"Mr. Bad Guy " Questions
Lucy A. Jaffe
Hi,
I just got a copy of Freddie's "Mr. Bad Guy" album, which I'm really
enjoying. It's very buoyant. Unfortunately, my vinyl copy didn't come
with liner notes. So, I've got a few questions maybe you can help me with.
1) I assume Freddie's playing the piano. Also, singing his own backup
vocals. Am I right on this? If not, please give me the correct info.
2) Who are the other musicians and what instruments do they play?
3) Can someone give me the correct album dedication? I believe it was
dedicated to his cats or cat lovers.
I like the fact that Queen gave detailed credits on their albums. It helps
me enjoy their musicianship even more, knowing who played what, etc.
Thanks so much.
Lucy
lja...@pipeline.com
"Talent will out, my dear" - Freddie Mercury
David Kendall
In article <4s2qlo$p...@news1.t1.usa.pipeline.com>, lja...@nyc.pipeline.co
says...
>
>Hi,
>
>I just got a copy of Freddie's "Mr. Bad Guy" album, which I'm really
>enjoying. It's very buoyant. Unfortunately, my vinyl copy didn't come
>with liner notes. So, I've got a few questions maybe you can help me with.
>
>
>1) I assume Freddie's playing the piano. Also, singing his own backup
>vocals. Am I right on this? If not, please give me the correct info.
>
>2) Who are the other musicians and what instruments do they play?
Produced by Mack and Freddie Mercury
Engineered by Mack
Assisted by Stephan Wissnet
Freddie Mercury - All vocals, piano & synthesizer.
Fred Mandel - Additional piano & synthesizer & guitar.
Paul Vincent - Lead Guitar.
Curt Cress - Drums.
Stephan Wissnet - Bass Guitar.
Jo Burton - Frettless Bass on "Man Made Paradise".
Rainer Pietsch - Arrangement for "Mr. Bad Guy".
Mack & Stephan Wissnet - Fairlight, Kurtzweil & Drum Programmes.
Digital editing: Wolfgang Meyscheider
Mastering: George Marino at Sterling NYC
Artwork: The Artful Dodger
Photographs: A. Sawa
>3) Can someone give me the correct album dedication? I believe it was
>dedicated to his cats or cat lovers.
"My thanks to Jim Beach, Paul Prenter,
Gerry Stickells, Ina Lea Meibach, Phil Symes, Bryn Bridenthal, Feebie,
Jackie, Sally and Julie.
Walter Yetnikoff, and all at CBS for having the nerve to take me on."
"Thanks to Brian, Roger and John for not interfering."
"Special thanks to Mary Austin
Barbara Valentin for big tits and misconduct
Winnie for board and lodging."
"This album is dedicated to my cat Jerry - Also Tom, Oscar, and Tiffany
and all the cat lovers across the universe - screw everybody else."
--
David Kendall
Toronto, Canada
Disclaimer: The thoughts, opinions and comments contained herein do not
necessarily reflect those of my employer... and I'm self-employed!
Michael L. Smith
lja...@nyc.pipeline.com(Lucy A. Jaffe) wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I just got a copy of Freddie's "Mr. Bad Guy" album, which I'm really
>enjoying. It's very buoyant. Unfortunately, my vinyl copy didn't come
>with liner notes. So, I've got a few questions maybe you can help me with.
>
>1) I assume Freddie's playing the piano. Also, singing his own backup
>vocals. Am I right on this? If not, please give me the correct info.
>
>2) Who are the other musicians and what instruments do they play?
>3) Can someone give me the correct album dedication? I believe it was
>dedicated to his cats or cat lovers.
>
>I like the fact that Queen gave detailed credits on their albums. It helps
>me enjoy their musicianship even more, knowing who played what, etc.
>
>Thanks so much.
>
>Lucy
>lja...@pipeline.com
>
>"Talent will out, my dear" - Freddie Mercury
>
Was it my imagination or was the guitarist on this album playing in a
style very similar to Brian May?
Michael Smith
myks...@ix.netcom.com
KathUK
I bought Bad Guy a few months after Freddie died when i started listenign
to Queen. According to the CD notes:
1/2.
Freddie Merc= all vocals, piano and synth
Fred Mandel = additional piano, synth + guitar
Paul Vincent = lead guitars
Curt Cress = drums
Stephan Wissnet = bass guitar
Jo Burt = fretless bass on "Man made in paradise"
3.
"My thanks to Jim Beach, Paul Prenter, Gerry Stickells, Ina Lea Meibach,
Phil Symes, Bryn Bridenthal, Feebie, Jackie, Sally and Julie. Walter
Yetnikoff and all at CBS for having the nerve to take me on.
Special thanks to Brian, Roger and John for not interfering.
Special thanks to Mary Austin, Barbara Valentin for big tits and
misconduct, Winnie for board and lodging.
This Album is dedicated to my cat Jerry - and also Tom, Oscar and Tiffany
and all the cat lovers across the universe - screw everybody else."
If you want a photocopy Lucy, e-mail me.
Kathryn
Derek Huish
Liverpool England
Lucy A. Jaffe
Hi,
>Was it my imagination or was the guitarist on this album playing in a
>style very similar to Brian May?
>
>
Paradise" reminds me very much of Brian.
Lucy
"Talent will out, my dear" - Freddie Mercury
>myks...@ix.netcom.com
Paul L. DelaVega
In article <4s6kro$6...@news1.t1.usa.pipeline.com>, lja...@nyc.pipeline.co
says...
Yes Brian May is on "Mr. Bad Guy" and is ..mentioned on the Re-release
on Hollywood Records...released in the U.S..not sure where eles...but he
is in fact on a few tracks..and metioned in the liner notes..."the great
pretender"..he's on the title track...as well as on others...hmm I have to
check my liner notes for exactly which ones..
Paul
Sheri
On 12 Jul 1996, Lucy A. Jaffe wrote:
> Hi,
>
> >Was it my imagination or was the guitarist on this album playing in a
> >style very similar to Brian May?
> I'm listening to the album as I write. The guitar style on "Man Made
> Paradise" reminds me very much of Brian.
There was an interview with Brian where a reporter asked Brian about
that. Brian said basically that Freddie had really wanted to go out
and do something that was entirely his own without the band, but that
he (Brian) was disappointed that Freddie had chosen someone who tried
to clone his guitar style to play on the album. He said that he wished
that if Freddie had wanted that sound, he'd have just asked him to play.
(Note, this is not a quote, just from memory. I don't have time to
look it up right now.)
Sheri
--
Sheri Hurt <uni...@rt66.com>
"That time will come, one day you'll see
When we can all be friends..." Queen 1989
ProphetM
In article <4san8o$2...@mochi.lava.net>, br...@lava.net (Paul L. DelaVega)
writes:
> Yes Brian May is on "Mr. Bad Guy" and is ..mentioned on the
Re-release
>on Hollywood Records...released in the U.S..not sure where eles...but he
>is in fact on a few tracks..and metioned in the liner notes..."the great
>pretender"..he's on the title track...as well as on others...hmm I have
to
>check my liner notes for exactly which ones..
That's not Mr. Bad Guy, that's The Great Pretender. And Brian isn't on
either album. I agree that Man Made Paradise sounds kind of like him,
though.
Mike
"It's unpleasantly like being drunk."
"What's so unpleasant about being drunk?"
"You ask a glass of water."
Michael L. Smith
Sheri <uni...@rt66.com> wrote:
Sheri,
What do you know of Paul's post claiming that Brian did in fact play
on the album and is credited on the Hollywood Records rerelease liner
notes?
Michael Smith
myks...@ix.netcom.com
Michael L. Smith
br...@lava.net (Paul L. DelaVega) wrote:
>Michael,
> Yes Brian May is on "Mr. Bad Guy" and is ..mentioned on the Re-release
>on Hollywood Records...released in the U.S..not sure where eles...but he
>is in fact on a few tracks..and metioned in the liner notes..."the great
>pretender"..he's on the title track...as well as on others...hmm I have to
>check my liner notes for exactly which ones..
>Paul
Paul,
But it is true that Brian is not credited on the original Columbia
label release, right? In fact, Freddy thanks Brian, John and Roger
for "not interfering".
Michael Smith
myks...@ix.netcom.com
Sheri
On Sun, 14 Jul 1996, Michael L. Smith wrote:
> br...@lava.net (Paul L. DelaVega) wrote:
>
> > Yes Brian May is on "Mr. Bad Guy" and is ..mentioned on the Re-release
> >on Hollywood Records...released in the U.S..not sure where eles...but he
> >is in fact on a few tracks..and metioned in the liner notes..."the great
> >pretender"..he's on the title track...as well as on others...hmm I have to
> >check my liner notes for exactly which ones..
Mr. Bad Guy hasn't been released by Hollywood Records!! "The Great
Pretender" album was released by Hollywood, but it is an album of remixes
and does not include all the songs from "Mr. Bad Guy". The songs that
are from that album do not appear in their original form. The "Brian"
credited on the 'The Great Pretender' is Brian MALOUF for remixing, not
Brian May. Brian May is not credited, nor did he play, on any songs on
the album.
If you haven't heard the songs as they originally appeared on Mr. Bad
Guy, it would be well worth your while to get a copy of that album.
They're better than the remixes!
Sheri
--
Sheri Hurt <uni...@rt66.com>
"Why can't we just be friends, stop living a lie..." Queen 1995
Suzi Crookshank
br...@lava.net (Paul L. DelaVega) wrote:
> In article <4s6kro$6...@news1.t1.usa.pipeline.com>, lja...@nyc.pipeline.co
> says...
>
> >>Was it my imagination or was the guitarist on this album playing in a
> >>style very similar to Brian May?
> >I'm listening to the album as I write. The guitar style on "Man Made
> >Paradise" reminds me very much of Brian.
> >
> >Lucy
> Yes Brian May is on "Mr. Bad Guy" and is ..mentioned on the Re-release
> on Hollywood Records...released in the U.S..not sure where eles...but he
> is in fact on a few tracks..and metioned in the liner notes..."the great
> pretender"..he's on the title track...as well as on others...hmm I have to
> check my liner notes for exactly which ones..
> Paul
Um, I have The Great Pretender, and Brian May is mentioned nowhere in
the liner notes. "Man Made Paradiase is not even on The Great
Pretender. Sorry.
---------------
Suzi Crookshank
su...@mcs.com
---------------
Sheri
On Sun, 14 Jul 1996, Michael L. Smith wrote:
> Sheri,
>
> What do you know of Paul's post claiming that Brian did in fact play
> on the album and is credited on the Hollywood Records rerelease liner
> notes?
I already answered this in the other thread, but Hollywood Records did
*not* release Mr. Bad Guy at all. The album they released is called "The
Great Pretender". It's not the same album. "The Great Pretender" is the
approximate equivalent to "The Freddie Mercury" album which was released
in Europe. (There are a few differences.) Both of those albums are
albums of remixes, not original versions of songs, and they do not
contain even remixed versions of all the songs from "Mr. Bad Guy", and
have a few remixes of songs which were not on that album. "The Great
Pretender" is a song that wasn't on "Mr. Bad Guy" at all. It was
originally just a single.
Paul said that Brian was given credit on the song "The Great Pretender",
but in fact, that wasn't Brian May, it is credited as being mixed by
Brian Malouf with no mention at all of Brian May.
Sheri
--
Sheri Hurt <uni...@rt66.com>
"Though the road seems never ending
Hold on to the hope I'm sending through..." Brian May 1992
Frank vd Beuken
Michael L. Smith wrote:
>
> Sheri <uni...@rt66.com> wrote:
>
> >On 12 Jul 1996, Lucy A. Jaffe wrote:
>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> >style very similar to Brian May?
>
> >> I'm listening to the album as I write. The guitar style on "Man Made
> >> Paradise" reminds me very much of Brian.
>
> >that. Brian said basically that Freddie had really wanted to go out
> >and do something that was entirely his own without the band, but that
> >he (Brian) was disappointed that Freddie had chosen someone who tried
> >to clone his guitar style to play on the album. He said that he wished
> >that if Freddie had wanted that sound, he'd have just asked him to play.
> >(Note, this is not a quote, just from memory. I don't have time to
> >look it up right now.)
>
> > When we can all be friends..." Queen 1989
>
>
> What do you know of Paul's post claiming that Brian did in fact play
> on the album and is credited on the Hollywood Records rerelease liner
> notes?
>
> myks...@ix.netcom.com
Hollywood Records never released Mr. Bad Guy.
The original US version was released by Colombia, and
Brian is NOT credited in the liner notes, except
for the "thanks for not interfering" line.
Also, Brian was not involved in the remixes for the European
Freddie Mercury Album and the American Great Pretender album.
So you won't hear him playing guitar on these CDs either.
--
Frank
Paul L. DelaVega
In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.960715...@mack.rt66.com>,
uni...@rt66.com says...
>
>On Sun, 14 Jul 1996, Michael L. Smith wrote:
>
>>
>> > Yes Brian May is on "Mr. Bad Guy" and is ..mentioned on the
Re-release
>> >on Hollywood Records...released in the U.S..not sure where eles...but
he
>> >is in fact on a few tracks..and metioned in the liner notes..."the
great
>> >pretender"..he's on the title track...as well as on others...hmm I
have to
>> >check my liner notes for exactly which ones..
>
>Pretender" album was released by Hollywood, but it is an album of remixes
>and does not include all the songs from "Mr. Bad Guy". The songs that
>are from that album do not appear in their original form. The "Brian"
>credited on the 'The Great Pretender' is Brian MALOUF for remixing, not
>Brian May. Brian May is not credited, nor did he play, on any songs on
>the album.
>
>If you haven't heard the songs as they originally appeared on Mr. Bad
>Guy, it would be well worth your while to get a copy of that album.
>They're better than the remixes!
>
released...I don't have a copy of it...and I wanted to know who had a copy
of it...and anyone who is willing to sell a copy..or just copy it to tape
for me....
Paul