Innuendo BTT experience

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This is an indelible part of the vocal track. Freddie used a Shure 85 (not 58!) for vocals.

[u][b]Trivia[/b][/u]

Brian came into the studios one day and heard drums int he distance. “Ah, Roger’s already here then” - he could tell from the sound which amazed the engineers.

When recording Delilah - there was an argument over whether to use the lyric ‘you silly goose’. It was put to vote and the camp was split roughly down the middle as to whether to include it or not. Noel Haris was given the deciding vote. He asked Freddie, ‘Would you say that to your cat?’. Freddie said no. So Noel replied ‘well don’t say it then, it sounds silly’. Freddie apparently told him ‘well what the fuck do you know, you’re sacked!’. Not sure how jokingly Freddie meant this, but Noel said he apologised later that day. The phrase later used on a mix of Slightly Mad. Noel said that his tactic for avoiding band conflict was to go and make coffee to remove himself from the room.

Brian messing around on guitar a lot between takes. At one point mixture of shredding and playing things like Johnny B Goode to other band members annoyance!

One untitled blues Jam in which Brian is very much leading the arrangement. John plays bass as if unsure of the changes or maybe working out something more elaborate.

Freddie had to enter the studio each day via a side entrance, with his bodyguard, to evade paparazzi who would stay at the front gate. The band and staff would eat locally some times in the week, and due to the location a band member would occasionally take a week off to be with their family. Part of the press treatment suggested to be part of the reason for moving to Montreaux for the later sessions.

I’ll write up additional bits and pieces when I remember them. All in all a fantastic evening and I really hope that the demos we heard get to be heard by others some day. There didn't seem to be any plans to do so, but I did express interest in people hearing the demos but also the multitracks of the released songs.

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Thank you !!!!!!!!!!!

Indeed, some (most?) of the demo versions should have been included on the 'bonus' disc back in 2011.

And, I'll be very honest here.....I actually got some goose bumps reading about your experience and what was shared.

Very cool read uef! Thank you and all the people who have shared details on the tracks.

[QUOTE] [...]When recording Delilah - there was an argument over whether to use the lyric ‘you silly goose’. [...] The phrase later used on a mix of Slightly Mad.[/QUOTE]

Haha, so that's where it came from!

[QUOTE] I’ll write up additional bits and pieces when I remember them. All in all a fantastic evening and I really hope that the demos we heard get to be heard by others some day. There didn't seem to be any plans to do so, but I did express interest in people hearing the demos but also the multitracks of the released songs.
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Our hero :-)

I love the fact that there's probably a lot of Brian and Roger songs with at least a demo version with them on vocals. We knew this much, but it's nice to know they absolutely exist in the archives.

Not the case with this album (Lost Opportunity?), but I wonder if anyone ever mentioned anything about Freddie versions of songs sung by Brian and Roger, either at this event or anywhere else. There have to be more than a handful of them, mostly considering there's live versions sung by Freddie.

[QUOTE] [b]uef wrote:[/b]

Brian came into the studios one day and heard drums int he distance. “Ah, Roger’s already here then” - he could tell from the sound which amazed the engineers.

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Thanks so much for the write up - great stuff.

I’m frankly amazed at the engineers being amazed!!.....

1) Queen had booked the studio so if drums were heard it’s no real surprise Brian would assume it’s Roger!

2) Roger has one of THE most identifiable drums sounds and styles of all time, and Brian had been playing with him for over 20 years at that point...and they’re surprised he recognised him?!! :-0

What an awesome comment, Uef! Thank you :)

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[QUOTE] [b]uef wrote:[/b]

Brian came into the studios one day and heard drums int he distance. “Ah, Roger’s already here then” - he could tell from the sound which amazed the engineers.

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Thanks so much for the write up - great stuff.

I’m frankly amazed at the engineers being amazed!!.....

1) Queen had booked the studio so if drums were heard it’s no real surprise Brian would assume it’s Roger!

2) Roger has one of THE most identifiable drums sounds and styles of all time, and Brian had been playing with him for over 20 years at that point...and they’re surprised he recognised him?!! :-0[/QUOTE]

There are I think 3 sets of studios there. But I get your point about his style, not to mention that he could have been playing one of their songs.

Magnificent write-up.

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]uef wrote:[/b]

Brian came into the studios one day and heard drums int he distance. “Ah, Roger’s already here then” - he could tell from the sound which amazed the engineers.

[/QUOTE]

Thanks so much for the write up - great stuff.

I’m frankly amazed at the engineers being amazed!!.....

1) Queen had booked the studio so if drums were heard it’s no real surprise Brian would assume it’s Roger!

2) Roger has one of THE most identifiable drums sounds and styles of all time, and Brian had been playing with him for over 20 years at that point...and they’re surprised he recognised him?!! :-0[/QUOTE]

Well, engineers sadly sometimes don't view drums as instruments and often can't hear the difference between drummers apart from volume...

Where were the pictures you posted of Roger's maple kit taken?

Thanks for writing this up. I'm glad you had such a wonderful experience and I'm a teensy bit jealous but appreciate the effort you put into sharing this with us.
G.

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Where were the pictures you posted of Roger's maple kit taken?

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They were at the UK Music Hall Of Fame show at Alexander Palace....also managed to get a pair of Roger’s Vic Firth sticks carrying his signature (made just for him but god knows why they don’t sell them!!)

[QUOTE] [b]TomP63 wrote:[/b]

So there is some more gold in the archives after all? Thank you
ANATO for your share, very, very interesting!



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And still they aren't releasing anything new regarding Innuendo neither on DVD or Blu Ray, which is a shame 15 years after the release of GVH2.

Many thanks for that, uef. Oh for an Innuendo 10 disc box set.

[QUOTE] [b]uef wrote:[/b]

We then listen to Brian and Steve recording the Spanish section. Brian has a go at doing the flamenco leads and they’re panned for comparison; Brian in the left channel and Steve in the right. Brian’s sounds pretty good! There’s a section of Steve’s line where Brian had to drop in a correction after he’d gone. [/QUOTE]

So is it clear how much Brian is featured in the final version and who plays which part?

[QUOTE] [b]uef wrote:[/b]

We then listen to Brian and Steve recording the Spanish section. Brian has a go at doing the flamenco leads and they’re panned for comparison; Brian in the left channel and Steve in the right. Brian’s sounds pretty good! There’s a section of Steve’s line where Brian had to drop in a correction after he’d gone.

Brian has a few attempts at getting the end guitar run right. A band member suggests ‘we could change this, we could change that’. Brian replies ‘… or I could just get it right”. A long feedback section is recorded for the end.[/QUOTE]

It is nothing short of insane that they will go through the work to compile these tapes, but not release them.

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

It is nothing short of insane that they will go through the work to compile these tapes, but not release them.
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Quite right Wizard, I hope that there's something very real for us fans at the end of all this.
It is nothing short of insane that they will go through the work to compile these tapes, but not release them.