I preface this with the fact that I don't wish ill on anyone
I've said this before and I hold true to this. We will get an anthology type rarities set. But not until B and/or R pass on. Right now whatever YOUR view of Queen is....B/R view Queen as an active entity even if it's just touring with AL. The only thing that will stop that is when one of them join Freddie.
I believe that if it were up to Jim Beach we would have an archival project by now. It is basically he who is in charge of the Freddie estate and his solo work and I think it's quite safe to say that overall Freddie's solo work has had the most interesting or complete releases (especially given the man only had 2 solo albums).
Brian and/or Roger at this point are just comfortable....they are mostly happy playing a gh setlist to decent size crowds. Brian especially. I think Roger would be more likely - Brian seems just not motivated by anything Queen-related these days with the exception of playing gigs - especially in places Queen didn't get the chance to play before.
He's (They've) earned that right certainly, but I think it's just something we have to accept.
Marknow · Member since
No more 70's shows? Ain't that a kick in the nuts.
LucasDiego · Member since
Well, PINK FLOYD will be release them rarities in november, something that i think that was impossible to happen, well, why not Queen Anthology in 2030, 2040, 2050....
Nitroboy · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]YourValentine wrote:[/b]
Yesterday Greg Brooks featured on the Queendag with the breath taking news about what Queen have in the pipelines and even more telling us what we can't expect. I am not shooting the messenger, it's not Greg Brook's fault what they release and what they don't release.
- A Queen 3D photography book is planned based on the photos taken by Brian on stage and off stage. Look forward to Freddie's nose coming out of the picture while he powders it backstage.
- the long awaited Brian Queen memorabilia book is in the 10th year of the making and by now it will probably be 2 books, so it will take another 1-5 years to make.
- A Queen monopoly game is in said pipeline (meaning we don't know when it will come out) based on Queen tours. So you can buy a Wembley Stadium etc. We will get this because Brian is such a big monopoly fan
- By the end of the year they want to release a Queen radio edition based on the BBC recordings. There will be a 2CD and 6 CD edition. The 6 CDs contain the BBC sessions (don't ask me about completeness), radio interviews and live material that somehow is connected to the radio theme. The 2 CDs will contain BBC sessions as well but will be different enough to make you buy them on top of the 6 CDs. No video material is in this package.
- In November we can look forward to the Greatest Hits double vinyl release in unprecedented quality. I guess that Freddie's 25th death anniversary reminded Jim Bitch that he is not supposed to make Freddie boring, so a new GH edition is the best release to achieve that. The funny thing was that GB did not want to "confirm this" but reluctantly did when he was told that the item is already on amazon.
- No more 70s concert DVDs will be released although they are "looking" at the material (Houston, EC, HP etc) and maybe some day there will be a compilation - or not.
- we can also forget about the anthology or any outtakes/demos because Brian and Roger are such perfectionists etc etc. Plus the casual customer is not interested.
- also in the famous pipelines: the Brian May solo box. Supposedly, the casual customer is interested enough in that as the previous sales numbers of Brian May stuff sufficiently proves.
- Greatest Video hits: a lot of blahblah but no specifics. promo videos are also in that pipeline and won't come out for a long time. They could make re-edits from all the rushes they have but why speculate, in the end the few promo clips we do not have will be missing anyway, because they are such perfectionists etc etc.[/QUOTE]
Wait. All of this is actually real info?
What the hell are they smoking over there at "Queen Towers"???????
brians wig · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]soxtalon wrote:[/b]
I believe that if it were up to Jim Beach we would have an archival project by now.
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In the past I've always considered JB to be the sticking point.
I base that on a conversation I once had with Jacky about future FC releases and she was quite blunt in saying that Roger had approved more Cross/Solo releases, but JB had said "no, that's your retirement fund".
I'm starting to change my mind though.
Rick · Member since
Brian and Roger need to die first before something decent comes out again. The sad truth, I'm afraid.
Negative Creep · Member since
They can't even release a proper promo video collection - and how bog standard is that? They can't bring themselves to officially release definitive versions of things that have been bootlegged for decades. It's taken this long for a poxy full BBC collection to come out. Fuck em. It's their material, but they don't give a fuck about their fanbase.
soxtalon · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]brians wig wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]soxtalon wrote:[/b]
I believe that if it were up to Jim Beach we would have an archival project by now.
[/QUOTE]
In the past I've always considered JB to be the sticking point.
I base that on a conversation I once had with Jacky about future FC releases and she was quite blunt in saying that Roger had approved more Cross/Solo releases, but JB had said "no, that's your retirement fund".
I'm starting to change my mind though.[/QUOTE]
I too thought that at one point. Were the FC releases free or did they cost? Maybe Jim just meant not putting things out for free...
We'll find out at some point after all said and done who's holding it up....
joerijoerijoeri · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Rick wrote:[/b]
Brian and Roger need to die first before something decent comes out again. The sad truth, I'm afraid.[/QUOTE]
Didn't quite dare say it but I thought it. Also Greg Brooks.
snelly1 · Member since
Queen Monopoly- tell me this is a joke...
Holly2003 · Member since
They're both old, so very very old. What would fans like? A big coffee table book. Very Richard & Judy. A 3D book! Ohhhh that's clever. Or at least it was back in 1885. What next? Some NotW boiled sweets? Queen reading glasses? Jazz woolly socks? A Rainbow balloon to blow up? Oh we got that one already...
:)
AlbaNo1 · Member since
Actually I like the socks idea
Nitroboy · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Holly2003 wrote:[/b]
They're both old, so very very old. What would fans like? A big coffee table book. Very Richard & Judy. A 3D book! Ohhhh that's clever. Or at least it was back in 1885. What next? Some NotW boiled sweets? Queen reading glasses? Jazz woolly socks? A Rainbow balloon to blow up? Oh we got that one already...
:)[/QUOTE]
Or maybe fucking Hot Space sauce >_>
. · Member since
Let's not forget of course how crap Hyde Park looks:
