Comments on: Lost in the ’80s: Freddie Mercury, “Love Kills” http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freddie-mercury-love-kills/ your daily dose of pop culture Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mooohttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freddie-mercury-love-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-82492 mooo Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:04:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20805#comment-82492 Love Kills (Rock mix) is phenomenal though. Worth a look. Love Kills (Rock mix) is phenomenal though. Worth a look.

]]> By: mooohttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freddie-mercury-love-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-82491 mooo Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:02:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20805#comment-82491 Barcelona tracks are a different story (as are the one-offs: In My Defence, The Great Pretender), but you're right about the Mr Bad Guy stuff - which were made in a 9-month period, 6 of which devoted to heavy touring. So yeah, he got a fat advance to do solo, and dumped all the love songs that would take much fighting in the studio to undergo the "Queenification" process suitable for the brand name of the group. Barcelona tracks are a different story (as are the one-offs: In My Defence, The Great Pretender), but you’re right about the Mr Bad Guy stuff – which were made in a 9-month period, 6 of which devoted to heavy touring. So yeah, he got a fat advance to do solo, and dumped all the love songs that would take much fighting in the studio to undergo the “Queenification” process suitable for the brand name of the group.

]]> By: porcorossphttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freddie-mercury-love-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-52360 porcorossp Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:42:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20805#comment-52360 Although IMHO most of the Freddie's solo tracks are not as good as his contributed songs to Queen, I have always thought that Love Kills would be a suited Queen track. Although IMHO most of the Freddie's solo tracks are not as good as his contributed songs to Queen, I have always thought that Love Kills would be a suited Queen track.

]]> By: porcorossphttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freddie-mercury-love-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-41387 porcorossp Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:42:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20805#comment-41387 Although IMHO most of the Freddie's solo tracks are not as good as his contributed songs to Queen, I have always thought that Love Kills would be a suited Queen track. Although IMHO most of the Freddie's solo tracks are not as good as his contributed songs to Queen, I have always thought that Love Kills would be a suited Queen track.

]]> By: porcorossphttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freddie-mercury-love-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-32358 porcorossp Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:42:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20805#comment-32358 Although IMHO most of the Freddie's solo tracks are not as good as his contributed songs to Queen, I have always thought that Love Kills would be a suited Queen track. Although IMHO most of the Freddie's solo tracks are not as good as his contributed songs to Queen, I have always thought that Love Kills would be a suited Queen track.

]]> By: Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 59 | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freddie-mercury-love-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-32153 Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 59 | Popdose Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:32:01 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20805#comment-32153 [...] it for their 1995 album Made in Heaven. Neither of them really blow me away. I think Mr. Hughes likes “Love Kills” more than me, [...] [...] it for their 1995 album Made in Heaven. Neither of them really blow me away. I think Mr. Hughes likes “Love Kills” more than me, [...]

]]> By: kingofgriefhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freddie-mercury-love-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-31204 kingofgrief Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:08:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20805#comment-31204 I always wanted to see the Moroderized version of Metropolis. It's now on my mental short list of Reasonably Cheap Laserdiscs to Look Out For.<br><br>The song from the soundtrack I remember most is Jon Anderson's "Cage of Freedom", thanks to our album rock station. I'll save my comments on "Love Kills" for a few weeks until it pops up on Bottom Feeders. :) I always wanted to see the Moroderized version of Metropolis. It's now on my mental short list of Reasonably Cheap Laserdiscs to Look Out For.

The song from the soundtrack I remember most is Jon Anderson's “Cage of Freedom”, thanks to our album rock station. I'll save my comments on “Love Kills” for a few weeks until it pops up on Bottom Feeders. :)

]]> By: Petehttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-freddie-mercury-love-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-30906 Pete Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:29:31 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=20805#comment-30906 I remember going to a screening of Metropolis which happened to contain the Moroder soundtrack but they had it turned off. The audience laughed about that. I remember going to a screening of Metropolis which happened to contain the Moroder soundtrack but they had it turned off. The audience laughed about that.

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