Queens New Album.

I think it would be better if they add unknown songs from the vaults in stead of re releasing well know stuff. Although Love makin' love is a good song with strong Freddie vocals. I'm really curious if this album would be a kind of Made in heaven II. I hope so...this makes me feel good.

Exciting times this. Must be the release since No One But You I really look forward to. As somebody already mentioned I hope for some tracks we have never heard of. That would be exciting. But I am not hoping for too much. There is a reason why they had to resort to tracks like "Beautiful day reprise" + solo tracks on Made in Heaven. So unless something has surfaced after that there shouldnt be that much to work with.

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I think it would be better if they add unknown songs from the vaults in stead of re releasing well know stuff. Although Love makin' love is a good song with strong Freddie vocals. I'm really curious if this album would be a kind of Made in heaven II. I hope so...this makes me feel good.
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I think Roger and Brian should be very careful. Unless its an amazing album they should not promote it as a full blooded Queen album like Made In Heaven was. Would be very harsh to compare it to Queen studio albums (1973-1995) when they are scraping the barrel like this. I dont mean to be negative, but the press could judge it hard if its promoted as something that it isnt.

Edit:The press has always been hard on Queen, so maybe thats a good thing....

The whole Andy Gibb story stemmed from the Fan Club magazine issued in Spring 1980 (page 5). I'll quote:

'Queen have recently returned from recording a new album in Germany - to include "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Save Me" - release date is planned for some time in June. Staying at the same hotel in Germany were Andy Gibb and Leif Garrat (sic) and so the boys invited them to visit the studio during the recording. The band were putting the finishing touches to a backing track when Freddie insisted that Andy Gibb sing with them. The track, as yet untitled, is one of Freddie's compositions and he was very impressed with Andy's voice and was heard to remark how good it was.'



The usage of 'backing track' was a bit different 33 years ago from what it is now: then it could refer to virtually anything but the lead vocal (often, but not always and definitely not in this case, they meant the live piano+bass+drums or guitar+bass+drums bit over which everything else would be overdubbed), so I'm 99% sure Vicky meant they were putting the finishing touches to the song's 'supporting parts', so to speak.

Andy sang with them (strongly implying backing vocals) and Freddie was happy with what he did.

The theory of Andy singing lead or dueting with Freddie was just wishful thinking, broken telephone and rumours: it was backing vocals he did.

BV for that song were most likely done with the 3x3x3 formula: Roger, Freddie and Brrian would simultaneously and on the same mic sing the low part, double it, triple it, then they'd sing the middle part, double it, triple it, then they'd sing the high part, double it and triple it.

If Andy joined them and they had four people at the mic, and if their voices blended well enough (that's the point anyway), then that's why we don't clearly identify him, same way you hear a choir (especially if singing unison) and you (normally) don't pick any individual voices.

So, for all we know, we may have been listening to a(n uncredited) Andy Gibb joining Freddie, Roger and Brian all along and most of us hadn't noticed... unless of course they wiped out that day's recordings and re-did them without Andy, but there's no reason for it as Freddie was pleased with them.

I'm struggling to see how you can call this a Queen album without the input of John Deacon.

In my view Cosmos Rocks has no part in the Queen Cannon...I'd never underestimate the contribution those bass lines made to the power and beauty of their songs..the Freddie plus MJ songs were really just that...collaborations betwen two individuals supported by backing musicians (unless I'm wrong and BM, RT and JD were playing originally on the tracks)...

You're forgetting two key factors about Made In Heaven: (1) the band hadn't had the archive cataloged properly in 1995 — who knows what has turned up since? (2) By necessity, MIH had to have a coherent and consistent feel. A compilation doesn't have that sort of restriction.

That song Fred recorded with Billy Squier 'Love is The Hero' amazing backing vocal pretty much wasted in the background to BS weak voice. It could have easily been the lead vocal.
I am rather looking forward to this release and sounds like Brian is really tuned up for it too!

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[b]rocknrolllover wrote: [/b] [b]My track list forthcoming [i]ballad compilation[/i][/b]:
1. State of shock (FM+MJ duet. Arranged by Queen
2. There must be more to life than this (FM+MJ duet.Arranged by Queen)
3. Victory...?
4. We will rock you (remix with PSY)
5. Play the game. Queen &Andy Gibb vocal.
6. Let me live with Rod Stewart.
7. Man made paradise. (Queen version)
8. Face it alone. Queen reworked.
9. I go crazy ( early version)
10. Horns of doom ( arranged by Queen)[/QUOTE]

that's your idea of a [i][b]ballad compilation[/b][/i]?
you need to go check some definitions

1. State of shock (FM+MJ duet. Arranged by Queen
4. We will rock you (remix with PSY) 
5. Play the game. Queen &Andy Gibb vocal. 
7. Man made paradise. (Queen version) 
9. I go crazy ( early version)
10. Horns of doom ( arranged by Queen)
half "your" album ^^^ are not ballads

Just unreleased tracks with Freddie, that's the only this is all about...
I think Freddie will be high in the charts again....(probably)

Great! I wish Brian and Roger would find as much of Freddie's vocals and rework them! Just like everyone on here, ha.

Just wish John would join them.

I guess im falling out is my favourite demo and dog with a bone, but I think we should all just wait and see now.

I'd like to listen in Queen sound (rearranged and recoreded, like MIH):

- Self Made Man
- Face It Alone
- A New Life Is Born
- New York
- Love Makin Love
- Another Liitle Peace... (feat Rob Stewart)
- There Must Be... (feat M.Jackson)
- Victory (feat M.Jackson)
- Love is the Hero
- Lady with a tenor sax

and of corse something REALY NEW!!!!!!!!!!

Hate to be cynical about all this speculation,but where has it been said a whole album is coming out? I've seen Brian's quote in The Daily Mail,and all that he mentions are the Freddie and Michael Jackson tracks. Don't get me wrong,I'd love to see Let me in your heart again,Face it Alone,A New life is born etc etc. But as far as an album being released is concerned,I've seen nothing. Do we help contribute to our dismay if Queen Productions generating our own disappointment?

I have been told by someone higher the album has a name.

yeah. Queen's Greatest Hits (vol 47,002)