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    I just know every time one sees the words "based on a true story" attached to a movie, you have to take it with a grain of salt (
    I just read an article about this movie coming out about a search for a lost civilization in South America. It's based on a book that took a ridiculous amount of liberties/exaggerations with the real story and double-downs on it.
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    What Steve Sly said many posts ago.

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    Queen I gets the royal treatment.

    https://www.queenonline.com/news/pre...out-october-25

    This 6CD + vinyl release includes a remix, extra tracks, studio outtakes, instrumental mixes (!), the 1971-72 De Lane Lea demos, BBC sessions, an excerpt from Queen's first concert in 1970 (before John Deacon joined)...

    The 2CD edition consists of the 2024 remix + outtakes.

    Last edited by unclemeat; 09-29-2024 at 03:06 PM.

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    Cool. Nice video. They looked so rock 'n' roll with the long hair.
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    Greatest debut opening LP side ever?

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    Their debut might be their album I still like best, edging out by a hair their second album, and Jazz.
    Seems like every track on it was a classic.

    Not sure I need either the 2 or 6 disc affair, though.
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    A question to those familiar with the sound of the first album : what is your gut reaction to this new mix ?
    There is much debate about it online, and I'd like to hear your opinion, provided you do not try to find out beforehand what the fuss is all about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yesstiles View Post
    Greatest debut opening LP side ever?
    Gotta go with Ambrosia's first there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by unclemeat View Post
    A question to those familiar with the sound of the first album : what is your gut reaction to this new mix ?
    There is much debate about it online, and I'd like to hear your opinion, provided you do not try to find out beforehand what the fuss is all about.
    I listened to a bit of the single posed in the OP. It sounds very "clean," maybe too clean. I'd have to listen to more of the songs to really make up my mind, but this is a radical departure from the sound of the record as I've known it. It's interesting, but I'm not sure I'd listen to this a lot in preference to the version I already have in the Crown Jewels box. I'm curious about the additional material on the 2CD set, but I'd need to see a tracklist and maybe hear some samples to know if this is something I really need to own.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sputnik View Post
    I listened to a bit of the single posed in the OP. It sounds very "clean," maybe too clean. I'd have to listen to more of the songs to really make up my mind, but this is a radical departure from the sound of the record as I've known it. It's interesting, but I'm not sure I'd listen to this a lot in preference to the version I already have in the Crown Jewels box. I'm curious about the additional material on the 2CD set, but I'd need to see a tracklist and maybe hear some samples to know if this is something I really need to own.

    Bill

    ^This Too clean for me. That said, I'd like to hear Queen II. I can't find an excellent CD version of Queen II.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crawford Glissadevil View Post
    ^This Too clean for me. That said, I'd like to hear Queen II. I can't find an excellent CD version of Queen II.
    I've always been really happy with the Crown Jewels box. Sounds great to me and I absolutely love the packaging. I'm not sure if that's still available at a reasonable price or if those mixes have been released on individual CDs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crawford Glissadevil View Post
    I can't find an excellent CD version of Queen II.
    The 2011 remasters are all fine. Regardless, Queen II can't sound ''good'' by today's standards because of it's inherent toomuchness.
    Last edited by unclemeat; 09-30-2024 at 06:22 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by unclemeat View Post
    A question to those familiar with the sound of the first album : what is your gut reaction to this new mix ?
    I don't like it at all. Polished to death and too loud. You can't make songs recorded 50 odd years ago sound 'modern' and not lose something. This proves it.

    Some of Giles Martin's Beatles remixes are controversial, which is fair, but I'm also glad he's never done anything like this.

    As for Queen II, the 2011 remaster was pretty good I thought. Never going to be 'audiophile' but it was somewhat clearer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sputnik View Post
    I've always been really happy with the Crown Jewels box. Sounds great to me and I absolutely love the packaging. I'm not sure if that's still available at a reasonable price or if those mixes have been released on individual CDs.

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    I have the Crown Jewels box as well and those discs sound great

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    I will enjoy hearing it and will just treat it as an alternative experience, not surpassing or replacing the original.

    It's just the "this is the way we always wanted the album to sound " bollocks, sorry, hyperbole, which sees my eyebrows arching so far they virtually leave my head.

    And using auto tune on Freddie, rewriting history like that? Much like the awful revisionism in their movie, there just isn't any need.

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    Question though.

    Do the multitracks for Q2 still exist? Is it even possible to do anything with it? Would they gave to use Peter Jackson/Beatles style demixing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by flowerking View Post
    Gotta go with Ambrosia's first there.
    Yup. Absolutely.
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    If only the 1 disk version was the new 2024 stereo mix and a 5.1 mix on disk 2.

    Every Queen album should be in surround sound. A night at the Opera is amazing in 5.1.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Czar View Post
    If only the 1 disk version was the new 2024 stereo mix and a 5.1 mix on disk 2.

    Every Queen album should be in surround sound.
    Queen II in Atmos... What a crazy thing that would be ! And ''Bohemian Rhapsody''... some serious mama mia potential there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yesstiles View Post
    Greatest debut opening LP side ever?
    I'd certainly rank Keep Yourself Alive as one of the best, if not the best "album one, side one, track one" songs ever, as well as likewise one of the best debut singles. I'm FB friends with John Anthony, and he sometimes posts about his work with Queen, and I made a comment about Keep Yourself Alive being such a great song to start their recording career. And his response was something to the effect of, "Why do you think it was the first song we recorded?".

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Czar View Post
    If only the 1 disk version was the new 2024 stereo mix and a 5.1 mix on disk 2.

    Every Queen album should be in surround sound. A night at the Opera is amazing in 5.1.
    I'm not sure a 5.1 mix of the first two Queen albums is possible, due to the way they were recorded.

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