NEW QUEEN ALBUM AND ROGER SOLO WORK OUT THIS YEAR!!

well the new tracks are going to be the Michael Jackson & Freddie stuff, been working on them for a while here and there, so they should be out im thinking before xmas

I think it should be specified what Brian said on his Soap Box, which was:

**Fri 12 Jul 13**
UNRELEASED TRACKS WITH FREDDIE SINGING
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[In reply to question about unreleased tracks - See LETTERS]

We did have a great time in Manchester. We are learning all the time.

As for unreleased material with Freddie singing … strangely enough I was working on some tapes this evening - with William Orbit. There are a few items in progress. We will have something for folks to hear in a couple of months' time, hopefully.

Thanks again.

See ya out there !

Bri

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Great evening with William Orbit working with some Queen/Freddie/Michael Jackson tapes. Exciting, challenging, emotionally taxing. But cool.

So it would seem to be a few Queen/Jacko tracks in the pipeline. I am thinking that they might be getting released as an appetiser to the forthcoming Freddie movie.

Not to get off topic here, but I wonder if they are working on "You Are the Only One" for the ballads album? That would be incredible! I think there's plenty of Freddie's vocals on that demo to sing as a trio with Roger and Brian!

The problem with that demo, Dowens, is that unless a much more proper studio take exists with much more in the way of developed lyrics, they will never work on turning that into a full song.

We heard some time ago that Brian and Roger were working on a new version of State of Shock with Freddie singing with Michael Jackson. Then nothing came of it. If it is State of Shock being released at last, that would be awesome, I'd love to hear Brian playing that riff and it would be a monster global hit with those two giants singing together. Hard to get excited about a new Queen album after the lacklustre Cosmos Rocks album. Recycling their old hits into a new package doesn't really excite me either. A decent new live album or live compilation is about the only thing that most Queen fans really want from them.

Ah, ok Inu-liger. Stinks though, that is a GREAT track. Would have loved to heard it finished.

I so wish that QUEEN would release a brand new album! Even if it was without Freddie or finish the tracks that they already have with Freddie on the vocals. At the time that they were all 4 Freddie didn´t sing all the song so why not have Brian and Roger also do a couple of tracks as well. I don´t think that Brian and Roger has lost the ability to write new tracks. They have always been able to so. Why not now.
I´m not that excited about a new compilation album with one new track on it. And a whole album full of ballads. They could do so much more!

For those of you who say that Roger can not release the album in September, which is 2 months from now;
Remember that Queen used to release albums only 1 month after recording had been completed in the 70s. (eg, A Day At The Races, News Of the World, Jazz)

Some people don't also understand the way music promotion and marketing works these days, especially in an age where you have to promote it pretty much "virally" 'lest you want to miss the boat. Not that I always agree with that method, personally.

.....and a Roger Taylor solo release will generate virtually NO interest outside of the Queen fan-base and even then there are a LOT of fans who wouldn't be interested in HIS material.

Roger could ok the final mastering and push it out the following day whilst achieving the same impact as he'd have if the label spent millions on promotion.

PS - do w eknow what label this will be coming out on? Island, I assume.......?

As you may have noticed we are not in the 70's any more. Seems some people here don't understand how modern major labels work...! Assuming it's being released on Universal, if the label think it has much potential it won't be coming out in September and that's assuming the album has already been mastered and artwork completed already (both seem unlikely).

Suggestions that it doesn't matter whether the album is promoted or not are hilarious. If you genuinely think that the album getting reviewed in all the music magazines and leading newspapers along with magazine/TV interviews/articles won't make a major impact on sales potential you are stupid.

Negative Creep, re:

>If you genuinely think that the album getting reviewed in all the music magazines and leading newspapers along with magazine/TV interviews/articles won't make a major impact on sales potential you are stupid.

Not at all. The budget for a RT solo project would be a few thousand quid at best; no one other than Queen fans will be interested in his work and the label will know that. The chances of him having a smash with ANYTHING are slim to none at best. They won't waste money on it. Sure, there'll be reviews in the music press, but I doubt very much that Roger will be hawking himself around in the knowledge that all anyone wants to talk to him about REALLY is Queen.

Reviews will be no different to any other Queen side project and he'll get taken to task about his political views - same-old, same-old.........and with "Dear Mr. Murdoch" rearing its head again, there's a large section of the media he'll already be antagonising.

didnt elton john release@remix album of about 8 tracks etc or something little wile bdack?from sum geezers?@few years further the solo double cd release was remixed to the max with awful mixes wata awful bunch that was its the same ol scandal ripp off again milking fans off.weaeee wating for r t,s/lbum for yunks that hasnt happund still even elton has one coming in september the fan clubs useless thers no QUEEN im not bothered bout j,deacon freddies gone bri/rog@management getting richer via the minute@loving it@there still feeding us s..t isnt that nice do they care?i doubt it.theres so much they can do@they dont.theyv been working on the so,called antholigies since the late 90s@no,one has a clue what on earth is going on have you?any kind of info tracks how they will be released like freddie boxset or like the beatles 123 any info no nothing atall how nice.@now this new collab album from nowere wether its a single album its prob the mj single its available on youtube anyway so thanks for nothing@heres to another few millions prequeen.

Saj, can you please make a more solid attempt at making your posts actually readable, please?

New album from Roger more worthy release this year than Rainbow, because looks like Rainbow as Hammy'75 only blah blah blah