Hi Everyone!!
After listening to the revisited versions included in the 2011 remasters and the version of "Do not Stop Me Now" included in the soundtrack of the film Bohemian Rhapsody I would go crazy to hear all the discography of Queen passed by this same modern process of mix, don't you think? Listen All the songs mixed with these contemporary mixing techniques, It would be a dream for me ... Does anyone know if there is this future possibility of this happening?
Do Not Lose Your Head
Do Not Try So Hard
Do Not Try Suicide
I Am Going Slightly Mad
We Are All God's People
You Are My Best Friend
I Am In Love With My Car
Now I Am Here
You Do Not Fool Me
Out of any artist around at the same time as Queen in the 70s, their mixes are head and shoulders above pretty much any other, so in response to your question as to whether they should remix anything, my answer is a clear no. Perhaps the first album where they were finding their feet and the drums sound leaves a lot to be desired but other than that, why would you?
Revisiting or re-recording tracks is a different argument (My Life Has Been Saved, or several versions of WWRY for example), and if they wanted to do alternate versions then I wouldn’t mind hearing their current thoughts on how things could/might sound (though the new Don’t Stop Me Now is by no means an improvemt, just an alternative version).
Leaving aside my grammatical error that I admit was very funny for example the version "The Hero" Revisited is incredible, like Rock Montreal, When using these new techniques they appreciate much more the arrangements of the band and that powerful and devastating sound ... Imagine having all the discrography like that! It would be a dream for me...
Bohardy wrote:
Do Not Lose Your Head
Do Not Try So Hard
Do Not Try Suicide
I Am Going Slightly Mad
We Are All God's People
You Are My Best Friend
I Am In Love With My Car
Now I Am Here
You Do Not Fool Me
Bohardy wrote:
Do Not Lose Your Head
Do Not Try So Hard
Do Not Try Suicide
I Am Going Slightly Mad
We Are All God's People
You Are My Best Friend
I Am In Love With My Car
Now I Am Here
You Do Not Fool Me
Does "1939" also count?
Haha, definitely!
Think Do Not Lose Your Head is my favourite. So much better.
It Is A Beautiful Day
See What A Fool I Have Been
I guess we have to have Breakthrough too.
Think that's about it. Back to the topic...
Regarding the original topic - It depends what you like. I'm not keen on MIH due to the sound, but I love Hot Space and Jazz because their sound is what they're all about. There was another thread about doing 'dry' mixes or the 80s reverby albums. That would be interesting, but unlikely to replace the originals in my collection. Much like the Bowie 'reimaginigs' they don't hold much for me. Interesting to hear, but only in the same way 'Raw' session versions rarely hold repeated listening interest. Contemporary remakes (such as KYA '75 / BBC sessions) are worthy of inclusion on the catalogue IMO. As would be genuine demo recordings. Essentially 'new' Queen tracks.
dysan wrote:
I don't think '39 was specifically 1939 was it? Probably 1539.
Or possibly 2139 if it features people being able to head off in space rockets!
As a child I always thought it was a song about WWII because of the year. It still can be more or less read that way. Anyway, now that we have buried the apostrophe, what is next? Comma? capitals?