Mercury - The Final Act which was released last year on the 30th Anniversary of the Freddie Tribute Concert.
The doc starts at the end of The Magic Tour in 1986, goes into Freddie's AID diagnosis with some background of the pretty vicious stigma of AIDS at the time, through the last five years of Freddie's life, the Freddie tribute show, and finally Made in Heaven.
I thought it was very well done and touching at times, particularly some of the interviews with Freddie's sister. It runs 90 minutes.
My only gripe is I would've liked them to talk a little more about the last three Queen albums, Made in Heaven in particular. I said it before, but I think the making of Made in Heaven would make a good doc by itself.
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Queen
Apr 27, 2023 17:53:11 GMT
Post by Kapitan on Apr 27, 2023 17:53:11 GMT
The aside about docs in the Floyd thread reminded me of this. Over the weekend, I finally watched the BBC produced Freddie Mercury - The Final Act which was released last year on the 30th Anniversary of the Freddie Tribute Concert. The doc starts at the end of The Magic Tour in 1986, goes into Freddie's AID diagnosis with some background of the pretty vicious stigma of AIDS at the time, through the last five years of Freddie's life, the Freddie tribute show, and finally Made in Heaven. I thought it was very well done and touching at times, particularly some of the interviews with Freddie's sister. It runs 90 minutes. My only gripe is I would've liked them to talk a little more about the last three Queen albums, Made in Heaven in particular. I said it before, but I think the making of Made in Heaven would make a good doc by itself. I'd imagine I could do the research on this myself, but being lazy, may I ask where you watched it? Is it on YouTube, or one of the subscription platforms? I'd love to watch it.
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Post by kds on Apr 27, 2023 18:35:54 GMT
The aside about docs in the Floyd thread reminded me of this. Over the weekend, I finally watched the BBC produced Freddie Mercury - The Final Act which was released last year on the 30th Anniversary of the Freddie Tribute Concert. The doc starts at the end of The Magic Tour in 1986, goes into Freddie's AID diagnosis with some background of the pretty vicious stigma of AIDS at the time, through the last five years of Freddie's life, the Freddie tribute show, and finally Made in Heaven. I thought it was very well done and touching at times, particularly some of the interviews with Freddie's sister. It runs 90 minutes. My only gripe is I would've liked them to talk a little more about the last three Queen albums, Made in Heaven in particular. I said it before, but I think the making of Made in Heaven would make a good doc by itself. I'd imagine I could do the research on this myself, but being lazy, may I ask where you watched it? Is it on YouTube, or one of the subscription platforms? I'd love to watch it. I actually got a DVD of it for Christmas. But, you can rent it on Prime.
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Queen
Jun 1, 2023 12:27:58 GMT
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 1, 2023 12:27:58 GMT
You often hear "the first take is the best," or "go with your initial idea," etc. Well, here's proof that bursts of inspiration aren't always best left alone: reworking first drafts often (probably overwhelmingly) is a good idea. Freddie Mercury's initial sketches of a song called "Mongolian Rhapsody" began: Mama, There's a war began. I've got to leave tonight. I've got to stand and fight. Not the worst thing in the world, but an awful title, and nowhere near as enthralling an opening (half) verse. Sure, going off to war is a fine subject, but for the protagonist to tell you he's just killed a man? Why!? What is happening here? That's a spectacular opening line. Thank heavens for editing.
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Queen
Jun 1, 2023 13:37:22 GMT
Post by kds on Jun 1, 2023 13:37:22 GMT
In other Queen happenings, Brian May's Facebook Page just announced that a deluxe edition of the long out of print Star Fleet Project will be released on July 14. This follows the recent deluxe editions of both of Brian's solo albums. Edit: Here's an article ultimateclassicrock.com/brian-may-star-fleet-box-set/
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Queen
Jul 13, 2023 11:42:21 GMT
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 13, 2023 11:42:21 GMT
It was 50 years ago today that Queen released their debut, self-titled album. It wasn't much of a hit (#24 in the UK, #83 in the US) and its two singles ("Keep Yourself Alive" and "Liar") did not chart. But its eclectic track list included pop melodies, harmony singing, heavy guitar, prog complexity, and most of all, shades and textures galore, never settling into one thing.
Happy 50th birthday to the first album by a band that sits up there on my own personal Mt. Rushmore.
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Post by kds on Jul 17, 2023 14:19:26 GMT
It was 50 years ago today that Queen released their debut, self-titled album. It wasn't much of a hit (#24 in the UK, #83 in the US) and its two singles ("Keep Yourself Alive" and "Liar") did not chart. But its eclectic track list included pop melodies, harmony singing, heavy guitar, prog complexity, and most of all, shades and textures galore, never settling into one thing. Happy 50th birthday to the first album by a band that sits up there on my own personal Mt. Rushmore. I absolutely love Queen's debut album. I heard that Doin Alright was actually being playing by Queen + Adam Lambert after its appearance on their biopic. I'd love for some early gems to be dusted off for when I see them in October. Would My Fairy King or Great King Rat be too big an ask? (Probably.) I'm four days late here, but July 13 also marks the 38th anniversary of perhaps Queen's most iconic moment - their appearance at Live Aid.
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Queen
Jul 17, 2023 14:34:15 GMT
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 17, 2023 14:34:15 GMT
It was 50 years ago today that Queen released their debut, self-titled album. It wasn't much of a hit (#24 in the UK, #83 in the US) and its two singles ("Keep Yourself Alive" and "Liar") did not chart. But its eclectic track list included pop melodies, harmony singing, heavy guitar, prog complexity, and most of all, shades and textures galore, never settling into one thing. Happy 50th birthday to the first album by a band that sits up there on my own personal Mt. Rushmore. I absolutely love Queen's debut album. I heard that Doin Alright was actually being playing by Queen + Adam Lambert after its appearance on their biopic. I'd love for some early gems to be dusted off for when I see them in October. Would My Fairy King or Great King Rat be too big an ask? (Probably.) I bought Queen's debut when it came out in 1973. I mentioned the story before, but my buddy and I used to read Circus and Creem, and if a review - or photo - got our attention, we went out and bought the album. I'd buy one then my buddy would buy the next one. My favorites from Queen are "Keep Yourself Alive", "Doing Alright", "Modern Times Rock And Roll", and especially "Liar". My biggest takeaway from the album, however, was how crisp and clear and modern the album (vinyl, of course) sounded. It sounded much better than my other older albums. I also remember taping the album and playing it in the locker room before a basketball game to get psyched up. That didn't last long...
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Queen
Jul 17, 2023 14:36:27 GMT
Post by kds on Jul 17, 2023 14:36:27 GMT
I absolutely love Queen's debut album. I heard that Doin Alright was actually being playing by Queen + Adam Lambert after its appearance on their biopic. I'd love for some early gems to be dusted off for when I see them in October. Would My Fairy King or Great King Rat be too big an ask? (Probably.) I bought Queen's debut when it came out in 1973. I mentioned the story before, but my buddy and I used to read Circus and Creem, and if a review - or photo - got our attention, we went out and bought the album. I'd buy one then my buddy would buy the next one. My favorites from Queen are "Keep Yourself Alive", "Doing Alright", "Modern Times Rock And Roll", and especially "Liar". My biggest takeaway of the album, however, was how crisp and clear and modern the album (vinyl, of course) sounded. It sounded much better than my other older albums. I also remember taping the album and playing it in the locker room before a basketball game to get psyched up. That didn't last long... It was pretty cool to hear The Night Comes Down in an episode of the short lived HBO series Vinyl. Liar's a great one. Man, that would be a cool one to hear live.
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Queen
Jul 17, 2023 15:24:19 GMT
Post by kds on Jul 17, 2023 15:24:19 GMT
Speaking of Queen, somehow, I've never listened to the Star Fleet Project until today.
I'm not sure why, but I was always under the impression that the original album was instrumental only, but sure enough, it features leads from Brian May.
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Queen
Aug 21, 2023 18:18:56 GMT
Post by kds on Aug 21, 2023 18:18:56 GMT
I don't know if anyone else saw the clickbaity articles accusing Queen of bowing down to "woke" culture for leaving Fat Bottomed Girls off the latest version of their Greatest Hits, but it turns out there is a perfectly logical explanation. ultimateclassicrock.com/queen-fat-bottomed-girls-greatest-hits-missing/The new version is for a kid friendly streaming service called Yoto.
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