| Rien 19.08.2009 16:26 |
Roger has mentioned Brian and himself might be touring in 2010. I sure hope they do, because a couple of years ago I was present at the Afterparty of the WWRY Musical premiere in Cologne. There Brian and Roger performed together (Sleeping on the Sidewalk was one of the tracks) and it was an amazing experience. Two life-time friends really having fun playing together in a relaxed way. I sure wish I can see it happen again. As far as I know Queen is the only band (in the UK - in the world?) that has had number one hits in 4 decades. So to make sure no other group will take that record away from Queen, the year 2010 would be a new decade in which Queen could have another number one hit. Dear Greg, might there be a suitable original Queen (with all 4 members on it) track laying on the shelves waiting to be released in 2010? (I think I know the answer but Greg asked us to come up with interesting subjects...) can't think of anything else at the moment so... :-) |
| lalaalalaa 19.08.2009 16:40 |
Hangman could be a hit. I'm sure every Queen fan is waiting for it :) |
| Marknow 19.08.2009 17:10 |
Your not really expecting Greg to answer are you? He's contractually obligated not to. |
| e-man 19.08.2009 17:44 |
I think Cliff Richard has had a #1 in five different decades? if they do a christmas song next year ( I dream of Christmas) - they certainly would have a shot. with proper promotion that is!!! |
| Marknow 19.08.2009 17:53 |
e-man wrote: I think Cliff Richard has had a #1 in five different decades? if they do a christmas song next year ( I dream of Christmas) - they certainly would have a shot. with proper promotion that is!!! Can you loan me a hundred euro? I'll give it back to you next week.[img=/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif][/img] |
| Whisperer 19.08.2009 17:53 |
Cliff Richard is not a band ;) |
| Rien 20.08.2009 01:30 |
Marknow wrote: Your not really expecting Greg to answer are you? He's contractually obligated not to. Of course not. But he can always PM me :-) |
| Benn 20.08.2009 05:20 |
No, Greg won't answer because, firstly, it's not his idea and second, there's nothing in it for him. |
| thomasquinn 32989 20.08.2009 06:47 |
Benn wrote: No, Greg won't answer because, firstly, it's not his idea and second, there's nothing in it for him. |
| Togg 20.08.2009 11:59 |
You can almost hear the mad scrabbling through the shelves as we speak... Good topic Rien, intersting thought |
| john bodega 20.08.2009 12:07 |
Greg once said he thought there was stuff in the archives that could be hit-worthy. Whether or not that can be trusted is of course completely a mystery. It would come down to his taste in music. Or maybe he was just being cheeky and making stuff up. Who knows. |
| Pim Derks 20.08.2009 15:14 |
Like any Queenrecord would sell these days... Even if it included an unreleased Freddy vocal I doubt it would set the charts alight. That doesn't mean an unreleased Queentrack with new instruments by Roger and Brian can't be great - but I don't think it will be the huge success MIH was in 1995. |
| Queen On Ice 20.08.2009 15:36 |
I point blank refuse to believe that in a 20 year career, for a band as excellent as Queen, that there is NOTHING in the vaults worthy of release. Ok, there have been lots of 'leaked' demos and diffferent versions etc. etc., but there still HAS to be tons of stuff untouched since they were left behind. I am a musician myself, and I have about 25 songs I would include on albums, and more than twice that no. of tunes I have not finished, either thru not liking them, not knowing where to take them, or just forgetting the original demo even exists. Queen MUST have a shit-ton of material lurking in the vaults somewhere. |
| john bodega 21.08.2009 02:37 |
Oh I'm sure there's tons of unused Queen songs, but they were probably unused for a reason. Think about some of the trash they must've left off of "The Miracle", when you consider things like "Party" actually made the cut. And that's just with one album. Also, there's the great songs that simply weren't completed enough for even a MIH style reworking. "You're the Only One", "Feelings", "A New Life Is Born", "It's So You", they all show lots of promise and have fantastic performances in them, but there's too much doo-dahs and la-lahs for them to ever be used as finished songs. In the case of "Feelings" it's mostly finished sounding but a little too rough and stylistically it'd be completely out of place in 2009. There's TONS of great demos that would make an awesome release someday, but I seriously doubt there's anything left that could be presented as a finished song and make any serious impact. |
| Dane 21.08.2009 03:23 |
I do think that the only thing you really need is vocals of a couple of verses and a chorus (or no chorus). The music can be completely new, so completely contemporary. Of course you'd have to stick to the chords that Freddie is singing in, but the overall sound of a song can be fresh and exciting! Maybe some of us here on QZ are interested to try it out with an acapella already out there. Just for fun. |
| Rick 21.08.2009 08:58 |
I Guess We're Falling Out is still one of my favourite non-released songs. The melody is great! |
| The Real Wizard 21.08.2009 10:59 |
Zebonka12 wrote: "It's So You" Never heard of this one. What era is it from? |
| on my way up 21.08.2009 11:02 |
Sir GH wrote:Zebonka12 wrote: "It's So You"Never heard of this one. What era is it from? It's on rarities disc 3 from the big Fred-set. Recorded february 3, 1987. :-) |
| Queen Archivist 24.08.2009 17:27 |
Hello there I can tell you that in my opinion, YES there is a song I can think of which... in my opinion (I have to stress that again) which could be a massive hit. It does feature all four members and is, of course, sung but Freddie. Indeed, it is sung spectacularly well by FM. A really fabulous and memorable, powerful, pure Queen gem. Brilliant melody and even better lyrics. One day you'll see I'm NOT exaggerating. I loved it the very first time I heard it, and I love it even more all these years later. I honestly can't tell you what it is, predictably, as I'd be strung up and/or sacked, but it is a wonderful item from the first half of the 1980s. It would surely be a massive hit, and I believe it will stagger you when you hear it. STAGGER you and ROCK you to the core. Like me, you'll be astonished it never made the album it was intended for. YES is the answer. Good, aye!!!!! |
| Adam Unger (QueenVault.com) 24.08.2009 20:04 |
I'm guessing it's the Queen version of Let Me In (Your Heart Again). |
| Yara 24.08.2009 22:59 |
Queen Archivist wrote: Hello there I can tell you that in my opinion, YES there is a song I can think of which... in my opinion (I have to stress that again) which could be a massive hit. It does feature all four members and is, of course, sung but Freddie. Indeed, it is sung spectacularly well by FM. A really fabulous and memorable, powerful, pure Queen gem. Brilliant melody and even better lyrics. One day you'll see I'm NOT exaggerating. I loved it the very first time I heard it, and I love it even more all these years later. I honestly can't tell you what it is, predictably, as I'd be strung up and/or sacked, but it is a wonderful item from the first half of the 1980s. It would surely be a massive hit, and I believe it will stagger you when you hear it. STAGGER you and ROCK you to the core. Like me, you'll be astonished it never made the album it was intended for. YES is the answer. Good, aye!!!!!Thanks! Seems very exciting indeed. |
| Mkls 25.08.2009 04:03 |
Adam Unger (QueenVault.com) wrote: I'm guessing it's the Queen version of Let Me In (Your Heart Again). my guess is the same - ever since Greg mentioned the Queen version, thats THE song i want to hear with Fred. Listened to Anita's version a lot of times, fabulous guitar work (though Brian will surely give it a "new treat"), nice piano intro (a bit similar to love me like there is no tom...) and vocals - I can almost hear Fred singing! :) Its a different thing of course whether the market is there for any Queen work to make it no1 in the 2010- years... but who cares. |
| sbrown 25.08.2009 09:46 |
Queen Archivist wrote: Hello there I can tell you that in my opinion, YES there is a song I can think of which... in my opinion (I have to stress that again) which could be a massive hit.Thanks for that Greg. There seems to be an idea floating around that if it didn't make an album at the time, it's crap. It's not an idea I subscribe to - it's just more likely that it's time wasn't right, like WATC on ANATO. Glad to know there's still stuff to look forward to. |
| john bodega 25.08.2009 10:21 |
on my way up wrote:Yep. Obviously the version we've got is nowhere near worked-on enough to be ever used as a single but it's very Freddie. Great track.Sir GH wrote:It's on rarities disc 3 from the big Fred-set. Recorded february 3, 1987. :-)Zebonka12 wrote: "It's So You"Never heard of this one. What era is it from? |