Brian is FURIOUS!

"but if the concert is showed freely on tv i think i can record it and share it with my friends."

Technically that is illegal too.

Hi to all.
It's not too much time I'm on this board, however...

I noticed Brian is kinda different since the concert, I really don't know what are the REAL causes of his sadness but today I think he did something wrong: he called his FANS (that's what we all are, not people who "call themselves fans") "parasites".

I live in Italy and I couldn't watch the concert on TV (I haven't satellite TV) so...why other people can watch it and I can't...?
And what about webcast? I have a 56k modem reduced to 33.6k for problems over the telephone line so I think you all can figure out the quality of the stream!
I'm a student and I've lost my part-time work about one month ago, so no big money here :-)

But...The day after the concert I took my mobile telephone and I made a 4 euro call...I found out just the song from Bono and the one from McCartney, there were no Queen messages, just Beyonce and some others...but I felt proud, really proud because MY rock idols made that possible!

Am I praising myself?
No, guys, I'm A FAN just like everyone else here!

The first time I read the soapbox today I didn't mind too much about Brian's sentences but, reading your views, I feel now really offended by them!

I forgive Brian, maybe he's writing about people who share the 46664 site versions, maybe he's a little depressed now for some other REAL reason, I'm pretty sure there's some right explanation but...I'M NOT A PARASITE!!!

A big sorry to all you board people if you find out my english ain't that perfect!
All the best
Carmelo

Cheer up, Brian- U know what they say...?
*starts to sing*
"Some things in life are bad...(...)

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE!!!

*whistles along*
always look on the bright side of life...
every sperm is sacred
WOOPS wrong song!

It's still there

http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssbdec03.html#07

It's still there, and reading it again there's something about killing the DVD, which I asume means that too much copying of the webcast will lead to the DVD being cancelled. If that is the case then it represents very naiive thinking - I still have my recording of the Freddie Tribute Concert from the original broadcast, but I still bought the VHS, AND the DVD, despite them both being less complete.

Come to think of it, I've non-parasitically contributed to this cause a fair bit...

Bohemian Rhapsody (1991 resissue) 3 copies
Tribute Concert - 2 tickets, 2 T shirts, 1 programme, 1 VHS, 1 DVD, 1 book, singles by George Michael, Guns N Roses, Metallica & Def Leppard
Bohemian Rhapsody (1995 purple reissue) - 3 copies
46664 - all Queen songs downloaded and paid for

Now, none of that gives me the right to breach copyright, of course, but I'd have thought that Brian would know that Queen fans...

1. Have enough of a conscience to do what's right, in the wider scheme of things
2. Will buy anything that is put out in the name Queen (Rare Live being an example)
3. include some avid collectors, just like Brian

Maybe Brian should amend his message - something along the lines of "If you think the webcast looks good, wait until you see (and hear!) the DVD. We're going to do everything we can to make it a release worthy of Mr Mandela's name and the cause, and I thank you in advance for supporting it in the same manner that you have supported this kind of work before"

For example -

BBMDA (WWTLF)
Rock Aid Armenia (Smoke On The Water)
Red Nose Day (The Stonk)
Rock Against Repatriation (Sailing)
Artists United For Nature (Yes We Can)

With all my respect to him, this is crap.

The concert was broadcasted on the internet and on TV stations all around the world, anyone who wanted could see it AND record it. Why would these people buy the DVD on January? They have it on tape!

Also, I bet 90% of the people around here wouldn't buy the CD\DVD anyway, I know I wouldn't (I don't like most of the other artists, and probably so are those 90%).

Without trying to read Brian's mind or what the fans are thinking, he may have just witnessed suffering on a scale unimaginable to 99.9% of the population. It may have shaken him to his very core, and Brian is a very sensitive man. He mentioned in his first post after the concert his feelings of hopelessness with media, politicians etc. re: the AIDS crisis in Africa. Perhaps he feels that he is doing all that he can to help save a continent and that unfortunately involves trying to raise money. If he feels that downloading will prevent sales of the 46664 DVD and CD then he is right to be angry because it's a charity. He's never spoken out about downloading Queen stuff has he? He's passionate about this, and if he speaks out too much on his soapbox let's remember that everyone from politicians to celebrities is castigated for giving politically correct scripted answers. His anger shows his humanity.

Guy: The quality of the webcast is bad though, and on TV they didn't show the whole concert (and the quality on TV isn't the greatest either), so I'd think people would still buy the DVD.

I'm sure the DVD will have extra stuff too.

Big Black: That's true about what he probably witnessed in Africa...I would probably have a breakdown after going there!

Penetration Guru: IMHO Queen fans are smarter than other bands' fans, and so we have more money to spend on our favorite band too ;)

"the real fans will buy the dvd, the cd, the t-shirt,the calendar, the pen, the ringtone,the mug, the replica of the plectrum used by the brother of jamie moses that night and so on."

I don't get your point - real fans are only the ones who buy everything Queen-related? If somebody buys a CD but not a poster & a mug he's not a real fan?

I fail to understand that.

goinback, the quality of the webcast was excellent for me, and the German ZDF station broadcasted the whole thing.

I'm buying the DVD when it comes out too, and i'll download the songs :)

I respect Brian as a musician(and great guitarist),but not as a person.

"We'll all buy the dvd anyway, that's clear"

I sure will! It's for a great cause! I'll buy a couple copies of the CD too.

I don't know how many of you have downloaded the songs from Kazaa or recorded the concert from TV, but the important thing is that you buy the CD and the DVD once they come out.

I recorded the concert, and downloaded a couple of tracks from Kazaa, but yet still I can't wait for the CD and DVD to come out. I'm sure most people here will buy it the first day it comes out.

Well knowing that Brian is quite pissed at the moment, it seems that the train of thought going through his mind is "I will not offer the DVD or Cd". Now if he was smart, which I think he is, he should apologise for this message, and release them.
The thing about being a fan is that if the product is shite, we will still buy it. it's the fan psyche!