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Post by Q3 on May 31, 2017 1:19:02 GMT -5
Roger on the upcoming tour with regard to them getting older… "It could quite well be the last time you're gonna see Queen, but I'm not gonna try and sell it like that". Hmmmmmmmmmmm makes me think?!?!?!
Adam’s Queen Spotify Playlistskaschep posted, “Adam has made a playlist called Queen on his Spotify yesterday. I don't know if he's aware these are public. Like his inspiration playlist. Could be for practicing.” It contains: It's Late - BBC Session / October 28th 1977, Maida Vale 4 Studio It's Late Spread Your Wings Get Down, Make LoveBohemian Rhapsody Don't Stop Me Now Another One Bites The Dust Under Pressure We Will Rock You We Are The Champions Sheer Heart AttackFat Bottemed Girls Bicycle RaceTie Your Mother Down Somebody To Love Somebody To Love - Live at Milton Keynes, June 1982 The 5 songs never performed by QAL -- 4 from News of the World -- are in bold above.
The 5th song -- "Bicycle Race" was released on Queen's 1978 album Jazz. It was released as a double A-side single together with the song "Fat Bottomed Girls". The song is notable for its video featuring a bicycle race with nude women at Wimbledon Stadium, which was edited or even banned in several countries. A crudely retouched photograph of a naked cyclist from the bicycle race was used for the single cover (now sporting a bikini bottom). Adam's Instagram
http://instagr.am/p/BUuTi6EAxym A NIGHT AT HILLS PENTHOUSE - FT. TROYE SIVAN, ADAM LAMBERT & DAYALast week Rosalie Agency was invited to the Hills Penthouse to create content for their summer music series ft. top songwriters. Sharing some of the photos we did of the beautiful interior space and of Troye Sivan, Adam Lambert and Daya. It was a beautiful night filled with live music and meeting interesting people. I've only launched Rosalie 3 months ago and I'm so proud of how many people we've been able to work with in such a short amount of time. Life's so crazy. Here's to staying humble and working for our dreams. Happy Memorial Weekend! www.karenrosalie.com/blog-all/2017/5/27/a-night-at-hills-penthouse
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Post by talon on May 31, 2017 2:09:48 GMT -5
Due to Adam's Spotify playlist and my excitement we'll branch out to:
It's Late
Written by: Brian May
Musicians:
Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals Brian May - guitars, backing vocals John Deacon - bass guitar Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
- A real archetype Queen song - or at least Brian May track. It is epic, large, bombastic, full of vocal harmonies and soaring guitar. Brian viewed it as a sort of mini-musical with the verses being called Acts in the lyric sheet.
- It was released as a US only single but it ended up peaking at #74
- Freddie gets a pretty high squeal at the end of this track during the real upbeat ending.
- Some great work from Roger during this track as well.
- Only played live through 1979. It is a very difficult track to pull off live.
QUOTES:
- "Yes, that was actually hammering on the fingerboard with both hands. I stole it from a guy who said that he stole it from Billy Gibbons in ZZ Top. He was playing in some club in Texas, doing hammering stuff. I was so intrigued by it, I went home and played around with it for ages and put it on 'It's Late'. It was a sort of a double hammer. I was fretting with my left hand, hammering with another finger of the left hand, and then hammering with the right hand, as well. It was a problem to do onstage; I found it was a bit too stiff. It's okay if you're sitting down with the guitar. If I persevered with it, it would probably become second nature, but it wasn't an alleyway which led very far, to my way of thinking. It's a bit gimmicky." - Brian May - Off The Record - 1982
- "It's another one of those story-of-your life songs. I think it's about all sorts of experiences that I had, and experiences that I thought other people had, but I guess it was very personal, and it's written in three parts, it's like the first part of the story is at home, the guy is with his woman. The second part is in a room somewhere, the guy is with some other woman, that he loves, and can't help loving, and the last part is he's back with his woman." - Brian May - In The Studio - 1989
ALTERNATIVE RELEASED VERSIONS:
BBC SESSION 6 VERSION
- ESSENTIAL listening.
- A decent version vocally and instrumentally. The middle is quite different as it incorporates portions of Get Down, Make Love
US SINGLE EDIT
- And perhaps this is the reason why it didn't do well. The edit takes out half the song and to me ruins the essence of the epic quality of the song.
1991 HOLLYWOOD REMASTERING ERROR
- Not on YT and not worth an upload - when Hollywood Records remastered the catalogue, initial pressings had the track starts 2 seconds into the first chord.
QUEEN ROCKS VIDEO VERSION
- NOT essential, but not a horrible edit...Although it ends up being a similar length to the single edit, this one doesn't come off so chopped. Still prefer the original though.
- Even though it was a single, the song did not have a video. When it was put on the Queen Rocks compilation which spawned a video collection this video version was created.
UNRELEASED LIVE VERSION:
LIVE IN STOCKHOLM - 1978
- AUDIO only. A tough song live, the band pull it off well here!
PERSONAL NOTES:
- I love this song. From the get go this was one of my favorites. Emotional, powerful, and flat out rocking at times.
- I believe it showcases Brian's emotional turmoil at the time. Having married his pre-band sweetheart, they were definitely having issues already and the temptations on the road were always lurking. But Brian, unlike many rock stars felt turmoil about it all so he tried to focus it in his music.
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Post by betty on May 31, 2017 5:36:04 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 7:49:00 GMT -5
Ugh! Paps at airports should be illegal!
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Post by EenieMeenie on May 31, 2017 8:28:08 GMT -5
Talon, THANK YOU! I can certainly hear Adam taking this song on as it's sung in his register (if that's even the correct term).
Can't even tell you enough how much I've enjoyed your posts. Looking forward to this coming tour and reading your take on things. Fair and balanced - LOL - but true. I love that Adam gets the opportunity to experiment with Queen's catalog - personally, in most cases I've loved Adam's spin on things. Of course, he's not Freddie (haha), but he does a damn fine job performing and commanding our attention. A true frontman for a band like Queen. Really, you know it took courage to take it all on.
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Post by nica575 on May 31, 2017 9:17:11 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 9:51:49 GMT -5
-"Only played live through 1979. It is a very difficult track to pull off live." Not if you're a "voice in a billion!"
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Post by marionm on May 31, 2017 9:56:44 GMT -5
that was one hell of a pap!...what a humor! "bad for you Adam, but good for me"^^...poor Adam, he was all alone and where's his luggage?...he travels lightly^^...but truth be told...by watching it, in a way we are already supporting it ...good that he laughed it of with that lady at the end...(how can people stay so chill getting to suddenly getting to meet Adam!!!) ...what did Adam say around the middle of the video? Shut up? Fuck off?
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Post by melliemom on May 31, 2017 10:01:23 GMT -5
that was one hell of a pap!...what a humor! "bad for you Adam, but good for me"^^...poor Adam, he was all alone and where's his luggage?...he travels lightly^^...but truth be told...by watching it, in a way we are already supporting it ...good that he laughed it of with that lady at the end...(how can people stay so chill getting to suddenly getting to meet Adam!!!) ...what did Adam say around the middle of the video? Shut up? Fuck off? He said ,"you're killing me"
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