i 've bougth it it 4 years ago and i'm quite disappointed 'cause the "new" stuff is shit(except new york and few others).i thought there were more finished songs and not this crap that freddie would have never put on a record(at least in these versions)
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if it's so,sorry
if it's so,sorry
Took you long enough to tell us you don't like it :-P
Having just gotten it myself, I know where you're coming from. I think a lot of the stuff was better off unheard :-P But there's enough good stuff to keep me happy, and the book itself is much nicer than I expected. Perhaps a little too large for comfortable viewing, but lots of interesting reading (or as the book itself might say "lot's") and amazing high quality photos.
Yeah, there's lots of pluses and minuses. It's nice to have as an archive if someone mentions a track, for reference.. but I'll probably end up making just a single disc of highlights for actual repeated listenings :)
Having just gotten it myself, I know where you're coming from. I think a lot of the stuff was better off unheard :-P But there's enough good stuff to keep me happy, and the book itself is much nicer than I expected. Perhaps a little too large for comfortable viewing, but lots of interesting reading (or as the book itself might say "lot's") and amazing high quality photos.
Yeah, there's lots of pluses and minuses. It's nice to have as an archive if someone mentions a track, for reference.. but I'll probably end up making just a single disc of highlights for actual repeated listenings :)
i paid it 200euro.and 200 euro for an highlight cd,a well made book and two dvds are enough.
yellow bbreezes and other songs suck.i am a great freddie fan but this release disappointed me(and freddie,of course,is not to blame)
yellow bbreezes and other songs suck.i am a great freddie fan but this release disappointed me(and freddie,of course,is not to blame)
i am a great freddie fan but this release disappointed me(and freddie,of course,is not to blame)I dunno... He DID write them. ;)
I just noticed they used the 1992 Hollywood masters of Barcelona & Great Pretender.. didn't remaster them at all. Interesting :-P
Hi Dan!
Hi Dan!
i paid it 200euro.and 200 euro for an highlight cd,a well made book and two dvds are enough.
yellow bbreezes and other songs suck.i am a great freddie fan but this release disappointed me(and freddie,of course,is not to blame)
I think, we all knew what we were buying. And if not, we'd have taken look at the tracklist in the Internet.
It was not a common release for common people, just some of us would enjoy it.
If Freddie would have recorded more tracks like New York and Love makin' love, it could have been released as a new album. But if you knew the set included 10 cds, is to expect that it would be filled with alternative versions, single versions, crappy demos....
Musically, I think the average quality is 5 or 6. But I wasn't expecting more, I don't regret buying it, I would recommend it to other Queen fan, and I would run to buy it if I wouldn't have it now.
it is one of the most beautiful item i have in my collection.don´t want to miss it.
I can't believe what I'm reading!
The Solo Collection is awesome!!!!!!
I payed 200€ for mine and am completely satisfied. The only thing I'm dissapointed about are those tracks that remained unreleased (Ibex, Wreckage, Time live, Jackson...). Two more discs and the Collection would have been perfect.
For me the best demos are definitely Money Can't Buy Me Happiness, Love Makin' Love and Holding On.
It's also great to get early versions of released songs such as Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (love the intro on the demos).
The book is very good and it's great that it also has high-quality photos.
The Solo Collection is awesome!!!!!!
I payed 200€ for mine and am completely satisfied. The only thing I'm dissapointed about are those tracks that remained unreleased (Ibex, Wreckage, Time live, Jackson...). Two more discs and the Collection would have been perfect.
For me the best demos are definitely Money Can't Buy Me Happiness, Love Makin' Love and Holding On.
It's also great to get early versions of released songs such as Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (love the intro on the demos).
The book is very good and it's great that it also has high-quality photos.
I think it's the masterpiece of my collection too... The Rareties, the Untold Story, the Book and all the great music. What do you expect more???
Part of the point of it was to see some of the raw talent/work of Freddie Mercury, and that's where the rarities and demos come in.
As a representation of what his solo output encompassed, I think it's an excellent collection, notwithstanding the omissions already mentioned.
The presentation marks it out as distinguished and is where a fair bit of cost comes in. Face it, they could have bundled 10 CD cases in a cardboard box with a crap booklet and sent that out (and they would've charged a not dissimilar amount probably). But this way, you get a lot of interesting material, both finished and unfinished, in a stylish package.
Worth it in my opinion.
As a representation of what his solo output encompassed, I think it's an excellent collection, notwithstanding the omissions already mentioned.
The presentation marks it out as distinguished and is where a fair bit of cost comes in. Face it, they could have bundled 10 CD cases in a cardboard box with a crap booklet and sent that out (and they would've charged a not dissimilar amount probably). But this way, you get a lot of interesting material, both finished and unfinished, in a stylish package.
Worth it in my opinion.
ok,i dont regret my euro,i don't want my money back.i just wanted to say that maybe a lot of songs are "crap".the cds i like most are demos 1&2.freddie does amazing things with his voice
The truth is that whoever has chosen the demos for the box set, he was probably deaf. There are heaps of demos in the archives and those from the box set are among the worst, I'm sure.
Apart from that, the box set is perfect.
Apart from that, the box set is perfect.
I can't believe what I'm reading!
The Solo Collection is awesome!!!!!!
I payed 200€ for mine and am completely satisfied. The only thing I'm dissapointed about are those tracks that remained unreleased (Ibex, Wreckage, Time live, Jackson...). Two more discs and the Collection would have been perfect.
For me the best demos are definitely Money Can't Buy Me Happiness, Love Makin' Love and Holding On.
It's also great to get early versions of released songs such as Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (love the intro on the demos).
The book is very good and it's great that it also has high-quality photos.
You're right. The FM Solo Collection is excellent! (I only miss some songs e.g. Freddie's Last performance and the Michael Jackson demos)
The truth is that whoever has chosen the demos for the box set, he was probably deaf. There are heaps of demos in the archives and those from the box set are among the worst, I'm sure.
Apart from that, the box set is perfect.
Heaps of FM solo archive material or queen archive material?