I've read on several sites the existence of a demo from "Innuendo" called Face it alone, but I never find it. What's about? Does someone have it (and, if possible send me)?
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as far as I know this hasn't leaked yet. There might be some die-hard collectors out there who have it though. I think I talked to someone some time ago who claimed to know someone who had a recording recorded from the audience at the Queenconvention.
All I heard is that it´s a quite long demo (around 10 minutes or so).
I just found something about this song on www.queenpicturehall.com:
"Face It Alone: a demo from 1990 from the Innuendo sessions. It's one of the longer demos, because this one has a running time of 10 minutes. It's something like a three-piece demo and should be a great ballad".
Hope the webmaster doesn´t mind that I quote from his page :-(
You can also find some interessting facts about other demos here, check out the section "box set".
"Face It Alone: a demo from 1990 from the Innuendo sessions. It's one of the longer demos, because this one has a running time of 10 minutes. It's something like a three-piece demo and should be a great ballad".
Hope the webmaster doesn´t mind that I quote from his page :-(
You can also find some interessting facts about other demos here, check out the section "box set".
I think it was played at the 2001 or 2002 convention.
2002, most likely
Hope the webmaster doesn´t mind that I quote from his page :-(
he doesn't :)
That's a damn long 'demo'. I'd hate to see the actual song
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If "Face it Alone" is a three piece demo, as is reported, I wonder which Queen member wasn't included? My hunch, and this is totally speculative, is that it's Freddie, John and Roger, a la My Melancholy Blues. Just a guess, though! Brian was probably off working on Driven by You!
I think they might mean it features three separate pieces of the song, sort of like 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. At least, that's the impression that I got.
My hunch, and this is totally speculative, is that it's Freddie, John and Roger, a la My Melancholy Blues. Just a guess, though! Brian was probably off working on Driven by You!
Makes sense to me. Didn't Brian say in the Making of BoRap thingee on GVH1 that the band liked to lay down the Bass and Drums first and piano if needed, before guitar?
Excellent point! I never thought of three piece demo as meaning the song is broken into three parts. That would be fantastic if it had three parts. It could've been a latter period opus! Oh well, we'll have to wait for the box set. It's too bad Greg Brooks never answers anything too specific in his Q&A sessions. A little additional info on Face it Alone and other demos would actually further peak fans' desires for the box set. But he seems to prefer acting like a wise ass, although with some of the questions he is asked, I certainly don't blame him....
Greg can pick out the questions he likes. i'm sure tons of people ask him about demo's, but I think he enjoys answerring questions like: Who wrote Crazy little thing called love, and Where can i find Queens song Mama
My hunch, and this is totally speculative, is that it's Freddie, John and Roger, a la My Melancholy Blues. Just a guess, though! Brian was probably off working on Driven by You!
Makes sense to me. Didn't Brian say in the Making of BoRap thingee on GVH1 that the band liked to lay down the Bass and Drums first and piano if needed, before guitar?
But it was different at the Innuendo sessions. It's my understanding that Freddie came in whenever he was able, and the others did everything else.