| jcrawford79 22.04.2005 19:04 |
I am attempting to obtain all of Roger's solo material (including the Cross material) and I was wondering if someone could list all of his solo albums for me so I know what to look for. Thanks in advance. |
| The Fairy King 22.04.2005 19:10 |
RT: Fun In Space Strange Frontier Happiness? Electric Fire Cross: Shove It Mad, Bad and Dangerous To Know Blue Rock |
| jcrawford79 22.04.2005 19:18 |
I appreciate it very much... |
| jcrawford79 22.04.2005 23:18 |
Does Roger do lead vocals on The Cross tracks? |
| Scott_Mercury 22.04.2005 23:54 |
Yep, Roger does lead vocals on all stuff labeled Roger Taylor, or the Cross... Here lately, I have really been into the song "Stand up for love" on The Cross album.. Roger has a killer raspy vocal on that tune. |
| deleted user 23.04.2005 06:52 |
Does Roger only have 4 solo albums? I thought he had about 8. |
| Tero 23.04.2005 07:33 |
<font color=orange>Mr Brittas</bold> wrote: Does Roger only have 4 solo albums? I thought he had about 8.Is there any particular reason why you thought there were so many albums, or did you just inlcude the ones by Cross into your estimate? :/ |
| GiantSpider 23.04.2005 08:26 |
According to Mad:Bad linear notes they all did backing vocals. |
| rmtfictionqueen 23.04.2005 13:45 |
I have a question about the Shove It album. Which cover is the US version. I ave the one that is blue with the picture of the band on it. I also heard there was one version where it lloks like Mickey Mouse is flipping you off. Which version is which? |
| Tero 23.04.2005 14:01 |
rmtfictionqueen wrote: I also heard there was one version where it lloks like Mickey Mouse is flipping you off.That sounds like the single of the same name... |
| Tero 23.04.2005 14:02 |
the_hero wrote: Clayton Moss does lead vocals on Better things and a lot of backing vocalsSomeone else also has the leads vocals on Heartland, which is one of my favourite Cross tracks. |
| deleted user 23.04.2005 16:15 |
Tero wrote:No particular reason. Just i had heard of so many things to do with his albums so i thought there may have been more. Sorry for asking but just how many does Brian have as i only have 2 of his solo albums.<font color=orange>Mr Brittas</bold> wrote: Does Roger only have 4 solo albums? I thought he had about 8.Is there any particular reason why you thought there were so many albums, or did you just inlcude the ones by Cross into your estimate? :/ |
| rmtfictionqueen 23.04.2005 16:51 |
Thank you Thomas for clarifying that up for me :) |
| Tero 23.04.2005 17:28 |
Sorry for asking but just how many does Brian have as i only have 2 of his solo albums.No problems... As far as I know, Brian has released these albums: Back To The Light Live At The Brixton Academy Another World Furia (Soundtrack) And a few EPs like the Starfleet Project. I haven't really paid that much attention to his solo career. :P |
| Last Cyborg 24.04.2005 10:03 |
Is it true what I heard that the Shove It album was performed entirely by Roger (with some keyboards from Spike)? It certainly sounds like it in terms of the simplicity of the guitar work compared to the other two albums. BTW is it Clayton or Peter who sings the "golden bullet in your genetic gun" bit on whatsitcalled on Blue Rock? |
| Tero 24.04.2005 10:56 |
ThomasQuinn wrote:Was it? I never knew that...Last Cyborg wrote: Is it true what I heard that the Shove It album was performed entirely by Roger (with some keyboards from Spike)? It certainly sounds like it in terms of the simplicity of the guitar work compared to the other two albums.No, 'Strange Frontier' was performed entirely by Roger. I did know that Fun In Space was by Roger (and David Richards on approx 50% of keyboards). The As It Began book tells how Roger worked on his third solo album in 1987, and "he wanted the new musicians (ie. The Cross) to change slightly one or two of the mixes and play on some of the tracks". Perhaps somebody could shed some light on just how much they actually did. :/ |
| Khizzy 24.04.2005 12:37 |
Everything on The Cross albums is performed by Roger with the exception of a few songs / parts of songs: Better Things - Mad Bad and Dangerous To Know - this is all Clayton Moss Heartland - Life Changes (unreleased single) b-side - Peter Noone sings the verses, Clayton Moss sings the first few words in the bridge and Roger sings the choruses / ending Put It All Down To Love - Blue Rock - Peter Noone sings the bridge Life Changes - Blue Rock - Spike Edney / Peter Noone sing the middle eight (which is the best part of the song!!) I think that should be everything covered there... There are some live songs that are performed differently - i.e. live versions of Heaven For Everyone on the Shove It tour - Peter Noone sung the middle bits (Take a seat etc) and Manipulator was sung by Clayton Moss (with the exception of the Montreux festival version which was sung by Roger) |
| kerfuffle87 24.04.2005 13:35 |
jcrawford79 wrote: I am attempting to obtain all of Roger's solo material (including the Cross material) and I was wondering if someone could list all of his solo albums for me so I know what to look for. Thanks in advance.good luck!i managed to get his stuff but i believe MBADTK and Blue Rock are no longer being printed therefore are quite hard to get hold of. got mine from ebay. they are definately worth it! how do you guys think Roger's solo work compares to Brian's? xxx |
| Khizzy 24.04.2005 14:57 |
kerfuffle87 wrote: good luck!i managed to get his stuff but i believe MBADTK and Blue Rock are no longer being printed therefore are quite hard to get hold of. got mine from ebay. they are definately worth it! how do you guys think Roger's solo work compares to Brian's? xxxBrian's solo stuff is pretty crap really... Roger solo/The Cross are way better than anything Brian has ever done... I just don't like Brian's voice much... |
| Brianmay1975 24.04.2005 15:48 |
<font color=orange>Mr Brittas</bold> wrote:Brian's solo albums are:Tero wrote:No particular reason. Just i had heard of so many things to do with his albums so i thought there may have been more. Sorry for asking but just how many does Brian have as i only have 2 of his solo albums.<font color=orange>Mr Brittas</bold> wrote: Does Roger only have 4 solo albums? I thought he had about 8.Is there any particular reason why you thought there were so many albums, or did you just inlcude the ones by Cross into your estimate? :/ Star Fleet Project (mini-album) Back To The Light Resurrection (which includes Star Fleet Project as well) Live At Brixton Academy Furia (soundtrack) Another World He has also written the soundtrack to the Amazing Spiderman (I think it's also been released on CD) and there's also a Japanese album called The Red Special mini-album or smth like that (I don't have it). |
| GiantSpider 24.04.2005 16:20 |
Why would a member of The Cross compose a song then sit and watch Roger do all the work? Shove It was done by Roger as his 3rd solo album but decided he wanted to tour it (as he couldn't tour with Queen) so he formed the Cross. The second to albums are as follows: Mad:Bad:And Dangerous To Know Roger Taylor: lead vocals, guitar and backing vocals Spike Edney: keyboards, mandolin and backing vocals Peter Noone: bass and backing vocals Clayton Moss: lead guitar, lead vocals on Better Things and backing vocals Josh Macrae: drums, percussion and backing vocals Blue Rock Roger Taylor - lead vocals Clayton Moss - guitars Peter Noone - bass Spike Edney - keyboards Josh Macrae - drums Taken from the albums linear notes. |
| jcrawford79 24.04.2005 16:55 |
Kerfuffle-Actually, I managed to find MBADTK and Blue Rock for reasonable prices both on Ebay. I was very surprised. And I agree that Brian May's solo work is not up to par....... |
| Last Cyborg 24.04.2005 17:06 |
GiantSpider, I think the person who said Roger performed everything on all albums meant the vocals. So, the Shove It album was recorded before he formed the band then? But they got their photos on the cover because they were the band who was going to be playing it? Should we consider Shove It a Roger Taylor album?? |
| kerfuffle87 25.04.2005 07:28 |
jcrawford79 wrote: Kerfuffle-Actually, I managed to find MBADTK and Blue Rock for reasonable prices both on Ebay. I was very surprised. And I agree that Brian May's solo work is not up to par.......i just cant get into Brian's solo work - i do like Driven By you, but it stops there. Whereas i love the majority of Roger's stuff. :-D xxx |
| GiantSpider 25.04.2005 11:26 |
This was in record collector or something. He had already recorded the majority of a new album earlier in the year, and now needed a group to perform the songs live. To recruit members, Roger placed an advert in the British music press, stating "Drummer of a top rock band looking for musicians." |
| Benn 25.04.2005 11:51 |
Khizzy, Great to hear from someone else that shares my opinion - Brian has, for some reason, shackled himself to a post that says he will only do things that are expected (ie put out an album with 4 or 5 cover version and a couple of rubbilsh ballads), where as Roger went out and did his own thing frm the start. The Cross should have been backed by EMI. Blue Rock is better than anything Queen did for the bluk of the 1980's - it has a sharp edge to it where AKOM, Works and Miracle all follow the same, sludgy formula. |
| james gaden 2072 25.04.2005 11:59 |
When Roger auditioned people for The Cross he already had backing tracks done for the new album that the musicians who replied to the advert had to play along to. Most of 'Shove It' was done by Roger but there are contributions from Freddie (vocals on Heaven For Everyone), Brian (solo on 'Love Lies Bleeding') and John (but I don't know what he played on). 'Shove It' is very much a Roger Taylor album as he wrote it all and performed a big part of it. The follow up was written mostly by the rest of The Cross due to Roger working on The Miracle, hence the marked shift in style. |
| RMT Fan 25.04.2005 12:34 |
cite: <i>BTW is it Clayton or Peter who sings the "golden bullet in your genetic gun" bit on whatsitcalled on Blue Rock? </i> I guess it's Peter Noone. And about that cover thing with Shove It, there is a LP version that is brown/black/cream coloured, but I don't have a pict actually at my comp. |
| RMT Fan 25.04.2005 12:37 |
And as for Brian, there is also a "Red Special - Japanese Mini Album" CD... with On My Way Up (Paris live) Why Don't We Try Again Maybe Baby Business (USA Mix uncut) It's Only Make Believe Hammer To Fall (Paris live) Brian Talks I like the covers best. And full of Cozy Powell Business. |
| RMT Fan 25.04.2005 12:41 |
And probably Shove It was said once to be Roger's album as he did all the writing there - he let other Cross members do the writing on the following albums. Besides the album is really rough, which may suggest it was mostly done by Roger. Take a listen to Cross' and Queen's version of Heaven for Everyone and you'll know what I mean. |