...but according to the arch spin doctor AllDeadAllDead, there were different chords in '74, so we're still wrong.
Still no sources though. Or even these "alternate" chords...
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Good old times... ;)
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...
What does SHA stand for? Ha! What I hate on the videos is when SHA is being performed and the camera does cutaways from Freddie when he is singing the actual SHEER HEART ATTACK (3 words) and then again. and then REAL CARDIAC. It is sooooo dramatic. Dammit, leave the camera on him continuously for those three parts!
From a long-time-ago thread, here is a list of abbreviations and what they stand for.
http://www.queenzone.com/queenzone/forumnew/forum_topic_view.aspx?Q=452266
like i said, i'm not disputin gthat there was 'a song' by the name of sheer heart attack, but it was not the song that appears on notw. notw was recored after the ramones' debut, and that song is a direct reaction to the punk movement. perhaps the words were writen eariler.
What's the difference? Of course it was re-recorded, I don't think they would use a recording from 1974 for an album in 1977 (even though The Stones did it all the time). I'm sure the song was rewritten over time to adapt to the upcoming musical changes and trends, but you seemed so defiant that the 1974 and 1977 songs were different. If a song is titled 'Sheer Heart Attack' and features the same basic structure but not finished for three years, it's the same song.
Songs progress over the years - 'Stone Cold Crazy' was written in 1969 and was considerably slower, but when it was recorded and released in 1974, it was still the same song except structured slightly differently. Same with 'Liar' and 'Ogre Battle' and much of the songs from the first two albums. Why should 'Sheer Heart Attack' be the sole exception?
Stone Cold Crazy was written in 1969 but was not recorded and released until 1974? I am amazed by that! And you say it was considerably slower? I believe you, but I can't imagine that! To me SCC is about the fastest song in the whole world. Every time I hear it I think that it is so fast, I cannot even hear it in my mind that fast. That it is faster than my mind can comprehend. Whatever concert that was with Freddie in his black cat suit with the sparklies on it split open to the waist, that wide black leather belt with large silver buckle, that black glove on his left hand, and the sparkly thing on his right hand, that slender graceful body, his head fling. Who sings "woooo" better than he does?! Stunning camera work. Geez! It must have been a major thrill for those who ever saw it live. I have wondered why it was never put on one of their greatest hits dvds. If so, I would repeat it 24/7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ged7CWbLoM
(Oops, sorry. This thread is about SHA. I couldn't help myself.)
According to Freddie STONE COLD CRAZY was the very first song played by Queen in concert... so that must have definitely been before 1974 ;) Not so sure about it being slower, though. According to Barry Mitchell it was pretty much the same when he played in the band... so... before I hear it, I'm sceptical ;)
SHA was mentioned in so many interviews, we DO know it was written for SHA album- Greg DID confirm it and he DID say on QOL "interview" that it doesn't sound that much different from the NOTW version...
I guess we'll know in 2047. That's when box sets are scheduled. I know, not a very good one...
SHA was mentioned in so many interviews, we DO know it was written for SHA album- Greg DID confirm it and he DID say on QOL "interview" that it doesn't sound that much different from the NOTW version...
I guess we'll know in 2047. That's when box sets are scheduled. I know, not a very good one...