Toon_86 wrote:
Also, The Real Wanker? Shouldn't that be the Russian trolls nick?
No. He's not a troll. He is a king of Queenzone!
No. He's not a troll. He is a king of Queenzone!
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No. He's not a troll. He is a king of Queenzone!
sigh...what ever happen to my original post....
The Real "W" wrote:
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I've found it to be about equal. Mack recently slagged Brian off in a recent interview, about how he was too much of a perfectionist and actually wanted to hang around for the final mix - as if this was a bad thing ![/QUOTE]
musicland munich wrote:
If it`s time for the final mix MACK`s humor is about to make a full stop ! He has managed it to get David Bowie out of the control room while mixing " U P "...
on the other hand there is Brian...have a look :)
The Real "W" wrote:
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I've found it to be about equal. Mack recently slagged Brian off in a recent interview, about how he was too much of a perfectionist and actually wanted to hang around for the final mix - as if this was a bad thing ![/QUOTE]
musicland munich wrote:
If it`s time for the final mix MACK`s humor is about to make a full stop ! He has managed it to get David Bowie out of the control room while mixing " U P "...
on the other hand there is Brian...have a look :)
Doesn't Fred say in the video 'you can shake your asses any time, you know' or something like to that regard, which kind of indicates how dull the crowd was. I just dont see people in Montreal being crazy for a British rock band called Queen. If it was a French band called "F the Queen" singing in French then it would be a riot.
"It could very well be that Mack was supposed to be in charge of the final mix, and the band wasn't supposed to participate?"
Brian said that UP was the only final mix that he didn't participate in. Queen was going through huge changes in sounds and styles. Maybe Mack (probably?) felt that The Game was moving them forward as a band while Brian wanted to hang on to the old way of doing things? Mack was certainly right in the sense that a new era was here. Brian represented classic Queen (awesome stuff) but that wasn't going to fly in the 80s. Shades of gray. Brian's a perfectionist asshole, Mack's a perfectionist asshole.
Brian said that UP was the only final mix that he didn't participate in. Queen was going through huge changes in sounds and styles. Maybe Mack (probably?) felt that The Game was moving them forward as a band while Brian wanted to hang on to the old way of doing things? Mack was certainly right in the sense that a new era was here. Brian represented classic Queen (awesome stuff) but that wasn't going to fly in the 80s. Shades of gray. Brian's a perfectionist asshole, Mack's a perfectionist asshole.
Yeah, but whose perfectionist assholeism (yes, it's a word now) resulted in records that will be listened to in decades (if not centuries) to come?
A Night At The Opera or The Works?
Is it really any contest?
A Night At The Opera or The Works?
Is it really any contest?
Brian DID once make a comment about how Mack wanted them to mic stuff up differently. His commentary seemed to be it was interesting but it was clear he was uncomfortable with it. History doesn't relate how the others felt.
Sheer Brass Neck wrote:
Maybe Mack (probably?) felt that The Game was moving them forward as a band while Brian wanted to hang on to the old way of doing things? Mack was certainly right in the sense that a new era was here. Brian represented classic Queen (awesome stuff) but that wasn't going to fly in the 80s.
Mack was obviously hired to do something different with the band's sound, so what's the point in changing it back to the old Queen again? (Whether the new Queen was better or worse is actually irrelevant...)
It was a band decision to get him as a producer, but obiously Brian didn't stick to that decision.
While their relationship might have been strained, Brian was comfortable – and friendly – enough with Mack to have him work on Star Fleet Project.
Part of Brian's barbed words towards Mack might also have to do that he doesn't have very fond memories of working in Munich, especially considering the debauchery Freddie got himself into. As Brian said, the Munich years were dark days indeed.
Part of Brian's barbed words towards Mack might also have to do that he doesn't have very fond memories of working in Munich, especially considering the debauchery Freddie got himself into. As Brian said, the Munich years were dark days indeed.