Mr Bad Guy - Special edition

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[QUOTE] [b]thomasquinn 32989 wrote:[/b]

I personally consider Mr. Bad Guy the worst of all the guys' solo efforts, so I won't be buying this. However, since I'm occasionally, and inexplicably, able to view things with some detachment, it does seem to me that Mr. Bad Guy suffered from almost inconceivably sloppy production, so a return to the multitracks and a completely new mix and, if the vague hints are true, some re-recorded parts, might well improve the record considerably.

I still don't think it'll be a great record, because most of the songs just aren't that great IMHO, and because it's aged poorly (riding a this-year's-model trend for a club audience was never likely to age well). But if you disagree with me on this and do like Mr. Bad Guy, then I think you have a good chance of getting a marked improvement here.[/QUOTE]

Cmon you really think Fun In Space or Fun On Earth are better albums? MBG was a disposable pop album that had some great tunes. And the voice alone makes it worth purchasing[/QUOTE]

I'm sorry, were you under the impression that I give a damn about the drivel that you post? Not so.

Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow

L: 1985 mix
R: 2019 mix

Stephan Wissnet is alive.
I don't think he is happy about that. Another insult to a live person.
I don't think also Mack is happy about that fact.
Jo Burt is also alive...Hope they don't destroy his parts. Great bass player.
The only person not alive is Paul Vincent. A great guitarist and an even better person.

What sense does it make to re record the bass note for note when you have the multitracks?

For me it's the same original bass track. Probably just a mistake in linear notes made big buzz.

It might be. But if it is a new bass track, there are plenty of good reasons to re-record. There might be damage or degradation to the bass track on the multitrack. It could be (and is in fact far from unlikely) that destructive editing has been performed on the bass track. The sound quality might not be up to par. Certain parts of the frequency spectrum might be too weak to use in the way the producers want. I'm sure there are plenty more possible scenarios imaginable.

Bass guitar or kick drum are probably the easiest intruments to restore from any spectral imperfctions.

It depends entirely on how they have been recorded and what has been done to the tracks after recording. Yes, bass guitar is easier to fix than, say, piano, but that doesn't mean it can still cause trouble (noise...) if it needs large changes. Considering some of the IMHO bizarre approaches to recording in the 1980s, I would not be at all surprised to find an unusuable bass guitar track if you want to get a more modern, more balanced sound.

Personally, I think that destructive editing is the most likely scenario that could cause trouble, but I was merely listing a number of, hypothetical, possibilities for wanting to re-record. So I'm not saying any of them are actually the case.

Neil Fairclough has already confirmed (on Instagram I think?) that he has re-recorded the bass parts on some tracks, and interestingly references replicating Jo Burt's parts too...Burt only plays on 'Man Made Paradise' so even if it's not the whole album it seems that track has also been done. What a shame as there's likely already a John Deacon version of it they could have used!!

If it's indeed re-recorded by Neil, he must be learnt it from the original isolated bass track to catch all the nuances as it's not so high in the original mix.

And what's the reason to re-record bass parts for 1983-4 recordings?

BTW, the instrumental version of this song was mixed in 2000 for Solo Collection and there was no problem with the bass part.

[QUOTE] [b]cmi wrote:[/b]

If it's indeed re-recorded by Neil, he must be learnt it from the original isolated bass track to catch all the nuances as it's not so high in the original mix.

And what's the reason to re-record bass parts for 1983-4 recordings?

BTW, the instrumental version of this song was mixed in 2000 for Solo Collection and there was no problem with the bass part.[/QUOTE]

the only reason I can imagine is that there are some masters missing to be able to remix it properly. Neal said he re recorded it note for note...

I hope we get answers. Such a weird thing to do.

They insult again Mack, and Stephan saying is recorded by this other person.
This other person is not the villain. He is only a worker from QP. We know what are the villains on that.

Guess Maylor had some input why would Neal play on it then? I guess it is only a matter of time before they rerecord Queensongs with some certain person. It all leads to this.

[QUOTE] [b]dysan wrote:[/b]

I hope we get answers. Such a weird thing to do.[/QUOTE]

Remember the Barcelona symphony re-recording?
They invited Neil to redo the bassparts for the Mr. Bad Guy album, cuz Freddie didn't have the balls to do it the first time around...