QueenZone discussion #530709

Lester Burnham wrote: This album holds a bit of a special place in my heart, as it was the only "true" studio album from Queen that I actually bought on the day of its release.

Roger Moore wrote: MADE IN HEAVEN is a compilation of lost tracks. It´s not the last Queen album we all have been waiting for. Only three tracks are taken from INNOENDO sessions. Nobody knows why Hollywood Records didn´t insist on releasing each and every song they did in 1990 and 1991. Greg Brooks is busy for about 5 years now with Queen´s definit song collection. Last songs like Self made man sound really promising, but all we get are old video clip compilations or another GH album. What does it take to open the Queen archive to the public, Mr Brooks?

GiantSpider wrote: Overall a good album. Not quite ANATO or SHA but hey, not much was.

John Lydon wrote: The rest of the album shows that the group could come together and work though Freddie's illness, and i also get the sense therewas a lot of fun moments during the recording, despite the circumstances. You can tell that Freddie was having fun in IWBTLY, but is very serene on TMLWKY. John

John Lydon wrote: I knew all about the trakcs being mainly worked on after Freddie's death, i just meant that it was amazing how they could have recorded anything that fantastic given Freddie's health. John

Roger Moore wrote: i think the songs on MIH came from those ones: It´s a beautiful day-MIRACLE Let me live-WORKS Too much love-MIRACLE My life has been saved-MIRACLE You don´t fool me-INNUENDO Winter´s Tale-INNUENDO Mother Love-INNUENDO Heaven for everyone-SHOVE IT Born to love you-MR BAD GUY Made in Heaven-MR BAD GUY

Lester Burnham wrote: This album holds a bit of a special place in my heart, as it was the only "true" studio album from Queen that I actually bought on the day of its release. For you older fans out there, it's the equivalent of rushing out to the record store on the day of release of, say, A Night At The Opera or Jazz. Something like that.
But I actually stumbled onto it accidentally. I was putzing around sometime in November 1995 and went into my local record shop to buy The Beatles' Anthology 1, which I had really been looking forward to. As usual, I had to buy more than one album (it's a problem with me - I can't just buy one CD), so I walked around the store a bit more, then decided I would check on Queen to see if they released anything new. This has been a bit of a running joke with me - I'll look through many of my favorite bands' sections and have a little laugh while waiting for the new Who album to come out, even though the last studio album they released was in 1982. Well, it's funny to me...
Anyway, I decided to humor myself and checked out Queen. Imagine my surprise when... hey, a new album?! Immediately, I snatched it up and purchased it, then exited the store as I waited for my mom to pick me up (wow, this was ten years ago... how time flies). I looked at the song titles on the back and tried to imagine how they would sound. 'Mother Love' and 'You Don't Fool Me' seemed like such odd titles, and I couldn't possibly imagine any Queen album with those songs on them. I think I was secretly hoping for an Innuendo-type album, and saw those titles and trepidation started to hit me.
As I'd done my research on the band through books (no Internet in my house until about 1998), I knew that 'Made In Heaven', 'Born To Love You', 'Heaven For Everyone', and 'Too Much Love' were already solo songs. I found this interesting, as I'd only heard that last song on Brian's Back To The Light, but started to wonder in what context the songs would be presented.
When I got home, I put the cassette (not CD; I didn't have enough money) on and listened to it all the way through. 'Beautiful Day' was a gorgeous mood setter; the title track was just a pounding, majestic affair (great slide solo, too). 'Mother Love' did not disappoint; I thought it was a very emotive, powerful song, and I didn't even know that it was Freddie's last vocal. 'My Life' was... interesting. I knew it was the B-side of 'Scandal', but I could tell from the production sound that it was a different recording, even though I'd never heard the original before. It just seemed to sound very '1995' and not '1989'.
'Born To Love You' followed, and I was thrilled that there was finally a rocker on the album. 'Heaven For Everyone' was great, but I thought it went on a bit too long; I always prefered Brian's version of 'Too Much Love', but was blown away with Queen's version when the drums and guitar kicked in. Still gets me every time. 'You Don't Fool Me' I really didn't like at first, but grew to love it thanks to the guitar solo; I think it just prattles on a bit, but that was before I heard the ten minute 'Late Mix'. 'A Winter's Tale' was a lovely way to end the album, and I really think it could've done without the reprise of 'Beautiful Day'.
There's one song I left out, which is 'Let Me Live'. When I first heard this, it immediately became my favorite song. Everything about this song is perfect: the gospel vocals, the laid-back instrumentation, Brian's soaring guitar solo, Brian, Roger, and Freddie each singing a verse each, and the piano. Oh god the piano. That little riff at the end of the song still sends shivers up my spine. I listened to that song over and over, so much so that it became my mom's favorite song as it was the only thing I played.
To me, the album conjures up a mix of emotions: grief, as I discovered under what circumstances the songs were recorded, and the lyrics certainly don't try to disguis

<B><font color=#ff7f00>Brenski</B> wrote:

Roger Moore wrote: i think the songs on MIH came from those ones: It´s a beautiful day-MIRACLE Let me live-WORKS Too much love-MIRACLE My life has been saved-MIRACLE You don´t fool me-INNUENDO Winter´s Tale-INNUENDO Mother Love-INNUENDO Heaven for everyone-SHOVE IT Born to love you-MR BAD GUY Made in Heaven-MR BAD GUY

i read somewhere in here that iabd was hs sessions?