All dead, all dead by freddie mercury on the radio

I don't know what you mean. The backing track cuts out at that point so that Fred can sing the line. That's what happened in the original too: the guitar orchestration ended and Brian started to sing.

I get the impression, although I could be wrong, that Fred sang and played piano on one tape and that's been added for this release to a backing track. I doubt very much that the backing track is in any way "damaged". Trying to merge Fred's vocal and piano, which may be different speed and key than the backing tape, is going to result is problems at some point in the recording. I suspect what you're hearing is one of those problems.

That's the problem with these modern composite versions: as great as it is to hear Fred's magnificent voice, it may have been better to let us have just the original vocals/piano rather than try to create a full song out of it. But we don't know for sure as we don't have access to the raw takes. Mind you, Let Me In Your Heart Again turned out well -- both versions -- so maybe it should be judged song by song. Personally I'm very happy this has been released, whereas the new composite versions of WATC and WWRY are less successful.

Brian's version is better no doubt, that's why they chose this version for the album.
Freddie does it in the style of many of hes piano driven songs, nothing too special but Brian does it totally originally sounding for Queen and even for much of the rock scene at the time, probably.

Hi. I have read the opinions of different members of Queenzone, and I respect them. But a few, as always, complaining about this version. That Freddie does not sound good on the low notes, that the rhythm of the song is somewhat faster than the original, and a large number of etcs. Come on people! It is unpublished material that we tire of claiming Queen Productions, and now that we have something new we keep complaining? We will never be satisfied? Greetings to all.

Oh yea, that's a fact gran.....this is why Queen productions don't release these type of rarities. I could see if this was Freddie's final version, then you could complain that it didn't fit his voice, but this is obviously an unfinished version, An outtake, not sure why people would complain about that.

Early version songs of songs rarely sound great. Maybe they shouldn't release anything that's 100% finished.

Personally any early demo etc sounds great to me. No one should be complaining, this is what we all want.........................

"No one should be complaining"

Only 136 posts.. such a young one xx

Queen could email every Queen fan on Earth a digital copy of every tape they have ever recorded onto and people will still whinge and want more, but without having to pay. Something you just have to get used to :-(

I'm not paying for this boxset....In this day and age you Just listen to these rare Tracks on Youtube a few times, and be done with it. A proper Anthology is the only Queen Product I would pay for. I might even pass on that since we heard most of it already.

I'm not paying for this boxset....In this day and age you Just listen to these rare Tracks on Youtube a few times, and be done with it. A proper Anthology is the only Queen Product I would pay for. I might even pass on that since we heard most of it already.

I'm not paying for this boxset....In this day and age you Just listen to these rare Tracks on Youtube a few times, and be done with it. A proper Anthology is the only Queen Product I would pay for. I might even pass on that since we heard most of it already.

I'm not paying for this boxset....In this day and age you Just listen to these rare Tracks on Youtube a few times, and be done with it. A proper Anthology is the only Queen Product I would pay for. I might even pass on that since we heard most of it already.

I'm not paying for this boxset....In this day and age you Just listen to these rare Tracks on Youtube a few times, and be done with it. A proper Anthology is the only Queen Product I would pay for. I might even pass on that since we heard most of it already.

I'm not paying for this boxset....In this day and age you Just listen to these rare Tracks on Youtube a few times, and be done with it. A proper Anthology is the only Queen Product I would pay for. I might even pass on that since we heard most of it already.

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