| PieterMC 12.04.2006 11:13 |
I have been looking at Amazon's sales ranking and every Queen album I looked at has increased in sales since yesterday. For example: Greatest Hits: Yesterday #96 - Today #65 A Night at the Opera: Yesterday #1645 - Today #582 News of the World: Yesterday #1118 - Today #732 A Day at the Races: Yesterday #1554 - Today #777 Queen II: Yesterday #2570 - Today #1087 |
| TheGame 12.04.2006 11:21 |
Great information! Wonder how the "new" album they released will do. |
| PieterMC 12.04.2006 11:24 |
Greatest Video Hits 2 jumped from #9,415 to #2,627 The Game went from #5183 to #1835 |
| YourValentine 12.04.2006 12:06 |
I$n't it great how it pay$ to be true to your$elf? :) |
| Mr Faron Hyte 12.04.2006 12:11 |
Ye$ it i$. I think it$ $uperb. I $ure hope they $ell million$ of record$ thank$ to la$t night'$ appearance. I want more people to enjoy Queen. I $uppo$e they $hould ju$t give their album$ away in$tead of $elling them? |
| Haystacks Calhoun 12.04.2006 12:39 |
weeeeni$$$$ |
| PieterMC 12.04.2006 12:54 |
Greatest Hits 1 & 2 Gold Collection is now #23 on Amazons sales charts! :-) |
| Winter Land Man 12.04.2006 12:56 |
About 16 people on myspace told me they are going to buy Queen albums for more 'less heard' songs. |
| Donna13 12.04.2006 13:11 |
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| Shay 12.04.2006 13:21 |
In perhaps the biggest jump, the "Flash Gordon" soundtrack went from #36,041 yesterday to #5,438 today! Go Flash Go! Go Flash Go! lol |
| PieterMC 12.04.2006 13:23 |
Just a man With a man's courage Nothing but a man But he can never fail |
| All I Hear Is Radio Gaga 12.04.2006 14:02 |
Woa thats crazy...I'm starting to think that American Idol is going to get Queen more known in the states... |
| The Real Wizard 12.04.2006 14:05 |
How is this a negative thing? You promote yourself, people like your music, and they buy it. This is the best kind of promotion they can be doing these days. Now, had they done this TV show before the tour, they would have sold out a lot more than two or three venues. |
| PieterMC 12.04.2006 14:11 |
Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: How is this a negative thing? You promote yourself, people like your music, and they buy it. This is the best kind of promotion they can be doing these days. Now, had they done this TV show before the tour, they would have sold out a lot more than two or three venues.But they are sellouts. God darn it. They had reality shows. Freddie is rolling in his grave.... blah blah blah blah blah......... :-) |
| Mr Faron Hyte 12.04.2006 14:36 |
Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: How is this a negative thing? You promote yourself, people like your music, and they buy it. This is the best kind of promotion they can be doing these days. Now, had they done this TV show before the tour, they would have sold out a lot more than two or three venues.Holy shit! Sanity! |
| Winter Land Man 12.04.2006 15:23 |
It seems everything by Queen is selling a lot more today! |
| Winter Land Man 12.04.2006 15:25 |
My mistake. Made In Heaven appears to be selling worse today! |
| Freddiettt 12.04.2006 15:44 |
Queen - Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 &2 now at # 22.. |
| Winter Land Man 12.04.2006 16:16 |
Freddiettt wrote: Queen - Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 &2 now at # 22..Dude! This is great! This is the best time to re-release some singles, like they did with Bohemian Rhapsody. I think they should re-release 'Headlong' and some other stuff from the Innuendo, Miracle, Hot Space, Works, and Magic albums. |
| SomebodyWhoLoves 12.04.2006 21:01 |
Don't they have enough money?? Why don't they do it the RIGHT WAY instead of shamefully latching onto a show like American Idol??? What's next? TV Promotional ads?? This is what RIGHT WAY: Brian, and Roger, and Paul Rogers WRITE NEW SONGS, and release a NEW ALBUM! They go on TOUR! And if they did this, I'm sure Queen catalogue will all experience renewed sales! |
| Mr Faron Hyte 12.04.2006 21:23 |
SomebodyWhoLoves wrote: Don't they have enough money??Nope. |
| zone 13.04.2006 00:13 |
What do you think Paul Rodgers take is on all of this?Do you think there might be some bad feelings now that the Queen sales have gone up,I mean I don't know what Bad co.and Free sails are like.A little envy ,jealousy maybe? |
| shammy 13.04.2006 00:19 |
Doubt very much that PR is jealous one little bit. He's a legend in his own right and seems to be at a very content point of his career. I think he's happy that his new colleagues are being supported. |
| wstüssyb 13.04.2006 00:25 |
I agree they should have done this before the tour! |
| YourValentine 13.04.2006 03:05 |
That's all very nice but money is not everything. Once you are so rich as Brian and Roger you do not need to appear on such a trash show only to get richer. You won't even notice you are richer but your artistic credibility is harmed badly. As a result Brian May, CBE and honorary doctor, highly acclaimed musician and guitar legend makes public excuses for telling a wannabe "idol" he is not going to ruin his most classic song ever himself for this show. That's simply awful. |
| chefman5150 13.04.2006 05:47 |
So to the guy who said Queen were sell-outs and Freddie is rolling in his grave...are you off your ass?? This would make Freddie so incredibly happy, knowing that his work is remembered...I remember Brian quoting Freddie in saying that he would fucking well die to get the States back...well, shortly after he died, they DID get the States back...briefly. This is the best thing that could have happened to them...the tour and the show...remember something, Freddie was all about getting the publicity on the band side of things. So if anything, Freddie is looking down and smiling knowing that a whole new generation of people are really hearing Queen for the first time. Don't expect any of Queen's albums in the top 10 anytime soon, but looking at the sales numbers, those are significant jumps!! I just hope they build on what they just started to do again... |
| YourValentine 13.04.2006 06:16 |
"...I remember Brian quoting Freddie in saying that he would fucking well die to get the States back..." You remember wrong. |
| Togg 13.04.2006 06:35 |
No YV I think you are wrong on that, Freddie was very keen to break the US again, he considered it his second home for many years before illness set in. And I too remember him being quoted about wishing to be back on top there. The fact is as a result of doing this show Queen will be in the public eye in the US even more than if it were just a tour, and whatever their personal feelings about these shows, my own feeling is both Brian and Roger would move heaven and earth to be back on top in the states which this show will get them one more step on the ladder to doing, it will open them up to a younger audience and that is what it is all about these days. If I were marketing Queen I would do the same, the tour has been sucessful and now to top it they are on one of the top shows in America, what more publicity could you wish for. I suspect Brian feels he does have a conflict here but at least he can control some of what happens and maybe foster new talent, much like he does with the musical. However Rogers reasons for agreeing can only be guessed at... |
| YourValentine 13.04.2006 07:02 |
Togg, if you can show me the source of FM saying he "would fucking well die to get the States back..." or something similar I take it back. It's annoying how people always claim to know what Freddie "would think" but making up quotes is really more than annoying. For the rest I agree with you. If I were the Queen manager I would have recommended A.I., too. It does not need an Einstein to see that this is the biggest deal you can get on this planet and what a piece of luck that Bruce Gowers is the director. However, it's the job of the management to make money and the decision of the artist how far he goes to make it. Now - what Freddie "would have done" to win back an audience in the USA is something we will never know. But we do know what he did: he did not tour. Jim Beach said in the "Champions" documentary that Freddie did not want to go back to a US tour before he did not have a No. 1 hit. The hit did not come and there was no tour. Somehow I have a feeling Freddie was thinking of a NEW hit, not Bohemian Rhapsody re-charting for some reason (Hollywood movie etc). |
| fairydandy 13.04.2006 07:20 |
YourValentine wrote: Togg, if you can show me the source of FM saying he "would fucking well die to get the States back..." or something similar I take it back. It's annoying how people always claim to know what Freddie "would think" but making up quotes is really more than annoying.From a QPR interview this year. I remember Freddie saying, 'I'll have to [expletive] die before we get back to the States and play the way we should do,' " May recalls. It's a bit different to what the poster was saying. |
| Togg 13.04.2006 07:57 |
No that's not the comment I remember reading, but yes that one was another quote. I have to admit YV that I can't point you towards the quote I am referring to, however I know I read it somewhere. Lets be honest, it is unlikely Freddie didn't want to be big in the States again it wouldn't be in his nature, he wanted Queen to be a big and successful as possible, so whilst I don't have the quote to hand, I am confident that he would not have turned his nose up at the idea. |
| PieterMC 13.04.2006 08:06 |
I personally do feel that the part with Ace was edited to make it into something that it was not. If you watch the entire thing you hear Brian compliment Ace. I'm agree with Brian that they were both misrepresented on the show. I also think that they made the correct decission not to actually play on the show. In total Brian and Roger were probably on AI for around 8 - 10 minutes. Not really a big deal IMO. |
| YourValentine 13.04.2006 08:34 |
Togg, I also believe that Freddie would have loved to be successful in the USA, I think that is undisputed - but would he have admitted it? And the quote fairydandy provided is really far away from the originally quoted statement. Roger later complained that even Freddie's death did not give them a no. 1 hit in the USA, it needed a movie... As to the question if would Freddie have done A.I. - this is all speculation. He loved to have the biggest audience but he hated to be in situations when he was not in control, so it's really hard to tell and pointless, anyway. Pieter, I think that they caught Brian when he lost patience a bit. He really tried to be friendly and encouraging and said something nice about all the contestants but it was obvious that he did not like the attitude of this guy who treated them like a house band. Surely, it was unneccessary to pick this moment and put it on air but this happens when you are not in control. |
| PieterMC 13.04.2006 08:54 |
YourValentine wrote: Surely, it was unneccessary to pick this moment and put it on air but this happens when you are not in control.As much as I can't stand Ace I feel that this moment was something that unfare to both Brian and Ace. There was no need to show it other than to create some drama for the show. |
| Boy Thomas Raker 13.04.2006 09:41 |
Excellent points YV. Everyone always uses the "Freddie would have wanted" the tour, the musical, the American Idol show, the Pepsi commercial to happen. I've seen countless Freddie quotes where he said he got bored easily and wanted to do new things, so I'm surprised everyone thinks he'd thin those projects were great. It's simply rehashing old ground for sales. When you say "somehow I have a feeling Freddie was thinking of a NEW hit, not Bohemian Rhapsody re-charting for some reason", that's the crux of a lot of people's bewilderment over the Idol stuff. If Bohemian Rhapsody goes to number 1 next week based on television exposure, it doesn't make it a better or worse song, and Queen's catalogue didn't improve a lick by being on American Idol. People who see sales as the be all and end all are missing the boat. Queen were once the greatest creative band in the world. They don't need a new generation of people watching a karaoke style show to validate them. |
| Togg 13.04.2006 10:28 |
Agreed, they don't need it to validate them that's a given, but they do need it to create awareness in the states, younger record buyers know little of them in the states, and if they are to move forward they have to attract new fans in the US. That must have been a major factor in touring there. This is a PR exercise nothing more |
| Adam Baboolal 13.04.2006 10:57 |
And reading Brian's latest Soapbox message backs up the idea that the video edit for Ace was done badly. He sticks up for ace - link Peace, Adam. |
| Donna13 13.04.2006 11:58 |
I think that, of all possible outcomes, they really achieved the best, most positive exposure. I was so happy that American Idol included Killer Queen in the group medley (my fav. Queen song)!!! That made my night! I think that 29 million watched on Tuesday night. |
| deleted user 13.04.2006 12:23 |
After seeing a notice of this coming out on a blackboard in a book store... "In commemoration of Queen Week on American Idol (April 11 and 12, 2006), Hollywood Records is releasing Stone Cold Classics. The disc features 12 original studio hits featuring Freddie Mercury--including "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Will Rock You," "We Are the Champions," "Another One Bites the Dust," and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"--plus two live bonus tracks with Paul Rodgers from Return of the Champions: "All Right Now" and "Feel Like Makin' Love." " Huh. The tracks, I have to say, are "Safe Choices", for the most part. I wish someone had branched out slightly. True, "Stone Cold Crazy" is probably 'new' to America... I guess... If it's about getting "new fans", why not entice them with something they've not heard a million times before? Many of Queen's earlier albums have great "flow" - something you can't re-produce on Greatest Hits compilations. I think there are many Queen songs that could do really well today if let into the light. :/ Heck, I'm betting a good percentage of the boys at my school would love "Queen II"... "fantasy rock" is very popular around here. |
| Boy Thomas Raker 13.04.2006 13:10 |
Great questions Kelley! Unfortunately, risk is a four letter word in the world of QP. |
| Mr Faron Hyte 13.04.2006 13:14 |
People are enticed to buy what they already know and like. If they like it enough, then they branch out into less well known material. "Queen II" is a classic, absolutely, but its very dense and probably a bit intimidating for someone who probably only knows a handful of Queen's hits. You can't put "The Fairy-Feller's Masterstroke" and "Great King Rat" on a 'Best of' compilation aimed at a mass market that is either re-discovering Queen's catalogue or discovering it for the first time. "Queen II" was certainly not MY first Queen album purchase 15 years ago. I got "Innuendo" because it was new at the time, then "News of the World" because it had a couple of songs I already knew and liked, then "Classic Queen", a compilation, which really sent me off in search of more and more obscure Queen stuff. If the first thing I had heard was "Lily of the Valley" or "Ogre Battle", I'm not sure I would have been as enthusiastic about getting into Queen, because I frankly wasn't ready for music that was that subtle and/or dense. |
| Boy Thomas Raker 13.04.2006 14:19 |
And there's the rub Mr. Faron Hite! While understanding that it's not the mid 70s, at that time, Queen didn't care about their fans in a good sense. They made music for themselves. Their make or break album opened with a song which contained a 3 minute guitar solo. Their seventh album opened with an Arabic sounding number with virtually no Englsih lyrics. Their singles from their heyday included pop, rockabilly, Euro pop, mock opera, rock, stomping on boards, waltzes, a bicycle bell solo, weird time signatures galore and enough styles to sink any ship. Now, it's the same old, same old. Of course no one expects them to release Queen II as an intro. But the beauty of Queen is their diversity. I'm not saying I'm right, but maybe exposing a new audience to songs like White Queen, Leroy Brown, Mustapha or Staying Power would show people the real Queen, not the Queen who appear to have 10 songs. |
| Mr Faron Hyte 13.04.2006 14:56 |
I certainly see your point of view, but let me throw it back to you thusly: WE all found out how great Queen's diverse body of work is (and I absolutely agree that their diversity and willingness to explore any style is one of the band's major strengths), many or perhaps even most of us by picking up a greatest hits/best of style compilation, and then pursuing their less well-known work because of our like of their more mainstream stuff. Why is it now after 30 years incumbent on the band to release compilations that do that for new listeners? Why can't new fans get into the band's back catalogue the same way the rest of us did? Why is it *now* a crime that the record companies continue to hawk The Hits as opposed to when they were doing the same thing 10, 15 or 20 years ago? The Amazon sales listings Pieter posted show that people are obviously buying BOTH the compilations and the individual albums in greater numbers in the wake of the A.I. appearance, so where's the problem? |
| deleted user 13.04.2006 15:04 |
Of course, I'm not suggesting an "Introduction to Queen" type album have anything too "weird" in it. But there are some that I think could easily bridge into the "music of today". - "Flick of the Wrist", I made people listen to this once at drama, and a lot of people liked it, and had no idea that it wasn't an 'all new' something that I had nicked from the Indie market. - "White Queen (As it Began)". I digress, it's a little like Zepplin. And the Zep's VERY popular here. That nonsense aside, it's a GREAT song. - 'Things that Roger Sang'. Right... specific! "Sheer Heart Attack" or "Drowse". - "Get Down, Make Love". Alright. Most people (my brother included) are closet fans of this song. It would be much easier for these people to love in the open if they didn't have to answer to "Wasn't that written by a gay guy?" Plus, sex sells! Or not. - I propose there's a "God Save the Queen" WITH THE FUCKING LYRICS. Not in the song, of course, but in the little booklet thing. I had people singing that "America the Beautiful" song at me. "Why would a band from Ingle-Land play that?!" Horrible. - "Sweet Lady". - "Teo Torriate". Okay, I like this song, and the reason I would pick it is because half the nutters in my school are obsessed with Japan. Oh my goodness! Freddie in a kimono! EEE! Manga! - "Tie Your Mother Down" and "Sheer Heart Attack" were great choices. - "Heaven for Everyone". Okay. Maybe this is me demonstrating pissy-ness at all the crap I hear on my bus-ride, and all the death and beatings in those songs... Good song, too! Yeah. That's just a short list. Not from all albums, I know. But it's off the top o' my head. One reason I wouldn't have so much from "Innuendo" on a "Beginner's Queen" album is because, well, "Innuendo" was very mature and grown-up. Not bad, in any way - but I don't think a lot of "kids" (no one here!) would necessarily "get" a song like "These are the Days of Our Lives". Which, by the way, is on "Stone Cold Classics". I'm not knocking the song, but it's not kiddie stuff. I don't think "Greatest Hits" are bad, but there are plenty of people that are too reluctant to go and sample the actual albums. They're worried about their money - just look at "albums" today! Some have only one decent song! People might think the only worthwile thing on "A Night at the Opera" is "Bohemian Rhapsody" simply because they've not heard anything else. Also, buying, say... "Sheer Heart Attack" requires a certain commitment these days. You have to order the sucker, since no one around here stocks it. Here, they didn't even have "Innuendo". I had (and am still) going up to the order counter every few weeks. You can't just pick it up and walk away. And some of the ordering prices are slightly steep if you cuy at the wrong place. People have to be allured, and "Stone Cold Crazy" and "Tie Your Mother Down" are a good step. But I don't know if I would go through all the go-getting trouble if my mom hadn't already had "A Night at the Opera" and "A Kind of Magic". Plus, "casual people" aren't as likely to spend $30 on ye olde Platinum Collection, which my mom did for me and helped spark a riot. Also, since it takes such effort to get your hands on one, there aren't any for cheap at the "used" stores. Only the "Greatest Hits" are at the used stores, that I've seen. |
| Boy Thomas Raker 13.04.2006 15:21 |
It's not a crime to hawk the hits, but recently Brian said upon his visit to the Rock Hall of Fame in Cleveland that "it was a bit of an eye-opener to see how odd some of the perception is in these halls...I'm kinda spoilt, I guess...all over the world, we're used to Bo Rap being regarded (rightly or wrongly) as the No. 1 song of all time, and Rock You/ Champions as a pivotal point in rock and roll history...and a lot more besides...Suddenly to be shown around this huge building filled with dusty artefacts, and realise that we had effectively been written out of Rock History in this part of Cleveland, was strangely sobering!!!" It's because Brian's perception of Queen (which is correct) is totally out of whack with America's. In the US, critics, and the overwhelming record buying public, know or knew Queen as a singles band. Again, Queen has no where near as many tracks as artists like Tom Petty, CCR, Van Halen or Zeppelin on American rock radio. Queen is known for its hits. And if you come to the States and play the songs people know, it perpetuates the myth that you're a singles band doesn't it? I'm not saying this is wrong as they're not appealing to the hardcore fan, but this was not a very ambitious tour from a risk POV. |
| Mr Faron Hyte 13.04.2006 15:57 |
BHM 0271 wrote: It's not a crime to hawk the hits, but recently Brian said upon his visit to the Rock Hall of Fame in Cleveland that "it was a bit of an eye-opener to see how odd some of the perception is in these halls...I'm kinda spoilt, I guess...all over the world, we're used to Bo Rap being regarded (rightly or wrongly) as the No. 1 song of all time, and Rock You/ Champions as a pivotal point in rock and roll history...and a lot more besides...Suddenly to be shown around this huge building filled with dusty artefacts, and realise that we had effectively been written out of Rock History in this part of Cleveland, was strangely sobering!!!" It's because Brian's perception of Queen (which is correct) is totally out of whack with America's. In the US, critics, and the overwhelming record buying public, know or knew Queen as a singles band. Again, Queen has no where near as many tracks as artists like Tom Petty, CCR, Van Halen or Zeppelin on American rock radio. Queen is known for its hits. And if you come to the States and play the songs people know, it perpetuates the myth that you're a singles band doesn't it? I'm not saying this is wrong as they're not appealing to the hardcore fan, but this was not a very ambitious tour from a risk POV.In light of the fact that they were (a) touring the states for first time in 24 years and (b) doing so without the best known and most beloved member of the band, I think the tour was VERY ambitious, as-is. I think they did the right thing playing pretty well what people were going to know, given the two handicaps they had against them before they ever hit the road. To expect them to tour for the first time since 1982, with Paul Rodgers instead of Freddie Mercury, AND play "risky" material is asking too much IMO. People in the US and Canada hadn't had the opportunity to hear the band play *anything* in almost a quarter of a century, so I think a lot of the audience - hardcore, softcore and medium-core - WANTED to hear the band play their hits because so many of them had never had the chance before. I think expecting them to have played fewer hits in favor of more album tracks is just an unrealistic and unfair expectation. If it perpetuates a perception among some that Queen was a "singles band" then that's really too bad, but I think the band and the audience were due a "play the hits" tour because there hadn't been any tour of any kind in almost 25 years. If they come back in a year or two, then by all means, let them play "Liar" and "Flick of the Wrist" and "White Man" and "Its a Hard Life" and whatever they fancy, but this time, I just don't think its a fair expectation. People will get into the band the same way they have always gotten into the band, and those that never progress beyond the hits probably weren't going to anyway. Queen is not for everybody. And no act by the band now, no tour set list or album, is going to change the overall impression - right or wrong - that has developed about them over the last 33 years. At this point in their careers, they in large part have to play it where it lays. I think criticizing the band and its choices is entirely legitimate, but I don't think its fair to criticize them for not changing something that probably can't be changed 33 years into the game. |
| Winter Land Man 13.04.2006 16:37 |
Kelley_FloridlyAudacious wrote: Of course, I'm not suggesting an "Introduction to Queen" type album have anything too "weird" in it. But there are some that I think could easily bridge into the "music of today". - "Flick of the Wrist", I made people listen to this once at drama, and a lot of people liked it, and had no idea that it wasn't an 'all new' something that I had nicked from the Indie market. - "White Queen (As it Began)". I digress, it's a little like Zepplin. And the Zep's VERY popular here. That nonsense aside, it's a GREAT song. - 'Things that Roger Sang'. Right... specific! "Sheer Heart Attack" or "Drowse". - "Get Down, Make Love". Alright. Most people (my brother included) are closet fans of this song. It would be much easier for these people to love in the open if they didn't have to answer to "Wasn't that written by a gay guy?" Plus, sex sells! Or not. - I propose there's a "God Save the Queen" WITH THE FUCKING LYRICS. Not in the song, of course, but in the little booklet thing. I had people singing that "America the Beautiful" song at me. "Why would a band from Ingle-Land play that?!" Horrible. - "Sweet Lady". - "Teo Torriate". Okay, I like this song, and the reason I would pick it is because half the nutters in my school are obsessed with Japan. Oh my goodness! Freddie in a kimono! EEE! Manga! - "Tie Your Mother Down" and "Sheer Heart Attack" were great choices. - "Heaven for Everyone". Okay. Maybe this is me demonstrating pissy-ness at all the crap I hear on my bus-ride, and all the death and beatings in those songs... Good song, too! Yeah. That's just a short list. Not from all albums, I know. But it's off the top o' my head. One reason I wouldn't have so much from "Innuendo" on a "Beginner's Queen" album is because, well, "Innuendo" was very mature and grown-up. Not bad, in any way - but I don't think a lot of "kids" (no one here!) would necessarily "get" a song like "These are the Days of Our Lives". Which, by the way, is on "Stone Cold Classics". I'm not knocking the song, but it's not kiddie stuff. I don't think "Greatest Hits" are bad, but there are plenty of people that are too reluctant to go and sample the actual albums. They're worried about their money - just look at "albums" today! Some have only one decent song! People might think the only worthwile thing on "A Night at the Opera" is "Bohemian Rhapsody" simply because they've not heard anything else. Also, buying, say... "Sheer Heart Attack" requires a certain commitment these days. You have to order the sucker, since no one around here stocks it. Here, they didn't even have "Innuendo". I had (and am still) going up to the order counter every few weeks. You can't just pick it up and walk away. And some of the ordering prices are slightly steep if you cuy at the wrong place. People have to be allured, and "Stone Cold Crazy" and "Tie Your Mother Down" are a good step. But I don't know if I would go through all the go-getting trouble if my mom hadn't already had "A Night at the Opera" and "A Kind of Magic". Plus, "casual people" aren't as likely to spend $30 on ye olde Platinum Collection, which my mom did for me and helped spark a riot. Also, since it takes such effort to get your hands on one, there aren't any for cheap at the "used" stores. Only the "Greatest Hits" are at the used stores, that I've seen.Every used store with Cassettes and CDs, I see a lot of cassettes of 'Made In Heaven' and CDs of 'The Miracle' |
| zone 13.04.2006 16:37 |
Touring with out your front man ,no new material, not to mention that they haven't played here in 24 years and to play the venues they did, I'd say they took a very big risk. About the songs Faron Hyte is right you have to play the hits this time around .Maybe next time they might open with Ogre Battle. |
| PhoenixRising 13.04.2006 20:22 |
Ummmmmm... "America, The Beautiful..." goes "O' beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain..." A previous poster must have it confused with "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee" |
| Deacons 1st Choice 13.04.2006 21:23 |
Um.... I think that is the plan love. The plan is to get together in the studio and do just that, and quite possibly follow it up with another round of touring. Be patient.....this is'nt over yet! :) |
| deleted user 14.04.2006 11:46 |
PhoenixRising wrote: Ummmmmm... "America, The Beautiful..." goes "O' beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain..." A previous poster must have it confused with "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee"Yeah... I did. ^_^ I hate both of those songs equally (and I'll mix them together...). Actually, I dislike the "Star-Spangled Banner" even more because they made us sing it to "determine our vocal range". ::Shudder:: I want to learn the drinking song it's to the tune of, but I saw it once and it looked... odd... --- And Messenger of Leah... In the only "used store" around here that deals in casettes doesn't have anything Queen... They've got a bunch of bootlegs of live stuff from Bruce Springsteen concerts and Brownsville Station... They DO have old albums (I don't know if they have any Queen, though)... but our record player is... no more. My music purchasing district is rather restricted and is mostly the MSU campus shopping strip... Reguarly, they've got... ANATO, ADATR... lots of Greatest Hits... Q+PR... and Best Buy had "The Game" and somewhere else had "Jazz" and I saw "Hot Space" somewhere, but someone else bought it and it was never re-stocked. And the wait is about two weeks for an ordered CD... Was there a point to that...? I don't know. I may give up and become a fan of... Britney Spears... nah... |