Biggest Queen-related regrets?

Here's a few specific things I wish Queen had done doing their storied career:

1. Performed ALL of "Bohemian Rhapsody" on stage. That would have been a great surprise on the Magic Tour and the band would have had tens of thousands of willing backing vocalists. They could have gone the Foreigner route and invited local choirs to help out, too. I've seen Queen cover bands do justice to the song, so why couldn't Queen ever muster up the courage to take it on?

2. Performed "Under Pressure" with David Bowie at LIVE AID. Queen played a great set, but I think it would have been ever better had "Under Pressure" replaced "Hammer to Fall."

3. Made quality recordings of more live shows, particularly the earlier tours.

4. Made Jazz a more coherent album. From the track order to the mixing to the concept to the title, this album was always a bit of a head scratcher. There's a great nucleus of songs from which to work, but there's also some filler and unevenness. Better title would have been Razzmatazz.

5. Put "I Go Crazy" (and/or "Thank God It's Christmas") on The Works. There was room for it on side one. Seems like Queen was trying to steal a few of our pounds on that one. Very disappointing.

6. Used ALL unedited tracks on the CD version of Live Magic. Live at Wembley eventually made it a bit of a moot point, but I couldn't believe how the live tracks were butchered on Live Magic.

7. Not released Greatest Hits III. That record is such an unlistenable mish-mosh. It's a joke.

What specific things do you wish Queen had done, or not done?

1) They should never publically regret about Hot Space and explaining why they've played in Sun City.

2) Paul Rodgers

3) MIH films

Putting re-mixed versions of under pressure and another bites the dust with Wyclef jean on greatest hits 3
It totally ruins a perfectly good song and i never listen to it. Waste of CD space!

Also, i think they should of added more to the works and A kind of magic. 9 songs was too little.

Make some songs like the prophet song a little shorter (even though it is still excellent) and songs like Is this the world that we created and lazing on a sunday afternoon a little more longer.
I find myself having to repeat those songs twice!

Two Words

Greg Brooks...

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=gold>§mï<font color=1>++ÿ™ wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Two Words

Greg Brooks...[/QUOTE]

lol, enough said!

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]dougie wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
3. Made quality recordings of more live shows, particularly the earlier tours.
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I'm sure they have plenty of quality recordings from throughout their career - theyre not going to release them though in any form whatsoever, they would rather make you download compressed versions of audience recordings than offer anything of any interest or worth. They are business men, not musicians - why release anything new when they can just repackage?

You guys seemed to be forgetting the "I Want To Break Free" video.

1.) Continued their psychadelic, heavier sound from the earlier days. Queen and Queen II are unlike any other album the band made; even Sheer Heart Attack has a completely different feel to it from the first two albums. They never really did any album anything like Queen II, which is pretty disappointing.

2.) Not released AOBTD as a single. If that song isn't successful, they never make Hot Space.

3.) Done a few more collaborations. I would've liked to have heard them work with a guy like Jimmy Page, or Roger Daltrey.

4.) NOT MADE SO MANY SHITTY MUSIC VIDEOS...with only a few exceptions (The Miracle, I'm Going Slightly Mad), all their music videos are terrible. It'd be nice if they'd made a few good vids.

I wish Queen had performed "Love Of My Life" studio version on a live concert, complete with the harp and everything, with Freddie singing on the piano.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]kingarthur wrote: [/QUOTENAME]You guys seemed to be forgetting the "I Want To Break Free" video.[/QUOTE]

You have got to be fucking mad...

And to whoever said Queen had crappy videos... come ON! They were great!

1) Released ANATO and ADATR as a double-album, like Brian wanted.
Perhaps it wouldn't sell as much, but I'm guessing it would be easily be considered the best album ever!

2) Re-think the drum sound in the Works Tour. LOL

3) Played Portugal (Best Audience in the World, as I've been told.... not Constantinople ;)

4) To have on film John throwing peanuts at Brian during his too-long-thus-BORING guitar solos;

5) Not letting Brian get away with more than 3 minutes of guitar solo;

6) Revisit Death on 2 legs for the Magic Tour...

I'll write more if I remember

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]TheImpossibleMan wrote: [/QUOTENAME]12.) Not released AOBTD as a single. If that song isn't successful, they never make Hot Space.[/QUOTE]

AOBTD was the best selling single in the US so I think it was a pretty good pick. They would've made Hot Space anyway:-P

"4) To have on film John throwing peanuts at Brian during his too-long-thus-BORING guitar solos;

5) Not letting Brian get away with more than 3 minutes of guitar solo;"

Silliest thing I've read in the past 5 minutes. The unfortunate thing is, because the solos run so long, he usually comes across something worth hearing every now and then. The price the listener pays is the long waiting time - but in that time the rest of the band can recover and the guitarist can go nuts composing on the spot!
If you ask me, no one loses with a 10 minute solo, especially when it's as good as Brian May's.

"6) Revisit Death on 2 legs for the Magic Tour..."

Now THIS I would have killed to see!

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]homasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
With all due respect, Brian May's Brighton Rock-guitar solo ranks as one of the worst solo's in recorded history. [/QUOTE]

In your opinion.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]dougie wrote: [/QUOTENAME]

2. Performed "Under Pressure" with David Bowie at LIVE AID. Queen played a great set, but I think it would have been ever better had "Under Pressure" replaced "Hammer to Fall."
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Are you mad? Hammer To Fall was great, pefectly suited as heavy stadium rock. It gave their set a bit of punch. They ought to have dropped Crazy LITTLE THING INSTEAD.