QueenZone discussion #1469205
Brian May teases unheard recordings featuring David Bowie and Queen
| Anton3283 18.06.2017 23:37 |
link The 69-year-old guitarist has recalled how the late 'Golden Years' hitmaker and his bandmate, the late Freddie Mercury, "locked horns" during the recording of 'Under Pressure', the biggest hit from 1982 LP 'Hot Space', but now he tries to focus only on the "wonderful" memories he has of that time, and revealed there is still music that hasn't "come to light" yet. He said: "It wasn't easy because we were all precocious boys and David was very... forceful, yes. "Freddie and David locked horns, without a doubt. But those are the things that happen in a studio, that's when the sparks fly and that's why it turned out so great. "[They locked horns] in subtle ways, like who would arrive last at the studio. So it was sort of wonderful and terrible. But in my mind, I remember the wonderful now, more than the terrible. "And not all of what we did in those sessions has ever come to light, so there's a thought..." After Freddie died in 1991, Queen were advised to hire George Michael as a replacement frontman, but despite the late 'Careless Whisper' hitmaker's powerful duet with them on 'Somebody To Love' at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness in 1992, Brian insists it would "never have worked" with the singer. He told Mojo magazine: "George was fantastic [at the gig]. I remember hearing his voice sizzling out on our monitors, and it was very close to the way Freddie sounded. "A lot of people said we should have taken George on as singer for the band after that, but it never would have worked. George was headed in a very different direction." The 'We Will Rock You' hitmaker was distraught when George passed away in December at the age of just 53. He said: "I never thought we'd be losing George so soon. It was such a shock, and so very sad. He was a great guy." |
| k-m 19.06.2017 05:40 |
Wish Brian could finally give it a rest. Just release what's left on an anthology and that's it. I can already see how they are going to build another compilation around it... |
| brians wig 19.06.2017 08:21 |
Well it could simply be little more than the demo we already have from years ago: "Feel Like". |
| RS_Protos 19.06.2017 08:49 |
I thought there's not much left, LOL.......... |
| Anton3283 19.06.2017 09:45 |
RS_Protos wrote: I thought there's not much left, LOL..........Not much. I think we know these unreleased songs. |
| Anton3283 19.06.2017 09:47 |
brians wig wrote: Well it could simply be little more than the demo we already have from years ago: "Feel Like".Cool cat with Bowie don't forget. Feel like and probably go crazy(early version) |
| Anton3283 19.06.2017 09:48 |
k-m wrote: Wish Brian could finally give it a rest. Just release what's left on an anthology and that's it. I can already see how they are going to build another compilation around it...Well while they are in research new good singers for live performances long awaiting anthology will be released NEVER |
| IanR 19.06.2017 10:53 |
I predicted this back in 2013: /queenzone/1350143.html It seems that Brian is talking about 'I Don't Want To Be A Rolling Stone' !!! |
| Anton3283 19.06.2017 11:24 |
I suppose that this was only recall nothing more. No sense to wait another compilation . Because we again will hear from Brian and Roger words that they didn't want compilation album. |
| musicland munich 19.06.2017 22:23 |
Mack stated that Bowie was so coked during the mixing process of "Under Pressure" that he gave the other Queen guys a call from the studio to pick him ( David ) up to do a session or whatever. Mack was pissed just by the physical presence of David...hearing him breathing and snorting coke :) So, maybe there is some overspill from that day :) |
| BETA215 19.06.2017 23:34 |
So, the songs they supposedly recorded were: 1. Under Pressure (final version); 2. his 'father' Feel Like (early version); 3. Cool Cat (almost final version with Bowie's vocals); and 4. I Don't Want To Be A Rolling Stone (early version of I Go Crazy). Am I forgetting anything? |
| Anton3283 19.06.2017 23:45 |
musicland munich wrote: Mack stated that Bowie was so coked during the mixing process of "Under Pressure" that he gave the other Queen guys a call from the studio to pick him ( David ) up to do a session or whatever. Mack was pissed just by the physical presence of David...hearing him breathing and snorting coke :) So, maybe there is some overspill from that day :)Can we trust Mack? |
| musicland munich 19.06.2017 23:54 |
Anton3283 wrote:He's a human I guess. With all the problems that humans do have.musicland munich wrote: Mack stated that Bowie was so coked during the mixing process of "Under Pressure" that he gave the other Queen guys a call from the studio to pick him ( David ) up to do a session or whatever. Mack was pissed just by the physical presence of David...hearing him breathing and snorting coke :) So, maybe there is some overspill from that day :)Can we trust Mack? Anyway I trust him more than BM for example... I don't think he sucked it out of his fingers ;) |
| thomasquinn 32989 20.06.2017 00:18 |
The thing is - these sessions came a couple of *years* after Bowie's 1978 move away from cocaine. I find claims about Bowie being completely coked up at the time very suspect - as they flatly contradict numerous examples of testimony from many people all around Bowie. He might've been drinking more or less heavily, but he almost certainly wasn't doing a lot of coke. |
| Anton3283 20.06.2017 01:41 |
musicland munich wrote:Well Mack is a human no one deny it, but question can we trust Mack words.Anton3283 wrote:He's a human I guess. With all the problems that humans do have. Anyway I trust him more than BM for example... I don't think he sucked it out of his fingers ;)musicland munich wrote: Mack stated that Bowie was so coked during the mixing process of "Under Pressure" that he gave the other Queen guys a call from the studio to pick him ( David ) up to do a session or whatever. Mack was pissed just by the physical presence of David...hearing him breathing and snorting coke :) So, maybe there is some overspill from that day :)Can we trust Mack? |
| Togg 20.06.2017 05:54 |
RS_Protos wrote: I thought there's not much left, LOL..........There isn't Brian can only remember Cool Cat |
| SpaceGrey 20.06.2017 06:38 |
Togg wrote:The problem is not that anyone remembers anything, but the fact that no one wants to take the time to release studio rare materialRS_Protos wrote: I thought there's not much left, LOL..........There isn't Brian can only remember Cool Cat |
| Sebastian 20.06.2017 06:43 |
BETA215 wrote: So, the songs they supposedly recorded were: 1. Under Pressure (final version); 2. his 'father' Feel Like (early version); 3. Cool Cat (almost final version with Bowie's vocals); and 4. I Don't Want To Be A Rolling Stone (early version of I Go Crazy). Am I forgetting anything?I think Frederick said they started off just playing their old songs, so it wouldn't be surprising if they ran through Queen and Bowie classics... but there's no way of telling, until we ask the right people, if those jams were recorded. |
| cmsdrums 20.06.2017 06:45 |
I'm sure I've read these words from Brian before.....I have a feeling this is just a rehash of an old piece?? |
| dysan 20.06.2017 06:54 |
Bowie relaxed his drug use while in Berlin but he dabbled after. Notably Scary Monsters which is just before the time we're talking about. Depends on the company, and I can imagine Freddie and Roger were happy to get stuck in. Interestingly, in late 1979 Bowie did sessions that involved rerecording Space Oddity, Boys Keep Swinging and Panic In Detroit (rather curious for Bowie to look back) so it's fair to say he'd have be happy to get recordings of Queen jamming out some of his old stuff (after all, Ronson was a big influence on May), and the other way around (same). Especially as Queen were massive in America at that point, and Bowie was massive in UK - a flip for each other at that point. It's widely known they jammed, so I can imagine the tape was rolling (see bootlegs for jam sessions featuring Mott / Lou Reed / reputedly Bowie jamming old RNR numbers. |
| Cruella de Vil 20.06.2017 07:13 |
I am just waiting for the William Orbit Mix of Cool Cat, or maybe perhaps the Brian Eno 'Berlin Mix'! |
| SpaceGrey 20.06.2017 07:41 |
Cruella de Vil wrote: I am just waiting for the William Orbit Mix of Cool Cat, or maybe perhaps the Brian Eno 'Berlin Mix'!Oh shit. all that crap again. Only not Orbit or anyone else. |
| SpaceGrey 20.06.2017 08:03 |
I feel his aka recalls looks like promote new another one trip with lambert. This guy will be sing aka new song which will be released in new unwanted compilation |
| dysan 20.06.2017 09:09 |
Weirdly, I think GHIII would've benefited being released more recently to include work with PR and AL. At least they are part of the legacy rather than certain other 'guests' we got on there. |
| The Real Wizard 20.06.2017 17:42 |
Anton3283 wrote: Because we again will hear from Brian and Roger words that they didn't want compilation album.And that may well be true. It's not them that make those decisions - their record label does. Major artists constantly have to deal with pressures from the business, as the labels want to make money. |
| AlexRocks 21.06.2017 03:32 |
Oh, gross! A spill over?! From Bowie?! Disgusting! Jesus! |
| SpaceGrey 21.06.2017 03:37 |
AlexRocks wrote: Oh, gross! A spill over?! From Bowie?! Disgusting! Jesus!I do not see anything disgusting.Not the fact that will be released. |