"Let Me Out"? Wasn't that from Star Fleet? Hence early 80s.
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bigV
@Martin Packer
Yes, it's from Starfleet. But Brian May mentioned (in the Stafleet sleeve notes if I'm not mistaken) that the song pre-dates the Starfleet sessions. My best guess is that it's from NOTW era.
@Soundfreak
It's called "an educated guess". And Roger Taylor is not the most reliable source of information. "Rolling sets" anyone?
@Pim Derks ; @ole-the-first ; @Thistleboy 1980
All very good points, thank you!
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Yes, it's from Starfleet. But Brian May mentioned (in the Stafleet sleeve notes if I'm not mistaken) that the song pre-dates the Starfleet sessions. My best guess is that it's from NOTW era.
@Soundfreak
It's called "an educated guess". And Roger Taylor is not the most reliable source of information. "Rolling sets" anyone?
@Pim Derks ; @ole-the-first ; @Thistleboy 1980
All very good points, thank you!
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cmsdrums
Soundfreak wrote: Quote Big V: Believe me when I tell you that there will be more than enough for a box set, but only if they are smart enough to do it right.
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It's quite funny when people on the outside pretend to know more than the people on the inside.
When Roger Taylor definitely says, that there is nothing left (apart from maybe some unfinished sessions or alternate mixes of well known tracks) who are you to say "Believe me when I tell you there will be more than enough for a box set...." ???
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Sadly, I think a lot of fans DO know more than the main protagonists! Simply take Brian saying that they'd never performed It's A Hard Life live until the Prince's trust concert, or that they hadn't played Seven Seas of Rhye for about 30 years!
Let's be honest, if Greg has taken the best part of 15 years to catalogue everything there's gotta be a fair amount of unreleased stuff, whether it be audio, video, works in progress, demos etc..etc...
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It's quite funny when people on the outside pretend to know more than the people on the inside.
When Roger Taylor definitely says, that there is nothing left (apart from maybe some unfinished sessions or alternate mixes of well known tracks) who are you to say "Believe me when I tell you there will be more than enough for a box set...." ???
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Sadly, I think a lot of fans DO know more than the main protagonists! Simply take Brian saying that they'd never performed It's A Hard Life live until the Prince's trust concert, or that they hadn't played Seven Seas of Rhye for about 30 years!
Let's be honest, if Greg has taken the best part of 15 years to catalogue everything there's gotta be a fair amount of unreleased stuff, whether it be audio, video, works in progress, demos etc..etc...
joesilvey
I still remember reading a Q&A Greg Brooks did several years back that was posted here... and how moved he was listening back to Freddie and others in-studio chatter between takes - young, hungry artists full of life, having no idea what an amazing career lay ahead of them.
and then i look over the astoundingly deep Blu-ray archive set that Neil Young put out for his fans, and just DREAM that something in that realm might come out some day from Queen.
Seriously, do any of you believe they'd release a stand-alone dvd of Earls Court, Kampuchea? We MIGHT get Hammersmith 75, and Rainbow 74 would be a stretch. All those concerts could be put together in an amazing Blu-ray series (like Kissology) - along with rare audio bits, 12" mixes, etc. ALL the stuff that they're afraid won't sell to the general public as individual pieces... COLLECT THEM... give us a great box set - a Blu-ray disc holds tons of audio/video - with all the stuff we want and all the amazing stuff QPL knows we'd love if we ever heard, and we'll pay a high-end price. You don't have to sell a million of them. If you do it right, the hardcare fans will pay more and everyone's happy.
I know it's ultimately up to Brian and Roger, but man... if they waste their 40TH anniversary year opportunity, i will begin to lose hope.
and then i look over the astoundingly deep Blu-ray archive set that Neil Young put out for his fans, and just DREAM that something in that realm might come out some day from Queen.
Seriously, do any of you believe they'd release a stand-alone dvd of Earls Court, Kampuchea? We MIGHT get Hammersmith 75, and Rainbow 74 would be a stretch. All those concerts could be put together in an amazing Blu-ray series (like Kissology) - along with rare audio bits, 12" mixes, etc. ALL the stuff that they're afraid won't sell to the general public as individual pieces... COLLECT THEM... give us a great box set - a Blu-ray disc holds tons of audio/video - with all the stuff we want and all the amazing stuff QPL knows we'd love if we ever heard, and we'll pay a high-end price. You don't have to sell a million of them. If you do it right, the hardcare fans will pay more and everyone's happy.
I know it's ultimately up to Brian and Roger, but man... if they waste their 40TH anniversary year opportunity, i will begin to lose hope.
Sheer Brass Neck
Brian and Roger want to make money, period. They don't care about their legacy, where Neil Young would like to make money, but his reputation as an artist is more important. So Queen will move product, Neil Young will do well and get respect that will elude Queen. Seems fair.
pittrek
I always thought "Let Me Out" is from the "News Of The World" sessions. The song, not the version we know of course :-)
I'm quite sure Brian wrote "Let Me Out" and "Sleeping On The Sidewalk" in the same creative period of his life
I'm quite sure Brian wrote "Let Me Out" and "Sleeping On The Sidewalk" in the same creative period of his life
bigV
The bluesy thing in comparison with "Sleepin' On the Sidewalk" is a dead giveaway for sure. But it's also possible that it's a pre-Queen song. Brian was into blues and jazz-based music since very early on.
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