'Queen's first titular album was a hit' It wasn't. I wonder if Trident were ready to get rid of Queen if Seven Seas and Queen II weren't a hit. I think the importance of this cannot be overstated.
Is Ray Foster a real person?
Bohemian Rhapsody cut down to six minutes? It wasn't.
Mercury fans will enjoy this. We'll see.
tenenementdrowse · Member since
Queen wasn't a hit. Queen II barely made it thanks to "Seven Seas of Rhye" spot at #10 on the UK charts. They didn't hit big until Sheer Heart Attack. Ray Foster is really just a renaming of Norman Sheffield.
Golden Salmon · Member since
^Wait a minute: do they not have the permission to use Norman Sheffield's name? I'd rather have them say "the manager" rather than renaming him completely. I can do with some fiction, but making names up is something else.
Voice of Reason 2018 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]tenenementdrowse wrote:[/b]
Queen wasn't a hit. Queen II barely made it thanks to "Seven Seas of Rhye" spot at #10 on the UK charts. They didn't hit big until Sheer Heart Attack. Ray Foster is really just a renaming of Norman Sheffield. [/QUOTE]
Thanks Tenement.
Had Queen wrapped up with Norman Sheffield by the time of Bo Rhap?
tenenementdrowse · Member since
Golden Salmon: It's legal issues. After "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" was released, they're were some legal issues.
Voice of Reason 2018: No, he was with them for A Night at the Opera. They split after that.
bucsateflon · Member since
Does it make it clear in the movie that BM created the guitar solo in Boh Rhap?
...cause lots of idiots mistaken the riff story with the solo
popy · Member since
Again, Ray Foster is not Sheffield. Ray Foster is a fake name and is presented as an EMI record executive (check Malek interview on Kimmel and check the big EMI sign in the trailer). It's the story about the label not wanting to release BR as a single, hence the line "6 bloody minutes".
raucousmonster · Member since
I'm looking forward to the movie though I don't have high hopes. I'll just be pleased to see a version of the Queen story being put out there for a mass audience. I'm very impressed with the sheer amount of publicity and marketing that's been done and whilst I'm sure once I've 10 minutes in the actors will do a good enough job to transport most viewers I'm struggling to get past Rami's mustache. It looks like a Muppet's eyebrow rather than anything resembling one of the world's most iconic pieces of face furniture. Wish the production team had spent a bit less time asking Phoebe what was in Freddie's luggage and more time on sorting out Fred's flavour saver.
*goodco* · Member since
^
Yup.
'We' will be the harshest critics. I'm going in expecting a few 'face palm' moments. I am also going in knowing that there will be moments, from the time we hear the 'Queenified' 20th Century Fox theme, hearing the new 'Doing Alright', and seeing the 'Live Aid' recreation, that should make it more than a worthwhile experience.
