Vali
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Post by Vali on Aug 28, 2024 13:37:32 GMT
Congratulations on this well deserved achievement, Bob! Your site has been a source of knowledge and I’ve spent many many hours diving in it all these years. Many thanks for your -always- much admired work. Looking forward to 2.0!! Cheers!!
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 28, 2024 15:48:02 GMT
My god, I'd never even thought of it that way. It also makes me feel creaking ancient !! You didn't just survived the 2000s, you outlasted Queenzone! Considering QZ started in the 1990s, I have a little ways to go before my site reaches that kind of longevity ! Funny you should mention QZ and Live Killers - this is where it all began: web.archive.org/web/20000302235106/http://www.queenzone.com/multimedia/mp3/default.htmI downloaded "Live in Cologne" in January 2000, a recording barely 20 years old at the time. I still have the original files spanning four days, because on a dial-up connection it took that long to download 72 mb of mp3 files, as this was also your telephone line - two of which days were school nights, staying up past 1am (file timestamps do not lie!). The downloads through that ftp server finally completed, and I noticed that the tape ran too slow. I found a tiny little program called GoldWave to correct the speed, combined it all into a single file, and dubbed it to a cassette to listen to on my walkman (because I couldn't afford a CD burner yet nor a computer with that kind of processing power), excited to listen to an uncut Queen concert from the Live Killers tour. And to my utter delight, none of these tracks were the same performances as the album, and thus a lifetime of fascination began right there. We have Richard Orchard to thank for that, as well as some Italian bootleggers who pressed that disc a few years earlier.
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katby
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Post by katby on Aug 28, 2024 16:09:02 GMT
Congratulations! It's a great archive and clearly lovingly curated.
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blazebro
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Post by blazebro on Aug 29, 2024 4:52:55 GMT
Congratulations and thank you for all your hard work over the years. If it weren’t for your site and the invaluable compilation of live shows + bootleg sources, along with the time and effort you put into this forum, I don’t think I would have found and heard of so many fantastic performances by our beloved band. You’ve certainly contributed to me transitioning from a casual listener to true fan. Cheers to you mate!
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Post by hankh on Aug 29, 2024 16:26:42 GMT
You didn't just survived the 2000s, you outlasted Queenzone! Considering QZ started in the 1990s, I have a little ways to go before my site reaches that kind of longevity ! Funny you should mention QZ and Live Killers - this is where it all began: web.archive.org/web/20000302235106/http://www.queenzone.com/multimedia/mp3/default.htmI downloaded "Live in Cologne" in January 2000, a recording barely 20 years old at the time. I still have the original files spanning four days, because on a dial-up connection it took that long to download 72 mb of mp3 files, as this was also your telephone line - two of which days were school nights, staying up past 1am (file timestamps do not lie!). The downloads through that ftp server finally completed, and I noticed that the tape ran too slow. I found a tiny little program called GoldWave to correct the speed, combined it all into a single file, and dubbed it to a cassette to listen to on my walkman (because I couldn't afford a CD burner yet nor a computer with that kind of processing power), excited to listen to an uncut Queen concert from the Live Killers tour. And to my utter delight, none of these tracks were the same performances as the album, and thus a lifetime of fascination began right there. We have Richard Orchard to thank for that, as well as some Italian bootleggers who pressed that disc a few years earlier. Congratulations! And thanks for reminding me of QZ and the early internet-days. QZ was a place which I visited quite regularly (unlike this site), to read posts by knowledgeable people like you - in those days, when knowledge was not that easy to find. My passion for Queen has faded quite a bit since then, but your site still is a rabbithole I sometimes fall into ... no matter how dated it looks. It's great.
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Post by latedep31 on Aug 29, 2024 16:39:34 GMT
I still refer to your site every time I listen to a Queen concert, and then move from the concert I'm listening to to others, and get lost in reading your write-ups. It has been an excellent reference the last few years, and hopefully for many years to come!
And, also the Live Killers section, which I also still read along with when I listen to that album. Hopefully one day, the first Paris show will surface, and I think that a tape of that show will solve a lot of the non-identified parts.
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Post by Mr Mercury on Sept 8, 2024 21:45:47 GMT
Congratulations Real Wizard it is a great site. Back in the day, it was my go to site along with Queenzone for all things Queen related. Well done!!
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Post by blackqueen on Sept 9, 2024 5:52:05 GMT
Congratulations !
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NathanH
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Post by NathanH on Sept 10, 2024 16:35:17 GMT
I can't believe I missed this, it's an incredible moment to reach. I've got to say a big thank you to Bob, as his wonderful site has taught me so much about the band. I can credit a lot of what I know to his site, I seem to be able to recall certain moments and know exactly which show it happened because of the number of hours I've spent on it. I've used the site for tidbits to help compose articles that have been published on the official Queen website and social media. It's impressive and I look forward to the day where the two millionth visitor has entered the site!
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emrabt
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Post by emrabt on Sept 10, 2024 17:00:20 GMT
🥂 The next million shouldn't take 17 years!
I've used it so much over the years that in all honesty I can't remember when I found it, I think the Live Killers analysis was the first thing, as I ended up listening to that while reading along, "Oh yeah, I can here the stereo field narrow suddenly".... And so on.
I was about 20 or so, how quickly we creep into middle age.
It's been an invaluable resource, especially when putting together concert complications for the car.
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