Rick
I reckon you rank your 'counter-topics' higher than those topics made by other members who merely criticise your ability concerning the job being Queen's archivist?
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Negative Creep
EVERYBODY LOOK AT ME
Darren1977
Hello Greg, How are you keeping?
Have you any news of what is coming down the pipeline besides endless compilations?
Have you any news of what is coming down the pipeline besides endless compilations?
The Fairy King
ok.computer
Couldn't agree more with Greg. Quite sad how this place has gone downhill over the past ten years. That's not the fault of the site or owner. It's down to the contributors. Us lot. But with a site subject that is increasingly irrelevant as each year goes by, it's only to be expected.
Penetration_Guru
I thought this place was an ignorant bunch of whining tossers?
Greg's either a WUM, or being inconsistent.
On the off chance that it's neither, here's a sensible answer:
If EMI/QPL produce anything interesting, so will we.
If they keep regurgitating the same material oever and over again, why berate us for matching their lack of innovation?
Discuss...
Greg's either a WUM, or being inconsistent.
On the off chance that it's neither, here's a sensible answer:
If EMI/QPL produce anything interesting, so will we.
If they keep regurgitating the same material oever and over again, why berate us for matching their lack of innovation?
Discuss...
Rick
Speaking of regurgitating, maybe we should discuss something which will appeal to Greg, f.e. the FM Solo boxset, which the man himself put so splendidly together.
Look Greg, I just gave you another virtual pat on the back.
Look Greg, I just gave you another virtual pat on the back.
Josh Henson
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
I thought this place was an ignorant bunch of whining tossers?
Greg's either a WUM, or being inconsistent.
On the off chance that it's neither, here's a sensible answer:
If EMI/QPL produce anything interesting, so will we.
If they keep regurgitating the same material oever and over again, why berate us for matching their lack of innovation?
Discuss...[/QUOTE]
Great paraphrase of what I said. Nicely done
[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
I thought this place was an ignorant bunch of whining tossers?
Greg's either a WUM, or being inconsistent.
On the off chance that it's neither, here's a sensible answer:
If EMI/QPL produce anything interesting, so will we.
If they keep regurgitating the same material oever and over again, why berate us for matching their lack of innovation?
Discuss...[/QUOTE]
Great paraphrase of what I said. Nicely done
cmsdrums
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[b]Hadrian wrote: [/b]
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[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
I thought this place was an ignorant bunch of whining tossers?
Greg's either a WUM, or being inconsistent.
On the off chance that it's neither, here's a sensible answer:
If EMI/QPL produce anything interesting, so will we.
If they keep regurgitating the same material oever and over again, why berate us for matching their lack of innovation?
Discuss...
[/QUOTE]
Great paraphrase of what I said. Nicely done
[/QUOTE]
Agreed.
I think however that that we (the 'zoners) are the hornet's nest to Greg's (born out of boredom) stirring.
[b]Hadrian wrote: [/b]
[QUOTE]
[b]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/b]
I thought this place was an ignorant bunch of whining tossers?
Greg's either a WUM, or being inconsistent.
On the off chance that it's neither, here's a sensible answer:
If EMI/QPL produce anything interesting, so will we.
If they keep regurgitating the same material oever and over again, why berate us for matching their lack of innovation?
Discuss...
[/QUOTE]
Great paraphrase of what I said. Nicely done
[/QUOTE]
Agreed.
I think however that that we (the 'zoners) are the hornet's nest to Greg's (born out of boredom) stirring.
cmsdrums
OK Greg - serious questions which is absolutely something you should be able to tell us, and should be absolutely something that is your responsibility for cataloguing and archiving in your work with the band:-
Can you respond to my questions which have been debated and put to you many times across several threads, about the mix of Wembley '86 that was released on vinyl, stickered as 'remixed and mastered by Roger Taylor'?
[b]Is this a mix the appeared solely on the second batch of original vinyl releases only?
[/b]
If so, why was it not used on later CD/vinyl/cassette versions of the album? I can't see the benefit of an individual mix for the release of a limited vinyl run only without it being used for later reissues, but this is what seems happened.
Could you advise please on what seems to be a genuine discrepancy in the record keeping of different versions of releases - nobody to date can definitely give the history of the Wembley 86 releases to incorporate this 'Roger version'?
Cheers
Can you respond to my questions which have been debated and put to you many times across several threads, about the mix of Wembley '86 that was released on vinyl, stickered as 'remixed and mastered by Roger Taylor'?
[b]Is this a mix the appeared solely on the second batch of original vinyl releases only?
[/b]
If so, why was it not used on later CD/vinyl/cassette versions of the album? I can't see the benefit of an individual mix for the release of a limited vinyl run only without it being used for later reissues, but this is what seems happened.
Could you advise please on what seems to be a genuine discrepancy in the record keeping of different versions of releases - nobody to date can definitely give the history of the Wembley 86 releases to incorporate this 'Roger version'?
Cheers
Mr Mercury
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[b]BKempster wrote: [/b]
And the same old pattern is repeated - multiple threads created by our esteemed Archivist, asking for something but giving nothing.
Why are you so bothered about what happens here when you so clearly hate those who criticise QPL?
Get something interesting out to market ans we'll create some interesting threads on the back of it. In the meantime, it's back to the "Why does Brian wear clogs?" and "How many cats did Freddie have?" threads.[/QUOTE]
Dont forget the "How big was Freddie's willy" and was he the "postman or the letterbox?" threads...... those were classics..........
[b]BKempster wrote: [/b]
And the same old pattern is repeated - multiple threads created by our esteemed Archivist, asking for something but giving nothing.
Why are you so bothered about what happens here when you so clearly hate those who criticise QPL?
Get something interesting out to market ans we'll create some interesting threads on the back of it. In the meantime, it's back to the "Why does Brian wear clogs?" and "How many cats did Freddie have?" threads.[/QUOTE]
Dont forget the "How big was Freddie's willy" and was he the "postman or the letterbox?" threads...... those were classics..........
Sebastian
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[b]Zebonka12 wrote: [/b]
Greg my old buddy!
Look at it this way ... if this were, say ... Elvis Zone, the only
threads we'd be able to post would be "Elvis; still dead as of
9/8/2009".
It's the same with Queen. We can hardly write an
interesting post about the cadaver until it twitches and something
interesting falls out.
[/QUOTE]
I disagree here: there are loads of great debates about Beethoven or Shakespeare (dunno if on-line but you get the point) even though they've been dead for centuries (1.82 centuries is still valid for plural btw). New stuff can be discovered in their works, new analyses, new connexions with current events or personalities, new ways to teach through them, etc.
'Queen II' or 'A Night at the Opera' could still spawn some wonderful debates if people (me included) were up to it, but the thing is that some of the best topics have already been discussed (e.g. songwriters, which for loads is a 'who cares?' but for others, including me of course, is interesting) and others are somehow ruined by some idiotic posters.
During the last months there have been some interesting debates indeed (IMO), like the one about whether a non-guitarist can write for guitar (which had nothing to do with current events or releases), the one about 'Flash' being a true album or not (fuelled by Dr May's comments), the one about a different guitar being used for [i]The Hero[/i] (actually a [i]Flash's Theme[/i] variation, also originated by Bri's claim), even what's been said about Michael Jackson had some informative details and worked (for me at least) as a way to deal with the very sad moment we were going through.
Of course, those are a handful of good topics amongst scores of stupid ones, but there's still hope and the problem is not (only) the fact there's no new material. Again, only 'A Night at the Opera' could still produce loads of interesting and healthy threads if only people (me included) were diligent enough. Off the top of my head, and only regarding that particular album, we could discuss the studios (what happened with them, what was done where), specific playing and singing techniques, which song has the most voices and/or guitars, contemporaries or influences (e.g. 10cc), who sings what (e.g. in [i]Two Legs[/i]'s broad harmonies), connexions between [i]Good Company[/i] and jazz arrangements (comparative method), mistakes in the 'Making of' DVD... and none of them requires Maylor to issue a new album or start off a new tour.
The recent thread about Brian and the songwriting credits had a couple of messages that could have, at the very least, taught something new to some posters (e.g. about [i]IWIA[/i] credit). Sure, those messages are buried amongst all the imbecility, but if only those wankers (GB included, IMO) could be ignored, QZ could become a (more) interesting place. But most of us (me included) have only complained or 'moved out' rather than sought a change.
[b]Zebonka12 wrote: [/b]
Greg my old buddy!
Look at it this way ... if this were, say ... Elvis Zone, the only
threads we'd be able to post would be "Elvis; still dead as of
9/8/2009".
It's the same with Queen. We can hardly write an
interesting post about the cadaver until it twitches and something
interesting falls out.
[/QUOTE]
I disagree here: there are loads of great debates about Beethoven or Shakespeare (dunno if on-line but you get the point) even though they've been dead for centuries (1.82 centuries is still valid for plural btw). New stuff can be discovered in their works, new analyses, new connexions with current events or personalities, new ways to teach through them, etc.
'Queen II' or 'A Night at the Opera' could still spawn some wonderful debates if people (me included) were up to it, but the thing is that some of the best topics have already been discussed (e.g. songwriters, which for loads is a 'who cares?' but for others, including me of course, is interesting) and others are somehow ruined by some idiotic posters.
During the last months there have been some interesting debates indeed (IMO), like the one about whether a non-guitarist can write for guitar (which had nothing to do with current events or releases), the one about 'Flash' being a true album or not (fuelled by Dr May's comments), the one about a different guitar being used for [i]The Hero[/i] (actually a [i]Flash's Theme[/i] variation, also originated by Bri's claim), even what's been said about Michael Jackson had some informative details and worked (for me at least) as a way to deal with the very sad moment we were going through.
Of course, those are a handful of good topics amongst scores of stupid ones, but there's still hope and the problem is not (only) the fact there's no new material. Again, only 'A Night at the Opera' could still produce loads of interesting and healthy threads if only people (me included) were diligent enough. Off the top of my head, and only regarding that particular album, we could discuss the studios (what happened with them, what was done where), specific playing and singing techniques, which song has the most voices and/or guitars, contemporaries or influences (e.g. 10cc), who sings what (e.g. in [i]Two Legs[/i]'s broad harmonies), connexions between [i]Good Company[/i] and jazz arrangements (comparative method), mistakes in the 'Making of' DVD... and none of them requires Maylor to issue a new album or start off a new tour.
The recent thread about Brian and the songwriting credits had a couple of messages that could have, at the very least, taught something new to some posters (e.g. about [i]IWIA[/i] credit). Sure, those messages are buried amongst all the imbecility, but if only those wankers (GB included, IMO) could be ignored, QZ could become a (more) interesting place. But most of us (me included) have only complained or 'moved out' rather than sought a change.
Togg
Oh Greggy
I'll have you know my wallpaper is plush velvet and I spend most weekends combing it to make sure it's all facing the right direction, so no worries my friend I am positively at the height of good taste.
So what's up with you? long time no see, although I did note you must have thrown the singles collection up in the air in horror and when it landed in a pile on the floor Jim must have looked at the mess and had an epiphany about creating an all-new Greatist hits package! well done sir, you must be in for a stonking bonus!
Anything genuinely exciting happening?
Did you see the tracks listed in Mick Rocks book from QII? 'Fly By Night', Brian's 'Deep Ridge' and Freddie's 'Surrender to the City' Have you found them or was the dear chap on a touch too much of the lemonaid at the time of writing?
I'll have you know my wallpaper is plush velvet and I spend most weekends combing it to make sure it's all facing the right direction, so no worries my friend I am positively at the height of good taste.
So what's up with you? long time no see, although I did note you must have thrown the singles collection up in the air in horror and when it landed in a pile on the floor Jim must have looked at the mess and had an epiphany about creating an all-new Greatist hits package! well done sir, you must be in for a stonking bonus!
Anything genuinely exciting happening?
Did you see the tracks listed in Mick Rocks book from QII? 'Fly By Night', Brian's 'Deep Ridge' and Freddie's 'Surrender to the City' Have you found them or was the dear chap on a touch too much of the lemonaid at the time of writing?
queenfanbg
Gregg who ?
Togg
That's what both Brian and Roger said!