| DudleyFufkin 03.08.2006 15:23 |
Why is there another "best of freddie mercury" cd out? just cos he would have been 60? He's only just had a box set and greatest hits, now this. Bloody Queen productions are breaking my balls over this. Its not as if his solo stuff was any good. I bet all the stepfords will buy it. Sad bastards. |
| Suigi 03.08.2006 17:53 |
Wow. You must be related to vivival or BPP in some way, shape or form. Although I too bemoan the release of YET ANOTHER rerelease, I'm still pleased that QP is at least recognizing Freddie's 60th birthday. Better than the alternative. |
| Nathan 03.08.2006 17:54 |
As someone once said, it's good for the newbie to Freddie's solo material (like me) but then there's already about two best of compilations already available. |
| MOANZONE TWAT 03.08.2006 18:14 |
DudleyFufkin wrote: Why is there another "best of freddie mercury" cd out? just cos he would have been 60? He's only just had a box set and greatest hits, now this. Bloody Queen productions are breaking my balls over this. Its not as if his solo stuff was any good. I bet all the stepfords will buy it. Sad bastards.So when's your 60th Birthday cd coming out? Get a life. |
| Crockerdile 03.08.2006 18:48 |
DudleyFufkin wrote: Why is there another "best of freddie mercury" cd out? just cos he would have been 60? He's only just had a box set and greatest hits, now this. Bloody Queen productions are breaking my balls over this. Its not as if his solo stuff was any good. I bet all the stepfords will buy it. Sad bastards.Because, like with every other top selling artist going, they see a sense in bringing out an updated "best of" album every so often to interest those record buyers with a passing interest in any particular artist. If people buy it and enjoy it, they've made a smart business decision, pretty simple really. Does their decision to bring this out really "break your balls"? does it really keep you awake at night and cause you to occasionally break down in tears? Does it really cause a great deal of unhappiness in your life? Are you absolutely certain that it's just the stepfords that are the sad bastards on this particular occasion? :o) |
| Ian R 03.08.2006 19:36 |
YoungStratMan wrote: So when's your 60th Birthday cd coming out?In about 57 years time. |
| Nathan 03.08.2006 19:47 |
If you don't like it, don't buy it. Job done. |
| Josh Henson 03.08.2006 21:32 |
True that brothers and sistas! |
| marcio17@queenzone.com 04.08.2006 00:15 |
Yep |
| dave76 04.08.2006 06:18 |
I am only curious about the remixes on cd 2 because i have all the rest in my FM boxset. also the extra bits on the Untold Story dvd are interesting for me, especially an emotional Brian giving a speech before the statue is revealed. i also saw on the new freddie site that the book that comes with this new set has some nice "new" pictures. Ok, alot of stuff we already have seen in the past but it's great that our Idol is still remembered and luckely this new set will features some extra's... |
| QUEENROCKS_1991 04.08.2006 09:12 |
sound like he/she is jealous I will buy it when it come out also his book too i have the freddie figure too very nice |
| Lester Burnham 04.08.2006 09:15 |
Light the fuse and run away, eh Dudley? |
| Daburcor? 04.08.2006 09:31 |
Yup. Sounds like Dudley to me. |
| deleted user 09.08.2006 00:07 |
I have the Complete Freddie box set, so I don't need any Best Of cd. Neener, neener, neenerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! ;-P |
| Lester Burnham 09.08.2006 00:17 |
<font color=purple>Miss James wrote: I have the Complete Freddie box set, so I don't need any Best Of cd. Neener, neener, neenerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! ;-PBut what about all the LOVELY bonus remixes? C'mon, Miss James, how can you say no to six remixes of 'Love Kills'? Oh, and you haven't got your Freddie box set anymore, as I've gone and stolen it. |
| deleted user 09.08.2006 08:03 |
*gasps* I thought my Freddie Shine was missing something! Give it back, you thief! And I don't know about you, but personally I would LOVE 8 alternate versions to Living On My Own. But that's just me. |
| englishyob 09.08.2006 12:53 |
DudleyFufkin wrote: Why is there another "best of freddie mercury" cd out? just cos he would have been 60? He's only just had a box set and greatest hits, now this. Bloody Queen productions are breaking my balls over this. Its not as if his solo stuff was any good. I bet all the stepfords will buy it. Sad bastards.if you bothed to read brain's soap box he's already make it clear they have no say over the solo stuff link "I think it's time to make this very clear. We, that is Roger and myself, have NOTHING whatever to do with the way Freddie's solo material is handled. This situation is not something that makes me very happy, but there are reasons to do with his Estate which dictate this. © brianmay.com" |
| Micrówave 09.08.2006 13:29 |
Let's see, I have over 100 different Queen CDs (including imports, re-issues, and all 46 greatest hits cds), plus all the cd singles (UK & US) and records, tapes, etc. I will gladly shell out my money for any future release as well. I have no problem with recycling and repackaging. Never even unwrapped my Queen AI cd and probably won't. I don't think it a waste of time at all. |
| _Bijou_ 09.08.2006 14:11 |
It's not a waste of time. People all the time are discovering Queen and Freddie's music and this coming out is great for a new fan to buy. And would you rather they don't commerate Freddie's birthday at all? Get a life. |
| Lester Burnham 09.08.2006 14:16 |
Bijou In Queens Crown wrote: And would you rather they don't commerate Freddie's birthday at all? Get a life.See, now that confuses me. Why SHOULD Freddie's birthday be commemorated? I don't recall any birthday celebrations for Jimi Hendrix, or Jim Morrison, or Keith Moon, or John Bonham, etc. There might have been one for John Lennon, but I don't recall. But what's the point in celebrating a dead man's birthday? I don't throw a party every year for my long-deceased grandfather on what would have been his birthday. I know that sounds far more callous than I might intend it to be, but I just don't understand the whole "60th birthday celebrations" thing. |
| PieterMC 09.08.2006 14:18 |
Lester Burnham wrote: I know that sounds far more callous than I might intend it to be, but I just don't understand the whole "60th birthday celebrations" thing.Freddie 60th Birthday = $$$$ for somebody |
| Lester Burnham 09.08.2006 14:26 |
PieterMC wrote:Yeah, that's pretty much what I was driving at. I guess I should know by now that there's ALWAYS an anniversary serving as an excuse to repackage something.Lester Burnham wrote: I know that sounds far more callous than I might intend it to be, but I just don't understand the whole "60th birthday celebrations" thing.Freddie 60th Birthday = $$$$ for somebody |
| _Bijou_ 09.08.2006 14:39 |
What a bunch of miserable people you are. Just because those other people you mentioned apparently don't have their birthday's celebrated doesn't mean Freddie's birthday can't. I'm not even going to bother. |
| Lester Burnham 09.08.2006 14:43 |
edit: nothing to see here |
| PieterMC 09.08.2006 14:58 |
Bijou In Queens Crown wrote: What a bunch of miserable people you are. Just because those other people you mentioned apparently don't have their birthday's celebrated doesn't mean Freddie's birthday can't. I'm not even going to bother.How many dead people do you know that have their birthdays celebrated? |
| _Bijou_ 09.08.2006 17:15 |
I don't care what you say, it's a nice idea to celebrate it. I can't get my head round why you lot are so dead against it. :S |
| Micrówave 09.08.2006 17:59 |
Because we see the underlying reason for it, as Pieter so correctly pointed out. So if you think the party is FOR Freddie, then you don't undertstand, that's all. No one says Freddie CAN'T have a birthday party, but I'd like to see exactly who's paying for it and who's making the money off it. Those figures will be quite different. |
| deleted user 09.08.2006 20:32 |
Not to mention, this is not the first time something has been pitched right around Freddie's birthday. It doesn't really matter if it's his 60th, cos it is not any different from his 56th. |
| QUEENROCKS_1991 10.08.2006 11:18 |
people still put flowers down on graves to those who have passed away birthday or christmas or anything and yes i am still buying freddie cd and dvd cant wait :) |
| PieterMC 10.08.2006 11:22 |
QUEENROCKS_1991 wrote: people still put flowers down on graves to those who have passed awayPlacing flowers on a grave is just a little bit different than releasing a CD and DVD. Whether you think that the tracklist is good or not is becides the the point. It would be one thing if they said that they were releasing this to celebrate Freddie's life and ALL profits would be donated to the MPT, but I can't say that I have heard anybody say any such thing. |
| Lester Burnham 10.08.2006 11:28 |
PieterMC wrote:Agreed, that would be entirely different and, if ALL proceeds were for charity, then I would be able to understand the project a little better. It's a shame that's not the case, though, or if it is, then they're very good at keeping it secret.QUEENROCKS_1991 wrote: people still put flowers down on graves to those who have passed awayPlacing flowers on a grave is just a little bit different than releasing a CD and DVD. Whether you think that the tracklist is good or not is becides the the point. It would be one thing if they said that they were releasing this to celebrate Freddie's life and ALL profits would be donated to the MPT, but I can't say that I have heard anybody say any such thing. Also, you said almost exactly the same thing I was going to regarding flowers on a grave! Damn you Pieter! |
| PieterMC 10.08.2006 12:05 |
Lester Burnham wrote: Also, you said almost exactly the same thing I was going to regarding flowers on a grave! Damn you Pieter!You know what they say... Great minds think alike :-) |
| Lisser 10.08.2006 14:15 |
I was wondering the other day if any Queen+PR concert proceeds went to the MPT. I don't remember seeing anything about that on the tour books. I do remember seeing the link to the Trust, but nothing about a portion of the profits going there. I would be more inclined to buy the Freddie CD if I knew that all proceeds were going to his Trust. There is no question about that. |
| deleted user 10.08.2006 18:32 |
I know this is probably a terribly uninformed opinion, but... For me, getting a CD is a huge hassle. I wait two weeks for a CD that the people at the store aren't sure if they can even get (which means you have to be paitient and sometimes have to start over after two weeks or risk getting two copies of something from different stores). Of course, this situation would be different if I wanted to listen to Hillary Duff. Or if I could buy things on-line. If this CD, like "Stone Cold Classics" gets itself released in a store near me, I will be happy. You see, at all stores near me, they don't have a "Freddie Mercury" section (or any other Queen-member solo projects, and none floating in the "M (or T) Other" sections. And since these things were already albums, the people that buy the CD's tend to not sell them off to used stores. It's just my boring opinion. I would like to get a "Best of Freddie" CD (or the actual album, but chances of anyone ever having any of those in their A51 ware-houses are beyond hopeless), but right now that's not exactly possible. For me, it would be really nice if it came to the local stores... |
| Grantcdn1 13.08.2006 21:12 |
It's a shame that they couldn't have done a special Queen release to commemerate his birthday....because let's face it....his solo stuff was nothing compared to the work he did with Brian, Roger and John.....all his best stuff was in Queen.......it's kind of like remembering a star football player for his time in the minor leagues and not for when he was part of a championship team.... |
| Freddie's #1 Fan Forever 13.08.2006 22:08 |
I just hope that this new cd is available in the U.S. so I can get a copy of it as well! |
| Crezchi 03.09.2006 01:58 |
<font color=purple>Miss James wrote: I have the Complete Freddie box set, so I don't need any Best Of cd. Neener, neener, neenerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! ;-Plol Who doesn't have the box set? lol Anyways, this CD rocks! I got it on 8/31, and it is worth getting. |