How about an album of "Rocks Re-takes"?

Well since we're not likely to see those forever in demand box sets for a few generations, why not have Brian stop fiddling about with the musical in Bulgariastan (or where ever it's headed next) and have him and Roger re-work some older tracks into something more worthwhile?

On the "Rocks" album, the "re-take" of "I Can't Live With You" was a tremendous improvement over the original with the drum machines, etc.

So it got me thinking, what other Queen songs could use this kind of treatment?

Say Queen put out a "Rocks Volume 2" CD but instead of including the same old stuff we've heard a thousand times before, use rock tracks that aren't all that well known and deserve a wider audience AND take some gems and give 'em a "Rocks re-take 2004"?

So with that in mind, a wishlist where I'll start with 3 tracks and you lot fill in the rest (up to 17 total);

1- We Will Rock You (BBC/fast version)
2- Staying Power (Rocks re-take)
3- Stone Cold Crazy (Trent Reznor remix)

4-17– ?

4- new version of Hammer to Fall- slow version followed by hard version, with Brian on vocals

5- finish off Feelings Feelings

6- harder version of Action This Day, possibly replace that synth sax style solo

Come to think of it, half of "Hot Space" should be redone!

You're right! I see a Hot Space pattern here. Let's make Dancer a bit harder too while we're at it....

Hot Space should be well alone. Its a classic Queen album because its a different Queen sound. Diversity.(sounds like David Brent)
How about a speed metal version of Misfire?

I agree with BMW on HS. I don't really know what I'd like redone. Possibly none.

Same here. Why (possably) ruin a good thing?

No drum machines!! I love Hot Space as it is but if they could, they should just replace the drum machines with actual drums.

A death-metal version of Delilah would be a nice idea :)

I'd like to see an official CD-release of the Highlander version of A Kind of Magic. They remastered it for the photo-gallery on the Wembley DVD, so shouldn't be too hard to include that.

"A death-metal version of Delilah would be a nice idea :)"

LOL I wonder how that would come out!

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Brian_Mays_Wig wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Hot Space should be well alone. Its a classic Queen album because its a different Queen sound. Diversity.(sounds like David Brent)
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It'll never happen, but I'd quite like too hear a version of 'Hot space' with the often muffled sound cleaned up. OF course, that would only solve half of the problem - the other half being that the songs are not very good on the whole (though UP would beneift from a remastering in this way - I don't mean something like the 'rah' mix on GH3 with those dopey disco drum fills, just a remix of the song in its original form would be very nice).

muffled sound??

Machines (or Back to Humans) I think it could be re-done. I dunno, I feel it has lack of power, as if it wasn't on its maximum possibilities.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Adam Baboolal wrote: [/QUOTENAME]muffled sound??[/QUOTE]

Perhaps muffled is not the right word, but the sound is not as clear as it ought t be. Finding a more appropriate term would mean listening to the bloody album again.

Nothing wrong with the sound, unless you've heard the actual tapes and know otherwise. Hmm...have you?

Peace,
Adam.