Roger Taylor about Queen Forever.

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

[QUOTE] [b]The King Of Rhye wrote:[/b]

Personally, I think the worst Queen compilation is Classic Queen.....the edit of Miracle that I dont like, and what in the heck was One Of Your Love doing on it? lol
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But on the plus side, it has the best sounding version of Under Pressure on it. It dwarfs every version before and since.

I grew up on that compilation. I wore out the cassette.
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Good point about UP, I forgot about that one!! Hm, dont think I ever had it on cassette, but that was one of the 1st CDs I ever got!!

Russian headlong : Yeah i totally agree with your posts, Lambert is only sticking with Queen because he knows without them he will fall flat on his arse.
Greatest Hits one has sold a massive amount and gave the uk its first 6 million seller!
Greatest Hits 2 was not that bad but i was jaded with GH3
which from the track listing should not have contained Brians solo work,"Driven by you" because Roger had no solo stuff on that record so why Brian?
Desperation comes to mind!
And finally yes Lambert is shit, good post Russian headlong.

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]

And finally yes Lambert is shit, good post Russian headlong.[/QUOTE]

Ticket sales around the world would suggest otherwise

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]

Russian headlong : Yeah i totally agree with your posts, Lambert is only sticking with Queen because he knows without them he will fall flat on his arse.
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I'm beginning to wonder why I even bother, but anyway........

His two albums made #3 and #1 in the US..........really falling flat on his ass without Queen, huh?

And this tour is selling better than the one with Paul Rodgers did......

But oh wait, you're qualified to make statements about what Adam thinks because..........uh because........uh, help me out here........

Just my guess, but it appears to me that he genuinely enjoys working with Brian and Roger and vice versa.............

[QUOTE] [b]The King Of Rhye wrote:[/b]



Just my guess, but it appears to me that he genuinely enjoys working with Brian and Roger and vice versa.............
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And there in lies the truth that some just can't. or don't want t, understand

For my part, i will see Brian and Roger in this new tour, fuck Lambert, but if you like him, well, good luck...

[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]

And finally yes Lambert is shit, good post Russian headlong.[/QUOTE]

Ticket sales around the world would suggest otherwise[/QUOTE]

^ By that logic, the same could be said for Justin Bieber.

[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]

And finally yes Lambert is shit, good post Russian headlong.[/QUOTE]

Ticket sales around the world would suggest otherwise[/QUOTE]

^ By that logic, the same could be said for Justin Bieber.[/QUOTE]

You didn't hear his last tour suffered and declined in some places?
It got so bad in Australia, the promoters had to LOWER ticket prices just to try and entice more sales!

[QUOTE] [b]Pingfah wrote:[/b]

At the point Hollywood records signed Queen, it was blatantly obvious to everyone that Freddie was seriously ill, and although it was not stated, people had a pretty good idea what it was. The idea that nobody at Hollywood Records had noticed this is absolutely ridiculous.[/QUOTE]

In the UK and Europe, yes.

But in the US, Queen had pretty much fallen off the map by then. Freddie wasn't in the papers, their records weren't selling well, and the awards shows where he appeared frail weren't shown on US TV.

So it's very likely that the people at Hollywood Records had no idea he was ill.

It's naive to think that they wouldn't have read the news from Europe before signing a 10 million dollar contract with a European band. The reality is that for Hollywood Records it didn't really matter whether Freddie was dead or alive.

The company had been founded just a year before to release the Disney soundtracks, and Queen was their first real signing. They would have paid just about anything to get a serious artist, and Queen was by no means a poor choice to begin with.

Considering that the band was already commercially dead in the US, the main draw was always going to be the back catalogue (especially licensed to Disney movies..). Freddie actually dying could only make the deal MORE profitable for Hollywood Records.

^^^

Spot on.

"And this tour is selling better than the one with Paul Rodgers did......"

Rubbish the PR tours sold out. That included huge outdoor shows at hyde park and in Ukraine. Lambert is not selling tickets in the arenas.

[QUOTE] [b]Russian Headlong wrote:[/b] "And this tour is selling better than the one with Paul Rodgers did......"

Rubbish the PR tours sold out. That included huge outdoor shows at hyde park and in Ukraine. Lambert is not selling tickets in the arenas. [/QUOTE]

Not in the US, it didn't! The Q+PR was very poorly promoted on our side of the pond.

Now YOU stop your rubbish, take your anti-AL and shove it up your ass.

Fucking hell I am SO sick of these lies and half truths!!

^^Even when Queen had their peak around 79 - 81 they did not have sell outs on every concert.

Main reason - Ticket prices.

[QUOTE] [b]inu-liger wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Russian Headlong wrote:[/b] "And this tour is selling better than the one with Paul Rodgers did......"

Rubbish the PR tours sold out. That included huge outdoor shows at hyde park and in Ukraine. Lambert is not selling tickets in the arenas. [/QUOTE]

Not in the US, it didn't! The Q+PR was very poorly promoted on our side of the pond.

Now YOU stop your rubbish, take your anti-AL and shove it up your ass.

Fucking hell I am SO sick of these lies and half
truths!![/QUOTE]

^^^
yeah you're right they fell flat on their faces with Rodgers in a lot of US venues, some only selling a third of the available tickets, others did a bit better but I don't think any sold out. The UK sold better.

This time around the states, australia and japan have all sold well with most venues selling out.

The UK dates have also sold well with dates added including a third London date.

This tour is the most successful on a world level since 1980.