I know its a long long while before these things get released, but what would form would you like to see them? I would really like to see seperate anthology sets for each album they've made. where you could have the studio album on one disc and then intrumentals, acapella versions and outtakes and rarities on other discs. Also band interviews in the time period for each album would be a nice touch too. I know it means buying the albums again, but this would be the definitive version, which they wouldnt have to release again. I would very much like for others to share their imput, as its a subject i have been interested in for a long time
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This is what i would like to see for the miracle.
Anthology Series ? The Miracle
The Miracle ? Original Album
Party
Khashoggi's Ship
The Miracle
I Want It All
The Invisible Man
Breakthru
Rain Must Fall
Scandal
My Baby Does Me
Was It All Worth It
Single Mixes and Extra Tracks
I Want It All (Single Version)
Hang On In There (B Side)
Chinese Torture
Breakthru (12? Version)
Stealin? (B Side)
The Invisible Man (12? Version)
Hijack My Heart (B Side)
Scandal (12? Version)
My Life Has Been Saved (B Side)
Instrumental Versions
Party (Instrumental)
Khashoggi's Ship (Instrumental)
The Miracle (Instrumental)
I Want It All (Instrumental)
The Invisible Man (Instrumental)
Breakthru (Instrumental)
Rain Must Fall (Instrumental)
Scandal (Instrumental)
My Baby Does Me (Instrumental)
Was It All Worth It (Instrumental)
Hang On In There (Instrumental)
Stealin? (Instrumental)
Hijack My Heart (Instrumental)
My Life Has Been Saved (Instrumental)
Acapella Versions
Party (Acapella)
Khashoggi's Ship (Acapella)
The Miracle (Acapella)
I Want It All (Acapella)
The Invisible Man (Acapella)
Breakthru (Acapella)
Rain Must Fall (Acapella)
Scandal (Acapella)
My Baby Does Me (Acapella)
Was It All Worth It (Acapella)
Out-takes And Rarities From Recording Sessions
Party (Unsegued Complete Demo Version)
Khashoggi's Ship (Demo with alternative lyrics)
The Miracle (Demo)
I Want It All (Demo)
I Want It All (Instrumental, with different layout)
The Invisible Man (Demo)
The Invisible Man (2nd Demo with Roger On Vocals)
Breakthru (Instrumental Demo)
Rain Must Fall (8 Vocal Takes)
Scandal (Demo)
My Baby Loves Me (Early Version Of My Baby Does Me)
A Fiddly Jam (Demo)
Stealin? (Demo)
Hijack My Heart (Demo)
A New Life Is Born (Demo)
I?ll Guess We?re Falling Out (Demo)
Dog With A Bone (Demo)
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Face It Alone
Interview With Mike Reid (1989)
Dog With A Bone (1988 Fan Club Convention Message)
The Invisible Man (1989 Fan Club Convention Message)
DVD
The Making Of The Miracle (Documentary)
DVD Extra?s
I Want It All (Promo)
Breakthru (Promo)
The Invisible Man (Promo)
Scandal (Promo)
The Miracle (Promo)
Presented in LP Size boxset with extensive inner notes, rare photos etc.
What do you think? good idea?
Anthology Series ? The Miracle
The Miracle ? Original Album
Party
Khashoggi's Ship
The Miracle
I Want It All
The Invisible Man
Breakthru
Rain Must Fall
Scandal
My Baby Does Me
Was It All Worth It
Single Mixes and Extra Tracks
I Want It All (Single Version)
Hang On In There (B Side)
Chinese Torture
Breakthru (12? Version)
Stealin? (B Side)
The Invisible Man (12? Version)
Hijack My Heart (B Side)
Scandal (12? Version)
My Life Has Been Saved (B Side)
Instrumental Versions
Party (Instrumental)
Khashoggi's Ship (Instrumental)
The Miracle (Instrumental)
I Want It All (Instrumental)
The Invisible Man (Instrumental)
Breakthru (Instrumental)
Rain Must Fall (Instrumental)
Scandal (Instrumental)
My Baby Does Me (Instrumental)
Was It All Worth It (Instrumental)
Hang On In There (Instrumental)
Stealin? (Instrumental)
Hijack My Heart (Instrumental)
My Life Has Been Saved (Instrumental)
Acapella Versions
Party (Acapella)
Khashoggi's Ship (Acapella)
The Miracle (Acapella)
I Want It All (Acapella)
The Invisible Man (Acapella)
Breakthru (Acapella)
Rain Must Fall (Acapella)
Scandal (Acapella)
My Baby Does Me (Acapella)
Was It All Worth It (Acapella)
Out-takes And Rarities From Recording Sessions
Party (Unsegued Complete Demo Version)
Khashoggi's Ship (Demo with alternative lyrics)
The Miracle (Demo)
I Want It All (Demo)
I Want It All (Instrumental, with different layout)
The Invisible Man (Demo)
The Invisible Man (2nd Demo with Roger On Vocals)
Breakthru (Instrumental Demo)
Rain Must Fall (8 Vocal Takes)
Scandal (Demo)
My Baby Loves Me (Early Version Of My Baby Does Me)
A Fiddly Jam (Demo)
Stealin? (Demo)
Hijack My Heart (Demo)
A New Life Is Born (Demo)
I?ll Guess We?re Falling Out (Demo)
Dog With A Bone (Demo)
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Face It Alone
Interview With Mike Reid (1989)
Dog With A Bone (1988 Fan Club Convention Message)
The Invisible Man (1989 Fan Club Convention Message)
DVD
The Making Of The Miracle (Documentary)
DVD Extra?s
I Want It All (Promo)
Breakthru (Promo)
The Invisible Man (Promo)
Scandal (Promo)
The Miracle (Promo)
Presented in LP Size boxset with extensive inner notes, rare photos etc.
What do you think? good idea?
What's so exciting about an a-capella
^Yeah, really.
I think acapella versions are interesting as you can hear freddie, brian and Roger doing harmony vocals together. Their vocal harmonies were one of the strongpoints of the band wouldnt you say?
Rather than acappella versions of the entire album, I would prefer basic multitracks for at least selected tracks.
Beatles fucking Anthology. There is your template, QP.
GET TO FUCKING WORK. Freddie's been dead for 17 years, there really is no excuse anymore.
I can almost hear Greg Brooks right now... "it's a monumental task, you can't imagine how much work goes into this...." BLAH BLAH BLAH. Get someone else to do it, then.
Honestly, what reasons can they possibly offer up for not doing something by now? 'Not comercially viable'? Bullshit. People bought Greatest Hits 3 didn't they?
Chop chop, QP.
GET TO FUCKING WORK. Freddie's been dead for 17 years, there really is no excuse anymore.
I can almost hear Greg Brooks right now... "it's a monumental task, you can't imagine how much work goes into this...." BLAH BLAH BLAH. Get someone else to do it, then.
Honestly, what reasons can they possibly offer up for not doing something by now? 'Not comercially viable'? Bullshit. People bought Greatest Hits 3 didn't they?
Chop chop, QP.
Yeah beatles anthology is by far the best boxset i have seen and a definite template to work from and one which has brought them to the public in a commercial way.
I would like to ask greg has any work started on the anthology at all i really hope so because if not we could be waiting a very very long time and i mean years and years.
I would like to ask greg has any work started on the anthology at all i really hope so because if not we could be waiting a very very long time and i mean years and years.
The problem with Queen is, that that crazy control freak Dr May wants to do everything himself.
I wouldn't be shocked if it turns out that the artwork of the new album is made by Brian, instead of some specially selected artist who did a study for it
I wouldn't be shocked if it turns out that the artwork of the new album is made by Brian, instead of some specially selected artist who did a study for it
I bet the new album will have wonderful dropshadows, bevels and a 'funny' font used for tracklisting/titles.
It's the same thing with that Stereo Photo site he's involved with (http://www.londonstereo.com/). "Design by: Phil Murray, Brian May & Elena Vidal" it says at the bottom. Three people to draw a grey/yellow rectangle, add some brushes and that's it??
He just wants to be credited for even the smallest input. Why do you think the credits for IWIA, Scandal & TSMGO have been changed to "May" instead of "Queen" in some recent releases...
It's the same thing with that Stereo Photo site he's involved with (http://www.londonstereo.com/). "Design by: Phil Murray, Brian May & Elena Vidal" it says at the bottom. Three people to draw a grey/yellow rectangle, add some brushes and that's it??
He just wants to be credited for even the smallest input. Why do you think the credits for IWIA, Scandal & TSMGO have been changed to "May" instead of "Queen" in some recent releases...
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Pim Derks wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I bet the new album will have wonderful dropshadows, bevels and a 'funny' font used for tracklisting/titles.
It's the same thing with that Stereo Photo site he's involved with (http://www.londonstereo.com/). "Design by: Phil Murray, Brian May & Elena Vidal" it says at the bottom. Three people to draw a grey/yellow rectangle, add some brushes and that's it??
He just wants to be credited for even the smallest input. Why do you think the credits for IWIA, Scandal & TSMGO have been changed to "May" instead of "Queen" in some recent releases... [/QUOTE]
I think the site looks very good, certainly not like a homemade job.
Maybe because he wrote the songs... ;)
Not trying to get into an argument here, just my opinions. :)
It's the same thing with that Stereo Photo site he's involved with (http://www.londonstereo.com/). "Design by: Phil Murray, Brian May & Elena Vidal" it says at the bottom. Three people to draw a grey/yellow rectangle, add some brushes and that's it??
He just wants to be credited for even the smallest input. Why do you think the credits for IWIA, Scandal & TSMGO have been changed to "May" instead of "Queen" in some recent releases... [/QUOTE]
I think the site looks very good, certainly not like a homemade job.
Maybe because he wrote the songs... ;)
Not trying to get into an argument here, just my opinions. :)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Pim Derks wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I bet the new album will have wonderful dropshadows, bevels and a 'funny' font used for tracklisting/titles.
It's the same thing with that Stereo Photo site he's involved with (http://www.londonstereo.com/). "Design by: Phil Murray, Brian May & Elena Vidal" it says at the bottom. Three people to draw a grey/yellow rectangle, add some brushes and that's it??
He just wants to be credited for even the smallest input. Why do you think the credits for IWIA, Scandal & TSMGO have been changed to "May" instead of "Queen" in some recent releases... [/QUOTE]
To be fair, they are very Brian songs.. though I think if he gets to claim his ones, the others should get their turn as well.
But you're pretty much right about him wanting to be in on every bit of the process. Wouldn't be surprised if the typeface of choice for the new album is Comic Sans.
It's the same thing with that Stereo Photo site he's involved with (http://www.londonstereo.com/). "Design by: Phil Murray, Brian May & Elena Vidal" it says at the bottom. Three people to draw a grey/yellow rectangle, add some brushes and that's it??
He just wants to be credited for even the smallest input. Why do you think the credits for IWIA, Scandal & TSMGO have been changed to "May" instead of "Queen" in some recent releases... [/QUOTE]
To be fair, they are very Brian songs.. though I think if he gets to claim his ones, the others should get their turn as well.
But you're pretty much right about him wanting to be in on every bit of the process. Wouldn't be surprised if the typeface of choice for the new album is Comic Sans.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Zebonka12 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Beatles fucking Anthology. There is your template, QP.
GET TO FUCKING WORK. Freddie's been dead for 17 years, there really is no excuse anymore.
I can almost hear Greg Brooks right now... "it's a monumental task, you can't imagine how much work goes into this...." BLAH BLAH BLAH. Get someone else to do it, then.
Honestly, what reasons can they possibly offer up for not doing something by now? 'Not comercially viable'? Bullshit. People bought Greatest Hits 3 didn't they?
Chop chop, QP.[/QUOTE]
Hear hear, let's just get it done. If Brooks doesn't want to/can't be arsed doing it then get someone efficient who cares about the music to do it.
sithmaster34, I like your thinking regarding The Miracle, it would be rather incredible to see even one album given that kind of treatment. However, I must inject further cynicism into this discussion and express my doubt that this will ever happen, and certainly not in the foreseeable future. Unless, as Zebonka points out, Greg Brooks gets to work or is replaced with a more competent archivist.
GET TO FUCKING WORK. Freddie's been dead for 17 years, there really is no excuse anymore.
I can almost hear Greg Brooks right now... "it's a monumental task, you can't imagine how much work goes into this...." BLAH BLAH BLAH. Get someone else to do it, then.
Honestly, what reasons can they possibly offer up for not doing something by now? 'Not comercially viable'? Bullshit. People bought Greatest Hits 3 didn't they?
Chop chop, QP.[/QUOTE]
Hear hear, let's just get it done. If Brooks doesn't want to/can't be arsed doing it then get someone efficient who cares about the music to do it.
sithmaster34, I like your thinking regarding The Miracle, it would be rather incredible to see even one album given that kind of treatment. However, I must inject further cynicism into this discussion and express my doubt that this will ever happen, and certainly not in the foreseeable future. Unless, as Zebonka points out, Greg Brooks gets to work or is replaced with a more competent archivist.
Why does everyone think Greg is someone who decides what gets released and what not.
I'm sure Greg does his job, but if Queen Productions decides not to release anything we won't get boxsets. It's not fair to attack Greg every time when it's about the boxsets being discarded.
I'm sure Greg does his job, but if Queen Productions decides not to release anything we won't get boxsets. It's not fair to attack Greg every time when it's about the boxsets being discarded.
Hey, I like The Miracle too, but THAT is just insane.
I could do without instrumentals and a capellas. I'm not much into Karoake.
I could do without instrumentals and a capellas. I'm not much into Karoake.