[QUOTE] [b]Ghostwithasmile is BACK! wrote:[/b] So give me 1 secret films,audio's and demo's this month and I will keep my worth....If not I will not share here anything never ever again.[/QUOTE]
in accordance with this humble request, i present to you all a secret 8mm film from 1978...... it was on youtube but taken down for some reason, so just in case anyone missed it here it is.
http://we.tl/NOaPGDlkc5
lets see what will come in return.
DepeX · Member since
Do you think this is the way to change Sikke's mind?
The Real Wizard · Member since
Oh come on, it was only a matter of time. It was on YouTube.
Gregsynth · Member since
Thanks!
Marknow · Member since
Another 5 pages of who can piss further in the sand coming right up......
Upstanding Citizen · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]DepeX wrote:[/b]
Do you think this is the way to change Sikke's mind?[/QUOTE]
i'm just following instructions. he asked people to share so people are sharing....... whats the problem?
Thistle · Member since
I'll be honest - whilst I always adopt the "each to their own" attitude, I personally can't see why people get their knickers in a twist over this stuff (incomplete 8mm footage). To get a few seconds here and there of songs, amounting to a few minutes of a show at a time, strikes me as pointless - and to pay hundreds/thousands to obtain it is a notion beyond my comprehension.
I know why these things are incomplete: I just don't see a point in having it.
It would be different if it was footage of a complete song, from which many of these leaks could be turned into a compilation of rarities - now that would be exciting.
Not to be disparaging to those who love this stuff - just my own opinion on it.
DepeX · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Upstanding Citizen wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]DepeX wrote:[/b]
Do you think this is the way to change Sikke's mind?[/QUOTE]
i'm just following instructions. he asked people to share so people are sharing....... whats the problem?
[/QUOTE]
I wrote a bit too "rude": I meant, Sikke won't share anything else (I think). ;-)
Marknow · Member since
[QUOTE]
[b]Thistleboy1980 wrote: [/b] I'll be honest - whilst I always adopt the "each to their own" attitude, I personally can't see why people get their knickers in a twist over this stuff (incomplete 8mm footage). To get a few seconds here and there of songs, amounting to a few minutes of a show at a time, strikes me as pointless - and to pay hundreds/thousands to obtain it is a notion beyond my comprehension.
I know why these things are incomplete: I just don't see a point in having it.
It would be different if it was footage of a complete song, from which many of these leaks could be turned into a compilation of rarities - now that would be exciting.
Not to be disparaging to those who love this stuff - just my own opinion on it.[/QUOTE]
I'd take an upgrade to one of the S.America videos over guff like this all day long.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Thistleboy1980 wrote:[/b]
I'll be honest - whilst I always adopt the "each to their own" attitude, I personally can't see why people get their knickers in a twist over this stuff (incomplete 8mm footage). To get a few seconds here and there of songs, amounting to a few minutes of a show at a time, strikes me as pointless - and to pay hundreds/thousands to obtain it is a notion beyond my comprehension.
I know why these things are incomplete: I just don't see a point in having it.
It would be different if it was footage of a complete song, from which many of these leaks could be turned into a compilation of rarities - now that would be exciting.
Not to be disparaging to those who love this stuff - just my own opinion on it. [/QUOTE]
8mm footage will rarely be of complete songs, since each reel is only 3 minutes long. People would have to smuggle in a few reels at most, and they'd film snippets as they pleased.
8mm footage offers a glimpse into a particular day in history, so that's why it's of value.
If you're just into high quality stuff, then of course to each their own. But for some people this stuff is gold. And there's a lot of it out there in people's attics.
As far as I can recall, the only complete song in any 8mm footage of Queen is Mustapha from St Paul 1980. And considering that's the only footage of that song in existence, that's quite a lucky coincidence for us.
It's bizarre to see the lukewarm response to this. If this was a new 8mm film on a Led Zeppelin or Genesis forum, people would be losing their shit in elation.
Thistle · Member since
I don't see how a few seconds of footage (often silent and in need of a synch up from a usually bad audience source) offers a glimpse into that day in history - unless you were drunk and you can only remember blurry blobs ;). For someone seeing it for the first time, it offers absolutely no clue as to how Queen performed during that time.
I know why the footage is incomplete - it's just annoying to hear the opening line of, say, prophet's song suddenly become the ending to Liar. It makes no sense - unless it's used as a montage for the making of a documentary.
As you say, there'll be lots of this stuff in people's attics, so here's hoping for rarely played songs in complete form :)
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Thistleboy1980 wrote:[/b]
For someone seeing it for the first time, it offers absolutely no clue as to how Queen performed during that time.[/QUOTE]
Unless there's audio. 8mm footage often does have audio from the same source, which this one does.
But you're right, 8mm footage with no accompanying audio really doesn't offer too much in the realm of musical or historical value, but it's still nice to fill in that date in the collection, y'know?
Unless it was footage of the crown rising on an angle a few days earlier, with the band having to abort mission...
Thanks very much for sharing. To a long standing fan like me, but not a big time collector, these snippets of 8mm are wonderful to get hold of. Was this the only reel filmed? Many thanks again.
Thistle · Member since
I know Bob, some folk just need to have everything they can. I used to be like that - and remember the nasty old VHS trades when the footage hadn't been transferred properly. Now I'm part of the "who gives a fuck squad" lol.
Your example above would be nice to see as that really is a document of a piece of Queen history ;)
