| philip storey 28.01.2019 18:20 |
Say QPL got their act together and released a comprehensive Anthology with all you could ever want on it.How much would you be willing to pay ,plus how would it do sales wise ? Would Brian ,Roger and John be interested in putting in the time and effort to take on such a project? I know that lots of us on this site have given so much hard earned cash to QPL,with sales from Albums,Concert Tickets,Travelling to Concerts,the list is endless.They are all very wealthy,could they find it in their hearts to give something back to the fans.I am 56 and in poor health I worry that I will never see the release that I really want. |
| stevelondon20 28.01.2019 22:26 |
£150 would be acceptable. |
| Jimmy Dean 29.01.2019 03:44 |
See what Pink Floyd did with the Early Years Box. I'd pay double for a Queen set. I believe everything, if not, virtually everything, on that box set is previously unreleased. If Queen did something similar for 1971-1980. And then 1981-1991. 2 roughly 30 disc sets each... 600-1000$ USD per set - i'd pay it if 100% of the box was unreleased material and at least 70% was studio material. I'm sure not everyone would pay that much - which is why PInk Floyd released the set in subsequent separate box sets. |
| Jimmy Dean 29.01.2019 03:45 |
otherwise a 6 disc box set - 3 disc for era 1 and 3 for era 2 - I agree with stevelondon... 150 quid. |
| FriedChicken 29.01.2019 06:40 |
I don't think the problem is interest. They made the Freddie box almost 20 years ago. I'm sure they have a bit of an idea how it could do saleswise. I think that they want to release a complete anthology at the end of the career. Not when they are selling out large venues all over again. Sure some people will complain that Queen ended in 1991 when Freddie died but of course this is not true. As long as Brian and Roger keep on working under the Queen flag I don't see a large carreer spanning boxset with outtakes, |
| stevelondon20 29.01.2019 07:24 |
What would you pay Philip?? |
| Holly2003 29.01.2019 11:38 |
They've probably missed their window of time when older fans like me would buy an expensive box set. And younger fans would rather have downloads. But I doubt there will be an anthology release. It's far too much effort for them for too little financial and reputational reward. At the heart of their reasoning I think is that releasing demos or less-than-perfect recordings might damage their brand. At the moment any non-Queen fan can gift a Greatest Hits package to a friend or relative knowing the brand equates to a quality product. They don't want to damage that brand by releasing half finished demos, or even live recordings that haven't first been auto-tuned. |
| The Fairy King 29.01.2019 13:18 |
Holly2003 wrote: They've probably missed their window of time when older fans like me would buy an expensive box set. And younger fans would rather have downloads. But I doubt there will be an anthology release. It's far too much effort for them for too little financial and reputational reward. At the heart of their reasoning I think is that releasing demos or less-than-perfect recordings might damage their brand. At the moment any non-Queen fan can gift a Greatest Hits package to a friend or relative knowing the brand equates to a quality product. They don't want to damage that brand by releasing half finished demos, or even live recordings that haven't first been auto-tuned.^^This. |
| Star* 29.01.2019 15:37 |
Philip Sorry you are not in great health, to be honest this Anthology has been promised for the past 23 years that i know of but still has not been delivered. Can not seeing Brian or Roger caring about such a project they have there heads up Adam Lambert's backside to be honest and frank and do not give a toss about the real fans that got them famous over 45 years ago, we are the forgotten few and 28 years nearly since Fred departed and a lot has changed in the Queen camp. If an Anthology were to be released i think it will be after Queen splits up and have nothing to do. I too will probably be dead by the time and (if) a box set ever gets released! Queen productions are very very slow with getting everything out and even some things will never see the light of day. |
| dudeofqueen 29.01.2019 16:05 |
In all honesty Philip, nothing. I'd wait for it to be made available on a torrent site, download it and then pick out the bits and pieces that I want to keep. Either that or buy the set, copy the discs and then return it as damaged for a full refund. Besides, I'm not holding out for anything from QPL any longer - they lost my interest towards the end of the Q+PR project when it became clear that karaoke is all that's motivating MayLor as artists within the brand. However, had the Anthology been released when originally touted by the OIQFC, I'd have spent virtually ANYTHING on the set. Happier days with Queen...... |
| RS_Protos 29.01.2019 16:23 |
Well said ^^^^ |
| Star* 29.01.2019 17:24 |
Well said and the Magic and spirit of Queen is long long dead. All dead all dead ! |
| philip storey 29.01.2019 18:11 |
I suppose if it was a real fantastic release I would pay £250/£300 .It's hard to take when I have followed Queen like others on this site with such loyalty ,they are always in my thoughts every day.Never really getting over the death of Freddie.I remember being about 13 years old and worrying about if any of the Queen band became ill ,or died or the band split up.I also remember when at school being taunted by other pupils that Freddie was gay and I would get upset because they had never heard their music,so what did they know anyway.This can't be what Freddie would have wanted for the die hard fans,we have been taken over by Adam Lambert fans and his antics.So now all we get is Queen's greatest hits played over and over again at concerts where people stand filming the bloody thing on their mobiles.I only say these things because I care and cling to the hope that Brian and Roger will one day forget adding to the millions of pounds they have and do something for me and you. |
| bootlegger 29.01.2019 18:13 |
there are so many new talented artists....better spend tha money on those heroes..... said the man who earns his money with music from older bands... |
| dysan 29.01.2019 19:17 |
Great thread Philip with good thoughtful posts. I remember once I had a dream about flicking through the FM boxset on the chair in the long gone house I first listened to GH when I was little and it was so evocative and rekindled such happy memories in my dream I cried because I was so happy. If there is an anthology I would pay anything to get even close to that memory of innocence and discovery. Holding a boxset and tap into the Queen I fell in love with, and hearing things I've never heard before. How realistic that is I don't know. I bet they've got a few aces up their sleeves, but I really really think time is running out now for there to be much interest in this. Old fan spending power is at it's maximum (several generations of us now) but they need to be aware that the 1st generation are either popping their clogs or totally distanced from what is going on, and the same is happening to the 2nd and 3rd generation too. The new kidz don't really have the money or inclination to get involved in that kind of release. What's a CD grandpa? I keep playing devils advocate and saying that we kind of had an Anthology hidden in the bonus EPs of the 2011 reissues. But that doesn't touch what we actually deserve. Perhaps the problem is not only the naysayers who will loudly complain about what is on it no matter what, but once they commit and release one - the 'potential' of an anthology release is diminished. Because quite frankly, that is the last thing we need from them. Once it's gone, we can move on. |
| people on streets 29.01.2019 19:25 |
dudeofqueen wrote: Either that or buy the set, copy the discs and then return it as damaged for a full refund.Seriously? |
| Star* 29.01.2019 22:37 |
Phillip Yeah you sound a very sincere Queen fan like myself and i have supported them from 9 years old to now 54 ! Queen today have forgotten what they were all about and i agree to your comments about Adam Lambert why should he be the hero when Freddie built the band up and even designed everything about the band including crest and what direction they had to go in with his strong leadership. I like your spirit and you have the correct attitude about a band that is on the rocks visually and have no fresh ideas what to do. Queen now are all about greatest hits tours and it is tedious and a waste of time to the ardent fans like you and i. |
| Jimmy Dean 29.01.2019 23:21 |
people on streets wrote:sounds like he's done this before - looks like he will do it again!dudeofqueen wrote: Either that or buy the set, copy the discs and then return it as damaged for a full refund.Seriously? |
| Makka 30.01.2019 06:58 |
Sorry to hear about your health Phil. I've been in the same boat. Been a Queen fan since 79 and have already had one battle with cancer 5 years ago which took a kidney and waiting for the next to hit. I'm almost 49 and I also feel I'll never see what they have in the vaults during my lifetime. I am not holding my breathe over an Anthology as I feel it's not going to happen for a long time, if at all. |
| dudeofqueen 30.01.2019 09:35 |
Re: >Seriously? And >sounds like he's done this before - looks like he will do it again! Absolutely, but only with Queen material. Amazon are excellent in this regard in my experience: Hammersmith Odeon '75 - so poorly mastered that it was rendered unlistenable. Montreal '81 - faulty editing of the set list. On Air - so poorly mastered that it was rendered unlistenable. |
| dysan 30.01.2019 10:02 |
Rendered unlistenable is a bit of a stretch |
| dudeofqueen 30.01.2019 16:16 |
dysan, re: >Rendered unlistenable is a bit of a stretch Not at all; the sound didn't represent anywhere NEAR what is on any reasonably decent quality bootleg release and freely shared. Too many people simply accept what they're given but complain like buggery with the stuff sitting on their shelves...... |
| dysan 30.01.2019 18:07 |
It's different for sure, but that was always going to happen to tart it up for release. So it is a bit of a stretch to say unlistenable. Because people listen to it. I'm not nit picking btw or weaving your words, just saying. |
| Star* 30.01.2019 18:44 |
Dysan The Rainbow CD is superb quality and probably the best Queen live Cd release up to now! |
| dysan 30.01.2019 20:17 |
No it's unlistenable. |
| Star* 30.01.2019 21:16 |
Dysan Why would you say its unlistenable? I think its superb and very clear sound for a live show. |
| dysan 30.01.2019 21:43 |
*facepalms* |
| dudeofqueen 31.01.2019 09:04 |
QUEEN3, re: >The Rainbow CD is superb quality Don't think too many people had any problem with The Rainbow other than the odd bit of auto-tuning and the snare triggers. The issue for Hammersmith was simply ambiencing the entire fucking thing to make it sound like the band were playing at Wembley Stadium as opposed to a small venue playing to 2.5k people. |
| spiralstatic 31.01.2019 10:22 |
Very sorry to hear about your health Philip and Makka and I hope you will get to hear your wish of an anthology & unreleased beauties in the near future. I'd love anything still hidden away to be released. I agree that if super amazing, around £250/£300 would be absolute max (and if I could afford it at the time of course.) If enough material exists, to split it into releases for different eras could mean something cheaper and more sales (say £100/£150 for a box set but split it into 3 collections by time/era maybe. This is assuming mainly rarities and not reissue.) dysan - I am a music therapist and work mainly in schools. Last summer I'd been working with a girl who'd had a serious injury in a car accident, writing music with her. At the end of the year I asked if she'd like me to put the music she'd made onto a CD for her to keep and she said "WHAT'S A CD?" !!! So there are 11-year-olds out there (I assume whose parents only listen to music digitally) who don't even know what a CD is! I don't know what the market is, but surely it is unlikely to increase? |
| Dr Magus 31.01.2019 13:10 |
Peter Jackson is working through 55 hours of video and 140 hours of audio from the Let It Be sessions. So looks like a new film will be in the works followed by a 50th anniversary box set. Not quite sure why I've posted in this thread but ah well. |
| Dr Magus 31.01.2019 13:10 |
Arse biscuits. |
| dysan 31.01.2019 14:05 |
@spiralstatic - I can see the little girl's thinking. Her parents must be what early 30s? Imagine her reaction to a tape! |
| dudeofqueen 31.01.2019 16:21 |
Dr Magus, re: >55 hours of video Yes - 60% of which is wobbly shots of Ringo's feet, the sky and chimney pots. |
| Holly2003 31.01.2019 17:23 |
dudeofqueen wrote: Dr Magus, re: >55 hours of video Yes - 60% of which is wobbly shots of Ringo's feet, the sky and chimney pots.Still better than Doro. |
| dudeofqueen 31.01.2019 17:37 |
Holly2003, re: >Still better than Doro. Marginally....... |
| dysan 31.01.2019 20:00 |
I recently saw Let It Be for the first time (it's hard to find as a casual fan) and boy did it suck. Interesting, sure, but I can see why they buried it. |
| Star* 01.02.2019 07:43 |
Dysan "Let it be" is a classic Beatles film and probably the best part of the bands career when they turned the sty;e of there music to a gutsy rocking and roll and i enjoyed watching them on the roof top rocking out. I also love when Paul McCartney went on to form "Wings" which in my opinion were better than the fab four. |
| dysan 01.02.2019 08:37 |
In your opinion, I think you forgot to say. I find that era of The Beatles turgid and devoid of inspiration however. That said, I have a soft spot for Two Of Us and can appreciate some of the rest for what it is and how it was created. It is 'interesting' as I said. Yes, I prefer Wings Jet / Band On The Run / Live And Let Die to anything I saw on Let It Be. |
| Holly2003 01.02.2019 13:39 |
QUEEN3 wrote: I also love when Paul McCartney went on to form "Wings" which in my opinion were better than the fab four.That's two then: you and Alan Partridge both believe that. Jet! |
| Star* 01.02.2019 13:55 |
Holly2003: Paul was brilliant with his band Wings and they have made some amazing songs! Pity Freddie had not made some music with Paul. |
| Vocal harmony 01.02.2019 15:12 |
QUEEN3 wrote: Dysan The Rainbow CD is superb quality and probably the best Queen live Cd release up to now!What makes the Rainbow CD good is that it's an official release from a really interesting era. As has been pointed out, auto tune to cover vocal imperfections and the triggered snare don't do anything for it. Never the less it's far better than another Magic Tour release. |
| dudeofqueen 01.02.2019 17:14 |
QUEEN3, re: >Pity Freddie had not made some music with Paul. It's not; there's every chance it could have been **worse** than 'Ebony And Ivory'; hard as THAT is to imagine. I did read somewhere, though, that Freddie did in fact guest on 'The Frog Chorus'; all 280 voices worth...... |
| SpaceGrey 02.02.2019 13:46 |
No budget no anthology |
| Makka 04.02.2019 12:07 |
spiralstatic wrote: Very sorry to hear about your health Philip and Makka and I hope you will get to hear your wish of an anthology & unreleased beauties in the near future.Thanks spiralstatic! |