I think 'You take my breath away' overdoes it with the backing vocals. And the 'take my breath, take my breath, take my breath, take my breath, take my breath, take my breath, take my breath..... awaaaaaaay' part at the end should have been left off.
The BBC versions of 'Great King Rat', 'Liar', 'My Fairy King', 'Son and Daughter' and 'Doing All Right' are marginally superior to those on 'Queen', IMO. The album versions had too many superflous effects on the vocals and percussion (e.g. the phasing on the
Liar' intro, the echoes on 'Doing All Right' ('should be waiting for the sun')) whoch were removed from the BBC versions. The BBC versions were also that much heavier (e.g. the electric rhythm on 'Great King Rat').
The crying baby ought to have been left off the end of 'Mother Love'.
The synth/guitar solo on 'I Want to Break Free' shpuld have been just straight guitar.
Perhaps Teo Torriate could have done without the 'plastic piano' (which to my ears sounds like a Casio Keyboard. Can't wait to hear Brians new mix of this).
I just love nitpicking.
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Why do you all trash "All Gods People"? its one of the best tracks on Innuendo - its really kind of over the top, like many other Queen songs
Its also very similar to the "Barcelona"-album from Freddie - but maybe you don`t appreciate Freddies "opera"-effort
Its also very similar to the "Barcelona"-album from Freddie - but maybe you don`t appreciate Freddies "opera"-effort
My Fairy King has always sounded a bit unfinished to me, especially the ending. Still a masterpiece :)
It's funny I was just thinking about how the NATO version of "Love of My Life" would have been helped a lot just by getting rid of the backing vocals that keep flooding the melody -- it's hard to understand the song itself unless you've already heard the live version.
I love Freddies solo and Barcelona work, but I do not like "All God's People" at all, it is just way over the top, and something is quite amiss with it, it sounds too overly done.
I also do not like the crying baby in "Mother Love".
I love the BBC version of Spread Your Wings.
And how about the Hot Space songs sung live? They are just so awesome compared to the studio versions, live......well, they just sprung up and sounded so great :-))
but overall, I would not change a thing. I think if they release this stuff on DVD audio - it will take on new life again (I wish they would hurry and put out more of those albums !!)
I also do not like the crying baby in "Mother Love".
I love the BBC version of Spread Your Wings.
And how about the Hot Space songs sung live? They are just so awesome compared to the studio versions, live......well, they just sprung up and sounded so great :-))
but overall, I would not change a thing. I think if they release this stuff on DVD audio - it will take on new life again (I wish they would hurry and put out more of those albums !!)
Not so much change it, but the end of "The Miracle" - ...the 'that time will come'...I always wondered where that came from, and why it is spliced to the end...that last section - for me, it has so much potential...it's very powerful - I would love to hear what else they had in mind...where they would have taken it...something I guess we'll never know.
Great topic!
First, I would like Roger to have used a different drum kit on Jazz.
Second, I would have liked Hot Space, Works, and AKOM to have less electronic drums and more Roger. Many songs suffer because of this.
Third, I wish there would have been less poppy crap and filler on these three albums. What happened to the creativity of their 70s efforts?
Fourth, I wish the Jazz, Game, and Flash tours would have had more diverse setlists, as well as having a few older songs resurrected. All they seemed to do on these tours keep the same setlist, but dropping a few old songs and adding a few new ones. Also, the Hot Space tour, especially in the US, had far too many Game/HS songs. This left many fans of 70s Queen very disappointed.
Finally, I wish the Magic tour would have had more older material, and had Freddie on the piano more.
I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of right now.
First, I would like Roger to have used a different drum kit on Jazz.
Second, I would have liked Hot Space, Works, and AKOM to have less electronic drums and more Roger. Many songs suffer because of this.
Third, I wish there would have been less poppy crap and filler on these three albums. What happened to the creativity of their 70s efforts?
Fourth, I wish the Jazz, Game, and Flash tours would have had more diverse setlists, as well as having a few older songs resurrected. All they seemed to do on these tours keep the same setlist, but dropping a few old songs and adding a few new ones. Also, the Hot Space tour, especially in the US, had far too many Game/HS songs. This left many fans of 70s Queen very disappointed.
Finally, I wish the Magic tour would have had more older material, and had Freddie on the piano more.
I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of right now.
Then there was this magic light I said to myself
Commpletely lamo uninspired lyrics from a dying guy who suddenly took an interest in god
Commpletely lamo uninspired lyrics from a dying guy who suddenly took an interest in god
I'd remove Funny How Love From Queen2
I see the big medley in Ogre battle, fairy feller, nevermore and MOTBQ. In my opinion FUnny how love ruins that lovely medley.
That would be great. I wouldn't have to skip that track anymore... ^^ Anyway, Queen2 is still my favourite :)
i reckon the prophets song is a classic but i think that whole middle section should be shortened an awful lot. it almost makes the songs unlistenable.
See What A Fool I've Been sang seriously is much better
White Queen with piano is much better
Spread Your wings from BBC is also better
WWRY slow/fast from BBC is also better
Son And Daughter from Session 2 is another better version...
Guitar in my Melancholy Blues also sounds cool...
Demos from Hot Space (Staying power, Back Chat, Las Palabras De Amor etc) sound better than actual album cuts... Staying Powe in particular sounded far better live...
THE WORKS should be without keyboards and electric drum... :)
Enough...? I think I prefer live renditions to album versions in most cases- less produced, more spontaneous and basically fresher and more powerfull...
Hmm, I wouldn't change anything, not that it's perfect. It's not. But it's Queen, and I like it that way, with their ups and downs...
Btw, does anybody know if there's any site where I could download the Las Palabras De Amor demo? Since I'm very fond of that song and the demo version sounds better, then... I guess I'd love to listen to it. Please help...
See together we'll find the solution... would prefer the BBC version of see what a fool I've been then (not the gayish sung version)
Gayish sung version? So what?! I love them both...
I agree with all of you, I must say. I think you're absolutely right about Hot Space and The Works, they should have been done in a more rocking way with more guitar and drums and less synthesizer and electro purcussions.