Maybe this was discussed before, escuse me. But I have watched several times stuff like Rare Live, Champions of the world and Magic Years and these guys really suck. I mean, they always have so much mistakes with dates, Rare Live with the dates, the retrospective sequency in the begining of Champios of the world, the interviews in black and white from COTW which say "1973", but they are from 1977, and many more). I don't understand too much about Cinema or documentaries or whatever you called it (sorry for my english too), but I can realise that these guys are not at the level of a band like Queen.
In my opinion, the only good thing they've done is the "I'm going slightly mad" video. What do you think??
Dane · Member since
Suck they do...
The official filmed videos are pretty ok, but only due to Queen being there.
All that edited crap is terrible and lacks in any creativeness.
I could do better in one evening (having access to the original videos).
ow well, they still have a chance to redeem themselves by making a nice video for the upcoming DVD releases.
john bodega · Member since
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ow well, they still have a chance to redeem themselves by making a nice video for the upcoming DVD releases.
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I'm sure there's a polio victim out there somewhere who could do a better job with his nose.
Mr.Jingles · Member since
Many times I cringe watching they way how they edit some of the videos.
I few weeks ago I was watching 'The Untold Story' and there's so much cheesy stuff in there, which is a shame because it should be an insightful documentary. I rolled my eyes when they had those shots of India when Freddie was at Boarding School in Bombay, and they were playing 'Mustapha' in the background music.
pittrek · Member since
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Maybe this was discussed before, escuse me. But I have watched several times stuff like Rare Live, Champions of the world and Magic Years and these guys really suck. I mean, they always have so much mistakes with dates, Rare Live with the dates, the retrospective sequency in the begining of Champios of the world, the interviews in black and white from COTW which say "1973", but they are from 1977, and many more). I don't understand too much about Cinema or documentaries or whatever you called it (sorry for my english too), but I can realise that these guys are not at the level of a band like Queen.
In my opinion, the only good thing they've done is the "I'm going slightly mad" video. What do you think??
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Well the best Queen-related documentaries are done always by somebody else (Killer Queen , Classic Albums ...)
But to be fair - you must realize that Queen had terrible mess in their archives, a lot of unlabelled material. That's why they employed an Archivist
Marcelo_argentina · Member since
I absolutely agree Bo Alex..I never understood how "The torpedo twins" could last so many time with Queen...I mean...they are total disaster as professionals...How Could Brian -being so perfectionist- let them keep on working on Queen related material??'...Another mistery....
inu-liger · Member since
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I absolutely agree Bo Alex..I never understood how "The torpedo twins" could last so many time with Queen...I mean...they are total disaster as professionals...How Could Brian -being so perfectionist- let them keep on working on Queen related material??'...Another mistery....[/QUOTE]
Yeah. Kinda wish I didn't spend as much on my "Rare Live" & "Queen Rocks" Laserdiscs.....I don't think it was worth the near $100-ish US I spent on the both of them at the time, in hind sight. Should have been able to pay less than half that much, but oh well.
Maybe they had something implemented in their business dealings that ensured they would do a lot of work with Queen over time...who knows.
To be fair, they've been getting a *bit* more better lately. I was watching the bonus Hungary backstage documentary DVD (bonus with SLIJ), and I actually enjoyed it, which is saying something.
I also agree otherwise with the person who said the only thing they did right was the IGSM video (I think One Vision was pretty good too!)
Gr8 King Rat · Member since
I agree 100%. They are horrible. [/QUOTE]Geez, I remember saying this a few years back and I almost got my head cut off..[/QUOTE]
podders · Member since
yeah, they have run into all sorts of difficulties recently and have closed down Do-Ro productions. I believe they were really living the high life in Germany and their company went into liquidation owing quite a bit of cash. Apparently they have relaunched as something new but most bands that they used to work with now steer well clear.
Bo Alex · Member since
I see a lot of people really dislike their works.
They always did the same kind of compilation video, in the style of The Show must go on video. (including some image that in my opinion doesn't work with the song. I really hate the end part where appears Freddie from IWTB closing the door): Queen rocks (all the videos with the same idea), Too much love will kill you and many more. Queen deserves something better.
Saint Jiub · Member since
Queen do make some questionable hiring decisions ... The Shefields, Prenter, Beach, Brooks, Gray, DoRo ... etc
redspecialusa · Member since
I don't think hiring Greg Brooks was a questionable move...just because he won't listen to you doesn't mean his hiring was 'questionable.' Even though we've paid his salary, we aren't the ones signing the pay cheques. I think he's done a fine job as the archivist. Jim Beach however is another story.
I don't know that I really have anything bad to say about the Torpedo Twins, I think they did as best as they could with what they had too. Some things I wish they had done better...but I like the videos that they did, and they worked well with the band too.
inu-liger · Member since
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I don't think hiring Greg Brooks was a questionable move...just because he won't listen to you doesn't mean his hiring was 'questionable.' Even though we've paid his salary, we aren't the ones signing the pay cheques. I think he's done a fine job as the archivist. Jim Beach however is another story.
I don't know that I really have anything bad to say about the Torpedo Twins, I think they did as best as they could with what they had too. Some things I wish they had done better...but I like the videos that they did, and they worked well with the band too.
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I'll agree with you. Greg Brooks actually really does his job well, despite how he comes across otherwise in his online persona here. He is very dedicated, and the few times I've chatted with him on the phone so far, I could always tell how passionate he was about his work. He's always a joy to talk to, and a hell of a lot nicer than some people here would expect! (
The unfortunate thing, as people ARE finally starting to acknowledge belatedly, is that Greg however doesn't always get his way with how the releases are handled (Singles Boxset, etc.). His ideas for that boxset VS QP's end product were very polar, with QP obviously being the worse design. Crying shame really.
inu-liger · Member since
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Queen do make some questionable hiring decisions ... The Shefields, Prenter, Beach, Brooks, Gray, DoRo ... etc
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Who the hell is Prenter? I recognize every other name but, oddly enough.
Vali · Member since
Paul Prenter, isn't it ?
didn´t he let down Freddie in any way ? airing details of Freddie´s private life or something like that ?
