News Of The World 40th Anniversary Box Set - ITS OFFICIAL!

Fuck! Double post!! :-(

[QUOTE] [b]raucousmonster wrote:[/b]

On finally hearing Sleeping On The Sidewalk live I can see why it wasn't kept in the line up. It just didn't quite work but (to my ears at least) the reason seems obvious - it was in performed in completely the wrong key for Freddie! It was in the same key as the studio version or very close to it at least. So he starts off singing very low and realises that it's not quite got the edge of a typical Freddie live vocal so he switches to the higher octave which does works better until he reaches the higher notes of the bridge. It's ends up being a slightly confused vocal which smacks of under rehearsal. to me so I wonder how committed they were to its live performance. Which is a shame because the music sounds great and I think if they'd changed keys it would have been absolutely amazing live.[/QUOTE]

My thoughts exactly! I was looking for these words to describe my thoughts on Sleeping on the Sidewalk (Live). Clear to me why it dropped of the setlist. It's nice to have a live version of the song, but it's not extraordinary. Didn't give me the same feeling as the live version of The Fairy-Feller's Master Stroke when I first heard it. More like a "Huh, that's nice".

The raw sessions are great! The rest of it not so much!

The new piano intro to Spread Your Wings is very familiar and driving me a bit nuts as I can't place it. Did Fred maybe play it live before the song and if so where and when? That's a guess: it sounds more like something I've heard Warren Zevon play but, again, I can't place it. Very frustrating.

The 'Spread Your Wings' piano intro kinda reminded me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEVoYimdY4M

Best track of the boxset imo. I love the version of SYW

GDML is nice as well. Much better without the annoying middle section that made it on the album version.

[QUOTE] [b]people on streets wrote:[/b]

GDML is nice as well. Much better without the annoying middle section that made it on the album version. [/QUOTE]

I concur!

[QUOTE] [b]AB-88 wrote:[/b]

The 'Spread Your Wings' piano intro kinda reminded me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEVoYimdY4M[/QUOTE]

Thanks. I can hear the similarity.

Wow... I'd been trying to find that version of that song for ages and had no idea what it was. Cheers!

The piano intro for Spread Your Wings is the same as the coda heard on this convention recording of All Dead All Dead:

https://youtu.be/WDcr753ru-8?t=3m22s

I bought the box set as I got it cheaper and I would advise anyone not to buy it unless it will be reduced A LOT.

- The AAA vinyl is not THAT much different compared to the 2016 version, in fact I'd rate it a bit worse (flatter, less voluminous)
- The book and the promo stuff in the box is nice but not spectacular
- The documentary is basically the same as the one that aired minus Queen+/AL.
- We all have the 2011 remaster and the bonus tracks, so the "Raw Sessions" (2017 Frankenstein) CD is basically the only new content and while it is fun to listen to it once, I'm not sure how often I'll do it again.

I agree wholeheartedly with the previous post. For the price, this box set is a big ripoff. Basically, you get a CD of outtakes (which is cool and the selling point of the set), an hour-long DVD providing few insights into the band or album, a book with photos but no essays or information on making the album, a packet of promotional junk, and the remaining music has already been released. I purchased this box set, and I am having a serious case of buyer's remorse. This, my friends, is a scam.

My local music store was happy to purchase my vinyl at a substantial price. Like previously suggested, QPL should have released a 3CD set and separately, the boxset. That dinosaur organization needs an overhaul.

Metallica did a excellent job with Master Of Puppets release this month. Far superior job than Queen. Same album stuff Vinyl/cd/download. But theirs is loaded
THIS IS HOW YOU DO A PROPER BOX SET (QUEEN PRODUCTIONS) !! Take a tip from the Metallica boys!
cd original album
Vinyl original album
Vinyl Soundboard recording live Chicago 1986
1 cd Jason Newsted Audition
1 cd rough mixes from vault
2 dvd's live & interviews
1 cd interviews
1 cd Riffs, Demos, outtakes from James and Lars Vaults
1cd Live Grugahalle West Germany soundboard 1986
1 cd live Meadowlands Soundboard 1986
1 cd Live Hampton Coliseum soundboard 1986
Lyric sheets + Book
Just wish Queen weren't so uptight with their soundboard recordings