GREATEST VIDEO HITS III

"Anyone remembers the 6 live-videos to be released in 2000?"

Yup. But it was actually three that they planned on. But did it really annoy you that they didn't get round to it asap?
Fact is, we've been getting great new dvd releases. I believe everyone here actually loved the Wembley86 dvd, even though it was a re-release. The GVHits dvds, while controversial, have been great for the content. And we're getting Milton Keynes in FULL, soon!! I think it's pretty obvious that they're on the right track these days.

"The BBC-set in 1996? The Brian 1998 AW Tour video?"

Huh? First I've heard about the latter. And last I heard about the BBC tracks, they were being kept for the Boxsets.

"They only release stuff which is interesting to the majority - and a DVD with clips like "A Winter's Tale", "AOBTD'98" and "NOBY(OTGDY)" just doesn't appeal to people like a DVD-set with BoRhap, RGG, IWIA and TSMGO."

Er...duh. That's proper business sense. Would you spend thousands developing a rare video release of Queen? Even if you knew that it'd make bugger-all back for the company? I know I wouldn't. It's common sense that you don't put money on something unless it's going to do at least reasonably well. I think it's unfair to criticise them for thinking that way. That's just the way things work.


That's what baffles me about your comments. I naturally don't care what I don't get from them. I'm just happy to get something! They could've gone away like John and just done very little (if anything) and then you'd really have something that pissed you off! And as far as I'm concerned they're working towards things. I don't really care how long it takes. Does it bother you that much?

Peace,
Adam.

"I think it's unfair to criticise them for thinking that way. That's just the way things work."

How much money do they need? What about repaying the fans with something rarer than a re-release of a Greatest Hits album? That's a rhetorical question btw, I know what the answer is...

Isn't the MK dvd showing that they are giving more fan wanted items? I've often read that people want the full video/audio of the show. And now they're going to make it happen.

Peace,
Adam.

Milton Keynes will be the first full length item of mostly previously unreleased material which is predominently Queen music that will be released this milennium.

It's not just Brian and Roger who have to make the decisions. There's also Jim Beach, and the various companies involved in producing the product. These are the elements in the decision who would base it on monetary terms. i'm sure brian and roger enjoy the money which comes, but do feel that they don't "need it" but are wise enough to realise that these things need to be commericially viable in order to get them done properly. and we all know that Brian likes things to be done properly.

That's an important point. They do have a contract with a record company after all.
Even if there's the will (which I'm not so sure about) to release stuff that is especially aimed at treating the fans, the record company has to be willing to release it.

Well this is likely to be the last of the greatest hits releases, so hopefully it will be crammed full of extras that we aren't likely to get anywhere else apart from the box set thingies that have been rumoured for over a decade now...

Ideally, it would be great to have all of Brian's, Roger's and the Cross promo videos in this set as they're not likely to come out any other way.

Bullwinkle wrote:

Milton Keynes will be the first full length item of mostly previously unreleased material which is predominently Queen music that will be released this milennium.

Amen. And hopefully not the last, either.