Sounds like some additional production and multitracking on one of the Freddie/Michael Jackson songs. Which they can keep, as far as I'm concerned. I really don't see how anyone can enjoy listening to Michael Jackson.
^I for one love listening to Michael Jackson. All 5 decades of his music.
From sweet country, soul singing, funk, r&b child prodigy to angered alienation, to lyricist, to world pleas, to smooth soul to smooth criminal.
The guy was an undeniable talent. Starting so young, through the abuse and then the lupus, vitiligo, isolated fame and heartache; the guy personifies talent and pain.
I'm not saying that people can't enjoy it, I'm merely saying that I am incapable of understanding what it is that some people find enjoyable in his music. Same thing with ABBA. I cannot for the life of me understand what it is about their music that some people find so appealing.
Well, personally, I find Jackson more appealing as entertainer and dancer. For example, this performance - http://youtu.be/YOY7Y8sTwgY?t=7m16s - there is something about it in my honest opinion.
Obviously, I'm not talking about his music specifically right now, but stage act and dance was just as important if not more important than music in Jackson's case.
thomasquinn 32989 wrote:
I'm not saying that people can't enjoy it, I'm merely saying that I am incapable of understanding what it is that some people find enjoyable in his music. Same thing with ABBA. I cannot for the life of me understand what it is about their music that some people find so appealing.
I think ABBA (Benny and Bjorn really), in their songwriting craft and intricate and brilliant production skills have more in common with Queen than a lot of the supposed big rock bands of the 70s.
You're perfectly within your rights to not like their output, but surely you can appreciate their abilities? I'm the same with a lot of artists (Springsteen is one) where I don't particularly like their music, but can respect what they do and appreciate why others like them.
I generally like William Orbit's work. Strange Cargo III was a good album, and Ray of Light would'n't have been the success it was without his mixing and production. I'll be interested in hearing material he's worked on with Freddie's vocals.
But as far as Jackson's concerned, let's just hope he doesn't ruin anything as much as his Mickey mouse voice ruins There must be more to life than this.
I hope MJ's state holders finally aprove this release to Queen Productions.
It seems like the track(s) would be already worked and finished just waiting to see the light..
matt z wrote:
^I for one love listening to Michael Jackson. All 5 decades of his music.
From sweet country, soul singing, funk, r&b child prodigy to angered alienation, to lyricist, to world pleas, to smooth soul to smooth criminal.
The guy was an undeniable talent. Starting so young, through the abuse and then the lupus, vitiligo, isolated fame and heartache; the guy personifies talent and pain.
I hate Michael Jackson. But what I hate more is the needy-ness of Michael Jackson fans for continuously posting comments about Michael Jackson such as:
Queen are royalty but Michael is the King
I want to hear Michael Jackson/Freddie songs
There is a statue of Freddie and also one of Michael
Freddie and Michael both wore military style jackets
Freddie and Michael are both legends
Complete air of desperation about these Michael Jackson comments drives me crazy about this site about Queen!
thomasquinn 32989 wrote:
I'm not saying that people can't enjoy it, I'm merely saying that I am incapable of understanding what it is that some people find enjoyable in his music. Same thing with ABBA. I cannot for the life of me understand what it is about their music that some people find so appealing.
I think ABBA (Benny and Bjorn really), in their songwriting craft and intricate and brilliant production skills have more in common with Queen than a lot of the supposed big rock bands of the 70s.
You're perfectly within your rights to not like their output, but surely you can appreciate their abilities? I'm the same with a lot of artists (Springsteen is one) where I don't particularly like their music, but can respect what they do and appreciate why others like them.
No, I cannot. If I could, I wouldn't have trouble understanding what people find so appealing about it. I do happen to like Springsteen, but I totally see how he's over-reliant on pentatonic licks and can be very repetitive. As for ABBA, all I hear is lowest-common-denominator production, cheap harmonies and songs that have a nasty tendency of all sounding the same. I find it utterly distasteful. ABBA reminds me of nothing so much as Schlager-music transferred to a pop-setting.
I emphatically do NOT see the similarities with Queen on any front except harmony vocals. Queen are a unique band in that melodic repetition is extremely rare and standard song-form is often abandoned in favor of through-composed pieces. ABBA is the exact opposite in those senses, with unaltered motifs and repetitive verse-chorus structures dominating.
Chief Mouse wrote:
Well, personally, I find Jackson more appealing as entertainer and dancer. For example, this performance - http://youtu.be/YOY7Y8sTwgY?t=7m16s - there is something about it in my honest opinion.
Obviously, I'm not talking about his music specifically right now, but stage act and dance was just as important if not more important than music in Jackson's case.