Brian box set

Anyone on here think Brian will be inspired to release a box set at some point, and what rarities do we think might turn up in it ?

well, why don't you give us a idea on what to put on?

He has released 2 1/2 albums and a movie soundtrack. Hardly enough to necessitate a box.

Hopefully a Queen box will be next. The 1977 box mentioned by Rhys Thomas sounds like a good start.

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

He has released 2 1/2 albums and a movie soundtrack. Hardly enough to necessitate a box.

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That's more than Freddie released...

Hence why there need to be many more solo l.p.s! Don't forget the Kerry Ellis studio l.p. and live l.p.! Those are both great!

Let's be realistic here...

The man has managed to record 2 albums worth of solo material over a period of 30 years. Maybe at one point (in the early 90's) he wanted to have a solo career, but currently he has far more interest in impressing young would-be-singers than releasing any material of his own.

The isn't going to be a box set of Brian May as long as he lives.

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

He has released 2 1/2 albums and a movie soundtrack. Hardly enough to necessitate a box.

Hopefully a Queen box will be next. The 1977 box mentioned by Rhys Thomas sounds like a good start.[/





Doubt that such box as The 1977 will be someday.

... don't you forget the badger-songs !

but seriously... i don't see a brian box coming. which is rather sad because he did lots and lots of work with other artists. and there would be enough material for a box set, though. but it should be difficult for reasons of money to collect (buy/license) all of that stuff being gathered in one box that wouldn't be a top-seller.

If seriously, Brian May not the most productive musician. Therefore dreams about box set from him it's only a dreams and nothing more.

I think he could easily release a mini box set, just as a reissue plus extras. He's got two and a half studio albums, a soundtrack and a live album from 1994. Not sure if the Kerry Ellis collaborations should be included... It's quite a different story to me. Also, let's not forget about other bits and pieces he recorded over the years, e.g. the Pinocchio songs, various cover versions released on tribute albums and other unreleased stuff, which there is bound to be. I think it would be enough to warrant a small set.

It's all about cost to collect and collate all the guest appearances he has done over the years. There seemed to be heaps of them when I checked. A new solo album, however unrealistic, would provide significant impetus to do this I think. Problem is Brian doesn't seem to think solo any more these days. I guess you could include the Kerry Ellis stuff too. I mean if you can include The Cross stuff in Roger's box set, I think it's reasonable to include that stuff too. But a new solo album would give the project a real sense of relevance and validity in my opinion.

If you milked it, you could have:

Starfleet Mini LP
Back To The Light
Another World
Furia
MacBeth soundtrack
All 'B Sides', and live released tracks
Live at the Albert Hall DVD/Blu Ray/CD
Anthems
Acoustic By Candlelight
Guest Appearances (Which would include a lot of tracks)

I'm not saying I would be in favour of this, but a box set could be stretched to I think.

I am happy over the fucking moon at the prospect of Roger's 'The Lot' box!!! :-)

Nah, there need to be more solo studio l.p.s both with Kerry Ellis and without before a box set is done. The live stuff could be put into its own box set at some point. But definitely more than one solo studio l.p. needs to be done before a box set.

I once created a boxed set of cd's with Queen's collaborations. Sure Brian is the one with the most collaborations on his name.
So don't say he is not a productive musician. He has recorded music all his life.

A BM box set would be a bit limited, but his two solo albums and Furia, the Starfleet album and a CD of the covers he recorded some of which remain unreleased prior to Another World and maybe some demos out takes etc. Plus the live at Brixton album and live at Brixton video and also the unreleased film of the Albert Hall gig on the Another world tour. This would make a nice complete set of his output.