It's bound to be part of the boxed sets anyway (which Brian tells me will be released sometime in 2006 - six in total, one released every two months), but the Queen II demos are fantastic.
Brian told me that the album did not turn into what they originally set it out to be - the demos are a lot less metally, although they did always plan to have a storybook of songs.
There were 13 songs originally (6 on the white side, and 7 on the black), but one song was dropped off each side because of constraints.
Fantastic. It has a very live feel to it.
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That sounds great!
BUT your username tells me that you are not serious :-(
BUT your username tells me that you are not serious :-(
What are the two songs which were dropped called? And who wrote them?
On the white side, originally written by Brian, was a song called "Deep Ridge".
On the black side, originally written by Freddie, was a song called "Surrender To The City". Of course, you will recognise this as a lyric at the end of "Black Queen" when it segues into "Funny How Love Is" - this was originally a separate song.
I don't know, this just seems too unbelievable. Plus, I find it unlikely that there's been absolutely no mention of these songs in the past.
Wasn't there someone with a screenname Deaky's Left Nut? Any relation?
Wasn't there someone with a screenname Deaky's Left Nut? Any relation?
I don't think anybody's being hostile. We're allowed to have our doubts, as there's not really any proof for or against him. But if what he's saying is true, then great, especially about the boxsets.
I think you'll like "Surrender To The City", but they left it off because it was far too poppy for the album.
Brian and Freddie loved "I Can Hear Music", and "Funny How Love Is" was a blatant homage to the Phil Spector sound also.
Brian and Freddie loved "I Can Hear Music", and "Funny How Love Is" was a blatant homage to the Phil Spector sound also.
This is absolute bullocks (or should I say one testicle short of the full set?).
You have no idea what you are talking about - as the "Queen II" album is perhaps one of the most fairly complete studio sets. The only missing track is "See What A Fool I've Been" which appeared as a B-side anyway.
It is true some demos do exist - but only as incomplete/variations of the tracks we already know about.
I thought I would call your bluff in the last thread - as it was marginally possible - that you may have known what you were talking about.
Now, you expose yourself as either a fool or a liar.
You have no idea what you are talking about - as the "Queen II" album is perhaps one of the most fairly complete studio sets. The only missing track is "See What A Fool I've Been" which appeared as a B-side anyway.
It is true some demos do exist - but only as incomplete/variations of the tracks we already know about.
I thought I would call your bluff in the last thread - as it was marginally possible - that you may have known what you were talking about.
Now, you expose yourself as either a fool or a liar.
This is absolute bullocks (or should I say one testicle short of the full set?).
You have no idea what you are talking about - as the "Queen II" album is perhaps one of the most fairly complete studio sets. The only missing track is "See What A Fool I've Been" which appeared as a B-side anyway.
It is true some demos do exist - but only as incomplete/variations of the tracks we already know about.
I thought I would call your bluff in the last thread - as it was marginally possible - that you may have known what you were talking about.
Now, you expose yourself as either a fool or a liar.
What have I done to deserve this?
Bohemian Rhapsody evolved over time - bits were left in, bits left out, and then the song was completed using the available elements.
If that happens with 1 song, it can happen with 13 (or 11 as it ended up).
SWAFIB was NEVER intended as a single and was recorded in downtime. Get your facts straight.
"What have I done to deserve this?"
Lied. Need I say more?
"Bohemian Rhapsody evolved over time... that happens with 1 song, it can happen with 13..."
No agrument... but you are still talking bullocks in this case, because I KNOW about the exact session, and your facts are NOT accurate. "Queen II" is almost as is. Infact, at a very late stage they had too LITTLE to release, so Brian had to revert to a very old 1968 demo.
"SWAFIB was NEVER intended as a single and was recorded in downtime. Get your facts straight".
I never said it was a single - I said it was "released" anyway. (Which it was). So you get YOUR facts straight.
You may think you can wind-up the guys in here, but you can't me.
Now go away and play with the traffic.
Lied. Need I say more?
"Bohemian Rhapsody evolved over time... that happens with 1 song, it can happen with 13..."
No agrument... but you are still talking bullocks in this case, because I KNOW about the exact session, and your facts are NOT accurate. "Queen II" is almost as is. Infact, at a very late stage they had too LITTLE to release, so Brian had to revert to a very old 1968 demo.
"SWAFIB was NEVER intended as a single and was recorded in downtime. Get your facts straight".
I never said it was a single - I said it was "released" anyway. (Which it was). So you get YOUR facts straight.
You may think you can wind-up the guys in here, but you can't me.
Now go away and play with the traffic.
hmmm... the story sounds incredibly new and positive to me too, so I think it's quite obvious that everyone doubts about it.
John S Stuart already gave his opinion but the new user has still credit to me: his story doesnt sound so weird.
But now we need more details: how do you know all that? Any more proofs?
John S Stuart already gave his opinion but the new user has still credit to me: his story doesnt sound so weird.
But now we need more details: how do you know all that? Any more proofs?
"What have I done to deserve this?"
Lied. Need I say more?
I have not lied about anything, so yes, you need say more.
"Bohemian Rhapsody evolved over time... that happens with 1 song, it can happen with 13..."
No agrument... but you are still talking bullocks in this case, because I KNOW about the exact session, and your facts are NOT accurate. "Queen II" is almost as is. Infact, at a very late stage they had too LITTLE to release, so Brian had to revert to a very old 1968 demo.
I too know about the exact session, and I am sorry you are wrong about this. I'm not sure where you have got your information from on this, but why on earth would I bother to learn the entire history of Queen (including song lyrics and album structures) to lie?
The truth is that, as with Seven Seas of Rhye, Queen had other tracks that weren't finished that they were working on in the early days, most of which appeared on neither album (although SSOR is the only one acknowledged widely to have been in development, and of course is the only one to appear on both albums).
I think someone here is feeling like his nose is a little out of joint, sir.
"SWAFIB was NEVER intended as a single and was recorded in downtime. Get your facts straight".
I never said it was a single - I said it was "released" anyway. (Which it was). So you get YOUR facts straight.
You may think you can wind-up the guys in here, but you can't me.
Now go away and play with the traffic.
Oh, put your dummy/pacifier back in your mouth, sir.
Don't you think that I know just a little too much to be a troll?
Thomas are you guys one and the same?
Why are you appologising for someone who is blatantly miss-leading the board?
I am killing this deliberate misinformation before it spreads, and you question MY information?
This is a wind-up. Smell the roses. But I guess this thread sums up this board nicely, on the one hand you have someone like myself (whom you would gladly question) against an unknown with a dubious insulting name in the other.
While I do make mistakes, (and I believe only the Pope is infallible), I thought I may have cut a bit more clout than this!
And yes, my nose IS out of joint. I really can not believe that anyone on this board would accept that Brian would support someone with a name like "The left testicle of Freddie!"
If you are indeed as genuine as you claim - stand up and be counted - and stop hiding behind such a rediculous and degrading title!
Why are you appologising for someone who is blatantly miss-leading the board?
I am killing this deliberate misinformation before it spreads, and you question MY information?
This is a wind-up. Smell the roses. But I guess this thread sums up this board nicely, on the one hand you have someone like myself (whom you would gladly question) against an unknown with a dubious insulting name in the other.
While I do make mistakes, (and I believe only the Pope is infallible), I thought I may have cut a bit more clout than this!
And yes, my nose IS out of joint. I really can not believe that anyone on this board would accept that Brian would support someone with a name like "The left testicle of Freddie!"
If you are indeed as genuine as you claim - stand up and be counted - and stop hiding behind such a rediculous and degrading title!
I'm very curious so now let's wait. After all the modern crap we just got (46664 fact above all), it's such a relief to talk about Queen, especially early times.
I admit I may have believed like a fool, though the story didn't sound so weird: now I just hope he's not a liar, and if so I prepare my money for the 6 long awaited boxes.
I admit I may have believed like a fool, though the story didn't sound so weird: now I just hope he's not a liar, and if so I prepare my money for the 6 long awaited boxes.
But now we need more details: how do you know all that? Any more proofs?
Queen II is so over the top because they were put out by the relative lack of impact that the first album had, so in a sense they overdid the follow-up.
Myself, I love Queen II but having heard all 13 songs, it doesn't sound quite complete.
Seven Seas Of Rhye was cut down from around 4 minutes to produce the single version. The full version sounds fantastic, although the version I've heard doesn't sound as good as it could because it was not as heavily produced as the final version.
Yes, I find it hard to believe that a close contact of Mr May refers to himself as The Left Testicle Of Freddie!