Please Explain Why

The Real Wizard wrote:

stevelondon20 wrote:

Jazz+ wrote:

@Real Wizard Queen are Not the biggest band in the world right now, they used to be with Freddie but not with an American jerk like Lambert.
Are you for real because you do twitter on some shite on this site.
The REAL Queen fans are those that are ever so faithful to the original four band member that really where Queen, back in the day Freddie, John Roger & Brian.
It is not Queen now more like " Smile" with a dippy new singer.

Who are you to decide who is a real Queen fan or not? People like you really piss me off. Let people make up their own minds. It's got fuck all to do with you regarding the status of Queen fans.

He's been parroting those same unsubstantiated talking points with an almost religious fervour for years. Let the kids play in their sandbox.

I agree mate. Leave him to it. Very odd individual he is.

Jazz+ comes across like a very straight lined simple minded individual who doesnt hold a lot of knowledge but compensates with an almost religious view of Queen and Freddie in particular. His views are very black and white and he cant imagine why people hold opinions in his non existent grey area. Simply put, he's an idiot with extreme views and cant take any kind of rational argument against them. In my view, he's a child cause his way of thinking conforms with how they view and react to the world.

There is a finite amount of unreleased Freddie material.

They are probably trying to make as much money as possible from it by releasing as little as possible every few years.

Biggest Band On The Planet wrote:

There is a finite amount of unreleased Freddie material.

They are probably trying to make as much money as possible from it by releasing as little as possible every few years.

Bingo! ... except this applies to Queen as well ...

There is also a limited amount of Queen material, and they want to release by album in drips and drabs with each album costing at least $150 and having five disks with one disk of rarities (and nothing sold ala carte).

The Miracle is next year ( ~ 30th anniversary).

I suspect the following will be the remaining release schedule:

Innuendo in 2021 (30th anniversary)
Hot Space in 2022 (40th anniversary)
Jazz in 2023 (45th anniversary)
The Works in 2024 (40th anniversary)
A Night at the Opera in 2025 (50th anniversary)
A Day at the Races in 2026 (50th anniversary)
A Kind of Magic in 2027 ( ~ 40th anniversary)
Queen and Queen II in 2028 (55th anniversary)
Sheer Heart Attack in 2029 ( ~ 55th anniversary)
The Game and Flash Gordon in 2030 (50th anniversary)
Live Magic and Live at Wembley 2031 (45th anniversary)
Made in Heaven in 2032 (40th anniversary of Freddie's death)
Live Killers box set in 2033 (55th anniversary of Jazz tour)
Live Anthology box set in 2034

Yes ... I am very cynical ...

They really only release things that are pretty much already done. The most they’ll do is “remaster” and pitch correct. If you look at all the other concerts we have they are concerts that were broadcasted, or were previously released in the 80’s or 90’s. Houston 77 is the only concert I’m really questioning why they haven’t released it already. As Mooghead said a anthology will never happen. The truth is that Queen Productions wouldn’t make as much money as simply releasing those tracks as bonuses or individual releases. I don’t see anything coming soon except maybe some bonus stuff for The Game such as alt takes, new songs, maybe some stuff from the South American tour like a documentary. I should say though that the Miracle 30th anniversary is coming out. (strangely in 2020 it’s 31st anniversary.)

Give us a box like news of the world for every other album. I’m ok with it. It’s expensive... but at least it got done. Maybe they’re holding out for the 50th for an anthology. When is 50 years of queen? 2021? There has to be something fucking big coming out for that.

Jimmy Dean wrote:

Give us a box like news of the world for every other album. I’m ok with it. It’s expensive... but at least it got done. Maybe they’re holding out for the 50th for an anthology. When is 50 years of queen? 2021? There has to be something fucking big coming out for that.

Yeah. Bumper stickers and a crest and a $500 package of gold colored vinyl.

4 editions


But they'll make no sense chronologically it'll be about supporting the bad albums (the works, hot space, AKOM, the Miracle) with others.

Tacky hybrid releases

NEWS OF THE MIRACLE (INTERSPERSED EYE ICONOGRAPHY)
HOT OPERA (QUAD TONED EDITION)
A DAY WITH THE WORKS
SHEER MAGIC

(*the Sole positive:... AT LEAST THAT UGLY ASS SHEER HEART ATTACK ALBUM COVER WILLBE RUN THROUGH A STANDARD WINDOWS FILTER AND LOOK LESS LIKE A GAY ORGY)

That's all to be expected

ah. can't wait for the gold colored vinyl box set. limited to an unlimited number of pressings, of course.

2020 will be their 50th anniversary. Having their 40th anniversary in 2011 was purely a marketing gimmick after signing with Universal.

God I will be in my 70's by the time the box sets are done and Brian and Roger will be in their late 80's ,if they are still with us,god bless them both.

pittrek wrote:

stevelondon20 wrote:

I feel like the anthology will never happen.

I think I will play Half Life 3 sooner than I will listen to the anthology

Ha haaaa!

I remember back in 2005 - 06 in QOL was announced that the anthologies will be released in 2009.

The reason was the Q+PR. and their then recent activity and products. In 2009 Queen already decided to leave EMI so Absolute Greatest was released along with the Singles cd boxset. Then Universal first contract was for 3 years (back catalogue) along with iTunes Easter Europe (that's why they toured Russia etc in 2012).
FOREVER was postponed and changed during the following years. The they released Rainbow, Hammersmith, BBC, NOTW and movie soundtrack. I don't know how long is their contract. I suppose, that they keep unreleased stuff for future negotiations and when they stop touring.

The Fairy King wrote:

pittrek wrote:

stevelondon20 wrote:

I feel like the anthology will never happen.

I think I will play Half Life 3 sooner than I will listen to the anthology

Ha haaaa!

Wow, so just a few days later and we get a new Half Life game announced? But not HL3, but a shitty Alyx VR-only prequel. Does it mean that we will get the anthology soon, but it will be only a 2CD release?

What would you be willing to pay for a Anthology ? When Roger released the lot it was £200,Pink Floyd are releasing some box sets for £350 plus.

The current bowie 5 disc set covering 1968-9 (in a 120 page book) is £85 (average). That's too much for me, but I'm thinking of getting it just due to the fact that I never thought I'd see what it contains released. Same with a Queen set. Depends what's on there.