Opera and Races are fab on their own, but as a double release it would've been truly glorious and something else entirely. I think if the band had some money in their pockets instead of being broke and thought 'hey, let's go all-out since Killer Queen was such a smash', it could've happened. If you use the single edits of Tie Your Mother Down and Teo Torriatte when compiling Races, and then add that result straight in front of Opera, the length is 84:39. Kind of makes me wish that 90-minute burnable CDs existed.
yeah. i used to have some blank 99-min cd-r s years ago - but not seen any for sale in some time...but then
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And a lot of it was done in the studio, so it's a double studio album.
as were (as it turns out) most "classic" live albums shameful eh? and you'd have thought that the amount of "studio" time devoted to LK that Freddie might have redone that awful "drunk sounding" DSMN ad-lib "dohn schtopp me, dohn schtopp me, dohn schtopp me - caaan, dohn schtopp me, dohn schtopp - ehh-ehh-ehh"
in fact, it transpires that on one of my favourite Live albums "Live and Dangerous" - the only truly live thing is the crowd noise
Yeah, basically any live album with merit has been overdubbed or retouched.
But I don't mind as long as it sounds live and represents the live sound the band were trying for.
"Live and Dangerous" is probably one of the best live albums out there.
And I really like Live Killers, I've never had a problem with it.
Yeah, basically any live album with merit has been overdubbed or retouched.
But I don't mind as long as it sounds live and represents the live sound the band were trying for.
"Live and Dangerous" is probably one of the best live albums out there.
And I really like Live Killers, I've never had a problem with it.
(Both Doubles, so still vaguely on topic)
Any live band in any genre? Folk music? The Dubliners? Planxty? Paul Brady? Andy Irvine? You are on firmer ground when talking about rock music by major bands. That said, If You Want Blood by AC/DC is a great live album and I don't think it has been retouched (but I could be wrong).
Cmsdrums, you are so very true in your remark, there is a bulk live albums from Thunder outthere, and none of them have overdubs, just the raw deal. But there are more artists and band who have released the so-called live albums, as true live albums, John Waite did, David Gogo did it twice, Humble Pie did, Rory Gallagher as a matter of fact, it is an huge list. But on the subject Live Killers, by the time the album was released I for one didn't know that it was an album with overdubs. The sleeve says, recorded at various venues in Europe. In 1979 it was for me a KILLER album, and truly it still is for me!
Tom
Be nice in your replies guy's, today it is my birthday wink wink.....
O pity they haven't done the double album in the 70's.
And don't forget the doubles like:
Tommy (1969)
Quadrophenia (1973)
I could listen Quadrophenia just because of the drums. Keith Moon the best drummer in my eyes.
Would love to have something like that by the mighty Queen.
Is this wrilly truth about the Game album, almost was the double album.!!!
They should released it now as a double....
There are so many re re releases of other artists, either studio or live albums.
I remember in the late 90's I started to collect the WHO discography. Since then, their bes talbums like Tommy, Who's Next, Quadrophenia, Live AT Leeds where re re released at least three or even more times...
So yes queen pruduction, release some double format album. Either the one as expanded that was originaly one sided or something totaly new!
I'll give you the money.
