Queen I Box Set Announced - Pre-Release Discussion Only

Advert just released on Queen’s YouTube for the box set, includes audio clips of Keep Yourself Alive, Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Liar remixed, drums sound very different on KYA, can’t really hear much of a difference for Liar, but obviously these are only very short clips…

Ooh, Liar sounds MEATY in that clip. I like it. Big difference to my ear for drums and guitars.

I don’t think there’s any pitch correction there, but compared to the 2011 remaster, Freddie’s lead vocal has really been boosted up in the mix. Maybe that’s the difference?

If that is so, I would find that most regrettable. Nostalgia and the likes are all very nice, but cd audio is just far superior in terms of sound quality, and as a long term storage medium, cd's have exceeded all expectations. And owning a physical copy protects you from the whims of streaming services.

Mmm, I have to disagree there. The pitch correction is pretty apparent on "alone"

I think the main thing is, vinyl has made a comeback because of how different it is as an experience. If people want convenience, they'll go for streaming. If they want to own their music, they'll go for the vinyl, because of how different it is to streaming. 

I'm pretty young, yet to reach 20. In my experience, most everybody at my high school had WAY more of an interest in vinyl than they ever had in CDs.

There's really not much of a difference in terms of listening experience between a CD and lossless listening on Apple Music or Spotify. The difference is so negligible that CDs are kind of seen as more of an inconvenience, really. I can't imagine why a 20-something-year-old who has their phone at all times would ever pop in a CD when they can just as easily listen to their music on their phone in similar quality with 4 simple taps.
Whereas vinyl is SO different, that most of its downsides don't matter. It's the novelty of having a big, physical representation of your music. Many of my friends don't even own a record player, but they pick up their favourite albums on vinyl as sort of a memento. A testament to how much they love that album, even if they're never going to actually listen to that album on vinyl.

The maintaining of a record also gives it more of a "presence." The way you have to protect the cover, the way you have to handle the records themselves delicately, the way you have to be mindful of storage, etc. etc. It's all practically very inconvenient, but the care that goes into the process makes each one feel more valuable, I guess.

The drums in Liar sounds like the remix on 1991 Hollywood Records series

I just watched the unboxing video on YT (via a 5.1 Sonos system). I was pleasantly surprised by the audio after being initially aghast at the premiere of TNCD. I'm quite excited now!

Mostly agree. But you will find plenty of people who prefer the first pressing of an LP in good condition on a turntable with a good needle to any alternative. The analog vs digital argument will press (see what I did there?) on forever.

Right, point taken. As someone who's owned none of these things (apart from a DVD player many moons ago), I completely forgot that all of those things double as CD players.

Yes, I hear it as well.  Disappointing but not as overt as some of the things they've released in the past.  That aside, overall I'm pretty excited because I'm already hearing things I hadn't heard before just in the examples in this promo vid.  TNCD alone has another layer to it with Freddie's vocals being so prominent over everything else vs whats on the original release.

Loving the new remix clips. Liar sounds monstrous - in a good way!   Imagine the somewhat thin and tinny guitars in MOTBQ sounding like this! 😀

   Laptops generally ceased to include a disk drive years ago. I had to buy an external disk drive at some point so I could listen and rip my CDs with newer laptops.

I'd take that bet all day long. Every Blu Ray, DVD player and PlayStation is a CD player, as well as many Xboxes.

Plus 90% of turntable.owners will have CD players.