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Post by funinspace81 on Jul 21, 2021 16:51:39 GMT
How come that this can be only found at very specific, HTF and way long OOP release? IMHO this is one of the best versions of any Freddie solo work. I'd wish they could have included it in 'Never Boring', along with the LMLTNT video that was used to promote the release... but wasn't in it!
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Post by pimderks on Jul 21, 2021 17:08:45 GMT
Wait, on what release was this? Not on the Special Edition right?
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Post by Egietje on Jul 21, 2021 17:37:34 GMT
Wait, on what release was this? Not on the Special Edition right? It is included in Golden Salmon's Unusual Anthology
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Post by georg on Jul 21, 2021 18:11:01 GMT
Wait, on what release was this? Not on the Special Edition right? It was on a promo CD single. Shame, as it’s good!
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Post by Egietje on Jul 21, 2021 18:25:02 GMT
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Post by macduff77 on Jul 21, 2021 19:18:31 GMT
Wow - what a fantastic version. Not much Monty in it, but it’s way better than the original single mix.
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Post by Frank on Jul 22, 2021 12:45:54 GMT
Love that introduction with just the organ and Freddie. And as a horn player myself, the horns are absolutely stunning. That's some unique instrumentation right there. Could easily have become my favorite version if Monserrat could be heard more and the A section was better represented (hell, they even cut its return). That said the B section is my favorite part of the song and it sounds amazing here...better than ever before.
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Post by georg on Jul 22, 2021 14:43:23 GMT
When I first got my mitts on this song I created a version editing it into the original (well, the reorchestrated one – the drums are a bit jarring and wouldn’t mesh well with the original). It was halfway decent (“listenable” is how I would describe it) but a reminder how frustratingly typical of Jim Beach it is to get only half a fucking song…
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Post by Brian's Wig on Jul 22, 2021 15:48:32 GMT
When I first got my mitts on this song I created a version editing it into the original (well, the reorchestrated one – the drums are a bit jarring and wouldn’t mesh well with the original). It was halfway decent (“listenable” is how I would describe it) but a reminder how frustratingly typical of Jim Beach it is to get only half a fucking song… Jim Beach would say you were lucky to even GET that half a song..... ;-)
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Post by gooddrills on Aug 7, 2021 19:40:30 GMT
That’s a really enjoyable mix although a more complete version would be preferable. I adore Freddie’s vocals on the Barcelona album and the quality of songwriting is first class. I would love to hear, for example, The Golden Boy reworked as a duet with a really good soul singer, like Aretha Franklin. Don’t get me wrong I love the work did with MC but I also think some of the songs could really shine as duets with other singers and reach a whole new audience. The purists on here May condemn me for suggesting something that goes against Freddie’s original idea but I don’t see the harm in it. I would love to see a Queen duets album if it were done tastefully with genuinely good artists that would compliment the music. There are existing duets, such as Under Pressure, Let Me Live with Rod Stewart, There Must Be More To Life Than This with MJ (Gold mix), State of Shock and Victory. Play the Game with Andy Gibb. We know the I Go Crazy was worked on with Bowie and has been called really good by those who have heard it. Take a couple of the Barcelona tracks, The Golden Boy, How Can I Go On for example and get some relevant artists to add vocals. It’s been confirmed there’s a Freddie vocal take of Sail Away Sweet Sister, that would be lovely as a duet with Brian perhaps? A live splice of Somebody To Love with Freddie and George Michael?
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Post by gooddrills on Aug 7, 2021 20:09:50 GMT
Just thought, Hold On with Jo Dare re-recorded with Pink would be good fun. It’s a throw away track I know but like I say, it could be fun
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Post by alexlizzy on Oct 21, 2022 15:09:08 GMT
I wonder why there is only this one obscure promo release with it, why they never used it anywhere else :/ or did they? havent found....
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Post by breakthru on Oct 25, 2022 23:25:43 GMT
This is amazing!
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Post by naltrex on Sept 10, 2023 3:13:27 GMT
Hi, I'm the uploader of that video. Sadly the only copies of this awesome remix are lossy. If anyone knows someone that might have the 2012 promo CD where it originated, please let me know.
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Post by manymilesaway on Sept 18, 2023 5:33:11 GMT
Oh my god I need this losslessly
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Post by manymilesaway on Sept 18, 2023 5:35:41 GMT
Holy crap yeah, the MP3 is NOT in very good condition. I'm begging anyone who happens to have it losslessly, PLEASE please please
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Post by pg on Sept 18, 2023 7:17:09 GMT
Holy crap yeah, the MP3 is NOT in very good condition. I'm begging anyone who happens to have it losslessly, PLEASE please please Don't worry, it won't get any worse if you listen to it too much.
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Post by Egietje on Sept 19, 2023 17:37:20 GMT
Holy crap yeah, the MP3 is NOT in very good condition. I'm begging anyone who happens to have it losslessly, PLEASE please please I've asked the 2 people who've shared in Discogs that they have the CD for a rip. One of them doesn't have a CD player at the moment (but might get one later so let's hope for that), and the other hasn't responded so far. Who knows where it might lead
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Post by manymilesaway on Sept 20, 2023 0:40:19 GMT
Holy crap yeah, the MP3 is NOT in very good condition. I'm begging anyone who happens to have it losslessly, PLEASE please please I've asked the 2 people who've shared in Discogs that they have the CD for a rip. One of them doesn't have a CD player at the moment (but might get one later so let's hope for that), and the other hasn't responded so far. Who knows where it might lead I wouldn't worry about that any longer!
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Post by funinspace81 on Sept 20, 2023 1:14:01 GMT
I've asked the 2 people who've shared in Discogs that they have the CD for a rip. One of them doesn't have a CD player at the moment (but might get one later so let's hope for that), and the other hasn't responded so far. Who knows where it might lead I wouldn't worry about that any longer! Thanks for this!! I hope that one day it gets the release it deserves.
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Post by manymilesaway on Sept 20, 2023 4:11:18 GMT
A live splice of Somebody To Love with Freddie and George Michael? Ancient post, sorry to dig this up, but this wouldn't really be feasible without essentially destroying one of the vocal tracks to fit the other as George Michael sang it in a lower key than Freddie ever did.
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Post by eYe on Sept 20, 2023 5:49:43 GMT
Thank you all and esp. BootLuca for the lossless source! It's so nice to still discover something new :)
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Post by feller on Sept 20, 2023 14:46:19 GMT
A live splice of Somebody To Love with Freddie and George Michael? Ancient post, sorry to dig this up, but this wouldn't really be feasible without essentially destroying one of the vocal tracks to fit the other as George Michael sang it in a lower key than Freddie ever did. They're only a semi tone apart, so you could move George up and Freddie down by a quarter of a tone each and most people wouldn't spot it. I wouldn't want to listen if I had perfect pitch, though.
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Post by Egietje on Sept 20, 2023 20:49:59 GMT
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Post by leroybrown on Sept 20, 2023 22:06:41 GMT
Thank you all and esp. BootLuca for the lossless source! It's so nice to still discover something new Does this mean there’s a higher quality version available than the one GoldenSalmon shared?
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Post by manymilesaway on Sept 21, 2023 2:21:18 GMT
Ancient post, sorry to dig this up, but this wouldn't really be feasible without essentially destroying one of the vocal tracks to fit the other as George Michael sang it in a lower key than Freddie ever did. They're only a semi tone apart, so you could move George up and Freddie down by a quarter of a tone each and most people wouldn't spot it. I wouldn't want to listen if I had perfect pitch, though. Then you have the Ship of Theseus problem. If you digitally push Freddie down a semitone, is it still Freddie singing? It wouldn't sound anything like how he would have approached it, after all. Same goes the other way around with GM, of course.
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Post by manymilesaway on Sept 21, 2023 2:47:15 GMT
To anyone interested, I made a little remix of this remix
Stuff like turning up Montserrat, reimplementing the intro, etc. more info in the description
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Post by feller on Sept 21, 2023 8:25:19 GMT
They're only a semi tone apart, so you could move George up and Freddie down by a quarter of a tone each and most people wouldn't spot it. I wouldn't want to listen if I had perfect pitch, though. Then you have the Ship of Theseus problem. If you digitally push Freddie down a semitone, is it still Freddie singing? It wouldn't sound anything like how he would have approached it, after all. Same goes the other way around with GM, of course. Not at all, the band did it themselves in the studio. Roger's vocals on '39, for instance, were sped up to push the pitch up. With The Beatles it was also used, most famously in Strawberry Fields Forever, where the demo and the studio recording were merged to create the finished track. They were at different speeds and pitches but were matched in this way to give the track we know and love.
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Post by dane on Feb 13, 2024 8:14:40 GMT
Then you have the Ship of Theseus problem. If you digitally push Freddie down a semitone, is it still Freddie singing? It wouldn't sound anything like how he would have approached it, after all. Same goes the other way around with GM, of course. Not at all, the band did it themselves in the studio. Roger's vocals on '39, for instance, were sped up to push the pitch up. With The Beatles it was also used, most famously in Strawberry Fields Forever, where the demo and the studio recording were merged to create the finished track. They were at different speeds and pitches but were matched in this way to give the track we know and love. Also, a lot of pitch shifting plugins these days also have a 'Formant' dial which can be seen as sort of the character of a voice. So, by upping the pitch and lowering the formant you get a natural sounding voice in stead of a chipmunk.
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Post by darkel on Oct 21, 2024 11:05:57 GMT
Anybody can reupload the lossless version please? Thanks
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