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  1. First side of Sheer Heart Attack

    Hi all, Bought a new turntable and the first thing I played was my original release Sheer Heart Attack LP. Just sitting and listening to it, through good quality headphones and turntable was amazing, and I reckon it i...

  2. unseen snippet of Now I'm Here from TOTP (1975) - YT link

    Definitely a re-recording. Much more like the live version with much louder bass and the extra snare beats. The album version's wall of sound effect really buries the bass (which is sad, because it's great) and Roger'...

  3. Bass playing Finger or picking

    It is hard to say. John very rarely used a pick prior to the mid 80s. In regards to SCC on the second rainbow show, it was probably just to get a more attacking sound. He probably alternated depending on how he was fe...

  4. The origin of We Are The Champions?

    What would WATC have sounded like on ANATO? Much more pompous? Larger, bigger harmonies? More guitar orchestration? Interesting thought.

  5. Just noticed this at the end of WATC

    Don't know how I'd do it in a way that would pick this up. It is likely on all releases, all good vinyl copies anyway.

  6. Just noticed this at the end of WATC

    I have recently bought some good headphones (audio technica) and have been listening to the first pressing vinyls that I have. Some are Elektra (Australia) and some are EMI. I have a few that look like they were never...

  7. We Will Rock You & We Are The Champions (Raw Takes)

    Sounds great. So this is take 37 of the backing track, Freddie speaking is being picked up by the piano mic I am assuming. They have also layered on top of that a different vocal take and other guitar parts that were...

  8. Best Produced album

    Surely ANATO and ADATR. They are clear, beautifully produced albums, with very few muddy parts. The drums and bass sound excellent.

  9. Brian's use of the Tremolo arm

    He uses it pretty regularly. Usually at the end of sections (choruses, end of song). He often holds it while playing arpeggio chords during slower songs like White Queen. He even gently whacks it consecutively sometim...

  10. John Deacon using popping technique

    I believe John played rhythm guitar on AOBTD too - the end funky part. Brian mentioned that he could never get it right live.

  11. What are the actual quality changes in the remasters? (good or bad...)

    Remix of Queen's stuff isn't necessary. The stereo mixes are excellent and for the most part, the instruments sit in the mix nicely. Some buried bass in Queen 2 and Sheer Heart Attack, but that's mainly due to mixing...

  12. John Deacon using popping technique

    He pops in Bicycle Race. Hard to hear due to the vocals but on the isolated tracks you can hear it. During the ''ýou say black, I say white etc' parts.

  13. Innuendo

    I just think it sounds very 90s dated. Sterile production. I always thought it was a real missed opportunity for them to go to their proper 70s sound - no synths, piano. Many of the tracks would've sounded awesome don...

  14. Killer Queen original harmonies

    Have never thought about how the make up of the harmonies changes. So the 'ooooh' sounds like Fred and Brian. Chorus and 'Killer, killer, she's a killer queeeeen' All Fred 'bah bah bah anytime' - Fred and Roger 'Drive...

  15. Killer Queen original harmonies

    Hi, We've heard the stories about Brian coming out of hospital and hearing the vocal harmonies in Killer Queen. He thought them too harsh and made the band re-record them with him included. Are any of the original har...

  16. First ever concert and what number was (were) Queen

    First major concert was Green Day American Idiot tour in 2004, Perth Australia. They actually headlined a festival - Simple Plan, Grinspoon, Frenzal Rhomb...the early 00's rock renaissance. First 'Queen' was Queen + L...

  17. Satriani cites May's tone as the one you can't mistake for anyone else

    Warm rich tone is how you would describe it. Combo of: Homemade guitar obviously which was hollow body and had unique wood properties. Vox amp which has a naturally bright sound. Treble booster was pretty much is his...

  18. Live backing tracks

    Hello, Just a question about Queen's backing tracks. Like most bands of the era, backing tracks were done live. This is making a real come back as bands seek a more ''authentic'' sound. In Queen's case it was either b...

  19. A Kind of Magic: Identifying and Analysing Queen's Idiolect, 1973-1980

    Thats a fantastic read. Read just about the whole thing. Only issue I have, is I think he underplays John's bass. I'm a muso, but obviously didn't complete a thesis in it like this bloke, but John's bass is amazing an...

  20. Queen multitracks hypothetical WishList

    If I had only one, it would be March of the Black Queen.