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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #105 on: February 17, 2011, 11:15:59 PM »
NEW Queen Remasters?

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« Reply #106 on: February 18, 2011, 06:52:17 PM »
That DVD was my intro to taking Queen seriously. And yeah, it's awesome  ;D
Put it in today at the shop.  One of the DVDs I have up there that I can really crank up.
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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #107 on: February 19, 2011, 03:20:50 AM »
I love how all along Freddie's beers are sitting on the piano. That guy was the perfect blend of vocalist, musician, performer, songwriter, and rockstar.

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« Reply #108 on: February 19, 2011, 10:15:14 AM »
Definitely.  A lot of lead singers, or front men in general, like to keep it "clean" on stage.  Some might have a bottle of water up there.  Freddie drank beer on stage like he's in a bar band, and anybody who had a problem with it could fuck off.  Cause he was a rock star.


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« Reply #110 on: May 31, 2011, 01:18:11 PM »
Queen II has and always will be my favorite Queen album. Absolutely amazing.

The new Queen remasters have caught my eye, especially since I don't have a lot of their discography (actually, only two albums and a greatest hits....).

I'm interested to find out what kind of job has been done on these remasters though. Have they been handled with care, or brickwalled?

Queen remasters? Do you mean the early 90s ones, or something else? I hadn't heard about any remasters, but maybe they were an exclusive Asian release?

I went to the Queen Convention in Wales a few years ago and Jeff Scott Soto was doing his Queen tribute. He played alot of earlier, non-hit tracks and it was awesome, especially the rocked up version of We Will Rock You. Queen are the only band that I never saw live that I wanted to.

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #112 on: June 02, 2011, 11:12:13 AM »
I'll check them out now, thanks for the links :tup
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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #113 on: June 02, 2011, 10:17:51 PM »
Prophet's Song FTW.
My favorite Queen song followed by Death on Two Legs.
You're tearing me apaaart!

It's great... but a favourite?

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #114 on: June 02, 2011, 10:18:58 PM »
Anyone check this out yet?  I know it is long, but if you are a fan of Queen, trust me, you'll want to see this! :hat :hat :hat

I'll get to it soon Kev, I'm excited to watch it but I just gotta make some time to watch the whole thing in one sitting.  :tup

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« Reply #115 on: June 04, 2011, 03:38:15 AM »
Anyone check this out yet?  I know it is long, but if you are a fan of Queen, trust me, you'll want to see this! :hat :hat :hat

I watched this last night, found a nice torrent so I could burn it and watch on my TV.

What a great documentary, I learned a lot of new stuff about the band. And the last part was so powerful, when they talked about Freddie and his death. Really powerful stuff. I recommend everybody to watch this. It made me want to dig deeper into their albums, since I've only really listened to the hits and their more well-known songs.

Thanks Kev! :tup
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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #116 on: June 04, 2011, 11:08:46 PM »
NEW Queen Remasters?
Reviews on Amazon seem to indicate that the remasters are yet another casualty of the loudness wars. Suck. :(

Listening to A Night At The Opera in 5.1 right now. It's pretty awesome so far.

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« Reply #117 on: June 04, 2011, 11:16:46 PM »
I'm stayin away from the remasters. If they released their whole discography in 5.1 like Genesis did, I'd probably pick them up, but as it is, they are just louder versions of CDs I already own plus a couple bonus tracks I already have on various bootlegs.

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #118 on: September 11, 2011, 03:18:29 PM »
So I'm a total Queen n00b besides the songs you hear on the radio on such,

What album should I start out with?

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #119 on: September 11, 2011, 03:20:47 PM »
A Night At The Opera. After that, I would probably go in chronological order. Queen II is one of my favorites.  :tup

But you can't go wrong with any of the 70s Queen albums.

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #120 on: September 11, 2011, 05:47:55 PM »
A Night At The Opera. After that, I would probably go in chronological order. Queen II is one of my favorites.  :tup

But you can't go wrong with any of the 70s Queen albums.

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #121 on: September 11, 2011, 07:14:59 PM »
Prophet's Song FTW.
My favorite Queen song followed by Death on Two Legs.

mine too! I love to listen to those three (Death on Two Legs- Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon - I'm in Love with My Car)..... back to back....

will check out those links....

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #122 on: September 11, 2011, 08:20:46 PM »
Just checked out the documentary (found a new link old ones are dead) and it was definitely a great watch. FM was just a phenomenal vocalist.

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #123 on: September 11, 2011, 09:40:13 PM »
I can't wait til November.

I've listened to Queen so much (11,000 plays in the last 5 years, 10,000 of those coming in probably 3) so I only listen to them in November now, when I do my annual Queen/FM marathon. But it always feels so fresh when I save it up and listen to everything at once.

They used to be my favorite band, and though I don't consider them to be anymore, I still love them. ANATO and Q2 are two of my favorite albums ever!

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #124 on: September 11, 2011, 11:03:00 PM »
So I'm a total Queen n00b besides the songs you hear on the radio on such,

What album should I start out with?

Any of the first five albums, with A Night at the Opera and Sheer Heart Attack being the best two.  Or Innuendo.

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #125 on: September 17, 2011, 03:25:50 PM »
I've slowly grown into liking Queen, and they've probably been my favourite band fo the last 6 months or so. I recently bought the "A night at the Opera (Classic albums)" DVD, which features a 5.1 mix of the album (which sounds great) and a "making of" documentary.

DT has cited Queen as an influence. Where can you hear this the most in their music? For me, the beginning of the instrumental section in Fatal tragedy is the first that comes to mind (there are some May'esque guitars in there). Also, what Queen song would you like DT to cover? (Maybe this would fit better in the DT subforum...)

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« Reply #126 on: September 17, 2011, 03:35:02 PM »
I'd love it if DT did a night where they played A Night At The Opera or Queen II.  Or A Day At The Races.  Or just about any Queen album.

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #127 on: September 17, 2011, 03:57:02 PM »
DT has cited Queen as an influence. Where can you hear this the most in their music? For me, the beginning of the instrumental section in Fatal tragedy is the first that comes to mind (there are some May'esque guitars in there). Also, what Queen song would you like DT to cover? (Maybe this would fit better in the DT subforum...)
They covered Tenement Funster / Flick of the Wrist / Lily of the Valley on the BCSL bonus disk, FYI.
 
It's better than the entirety of the regular songs on BCSL actually. :neverusethis:

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #128 on: September 17, 2011, 04:01:11 PM »
I'd like to see DT do a Queen cover.

I've just gotten into Queen but I don't know if JLB could handle FM vocals.

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« Reply #129 on: September 17, 2011, 04:03:06 PM »
I'd like to see DT do a Queen cover.

I've just gotten into Queen but I don't know if JLB could handle FM vocals.

They covered Tenement Funster / Flick of the Wrist / Lily of the Valley on the BCSL bonus disk, FYI.

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They also covered Death on Two Legs, I think... might have been on the live bootleg of covers from a couple years ago

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« Reply #130 on: September 17, 2011, 08:07:02 PM »
James also sang a tune on that Queen Tribute disc (which I sold back because I never got into it).

I forget what it was called but I'm sure someone around here remembers it.

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #131 on: September 18, 2011, 02:06:12 AM »
DT has cited Queen as an influence. Where can you hear this the most in their music? For me, the beginning of the instrumental section in Fatal tragedy is the first that comes to mind (there are some May'esque guitars in there). Also, what Queen song would you like DT to cover? (Maybe this would fit better in the DT subforum...)
They covered Tenement Funster / Flick of the Wrist / Lily of the Valley on the BCSL bonus disk, FYI.
 
It's better than the entirety of the regular songs on BCSL actually. :neverusethis:

Yeah, forgot that  :D

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #132 on: September 18, 2011, 02:07:03 AM »
James also sang a tune on that Queen Tribute disc (which I sold back because I never got into it).

I forget what it was called but I'm sure someone around here remembers it.

I think it was Sheer heart attack?

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Re: The Queen Thread
« Reply #133 on: September 18, 2011, 02:08:31 AM »
I'd like to see DT do a Queen cover.

I've just gotten into Queen but I don't know if JLB could handle FM vocals.

They covered Tenement Funster / Flick of the Wrist / Lily of the Valley on the BCSL bonus disk, FYI.

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They also covered Death on Two Legs, I think... might have been on the live bootleg of covers from a couple years ago

I got to find that, it's one of my Queen favourites and it would be nice to hear the DT version  :D

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« Reply #134 on: September 22, 2011, 11:50:27 AM »
On a Queen kick as of last night. A Night at the Opera might just be one of the best albums ever of all time. Ever.

Innuendo makes me want to cry. In a good way. In a "I wonder if my tears can taste like melancholy-joy while listening to The Show Must Go On" kind of crying.
I felt its length in quite a few places.

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« Reply #135 on: September 22, 2011, 11:53:09 AM »
Just bought the A Night At The Opera 5.1 dvd, SO PUMPED

Also The Show Must Go On was the first song that ever made me cry

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« Reply #136 on: September 22, 2011, 11:54:34 AM »
Just bought the A Night At The Opera 5.1 dvd, SO PUMPED

Also The Show Must Go On was the first song that ever made me cry
That sounds incredible. Enjoy.

I felt its length in quite a few places.

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« Reply #137 on: September 23, 2011, 08:07:18 AM »
James also sang a tune on that Queen Tribute disc (which I sold back because I never got into it).

I forget what it was called but I'm sure someone around here remembers it.


Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen


James sang on "Sheer Heart Attack" and "One Vision".




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« Reply #139 on: September 23, 2011, 11:02:57 AM »
Has anybody seen this cover?!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dREKkAk628I&feature=youtu.be

I saw that. Was definitely impressed!

So I'm a total Queen n00b besides the songs you hear on the radio on such,

What album should I start out with?

Any of the first five albums, with A Night at the Opera and Sheer Heart Attack being the best two.  Or Innuendo.

I'm gonna disagree slightly here and recommend anything between albums 3-8. That gives you this:

Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
A Night at the Opera (1975)
A Day at the Races (1976)
News of the World (1977)
Jazz (1978)
The Game (1980)

These six albums pretty much are Queen as you are most likely familiar with them. Each has songs you've no-doubt heard and probably love given your interest, each has its undiscovered gem(s), and each has, like every Queen album, a couple of throwaway tracks (some will disagree with this but, meh). Queen and Queen II(the first two albums), however, suffer from some godawful production and a lack of songs you will be familiar with. They are good albums, but maybe not the best considering what you're probably expecting. After that Queen got more dancy and synthy. They were still good, but I don't think they ever really were as good as they were when they were still very much a "rock" band. Even Innuendo does not really impress me very much.