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Unfortunately an amusing synopsis of GB's Q&A forum was just censored and deleted.
The deleted post quoted various dubious GB answers:
One uninformative rant (the poster's favorite) responded to a question about including the albums in the box set. Of course he went off on a tirade and provided no useful information.
Does anyone know why QOL deleted the post? It was very entertaining.
One uninformative rant (the poster's favorite) responded to a question about including the albums in the box set. Of course he went off on a tirade and provided no useful information.
Does anyone know why QOL deleted the post? It was very entertaining.
Highlights include:
Q : how long was freddie in India
A : 5' 9" - the same as in the UK
Q : does FM sing da very first verse of Who wants 2 live 4eva, or was it Bri?
A : FM… unless it's the 1998 Japanese karaoke CD you're listening to.
Q : have you got any event coming up?
A : Yes, a new carpet in my hall way, next Wednesday. And hair cut tomorrow. - Chaps Queen are NOT answering these questions - I am ask be ABOUT Queen.
Q : what freddey played?
A : Scrabble, quite often
Q : what is freddie mercury's favourite female name?
A : I think it might have been COLIN
Q : There are radically alternate takes of certain songs. Can you give any details
A : Yes. No.
Q : Are the boxsets going to contain the original albums as well?
A : no no no no no no no no no no NO
And here's my personal favourite
Q : MANY people have asked this question, so I'm addressing it once and for all, and in DETAIL. Q: Are the Queen Anthology sets going to include the standard album recordings YET AGAIN? Remastered, tampered with, with bonus tracks, etc. etc. There are large lists out there now which outline which tracks will appear, bonus tracks, the title of each box, and so on.
A : I'm really baffled and irritated bythis rumour and that so many people are so willing to think it has substance to it. It is nonsense. It is rubbish. I hope this site will help put a stop to these kinds of rumours and the rumour-mongers. It's as if certain individuals have nothing else to do but sit and dream up any old rumour they think of, let it go on the net, and watch it gather momentum. These people really irritate me. You guys have this site now, don't don't give these people the time of day or the satisfaction of thinkng that you are gullible enough to believe anything they say - including the crazy things which have no foundation. There are NO such plans to feature the albums AGAIN. There never WAS. NEVER EVER. I have said this numerous times at the conventions. Please spread the word to anyone out there that remains under the completely wrong impression about the Queen Anthologies. Please tell all those people that the MADE UP lists circulating currently are TOTALLY wrong and are purely from the imaginations of people that like to wind other fans up. The lists I've seen (one via an email from Jacky) was so VERY far from accurate, it was laughable. It is, clearly, just a list someone has plucked out of the air. All that stuff about each LP “PLUS 3 BONUS TRACKS” etc, is pure uninformed fiction. We have NO plans to re-issue the standard albums. We are only, at this moment, proposing to release out-takes, alternate versions, rare B-sides, edits, instru, etc. Just like the Freddie box out-takes - similar to that type of approach. There are NO definite plans at the moment. We do not know exactly what will feature and what form it will take. If WE do not know, then the Rumour Circulators certainly CANNOT know. Obviously. Until we get into the project properly, NO ONE on this planet knows what tracks will feature, how many CDs, when it will appear, what ‘bonus’ things, if any, might be included, etc. So, all this speculation now is both ridiculous and unhelpful. It only serves to irritate fans, mislead them, and give them inaccurate data. Please do not be part of this circle of people that continually perpetuate useless rumours and misinformation. Only when we get there, will such data be available. Until then, all this stuff is pure conjecture and GUESS WORK. Regards GB
Did you mean that? I was still able to read it.
Q : how long was freddie in India
A : 5' 9" - the same as in the UK
Q : does FM sing da very first verse of Who wants 2 live 4eva, or was it Bri?
A : FM… unless it's the 1998 Japanese karaoke CD you're listening to.
Q : have you got any event coming up?
A : Yes, a new carpet in my hall way, next Wednesday. And hair cut tomorrow. - Chaps Queen are NOT answering these questions - I am ask be ABOUT Queen.
Q : what freddey played?
A : Scrabble, quite often
Q : what is freddie mercury's favourite female name?
A : I think it might have been COLIN
Q : There are radically alternate takes of certain songs. Can you give any details
A : Yes. No.
Q : Are the boxsets going to contain the original albums as well?
A : no no no no no no no no no no NO
And here's my personal favourite
Q : MANY people have asked this question, so I'm addressing it once and for all, and in DETAIL. Q: Are the Queen Anthology sets going to include the standard album recordings YET AGAIN? Remastered, tampered with, with bonus tracks, etc. etc. There are large lists out there now which outline which tracks will appear, bonus tracks, the title of each box, and so on.
A : I'm really baffled and irritated bythis rumour and that so many people are so willing to think it has substance to it. It is nonsense. It is rubbish. I hope this site will help put a stop to these kinds of rumours and the rumour-mongers. It's as if certain individuals have nothing else to do but sit and dream up any old rumour they think of, let it go on the net, and watch it gather momentum. These people really irritate me. You guys have this site now, don't don't give these people the time of day or the satisfaction of thinkng that you are gullible enough to believe anything they say - including the crazy things which have no foundation. There are NO such plans to feature the albums AGAIN. There never WAS. NEVER EVER. I have said this numerous times at the conventions. Please spread the word to anyone out there that remains under the completely wrong impression about the Queen Anthologies. Please tell all those people that the MADE UP lists circulating currently are TOTALLY wrong and are purely from the imaginations of people that like to wind other fans up. The lists I've seen (one via an email from Jacky) was so VERY far from accurate, it was laughable. It is, clearly, just a list someone has plucked out of the air. All that stuff about each LP “PLUS 3 BONUS TRACKS” etc, is pure uninformed fiction. We have NO plans to re-issue the standard albums. We are only, at this moment, proposing to release out-takes, alternate versions, rare B-sides, edits, instru, etc. Just like the Freddie box out-takes - similar to that type of approach. There are NO definite plans at the moment. We do not know exactly what will feature and what form it will take. If WE do not know, then the Rumour Circulators certainly CANNOT know. Obviously. Until we get into the project properly, NO ONE on this planet knows what tracks will feature, how many CDs, when it will appear, what ‘bonus’ things, if any, might be included, etc. So, all this speculation now is both ridiculous and unhelpful. It only serves to irritate fans, mislead them, and give them inaccurate data. Please do not be part of this circle of people that continually perpetuate useless rumours and misinformation. Only when we get there, will such data be available. Until then, all this stuff is pure conjecture and GUESS WORK. Regards GB
Did you mean that? I was still able to read it.
Oops - nothing was deleted in the GB topic at QOL. It's Late and I got lost in QOL's spam about popcorn and forgot about page two.
Curse you Lester - I was too late to edit my posts. Oh Well.
Curse you Lester - I was too late to edit my posts. Oh Well.
Quickdraw McGraw, that's what they call me.
I thought it was Dr. Incontinence?
Somehow the 1998 Japanese Karaoke version of Who Wants To Live Forever ended up on my AKOM album. I wonder how this could happen...
Oh my god! YourValentine!
You have a special ultra-rare version of the AKOM album! I want it! I'll give you 100 euro for that, ok?
You have a special ultra-rare version of the AKOM album! I want it! I'll give you 100 euro for that, ok?
I actually find many of his answers to the Q&As funny, and his response to the content of the boxsets is fairly reasonable really. It must be fustrating if people make stuff up like that.
But all that is quite different from the past few day's posting by GB here on QZ. Very different attitude it seems to me.
But all that is quite different from the past few day's posting by GB here on QZ. Very different attitude it seems to me.
I hope someone sends Brian links to Greg's post on the 'Zone in recent days....
I hope someone sends Brian links to Greg's post on the 'Zone in recent days....My thought exactly!!!
I actually feel very sad about the whole affair. Infact, it has left me feeling very dirty (if not upset).
I know that it should not, but I feel that if I was in Greg's position - I would celebrate - and contrary to popular belief, I am a very "giving" person. I would share what I knew (Why the mafioso type secrecy - and the "dirty" political campaigns?). After all, Freddie was correct - "it is only a bloody record" - not some state or industrial secrets, so why all the bully-boy and strong arm tactics?
I know Greg is NOT "Queen", but it still chips away at my "reverence" of the band, and the whole "speciality" thing. Now I have all but lost my faith in "Queen", "Queen Productions" and their "political party line".
I know I rant, but thank God Freddie died with some vestitude of dignity intact, as for me, he was always above such shenanigans.
Greg has posted 13 very deliberate and negative posts - but when faced with direct positive questions (Eg: Greg - please visit the "Back Chat" thread. Can you give some constructive reply please?) he disappeared like the proverbial "snow off a dyke".
I know it is melodramatic - but when a bit of "Queen" dies - I find it sad, and I can say a bit of me "dies" too.
Give me a few days, but I see no humour or light in these posts. Just a very bruising and sad, sad affair.
I know that it should not, but I feel that if I was in Greg's position - I would celebrate - and contrary to popular belief, I am a very "giving" person. I would share what I knew (Why the mafioso type secrecy - and the "dirty" political campaigns?). After all, Freddie was correct - "it is only a bloody record" - not some state or industrial secrets, so why all the bully-boy and strong arm tactics?
I know Greg is NOT "Queen", but it still chips away at my "reverence" of the band, and the whole "speciality" thing. Now I have all but lost my faith in "Queen", "Queen Productions" and their "political party line".
I know I rant, but thank God Freddie died with some vestitude of dignity intact, as for me, he was always above such shenanigans.
Greg has posted 13 very deliberate and negative posts - but when faced with direct positive questions (Eg: Greg - please visit the "Back Chat" thread. Can you give some constructive reply please?) he disappeared like the proverbial "snow off a dyke".
I know it is melodramatic - but when a bit of "Queen" dies - I find it sad, and I can say a bit of me "dies" too.
Give me a few days, but I see no humour or light in these posts. Just a very bruising and sad, sad affair.
Greg Brooks is not Queen or QP, John. He is just a guy who archives Queen tapes. You cannot expect that everybody who works for Queen is per se a good person, has dignity or any respect for his job, the band or the fans. Quite obviously, Greg Brooks doees not have much of any of it although it's probably not fair to judge him on these 13 posts here.
Some people don't handle the semi celebrity status that such a job gives them very well, mainly because the status is not the result of their own achievement but only the shadow of the real stardom of their employers. This leads to arrogant behaviour mixed with insecurity. Again, I am not judging Greg Brooks by his 13 posts here or my brief encounter with him in Vlaardingen last Saturday. This is more a general observation.
All I am saying is - we should not blow this whole Greg Brooks incidence out of proportions.
Some people don't handle the semi celebrity status that such a job gives them very well, mainly because the status is not the result of their own achievement but only the shadow of the real stardom of their employers. This leads to arrogant behaviour mixed with insecurity. Again, I am not judging Greg Brooks by his 13 posts here or my brief encounter with him in Vlaardingen last Saturday. This is more a general observation.
All I am saying is - we should not blow this whole Greg Brooks incidence out of proportions.