Queen Centraal (deel 15): We Will Rock you!

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ust as Her Majesty The Queen is preparing to celebrate her Golden Jubilee next year, the rock group also known as Queen are about to celebrate their 40th anniversary.

Queen drummer Roger Taylor has been talking about the band’s history. He recently told the Daily Express: “It is a surprise our legacy has lasted like it has. Looking back, apart from feeling old, it makes me think how unique we really were.

“It’s also dredged up a lot of the peripheral stuff. There was a lot of pain in making those albums. We were very close but we were always going for each other behind closed doors. There were four artists trying to paint on one canvas... Each album seemed like it took ages to write. We were so involved in it, 98 percent of our lives was the band.”

Taylor has been working with Brian May on remastering Queen’s first five albums for re-release.

Taylor has also told of his desire to release songs that Freddie Mercury recorded with the late King Of Pop, Michael Jackson. There are plans underway to release these recordings this year. They are believed to include a version of There's More To Life Than This, State of Shock and a previously unheard song, Victory that lent its name to the eponymous Jacksons' album but failed to make the track listing.

En voor de mensen die op twitter zitten, vogl dit account: http://twitter.com/#!/QueenWillRock

En al 9 jaar (!!) dat de musical draait:


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Op woensdag 1 juni 2011 20:44 schreef Christiano82 het volgende:
Freestone is zo'n beetje de meest aimabele man die er op deze aardkloot rondloopt.

Ik heb hem ook al meerdere malen mogen spreken en ben het hier helemaal mee eens!
_{Ben een van de weinige mensen die ook een notitie in een van zijn boeken heeft omdat er een fout in het recept zat}

Interview met Pete Malandrone (Brian's Guitar Tech)

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Is there a typical day for you working as part of Brian's team?

Ha Ha!! Are you kidding me?? My time is filled with so many different things there is no way you could call any day typical. Ill give you a list of a few things that I have done, or project managed.

- Dyed a wooden life size sheeps wool, pink.

- Stayed in a 5 star beach hotel for a week babysitting.

- Unblocked Brians cesspit with my hands.

- Built an observatory.

- Listened to Queen material that hasnt been heard for 35 years.

- Scared Brians kids and their friends half to death at a Halloween party.

- Repaired a parrot.

- Taken the Red Special apart.

- Moved a swarm of bees

- Played Tie your mother down with Def Leppard.

- Scraped fox poo off the patio

- Met Michael Jackson.

Anything you can think of in between the diversity of this list is a typical day.

Meer: http://www.queenonline.co(...)alandrone-interview/

Zijn leuke interviews die online komen!

Ik ga vanmiddag naar de perspresentatie van The Queen Experience in Amsterdam. Als 't goed is krijg ik dan ook een voorproefje te zien/horen van de zangers/zangeressen die op gaan treden.. Ik ben benieuwd!

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Op dinsdag 7 juni 2011 15:17 schreef Headlong het volgende:
Met medewerking van Wibi Soerjabi hoorde ik, woei!

Idd http://www.nu.nl/muziek/2(...)freddie-mercury.html

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Op dinsdag 7 juni 2011 19:40 schreef Christiano82 het volgende:

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Graag een overtuigende aanbeveling hier voor wel of niet gaan?

Er zijn betere lookalikes en er zijn betere zangers, maar wat hij doet doet hij wel vol overgave en z'n stem heeft een goed bereik.

De lichtshow hebben ze gekopieerd van Wembley '86 (en verbeterd) en er zijn goede gastzangers/zangeressen uitgekozen.

Is het de 40 tot 80 euro waard? Als je Freddie live hebt kunnen zien denk ik niet. Hetzelfde eigenlijk als je Q+PR hebt gezien. Maar wil je een avond vermaak met goede muziek en veel spektakel, dan wel

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Op woensdag 8 juni 2011 16:00 schreef Headlong het volgende:
Aldus de Frontpage:

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Alsof de heren Taylor en May hieraan mee zouden willen doen... Ik weet niet waar de schrijver dit vandaan heeft maar wellicht moet hij zijn bronnen checken..?!

Dat is dan een heel goed bewaard geheim gebleven op de perspresentatie en in de ontspannen gesprekken die ik heb gehad met een van de performers!

Of de schrijver heeft het gebaseerd op foto's van The Queen Spectacle uit 2008/2009, toen stond er een langharige man op het podium die gitaar speelde...

Lol, de Queen-bijbel: http://thequietus.com/art(...)iew-king-james-bible

Roger is altijd zo lekker kortaf in interviews

http://www.queenonline.co(...)1982-roger-taylor-q/

En:

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Bonus Question: What is the latest on your solo projects?

Coming together slowly. Looking forward to next year!

Duurt lang!!!

John ziet er trouwens ook best oud uit! En dat is ie natuurlijk ook wel





Beide genomen op de bruiloft van z'n zoon Robert in 2009



En een vakantiekiekje uit 2011!

"Roger Taylor war am 02.07.2011 Special Guest beim Headliner Auftritt der Foo Fighters in der Milton Keynes Bowl und spielte Schlagzeug bei "Cold Day In The Sun"."

Eens kijken of er videomateriaal te vinden is!

-edit-

Gevonden!

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Op zondag 3 juli 2011 14:38 schreef PimD het volgende:
Meh, Foo Fighters.

Ik zou ze nog best wel eens live willen zien, ook zonder Brian of Roger

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Wel een verschrikkelijke eindbaas die Roger

Wel gaaf dat ie eens iets anders meespeeld ipv TYMD of WWRY!

De Days Of Our Lives docu komt ook op dvd!

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Without giving too much away of course, you are currently readying a DVD version, correct?

We are making an extended version. We had to cut sections for timing, for example, there's a whole section on the period between 1986-1989 which is great. There's at least 30 mins of extra material over both episodes.

http://www.queenonline.co(...)ys-thomas-interview/

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Het lijkt met trouwens wel héél vet om als fan in dienst te komen van Queen!

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Listening to some exclusive mew Roger Taylor tracks at the Cornish Queen party. There may be a tour next year so stay tuned.

bron

Zou tof zijn!!

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Grote kans dat ik Brian en Roger over 2 weken ga zien! Mag als perslid naar de premiere en afterparty van WWRY in Antwerpen!

-althans, als ik die bevestiging eenmaal binnen heb..-

Dat zijn leuke gitaren om op te bieden!

http://www.bandstores.co.uk/shop/ffadauction/ffad_nelson.php
http://www.bandstores.co.uk/shop/ffadauction/ffad_acoustic.php

Live At Wembley Stadium 25th Anniversary: Peter Freestone Interview

Did Freddie ever give any indication of intent for the Live Shows following on from the Live Aid triumph?

I don’t think the band were very sure of themselves as Queen as they approached Live Aid. They hadn’t worked together for quite a while, so this would really be a try out. As history has proved, it was one of the highlights of their career. It showed them they still had a lot to give. There were no immediate plans…’Ok, let’s pick up where we left of’, but they did plan to record together – One Vision - and then the thoughts of Magic Tour started to gel. I remember Freddie felt a bit wary of the whole touring thing again, but when the mention of a stadium tour emerged he felt the old tingle of excitement start.

It was a real re-boot for the band, was he aware of the opportunity in front of him with the Magic Tour?

When the stadiums part was mentioned, Freddie was up for it. He was always prepared for a challenge, and as Queen always wanted things BIGGER, BRIGHTER and LOUDER, this was definitely the way to go, once more making Rock history.

The return of the band to the UK to play the two Wembley shows must have been a big deal for Queen, and Freddie in particular?

Two nights at Wembley Stadium really was a double-edged sword for Freddie. Who wouldn’t consider this event to be a big deal. Most bands now would be happy for one night! The down-side was that it was England’s capital city, and as everybody knows, that audience is the hardest to please. Throughout Queen’s career, London audiences have been fickle. They get every band in the world performing there, and expect total perfection from home grown groups. Queen’s performances over the two days, as usual, won the crowd over.

Do you think Freddie was proud of the fact his hometown shows at Wembley were both sold out?

As I said before, most bands would have a hard time selling one show at Wembley. Remember, in 1986, these were real events, something spectacular, and to sell out two shows in such a short time was truly incredible. Of course Freddie was proud!

Was Freddie happy to be home after the European shows?

Even though there were still shows to do, being home made Freddie much more comfortable. Like all of us coming home from a holiday…. as wonderful as the holiday is, it is great to feel the comforts of home surrounding you once more. Also he was able to spend time with his all important cats, which he couldn’t fly around the world to be with him!

Did he ask for anything special in the build up to the Wembley shows...a particular meal for instance?

Other than the fact that this was WEMBLEY and Freddie knew each show would be very hard, he treated it like all shows. Every show was important for Freddie, as this was the way he could communicate with the fans… give them something back. He had a light meal earlier in the afternoon to prepare himself, as he knew he would eat something more substantial after the show.

I guess you would have traveled with Freddie to the venue for both gigs. How was he?

On the Friday, Freddie was quite quiet, thinking about what was to come? He was also irritated, because he had heard reports about the not so nice weather due for the show! For the second night, Freddie had hired a coach to take a large group of friends to Wembley, including some friends he had flown over from USA. He was quite excited, as he already knew what was expected after the first show.

What did you talk about on the way?

He talked very little the first day, but on the second, in the bus, his excitement took over and he would go from group to group, making everybody laugh and ensure they were having a good time!

How was the vibe backstage before the shows, the feeling is that it was quite celebratory...

Queen was coming to the end of one of their most successful tours ever. They were playing two sold out Wembley Stadiums and had the prospect of Knebworth Park in the future. They were feeling elated!

What were your own impressions about how the band were doing those nights?

For me it was great to see them on such a huge stage with such an amazing response from the crowds. Each of them played to their best, but at the end it did seem to take a lot out of Freddie. Because of the size of the venue, London, all the variables, Freddie was giving 110%!

What were you up to when the band was actually playing?

For the first show, I just sort of wandered around back stage, for the second I sat in the Royal Box with Freddie’s friends, making sure they had everything they needed.

How did Freddie seem after the concerts, both immediately, and at the party?

The adrenalin kept Freddie going. As he was after all his shows, he re-called any obvious mistakes, shouting or congratulating, depending on the circumstances. He had a good time at the party, because he felt the shows had been successful and he could relax as they were over. Normally he would have preferred to have been out with his close friends, but this time it really was a time of celebration for the whole band…Queen were back!

Did it take him long to wind down? From what we know Freddie was always up for a party...

After any show, Freddie would remain active for anything up to 6 hours before exhaustion over-took the adrenalin. Even after Freddie had left the party, he was up with his friends at Garden Lodge re-calling some of the most exciting events over the last couple of days! The house was ringing with laughter as he was parodying himself on stage, asking how some of the things he did were even possible!!

What was the Mercury household like in the immediate aftermath of the The Magic tour? Was there a come-down period required for Freddie?

Freddie was tired. This tour had certainly taken it’s toll. Because of the venues, he had had to give so much more for each show than usual. While he was able to live on the post tour high for a while, knowing he had time to relax, Freddie was not someone who could take easily to lying around at home doing nothing. Soon there were plans afoot to take on his new project…a covers album!

Freddie was certainly at one of his peaks in 86, do you think he gave even more than ever with a view to taking some time off anyway?

Freddie always gave his all for any show. This was Freddie’s chance to give all the fans something back for all they had given him! He had given some of the performances of his life as Queen had re-emerged after their previous sabbatical, I think, knowing that he would have some time to charge his Queen batteries. While his solo work was very important to Freddie, Queen was the source of his energy, and he always knew that!