| DQ1 06.11.2010 17:17 |
link JOHN DEACON; Tracklisting "Alligators Don't Live Under The Bed"1. Another Me 2. Day Dreams 3. Motown Blues (with Errol Brown) 4. Hookers 5. Boy-Bands 6. RW Bad Impostor 7. Who am I 8. Mercury Times 9. When it's over, it's over!! 10. All Right Now(i don't think so) 11. Where Am I Bonus: 1. Sell Out 2. Typical Christmas 3. Motown Blues(RTBM-mix) link |
| lifetimefanofqueen 06.11.2010 19:02 |
OMG OMG OMG JOHN HAD A SOLO ALBUM!!??!!??!?!?!?!!?!!?!? i didnt know this, i thought he was to shy to do anything like that but are you sure its Queens John Deacon? and when was this published/sold, was it like ages ago (back in the good old days) or is it resent? because if its resent then tahts odd because i thought he was retired, but i can understand him missing music, and he is still involved with Queen, they cant release any new greatest hits unless they have johns permission, and he always says yes of cource, so i can understand that. but if it is resent, then when is it gonna be released? if it was old, where can i get the songs? is there any on youtube i can download? |
| Wiley 06.11.2010 20:56 |
I love these topics! Please nobody spoil it too soon. Haven't heard this one but if his "Man on the shadows" LP is something to go by, John's every bit of a musical genius as Freddie Mercury himself! |
| YannickJoker 06.11.2010 21:12 |
That album is fake. John did make two solo records though. 'Man in the shadows' and 'Hiding in public'. Both are quite old now, but they both contain some real gems. |
| JacquesDaniels 07.11.2010 01:46 |
Yeah, there's actually quite an interesting story to this album. John actually had recorded most of the songs, but he felt it was way too commercial, so he pulled off the release at the last minute, even though he had just gotten a very good record contract with Rhino. He called me to work on a couple of songs, "Who Am I" (where I provided vocals and percussion) and "Sell Out", which was originally called "That Other Bluesy One". The only material that has been published from the album sessions were the cover art and a very different version of "Who Am I" which I worked on and turned into a very different beast called "What Am I", which now only features elements of the original chorus. Well, obviously the Rhino deal has been hushed since, and no one claims to know anything about it anymore, and John remains resolute in his mission to stay completely underground. I heard he was working on some new songs lately, but I'm sorry to say it was with that guy George Lamb. (But don't tell anyone I said it. =P) |
| inu-liger 07.11.2010 04:06 |
Did John ever get a resolution with regards to his lawsuit against Jamie Moses' band stealing that album title? |
| emrabt 07.11.2010 04:45 |
Billy Joels Piano on "Mercury Times" is fantastic, in my opinion the best thing he's ever done, blends so well with the techno beats, it's a shame about the reggae section it ruins the whole track. |
| JacquesDaniels 07.11.2010 05:41 |
Oh, I always thought the reggae section was the whole idea of it. Well anyway, the lawsuit is still in process. Don't think it'll see an end in the next 200 years. |
| thomasquinn 32989 07.11.2010 06:37 |
emrabt wrote: Billy Joels Piano on "Mercury Times" is fantastic, in my opinion the best thing he's ever done, blends so well with the techno beats, it's a shame about the reggae section it ruins the whole track. ==== Wow, is that really Billy Joel? I liked the track, but I didn't realize Joel featured on it! That makes the album even better, IMHO! |
| Wilki Amieva 07.11.2010 07:18 |
The reggae section is OK. IMHO, it's Billy Joel the one who ruins the song. Don't get me wrong: I love Billy, but I think his piano playing is not well suited to that track. BTW, in which language is John 'singing' in Hookers? It sounds like an Italian pastiche. |
| Sebastian 07.11.2010 08:51 |
It's Pig Latin... or more to the point, Ostrich Latin. |
| *goodco* 07.11.2010 09:11 |
As with MITS, I have the North Korean version, with different track listing. Not sure if Motown Blues is the Errol Brown or the Roger/Brian mix (or a fan remix for that matter). How does one tell the difference? I enjoy the little discussed 'Jump Blues' album. It's pretty jazzy. Also, what is THE official Man In The Shadows tracklisting? I miss the old qzone where I could easily find posters and topics. Thanks in advance |
| thomasquinn 32989 07.11.2010 09:17 |
Sebastian wrote: It's Pig Latin... or more to the point, Ostrich Latin. === And there's me thinking it's Esperanto... |
| princetom 07.11.2010 11:11 |
*goodco* wrote: Not sure if Motown Blues is the Errol Brown or the Roger/Brian mix (or a fan remix for that matter). How does one tell the difference? Quite simple as you can spot some notable roger stuff at 3:23-3:48 (drum-solo) if you listen closely. so it's seems it's not only remixed but 'overdubbed' in the studio by roger. i like the idea of three seperate drum-tracks merged together in a blues song! Billy's piano work on 'Mercury Times' is fabulous by the way. I like the way he captures the athmosphere of 'friends in pain' and adds some hell of a firework to it. must have been be a very productive time for deacy! |
| Wiley 07.11.2010 12:32 |
I guess I always assumed it was John playing the piano, which was amazing considering he had been using a prosthetic hand since his '98 strip club accident. |
| Sebastian 07.11.2010 12:53 |
> And there's me thinking it's Esperanto... I'd also thought it was Esperanto until a visitor of my website proved my wrong. |
| Believe In Yourself 07.11.2010 12:54 |
link If you want to hear some samples..... Some of them would have made great Queen songs! I downloaded his previous albums on rapidshare a time ago. Any idea where I can download the artwork? Can anybody upload, please? |
| emrabt 07.11.2010 13:07 |
the cover is easy to find if you do a google search. Some people called it "tacky" |
| JacquesDaniels 07.11.2010 13:24 |
Damn. That looks suspiciously like Michael Jackson's upcoming first posthumous album "Michael". |
| mooghead 07.11.2010 15:34 |
lifetimefanofqueen wrote: OMG OMG OMG JOHN HAD A SOLO ALBUM!!??!!??!?!?!?!!?!!?!? You are such an idiot. |
| Queenfred 07.11.2010 16:42 |
*goodco* wrote: As with MITS, I have the North Korean version, with different track listing. Not sure if Motown Blues is the Errol Brown or the Roger/Brian mix (or a fan remix for that matter). How does one tell the difference? I enjoy the little discussed 'Jump Blues' album. It's pretty jazzy. Also, what is THE official Man In The Shadows tracklisting? I miss the old qzone where I could easily find posters and topics. Thanks in advance The North Korean version? Nice! I'd heard Kim Jong Ill had confiscated the entire pressings and had then replaced John's discs with his own solo album, comprising of stirring nationalistic poetry readings read to the music of popular show-tunes. |
| paulosham 07.11.2010 17:06 |
I don't really like John's version of Typical Christmas, the Barry Mitchell original is far superior. |
| *goodco* 07.11.2010 18:17 |
Queenfred wrote: The North Korean version? Nice! I'd heard Kim Jong Ill had confiscated the entire pressings and had then replaced John's discs with his own solo album, comprising of stirring nationalistic poetry readings read to the music of popular show-tunes. ********** Not true, comrade. The fact that I believe Kim Ill made 11 holes-in-one his first time golfing has nothing to do with brainwashing, er, listening to the disk. Then again, after my traditional Halloween viewing of 'Young Frankenstein', I realized one of the MITS tracks bore a striking resemblence to 'Puttin' On The Ritz.' Long live the People's Republic!!! |
| YannickJoker 07.11.2010 18:44 |
On 'Another Me' John recorded his bass backwards. Unbelievable how that man could make a reversed bass sound so groovy! |
| Sebastian 07.11.2010 22:14 |
> On 'Another Me' John recorded his bass backwards. Unbelievable how that man could make a reversed bass sound so groovy! I think it's time to put that urban legend to rest: the liner notes do say that he recorded his bass backwards, but it didn't mean that he played the track in reverse; it meant he recorded it while wearing moon boots. I know the booklet shows him playing it as a leftie too, but it was simply a mirror effect on the photo. Rumour has it that he almost got sick at the floor of Metropolis Studios. Gary Langan was not amused. |
| brENsKi 08.11.2010 10:53 |
whole thing seeps with the whiff of cop-out to me....two omissions from the track-listing are blaringly obvious: on one side of the coin - he bottled it on the flip side - you could say he maintained his integrity....but i for one think cop out... the album goes a long way short of what he could've produced after 15 years of almost nothing... why did he leave off the tracks him and Freddie were working on at the time of Freddie's death....I am sure that most queen fans would love to hear the sheer funk of "she blows me away" and his own tribute to Freddie "phoenix sons" is sublime......sorry, but this album comes up short for those two major omissions. |
| The Fairy King 08.11.2010 11:36 |
Wow it's not even remotely funny -.- |
| sharoncooper 08.11.2010 11:44 |
That is exciting! John was my second fave, long ago. Glad to hear he might be back!!!!!!Awsome!!!!!He did write some myfavorite songs.Not as many as Fred. |
| YannickJoker 08.11.2010 14:12 |
The last time I heard anything about John he was making a new solo album, "Forever A Silhouette". Did anything ever come of it? |
| DQ1 08.11.2010 14:55 |
John is currently working on the album with his newly formed band "WhoBeQ". Rumours are that he's also gonna tour (2011) with these guys!! The members of his new band "WhoBeQ" are: John Entwistle Cozy Powell George Harrison The first single is called "Back From a Holiday" |
| Fireplace 08.11.2010 15:17 |
Man In Shadows is simply a great album. I just can't believe John was so stupid as to use the bass line of Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" without permission. That must have cost him a fortune! |
| YannickJoker 08.11.2010 15:41 |
This info just in: One of the tracks on John's new album is called 'Twas A Very Long Ski Trip'. |
| matt z 08.11.2010 16:17 |
I just have the Japanese Test Pressing from 07 before it was decided to shelve the album to a future date (if at all)... ...Something about how it'd take away the momentum of the forthcoming QPR album... However the test pressing cites differing versions of the tracks 1. Another Me 2. Daydream 3. Deacon Blues 4. Spooners n Cakes 5. Boys 6. Impostor 7. I am Who am I 8. Mercury Times 9. When it's over, it's over!! 10. When we were queens Until recently i didn't even KNOW there was artwork! hell i never even heard of the bonus tracks.. i guess that's the benefit of being in the UK eh? I also heard a RUMOR about a collaboration... something to do with DUST... like the expression "Once bitten twice shy"... a remix of AOBTD.. but that was years ago... anyone know about it? |
| GratefulFan 08.11.2010 17:13 |
Well, look like this is for real. The B side of the first single has been leaked on YouTube. It's a surprisingly bluesy number called 'If I Don't Cash the Cheques (Who Will?)' Impressive stuff! |
| YannickJoker 08.11.2010 19:17 |
Full tracklist for his new album 'Forever A Silhouette' has JUST been released! 1. Back From A Holiday 2. On My Lap 3. So Much Money Left To Spend 4. A Very Bad Hair Day 5. Twas A Very Long Ski Trip 6. No More Tours (I Don't Want To Get Out Of This Comfy Chair) 7. If I Don't Cash the Cheques (Who Will?) 8. She Was Very Cheap 9. I Like To Watch TV 10. Lots o' Spare Time I'm so excited! |
| emrabt 09.11.2010 00:54 |
Full tracklist for his new album 'Forever A Silhouette' has JUST been released! 1. Back From A Holiday 2. On My Lap 3. So Much Money Left To Spend 4. A Very Bad Hair Day 5. Twas A Very Long Ski Trip 6. No More Tours (I Don't Want To Get Out Of This Comfy Chair) 7. If I Don't Cash the Cheques (Who Will?) 8. She Was Very Cheap 9. I Like To Watch TV 10. Lots o' Spare Time ======================================== You've missed 3: 11. long night with the stripper 12. Eat it here (or take it away) 13. Don’t kill badgers or foxes or plants. (with brain May) At least those are 3 of the 4 from the australian promo CD. |
| YannickJoker 09.11.2010 13:37 |
Those three are only given away on the SE which will be limited to 4,000 copies. The fourth track is a hidden message and will be heard on every copy. No official word has been heard on this hidden message. Has anybody found the artwork yet? |
| matt z 09.11.2010 15:47 |
Wiley wrote: I guess I always assumed it was John playing the piano, which was amazing considering he had been using a prosthetic hand since his '98 strip club accident. Ah... John's a good bloke... tipped the lass a few quid for a nice rump shinin o' me trousers he did! Jolly good fellow. We shared a few pints and enjoyed the ambiance... couldn't think of a better guy to be around at the time. (C'mon.. just let John enjoy it) |
| Fireplace 10.11.2010 20:56 |
YannickJoker wrote: Those three are only given away on the SE which will be limited to 4,000 copies. The fourth track is a hidden message and will be heard on every copy. No official word has been heard on this hidden message. Has anybody found the artwork yet? I have reason to believe it may be "property of Queen Productions". No idea what that means though. |
| Dane 11.11.2010 04:47 |
John does not have a prosthetic hand. He shattered two of his Metacarpusea during that fight, these were replaced with titanium prosthetics. He can still use both his hands, though on his injured hand he has no feeling in his thumb due to nerve damage. That was 12 years ago. I believe he is currently residing on Bali (Benoa) and Roger Taylor has actually visited him last July. It is unclear what they discussed. I bet it's not a reunion! |
| Wiley 11.11.2010 11:24 |
Dane wrote: John does not have a prosthetic hand. He shattered two of his Metacarpusea during that fight, these were replaced with titanium prosthetics. He can still use both his hands, though on his injured hand he has no feeling in his thumb due to nerve damage. That was 12 years ago. I believe he is currently residing on Bali (Benoa) and Roger Taylor has actually visited him last July. It is unclear what they discussed. I bet it's not a reunion! --------- I heard it was not titanium but Adamantium, however nobody has ever confirmed this (and lived to tell...) |
| YannickJoker 24.11.2010 23:17 |
FINALLY! Details regarding John's new single have been released! Here's the artwork. I can't wait! |
| matt z 26.11.2010 16:09 |
YannickJoker wrote: FINALLY! Details regarding John's new single have been released! Here's the artwork. I can't wait! AWEEEEESSSOMEEE!!! but god... the poor man's eyesight must be failing... no wonder he stepped off the stage! Maybe all those years and tours with those massive lighting rigs have done in his retinas... no wonder he hangs in the dark rooms... :-/ But personally... i liked the other chicks better... Can't wait for the single!!!!!!!!!!! ;) |
| Holly2003 28.11.2010 06:17 |
Let's not forget Deaky's team-up with ELO & ONJ. That's John roller skating on the tightrope: link |