| Jake12 02.06.2018 15:11 |
I know a lot of people don’t really care for this album but I’m one of those who do think the album is pretty good. Since the new Freddie movie is coming out do you think it’s possible that they will release a remastered Mr Bad Guy album this year? I remember that either the Queen FB page or the Freddie one teased and asked if we the fans would want a remastered album. Let me know what you people think! |
| cmi 02.06.2018 17:56 |
Even if almost everything from these sessions were already released, it would be nice to have proper 4CD+1DVD Deluxe Edition of this excellent album! |
| mooghead 02.06.2018 20:21 |
You know the Malouf mix of Great Pretender? They should do that with Mr. Bad Guy. Remasters are crap, no one can tell the difference, a remix is required. The album is concreted to the 80's due to its sound and production. The person who chose the cover should be shot. I check in every few years but end up upset at all the great vocals surrounded by guff. |
| Man from Zanzibar 02.06.2018 23:03 |
They re-did Barcelone, why not Mr. Bad Guy? Also there must be more extras still not released properly. |
| mike hunt 03.06.2018 05:53 |
Mr. Bad Guy had great vocals, no Question about it...but without good musicians backing him up it all went to waste. Brian's solo was the opposite, great musicians like cozy Powell on it with great guitar work, but didn't have a proper vocalist to drive the songs home. A shame Freddie went in that direction when he could have hired great musicians to play on his solo album instead of those hired stiffes. Brian was on a nice creative streak in the 90's , but had no singer. It is what it is. What could have been is the only Question. |
| Invisible Woman 03.06.2018 07:34 |
I like songs from Mr. Bad Guy album as songs are. To me, there is no need for remastering. |
| dysan 03.06.2018 08:33 |
It's a cool album. I rarely listen but when I do I think it's just bonkers enough to please me. I'm not sure I own a BM album... they're a bit dull. |
| Star* 03.06.2018 09:03 |
Mr Bad Guy never got the attention it so truly deserved. My fave track on that album was "Man Made Paradise" Freddie's vocals were incredible on that track. I hear that Queen also worked on than track but still in the archives and unreleased at present.. |
| Invisible Woman 03.06.2018 15:52 |
"Man Made Paradise" is my favourite song too. And "I Was Born to Love You" and "Love Kills". |
| brians wig 03.06.2018 16:44 |
It's already been remastered with the intent of releasing it for Freddie's 70th, along with the original Barcelona I gather. However, in true fashion, plans changed and we got the compilation set instead. BUT, if you listen to that, you can hear some of those remastered tracks are on there.... They just need to pull their fingers out and get the albums released! |
| Star* 03.06.2018 16:48 |
invisible Woman : So sad that Brian john & Roger ignored "Man Made Paradise" when the "Made in Heaven" album was getting recorded. Also the track "I guess were falling out" was also ignored. |
| mike hunt 03.06.2018 17:57 |
Man Made Paradise is really good, but didn't fit the theme of the album....MIH was an album of reflection with songs like Winter's Tale and Mother Love, My Life Has Been Saved. Man Made Paradise was more of the party era Hot Space Freddie....I love the operatic ending to that song. The Title track Mr. GUY was also good. |
| Star* 03.06.2018 18:01 |
Yes i was amused that on one of Freddies B sides "She blows hot and cold" Freddie let Brian into the studio to record his blistering guitar bits! |
| Thistle 03.06.2018 18:12 |
I love Mr. Bad Guy, absolutely, 100% - there's nothing about it I don't like (even the artwork lol). I know that one man's meat is another's poison, though... I remember when it was one of the harder to get albums (and bloody expensive, too!). It took me years to get it, and now it's one of the albums I have several copies of lol. |
| cmsdrums 03.06.2018 19:09 |
It’s a poorly produced album and could be presented differently either by remixing to get better and meatier sounding drums and bass guitar, but Queen are not in the habit of doing that with their catalogue (other than the odd one here and there like Teo Toriatte). It’s also actually quite sparse instrument wise and doesn’t have lots of parts like a Queen album that could be brought out - a lot of it is just simply synths or piano, a drum machine, guitars and vocals. It’s already been released in remastered version as part of previous releases so seems pointless to remaster again, but that’s exactly the reason I expect to see it released again on the back of the movie. |
| Russian Headlong 03.06.2018 20:26 |
don't like mr bad guy album personally. I liked the job they did with IWBTLY but She Blows Hot and Cold (not on MR BG, but recorded for those sessions would have made an awesome Queen track. |
| Jake12 03.06.2018 21:21 |
For me I do love all the songs on this album but my favorite songs from the album are Man Made Paradise and Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow it’s usally between those two. But yes I know that it was “Remastered” for Fred’s box set. Along with the bouns track with outtakes which are nice but I’m sure their are better! Freddie went above and beyond for this album! On every song he has at least one remix/extended mix which I think is fucking awesome! I think it’s time for a box set of mr bad guy. And I think maybe now is the perfect time |
| Jake12 03.06.2018 21:22 |
And when I mean remastered I’m siding with mooghead, we need a remixed album! |
| Star* 03.06.2018 21:22 |
yeah re releases usually are record companies cashing in again and i agree it will be a waste of time repeating the release unless it has unreleased tracks to tempt us all.? |
| scollins 03.06.2018 23:19 |
Mr Bad Guy is one of my favourite albums i think all the songs are awesome and the artwork is pretty cool so yes defo do an up to date vesion eg Queen remixing the songs with them on backing instead of it turning out like the Freddie mercury album remixes which i thought were shite. But each to their own. But yes defo get it out there again Peace Stu |
| Star* 04.06.2018 06:43 |
would be nice to get some tracks on the album that have never been heard, and before you all say there is nothing left i am sure there is. |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 05.06.2018 10:24 |
When I talked with Paul Vincent (rest in peace), he told me there was a record's version with a guitar on all the songs. After the box Freddie The Solo Collection, I think will never hear that alternative versions with guitars and other kind of production. |
| miraclesteinway 19.06.2018 16:04 |
I find it surprising that Mr Bad Guy, Barcelona in it's original form, and The Freddie Mercury Album are all deleted. So thoughts of a Mr Bad Guy special edition are probably out the window since we don't even have a standard edition in the shops. |
| dudeofqueen 19.06.2018 16:38 |
re: >They re-did Barcelone, why not Mr. Bad Guy? Because although Barcelona merited a re-working (which, for me, didn't add a great deal or replace what was originally produced with the synths and programming), the turd that is Mr Bad Guy can only be polished so much. Other than Freddie's vocals which are powerful and dynamic, everything on MBG is - truly - the arsehole of overly produced music by big names in the mid-1980's. Taking the vocal tracks - on their own - and completely re-visiting the arrangements and instrument combinations would be the only way the album could be brought back as a serious addition to Freddie's legacy. |
| Negative Creep 19.06.2018 19:31 |
"everything on MBG is - truly - the arsehole of overly produced music by big names in the mid-1980's. " Except Mr Bad Guy sounds like a load of under-developed demos - the complete opposite of over produced. Interesting that you find "over production" to be something that is bad, yet you are apparently a Queen fan. |
| pittrek 20.06.2018 08:13 |
The Queen remixes of Made In Heaven and I Was Born To Love You are FAR superior to the original versions. Just like the heavy remix of My Love Is Dangerous by that guy with 3 names. If they re-did the whole album like that, I would definitely buy it |
| mike hunt 20.06.2018 13:04 |
I wasn't crazy album the remix verson of this album....I actually prefer the original....the Queen verson of Made In Heaven is Beautiful. |
| Star* 20.06.2018 13:47 |
Yes i like the original versions and the versions Freddie was happy with too. I think they can ruin songs by remixing and tarting them up. |
| Jake12 20.06.2018 16:12 |
Would be great if Queen did re-recorded all the track from Mr Bad Guy during the MIH sessions |
| miraclesteinway 20.06.2018 16:40 |
Actually I don't think Freddie was happy with the album either happystar. I think he was quite happy to see the back of it. It took him 3 years to make it, he was on about that solo album for ages before it came out, and he was taking so long over it that I think he basically had to do a rush job at the end to get it out before Walter Yetnikoff asked for his money back. During the making of the documentary "The Untold Story", Mr Bad Guy was painted in a more positive light, but during the "These are the days of our lives" documentary the album comes over as something of an inconvenience, Freddie's mistake if you like. Roger and Brian weren't really very kind about the album on that documentary but I feel they were being honest. My own personal view on Mr Bad Guy is that it has some good songs on it: Mr Bad Guy, Made In Heaven, I Was Born To Love You and Living On My Own are all good songs. I can do without Man Made Paradise, Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow, Let's Turn It On, and I think that "There Must Be More To Life Than This" is part of that early to mid 80s saviour complex thing that a lot of songs seemed to have going on. Then, Foolin' around and Your Kind of Lover are very much dated and even sounded dated at the time, although they're not bad songs per se. The vocal on Made In Heaven is actually a bit disappointing for me. There's a lot of it which is just slightly annoyingly out of tune to my ear (not that I could actually do better.... but I think Freddie could have done better on it), and it seems as if he went for the final take too soon. Anyway it's not important, the album is done, it's over, and it's an interesting piece of work, even if it's not his best. |
| Star* 20.06.2018 16:49 |
I really like "Man made Paradise" because you can instantly tell its Freddie Mercury in the way he sings the song. Queen tried that track out for one of the albums but it got discarded, pretty sad because they could have nailed that track,. |
| miraclesteinway 20.06.2018 17:33 |
Didn't Queen get as far as making a finished mix of Man Made Paradise, and isn't the finished Mr Bad Guy mix almost identical to the Queen version? |
| Star* 20.06.2018 18:50 |
no i think the Queen version was a much poppier song than the solo version |
| MisterCosmicc 25.06.2018 09:18 |
You guys are crazy. I love that album. Can’t stand the Queen version of I Was Born To Love You. |
| Vocal harmony 25.06.2018 09:46 |
miraclesteinway wrote: Actually I don't think Freddie was happy with the album either happystar. I think he was quite happy to see the back of it. It took him 3 years to make it, he was on about that solo album for ages before it came out, and he was taking so long over it that I think he basically had to do a rush job at the end to get it out before Walter Yetnikoff asked for his money back.. . . . .I think Freddie and the record company and Jim Beach were happy with the finished album. They went ahead a filmed some big budget videos to promote the singles, which they wouldn't have done had they thought the album was below standard. I think they all changed there minds when the album didn't sell like they thought it would. |
| The Fairy King 25.06.2018 11:32 |
Still a better album than any Brian solo release. :D |
| aristide1 25.06.2018 15:09 |
The album is plagued by a lot a reverb, but fortunately there are some effective tools for de-reverb. I've tried ERA-D with good results both on vocals and instruments. It does not make a better music but at least the sound becomes tighter and less 80s. |
| mooghead 25.06.2018 20:01 |
"fortunately there are some effective tools for de-reverb" Deverb? "Can’t stand the Queen version of I Was Born To Love You" Agree. It is horrible. |
| Star* 25.06.2018 20:13 |
yeah the Queen versions of Freddies solo material is over the top and too rich, its as if Brian & Roger are saying "this is how it should have been" and freddies versions were wrong. |
| Holly2003 25.06.2018 21:31 |
The Fairy King wrote: Still a better album than any Brian solo release. :DIt's probably a more coherent album than any of Brian's, which tend to be a bit "bitty" -- songs cobbled together from different projects and time periods with no coherent theme -- but it's not a patch on Another World. Not even close. Much better song writing and musicianship. And Brian's vocals were top notch back then. |
| Holly2003 25.06.2018 21:39 |
mooghead wrote: "Can’t stand the Queen version of I Was Born To Love You" Agree. It is horrible.I know it's blasphemy to say this but I can't stand the Made in Heaven album. It's too maudlin. It should have been a shit-hot rock album like AC/DC's Back in Black but they went for the sugary "heaven and angels" approach, which really lacks originality. I like both versions of Made in Heaven including the one with Rog on vocals. Mother Love is the only song that really raises the bar. My Life Has Been Saved is pretty good too. |
| aristide1 26.06.2018 07:46 |
Yes mooghead, deverb - a practical attempt to partially solve an impossible task - how to like an album you actually don't like. I doubt a remix or a re-recording(?) could favorably change this situation. Better try other albums with the same singer (or maybe try another band). |
| cmsdrums 26.06.2018 14:28 |
Holly2003 wrote:Made In Heaven with Roger on vocals??? Where/when??mooghead wrote: "Can’t stand the Queen version of I Was Born To Love You" Agree. It is horrible.I I like both versions of Made in Heaven including the one with Rog on vocals. |
| Holly2003 26.06.2018 14:36 |
cmsdrums wrote:Oops, sorry, I meant Heaven for Everyone.Holly2003 wrote:Made In Heaven with Roger on vocals??? Where/when??mooghead wrote: "Can’t stand the Queen version of I Was Born To Love You" Agree. It is horrible.I I like both versions of Made in Heaven including the one with Rog on vocals. |
| dysan 26.06.2018 14:59 |
Im with Hollyster. It's not ana lbum I'm particularly fond of. Mr Bad Guy however is silly enough for me to love. I've probably said this earlier in the thread too. |
| bradbobly 27.06.2018 08:28 |
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| bradbobly 27.06.2018 08:29 |
Brians vocals top notch...???? not sure they have ever been that, adequate at best i think |
| Togg 27.06.2018 13:05 |
I cant stand the album, I was soooo disappointed when it came out, it was a pale version of what he could have done, bad advice, poor quality song writing and recording The worst of all the solo stuff IMO |
| Dean_ 28.06.2018 01:54 |
I like the album, but feel Brian, Roger and John done superb with their version's of Freddie's solo stuff for Made In Heaven, vastly superior in my opinion! |