Circus, 19 January 1978:
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OH who gives a flying fuck..........The song is punk and its not on the Sheer Heart Attack Album. That much is known by all, and besides it isn't like any one of you know the real story or have some exclusive information about the song. All your doing is quoting other sources you have heard talk about it.............Later
I feel the same way....it's punk with Freddie singing it and it's on NOTW. I don't care much for the source of this song...it seems that certain people are trying to go one better by quoting the correct or incorrect source. It's one of my favourites off the album and is a classic live song. Would be great if it is played as an encore on this tour...
It was Brian who had hepatitis and not Roger. I know that for a fact and was responsible for some delay in releasing Sheer Heart Attack and cancellation of some gigs in the US in 1974 I believe. So there you have it on that point. Incidentally, Brian was suffering from depression in 1989 following his divorce from Chrissie so this may have had an impact on the recording of the Miracle....just in case you didn't know. Only Brian really knows on this point.....but does it really matter as The Miracle is a good album with the brilliant I Want It All inspired by Anita's ambitious line "I Want It All and I Want It Now".
I mean the Sheer Heart Attack album just in case I get shot down in flames!!
its important, because people would be naive to believe (even with these rather amiguous quotes - often members of queen can be pretty arrogant, which is why i love them) that queen invented punk in 1974, and just kept it to themselves. and then conveniently, in 1977-when punk was in full swing, decide to pull that old dusty punk number out of the archives. the song that was called sheer heart attack that was written in 1974, did NOT sound anything like the SHA on news of the world. it may have had the same words. so what. i can take the words to a country song that was written 30 years ago and sing them over a puff daddy beat. does that mean the country singer of 30 years ago inveted hip-hop? i'm sure brian and roger would love for us all to think that they invented punk 3 years before the ramones and sex pistols, but the fact is they did not.
And why "Bicycle Race" is not on "A day at the races",a mystery we never know.
A Day At The Bicycle Races?
well, hey.....I did have a compilation CD called The Jazzy Game......which was, of course, Jazz and The game mixed together in an odd way......
How is that a reason at all? It's not like Brian suffered a heart attack, and Roger felt guilty for having written a song called 'Sheer Heart Attack' and kept it off out of respect.
The story is that the song just was not completed in time for the album. Nothing more sinister than that, I'm afraid.
What I don't get, is why they didn't put it on ANATO?? Or ADATR? Why it took so long to finish the song?? Do you maybe know of any other reasons? I thought it was written later, hm...
Sorry about the abbreviating. I sort of agree with you actually. I just thought WWRY was obviously We Will Rock You and WATC was obviously We Are The Champions.
I say abbreviations are fine so long as a previous post used the full name and it is obvious what you're talking about...
As for SHA... I figure it's Queen all the same, so who cares what album it's on? As for the song, I don't really like it... The guitar solo, while brilliant, hurts my ears. Great song... not my cup of tea...
As for SHA... I figure it's Queen all the same, so who cares what album it's on? As for the song, I don't really like it... The guitar solo, while brilliant, hurts my ears. Great song... not my cup of tea...
How is that a reason at all? It's not like Brian suffered a heart attack, and Roger felt guilty for having written a song called 'Sheer Heart Attack' and kept it off out of respect.
The story is that the song just was not completed in time for the album. Nothing more sinister than that, I'm afraid.
What I don't get, is why they didn't put it on ANATO?? Or ADATR? Why it took so long to finish the song?? Do you maybe know of any other reasons? I thought it was written later, hm...
Because the song didn`t exist in 1974, for christ´s sake.
How is that a reason at all? It's not like Brian suffered a heart attack, and Roger felt guilty for having written a song called 'Sheer Heart Attack' and kept it off out of respect.
The story is that the song just was not completed in time for the album. Nothing more sinister than that, I'm afraid.
What I don't get, is why they didn't put it on ANATO?? Or ADATR? Why it took so long to finish the song?? Do you maybe know of any other reasons? I thought it was written later, hm...
Because the song didn`t exist in 1974, for christ´s sake.
Oh for fucks sake- of course it did!
Lol, why don't you guys finally decide who's right and let us know the final truth;))))
How is that a reason at all? It's not like Brian suffered a heart attack, and Roger felt guilty for having written a song called 'Sheer Heart Attack' and kept it off out of respect.
The story is that the song just was not completed in time for the album. Nothing more sinister than that, I'm afraid.
What I don't get, is why they didn't put it on ANATO?? Or ADATR? Why it took so long to finish the song?? Do you maybe know of any other reasons? I thought it was written later, hm...
Because the song didn`t exist in 1974, for christ´s sake.
Oh for fucks sake- of course it did!
And what`s your (reliable) source? Maybe Roger had the title of the song in mind in 1974, but it wasn`t written until 76/77
About every single book mentions this song being written in 1974...
Greg Brooks already confirmed that, didn't he?
There is some Brian interview in which he was talking about the fact that song was written in 1974 but NOT FINISHED...
And John S Stuart...
Greg Brooks already confirmed that, didn't he?
There is some Brian interview in which he was talking about the fact that song was written in 1974 but NOT FINISHED...
And John S Stuart...
I'm starting to think people aren't reading some of the quotes others (like me) have provided. Go back and read them on the other pages, and then draw your own conclusions. The general consensus from Brian, Roger, and Greg Brooks is that the song existed in 1974.