QueenZone discussion #1055476

cexycy wrote: Sorry if this has ben answered before, but what does everyone think of the new Queen Montreal DVD? Isn't this the same concert that was released on video called "We Will Rock You"? That show was from Montreal as well. I hope it's not the same as I already have this on a South Korean DVD, which was not available on UK DVD, but was released on VHS a long time ago. It would be a bit of an insult if it is because this means that UK fans have had to wait ages and ages for the DVD release. And why does it have Live Aid footage on it as well? I already have the Live Aid box set! I bet many other Queen fans have too. Queen are going to start losing some fans soon as it appears that they are ripping off their fans by rereleasing old material. Okay they can't really do anything new as Freddie has been dead over 16 years now, but why can't they release unheard material? Brian May once said he was going to have some old footage of Freddie released. This was in the papers about two years ago. What happened to that? If I am wrong about the DVD please let me know.

cexycy wrote: Sorry if this has ben answered before, but what does everyone think of the new Queen Montreal DVD? Isn't this the same concert that was released on video called "We Will Rock You"? That show was from Montreal as well.

cexycy wrote: I hope it's not the same as I already have this on a South Korean DVD, which was not available on UK DVD, but was released on VHS a long time ago. It would be a bit of an insult if it is because this means that UK fans have had to wait ages and ages for the DVD release.

cexycy wrote: And why does it have Live Aid footage on it as well? I already have the Live Aid box set! I bet many other Queen fans have too.

cexycy wrote: Queen are going to start losing some fans soon as it appears that they are ripping off their fans by rereleasing old material. Okay they can't really do anything new as Freddie has been dead over 16 years now, but why can't they release unheard material?

cexycy wrote: Brian May once said he was going to have some old footage of Freddie released. This was in the papers about two years ago. What happened to that?

cexycy wrote: If I am wrong about the DVD please let me know.

PieterMC wrote: Yes it is the same concert that has been released countless times before. It's the first official release of the concert on DVD outside North America though. The original VHS release was heavily edited.

Penetration_Guru wrote:

cexycy wrote: Sorry if this has ben answered before, but what does everyone think of the new Queen Montreal DVD? Isn't this the same concert that was released on video called "We Will Rock You"? That show was from Montreal as well. I hope it's not the same as I already have this on a South Korean DVD, which was not available on UK DVD, but was released on VHS a long time ago. It would be a bit of an insult if it is because this means that UK fans have had to wait ages and ages for the DVD release. And why does it have Live Aid footage on it as well? I already have the Live Aid box set! I bet many other Queen fans have too. Queen are going to start losing some fans soon as it appears that they are ripping off their fans by rereleasing old material. Okay they can't really do anything new as Freddie has been dead over 16 years now, but why can't they release unheard material? Brian May once said he was going to have some old footage of Freddie released. This was in the papers about two years ago. What happened to that? If I am wrong about the DVD please let me know.

You don't read other people's threads do you?

<font color=FF0033 face=symbol>Freddie wrote:

cexycy wrote: Sorry if this has ben answered before, but what does everyone think of the new Queen Montreal DVD? Isn't this the same concert that was released on video called "We Will Rock You"? That show was from Montreal as well.

I think 'Queen Rock Montreal' is a fabulous Queen release. Yes, it has been released previous to this outstanding release, but the fact remains that the quality is incredible. The amount of hard work and dedication it took to clean up that mess MobileVision released is remarkable in its own right.

cexycy wrote: I hope it's not the same as I already have this on a South Korean DVD, which was not available on UK DVD, but was released on VHS a long time ago. It would be a bit of an insult if it is because this means that UK fans have had to wait ages and ages for the DVD release.

Yes, it's the same concert, but better quality. Buy it. I don't see how any of this is an insult either. Queen Productions finally made Montreal an enjoyable concert to watch, rather than the rediculous quality we had to put up with 'We Will Rock You' or any other previous Montreal VHS/DVD.

cexycy wrote: And why does it have Live Aid footage on it as well? I already have the Live Aid box set! I bet many other Queen fans have too.

Well, why not? Not everybody is willing to buy the Live Aid box set. I'd much rather stick to Youtube for any other Live Aid performance. Besides, Queen's Live Aid performance was historical and is frequently regarded as the best rock performance of all time. It deserves its place on any Queen release, and it's about time they released it seperate to the 'Live Aid box set'. It's one of Queen's shining moments, probably their greatest too.

cexycy wrote: Queen are going to start losing some fans soon as it appears that they are ripping off their fans by rereleasing old material. Okay they can't really do anything new as Freddie has been dead over 16 years now, but why can't they release unheard material?

Queen, in my humble and honest opinion, are building up intensity for future releases. They're trying to cover up all the rough patches in the past by cleaning them up and making them more proper. When the time is right I believe they'll release other concerts that maybe a few of us won't be too familiar with. Oh, and for the record they won't lose me as a fan. Maybe they've brainwashed me! All I know is that they put out quality products for our enjoyment, and yes they make a few bucks in the process.

cexycy wrote: Brian May once said he was going to have some old footage of Freddie released. This was in the papers about two years ago. What happened to that?

How old is old? Damn, I'd love some accuracy every now and then. I guess you'll have to ask Brian May himself.

cexycy wrote: If I am wrong about the DVD please let me know.

You were quite wrong. It happens though. We learn, and so will you.

cexycy wrote:

PieterMC wrote: Yes it is the same concert that has been released countless times before. It's the first official release of the concert on DVD outside North America though. The original VHS release was heavily edited.

Are you sure? I said I have it on DVD from South Korea, it looks official enough, could it be a cleverly made counterfeit? (No I'm not being sarcastic, sometimes you need to ask these things) Funnily enough on IMDB.com, it says there is a goof that Freddies voice is totally out of synch in Killer Queen, but it has been corrected for the reissue. This goof is NOT on my version of the DVD. It also has 24 tracks on it, is this longer than the VHS release or the full length gig? It says running time 90 mins. If I'm not mistake isn't the VHS release about 60 mins? Please help me here.

cexycy wrote: You have a lot of interesting points here, but I'm basically trying to ask, why have they released yet ANOTHER gig which they have done before, why not release a fresh one? There must be loads of them somewhere in the vault.

cexycy wrote: The reason I feel insulted is because I already have the gig in DVD quality on import a couple of years ago, why have they only decided to release it in the UK now?

cexycy wrote: It's funny your asking about how old the newpaper article was about Brian May and the old Freddie recordings. I can tell you it was in September 2005.

cexycy wrote: I'm not saying Queen deserve to lose fans. It's good to hear they wont lose you, they won't lose me either. But it doesn't matter how good something is, people do not like being ripped off.

cexycy wrote: Look at the Night at the Opera 30 years double DVD release. Look at the comments here regarding it. Hardly anything on there is unique to it and a couple of people said that Queen are embarrasing themselves with this release!

cexycy wrote: I'm sure Live Aid deserve an official release on a Queen product but I'm sure a few Queen fans bought the Live Aid box set for it! The box set was released over 3 years ago, why the gap?

cexycy wrote: Why not put it straight onto a Queen DVD aty the same time and save fans the expense of the box set? I'm sure Geldof wouldn't mind as long as the Live Aid fund got royalties from it to go to charity.

cexycy wrote: I love Queen just as much as you do, but come on, surely you can see my point here. And when I said if I'm wrong about the DVD, I meant wrong about the concert that is on it. Not right in opinion because there is no right or wrong when it comes to opinion.

cexycy wrote: It's funny your asking about how old the newpaper article was about Brian May and the old Freddie recordings. I can tell you it was in September 2005.

cexycy wrote: Sorry if this has ben answered before, Brian May once said he was going to have some old footage of Freddie released. This was in the papers about two years ago. What happened to that?

<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote:

cexycy wrote: Sorry if this has ben answered before, Brian May once said he was going to have some old footage of Freddie released. This was in the papers about two years ago. What happened to that?

it happened.... "Milton Keynes Bowl" and "Montreal"...are OLD FOOTAGE of Freddie ;-) personally, i would take every word that comes form QPL with a bagful of sodium nitrate

<font color=FF9900>Mr Mercury</font> wrote:

cexycy wrote: It's funny your asking about how old the newpaper article was about Brian May and the old Freddie recordings. I can tell you it was in September 2005.

Wasnt this the same article that Brian was talking about taking bits of unused Freddie vocals to see if they (Queen) could come up with a "new" song, something like the last tour opener for instance? Correct me if Im wrong cexycy.

gem27 wrote: The 2001 release of Montreal might not have been released outside North America but it was still easy enough to come across. I live in the UK and I bought the 2001 release easily enough in the HMV stores here and I didn't need to order it. It was on the shelves.

gem27 wrote: Us Brits just have the standard albums where the North Americans on the Hollywood label get bonus tracks! How fair is that!

gem27 wrote: I did pay an import price for it. I bought it in 2004 and I paid about £25 for it which is pricey for a dvd but oh well. I didn't use ebay back in 2004, I know what you mean. Us Brits just have the standard albums where the North Americans on the Hollywood label get bonus tracks! How fair is that!

cexycy wrote: Well I already have the South Korean DVD of the Montrael gig AND I have the 4 disc box set of Live Aid, so I do not have any intentions of buying this new release. Can someone please tell me why there was an out of synch goof in Killer Queen for this show? If it was recorded live, why was audio from elsewhere used? Isn't that a bit of a rip off in itself?

cexycy wrote:

gem27 wrote: The 2001 release of Montreal might not have been released outside North America but it was still easy enough to come across. I live in the UK and I bought the 2001 release easily enough in the HMV stores here and I didn't need to order it. It was on the shelves.

Did you pay an import price for it? All I'm saying is Queen originated in the UK, why can't they release their "new" material here first or at least here as one of the first? Come on, as we British get everything else last, like new cinema films and computer games, let us have one privilage of being British :o)