Queen Forever Release date for November

[QUOTE] [b]Mr. Bed Guy wrote:[/b]

Brian always talked about "some" unheard tracks they had found in the archives.
Well, "Queen Forever" only features one really unheard track. "Queen Forever" seems to be a compromise. Some "new" but not all of the "new"
I guess "Queen Forever" is a taster for getting Queen back in people´s minds again and next summer or fall we will get a whole "new" Album in style of "Made in Heaven".[/QUOTE]

But then why would they name it Queen Forever? It really sounds like a name for an ending.

Well let's hope, because this ending is really a let down...

TMBMTLTT grew on me a little after few listens, but it still sounds quite odd. I'm not surprised if Jacko estate was meddling with the release but I still can't believe how such a producer can make it sound so off. I like the strings though, makes it sound a little like Lennon song. But like many said, Freddie's voice is mixed strangely and where is that piano Orbit talked about in the press release? For me the piano really was the key element in the original version. Also Brian's guitar "fills" sound really half-assed, it's like he's not even trying to be creative anymore.

Love Kills is ok, sounds a lot better than the live version with Adam, though the vocals don't really fit at moments (naturally as the original version was double tempo). I think it still is decent but I prefer the faster, cold and synthetic original 80's version as it was meant to be :-)

And like many said LMIYHA is clearly the winner here, it's the only song that sounds natural, like it's the four Queens just playing in the studio (altough it features again Brian's pointless guitar fills). I think the song is not on par with other Queen songs but it still is uplifting and Freddie gives amazing performance, brought almost tears in my eyes!

So I think LMIYHA and TMBMTLTT features John on bass, does anyone know who plays on Love Kills? And how big part of these songs is recorded recently (Love Kills apparently is brand new recording except for vocals)?

[QUOTE] [b]Mr. Bed Guy wrote:[/b]

Brian always talked about "some" unheard tracks they had found in the archives.
Well, "Queen Forever" only features one really unheard track. "Queen Forever" seems to be a compromise. Some "new" but not all of the "new"
I guess "Queen Forever" is a taster for getting Queen back in people´s minds again and next summer or fall we will get a whole "new" Album in style of "Made in Heaven".[/QUOTE]

No chance. When asked about "Queen Forever" earlier this year, Roger said very clearly there was certainly not enough material to warrant a new album in the style of MIH. Besides, do you really think such perfectionists as Queen would forget about or lose some valuable tracks in the recording process? The alleged discovery of Queen's version of LMIYHA is a miracle indeed.

Well, the only song that really thrills me is "Let Me In Your Heart Again"... a really good old Queen feeling. The Jackson duett is a disaster in my ears. Why the hell the new songs are released wide before their release date on radio? The cover art looks really great and for the collector´s heart 2 CD versions are fine... hope for a later vinyl release.

They're not such perfectionists that they wouldn't allow a sub-standard mix released, it appears.

Disappointed with Love Kills and MJ. Also, I would have been happier it they had filled the album with the best bits of bonus songs from the 2011 Universal rerelease.

[QUOTE] [b]k-m wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Mr. Bed Guy wrote:[/b]

Brian always talked about "some" unheard tracks they had found in the archives.
Well, "Queen Forever" only features one really unheard track. "Queen Forever" seems to be a compromise. Some "new" but not all of the "new"
I guess "Queen Forever" is a taster for getting Queen back in people´s minds again and next summer or fall we will get a whole "new" Album in style of "Made in Heaven".[/QUOTE]

No chance. When asked about "Queen Forever" earlier this year, Roger said very clearly there was certainly not enough material to warrant a new album in the style of MIH. Besides, do you really think such perfectionists as Queen would forget about or lose some valuable tracks in the recording process? The alleged discovery of Queen's version of LMIYHA is a miracle indeed.[/QUOTE]

I agree with you, but on the other side the track "Feelings, feelings" (from the NOTW bonus CD, 2011) is better than the Queen Forver unheard tracks in my opinion.

I do not believe that they have so much great songs in their vaults because they were just perfectionists but they could have some good song to release, "Feelings, feelings" is one of them.
I believe that they could release an album using with the bonus material of the 2011 remasters only, it would be much more "NEW" than Queen Forever.

There Must Be More To Life Than This is a disappointment. It's not horrible, but it's over-produced, and the piano is missing, which, as was said above, was a key element of the song. The ending is nice though.

Let Me In (Your Heart Again) is beautiful, and I was super happy to hear a new Queen song.

Love Kills, I really love, and I'm not too sure if I like this new one more!

I'm hoping they re-did some of the other tracks.

Hope for a vinyl release!

Let me in your heart again is awesome, the rest is good, but nothing brilhant!

A lot of talking, a lot of waiting - just one song.

first of all: THANKS for providing those tracks as a preview of things to come !

now. most of it has been said.

"there must be more to life than this" is a huge disappointment. not only for featuring that wacko. but for being somewhat pointless. it WOULD have worked out as a queen-only version. but this beautiful song suffers from a lack of brave ideas, musically. yes. it has some queen-trademarks. but the intro alone kills it all. uninspired. and: yes it reminded me of some lennon-song aswell. some very average

"love kills"
to be honest, i was kind of excited to hear that version. but it is what it is. a remix. a good one. but the vocals don't fit the music. and the synthie-part sucks big time. when i was listening to the live-version i thought, the middle-eight could be a killer like under pressure for the psycho-acoustic moment. but it's far away from that. it's powerful. yes. but the mix is not as powerful as i expected it to be. wonderful vocals and wonderful music which simply don't go together. the guitar solo is somewhat pointless... *grrr* whatever. i liked the live-version with glambert more. because it's more honest.

"let me in your heart again" offers some REAL queen magic. one could state the guitar solo has been taken from hammer to fall... but who cares. that will be the reason they didn't publish it back then, won't it ?
the vocals are quite ok but somehow remind me more of a joe cocker song. quality-wise i would speak of that song in the same breath as the original version of "my life has been saved". nothing too spectacular. but nice to listen to. once in a while.

overall
this little package is quite a big disappointment. comparing it with the quality of made in heaven it has very less in common. except for being over-produced.
it's rather sad that only three "new" queenifized songs see the light of day. on the other hand. well... couldn't stand more of some that are produced like that.
imho BM & RT should visit the studio and produce NEW stuff. AND TAKE THEIR TIME!!! they surely are able to do so. and they have a good singer in their team, lately.

(never would have thought that i write something like that about a new queen-release, though...)

[QUOTE] [b]wOvANz wrote:[/b]

A lot of talking, a lot of waiting - just one song.

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yep that's the reality for fans who have all the records. It's a fabulous song but the other two? meh...

Anyone else noticed on the track-list there's two Friends Will Be Friends (tracks 4 and 5), and two It's A Hard Life? (11 and 12) on the 2 CD version?
See here >
http://www.queenonlinestore.com/Queen/Queen-Forever/Queen-Forever-Deluxe-2CD/3HPN0457071?utm_campaign=QUEENQueenForeverDlx&utm_content=QUEENQueenForeverDlx&utm_medium=Referral&utm_source=SocialOther

Also, I've just noticed some complaints on William Orbits page.

https://www.facebook.com/WilliamOrbit

I guess it's a long shot that he'd turn up the volume on the mix of Freddie's voice before it's released if enough people complained?

What's about Let's Make Love? This is song from AKOM Sessions, and they wants for release it

The vocals and drums from Orbit's mix are atrocious; many kids could produce something better in their bedrooms. Very sad....