Wow check out this amazing Love Kills version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IYgX7bl4uc


I didn't even realise there was a live heavy version of that song. It sounds incredible and if that had of been released as a Queen track it would definitely be a hit.

Hi BQF
Nice post! Thanks! Really enjoyed that!
Just one thing though. I don't think its live.The vocal is too perfect for live and the limited amount of harmonies sound to me like they were made in the studio. I reckon the crowd has have been dubbed on to it. The guitar is great and sounds very Brian-ish. Not completely sure that it's him though.

Magnific version !!! Thanks for sharing the link here !
One question: the "original" clip version was in black and white, or no ?

I would think so since the tape is originally from Fritz Lang's Metropolis, made in the 1910's as I recall.

It's not a "live heavy version" and it has nothing to do with Queen. It's the "Rock mix" released on maybe every Freddie compilation released in this century.

pittrek wrote:

It's not a "live heavy version" and it has nothing to do with Queen. It's the "Rock mix" released on maybe every Freddie compilation released in this century.

Yeah Pittrek, obviou this track is from FM solo work.
I maybe this clipe was b/w because the time of make and now this display in color.... ??? Or is this other version of Metropolis, ?
....

good question

Heavenite wrote:

I would think so since the tape is originally from Fritz Lang's Metropolis, made in the 1910's as I recall.

1927, actually. Films from the 1910s have a lower frame-rate (generally <20 frames per second, often 16) and look far more 'amateurish' than Metropolis - it kind of marks the point where the film industry grew up, along with Battleship Potemkin (1925) and Faust (1926), all of which I highly recommend. Incidentally, there are heated arguments amongst experts about the correct frame rate for Metropolis - it's anywhere between 20 and 25 fps.

But to get back to the original question, it is absolutely in black and white. A tinted version of Metropolis was released in the 1980s, but they used a completely butchered print that left an incoherent storyline (about 80 minutes of an original that was over 150 minutes).

pittrek wrote:

It's not a "live heavy version" and it has nothing to do with Queen. It's the "Rock mix" released on maybe every Freddie compilation released in this century.

I think you're confusing it with the Wolf Euro Mix, which was released on most Freddie compilations.

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BelfastQueenFan wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IYgX7bl4uc


I didn't even realise there was a live heavy version of that song. It sounds incredible and if that had of been released as a Queen track it would definitely be a hit.

Im pretty sure they had this version for the 1980's re release of Metropolis, they added color to it and an updated 80's soundtrack for the movie featuring a lot of famous artists at the time.

http://www.amazon.com/Metropolis-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B00000260Q

thomasquinn 32989 wrote:

Heavenite wrote:

I would think so since the tape is originally from Fritz Lang's Metropolis, made in the 1910's as I recall.

1927, actually. Films from the 1910s have a lower frame-rate (generally <20 frames per second, often 16) and look far more 'amateurish' than Metropolis - it kind of marks the point where the film industry grew up, along with Battleship Potemkin (1925) and Faust (1926), all of which I highly recommend. Incidentally, there are heated arguments amongst experts about the correct frame rate for Metropolis - it's anywhere between 20 and 25 fps.

But to get back to the original question, it is absolutely in black and white. A tinted version of Metropolis was released in the 1980s, but they used a completely butchered print that left an incoherent storyline (about 80 minutes of an original that was over 150 minutes).

Thanks for the info Tom.

Info taken from QueenVault.com:

"Love Kills (Rock Mix) 4:27
Written by Written by Freddie Mercury/Giorgio Moroder, Remixed by The Fugitive Brothers
Appears on: The Solo Collection, Solo
Another rock-influenced remix that abandons the synth sounds of the original. This remix is meant to create a live performance sound. Freddie's lead vocals have a slight echo and are accompanied by guitar, drums, and piano. There are live audience background noises added to complete the live ambiance feel. This remix was originally done in 1992 and was not released until 2000's Freddie Mercury Solo Collection Box Set. This track was originally planned for the 1992 Remixes CD single but was discarded."

Thanks for that Jedi Knight. That seems to tie up any loose ends.

Doesn't work for me without the synths.

vonkeil wrote:

Doesn't work for me without the synths.

I agree. the track is obviously based on the synth work of Georgio Moroder. You cant just erase them and add heavy guitars and real-like drums. Even Mercury's phenomenal delivery cant save it.