Billy Squier

Don't know if this was ever discussed before , but what exactly did Squier contribute to Hot Space, finally bought Emotions In Motion / Signs Of Life double CD and he mentions it in the liner notes for Emotions, thabks

Backing vocals on Cool Cat.

Is Brian May credited with guitar and backing vocals on One Good Woman from Squier's Emotions In Motion album? That's surely him.

Must play it again, solo on another 1984 is very good

Darren_1977. Yeah 1984 solo is on fire! Great track, would've been good on The Works. Don't think he's on Cool Cat at all btw.

One Good Woman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZz6ARUGf5A

Research it...by his own account he is.

[QUOTE] [b]Haystacks Calhoun II wrote:[/b]

Research it...by his own account he is.[/QUOTE]

You could help by providing a link to an interview or something, or coordinates for where his BV's presumably are.

http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Queen_-_06-10-1982_-_Hot_Space_-_Rolling_Stone_%28Issue_371%29

A simple Google search.

That's not 'his own account,' that's Rolling Stone's account... it wouldn't be the first or last time a mag article written by someone who wasn't there and probably had no access to primary sources could include mistakes.

For the record, I've no idea whether he's actually there or not. If there's evidence (like ... actual evidence, not a Rolling Stone article), I'm happy to believe it.

Since Billy became a solo act, each album-making had foreshadowed the possibility of Squier/Queen collaboration. Through the first album, although Brian May was unavailable, Billy knew Mack through him. On the second, Billy appointed Mack to the co-producer, which meant that he and Queen had the mutual producer. Then the necessity of the mutual producer for both acts' coincident new albums enabled both parties to visit the producer's hometown studio (Musicland Studios) in Munich.
When Billy visited there in January 1982, Queen had already begun working on their new album. Surrounded intimate atmosphere, guest appearance on each other's albums took place naturally. Freddie and Roger gave some "emotional support" to the title track of Billy's next album, "Emotions In Motion", singing backing vocals behind Billy's lead voice. "That combination sounds fantastic," boasts Billy. In return, Billy covered a deficit, which had been caused by the sudden cancellation by David Bowie, with a chorus to "Cool Cat" on Queen's "Hot Space" album. Although their mutual dream to collaborate a full album became much harder to materialize due to each other's crowded schedules, they agreed to do North American tour together next summer. "I thought it was a real honor being able to work with them and it was kinda natural cause we were friends," remarks Billy.
"Emotions in Motion", his third solo LP, came out in July, with the Roger and Freddie featured title track single. Then, much expected joint tour with Queen started off at the Forum in Montreal, Canada, on 21 July.
Throughout the tour, Billy went first on stage, and gave a famed dynamic performance at each venue, bringing down the whole house including Queen-minded fans, and of course, so did the main act when they appeared on the stage. Those who were impressed by Queen's performance included some celebrities like Andy Warhol (the artist responsible for Billy's "Emotions" album art) and none other than Billy Squier. He was fascinated by Freddie's performance in particular. "He (Freddie) loved to perform," recalls Billy. "I think all the words about how great a performer he was have been used up. I just used to stand and watch him every night thinking, 'how do you do that? Just how do you get away with it?' It was the onstage Freddie that was most fearless. He believed in what he and the band were doing so much, he never projected the slightest fear or self-doubt and that just swept the audience along with him. He just knew that the show was going to work. He was made for the stage. His sense of theatricality was the key, and it was a key which so very few other rock performers have at their disposal."
While the two-month memorable tour, taking their reciprocal affection into consideration, costarring onstage could have happened at any time as long as Billy and Queen were on the same bill. But the very special occasion never happened till the tour reached its final. The last concert of the tour, which, no one imagined then, to be the Queen's last stage in America, was held at the Inglewood Forum in Los Angeles on 15 September. As usual, Billy played first, then Queen did theirs. But the encore performance of the latter act was far much from usual. Billy was called up onstage for their unusual rendition of an old Presley number, "Jailhouse Rock". This only coacting in public --- Billy and Freddie on vocals, Brian on guitar, Roger on drums and John on bass --- remains with Billy one of the strongest memories to this day.

[QUOTE] [b]Haystacks Calhoun II wrote:[/b]

In return, Billy covered a deficit, which had been caused by the sudden cancellation by David Bowie, with a chorus to "Cool Cat" on Queen's "Hot Space" album.[/QUOTE]

That comment's not by Billy but by whoever wrote that article or liner notes, who could've easily added them just to sensationalise.

There might have been a plan to get Billy to do Bowie's bits but, if so, either they never went through with it or they chose to wipe them out since the released version of 'Cool Cat' has no BV's where DB's BV's used to be.

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"I thought it was a real honor being able to work with them and it was kinda natural cause we were friends," remarks Billy.[/QUOTE]

Nice comment, but it could've referred to anything (his album, their tour, their live performance). There are 'official' comments from Fred allegedly talking about 'Bo Rhap' being made on sixteen track and having been described as an amalgamation of Cecil B de Mile with Walt Disney ... only that those were never comments about 'Bo Rhap', but about 'Black Queen' and 'Lap of the Gods' respectively, edited (cut 'n' pasted) so it would seem like he was talking about 'Bo Rhap.' That happens really often, unfortunately.

Not gonna get in a pissing match, but Billy himself says so in the liner notes to the album.

Two other references to it, easily found with a 3 second Google search.

I'm sure, if I felt like spending 30 seconds longer, could find more.

[QUOTE] [b]Haystacks Calhoun II wrote:[/b]

Billy himself says so in the liner notes to the album.
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What does he say, exactly?

[QUOTE] [b]Haystacks Calhoun II wrote:[/b]

Two other references to it, easily found with a 3 second Google search.[/QUOTE]

Why don't you post them then?

[QUOTE] [b]Haystacks Calhoun II wrote:[/b]

I'm sure, if I felt like spending 30 seconds longer, could find more.

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Go ahead then.

Billy says he did, Rolling Stone said he did in the original 1982 album review. That is good enough for me.

If it's not good enough for you, I don't care.

Evidence points to him doing so.

[QUOTE] [b]Haystacks Calhoun II wrote:[/b]

Billy says he did
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Where?


[QUOTE] [b]Haystacks Calhoun II wrote:[/b]

Rolling Stone said he did in the original 1982 album review.

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Sure, 'cause Rolling Stone never ever lied...

[QUOTE] [b]Haystacks Calhoun II wrote:[/b]

Evidence points to him doing so.
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No, it doesn't, since you've failed to present any evidence.

Moreover, listening to the track, there's no sign of his voice there.

If evidence surfaces, I'll be willing to believe it. But saying 'he said so' and then failing to prove it is not evidence.

There are also three different aspects here:

* Was there a plan to have him sing on that track? Quite likely.
* If so, did he actually record vocals there? No evidence one way or the other.
* If so, are those vocals on the album? Unlikely.