Why bother? Just leave the album as it is. It is a product of it's time and Freddie Mercury's taste at that time. Whilst there are some good songs on it, it is hardly a classic. There are more important things in life to worry about!
DanQueen2008 · Member since
If they're going to re-release it why not make it better? It was the same with the album remasters
cmsdrums · Member since
I agree with prinetom - the drumming, and the drum sound, is really not good on Mr Bad Guy
shamar · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Wiley wrote:[/b]
Was there a similar outrage when The Freddie Mercury album and the remixes came out? [/QUOTE]
Remember it weren't new edition of old album.
"TFMA/The Great Pretender" were just compilations of originals and remixes. And later "Remixes" EP with "Living on my own (no-more brothers mix)".
[QUOTE] [b]DanQueen2008 wrote:[/b]
If they're going to re-release it why not make it better? It was the same with the album remasters[/QUOTE]
No it wasn't the same.
They recorded whole new parts of instrumentals on Queen remasters as they did on "Barcelona"? No. Just remastering of old stuff.
dowens · Member since
This shows how dumb I was. My first FM solo CD I bought was "The Great Pretender." You would never see Mr. Bad Guy in CD stores, so I always thought TGP versions were the original versions!
I'm interested in a re-release, but highly doubt the MJ stuff will be included. That would be nice though. Why in the world did Brian and Roger record those tracks? I wonder if a MJ release was shelved...
eddykoster · Member since
Let's do a re-make of Mr. bad guy! Completely arranged by a live-rockband, with no synthesizers :) Or not? And what kind of bonus-content can we expect? Or was it all released on The solo collection from 2000?
Just a said before, we are never happy anymore, always commenting milking the cow. But on the other hand, it is amazing that a band can do that, for so long without lead singer, Queen is still popular that they can release special editions. Queen is a leader on this market, like Queen has done before to be the first in many things. That all these re-issues are "acceppted" (in a way that they sold enough), is maybe also a standard for other bands, like Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, David Bowie, etc. to release also their catalogue with bonus content. Why always bad critics about re-releases? That is a discussion that will remain forever. I am very HAPPY with my new 4-disc set of Barcelona. But from a special edition we always expect the best, and it could always be better in our minds.
Maybe we can expect a remaster of Freddie Mercury-Solo 3cd, by Universal/Island, incl. also the 1988 version of Barcelona?
I first look out to a release of Hungarian rhpasody, the Budapest 1986 concert.
Eddy Koster
shamar · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]dowens wrote:[/b]
This shows how dumb I was. My first FM solo CD I bought was "The Great Pretender." You would never see Mr. Bad Guy in CD stores, so I always thought TGP versions were the original versions!
[/QUOTE]
You wasn't dumb at all. Many people thought that were originals. Look at differences:
http://www.queenpedia.com/index.php?title=Freddie_Mercury_albums
"TGP album" has that slow remix of "TGP song" but "TFMAlbum" has original version. I don't know why they changed tracklists.
Anyway: Time (1992 remix) and In My Defence (1992 remix) sounds really good, close to the originals, just more modern. That way should sounds "Mr. Bad Guy" new edition.
The_Crunge · Member since
I'm as a big a fan as anyone, but I think it's time to put this bitch to bed...
saj ditta · Member since
its great the ol stuff remastered etc are being done but if its@2ncd job deluxe what thier gunna put on it?alls on the 2000freddbox anyway.ifso i hope they doit properly not like the 4disc barcelona rubbish WAKE UP YOU NOODLES.
princetom · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]saj ditta wrote:[/b]
its great the ol stuff remastered etc are being done but if its@2ncd job deluxe what thier gunna put on it?alls on the 2000freddbox anyway.ifso i hope they doit properly not like the 4disc barcelona rubbish WAKE UP YOU NOODLES.[/QUOTE]
huh ? what language are you trolling in ?
as for decrypting your comment:
no, not everything is in the "fredbox" (kind of like this term :-).
for what my collection is showing, at least some different demo takes aren't included. "New York (early version)" or "you're not the only one" just to name two of the common known ones :-). aswell, of course as the MJ-collabs.
furthermore there's the "time"-performance from '88. neither included.
the point is: as likely everybody here would love to have these in descent quality, the unlikely it is that thus stuff will ever be published.
as i noticed before... a proper drummer would be the best choice to envalue the album. maybe some kind of queen-guitarist for the solos that where meant to sound like queen. huh ? wait a moment... we DID have this in 1995, didn't we ?
and for the "barcelona"-remake... if you don't like it, avoid hearing it. helps big time!
