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Post by florians on Nov 17, 2022 8:36:36 GMT
Not sure, if this is the right place to bring this up, but here is a new Interview with Brian in which he speaks about Face it alone, the Miracle, the possibility of a 2023 Tour, doesn't rule out to record with Adam, Eddie Van Halen, the re-Release of Starfleet...I thought there is a lot of interesting stuff. variety.com/2022/music/news/brian-may-queen-1235434889/ |
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Post by Lord Fickle on Nov 17, 2022 9:11:49 GMT
Re Star Fleet:
"And, even more than “The Miracle,” we are going to give you everything. Every take of every song. The things gone wrong, the laughing, the finding new things to do."
Interesting... He's going to have to do some work to make a box set out of three tracks.
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Post by aymeric on Nov 17, 2022 9:57:47 GMT
Great! I'm looking forward to this release coming around mid 2023 according to that interview.
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Post by dragonkiller on Nov 17, 2022 11:22:01 GMT
Thanks for the link.
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Post by timjune on Nov 17, 2022 16:07:02 GMT
Thank you for this. Great interview with many interesting details and thoughts from Brian.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Nov 17, 2022 16:09:39 GMT
Re Star Fleet: "And, even more than “The Miracle,” we are going to give you everything. Every take of every song. The things gone wrong, the laughing, the finding new things to do."Interesting... He's going to have to do some work to make a box set out of three tracks. A welcome change of heart after being protective of their creative process for so long - which I can understand was important when they were in it, as a magician never wants to give up his secrets. But we're in the day and age of the box set now, and no doubt he's been inspired by what The Beatles have done with their back catalogue.
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Nov 17, 2022 16:41:18 GMT
problem is those first five LPs will be a lot of work, and - even at only one boxset LP per year - I'm not sure Brian/Roger sees themselves as "in that for the long haul".
Something of that scale requires a George/Giles Martin or Jimmy Page commitment. And let's face it - "protective or not" I can't see Brian/Roger trusting the whole process to any of the QPL fools to get it right.
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Post by ted on Nov 17, 2022 18:10:48 GMT
I agree; putting together box sets for the first 5 Queen albums will be quite the task to 'get right'. In the meantime, we can look forward to a Star Fleet box/expanded re-release with numerous extras.
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Post by pg on Nov 17, 2022 19:57:47 GMT
A welcome change of heart after being protective of their creative process for so long Words. We've had words before. "Rolling setlist" is an example that comes to mind. |
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Post by katby on Nov 17, 2022 20:41:16 GMT
problem is those first five LPs will be a lot of work, and - even at only one boxset LP per year - I'm not sure Brian/Roger sees themselves as "in that for the long haul". Something of that scale requires a George/Giles Martin or Jimmy Page commitment. And let's face it - "protective or not" I can't see Brian/Roger trusting the whole process to any of the QPL fools to get it right. Personally, I think Brian and Roger do trust the "QPL fools" to do virtually the whole process these days. The way Brian and Roger have been talking about Face It Alone and the Miracle boxset, it seems quite obvious to me that they've had little personal involvement in the project(s). They may be protective in the sense that they block the release of certain things that may make the band look bad, but they seem quite happy to trust QPL with the mixing and production of their music.
If they wanted to release a perfect boxset of A Night at the Opera, I agree that it would require a George/Giles Martin commitment. However, we shouldn't expect a Queen boxset to be perfect. I think Brian and Roger would happily trust QPL with the release of a News of the World style boxset of any album. (I would still love to see all the Bob Harris footage and interviews, but perhaps they're saving that for the release of Houston '77 or the 100th anniversary edition.)
In short, I feel quite confident that we'll get a good, but not great boxset of all the albums, released in a random order, over the next 20 years. Then they'll start again with remixes, etc.
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Post by pg on Nov 18, 2022 15:54:13 GMT
Deleted as was being unfair
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Post by august on Nov 18, 2022 17:55:21 GMT
Reading this, I just have to say that the last decade or so, has been a very good time to be a Queen fan. The band's been touring a lot, the movie was a big hit, and they have released interesting stuff like Rainbow 74, BBC Sessions, NOTW & Miracle boxes, even Forever was not just about re-releasing the old hits, but there was "new" songs included... Roger's been absolutely ON FIRE the last couple years with new studio and live albums, and Brian has re-released his old solo stuff with some interesting bonuses. I FEEL SPOILED!  I still remember the time, when new Queen activity meant Bri & Ror appearing on a soft drink ad or collaborating with some emerging (and soon forgotten) boy band. The last years have been something else. Thanks for this interview! It was a great read. I just hope the new releases keep coming... |
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Post by nico on Nov 18, 2022 22:08:45 GMT
Reading this, I just have to say that the last decade or so, has been a very good time to be a Queen fan. The band's been touring a lot, the movie was a big hit, and they have released interesting stuff like Rainbow 74, BBC Sessions, NOTW & Miracle boxes, even Forever was not just about re-releasing the old hits, but there was "new" songs included... Roger's been absolutely ON FIRE the last couple years with new studio and live albums, and Brian has re-released his old solo stuff with some interesting bonuses. I FEEL SPOILED! I still remember the time, when new Queen activity meant Bri & Ror appearing on a soft drink ad or collaborating with some emerging (and soon forgotten) boy band. The last years have been something else.
Some enthusiasm, finally! Thank you!
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Post by august on Nov 18, 2022 22:18:35 GMT
Reading this, I just have to say that the last decade or so, has been a very good time to be a Queen fan. The band's been touring a lot, the movie was a big hit, and they have released interesting stuff like Rainbow 74, BBC Sessions, NOTW & Miracle boxes, even Forever was not just about re-releasing the old hits, but there was "new" songs included... Roger's been absolutely ON FIRE the last couple years with new studio and live albums, and Brian has re-released his old solo stuff with some interesting bonuses. I FEEL SPOILED! I still remember the time, when new Queen activity meant Bri & Ror appearing on a soft drink ad or collaborating with some emerging (and soon forgotten) boy band. The last years have been something else.
Some enthusiasm, finally! Thank you!
Well, I received The Miracle box today, so that might also have something to do with my positive mood.  |
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Post by Mr Mercury on Nov 18, 2022 22:33:22 GMT
Not sure, if this is the right place to bring this up, but here is a new Interview with Brian in which he speaks about Face it alone, the Miracle, the possibility of a 2023 Tour, doesn't rule out to record with Adam, Eddie Van Halen, the re-Release of Starfleet...I thought there is a lot of interesting stuff. variety.com/2022/music/news/brian-may-queen-1235434889/I enjoyed reading that interview. Thanks for posting |
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Post by Golden Salmon on Nov 19, 2022 7:51:37 GMT
Re Star Fleet: "And, even more than “The Miracle,” we are going to give you everything. Every take of every song. The things gone wrong, the laughing, the finding new things to do."Interesting... He's going to have to do some work to make a box set out of three tracks. He says this, but watch it become untrue in no time. I mean, it's either misleading (there can't be much worth publishing) or we're absolutely not getting "everything". I'd be highly surprised if he went and released a jam session or something. That said, I am happy to be as wrong as one can be. |
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Post by inuliger on Nov 19, 2022 9:21:56 GMT
Reading this, I just have to say that the last decade or so, has been a very good time to be a Queen fan. The band's been touring a lot, the movie was a big hit, and they have released interesting stuff like Rainbow 74, BBC Sessions, NOTW & Miracle boxes, even Forever was not just about re-releasing the old hits, but there was "new" songs included... Roger's been absolutely ON FIRE the last couple years with new studio and live albums, and Brian has re-released his old solo stuff with some interesting bonuses. I FEEL SPOILED! I still remember the time, when new Queen activity meant Bri & Ror appearing on a soft drink ad or collaborating with some emerging (and soon forgotten) boy band. The last years have been something else. Thanks for this interview! It was a great read. I just hope the new releases keep coming... Compared to 20 years ago, back then we were experiencing Queen's midlife identity crisis with Brian and Roger limping around trying to get the brand off the ground again with no real singer in place, making very questionable and sometimes bizarre choices, it would not have been indicative back then that they would have ever really gotten back to where they are now. What a good time to be in now, indeed. |
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Post by Lord Fickle on Nov 20, 2022 14:00:24 GMT
Virtually a cut and paste article here: www.loudersound.com/news/queen-adam-lambert-plotting-2023-tourI think he's been saying "one more time" regarding tours for the last decade! I guess it's different to "one last time", but hopefully they would finish their touring related activities in the UK, when the time comes. That said, I don't know how they would top the recent 'Rhapsody' shows. They were off the charts spectacular. |
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Post by zanzibar1 on Nov 22, 2022 21:50:05 GMT
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Post by Lord Fickle on Nov 22, 2022 23:34:50 GMT
Above post moved to existing thread.
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I still remember the time, when new Queen activity meant Bri & Ror appearing on a soft drink ad or collaborating with some emerging (and soon forgotten) boy band. The last years have been something else. 
