No Champions

YourValentine wrote:

The recording is second rate in every respect. Why don't these rich guys simply donate something from their vast wealth instead of asking their fans to make the donation by buying this low standard crap?

All May is doing - except this abomination - is clapping for the medical workers and making sure that he and his wife are filmed(who films btw? His housekeeper?).
His guitar lessons were pretty cool and the Hammer to Fall "quarantine Version" with Soto on vocals was bloody brillant. With this he destroyed what he rebuilt. What a mess.

And he even promoted the crowdfunding of this annoying Girlieband song he produced to make sure they can pay him. Embarrassing. Like the song itself

MyHumanZoo wrote:



And Runner....I fear you have hit the nail on the head here....I was worried when they started releasing all those singles on YouTube from the Australian Fire concert, like they were warming up to start releasing Queen records with AL singing. And sure enough we get this....more on the slippery slope to Queen plus AL covering Freddie songs for release. No....just...no.

Yup sad but true - and I fear this might not be the last song they do. "Hammer to Fall" with all those guests was amazing. THis is crap and feels completely wrong. If they had released the HTF version I would have bought it in a heartbeat. But no - they use the crisis to promote AL again. Really unbelievable.

As we have always said Brian loves to promote his pet Adam with on going tragedy going on in the world and more excuse to rip the Queen back catalogue to shreds.
May is certainly have bad lapse's of taste but there again we expect no less as Queen fans have had 28 years worth.

MrFunster wrote:

I agree ?? secret fantasy. Its a pity they continue with glambert.
But its brians and roger decision to record stuff with this x factor guy.
The most import disappoint is that glambert hasnt a warm voice if you compare this with paul rodgers or george michael
To my opinion glambert is yelling and screaming a lot in the songs in stead of singing beautifully. not really attractive as a lead singer of Queen.
Is it all about the money or is it about keeping Queen songs alive. I really dont know.

Maybe I compare him too much with Freddie Mercury. But, there was Queen all about ...., isnt it......

At this moment I am looking forward to the Miracle boxy including the one and only
Freddie.

Of course, money, well, let's not forget that they are bound hand and foot by contracts.
Yes, I also look forward to The Miracle box set.

YourValentine wrote:

The recording is second rate in every respect. Why don't these rich guys simply donate something from their vast wealth instead of asking their fans to make the donation by buying this low standard crap?

100% correct. The whole thing is an embarrassing circus tribute act.

Who plays bass?

Neil Fairclough added the bass later.
If you check back through Brian's Instagram, the original no bass version is there. (It seems to have been erased from youtube). To be fair, they have obviously done a little bit of production work on the final version.

Honestly, I was surprised at how not shit it was. Most of these covid inspired recorded by phone jams are fun but not releasable. (A general comment, not just Brians output)

Personally, I've never had a problem with them touring with Adam, but I do hope this isn't going to be a preface to an announcement along the lines of "Due to the success of 'You are the Champions' and overwhelming public Demand, Queen are pleased to announced a new greatest hits album featuring new recordings with Adam Lambert on vocals"

Although that would be better than original recordings with replacement vocals.

There

Pim Derks wrote:

This is really embarrassing. If they had done a proper recording it might've been a bit better, but this is so sloppy and short...

A proper recording requires proper recording equipment.

This was built on one of Brian May's regular guitar posts, where he plays a couple of minutes of something. Probably recorded on an iPhone.

Like wise Roger has been doing short drum lessons, like Brian, from home. No proper mics or recording equipment.

AL added vocals and they decided to use it to raise money. Great move and why not.

It doesn't have to be perfect, it doesn't gave o be a big budget studio recording. It is what it is.

runner_70 wrote:

Secretfantasy wrote:

Just NO, We are the champions is now YOU are the champions, First queen and adam song to be officially released and they destroy Freddies veraion!

I have predicted this and you can call me an oracle now - rerecording old Queen songs , eraising Freddie and Lamebird doing his selfcentered vocal acrobatics. Most annoying thing I have heard in a long time and one more reason to hate this fucking virus

And what the fuck have you done to help in the fight against covid19. You were the idiot six weeks ago saying it was no big deal.

As far as We Are The Champions goes. I was listening to News Of The World yesterday, Freddie's vocals were still intact sounding as good as ever. Nothing's changed or ruined.

This isn't a re recording of the song in the way you seem to want people to believe it is. And you are acting like the dick you really are.