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  1. What Is Freddie Mercury's Greatest Live Vocal Performance?

    I always show Queen newbies Somebody To Love Montreal. Freddie just nails it, drives into the piano, out front just singing his lungs out. The band is right at their peak too, grooving hard. Awesome.

  2. DEEP CUTS 2 SETLIST LEAK

    Deep Cuts 2 should be renamed to: May/Taylor Deeply In Love With Themselves Volume 2. Blatant favouritism of their own songs. Deacon must thank his lucky stars he walked away from this mess all those years ago. I bet...

  3. 2011 remasters - pedant's point

    So are you defending the "2011" remaster tag applied to ANATO? I think it's extemely poor form. It's virtually identical, so just leave it alone, and mark it as 2005 so all those fans who forked out for that release d...

  4. 2011 remasters - pedant's point

    I agree Soundfreak. A tiny tweak here and there is not enough to declare it a 2011 remaster. It's deceptive, they could have just released it on Island and declared it the 2005 remaster and be done with it. As you kno...

  5. 2011 remasters - pedant's point

    A few posts over on the Hoffman forum suggest that only Bo Rhap has been cleaned up a little. I guess that gets QP and Island over the line on calling it a 2011 remaster!!! The 2005/2011 difference: Both were mastered...

  6. A Night at the Opera - Remaster Review

    Rick, I've never posted samples before. How would I do that? If you can send me a "how to", I'll have a go. What would this achieve though? The quality would be diminished wouldn't it?

  7. A Night at the Opera - Remaster Review

    Inside back cover: "Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland ME." Here is part of the press release from Brian's page, dated 14 November, 2005: "A landmark release, this special edition features bot...

  8. A Night at the Opera - Remaster Review

    Soundfreak, yes, I'm talking about the same release. I don't look at sound on my computer, so couldn't tell you about waveforms etc. Have you listened to the DCC release? The Ludwig remaster is much brighter, and the...

  9. Queen 2 Remaster review

    Well said Soundreak. Finding the very best source (i.e proper original master tape) is the most crucial aspect. After that, it's allowing the Engineer to do their best work without record companies constraining them w...

  10. A Night at the Opera - Remaster Review

    Very disappointing that they used the 2005 for this, as to my ears, it's atrocious, way too loud, my ears almost bleed when I listen to this release. DCC release is just so far superior it's embarrassing to Ludwig.

  11. The Best Remasters, track by track

    I'm approaching the remasters with extreme caution. 1991 Hollywood, the 1994 EMI's, the 2001/04 Japanese, Crown Jewels, 2005 Ludwig ANATO etc etc. All rubbish. All of these remasters are easily bettered by the EMI CD...

  12. ANOTHER RIP-OFF

    Jimmy Dean, it is a great saying, common in England and Australia, I use it regularly! Pass it around your neck of the woods, it should catch on!

  13. Press Release: QUEEN: FIRST FIVE ALBUMS RE-ISSUED ON ISLAND RECORDS

    Unfortunately, Brian thinks his team is magnificent, hard working, the best there is, blah, blah, blah. He 100% endorses all this shit. Wow, they haven't slept for weeks hey Brian? Big fucking deal, we all work hard,...

  14. queen new cd releases 2011

    The Dude, have you listened to the new Greatest Hits? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. I hold grave fears that they will be super loud and butchered.

  15. Queen 40 - DELUXE Editions/DEEP CUTS tracklists?

    Benn, love it, solid gold!

  16. Queen 40 - DELUXE Editions/DEEP CUTS tracklists?

    I just want a version that actually sounds good, on vinyl and cd. QP can make money by not giving me the booklets or the jackets, I have them 15,000 times anyway from all the shit I've purchased in the hope they had d...

  17. Queen 40 - DELUXE Editions/DEEP CUTS tracklists?

    Nothing deluxe about these, apart from the profits heading QP's way for more drivel. In a strange way, it's comforting to know that Queen Productions can and will continue to completely fuck every release. I think my...

  18. Remasters in Australia

    Yes. Stores will be exhausting stocks before re-ordering. All re-orders will be the Universal 2011 remasters (GH1 and GH2 only for now, obviously). I checked a JB yesterday and still nothing, shouldn't be long though.

  19. Queen's Back Catalogue Universal Music for EMI

    Wilki, I can't wait to read your article and am especially interested in Steve Hoffman's comments. Great work, look forward to it!

  20. Queen's Back Catalogue Universal Music for EMI

    Brian disagreeing doesn't mean much. He talks up everything QP does as "the best". Back in 2004 he raved on and on about the Toshiba EMi Pete Mew remasters and how fabulous they sound, best ever, blah, blah, blah. The...