Really nice to be able to see how Roger physically reacted to the questions, specially the last one. It adds a lot to the understanding of his thoughts about a possible new studio recording.
Cheers,
Ogre-
It's such a contradiction that he physically recoils and screws his face up at even the mention of an archive set, but then is enthused about continuing to flog the same greatest hits package live with Adam. Ok - you enjoy playing live, so why not at least liven the setlists up with some different stuff? And whilst not 'new' songs, they dumped Love Kills really early on, and I Was Born To Love You didn't survive either.
Really disappointing - I can now see what Greg Brooks has to come up against in his meetings over the years.
As I don't ever plan on going to see Adam Lambert, I guess this isn't an issue for me.
Hopefully he has a few more solo gigs and studio material in him, that would be something that appeals to me.
I think an archive set is a long gone issue, too much in the way of odds and sods has put that to bed.
cmsdrums wrote:
It's such a contradiction that he physically recoils and screws his face up at even the mention of an archive set, but then is enthused about continuing to flog the same greatest hits package live with Adam.
Even a display of enthusiasm about an archive box doesn't mean much, because their idea of how to make it (chop & compile) is different than yours (full shows).
The only one eligible for a complete release is Stevenage. It has a good story - the last live, a great Brian performance - very important, and it's partially released - safety for those afraid to bring up new things.
It's amazing how little Roger knows about his own history.
He doesn't know how many sessions there were nor which years they were. And he thinks there were no overdubs on the fast WWRY? Did he even listen to them !?
And he says Queen were noticed in the US before Seven Seas Of Rhye?
But a lot of guys are like this - when you're so heavily invested in the creative process, sometimes there's a disconnect. Jason Newsted doesn't know which tunes are on Load or Reload.
Roger recognizes that Page is a "caretaker" of Zeppelin's legacy, yet he thinks what Queen have done with theirs is somehow on par, and so he'd rather do something new instead of doing more archival work - despite the lack of public interest in pretty much everything new they've done in the last two decades.
This, friends, is why QPL doesn't release too many good products for the fans. They just don't know the difference.
The more I observe and hear, the more I find myself thinking it's amazing they even released things like Rainbow and the BBC sessions at all. We really should count our blessings.
The Real Wizard wrote:
It's amazing how little Roger knows about his own history.
Funny you mention that, because if I recall correctly: Roger once spoke of Hammersmith '75 as a horrible gig for him, because he was ill...
And it seems to be common knowledge (for us) that it was in fact Brian and Freddie.
The Real Wizard wrote:
It's amazing how little Roger knows about his own history.
Funny you mention that, because if I recall correctly: Roger once spoke of Hammersmith '75 as a horrible gig for him, because he was ill...
And it seems to be common knowledge (for us) that it was in fact Brian and Freddie.
Maybe it could be that the original tale told was wrong?