Queen I Box Set Announced - Pre-Release Discussion Only

Holy hell, this takes me back. This is an incredible music video and a testament to how AI will never replace human intent.

Comically, unprofessionally, abysmally embarrassing.

Thanks for the info, as I just purchased the mp3 download.  I also just purchased the 2017 "News" box set for $112.56 with free shipping.  I still feel slightly guilty for purchasing the 2017 "News" box set for basically one useful CD, but the cost is well under $25 per disc for the real box set, so I do not feel like I have been price gouged.

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... only 13 left in stock currently.

It looks like the video started off with the idea of animating the words - the first 'world' and the glitter ball turning into the world etc looks as you'd expect. Then with the deadline looming they panicked? Some of it is OK, some of it really isn't. Might have been nice to animate the other members in mock ups of them featuring on the album cover. Although I do always defend these recent promo videos as a tool for people unfamiliar to the teaser songs seeing it in their feeds and watching during their lunch break, this one is misguided. Some nice ideas, but essentially a rushed hodgepodge.

As for the boxset, to add my 10 cent to some of the great observation already posted in the thread, I'm really excited. Of course, new remixes live or die on the tastes of those doing the remixing. In this new TNCD I notice there are elements missing or not as loud as we're used to, but overall, it sounds crisp and more 'Queeny' than the original. The original, incidentally, that I absolutely love. So a guarded thumbs up from me. Not sure about the inclusion of Mad The Swine, but will let it go as this is a ground-up reimagining of the album. Certainly less jarring than suddenly having Too Much Love.. added back onto The Miracle.

Some of those live things are the absolute jewels here though. Remember when we all went crazy when that first 30 second preview of the live Fairy Fellers.. appeared? I'm preparing for the same thing here and I'm just going to go along with it and am looking forward to feeling that same rush again. Me aged 7 sat listening to this album for the first time full of wonder, we meet again.

I find it surprising that the video is made in such an amateur way.
It's not just the failures that AI still generates, it's that there is no idea, no concept.
The disco ball certainly already existed, but it only became popular in the late 70s, with the rise of disco music.
It's a shame, because the song deserved a video made by professionals. Another missed opportunity.

Video generative AI is impressive technically but is not ready for prime time. Certainly not for a band at Queen’s level, who should have the money to pay for something half decent (made with human professionals involved) or the sense to just not bother. Maybe if they partnered with OpenAI or a similar company the result could have been more refined (assuming the AI experts know how to better craft prompts and have access to the very best models).

(Edit: Says me with the AI-generated ‘Freddie as the Mona Lisa’ profile pic…)

As for my two cents into this release, I'm so unbelievably happy with this. Imperial College 1970, an official release of Hangman (despite it being live), and all of the other live goodies make up for the absolute dogshit AI video. If QPL does a boxset for Queen 2, I hope that boxset will be just as good (if not better) than Queen 1.

I'm not sure they would go to those lengths. to my "photographic" eyes, this appears to be a straight re-edit of the original artwork.
This appears to be a 3-step edit:
♦ RGB adjustment levels - reduced R
♦ applied a HDR filter to convert "film" to digital
♦ added contrast

okay, yes, i've just noticed some slight movement in the top-left oval image, once i look there's more slight changes of position within other images.


while much of the image does look better (brighter and crisper), there are some monumentally bad edits applied to the image:

♦ Brian (halfway up left side) - hair has become a huge gold halo
♦ John (bottom right) - background wallpaper pattern is disappearing
♦ halfway up right side - background red has lost all depth, texture
♦ Freddie (centre left, white) is washed out
♦ Brian (upper right oval) face has lost tone and colour

I do think the final montage has been releveled to remove some Red channel

Do you think it's possible some of the photos have suffered vinegar syndrome, so they've reduced the red channel across the whole thing?



It's not a suprise the standard of this is higher, photography interests Brian, so he's probably more likely to check its a good standard before signing it off.

I wonder how many copies of TNCD single will be purchased & I have missed what is on the B side ? Could it make the top 40 or whatever it is these days ?

Well, at least, you won´t get any WWRY version on this box...

The b-side is the instrumental/backing track version of The Night Comes Down.
Since 'Face It Alone' only made #90 in the main UK singles charts, I wouldn't expect anything amazing for this one. However, digital charts are a different matter entirely.