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[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
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[b]clear wrote: [/b]
What a f..kin' cheek!
A mixture of different countries covers. No attempt at giving the fan a complete collection. How much would it have cost to include every country's cover (where applicable)? Working in the print industry I'll tell you - about another 5p - 10p per box set based on the quantity being printed and the size of a CD cover.
The reason for all this shit is that Queen is dead. Freddie has passed away, John has put his head in the sand and Brian and Roger are money-grabbing paranoid old men desperate for former glories (and even more money).
Where's the rest of the Greatest Video Hits? Where's the rest of the Audio DVD's (was it ADATR next?)? Some of us bought these things believing we would build them into a complete set.
Where's a DVD of a gig that would be appreciated by proper fans (eg Earls Court) and not just another gig "from the stadium years".
When this utterly disappointing Box sells as much as a Gary Glitter comeback do you really think we'll see Boxes 2 and 3? Will we f..k.
The stock response from Greg, QPL etc is "No-one is forcing you to buy it".
No, they're not but long-time Queen fans want to collect everything. And business-head Jim Beach and Queen know this all too well.
These people have made a bloody good living out of Queen fans. They are not desperate artists scraping by. So, maybe, they could give a little back. A proper box set of all the stuff we want from the singles all in one place with all the notes. "oh no, it would cost too much for the ordinary fan in these credit crunch times".
Piss off. If it's 160 tracks, that could be, at the most, 16 cds. With a comprehensive booklet easily on the shelf for £60. FOR THE FANS. The regular punter would still only want and buy the Greatest Hits.
Don't buy this box my friends. Treasure your original Queen stuff and precious memories. Brian and Roger are not the Brian and Roger we knew many years ago.
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You are an idiot. You are very selfish complaining that you don't get enough. Brian and Roger are still performing because they care about their fans!!!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY!
Queen is not dead and never will be dead.
You are just a jerk. Brian and Roger try to do what they can for the fans but you don't appreciate it because you are a selfish, spoiled jerk.
[/QUOTE]
Nothing to do with money???? What planet are you on?
To quote Greg...
" So you can be assured there was good sound sensible logic behind their brief to us for the revised package/s. It wasn't a 5 minute decision. It was a considered, thought-out practical response with various business considerations in the equation"
"Business considerations". To spell it out for you - instead of releasing the comprehensive complete box set that we know the fans want at an affordable price, let's release it in 3 or 4 parts so the stupid twats will shell out £40 each time and still think we're doing them a favour. Oh, and hold back some of the more interesting stuff so we can add it to the next set of re-releases so they'll have to buy A Night At The Fuckin Opera for the 27th time.
Yes Greg, we're quite aware of what "business considerations" means. And, no Greg, it wouldn't be a lovely thing to hold - only a reminder of my own stupidity.
QPL and Jim Beach know quite a lot about "business considerations". In the UK our news-stands are infected with a disgusting populist rag, owned by Rupert Murcoch, called The Sun posing as a newspaper. The sort of paper that has young female models with their tits out in skimpy school uniforms on page 3 and then on page 5 takes the moral high ground about paedophiles. A paper that was viciously homophobic. A paper that OUR VERY OWN ROGER TAYLOR completely slagged off in his song "Dear Mr. Murddoch".
So how was "We Will Rock You" promoted when it started at The Dominion? By giving away a CD of 4 versions of the song FREE WITH "THE SUN".
Business considerations, eh Greg? Here's one for you - get a decent job.
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I've never seen a more selfish group of people. Why can't you guys be happy with what you have already? It's never enough with you people. Just be happy with what you have and stop complaining that it's still not enough
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[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
I've never seen a more selfish group of people. Why can't you guys be happy with what you have already? It's never enough with you people. Just be happy with what you have and stop complaining that it's still not enough
[/QUOTE]
Psst! I'm going to let you in on a little secret.
Don't tell anyone, okay?
This stays between you and me.
Ready?
.
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...
Queen aren't perfect. This box set isn't perfect. It's a travesty. This will do more harm to Queen's reputation than a million Paul Rodgers ever could. And that's not hyperbole.
Here's another little secret.
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..
...
We're allowed to criticize, especially against such a shitty product. We don't have to be happy with everything we get, and we certainly have the right to express our displeasure. Not everything is puppy dogs shitting rainbows, y'know. If we just bought it like mindless sheep instead of voicing our opinion, that gives off the impression to Queen Productions that they can continue to release subpar material and anybody will buy it. We don't want to give them that impression, now do we?
NOW REMEMBER, that's our little secret!!!
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
I've never seen a more selfish group of people. Why can't you guys be happy with what you have already? It's never enough with you people. Just be happy with what you have and stop complaining that it's still not enough
[/QUOTE]
Psst! I'm going to let you in on a little secret.
Don't tell anyone, okay?
This stays between you and me.
Ready?
.
..
...
Queen aren't perfect. This box set isn't perfect. It's a travesty. This will do more harm to Queen's reputation than a million Paul Rodgers ever could. And that's not hyperbole.
Here's another little secret.
.
..
...
We're allowed to criticize, especially against such a shitty product. We don't have to be happy with everything we get, and we certainly have the right to express our displeasure. Not everything is puppy dogs shitting rainbows, y'know. If we just bought it like mindless sheep instead of voicing our opinion, that gives off the impression to Queen Productions that they can continue to release subpar material and anybody will buy it. We don't want to give them that impression, now do we?
NOW REMEMBER, that's our little secret!!!
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[b]Lester Burnham wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
I've never seen a more selfish group of people. Why can't you guys be happy with what you have already? It's never enough with you people. Just be happy with what you have and stop complaining that it's still not enough
[/QUOTE]
Psst! I'm going to let you in on a little secret.
Don't tell anyone, okay?
This stays between you and me.
Ready?
.
..
...
Queen aren't perfect. This box set isn't perfect. It's a travesty. This will do more harm to Queen's reputation than a million Paul Rodgers ever could. And that's not hyperbole.
Here's another little secret.
.
..
...
We're allowed to criticize, especially against such a shitty product. We don't have to be happy with everything we get, and we certainly have the right to express our displeasure. Not everything is puppy dogs shitting rainbows, y'know. If we just bought it like mindless sheep instead of voicing our opinion, that gives off the impression to Queen Productions that they can continue to release subpar material and anybody will buy it. We don't want to give them that impression, now do we?
NOW REMEMBER, that's our little secret!!!
[/QUOTE]
Maybe you all consider it a bad product but that is just your opinions. Not everybody will think that bad of it. I don't care if you "express your displeasure" but you could do it in a nicer way. Nobody is making you buy it and no matter what products they release, they won't harm their reputation.
[b]Lester Burnham wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
I've never seen a more selfish group of people. Why can't you guys be happy with what you have already? It's never enough with you people. Just be happy with what you have and stop complaining that it's still not enough
[/QUOTE]
Psst! I'm going to let you in on a little secret.
Don't tell anyone, okay?
This stays between you and me.
Ready?
.
..
...
Queen aren't perfect. This box set isn't perfect. It's a travesty. This will do more harm to Queen's reputation than a million Paul Rodgers ever could. And that's not hyperbole.
Here's another little secret.
.
..
...
We're allowed to criticize, especially against such a shitty product. We don't have to be happy with everything we get, and we certainly have the right to express our displeasure. Not everything is puppy dogs shitting rainbows, y'know. If we just bought it like mindless sheep instead of voicing our opinion, that gives off the impression to Queen Productions that they can continue to release subpar material and anybody will buy it. We don't want to give them that impression, now do we?
NOW REMEMBER, that's our little secret!!!
[/QUOTE]
Maybe you all consider it a bad product but that is just your opinions. Not everybody will think that bad of it. I don't care if you "express your displeasure" but you could do it in a nicer way. Nobody is making you buy it and no matter what products they release, they won't harm their reputation.
Dude, it's your own fault.
Detailed information about the box set has been available on QueenOnline.com for ages. If you bought it without knowing what was coming, it isn't the band's fault, it's your fault for not checking it out before spending your money.
When I first heard about the box set, I thought it'd be a good choice for Christmas, and all I had to do was check the press release on QOL. It doesn't hurt to get some information about a product before buying it.
Detailed information about the box set has been available on QueenOnline.com for ages. If you bought it without knowing what was coming, it isn't the band's fault, it's your fault for not checking it out before spending your money.
When I first heard about the box set, I thought it'd be a good choice for Christmas, and all I had to do was check the press release on QOL. It doesn't hurt to get some information about a product before buying it.
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[b]Rotwang wrote: [/b]
I see both sides. The heads at Queen productions are sitting on who knows how much stuff we've never heard and may never hear. To keep rehashing the same songs on compilation CDs that we all have and continue to buy just proves to them that we will keep buying the same songs with different CD booklets. A proper box set, as we all know, would consist of the hits, b-sides, and unreleased stuff (properly completed or not). But I don't think all this is in Brian and Roger's hands. They do have an approval vote though. It does fall on them to say "Hey, why don't we do this...." I agree that Brian and Roger love playing music for the music and not to rape the wallets of the fans. That has been left up to the ticket companies and that just isn't right. Just as a side note, I have a Queen poster for a show in Indianapolis from 1980 and it states the ticket prices are $8.00 for all seats!!!!! What the hell happened? The musicians should stand up to this but as soon as they see the paycheck, they back down. So where is the line drawn for the musicians to earn respectable money but do it for the fans?
[/QUOTE]
And, of course, concerts back in 1980 were as safe and well organized as they are nowadays, right? Tickets nowadays may be a bit expensive, they could be cheaper... But $8 for an international act?! I pay the equivalent to 5 dollars to see local underground festivals w/ garage bands! I don't think Queen should be only 3 dollars more expensive than garage bands.
Plus, with all respect, slightly expensive tickets help "select" the audience a bit. Chances of bored people who hardly know Queen going to the concert will be smaller, there will be more actual fans instead. When the Rolling Stones held a free gig in Brazil in 2006, there were over 1 MILLION people, but from their reaction throughout the show you could tell most of them hardly knew any of the songs, didn't really know the band itself, and weren't really excited about it all, like a fan would.
[b]Rotwang wrote: [/b]
I see both sides. The heads at Queen productions are sitting on who knows how much stuff we've never heard and may never hear. To keep rehashing the same songs on compilation CDs that we all have and continue to buy just proves to them that we will keep buying the same songs with different CD booklets. A proper box set, as we all know, would consist of the hits, b-sides, and unreleased stuff (properly completed or not). But I don't think all this is in Brian and Roger's hands. They do have an approval vote though. It does fall on them to say "Hey, why don't we do this...." I agree that Brian and Roger love playing music for the music and not to rape the wallets of the fans. That has been left up to the ticket companies and that just isn't right. Just as a side note, I have a Queen poster for a show in Indianapolis from 1980 and it states the ticket prices are $8.00 for all seats!!!!! What the hell happened? The musicians should stand up to this but as soon as they see the paycheck, they back down. So where is the line drawn for the musicians to earn respectable money but do it for the fans?
[/QUOTE]
And, of course, concerts back in 1980 were as safe and well organized as they are nowadays, right? Tickets nowadays may be a bit expensive, they could be cheaper... But $8 for an international act?! I pay the equivalent to 5 dollars to see local underground festivals w/ garage bands! I don't think Queen should be only 3 dollars more expensive than garage bands.
Plus, with all respect, slightly expensive tickets help "select" the audience a bit. Chances of bored people who hardly know Queen going to the concert will be smaller, there will be more actual fans instead. When the Rolling Stones held a free gig in Brazil in 2006, there were over 1 MILLION people, but from their reaction throughout the show you could tell most of them hardly knew any of the songs, didn't really know the band itself, and weren't really excited about it all, like a fan would.
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[b]pma wrote: [/b]
Geez, for a moment I thought Queen had actually released THE boxsets and I had not even noticed it
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Why would they do that? People WANT those. You should know by now. Fool
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[b]pma wrote: [/b]
Geez, for a moment I thought Queen had actually released THE boxsets and I had not even noticed it
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Why would they do that? People WANT those. You should know by now. Fool
:-)
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
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[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
You are an idiot. You are very selfish complaining that you don't get enough. Brian and Roger are still performing because they care about their fans!!!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY!
Queen is not dead and never will be dead.
You are just a jerk. Brian and Roger try to do what they can for the fans but you don't appreciate it because you are a selfish, spoiled jerk.
[/QUOTE]
Dear Mr(s) Stepford
Please tell me what the purpose of this release is if not to make money. Do you imagine that it is being sold at a loss?
Also, please elaborate on the phrase "Brian & Roger try to do what they can for the fans" - I'm curious to see what examples you feel support this assertion.
Thanks in advance
[/QUOTE]
Still waiting.
[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
You are an idiot. You are very selfish complaining that you don't get enough. Brian and Roger are still performing because they care about their fans!!!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY!
Queen is not dead and never will be dead.
You are just a jerk. Brian and Roger try to do what they can for the fans but you don't appreciate it because you are a selfish, spoiled jerk.
[/QUOTE]
Dear Mr(s) Stepford
Please tell me what the purpose of this release is if not to make money. Do you imagine that it is being sold at a loss?
Also, please elaborate on the phrase "Brian & Roger try to do what they can for the fans" - I'm curious to see what examples you feel support this assertion.
Thanks in advance
[/QUOTE]
Still waiting.
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]Lester Burnham wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
I've never seen a more selfish group of people. Why can't you guys be happy with what you have already? It's never enough with you people. Just be happy with what you have and stop complaining that it's still not enough
[/QUOTE]
Queen aren't perfect. This box set isn't perfect. It's a travesty. This will do more harm to Queen's reputation than a million Paul Rodgers ever could. And that's not hyperbole.
We're allowed to criticize, especially against such a shitty product. We don't have to be happy with everything we get, and we certainly have the right to express our displeasure. Not everything is puppy dogs shitting rainbows, y'know. If we just bought it like mindless sheep instead of voicing our opinion, that gives off the impression to Queen Productions that they can continue to release subpar material and anybody will buy it. We don't want to give them that impression, now do we?
NOW REMEMBER, that's our little secret!!!
[/QUOTE]
Maybe you all consider it a bad product but that is just your opinions. Not everybody will think that bad of it. I don't care if you "express your displeasure" but you could do it in a nicer way. Nobody is making you buy it and no matter what products they release, they won't harm their reputation.
[/QUOTE]
Ah!!!!
We should be nicer in expressing our opinions, but it's ok for you to call us selfish spolied jerks for doing so.
Is it ok to call you a hypocrite? It's certainly accurate...
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]Lester Burnham wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
I've never seen a more selfish group of people. Why can't you guys be happy with what you have already? It's never enough with you people. Just be happy with what you have and stop complaining that it's still not enough
[/QUOTE]
Queen aren't perfect. This box set isn't perfect. It's a travesty. This will do more harm to Queen's reputation than a million Paul Rodgers ever could. And that's not hyperbole.
We're allowed to criticize, especially against such a shitty product. We don't have to be happy with everything we get, and we certainly have the right to express our displeasure. Not everything is puppy dogs shitting rainbows, y'know. If we just bought it like mindless sheep instead of voicing our opinion, that gives off the impression to Queen Productions that they can continue to release subpar material and anybody will buy it. We don't want to give them that impression, now do we?
NOW REMEMBER, that's our little secret!!!
[/QUOTE]
Maybe you all consider it a bad product but that is just your opinions. Not everybody will think that bad of it. I don't care if you "express your displeasure" but you could do it in a nicer way. Nobody is making you buy it and no matter what products they release, they won't harm their reputation.
[/QUOTE]
Ah!!!!
We should be nicer in expressing our opinions, but it's ok for you to call us selfish spolied jerks for doing so.
Is it ok to call you a hypocrite? It's certainly accurate...
[QUOTE]But
$8 for an international act?! I pay the equivalent to 5 dollars to see
local underground festivals w/ garage bands! I don't think Queen should
be only 3 dollars more expensive than garage bands.[/QUOTE]
I don't see the connection between live concerts and countless compilations and re-re-re-re-releases, but here we go. I saw the same Rolling Stones in 1995 paying $12. Was it a rip off, because a few years later (well perhaps not "a few") they had this free concert? At the same time, people pay $200 or more to see a playback - Madonna and others. It's their choice. There are people that feel happy to have countless versions of the same rotten apple, I can't help it.
QPL knows that some fans will buy a "new" Queen DVD if there's a different cover art displaying Freddie with moustache, without it, with a beard, with short hair, with a leotard... no matter what's the content. There will always be these sheeps that will keep the business going. QPL produces merchandise, not art.
For sure we (or some) could know in advance what would probably be in this boxset and refuse to even inspect it, but it's also silly to expect surprises or treats knowing QPL so well.
$8 for an international act?! I pay the equivalent to 5 dollars to see
local underground festivals w/ garage bands! I don't think Queen should
be only 3 dollars more expensive than garage bands.[/QUOTE]
I don't see the connection between live concerts and countless compilations and re-re-re-re-releases, but here we go. I saw the same Rolling Stones in 1995 paying $12. Was it a rip off, because a few years later (well perhaps not "a few") they had this free concert? At the same time, people pay $200 or more to see a playback - Madonna and others. It's their choice. There are people that feel happy to have countless versions of the same rotten apple, I can't help it.
QPL knows that some fans will buy a "new" Queen DVD if there's a different cover art displaying Freddie with moustache, without it, with a beard, with short hair, with a leotard... no matter what's the content. There will always be these sheeps that will keep the business going. QPL produces merchandise, not art.
For sure we (or some) could know in advance what would probably be in this boxset and refuse to even inspect it, but it's also silly to expect surprises or treats knowing QPL so well.
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
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[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]Lester Burnham wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
I've never seen a more selfish group of people. Why can't you guys be happy with what you have already? It's never enough with you people. Just be happy with what you have and stop complaining that it's still not enough
[/QUOTE]
Queen aren't perfect. This box set isn't perfect. It's a travesty. This will do more harm to Queen's reputation than a million Paul Rodgers ever could. And that's not hyperbole.
We're allowed to criticize, especially against such a shitty product. We don't have to be happy with everything we get, and we certainly have the right to express our displeasure. Not everything is puppy dogs shitting rainbows, y'know. If we just bought it like mindless sheep instead of voicing our opinion, that gives off the impression to Queen Productions that they can continue to release subpar material and anybody will buy it. We don't want to give them that impression, now do we?
NOW REMEMBER, that's our little secret!!!
[/QUOTE]
Maybe you all consider it a bad product but that is just your opinions. Not everybody will think that bad of it. I don't care if you "express your displeasure" but you could do it in a nicer way. Nobody is making you buy it and no matter what products they release, they won't harm their reputation.
[/QUOTE]
Ah!!!!
We should be nicer in expressing our opinions, but it's ok for you to call us selfish spolied jerks for doing so.
Is it ok to call you a hypocrite? It's certainly accurate...
[/QUOTE]
No. I'll say nicer things when you start! I'm not going to waste my time anymore!
[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]Lester Burnham wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
I've never seen a more selfish group of people. Why can't you guys be happy with what you have already? It's never enough with you people. Just be happy with what you have and stop complaining that it's still not enough
[/QUOTE]
Queen aren't perfect. This box set isn't perfect. It's a travesty. This will do more harm to Queen's reputation than a million Paul Rodgers ever could. And that's not hyperbole.
We're allowed to criticize, especially against such a shitty product. We don't have to be happy with everything we get, and we certainly have the right to express our displeasure. Not everything is puppy dogs shitting rainbows, y'know. If we just bought it like mindless sheep instead of voicing our opinion, that gives off the impression to Queen Productions that they can continue to release subpar material and anybody will buy it. We don't want to give them that impression, now do we?
NOW REMEMBER, that's our little secret!!!
[/QUOTE]
Maybe you all consider it a bad product but that is just your opinions. Not everybody will think that bad of it. I don't care if you "express your displeasure" but you could do it in a nicer way. Nobody is making you buy it and no matter what products they release, they won't harm their reputation.
[/QUOTE]
Ah!!!!
We should be nicer in expressing our opinions, but it's ok for you to call us selfish spolied jerks for doing so.
Is it ok to call you a hypocrite? It's certainly accurate...
[/QUOTE]
No. I'll say nicer things when you start! I'm not going to waste my time anymore!
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
You are an idiot. You are very selfish complaining that you don't get enough. Brian and Roger are still performing because they care about their fans!!!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY!
Queen is not dead and never will be dead.
You are just a jerk. Brian and Roger try to do what they can for the fans but you don't appreciate it because you are a selfish, spoiled jerk.
[/QUOTE]
Dear Mr(s) Stepford
Please tell me what the purpose of this release is if not to make money. Do you imagine that it is being sold at a loss?
Also, please elaborate on the phrase "Brian & Roger try to do what they can for the fans" - I'm curious to see what examples you feel support this assertion.
Thanks in advance
[/QUOTE]
Still waiting.
[/QUOTE]
To be honest, I don't remember typing this.......
[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
You are an idiot. You are very selfish complaining that you don't get enough. Brian and Roger are still performing because they care about their fans!!!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY!
Queen is not dead and never will be dead.
You are just a jerk. Brian and Roger try to do what they can for the fans but you don't appreciate it because you are a selfish, spoiled jerk.
[/QUOTE]
Dear Mr(s) Stepford
Please tell me what the purpose of this release is if not to make money. Do you imagine that it is being sold at a loss?
Also, please elaborate on the phrase "Brian & Roger try to do what they can for the fans" - I'm curious to see what examples you feel support this assertion.
Thanks in advance
[/QUOTE]
Still waiting.
[/QUOTE]
To be honest, I don't remember typing this.......
[QUOTE]
[b]Rotwang wrote: [/b]
Just as a side note, I have a Queen poster for a show in Indianapolis from 1980 and it states the ticket prices are $8.00 for all seats!!!!! What the hell happened? The musicians should stand up to this but as soon as they see the paycheck, they back down. So where is the line drawn for the musicians to earn respectable money but do it for the fans?[/QUOTE]
Tickets for the joint KISS/Aerosmith tour went for $150+. What happened? Better promotion of big tours, massive corporate sponsorship, inflation (both of basic currency and of venue rental rates), and declining record sales happened.
In fairness, I only paid $56 per ticket for my wife and I to see Q+PR from seven rows back of the stage right catwalk in 2006. Granted, those were $150 seats that we got purely because the show had pathetically undersold and they decided to move everyone down and forward so they could black out the upper deck...
I agree with those here who are saying that Brian and Roger are not the driving forces behind these releases. Those two made enough during their glory days that they could, assuming it was all well-invested, buy a private island or two to retire on. QPL and the band's management are the guys who put these re-re-re-re-releases together, package them as "exciting new items" and expect us to be completists to pad their retirement accounts.
A comment was made about the anthology coming out once Brian and Roger were done playing. I agree that it's probably something they'll both want a very big hand in; a hand too big to lend while they're still making new music and touring with Paul (or solo, depending on what happens in the next few months here). That said, if it really won't come until they're done touring, we may never see it--I see Brian having a heart attack around 90 years old after the pyro goes off at the end of TYMD during his "I'm Still a Better Guitarist than Ace Frehley Ever Was!" tour...
[b]Rotwang wrote: [/b]
Just as a side note, I have a Queen poster for a show in Indianapolis from 1980 and it states the ticket prices are $8.00 for all seats!!!!! What the hell happened? The musicians should stand up to this but as soon as they see the paycheck, they back down. So where is the line drawn for the musicians to earn respectable money but do it for the fans?[/QUOTE]
Tickets for the joint KISS/Aerosmith tour went for $150+. What happened? Better promotion of big tours, massive corporate sponsorship, inflation (both of basic currency and of venue rental rates), and declining record sales happened.
In fairness, I only paid $56 per ticket for my wife and I to see Q+PR from seven rows back of the stage right catwalk in 2006. Granted, those were $150 seats that we got purely because the show had pathetically undersold and they decided to move everyone down and forward so they could black out the upper deck...
I agree with those here who are saying that Brian and Roger are not the driving forces behind these releases. Those two made enough during their glory days that they could, assuming it was all well-invested, buy a private island or two to retire on. QPL and the band's management are the guys who put these re-re-re-re-releases together, package them as "exciting new items" and expect us to be completists to pad their retirement accounts.
A comment was made about the anthology coming out once Brian and Roger were done playing. I agree that it's probably something they'll both want a very big hand in; a hand too big to lend while they're still making new music and touring with Paul (or solo, depending on what happens in the next few months here). That said, if it really won't come until they're done touring, we may never see it--I see Brian having a heart attack around 90 years old after the pyro goes off at the end of TYMD during his "I'm Still a Better Guitarist than Ace Frehley Ever Was!" tour...
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[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
You are an idiot. You are very selfish complaining that you don't get enough. Brian and Roger are still performing because they care about their fans!!!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY!
Queen is not dead and never will be dead.
You are just a jerk. Brian and Roger try to do what they can for the fans but you don't appreciate it because you are a selfish, spoiled jerk.
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Dear Mr(s) Stepford
Please tell me what the purpose of this release is if not to make money. Do you imagine that it is being sold at a loss?
Also, please elaborate on the phrase "Brian & Roger try to do what they can for the fans" - I'm curious to see what examples you feel support this assertion.
Thanks in advance
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Still waiting.
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To be honest, I don't remember typing this.......
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Either you're on heavy medication, or too rude/lazy to scroll back and find out....
My money's on the latter.
[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
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[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
You are an idiot. You are very selfish complaining that you don't get enough. Brian and Roger are still performing because they care about their fans!!!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY!
Queen is not dead and never will be dead.
You are just a jerk. Brian and Roger try to do what they can for the fans but you don't appreciate it because you are a selfish, spoiled jerk.
[/QUOTE]
Dear Mr(s) Stepford
Please tell me what the purpose of this release is if not to make money. Do you imagine that it is being sold at a loss?
Also, please elaborate on the phrase "Brian & Roger try to do what they can for the fans" - I'm curious to see what examples you feel support this assertion.
Thanks in advance
[/QUOTE]
Still waiting.
[/QUOTE]
To be honest, I don't remember typing this.......
[/QUOTE]
Either you're on heavy medication, or too rude/lazy to scroll back and find out....
My money's on the latter.
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
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[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
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[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
You are an idiot. You are very selfish complaining that you don't get enough. Brian and Roger are still performing because they care about their fans!!!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY!
Queen is not dead and never will be dead.
You are just a jerk. Brian and Roger try to do what they can for the fans but you don't appreciate it because you are a selfish, spoiled jerk.
[/QUOTE]
Dear Mr(s) Stepford
Please tell me what the purpose of this release is if not to make money. Do you imagine that it is being sold at a loss?
Also, please elaborate on the phrase "Brian & Roger try to do what they can for the fans" - I'm curious to see what examples you feel support this assertion.
Thanks in advance
[/QUOTE]
Still waiting.
[/QUOTE]
To be honest, I don't remember typing this.......
[/QUOTE]
Either you're on heavy medication, or too rude/lazy to scroll back and find out....
My money's on the latter.
[/QUOTE]
Maybe somebody just hacked onto my account cause I don't take any medication and I'm never too lazy or rude to scroll back. :P
[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
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[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
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[b]lalaalalaa wrote: [/b]
You are an idiot. You are very selfish complaining that you don't get enough. Brian and Roger are still performing because they care about their fans!!!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY!
Queen is not dead and never will be dead.
You are just a jerk. Brian and Roger try to do what they can for the fans but you don't appreciate it because you are a selfish, spoiled jerk.
[/QUOTE]
Dear Mr(s) Stepford
Please tell me what the purpose of this release is if not to make money. Do you imagine that it is being sold at a loss?
Also, please elaborate on the phrase "Brian & Roger try to do what they can for the fans" - I'm curious to see what examples you feel support this assertion.
Thanks in advance
[/QUOTE]
Still waiting.
[/QUOTE]
To be honest, I don't remember typing this.......
[/QUOTE]
Either you're on heavy medication, or too rude/lazy to scroll back and find out....
My money's on the latter.
[/QUOTE]
Maybe somebody just hacked onto my account cause I don't take any medication and I'm never too lazy or rude to scroll back. :P