| theCro 04.11.2015 22:14 |
This isn't the truth.. why is he saying this? link |
| mr mason 05.11.2015 01:11 |
Coz hes going senile! |
| mr mason 05.11.2015 03:25 |
I think he sang some of 'Rogers' lyrics,maybe thats a first,personally i think he should stop singing now,his voice sounds strained and weaker than normal! |
| Supersonic_Man89 05.11.2015 05:52 |
It is weird that he would make such a bold statement which is so untrue. He may have not sung that part of it before....but say that, don't say what you said! |
| Sebastian 05.11.2015 06:32 |
mr mason wrote: I think he sang some of 'Rogers' lyrics,maybe thats a firstIf you mean 'No-One But You', it's not - it was the last encore on his 'Another World' tour in autumn '98. He did sing Roger's part on his solo tour. So, rather than a first, it's a forty-third. |
| Back2TheLight 05.11.2015 13:16 |
He wrote the song. He's entitled to sing the whole damn thing! Lol |
| dive2063 05.11.2015 14:11 |
I remember when Bri and Rog performed It's A Hard Life with Tom Chaplin, and Brian also said that this song was never played live before. This was the time when I asked myself: "Hmmm... What about The Works Tour?!" It seems to be Bri got the memory problems progressed... |
| matt z 06.11.2015 00:16 |
dive2063 wrote: I remember when Bri and Rog performed It's A Hard Life with Tom Chaplin, and Brian also said that this song was never played live before. This was the time when I asked myself: "Hmmm... What about The Works Tour?!" It seems to be Bri got the memory problems progressed...I thought about that too. ... thinking maybe they'd just never performed it in those territories. But of course. . They played WEMBLEY arena for a few days in that region so it's all just something sketchy. Maybe the good Dr smokes the good reefer... Or as we used to call him in the band: Dr Greens. |
| Sebastian 06.11.2015 06:47 |
dive2063 wrote: It seems to be Bri got the memory problems progressed...I don't think they 'progressed.' As early as 1978 he was struggling with remembering which album 'Love of My Life' (then quite a recent song) was on. In his defence, though, the overwhelming majority of what he says is probably spot-on. I remember (and point out) his slips because they're quite funny, and because they sort of support my point: what for plenty of people could be a defining moment of their lives, for Brian could've been just another day in the office. In this particular case, 'No-One But You' was a piece he sang in public as a frequent (though not fixed) second encore on a tour that lasted about three months. Considering last July he turned 796 months old, he's spent 99.62% of his life *not* doing tours that feature 'No-One But You'. Moreover, late '98 was quite a dark period in his life: he lost his mum around those days, he'd also lost Cozy, he nearly lost Anita since he cheated on her (and the press found out and made it public), his solo career was a catastrophic fail compared to what he could get (in terms of audience, money and media coverage) by using the band's name and logo ... so he's more than entitled not to remember every detail about one of the worst 0.38% periods of his life. |
| Vocal harmony 06.11.2015 07:16 |
^^^^ so true. In fact in the past BM has reelected this in some if his comments when talking about film of gigs such as The Raindow or Montreal. It's clear seeing these things after so many years jogs his memory. There is noway he could remember playing every song the band performed. |
| brunogorski 06.11.2015 09:01 |
Sebastian wrote:As always, you're correct.dive2063 wrote: It seems to be Bri got the memory problems progressed...I don't think they 'progressed.' As early as 1978 he was struggling with remembering which album 'Love of My Life' (then quite a recent song) was on. In his defence, though, the overwhelming majority of what he says is probably spot-on. I remember (and point out) his slips because they're quite funny, and because they sort of support my point: what for plenty of people could be a defining moment of their lives, for Brian could've been just another day in the office. In this particular case, 'No-One But You' was a piece he sang in public as a frequent (though not fixed) second encore on a tour that lasted about three months. Considering last July he turned 796 months old, he's spent 99.62% of his life *not* doing tours that feature 'No-One But You'. Moreover, late '98 was quite a dark period in his life: he lost his mum around those days, he'd also lost Cozy, he nearly lost Anita since he cheated on her (and the press found out and made it public), his solo career was a catastrophic fail compared to what he could get (in terms of audience, money and media coverage) by using the band's name and logo ... so he's more than entitled not to remember every detail about one of the worst 0.38% periods of his life. |
| Holly2003 06.11.2015 09:10 |
"Considering last July he turned 796 months old, he's spent 99.62% of his life *not* doing tours that feature 'No-One But You'." While sometimes stats like this can be useful, for the most part they're meaningless to analyses events in people's lives. A woman can spend 99.99% of her life not in childbirth, but she will no doubt remember the event very clearly. In this case, No one But You was Queen's last tribute to Fred (or at least that was the idea) and you might think Brian would remember it a bit more clearly than he does. It's more likely he simply says things like this to add a bit of drama to the show, in the same way the Scorpions tell the audience "we're doing a live recording tonight!" to energise the crowd (and of course they're not actually doing a live recording). Probably most people in Brian's concert audience won't know the difference and if it's picked up later on the internet by hardcore Queen fans well why would Brian give a flying fuck? He has, after all, spent the majority of his 796 months on this earth not giving 2 fucks what Queen fans think. Why start now? :) |
| Sebastian 06.11.2015 10:02 |
Vocal harmony wrote: There is noway he could remember playing every song the band performed.And this particular one wasn't performed by the band ... it was performed by the 'other' band (i.e. The Brian May Band), which is even less relevant in the long run. brunogorski wrote: As always, you're correct.Oh no... not always, not even 'often.' It doesn't bother me, though, since being proved right or being proved wrong yield the same effect: getting closer to the truth (unattainable as it ultimately might be). Holly2003 wrote: While sometimes stats like this can be useful, for the most part they're meaningless to analyses events in people's lives.On its own, yes, but that's why I added the comment about late '98 being a dark period in his life. It's far more possible that, when he thinks back about those months, he'll remember his mum's anaeurism, his own infidelity (and how the press made it public) and how much he missed Cozy (especially comparing him to Eric Singer, which is like going from an F1 car to a second-hand rudimentary Zafira). The exact set-list of a tour (which was hardly one of the top 20 tours of his career) isn't on top of his priorities of the '1998 set of memories.' Holly2003 wrote: A woman can spend 99.99% of her life not in childbirth, but she will no doubt remember the event very clearly.Unless she's been sedated :) Holly2003 wrote: No one But You was Queen's last tribute to Fred (or at least that was the idea) and you might think Brian would remember it a bit more clearly than he does.I think he surely remembers having written, demo'd, recorded and re-arranged the song (and turning it to an almost Queen track when Roger and John were summoned), but he doesn't necessarily remember having performed it on a tour which, again, is probably not even top 20 of his most memorable live ventures. Even for milestone concerts such as Wembley, Budapest or Hyde Park, I wouldn't be surprised if Brian doesn't remember the exact set-lists or which song was played as a second encore (well, to be fair, he might remember there were no encores at Hyde Park, since that was really unusual). For women who were not sedated during childbirth, that moment is amongst the most important 0.01% fractions of their lives. For a man who was struggling with losing his mum, almost losing his marriage, having lost a friend and realising he wouldn't be huge as a solo artist, the exact set-list of a tour that represented less than 0.38% of his life, is certainly not a priority. Holly2003 wrote: It's more likely he simply says things like this to add a bit of drama to the showIt could be both: he wants drama and he doesn't remember every single second-encore he's played. Holly2003 wrote: He has, after all, spent the majority of his 796 months on this earth not giving 2 fucks what Queen fans think. Why start now? :)There I fully agree. |
| Hangman_96 06.11.2015 14:49 |
I couldn't be arsed to watch the whole thing, so could anyone please tell me what song he's even talking about?! |
| tomchristie22 06.11.2015 17:13 |
Val Lurex wrote: I couldn't be arsed to watch the whole thing, so could anyone please tell me what song he's even talking about?!No-One But You |
| Daics 08.11.2015 19:02 |
He also sang it with Roger in Holland, for Queen's Day in 2002. He also sang it in the shower in 1999, with 5ive if memory serves. |