[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]jeroen wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Earl's Court has more problems then just the mic and the not-too-nice angeles, as you call it.
As am atter of fact; the mic is the easiest thing to correct. (By a simple overdub as FBG on The Bowl DVD)
But anybody that has seen the master of this video or clones of the master, will see and agree that there are very noticable issues with the image quality of the material. Most of it is excellent, but there are parts where indeed the mastertape is inferior and probably just slightly beyond the point of being able to be decently repared in post production.
For an official DVD release: too many people (average fans or generally interested market) would probably complain that the imagequality is inferior for DVD...
Unfortunately![/QUOTE]
yup, agreed. I have a copy of the show and it's not just the mic problems...image as well like you say.
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But if they combined it with the footage of the second night? Many people say that what they have seen of the second night is indeed much better filmed then the first night, it's possible that they didn't have any mic problems then.
Well, a complete recording is in the archives. At the moment only a professional recording of 12 minutes (Killer Queen & Rock N Roll Medley) is available.
You should know full well now that Queen Productions are just plain lazy!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]« Jay » wrote: [/QUOTENAME]But if they combined it with the footage of the second night? Many people say that what they have seen of the second night is indeed much better filmed then the first night, it's possible that they didn't have any mic problems then.[/QUOTE]
Exactly. The footage is much brighter on the second night. If it looks this good even on the Rare Live VHS, imagine how it would look after it was tweaked up for an official DVD release.
Exactly. The footage is much brighter on the second night. If it looks this good even on the Rare Live VHS, imagine how it would look after it was tweaked up for an official DVD release.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]bitesthedust <br><h6>The QZ gentleman... wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Messenger Of Leah wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I think it's,
even in the USA, where, while having a majority of hits in the 70s, Freddie made quite a appearence in the 80s.[/QUOTE]
queen were finished in by 82 in the USA...Hot Space did that[/QUOTE]
That and I Want To Break Free. Having said that, Brian and Roger have gone on record as saying that if they had had a tremendous hit in the States they would have gone back....but for the aforementioned reasons this was not likely; when you look at the chart positions reached for The Works - Innuendo singles (excluding Bo Rhap/Show Must Go On).[/QUOTE]
What about the Innuendo/I Can't Live With You/Headlong charting on the mainstream..... even Headlong being praised on MTV in the USA.
The song Innuendo was #17 on the US rock charts, yet wasn't even a single here!
even in the USA, where, while having a majority of hits in the 70s, Freddie made quite a appearence in the 80s.[/QUOTE]
queen were finished in by 82 in the USA...Hot Space did that[/QUOTE]
That and I Want To Break Free. Having said that, Brian and Roger have gone on record as saying that if they had had a tremendous hit in the States they would have gone back....but for the aforementioned reasons this was not likely; when you look at the chart positions reached for The Works - Innuendo singles (excluding Bo Rhap/Show Must Go On).[/QUOTE]
What about the Innuendo/I Can't Live With You/Headlong charting on the mainstream..... even Headlong being praised on MTV in the USA.
The song Innuendo was #17 on the US rock charts, yet wasn't even a single here!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Messenger Of Leah wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I think it's,
even in the USA, where, while having a majority of hits in the 70s, Freddie made quite a appearence in the 80s.[/QUOTE]
queen were finished in by 82 in the USA...Hot Space did that[/QUOTE]
Buddy, Queen were still on the news all the time.. adults were buying the music, while kids ignored it. Finished doesn't mean anything. Even A Kind Of Magic and Princes Of The Universe were played on music video television.... songs were on the radio, even non charters
even in the USA, where, while having a majority of hits in the 70s, Freddie made quite a appearence in the 80s.[/QUOTE]
queen were finished in by 82 in the USA...Hot Space did that[/QUOTE]
Buddy, Queen were still on the news all the time.. adults were buying the music, while kids ignored it. Finished doesn't mean anything. Even A Kind Of Magic and Princes Of The Universe were played on music video television.... songs were on the radio, even non charters
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Boy Thomas Raker wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Leah has it pretty much spot on Indo77. Yes, Queen peaked musically and creatively (and IMHO, as a live rock and roll act) in the 70s. But their big sales were in the 80s and 90s. So we get the rehashed big stadium shows instead of their rockier performances from the 70s which were free of samplers and triggers and synth drums, just 4 great musicians playing balls out rock music.[/QUOTE]
Queen were scorned and ridiculed here in the US after 1980. Hot Space tanked and the band didn't want to tour America after that. The Works, A Kind of Magic and The Miracle all sold poorly in the US. The US fans were more fans of Queen's 1970s era material. Look at the top selling albums of Queen's in the US. They are NOTW and The Game(each sold 4 million in the US listed as Quadruple Platinum). ANATO(is their second best seller at 3million copies Stateside). Live Killers is Double Platinum(2 million copies). ADATR and Jazz are all at Platinum(1 million copies). The only 70s era Queen album that didn't sell in North America anyhow was Queen II.
Queen were scorned and ridiculed here in the US after 1980. Hot Space tanked and the band didn't want to tour America after that. The Works, A Kind of Magic and The Miracle all sold poorly in the US. The US fans were more fans of Queen's 1970s era material. Look at the top selling albums of Queen's in the US. They are NOTW and The Game(each sold 4 million in the US listed as Quadruple Platinum). ANATO(is their second best seller at 3million copies Stateside). Live Killers is Double Platinum(2 million copies). ADATR and Jazz are all at Platinum(1 million copies). The only 70s era Queen album that didn't sell in North America anyhow was Queen II.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]bitesthedust <br><h6>The QZ gentleman... wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Messenger Of Leah wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I think it's,
even in the USA, where, while having a majority of hits in the 70s, Freddie made quite a appearence in the 80s.[/QUOTE]
queen were finished in by 82 in the USA...Hot Space did that[/QUOTE]
That and I Want To Break Free. Having said that, Brian and Roger have gone on record as saying that if they had had a tremendous hit in the States they would have gone back....but for the aforementioned reasons this was not likely; when you look at the chart positions reached for The Works - Innuendo singles (excluding Bo Rhap/Show Must Go On).[/QUOTE]
Innuendo brought Queen back to America. Headlong was the first single Stateside and peaked at #3 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart. The title cut was a US Top 20 rock radio smash. The success of those two tracks pushed Innuendo to Gold status. Also, Hollywood Records did a damn good job with promotion and they were also re-issuing the band's back catalog then.
even in the USA, where, while having a majority of hits in the 70s, Freddie made quite a appearence in the 80s.[/QUOTE]
queen were finished in by 82 in the USA...Hot Space did that[/QUOTE]
That and I Want To Break Free. Having said that, Brian and Roger have gone on record as saying that if they had had a tremendous hit in the States they would have gone back....but for the aforementioned reasons this was not likely; when you look at the chart positions reached for The Works - Innuendo singles (excluding Bo Rhap/Show Must Go On).[/QUOTE]
Innuendo brought Queen back to America. Headlong was the first single Stateside and peaked at #3 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart. The title cut was a US Top 20 rock radio smash. The success of those two tracks pushed Innuendo to Gold status. Also, Hollywood Records did a damn good job with promotion and they were also re-issuing the band's back catalog then.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Lord Fickle wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Brian has already talked about DVD-As of QII and ADATR, and I also think more concert DVDs will follow, but nothing will happen until the Q+PR thing goes cold. Brian will want a break after touring, and as we know, he likes to be heavily involved in any 'new' releases. My guess would be that, unless there is a surprise round about November, there will be nothing until 2007. I hope that the next project will be a 30th Anniversary edition of ADATR, with 5.1 sound, and an accompanying documentary - not stupid bloody seaside videos![/QUOTE]
DVD-A is a dead format. It resurrected as a Dual Disc but the record labels prefer CD and DVD packages. DVD-A sales were decimated once SACDs became hybrid to play on SACD/DVD and regular CD players(Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, The Rolling Stones 1960s catalog, The Who's Tommy, Roxy Music's Avalon are examples).
DVD-A is a dead format. It resurrected as a Dual Disc but the record labels prefer CD and DVD packages. DVD-A sales were decimated once SACDs became hybrid to play on SACD/DVD and regular CD players(Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, The Rolling Stones 1960s catalog, The Who's Tommy, Roxy Music's Avalon are examples).
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]jeroen wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Earl's Court has more problems then just the mic and the not-too-nice angeles, as you call it.
As am atter of fact; the mic is the easiest thing to correct. (By a simple overdub as FBG on The Bowl DVD)
But anybody that has seen the master of this video or clones of the master, will see and agree that there are very noticable issues with the image quality of the material. Most of it is excellent, but there are parts where indeed the mastertape is inferior and probably just slightly beyond the point of being able to be decently repared in post production.
For an official DVD release: too many people (average fans or generally interested market) would probably complain that the imagequality is inferior for DVD...
Unfortunately![/QUOTE]
No one bitched about the stuff on the Led Zeppelin DVD or Rush Replay or Pink Floyd Pulse.
As am atter of fact; the mic is the easiest thing to correct. (By a simple overdub as FBG on The Bowl DVD)
But anybody that has seen the master of this video or clones of the master, will see and agree that there are very noticable issues with the image quality of the material. Most of it is excellent, but there are parts where indeed the mastertape is inferior and probably just slightly beyond the point of being able to be decently repared in post production.
For an official DVD release: too many people (average fans or generally interested market) would probably complain that the imagequality is inferior for DVD...
Unfortunately![/QUOTE]
No one bitched about the stuff on the Led Zeppelin DVD or Rush Replay or Pink Floyd Pulse.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Messenger Of Leah wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Messenger Of Leah wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I think it's,
even in the USA, where, while having a majority of hits in the 70s, Freddie made quite a appearence in the 80s.[/QUOTE]
queen were finished in by 82 in the USA...Hot Space did that[/QUOTE]
Buddy, Queen were still on the news all the time.. adults were buying the music, while kids ignored it. Finished doesn't mean anything. Even A Kind Of Magic and Princes Of The Universe were played on music video television.... songs were on the radio, even non charters[/QUOTE]
However, The Works and A Kind of Magic TANKED. The failure of those two albums caused Queen to ignore the US. If Capitol released Hammer to Fall first then The Works would have had a chance of selling huge but hair metal heisted the US music scene by then.
even in the USA, where, while having a majority of hits in the 70s, Freddie made quite a appearence in the 80s.[/QUOTE]
queen were finished in by 82 in the USA...Hot Space did that[/QUOTE]
Buddy, Queen were still on the news all the time.. adults were buying the music, while kids ignored it. Finished doesn't mean anything. Even A Kind Of Magic and Princes Of The Universe were played on music video television.... songs were on the radio, even non charters[/QUOTE]
However, The Works and A Kind of Magic TANKED. The failure of those two albums caused Queen to ignore the US. If Capitol released Hammer to Fall first then The Works would have had a chance of selling huge but hair metal heisted the US music scene by then.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]NOTWMEDDLE wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]jeroen wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Earl's Court has more problems then just the mic and the not-too-nice angeles, as you call it.
As am atter of fact; the mic is the easiest thing to correct. (By a simple overdub as FBG on The Bowl DVD)
But anybody that has seen the master of this video or clones of the master, will see and agree that there are very noticable issues with the image quality of the material. Most of it is excellent, but there are parts where indeed the mastertape is inferior and probably just slightly beyond the point of being able to be decently repared in post production.
For an official DVD release: too many people (average fans or generally interested market) would probably complain that the imagequality is inferior for DVD...
Unfortunately![/QUOTE]
No one bitched about the stuff on the Led Zeppelin DVD or Rush Replay or Pink Floyd Pulse.[/QUOTE]
That's because those shows (and in Zepp's case most parts of it and at least the MAIN show) are all in pristine video condition!!
The 'errors' on those (yes I own all three you mention), if they are there in the first place, are nothing compared to the problems there are on the masters of Earls Court.
As am atter of fact; the mic is the easiest thing to correct. (By a simple overdub as FBG on The Bowl DVD)
But anybody that has seen the master of this video or clones of the master, will see and agree that there are very noticable issues with the image quality of the material. Most of it is excellent, but there are parts where indeed the mastertape is inferior and probably just slightly beyond the point of being able to be decently repared in post production.
For an official DVD release: too many people (average fans or generally interested market) would probably complain that the imagequality is inferior for DVD...
Unfortunately![/QUOTE]
No one bitched about the stuff on the Led Zeppelin DVD or Rush Replay or Pink Floyd Pulse.[/QUOTE]
That's because those shows (and in Zepp's case most parts of it and at least the MAIN show) are all in pristine video condition!!
The 'errors' on those (yes I own all three you mention), if they are there in the first place, are nothing compared to the problems there are on the masters of Earls Court.
Sorry NOTWMEDDLE, I was referring to Queen worldwide, not North America when I said their big sales were in the 80s and 90s.
One thing I do notice on any Earl's Court (1st Night) material I have seen is that there are some strange flickering lines throughout the show, much like Scart interference. It doesn't appear all the time but is quite noticable in some parts. I take it one of the camera men had a lead unplugged?