| Queen Archivist 25.10.2006 05:57 |
YOUNG-STRAT-MAN wrote (and my replies in CAPITAL LETTERS)... For all those NOT in the Music, or Journalism/writing industry, shut the hell up! Everyone is sick of hearing about Greg's book! I TOO AM SICK OF HEARING ABOUT MY QUEEN LIVE BOOK. IT IS 10 YEARS OLD NOW. ALL YOU GUYS ON QZ EVER TALK ABOUT IS THE ERRORS IN THE BOOK. YOU LOVE POINTING OUT ERRORS AND SLAGGING THINGS OFF. IF YOU AREN'T PICKING OVER SCABS AND CRITICISING SOMEONE'S WORK, YOU AREN'T HAPPY. YES THERE ARE ERRORS IN THE BOOK. I DID NOT INTEND THAT, OBVIOUSLY. I DID NOT KNOW THERE WERE ERRORS WHEN I SUBMITTED IT. I ONLY KNEW THAT SOME THINGS IN IT WERE BOUND TO BE WRONG SOMETIMES BECAUSE OF THE VERY LIMITED DATA I HAD TO WORK FROM. I EXPLAINED ALL OF THIS IN GREAT DETAIL IN MY INTRODUCTION. SO ANY PERSON WHO BOUGHT THE BOOK IN SPITE OF THIS INFORMATION BEING OPENLY AND HONESTLY DETAILED AT THE FRONT FEW PAGES, IS A TOTAL MORON. WHY DON'T SOME OF YOU HERE ON QZ, YOU SUPPOSED QUEEN FANS, EVER DISCUSS THE MANY GOOD ELEMENTS IN MY BOOK? WHY DON'T YOU DISCUSS THE MANY THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT QUEEN LIVE, UNTIL I DETAILED IT? WE ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHY, YOU SHALLOW, TEDIOUS AND OVERWHELMINGLY JEALOUS INDIVIDUALS. SOME OF YOU GUYS AND GALS HERE REALLY HATE TO ADMIT THAT CERTAIN THINGS IN MY BOOK ARE VERY INTERESTING. YOU COULD NOT BE IMPARTIAL, FAIR, BALANCED AND UNBIASSED IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT. Most of you young assholes didn't even know about the errors until someone else told you! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE. IT IS SPOT ON. SO MANY ASS HOLES ONLY STARTED MOANING ABOUT MY BOOK WHEN THEY SAW OTHER PEOPLE SAYING IT FIRST. THIS IS CLEARLY BECAUSE SO MANY QZ-ERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SPOT ERRORS ON THEIR OWN - BECAUSE THEIR QUEEN KNOWLEDGE IS SO MINIMAL - AND SO THEY RELY ON OTHERS. THEY SIMPLY COPY THE MOANING OF OTHERS WHILE NOT TRULY UNDERSTANDING THE UNDERLYING REASONS AND DETAILS. SO MANY OF YOU PREDICTABLE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, LOVE TO JUMP ON THE 'LET'S TAKE THE PISS' BANDWAGON, AND YET THEY CLEARLY KNOW VIRTUALLY NOTHING THEMSELVES. IT'S SO BLATANT TO SEE. THINK FOR YOURSELVES FOR ONCE. IT WOULD MAKE A REFRESHING CHANGE. Nothing will ever satisfy you ungrateful, and greedy assholes. ABSOLUTELY TRUE. THE FREDDIE MERCURY'SOLO' BOX IS, LET'S BE FRANK ABOUT IT, AN EXTREMELY GOOD AND COMPREHENSIVE SET. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST ANTHOLOGY BOX COLLECTIONS EVER RELEASED FOR ANY ARTIST. YOU KNOW IT, I KNOW IT. YES THERE WERE SOME TINY OVERSIGHTS. I THINK WE MADE A COUPLE OF ERRORS - AS ANYONE WOULD, GIVEN THE MASSIVE SCALE OF THAT PROJECT, BUT WE GOT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THINGS EXACTLY RIGHT. WE GAVE YOU 'FANS' MANY THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW EXISTED, AND WE GAVE YOU 35,000 WORDS OF INFO, MUCH OF WHICH YOU DID NOT KNOW EITHER. BUT STILL YOU MOAN AND CRITICISE IT. OF COURSE YOU DO; THAT IS DEEPLY INGRAINED INTO QZ MENTALITY. NO ONE MOANS LIKE QZ MOANS. IT IS A WAY OF LIFE HERE. SOME TOSSERS ON QZ WERE RECENTLY SUGGESTING I DID NOT PUT THAT BOX TOGETHER - DESPITE BRIAN MAY TELLING YOU SO IN HIS INTRODUCTION TO THAT COLLECTION. I DID NOT RESPOND TO THAT THREAD BECAUSE IT IS SO UTTERLY STUPID... AND YET SOME QZ-ERS WILL PICK THAT UP AND RUN WITH IT, CONVINCED IT MUST BE TRUE. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE EXTENT OF THEIR IGNORANCE AND THE SHALLOWNESS OF THEIR QUEEN/FREDDIE KNOWLEDGE. YOU HATE IT; YOU HATE GREG BROOKS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH ANYTHING GOOD, OR DARE I SAY 'GREAT'. WELL, WHETHER YOU SOUR PEOPLE CAN ADMIT IT OR NOT THAT BOXED SET IS A GREAT PIECE OF WORK. THE TEAM OF US THAT PUT IT TOGETHER DID SO WITH MUCH CARE AND LOVE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL. WE KNOW IT'S GREAT, THOUGH YOU CANNOT BRING YOUR SORRY SELVES TO ADMIT IT. WE KNOW IT HAD SOME ANNOYING LITTLE ERRORS, BUT FOR GOD'S SAKE STOP ALL YOUR PREDICTABLE MOANING AND ENVY-DRIVEN SHITE, AND START COMMENTING ON THE GOOD FOR A CHANGE. BE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL - YOU MIGHT GET TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY BY THE QUEEN TEAM (AND OTHER FANS) THAT CURRENTLY REGARDS QZ A |
| pow wow 25.10.2006 06:25 |
Book not selling well Greg..............all this self promotion :-) Don't own the book Greg so can't comment. The Freddie box set was a great feat in compilation I'd give you that, but I'd also say I've got Freddie to thank for the quality of the box set more so than yourself. Did YSM come through this time? Cheers Steven |
| Benn 25.10.2006 06:29 |
Greg, >>WELL, WHETHER YOU SOUR PEOPLE CAN ADMIT IT OR NOT THAT BOXED SET IS A GREAT PIECE OF WORK. THE TEAM OF US THAT PUT IT TOGETHER DID SO WITH MUCH CARE AND LOVE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL. WE KNOW IT'S GREAT, THOUGH YOU CANNOT BRING YOUR SORRY SELVES TO ADMIT IT. WE KNOW IT HAD SOME ANNOYING LITTLE ERRORS, Hmmm.....so it's that level of attention to detail which allowed fir the errors to be there? Listen, you OBVIOUSLY have a great love for Queen and the music that they created together and as individuals. You also have a passion for your work and have managed to get yourself into a position where you can influence what happens in terms of material that is allowed "out there" for everyone else to see / hear. All of that is highly laudable. What I can't understand is your continuing presence here. If you detest this place (and it's contributors) so much, why don't you just do everyone a favour and just don't respond to anything. You NEVER answer any constructive questions put to you in a constructive manner from your lofty perch as Queen Archivist. I fully understand that you may indeed be bound by various non-disclosure agreements etc, but if so, then why not say so? If not, then just answer fully and completely? You also seemingly have the OK from QPL to trade insults with the very people that buy their product; how can someone, purporting to be some kind of (tenuous) official link with to band be allowed to carry on like this. Imagine if you went into EMI and criticised the quality of their artist roster, only to have someone turn around and tell you to fuck off? Would you expect them to still represent EMI? Your work is / has been flawed - fact. However, if you don;t like the criticism, just, simply, ignore it. Take on board anything that you feel you want to and discard what you don't. Greg, I do sincerely hope that you manage to pull off whatever projects you are linked with. I'm sure we can all agree that what we ALL want is quality product with which to remember Queen by. However, if criticism from people you openly appear to hate really affects you then please don't bother to contribute here. Your time is better spent on those box sets.... |
| Queen Archivist 25.10.2006 06:44 |
POW WOW... All you've done is state the obvious. Say something interesting and thought-provoking please. Add some new element to this thread. |
| .Jony. 25.10.2006 06:59 |
Pow Pow is an idiot, don't listen to the man I for one have the freddie box set and it literally blew me away. I'm ever thankfull that it got released. it must have been so much work to be put together, they didn't HAVE to do that, but they did. and hey, anyone who wants "it's in everyone of us" for example can easily get it. there are channels. what's the big deal? so keep up the good work, Greg. don't let the assholes let you down. some people DO appreciate the work behind it all. looking forward to more accomplishments and stuff being released. |
| pow wow 25.10.2006 07:03 |
Queen Archivist wrote: POW WOW... All you've done is state the obvious. Say something interesting and thought-provoking please. Add some new element to this thread.It's pointless Greg. All's I'll be doing is perpetuating your self promotion. It's pointless you ask for our view and opinions when you can't contibute anything NEW yourself. It's always about you. I mean you couldnt even answer the question about YSM. Did he come through with the vids? There has been many a constructive critique of your book given here by YOUR readers - people who have shelled out good money for YOUR product who feel they have not had value for money - that's a shame, but they may have a point. I feel credit has been given where credit is due on past projects like the Freddie box set - I for one loved it. I'd like to see more of the wit we used to get rather than the same template like rants. It's all same old same old. You need to bear in mind Greg that you can't please all the people all of the time. |
| john bodega 25.10.2006 07:04 |
I'll add something of worth; a dose of common sense. Your visits are pointless. I might agree with a good deal of what you say, but it's like this - you're not going to convert people who have such a fervent dislike of you, just by posting in capitals and insisting your job is hard. They're either out of line and completely wrong, or they have a point. Either way they're not going to let go of it. Can't you give it a rest? We know you're angry. We got that impression from the first 11000 threads you posted. You keep lambasting us for doing nothing of worth (which is actually total bullshit - it just so happens that anything I do 'of worth' just isn't relevant to Queen, and thus doesn't wind up here!) yet you also keep up with this ridiculous behaviour. It doesn't suit civilised people. I know that sounds crazy coming from anyone on Queenzone, but really - aren't some of us above this shit? |
| Queen Archivist 25.10.2006 07:16 |
Benn... I'm not permitted to take issue with those who make comments about my work, then? Just because I have links to the band, so what? That has no connection to me making public my feelings. Why should it? You guys get so hugely pre-occupied with that. How can GB do this... how can he do that...... he represents QPL, or Freddie.... or that...... It's all irrelevant bollocks that you let get in the way. My comments come from me. Forget about the links I have to anything, my comments should be taken just like yours are. How bored would YOU get if people kept letting the company you work for blind them to the comments you were making? It's so tedious. I would simply prefer you to make a distinction between Greg Brooks and QPL. Michael Schumacher has many opinions. Some are Ferrari friendly, some are not. Most of what he says comes from HIM; they are HIS views, not those of Ferrari. "How can Michael say that, do this... what must Ferrari think of that? How can Ferrari have this person saying what he does? Michael represents Ferrari and should not be allowed to think for himself..... bla bla bla..." It really is excessively boring to have everything you do and say immediately linked to a third party. |
| Queen Archivist 25.10.2006 07:23 |
To Zebonka12, who wrote... Your visits are pointless. I might agree with a good deal of what you say, but it's like this - YOU MIGHT AGREE WITH A GOOD DEAL I SAY..... IS THAT SO? WELL THEN WHY THE HELL DON'T YOU HAVE THE BALLS TO COME OUT AND SO AT THE TIME?????? WHEN IT IS THE CASE THAT YOU, ZEBONKA "might agree with a good deal of what I say", HOW ABOUT SAYING SO THERE AND THEN, OPENLY, DESPITE INCURRING THE WRATH OF ALL YOUR CHUMS HERE ON QZ. YOU WALKED RIGHT INTO THAT ONE Z. ALL YOU'VE DONE IS 100% ENDORSE EXEACTLY THE POINT I MADE IN MY OTHER THREAD (POSTING) THIS MORNING. HAVE THE BALLS TO AGREE WITH ME AT THE TIME... NOT VAGUELY WEEKS OR MONTHS LATER WHEN YOU THINK IT WILL GO UNNOTICED. |
| Queen Archivist 25.10.2006 07:44 |
Hey POW WOW, you got me bang to rights. >>> Book not selling well Greg..............all this self promotion <<< You are totally on the ball Mr Pow Wow. All this chat about my book - much of it from my good self - only goes to increase sales of QUEEN LIVE: A CONCERT DOCUMENTARY (published by Omnibus Press and available at all good book shops, and now in its new and revised form with a brand new Intro by BRIAN MAY). Errors Shmerrors!!! As long as it sells I'm laughing all the way to the piggy bank. Do you know that in the past 6 weeks, the book has sold an inexplicable 842 copies? Thats more than 100 per week. Because the book emerged 10 years ago now, both myself and the publisher are staggered to see that it still sells anything behond the normal 100 copies per month all this time later. And then suddenly, WALLOP!, out of the blue, 842 additional sales. We cannot account for this strange and much welcome phenomenon, but I can tell you that it equates DIRECTLY to all the chat on QZ - good and bad. Coincodence? I don't know. It's true... ANY publicity (good or bad) is great publicity. Even QZ publicity is great. I'm not complaining. I'm only inciting comment and reaction, and my God I've been getting it. Keep it coming everyone. Bad reviews, great ones. I don't care. Another 800 sales will pay for a nice holiday, ta very much. |
| Asterik 25.10.2006 08:47 |
Greg, I've kept out of this for a month now because I wanted to give you a chance but I'm afraid that puerile behaviour like this does you and your case no favours at all. All of the shouting in the world will not remove the fact that your book contains a number of errors that people as consumers, feel rightly aggrieved about. The extent of those are debatable, I won't contest you on that. However for whatever reasons, your visits to Queenzone have become increasingly ridiculous, like matinee pantomimes with a script in capital letters, and it is one show that I'm not willing to go on with! |
| Wilki Amieva 25.10.2006 08:57 |
I guess that those extra sales of your book COULD BE related to its offering along the new Freddie book in sites like Amazon. Good for you! |
| Lester Burnham 25.10.2006 09:09 |
Wilki Amieva wrote: I guess that those extra sales of your book COULD BE related to its offering along the new Freddie book in sites like Amazon. Good for you!Shh shh shh... let him keep on believing it's because of the good / bad publicity on QZ! |
| john bodega 25.10.2006 09:32 |
Queen Archivist wrote: To Zebonka12, who wrote... Your visits are pointless. I might agree with a good deal of what you say, but it's like this - YOU MIGHT AGREE WITH A GOOD DEAL I SAY..... IS THAT SO? WELL THEN WHY THE HELL DON'T YOU HAVE THE BALLS TO COME OUT AND SO AT THE TIME?????? WHEN IT IS THE CASE THAT YOU, ZEBONKA "might agree with a good deal of what I say", HOW ABOUT SAYING SO THERE AND THEN, OPENLY, DESPITE INCURRING THE WRATH OF ALL YOUR CHUMS HERE ON QZ. YOU WALKED RIGHT INTO THAT ONE Z. ALL YOU'VE DONE IS 100% ENDORSE EXEACTLY THE POINT I MADE IN MY OTHER THREAD (POSTING) THIS MORNING. HAVE THE BALLS TO AGREE WITH ME AT THE TIME... NOT VAGUELY WEEKS OR MONTHS LATER WHEN YOU THINK IT WILL GO UNNOTICED.No jackass, you miss the point. (Perhaps deliberately). I say 'I might agree with you' as a hypothetical. The truth is I don't care. Fuck your book. Fuck it right in the ear. The point is, I could agree with you 100%, but what does it change? People are still going to be arseholes. Christ. |
| Wilki Amieva 25.10.2006 09:44 |
By the way, Greg, I am NOT 'against' you or anything like that. Sometimes I just dislike your attitude ...or someone else's, for that matter, but when that happens I TRY to keep that to me. Why? Because public discussions often lead to nowhere - more probably when people is in a bad mood rather than an easy one. QUEENZone HAS communication problems - our society as a whole does. But seeing this as 'hate' is just plain wrong and will only lead to worst things. The world we created, out there, is a good example of this. Example: The "thread deletion" affair. You acted from your own thoughs that someone was 'against' you. (In fact you also reacted quite badly to some of my comments when I was only trying to help. I guess that you just misread them or perhaps I was not clear enough. But I could not possibily think that you 'hate' me, could I?) I am not saying that perhaps a couple of individuals (not that I know any of them) do inexplicably HATE you - but you are now a public face connected to a huge organization and unfortunately that comes with the whole package. The only advice I could give you is to ignore those 'haters'. Now back to the QUEEN world: Would you please contact me? It seems that I lost your e-mail address. |
| Queenman!! 25.10.2006 10:21 |
Come on Greg, try to act like an adult! Don't let some people spoil your attitude. Some are only testing you right to the edge! |
| Benn 25.10.2006 11:56 |
Greg, >>Benn... I'm not permitted to take issue with those who make comments about my work, then? Of course you are, and it's absolutely your right to do so, but how on earth you manage to get *SO* wound up by people that are clearly either illiterate, insane or just plain ignorant is beyond me. People that hide behind assumed names are just not worth the energy it takes t use your keyboard. I guess I'm just surprised that you don't just COMPLETELY ignore them. >>Just because I have links to the band, so what? That has no connection to me making public my feelings. Why should it? You guys get so hugely pre-occupied with that. Part of the reason for that is that YOU are (unfortunately) the ONLY visible link in to the band. It's almost like being a third f the way in to findingo ut what the release schedules are goign to be for the coming 12 months. People that don't know any better immediately assume that by talking to you, they are talking to the band or QPL. I'd hope that you would be putting the more serious points of view that siome of us have to "the powers that be" in the hope that the best thoughts get to the decision-makers. There is ABSOLUTELY no forum for sensible, normal, literate Queen fans to put their points across to QPL. For another example of "what would be nice", take the toy manufacturer Hasbro; they have a weekly question-and-answer session based on questions put to them by Star Wars fans through theforce.net. And the answers are distinct, relevant and to the point. From that a feeling of worth permeates through the collecting world. I understand that QPL / EMI / Brian / Roger etc possibly can't be bothered to field any of the crap that would come their way fro the Queen community, but I certainly would be prepared - AND THIS IS SOMEONE PUTTING THEIR HAND UP TO HELP / DO SOMETHING - to collate questions from the Queen collecting community on a weekly / monthly basis and then submit them to either yourself or smeone within QPL / EMI for a constructive, poignant response. Greg, this is an offer of help / assistance to enable you to step away from the crap that gets fired at you - if you would like to take it up, please don't hesitate to get in touch: benn@kempster.fsnet.co.uk |
| Simon says87 25.10.2006 12:02 |
Come on Greg, it's obvious that you want a fight, again. |
| ern2150 25.10.2006 12:08 |
Queen Archivist wrote: Keep it coming everyone. Bad reviews, great ones. I don't care. Another 800 sales will pay for a nice holiday, ta very much.Greg -- if the original (or reprint) is still selling, you know what that means. It's a "Greatest Hits." TIME FOR A RE-ISSUE :) |
| runner70 25.10.2006 12:27 |
pow wow wrote: Book not selling well Greg..............all this self promotion :-) The Freddie box set was a great feat in compilation I'd give you that, but I'd also say I've got Freddie to thank for the quality of the box set more so than yourself.Very well said! Childish stupid post from a guy with an ego problem and not enough self esteem! Silly! If you get Brian to read this he would fire him.... |
| stateside fan 25.10.2006 13:44 |
guys-i really dont think its Greg we are talking to here. |
| Champipple 25.10.2006 15:07 |
Greg, you are SUCH an attention whore. |
| AlexRocks 25.10.2006 16:12 |
Um...Mr. Greg Brooks...you do know that the Freddie Mercury boxed set "The Solo Collection" is not only the best packaging, detailed, and detailed information for any box set I have ever seen for any type of music or film recording right? It is pioneering in how great it is and unfortunately it has kind of ruined all my other box set experiences because nothing can live up to it! Lol! O.k...those experiences aren't ruined by any means BUT nothing by anyone is as great as it is! Nothing by Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, or Michael Jackson compares to it. Period. It is sooo great that I share a degree of concern that whatever Queen archive box sets get released won't be AS good! Lol! Now there is a box set released here in the U.S. by some group called The Band that was closer in size to the Freddie one but...who are they? Other than I know they played with Bob Dylan at some point. That's not a bash againt them beleive it or not just a point as to how good the Freddie box set is! Also there is some limited edition box set by Johnny Cash here in the U.S. that looks almost as grand but I still don't think it is because from what I can tell it doesn't have a huge hardcover slip case for it. Even with all of that said the Freddie one came out years before those AND no one else otherwise have put out anything so GRAND! So good luck with whatever is happening down the line and thanks for your work so far! |
| mrfinnj 25.10.2006 16:19 |
this is hardly greg posting it?...just somebody rileing the zoners :) link |
| Lester Burnham 25.10.2006 16:29 |
Sorry, but I feel like I need to nitpick this insane drivel:
AlexRocks wrote: Um...Mr. Greg Brooks...you do know that the Freddie Mercury boxed set "The Solo Collection" is not only the best packaging, detailed, and detailed information for any box set I have ever seen for any type of music or film recording right?Greg didn't design the packaging - I believe that was Richard Gray. He only wrote the liner notes. Credit where credit is due. AlexRocks wrote: It is pioneering in how great it is and unfortunately it has kind of ruined all my other box set experiences because nothing can live up to it! Lol! O.k...those experiences aren't ruined by any means BUT nothing by anyone is as great as it is! Nothing by Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, or Michael Jackson compares to it. Period. It is sooo great that I share a degree of concern that whatever Queen archive box sets get released won't be AS good! Lol!Blah blah blah. AlexRocks wrote: Now there is a box set released here in the U.S. by some group called The Band that was closer in size to the Freddie one but...who are they? Other than I know they played with Bob Dylan at some point. That's not a bash againt them beleive it or not just a point as to how good the Freddie box set is!Educate yourself and be happy: link To sum them up, The Band pioneered American rock music in the late 1960s with their albums Music From The Big Pink and their second eponymous release. Their songs include 'I Shall Be Released', 'The Weight', 'Across The Great Divide', 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down', and 'Up On Cripple Creek'. In 1976, Martin Scorsese directed their farewell concert The Last Waltz, which featured such unknown artists as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters, Dr. John, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Ronnie Wood, and Neil Diamond. AlexRocks wrote: Also there is some limited edition box set by Johnny Cash here in the U.S. that looks almost as grand but I still don't think it is because from what I can tell it doesn't have a huge hardcover slip case for it.That's such bullshit, calling a box set not as grand because it doesn't have a hardover slip case? That's like saying The Who's box set isn't as great as Freddie's because it doesn't have a picture of Freddie on the front. |
| Penetration_Guru 25.10.2006 16:51 |
It may be hard for Greg to believe, but this did used to be the site where the knowledgeable Queen fans congregated (well the more knowledgeable of those who would wish to congregate). Now, we have this shit. Fucking idiots who take up so much space and time that almost nobody with anything interesting to say can see the point of doing anything other than stirring the shit... |
| John S Stuart 25.10.2006 17:45 |
AlexRocks wrote: Um...Mr. Greg Brooks...you do know that the Freddie Mercury boxed set "The Solo Collection" is not only the best packaging, detailed, and detailed information for any box set I have ever seen for any type of music or film recording right?Freddie Box: The Missing Tracks Metropolis Love Kills 1984 Metropolis 2:25 OST - Metropolis Video 1992 Canada 12"/ CD 5:17 Re-Edit - In Memories Of Freddie Mercury 1992 US Wolf Original 3:27 Remix - Parlophone CDR 6331 1992 US Wolf Euro 3:24 Remix - Parlophone PM 517 2000 Synthesised Version 3:41 - Unreleased: Home Mini Disc 2000 Jazz Version 4:40 - Unreleased: Home Mini Disc 2000 Overture Version 3:33 - Unreleased: Home Mini Disc 2000 Synthesised Version (Radio Edit) - Unreleased: 2000 Jazz Version (Edit) - Unreleased: 1986 Metropolis Video Excerpt - Metropolis Video Mr Bad Guy Let's Turn It On 1993 Jeff Lord-Alge 3:44 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 Instrumental - Unreleased Made In Heaven 1985 UK 7" 4:05 Edit (Freddie) - CBS A6413 I Was Born To Love You 1985 Casio 1:51 Bootleg Demo - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc 1985 US DJ Steven Von Blau 7:30 Mix - Disconet MWDN 711 Volume 11 Programme 7 2002 Freddie Mercury DJ White Label Club Mix - Wanted: Instrumental - Unreleased Foolin' Around 1993 Steve Brown 3:35 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 Your Kind Of Lover 1993 Steve Brown 3:57 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 Instrumental - Unreleased Mr. Bad Guy 1985 Argentina 7” 3:17 Edit - I Was Born To Love You 1993 Brian Malouf 3:54 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 1993 US Julian Raymond Version 3:54 - Great Pretender CD Man Made Paradise Instrumental - Unreleased Living On My Own 1985 Brazil 12" 6:34 Remix 1993 NMB 12” 5:07 Dub Mix - Parlophone 12R 6355 1993 NMB 12” L.A. 3:39 Remix - Parlophone 12R 6355 1993 NMB CDs Album 3:36 Mix - Parlophone CDR 6355 1993 NMB Techno 3:47 Remix - Home Mini-Disc 1993 Julian Raymond 3:37 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 1993 Remix Promotional Video - Unreleased: Home Video My Love Is Dangerous 1993 US Jeff Lord-Alge 3:38 Remix - Parlophone PM 517 She Blows Hot And Cold 1985 UK 7” “Speed” Intro 0:12” - CBS A6413 New York Very Early Demo (2:29) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Piano improvisation (Freddie solo) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc You're The Only One (Freddie solo) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Demo 2 (probably Freddie solo) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Killing Me (Killing Time?) - Unreleased: Time Original Soundtrack Time 1986 UK LP OST “Live” Version 3:51 1986 UK LP OST Reprise 3:10 1993 US Promo CDs Album Version 3:48 - Hollywood PRCD - 103082 1993 US Nile Rodger's 3:51 Remix 1993 US Promo CD 3:51 Radio Mix - Hollywood PRCD – 103082 In My Defence 1993 US Ron Nevison 3:53 Remix 1992 Promotional Video - Unreleased: Home Video Freddie Mercury/ Montseratte Caballe: Barcelona UK CD - Polydor POLH 44 March 1987: Complete 35 -minute Mercury, & Moran “Garden Lodge” Instrumental demos. Freddie Mercury/Mike Moran Improvisations - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc 29 March 1987: Complete 71-minute Mercury, Caballe & Moran “Garden Lodge” vocal improvisations. Garden Lodge Improvisations - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Barcelona UK CDs 3 Track Promo Edit 5:38 - Polydor POLYCD 3 12521101 1992 BBC Olympic Edit 1:16 -Polydor PZCD 221 La Japanaise UK CDs 3 Track Promo Edit 4:50 - Polydor POLYCD 3 12521101 Fallen Priest UK 7" Edit 2:50 - Polydor Ensueno (Exercises In Free Love) Montserrat Caballe Solo Version 4:01 - Barcelona: Polydor POCD 887 Golden Boy UK CDs 3 Track Promo Edit 6:04 - Polydor POLYCD 3 12521101 UK 7" Edit 5:08 - Polydor UK 7" Special Radio Edit 3:31 - PO 23 DJ: Home Mini-Disc Tim Rice Edit 5:13 - Wanted: Guide Me Home 2000 Holland Stand-alone CD single |
| Ale_Pisa 25.10.2006 18:44 |
I think that the Live Book was a great release. I buy the book but the second version... isn't good! I think for one reason: in this time there's internet and people find info about Queen using google and Queenconcerts.com. That's all! But, repeat, the first press was one of the best book about Queen! I can only say: GREAT WORK! I know that's it's hard to work for Queen, sometimes it's hard for us to make an update trade list or want list because we don't have the time... I hope that my message arrive because my english is not so good... Cheers Ale |
| John S Stuart 25.10.2006 19:05 |
young_strat_man wrote: JSS, honestly bro, why so you always have to throw all of those damn Remixes in the pile? lol Who cares? Not me. Not any other Queen fan that hasn't nodded off already. You have to post these 12" versions and remixes on almost every one of your posts. lol It is annoying.1: Because 'I' care. I care about truth, I care about accuracy, I care about my personal collection, and I care about 'having it all. 2: Because I can. 3: Because they exist. 4: Complete in my book means COMPLETE, not half-assed dissinformation. 5: This post may may be annoying to some - but hopefully - it is also a source of information (whom some - other than yourself) may find useful. 6: Better to have FULL information and facts and NOT use it, than NOT have that provision of information and CANNOT use it. 7: My mail was personally addressed to AlexRocks so he may consider his sychopantic fawning of this '... most detailed...' release, by demonstrating that by comparison to some similar releases, this set is NOT complete nor as detailed as it COULD HAVE been. You want me to continue? |
| Queen Archivist 25.10.2006 19:24 |
John, you are behaving like, and therefore coming accross, as a prize prick. You wrote a HUGE ill-conceived boring thing (above) which your fellow QZ-ers told you was boring and tedious, so listen to them. Wind your neck in, respect their views and recognise that what you said was boring just to read, much less to actually sit and listen to - on your monsterous suggestion for boxed set content. They said you are boring because you ARE boring. Even QZ-ers are telling you. Now will you please re-think, and, I say with respect, SHUT UP. |
| Lester Burnham 25.10.2006 20:28 |
Queen Archivist wrote: John, you are behaving like, and therefore coming accross, as a prize prick. You wrote a HUGE ill-conceived boring thing (above) which your fellow QZ-ers told you was boring and tedious, so listen to them. Wind your neck in, respect their views and recognise that what you said was boring just to read, much less to actually sit and listen to - on your monsterous suggestion for boxed set content. They said you are boring because you ARE boring. Even QZ-ers are telling you. Now will you please re-think, and, I say with respect, SHUT UP.Only one QZer, who is young_strat_man, told him it was boring - and even you don't take young_strat_man's opinion seriously, which should tell you a lot about him. |
| Wiley 25.10.2006 20:30 |
I don't think John's posts are boring at all and I surely don't think that young_stratman's views are anything like most of Queenzoners in here. When that day comes where most forum members think that way, Queenzone will be doomed. Yes, John S. Stuart's posts are comprehensive and detailed to the extreme but I think that is a good thing. If you are not interested in reading quality information, just skip it, like I skip all the stupid or repetitive topics. I care for the contributions of people I know have a lot of knowledge about Queen... people like Mr. Stuart, YourValentine, Sir GH, Mr Scully, Penetration Guru, Miklos, Lester, Sebastian and many others. You might not like someone's attitude or personality but you can't deny they know their stuff and most of them are willing to share their views about the band. If people like these stopped posting their information and contributing to this site Queenzone would surely die and it would become yet another dead board with only "I like Queen" and "I love Freddie!" threads. Not that we don't have many of those at the moment.. :S Wiley |
| Wiley 25.10.2006 20:55 |
young_strat_man wrote: Yes QZ will be doomed when people get a brain.Very nice and swift reply, yet you missed the point entirely. So you think that "when people get a brain they will stop caring for constructive and informative posts". Yeah, that seems correct. -_- If people spend more time providing useful information than trying to be a smartass, this would be a better world, hahaha :). We can only dream. |
| wstüssyb 25.10.2006 23:00 |
I agree Greg. Your book, It's a Piece of shit. End of story, No need to argue it any further. |
| ern2150 25.10.2006 23:59 |
John S Stuart wrote: 7: My mail was personally addressed to AlexRocks so he may consider his sychopantic fawning of this '... most detailed...' release, by demonstrating that by comparison to some similar releases, this set is NOT complete nor as detailed as it COULD HAVE been. You want me to continue?Actually please do. I think the information you presented speaks for itself, and doesn't need to be in reaction to anyone in particular. If anything, that reaction cheapens the information. The Freddie Box set is the most comprehensive Queen-related release. Can we agree on that? It revealed many tracks that would not have been released by anyone other than someone with direct access to the archives. Can we agree on that? I can agree, especially given your information, that it could have been more detailed and complete. It could have contained more stuff that we already knew existed. Now...can we have examples of *more* detailed and complete box sets? I know Rhino has done a good job with The Monkees, but as they're now releasing "deluxe" versions of each of their albums, their efforts to date haven't yet been "complete", apparently. Can we agree? |
| Sebastian 26.10.2006 10:06 |
Can't anybody ban this tart? |
| AlexRocks 26.10.2006 14:22 |
Wow! John S Stuart! In no way did I say that this was a complete box set! I just said it was the greatest one EVER! Of course the point being SO FAR! Who's to say another one won't be done years down the roard or this "Solo Collection" re-released in some up-dated way?! If anyting all of the l.p.s are going to need tons of stuff on them when they get re-released on blu-ray discs. So please don't lie, don't say things about me that aren't true, and don't put words in my mouth that you KNOW THAT I DIDN'T SAY! You come across as very mentally unstable by attacking me because I gave someone or some freakin' PRODUCT praise! Sorry I did not find the right Bible verses for comparison and translate them back into LATIN! Otherwise I look forward to whatever hasn't beent released...being released in the years down the road! Oh...and Lester Burnham. Whatever you said is irrelevant because you are arrogant and unrelenting in your rudeness. Any chance you abuse people in your personal life? It comes across in your personality as so. That's all I am saying. It doesn't matter what I think about a product to begin with so start off by getting a life! THEN whatever I do say about a product it still doesn't affect YOU so don't react like it does and even then you have every right to give your own opinion but trashing me proves that you have some underlying issues that don't really have anything to do with Queen. |
| Queen Archivist 27.10.2006 07:36 |
Hey there young-twat-man.... unarmed is one word. No hyphen, you pleb. |
| Benn 27.10.2006 10:28 |
Greg, Please take this post as another offer of help / assistance - feel free to take it up at any time you wish. As before....... benn@kempster.fsnet.co.uk |
| Crezchi 27.10.2006 13:50 |
Queen Archivist wrote: Hey there young-twat-man.... unarmed is one word. No hyphen, you pleb.LOL Even YOU shouldn't be arguing about grammar Greg! LMFAO!!! You are one to talk you idiot! Did you get that info from your DICTIONERY? lol Also, if you were smart enough to catch the hyphen, you would relize YSM mean it as a joke so you would understand it! lol I don't like twat man, but this BURN was great! lol |
| John S Stuart 28.10.2006 04:01 |
Greg: If you have nothing else to say, but to criticise others for poor literary skills:
Queen Archivist wrote: Hey there young-twat-man.... unarmed is one word. No hyphen, you pleb.May I point out that in the BELOW REFERENCE: ‘holyier’ is actually spelt ‘HOLIER’ and that the phrase itself should actually end with a question mark? link Queen Archivist wrote: I say there, John holyier than thou S. Stuart.... You know when you wrote... "As long as I have my loving wife, family and a fantastic job to surround me, this Queen malarkey is nothing but a passing interest." |
| Queen Archivist 28.10.2006 06:21 |
John Stuart... JSS: May I point out that in the below reference: ‘holyier’ is actually spelt ‘HOLIER’ and that the phrase itself should actually end with a question mark? GB: You are correct that the spelling is 'holier', but you are wrong about the question mark. I referred to YOU as 'John holier than thou Stuart'. This is clearly NOT a question. Only questions end with a question mark. If you're going to correct me, which is fine, get it right matey. |
| John S Stuart 28.10.2006 06:30 |
Queen Archivist wrote: John Stuart... JSS: May I point out that in the below reference: ‘holyier’ is actually spelt ‘HOLIER’ and that the phrase itself should actually end with a question mark? GB: You are correct that the spelling is 'holier', but you are wrong about the question mark. I referred to YOU as 'John holier than thou Stuart'. This is clearly NOT a question. Only questions end with a question mark. If you're going to correct me, which is fine, get it right matey.Greg: To correct you YET again, the COMPLETE phrase I was refering to was ALL of the cited quotation. Here it is repeated in it's entirety for you: Queen Archivist wrote: I say there, John holyier than thou S. Stuart.... You know when you wrote... "As long as I have my loving wife, family and a fantastic job to surround me, this Queen malarkey is nothing but a passing interest."You may have also noticed that I originally introduced the highlighted phrase as May I point out that in the BELOW REFERENCE...otherwise I would have just pasted the 'John HOLIER than thou...' part only. So to correct YOU once MORE, what YOU SHOULD have CORRECTLY written was: I say there, John HOLIER than thou S. Stuart.... YOU KNOW WHEN you wrote... "As long as I have my loving wife, family and a fantastic job to surround me, this Queen malarkey is nothing but a passing interest."?This is because the phrase "You know when...?" is rhetorical and suggests (but may not expect) an answer. As such, the correct punctuation is indeed a question mark - even if that question mark is outside my original quotation - as it demonstrates how you have modified to suit your own needs. It is a shame really, as what a tired, petty and supercilious bore you have become. Now, do you have anything of any real vaule to contribute, or are you about to split even more hairs, (or worse still), continue to spam the board with more tedious mails of woe and misrepresentation? |
| Asterik 28.10.2006 17:22 |
hear hear John. Spot on again. |
| DeeEmm 29.10.2006 05:15 |
(after reading the first post) Man, shut the hell up! And pre-reply: Yes, sir, I do realize I'm not an almighty researcher as yourself, but no I am not homosexual, and maybe I haven't contributed to Queen's work, but AT LEAST I DON'T SPAM MESSAGE BOARDS. God. |
| Rick 29.10.2006 05:38 |
I have one positive thing about this book: It burns really nice in the hearth. |
| Fenderek 29.10.2006 11:53 |
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| Queen Archivist 29.10.2006 20:42 |
To Ale_Pisa, who wrote.... I think that the Live Book was a great release. THANK YOU ALE. YOU ARE A COUTEOUS PERSON, WITH EXCELLENT TASTE. I buy the book but the second version... isn't good! OH DEAR. I think for one reason: in this time there's internet and people find info about Queen using google and Queenconcerts.com. That's all! YES. TRUE. But, repeat, the first press was one of the best book about Queen! I AGREE. THANK YOU. I THINK. I can only say: GREAT WORK! WELL THANKS AGAIN CHUM. I hope that my message arrive because my english is not so good... YOUR ENGLISH IS EXCELLENT ALE. A MILLION TIMES BETTER THAN MY ITALIAN, AND 2 MILLION TIMES BETTER THAN YOUNG_TWAT_MANS ENGLISH. Cheers Ale CHEERS TO YOU TOO ALE. THIS SITE NEEDS GOOD PEOPLE LIKE YOU. THANKS |
| Queen Archivist 29.10.2006 21:30 |
Hey Ale, I just noticed in your profile you are a Ju Jitsu Sensei. We are likeminded. I am Shotokan Sensei. 16 years. I would like to sit and talk with you one day. GB |
| Crezchi 30.10.2006 01:04 |
Queen Archivist wrote: To Ale_Pisa, who wrote.... I think that the Live Book was a great release. THANK YOU ALE. YOU ARE A COUTEOUS PERSON, WITH EXCELLENT TASTE. I buy the book but the second version... isn't good! OH DEAR. I think for one reason: in this time there's internet and people find info about Queen using google and Queenconcerts.com. That's all! YES. TRUE. But, repeat, the first press was one of the best book about Queen! I AGREE. THANK YOU. I THINK. I can only say: GREAT WORK! WELL THANKS AGAIN CHUM. I hope that my message arrive because my english is not so good... YOUR ENGLISH IS EXCELLENT ALE. A MILLION TIMES BETTER THAN MY ITALIAN, AND 2 MILLION TIMES BETTER THAN YOUNG_TWAT_MANS ENGLISH. Cheers Ale CHEERS TO YOU TOO ALE. THIS SITE NEEDS GOOD PEOPLE LIKE YOU. THANKSGreg, nothing personal, but please get HOOKED ON PHONICS! You talk about other people here, about their grammar and their spelling, you are worse than most here from foreign countries who barely speak english. With that aside, i DO like the nicer GB and hope you will stay that way. We are not all assholes you see, as long as you treat us like humans. |
| Queen Archivist 30.10.2006 06:01 |
To Crezchi... All my life, 40 years, ONE thing has remained constant, never changing, not ever. I talk to people exactly like they talk to me. If people talk and put across their point of view in a respectful way, I ALWAYS reply in a similar way. If people behave like a rude or aggressive or nasty ass hole - which happens so often on QZ - I will respond accordingly and not give it a second thought. I like people. People are precious; THE most important thing. I do not look to upset people for the sake of it, but when they are nasty to me, I will give it back. Some people on QZ, Crezchi, and YOU have been guilty of it for certain, sometimes, say some really unnecessarily horrible things, but seem to get upset if the object of their aggression turns back and sticks up for themselves. In principal you are 100% correct, but I simply treat others as I would like to be treated myself. Someone got VERY offended last night when I took the piss out of Ibanez122's hat (in his profile photo). They wrote to me... 'WOW Greg, you are a real bastard." What they DID NOT say, however, was... "Ibanez was a bastard too, FIRST, to you, more than once, and UNPROVOKED, so fair is fair - he had it coming." They did not have a go at him, who began the thing... just me. Typical. I like to redress the balance sometimes, but ordinarilly I just like a peaceful-ish life. |
| Crezchi 30.10.2006 06:24 |
Someone got VERY offended last night when I took the piss out of Ibanez122's hat (in his profile photo). They wrote to me... 'WOW Greg, you are a real bastard." What they DID NOT say, however, was... "Ibanez was a bastard too, FIRST, to you, more than once, and UNPROVOKED, so fair is fair - he had it coming." They did not have a go at him, who began the thing... just me. Typical. I like to redress the balance sometimes, but ordinarilly I just like a peaceful-ish life. Greg, thanks for the response, but honestly, it looked more like you had started on him first, by basically pre-judging twat man's collection that was given to this person. That is what i got from reading the whole situation, trust me, twat man can go jump off a bridge, but there was no need to jump on him like you did and about his 'collection' or making up a character that 'supposedly' knows him. Although it may have made a humourous joke. lol :) I do see your point, but even i can ignore fuckers like YSM. :) I think that there is some good in everyone, just like when i first saw your posts on QZ, sorry but my first thought's of you were "Asshole", "Childish", "Ignorant", and lot's of other names, but when you can actually hear someone in reason once, you get the sense of the person. Does that make sense? I feel your attitude before was just a charade, kinda like ysm's character, but not comparing you and he, but simular in an effect. But i must say that i am glad you can be civil on a certain level. |
| Queen Archivist 30.10.2006 11:35 |
Ok Crezchi. But please keep in mind people like Ibanez122 chip into many other threads that you might have missed. He'll be ok. He won't have a breakdown because GB had a pop at him. I'm sure knows that he dishes it out sometimes, so can expect some back at him every now and then. No big deal. Just flippancy. Not worth worrying about. He likes that hat. Each to his own! |