Freddie in Queen compared to Michael Jackson in Jackson5?
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AlbaNo1
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Mr Bad guy was certainly the first step in Freddie's planned departure from the band He went for the biggest deal he could find, rather than stay at EMI
In an interview, in one of the documentaris, from the Mr Bad Guy period Freddie actually says something along the lines of its time to change and move on "and by that I mean leave". It always amazed me how few people picked up on the this.
Obviously the album failed in relation to the amount CBS put into it. Freddie as a solo artist really didn't function as well as Freddie the singer in Queen or Freddie in collaboration with Montserrat.
Because of the lack of any equals in the studio, there was no one to say, hang on a minute wouldn't it be better if. . . . and therefore much of Bad Guy sounds like over produced demo songs for the next Queen project.
In an interview, in one of the documentaris, from the Mr Bad Guy period Freddie actually says something along the lines of its time to change and move on "and by that I mean leave". It always amazed me how few people picked up on the this.
Obviously the album failed in relation to the amount CBS put into it. Freddie as a solo artist really didn't function as well as Freddie the singer in Queen or Freddie in collaboration with Montserrat.
Because of the lack of any equals in the studio, there was no one to say, hang on a minute wouldn't it be better if. . . . and therefore much of Bad Guy sounds like over produced demo songs for the next Queen project.
mike hunt
He wanted a solo album, nothings wrong with that. Roger had a couple by that point. No one knows what would have happened if it was successful. The songs were good, A Kind Magic would have been much better if the best of those songs were on it. The problem with Bad Guy was lack of production, focus. Terrible choice of musicians backing him up. Limited time making the album, remember, the album was recorded between Queen records and tours. He should have hired top musicians like phil collins on drums, ect, ect. The Difference with Barcelona was he was working with top notch writers and of course a brilliant singer, but he also had more time too work on it.
mike hunt
[QUOTE] [b]mike hunt wrote:[/b]
He wanted a solo album, nothings wrong with that. Roger had a couple by that point. No one knows what would have happened if it was successful. The songs were good, A Kind Magic would have been much better if the best of those songs were on it. The problem with Bad Guy was lack of production, focus. Terrible choice of musicians backing him up. Limited time making the album, remember, the album was recorded between Queen records and tours. He should have hired top musicians like phil collins on drums, ect, ect. The Difference with Barcelona was that he was working with top notch writers and of course a brilliant singer, but he also had more time too work on it. [/QUOTE]
He wanted a solo album, nothings wrong with that. Roger had a couple by that point. No one knows what would have happened if it was successful. The songs were good, A Kind Magic would have been much better if the best of those songs were on it. The problem with Bad Guy was lack of production, focus. Terrible choice of musicians backing him up. Limited time making the album, remember, the album was recorded between Queen records and tours. He should have hired top musicians like phil collins on drums, ect, ect. The Difference with Barcelona was that he was working with top notch writers and of course a brilliant singer, but he also had more time too work on it. [/QUOTE]
mike hunt
mooghead
It should just have had more real instruments on it. The songs sound like they were programmed rather than composed. By the time the record was released it was already out of date.
Biggest Band On The Planet
I think the Mr Bad Guy album had potential but it needed more work.
The remixed versions of the songs on the Freddie Mercury Album sound vastly superior than the Mr Bad Guy versions.
The remixed versions of the songs on the Freddie Mercury Album sound vastly superior than the Mr Bad Guy versions.
TomP63
The remixed versions of the songs on the Freddie Mercury Album sound vastly superior than the Mr Bad Guy versions. No they did not were all superior, a few maybe, that I'll will give you. But all? No, not in a long shot.
Tom
Tom
AlbaNo1
The living on my own cheesy rave remix on the FM Album was an absolute disgrace.
The single remix that made it to number one was OK though.
The single remix that made it to number one was OK though.
Martin Packer
I rather like the original 12" version of Living On My Own.
Video fun tinged with sadness, of course.
Video fun tinged with sadness, of course.
Costa86
^ Yes, an almost poignant video. So much fun turned into horrific misery.
mike hunt
The video was awsome, if your talking about living on my own. How can people having fun be considered bad? With the state of the world today I watch that video and smile.
mike hunt
But costa, I know what your saying.
Martin Packer
It's not what they were doing in the video; It's the fact that many of them are dead. :-( The people I recognise that are still alive are: Brian and Chrissie May, Mary Austin (I think she was there), David Wigg.
Vocal harmony
[QUOTE] [b]TomP63 wrote:[/b]
The remixed versions of the songs on the Freddie Mercury Album sound vastly superior than the Mr Bad Guy versions. No they did not were all superior, a few maybe, that I'll will give you. But all? No, not in a long shot.
Tom[/QUOTE]
Which goes back to what I said about the album sounding like over produced demos rather than a finely crafted album.
It also shows up the simple fact that Freddie on his own without the other three was certainly not the musician that RT and BM where and the cracks in his ability showed without the input of others around him.
I know the argument has been put forward that the album was rushed, but I don't believe that because so many interviews go on about the attention to detail that they all put into their work. I don't think Freddie would release something he thought was lacking in any way.
He was either working at the best of his ability, but falling short or he had the attitude of take the money and run.
I'm sure he was expecting to achieve huge sales as were CBS
The remixed versions of the songs on the Freddie Mercury Album sound vastly superior than the Mr Bad Guy versions. No they did not were all superior, a few maybe, that I'll will give you. But all? No, not in a long shot.
Tom[/QUOTE]
Which goes back to what I said about the album sounding like over produced demos rather than a finely crafted album.
It also shows up the simple fact that Freddie on his own without the other three was certainly not the musician that RT and BM where and the cracks in his ability showed without the input of others around him.
I know the argument has been put forward that the album was rushed, but I don't believe that because so many interviews go on about the attention to detail that they all put into their work. I don't think Freddie would release something he thought was lacking in any way.
He was either working at the best of his ability, but falling short or he had the attitude of take the money and run.
I'm sure he was expecting to achieve huge sales as were CBS