Brian May mentions "Made in Heaven 2" being worked on

Obviously won't be the title of the new album, but take a listen for yourself!

https://soundcloud.com/popprince/queens-brian-may-talks-to

Very good news, i cant wait for the finale release(s).

Sounds good, I'm not gonna hold my breath, hope something does happen though.

Nice one . I think the MJ/FM songs are common knowledge already. More surprising to me is that he mentioned something like "MIH 2"...... well we have to wait what comes out in the end

On one hand I think it's incredibly sad to spent their creative energy on old stuff which was not deemed good enough 20-25 years ago. On the other hand, they worked magic on Made In Heaven - so why not do it again...?

Honestly, if they're not making totally new stuff as a duo, this is about the only way I'll buy a new Queen branded album. I liked "The Cosmos Rocks" well enough, but didn't feel like everyone involved gave it their all (*cough*Brian*cough*), and think it definitely suffered from that. But with something like a "Made In Heaven 2," there's potential for spots of greatness. Especially if some of the tracks were nearly finished back in the day, as that would mean we could very well get 'new' Queen tracks featuring both Freddie AND John. That is potentially quite exciting!

sounds like he has the guts to do some music, again! that's fantastic news.

so now we officially know about 3 MJ/FM tracks, for two of them being worked on and a third probably never seeing the light.

what amazes me most is the phrase that there are various sources of freddie-material. ¿huh? ok. i can imagine that their archive holds some nice tracks to be worked on. but apart from that ? dave clark ? i don't think so. odd for me. any opinions ?

i really hope that the queen-machine gets oiled in order to produce some tracks which -at least- most of them remain unheard to the common fan.

and it's great to see, that they don't get a foreign singer in order to revive the brand.
so let's pray that they get john interested. (*wishful thinking*)

Well I mentioned this in other threads. In the "Made in heaven " chapter of the "We are the champions" VHS David Richards held slips of papers in his hands were "mother love" is datet 22/5/91. The last track he put his vocals on ( offically) I have doubts that this is true. Because there are multiple sources( Peter Freestone for example) that the sessions go on much longer than May. Some say he recorded his last vocals while his last visit to Montreux ( hard to belive but that was in November 91- at that point he decided to drop his AZT medication).
On the other hand there are the miracle and the Innuendo sessions - maybe they find something they can use for good.

Edit: If they rework older material- will John get credits for his (possible removed) basslines ???

[QUOTE] [b]Dan C. wrote:[/b]But with something like a "Made In Heaven 2," there's potential for spots of greatness. Especially if some of the tracks were nearly finished back in the day, as that would mean we could very well get 'new' Queen tracks featuring both Freddie AND John. That is potentially quite exciting![/QUOTE]

but wouldn't John need to give his permission? surely they can't just use tapes that he appears on without his permission? and if he has retired properly and distanced himself from any "new" queen projects after 1998, then this may involve any "old tracks" being reworked with Brian having to lay down bass tracks....I can't see him being bothered enough to do that much work

John's signature bass is prominent several places on MIH.
It would be a shame to not have him on a Queen album with Freddie on vocals. (I suppose he must have played on alot of the original demos / outtakes, but I'm guessing some of it has to be replaced)

I don't know if it's out of the question that John would reject his bass being used. He seems to more or less be indifferent. I mean I know he vetoes some things but I wouldn't be shocked if he gave the okay.

If this is released I want to call now a Queen version of In My Defence.

In response to the question of the May 22nd, 1991, "Mother Love" date, a look at the dates known in 1991 shows that the band worked on the post-Innuendo material (the new tracks that appeared on Made In Heaven) in short periods separated by long periods away from the studio, likely times Freddie was unable to work due to treatments and his health. They apparently recorded material from the second week of January until sometime near the end of the month, then took a break (these sessions produced "Lost Opportunity"). Roger and Brian went to the US to promote Innuendo. They shot the "Slightly Mad" video in the middle of February and then broke again until the Spring. Meanwhile, Brian did more promotion in the US until at least mid-April and Rufus Taylor was born in March. The Cross worked on Blue Rock. The Spring return to the studio was for about four weeks (David Richards' estimate) and that aligns with the May 22nd date. They broke from the studio again shortly after, with Brian going to the US from May 28th (possibly earlier, accounting for travel time) to mid-June. While he was gone, on May 30th, Freddie, Roger and John shot their "Days Of Our Lives" performance footage for the video. In June, or thereabouts, the Summer Fan Club magazine notes that Queen were in the studio recently but have no firm plans to return. May 30th, the TATDOOL filming day, is likely near the end of that work period for Freddie. The next period of down time for the band saw Brian work on "Driven By You" and Back To The Light material (and on June 15th he shot his TATDOOL footage). The Autumn Fan Club mag has a letter from Roger noting the band had recorded 4 tracks earlier in the year. The Cross started promoting Blue Rock in September and toured in October, so by this point (by August actually, as they'd have to know that in order to schedule a tour) it seems clear that Queen were really not planning on working on anything for the rest of the year.

Well, there's no much mistery about some Queen songs would appear.
"I guest we're falling out" and other lost songs from the 80's. A lot known by bootlegs.
And, of course, they can rework Freddie's solo album songs.

great news, but queen album without john, it';s so strange

Regardless of recording dates etc.....isnt this something to get excited about? ? So fuck if they rework Falling Out etc. It'll have Freddies voice on it and thats a massive plus?
People will always moan about whatever they release, just give them a chance