I appear to be the only one who doesn't hold a sense of entitlement to unreleased material. Queen ceased to function in any full capacity as a band 20 years ago. If they release things, I'm immensely happy. If they don't, I don't really give a crap.
on my way up · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]tomchristie22 wrote:[/b]
I appear to be the only one who doesn't hold a sense of entitlement to unreleased material. Queen ceased to function in any full capacity as a band 20 years ago. If they release things, I'm immensely happy. If they don't, I don't really give a crap. [/QUOTE]
I agree that the band can do whatever they want but...
I think it'd be good for their reputation to release some stuff from the seventies.
I'm especially interested in the live stuff:
Imagine Queen releasing a couple of shows from the seventies - just audio - from different tours (and also releasing it in a box with (maybe) even more goodies), for example:
- Golders Green 1973
- Rainbow March 31, 1974
- Earls Court 07/06/1977
- Los Angeles 22/12/1977 (how I wish they have this in quality good enough to release, even if only stereo soundboard tapes)
- Paris 01/03/1979
- Hammy'79
Wouldn't that be totally amazing??? I think the time is right now for such releases and I think many music fans would be stunned by the quality of QUeen's live shows in the seventies...
tomchristie22 · Member since
It's true - the current state of official live releases isn't that great. Montreal and MK Bowl are great shows but they're just not as diverse or interesting musically. And I've seen too many people completely denounce Queen as a live act based solely on their performance at Wembley, which is very frustrating.
AlexRocks · Member since
There needs to be concerts that are just audio recordings and nothing to do with filmed ones that are released. I think it is ridiculous to only talk about just the filmed shows.
Hangman_96 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]on my way up wrote:[/b]
I think the time is right now for such releases...
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I could say the same but it would be irrelevant, since QP tend to temporise and then announce "We're sorry guys, but nothing is going to happen. Maybe next time?" And that happens over and over and over and over and over and over again.
For instance, they once promised to release Hammersmith '75. Excuse me, not once... it has been promised more than once! Has it been released yet? No. Who cares now? And Hammy '75 is not the only thing that's been promised a million times in total to be released; there have been many other concerts, boxed sets, CD's, DVD's, and so on.
Each thing has had its time to be released, but they haven't let any of them go any further.
GB: Queen Archivist · Member since
There is still no definite release date for this product. How could there be: it isn't finished yet.
The Press release that sparked this, was merely something put together by Eagle Rock for promo which was put out, mistakenly, a good deal too early.
Rainbow WILL happen, but not this Spring. I couldn't tell you when because I don't know. Nobody knows. But we have to finish it first, and obviously we will.
It is not unprecedented for a Press Release to go out early, at the wrong time, accidentally, and/or for it to contain misinformation... such as that the Rainbow concerts were "filmed". They were NOT filmed, they were shot on 2" video tape.
Hope that helps.
GB
MERQRY · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]GB: Queen Archivist wrote:[/b]
There is still no definite release date for this product. How could there be: it isn't finished yet.
The Press release that sparked this, was merely something put together by Eagle Rock for promo which was put out, mistakenly, a good deal too early.
Rainbow WILL happen, but not this Spring. I couldn't tell you when because I don't know. Nobody knows. But we have to finish it first, and obviously we will.
It is not unprecedented for a Press Release to go out early, at the wrong time, accidentally, and/or for it to contain misinformation... such as that the Rainbow concerts were "filmed". They were NOT filmed, they were shot on 2" video tape.
Hope that helps.
GB[/QUOTE]
It helps. A very prudent response from you part Greg. I´m glad you have the time to shed some light here!
