| joesilvey 08.08.2014 15:25 |
U.S. Radio & TV personality, best-selling author, and hard rock and heavy metal advocate Eddie Trunk just released a brief podcast interview with Brian May, recorded prior to their New Jersey show with Adam a few weeks ago... He spoke about the "Queen Forever" album saying, in part, that it contained Love Kills, Let Me In (Your Heart Again), and some things with Michael Jackson. |
| GERRYISADICK 08.08.2014 15:32 |
Dear God no MJ stuff please! |
| jacksonmerc 08.08.2014 15:45 |
Why not? Anything with Freddie should be welcomed with both arms wide open. Better in our collection than locked in the vaults forever. |
| brENsKi 08.08.2014 16:17 |
jacksonmerc wrote: Why not? Anything with Freddie should be welcomed with both arms wide open.anything???? does that include Freddie "farting into a jar"??? if not then don't say "anything" |
| GERRYISADICK 08.08.2014 16:19 |
brENsKi wrote:Somebody would buy that you never knowjacksonmerc wrote: Why not? Anything with Freddie should be welcomed with both arms wide open.anything???? does that include Freddie "farting into a jar"??? if not then don't say "anything" |
| musicland munich 08.08.2014 17:05 |
^Nervensäge ! |
| jacksonmerc 08.08.2014 17:34 |
Fart in a jar? Bring it on. make it a lidded super deluxe version! sheer fart attack! |
| MadTheSwine73 08.08.2014 17:55 |
link At 17:25, Brian gets asked about new material. |
| scottmax 08.08.2014 20:24 |
And Deaky on bass |
| Day dop 08.08.2014 23:59 |
Let Me In (Your Heart Again) is a great little number. I'm looking forward to hearing Freddie's vocals on that one. Anyone know when it would've been recorded? |
| kosimodo 09.08.2014 00:41 |
@scottmax: deaky on bass?!?!?!!1!?! |
| vonkeil 09.08.2014 00:59 |
Day dop wrote: Let Me In (Your Heart Again) is a great little number. I'm looking forward to hearing Freddie's vocals on that one. Anyone know when it would've been recorded?Los Angeles 1983, according to Brian. |
| scottmax 09.08.2014 02:44 |
kosimodo wrote: @scottmax: deaky on bass?!?!?!!1!?!On Let Me In Your Heart Again anyway . That's what the Dr said! |
| MrFunster 09.08.2014 04:21 |
This is good news ! I hope Queen will ad their version of Man Made Paradise + a unknown song which is totally new for us. I guess There must be more to life than this will be with MJ, Victory without MJ, and please skip State of shock, simply because it is boring song. |
| Marknow 09.08.2014 06:12 |
I'm more excited about the Rainbow '74 release to be honest, so far we have a reworked Love Kills, a Anita Dobson cover and a few tracks with a suspected kidde fiddler. Is there any original work on the album? Sounds very recycled to me, lots of stuff we have already heard just wrapped up in a new bow. |
| inu-liger 09.08.2014 06:31 |
"a Anita Dobson cover" How's it a "cover" when her version was recorded a good 4 years after the original Queen version?? That's a pretty unfair statement to make there dude, and I almost NEVER disagree with you elsewhere! |
| Marknow 09.08.2014 07:51 |
You are right Inu. But.. :) It's a cover in commercial terms, which came first? The Anita Dobson version. It will probably sound good and of course it will as a Queen track. I am looking at this from a marketing point of view, you always put your best out front in the front window, the best of this album is a reworked Fred track which I like but it's not original work neither is the Dobson track yes I acknowledge Queen recorded it first but again it's recycled stuff we have heard in someway already, Anita used Freddie's vocal track as a guide so it's going to be very similar. If this is the cream of the crop I am prepared for disappointment. I'm not trying to be negative here and I understand I am in the vast minority but I think this album will be a let down. I think old age is making me a bit conservative and I do wonder if they should be reworking tracks just because they have a Freddie vocal track. |
| GERRYISADICK 09.08.2014 07:55 |
Have we heard let me in ( your heart again) before? |
| rocknrolllover 09.08.2014 07:57 |
Jefffab1995 wrote: Have we heard let me in ( your heart again) before?If only from Anita lips, not Freddie. |
| GERRYISADICK 09.08.2014 07:58 |
Ok didn't know anita recorded it |
| rocknrolllover 09.08.2014 08:15 |
Jefffab1995 wrote: Ok didn't know anita recorded itI sure on 100 percent that from Freddie's lips it'll be sound more powerful. |
| scottmax 09.08.2014 08:17 |
^^^^^ oh god he's replying to himself! |
| rocknrolllover 09.08.2014 08:23 |
scottmax wrote: ^^^^^ oh god he's replying to himself!What do you mean? |
| scottmax 09.08.2014 09:10 |
We all know you're the same person |
| rocknrolllover 09.08.2014 09:10 |
scottmax wrote: We all know you're the same personNo, I don't |
| GERRYISADICK 09.08.2014 09:20 |
scottmax wrote: We all know you're the same personNo he is a russian Im a cool american! |
| rocknrolllover 09.08.2014 09:24 |
Jefffab1995 wrote:You're great jeffab 1995,scottmax wrote: We all know you're the same personNo he is a russian Im a cool american! I'm great too. |
| GERRYISADICK 09.08.2014 09:36 |
Mh17 |
| whynot 09.08.2014 11:27 |
Oh no, not again Freddie solo songs on a Queen album. Freddie solo is Freddie solo and not Queen. The did the same on the Made in Heaven album and these songs had nothing to do with Queen. |
| andyb1968 09.08.2014 11:56 |
Quite a few of the tracks from Mr bad guy were tracks Queen rejected ! |
| AlbaNo1 09.08.2014 12:16 |
Just listened to Anita Dobson's version of Let Me in Your Heart Again, sounds like a lightweight pastiche of an Abba song with additional "trademark" guitar from Brian May.Freddie would obviously improve it but theres limits. I fear the album will be on the mawkish side. |
| inu-liger 09.08.2014 13:19 |
Jefffab1995 wrote:Would you possibly care to do what the "Russian" has so far refused to do and care to prove who you are? (Even if it's in a private message with some privacy clauses attached) :)scottmax wrote: We all know you're the same personNo he is a russian Im a cool american! |
| Band Forever 09.08.2014 13:26 |
I am really looking forward to this release. Queen are working with a brilliant producer in William Orbit, so rather than speculating we should all wait and look forward to the day the album is released. Even Lambert said that Queen had released a beautiful version of Love Kills! |
| cmsdrums 09.08.2014 15:36 |
Are we all absolutely sure that Love Kills on the album will have Freddie's vocals, and hasn't been re-recorded by Lambert?? A horrific thought I know, but just reading Brian's quote about it where he says of 'Love Kills'; "which you'll hear in the show AND which we do with Adam". I pray I'm reading far too much into it...... |
| MrFunster 09.08.2014 15:48 |
Queen forever is all about the vaults, no current recordings ! |
| shamar 09.08.2014 16:05 |
Sweet mama... ANOTHER compilation? And just 2 new songs? (I believe they put in "Victory" too). Anyway, won't buy it. |
| Bo Alex 09.08.2014 20:55 |
Queen Forever is a shit name. |
| GERRYISADICK 09.08.2014 21:04 |
Yes like what they'd release if queen broke up |
| Heavenite 09.08.2014 23:31 |
Bo Alex wrote: Queen Forever is a shit name.It is! It's a completely shit name!! But Brian only mentions two Jacko songs! Could they be holding one back for the next release? I think so....maybe |
| Heavenite 09.08.2014 23:36 |
scottmax wrote:My money is on Deaky being on all tracks! This stuff was obviously recorded when Freddie was alive and John was still in the band It makes sense!kosimodo wrote: @scottmax: deaky on bass?!?!?!!1!?!On Let Me In Your Heart Again anyway . That's what the Dr said! |
| cmsdrums 10.08.2014 04:12 |
Brian confirms in the interview that John's bass parts are on Let Me In Your Heart (Again) |
| andyb1968 10.08.2014 06:34 |
LMIYHA was a completed track though, not used originally on the works ( if I remember right ) so John would be on it, but he won't be on the Jacko tracks or love kills, probably Brian playing bass, as he's the one whose finished the tracks off. |
| Heavenite 10.08.2014 07:18 |
I see! :-( |
| andyb1968 10.08.2014 10:25 |
I still think this is going to be a hugely disappointing compilation, a lot of people have got really excited, as if it is a brand new album ! With time and care we could have had mih 2, even if Brian & Roger had recorded new tracks themselves, that WOULD have been exciting. But we do have live at the Rainbow which is exciting :-) |
| Russian Headlong 10.08.2014 11:00 |
Agree about covering Freddie solo songs, don't like that although a heavy rock version of love kills would sound good. Hate Queen forever, shit name I suspect it will be basically a crap compilation like Absolute Greatest whatever or Greatest Hits 3. Dump Lambert, He was the reason Sonisphere was cancelled in 2012, get back Paul Rodgers or get Marc Martel, Justin Hawkins or Matt Bellamy singing. What's the point of Queen extravaganza if BM and RT still tour as Queen? C-lebrity is exactly what Lambert is!!!! |
| Kevinrm15 10.08.2014 11:10 |
yeah I figured that one was coming. Nice to have a few tracks but if everything else is the same album tracks I have I'm gonna skip buying the cd and just buy the songs |
| rocknrolllover 10.08.2014 11:59 |
Kevinrm15 wrote: yeah I figured that one was coming. Nice to have a few tracks but if everything else is the same album tracks I have I'm gonna skip buying the cd and just buy the songsAgreed. How good that torrents exists. you have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the product before buying. |
| andyb1968 10.08.2014 12:32 |
I don't get where this idea comes from that sonisphere was cancelled because Q+AL couldn't sell tickets ? It was cancelled because the whole weekend was undersold ! Given the promotion that this N.American tour got, similar promotion in Europe would have the same effect, Q+PR was very poorly promoted. |
| Kevinrm15 10.08.2014 12:53 |
cmsdrums wrote: Are we all absolutely sure that Love Kills on the album will have Freddie's vocals, and hasn't been re-recorded by Lambert?? A horrific thought I know, but just reading Brian's quote about it where he says of 'Love Kills'; "which you'll hear in the show AND which we do with Adam". I pray I'm reading far too much into it......I can speak on behalf of all things official...you ARE reading too much into it. You have NOTHING to worry about. |
| inu-liger 10.08.2014 14:03 |
andyb1968 wrote:I don't get where this idea comes from that sonisphere was cancelled because Q+AL couldn't sell tickets ? It was cancelled because the whole weekend was undersold !But of course however, some people would rather not let facts get in their way of maintaining a delusional bias. If Q+AL were the supposed reason for Sonisphere's cancellation, then tell me why Summer Sonic and Super Sonic are still going on? OH, that's right, they have ticket sales propping it up! So much for that "Q+AL tour is not going to sell any tickets" schtick. |
| shamar 10.08.2014 15:39 |
Russian Headlong wrote: ... a heavy rock version of love kills would sound good.I'm almost sure that it won't be. It'll be "close to" live, slow version. What is much more logical if the album is sorted as "ballad album". |
| Mr.QueenFan 10.08.2014 17:58 |
andyb1968 wrote: Quite a few of the tracks from Mr bad guy were tracks Queen rejected !That is a myth! Freddie stated that if it wasn't good for Queen, then he woudn't use it on his solo album. "Mr Bad Guy" is a perfect album for me. Brian was pissed that Freddie asked another guitar player to play his style instead of him. People can complain about production, but from a compositional point of view, it was perfect - Queen members know it, and any composer will tell you that. All songs written by Freddie Mercury. Respect! He made an album that puts Queen's "The Game", and "The works" to shame. Obviously he saved the best songs for his solo project, not the rejected ones. |
| akan 11.08.2014 01:59 |
Russian Headlong wrote: Agree about covering Freddie solo songs, don't like that although a heavy rock version of love kills would sound good. Hate Queen forever, shit name I suspect it will be basically a crap compilation like Absolute Greatest whatever or Greatest Hits 3. Dump Lambert, He was the reason Sonisphere was cancelled in 2012, get back Paul Rodgers or get Marc Martel, Justin Hawkins or Matt Bellamy singing. What's the point of Queen extravaganza if BM and RT still tour as Queen? C-lebrity is exactly what Lambert is!!!!Well...it's an off topic argument...but I totally agree with you! |
| ITSM 11.08.2014 02:38 |
As long as there's ONE good new Freddie-track, I'll be happy. But of course I hope for more. |
| cmsdrums 11.08.2014 02:53 |
Kevinrm15 wrote:Thank you!!!cmsdrums wrote: Are we all absolutely sure that Love Kills on the album will have Freddie's vocals, and hasn't been re-recorded by Lambert?? A horrific thought I know, but just reading Brian's quote about it where he says of 'Love Kills'; "which you'll hear in the show AND which we do with Adam". I pray I'm reading far too much into it......I can speak on behalf of all things official...you ARE reading too much into it. You have NOTHING to worry about. |
| mike hunt 11.08.2014 03:07 |
This new album is sounding like MIH 2, without the excitement of the 3 last Freddie recordings. MIH was mostly old songs reworked and was mostly ballads. much like this album is shaping up to be. I wonder if "forever" from the magic sessions is gonna be on it. The album is gonna be called forever after all. |
| BETA215 11.08.2014 03:28 |
mike hunt wrote: [...] I wonder if "forever" from the magic sessions is gonna be on it. [...] Well, you know. Forever is a "demo", or instrumental, or something-like-that of WWTLF, so I don't think Forever will be in Queen Forever. |
| thomasquinn 32989 11.08.2014 04:42 |
Mr.QueenFan wrote:No, it wasn't. It was some of Freddie's least imaginative writing ever. SOME of the lyrics are pretty good, and SOME of the melodies are fairly decent, but the harmonies and arrangements are not up to his standards. There is a good reason that the album flopped whereas The Works did moderately well - even The Works was just a better album than Mr. Bad Guy. That doesn't mean you can't like Mr. Bad Guy, I like it too, but it's definitely a worse album than The Game and The Works, the examples you mention, and not just from a production point of view, but from a compositional angle too.andyb1968 wrote: Quite a few of the tracks from Mr bad guy were tracks Queen rejected !People can complain about production, but from a compositional point of view, it was perfect - Queen members know it, and any composer will tell you that. All songs written by Freddie Mercury. Respect! |
| akan 11.08.2014 05:39 |
thomasquinn 32989 wrote:I agree with you. I bought the FM 10CD+2DVD box collection when it was released, and I listened to Mr. Bad. Guy for 1 time only. I hate that album, I hate it soo much that I always forget that it exists. The great solo stuff by Freddie was the Barcelona album in my opinion.Mr.QueenFan wrote:No, it wasn't. It was some of Freddie's least imaginative writing ever. SOME of the lyrics are pretty good, and SOME of the melodies are fairly decent, but the harmonies and arrangements are not up to his standards. There is a good reason that the album flopped whereas The Works did moderately well - even The Works was just a better album than Mr. Bad Guy. That doesn't mean you can't like Mr. Bad Guy, I like it too, but it's definitely a worse album than The Game and The Works, the examples you mention, and not just from a production point of view, but from a compositional angle too.andyb1968 wrote: Quite a few of the tracks from Mr bad guy were tracks Queen rejected !People can complain about production, but from a compositional point of view, it was perfect - Queen members know it, and any composer will tell you that. All songs written by Freddie Mercury. Respect! |
| Heavenite 11.08.2014 06:10 |
I think the production of Mr Bad Guy certainly lacked something. Having a Brian-like guitarist is nowhere near the same as having Brian. And Brian not being their to influence sound might have also been a factor in production, even if that was not necesarily strictly his role. And obviously, as always, it's a matter of taste. But Mr Bad Guy was the source of the posthumous number UK hit Living On My Own, not my favourite I admit! But Made in Heaven and I Was Born to Love You weren't too bad as singles and were fairly successful as I recall and ultimately made it to MIH. So the album has produced some significant hits and is likely to continue to contribute at least one more track to the Queen catalogue. Probably two I would think. Personally I also really like Mr Bad Guy and There Must Be More To Life Than This, the latter which would be a single at some stage with Jacko I would think. And other people have mentioned Man Made Paradise as a possible track. Might be interesting to hear an alternative vocal at the end from Freddie. No doubt he tried lots of different things to get it the way he wanted it. |
| k-m 11.08.2014 08:24 |
I must say I lost any excitement I had for this album. I suspect it will be a distillation of "Deep Cuts" trilogy plus a few "new" recordings, mostly reworked versions of stuff we already heard before. My last hope is that Brian is keeping something secret from us and that there will be at least one more proper Queen track on it, not heard before in any shape or form. Otherwise, new version of "Love Kills" seems to be the highlight. I don't want to listen to Anita's take on "Let Me In", but I'm pretty sure we're entering "My Life Has Been Saved" territory here. |
| brians wig 11.08.2014 12:15 |
vonkeil wrote:Interesting, especially as I'm 100% sure Greg Brooks said he found it on the end of a "AKOM" session tape, at a convention in Prestatyn (2007?) and therefore dated it as '86.Day dop wrote: Let Me In (Your Heart Again) is a great little number. I'm looking forward to hearing Freddie's vocals on that one. Anyone know when it would've been recorded?Los Angeles 1983, according to Brian. Maybe it had been reworked then and dropped and that's why it was fresh in Brian's mind for the Anita album in '88? |
| MackMantilla 12.08.2014 16:41 |
brians wig wrote:Interesting fact.vonkeil wrote:Interesting, especially as I'm 100% sure Greg Brooks said he found it on the end of a "AKOM" session tape, at a convention in Prestatyn (2007?) and therefore dated it as '86. Maybe it had been reworked then and dropped and that's why it was fresh in Brian's mind for the Anita album in '88?Day dop wrote: Let Me In (Your Heart Again) is a great little number. I'm looking forward to hearing Freddie's vocals on that one. Anyone know when it would've been recorded?Los Angeles 1983, according to Brian. |
| princetom 13.08.2014 07:46 |
The exciting thing about "Let me in..." for me is if the outro features those vocal adlibs that -some time ago- were presumed to be done by freddie. aaaand if the guitar stays that annoying prominent for that song. i really hope for a GOOD production. we'll see... |