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Queen any one ???

I like this stuff and listened to it since I was a kid. now 38 and its still cool.

What I would like to know is; how to find the best recorded or best sounding cd's and can a person get all of the old recordings. How is the sound quality of the box sets? and are there any inport cd's or dvds out there?

Finally I am curious of what speakers and system you use, I think some of these cd's are pretty demanding of a system so what rocks you? I have had a hard time of finding speakers that can handle this music.

This was one of the greatest and classiest of live loud rock bands of the 70's any thoughts?

Kelton
kelton
sayas
181 posts
 
didn't use synths until very late in the game (no pun intended)

I have a MFSL A Night at the Opera, which an ULTRA Queen fan know raved over when he heard it. It has seen no more than ten plays and has incredible detail especially when played LOUD.

maybe the digital loss noted earlier is similar to the no synths that Queen had, yes they recognized digitals pitfalls way back then before CD, Imagine!
rwwear
2,846 posts
 
I have the boxset and it sounds quite good, better than the MoFi.
dma
74 posts
 
The gold discs are sonically superior than the regular CDs. I love Live Killers, but it was recorded so poorly, I don't listen to it very often but Freddie's talent still comes through. What a voice he had! Add Killer Queen, Jazz and News of the World to my faves along with A Night at the Opera & A day at the Races.

Doug
cbucki
69 posts
 
There is a 3-CD "Platinum Collection"(basically greatest Hits 1,2, and 3) coming soon. If it has undergone the latest remastering techniques, it will be sweet. The DCC "Night @ The Opera" is "OK" (worth the $25), and the MoFi "News Of The World" is "acceptable", (but not deserving of a $100 price tag).
System: Cary 300 SEI, Cary CD-306, Triangle Celius.
ben_campbell
1,169 posts
 
I am too a big Queen fan,their early gothic rock albums have been forgotten in the hype surrounding them since Freddy died.
I have all the Jap imports,mini-sleeve style, of everything up to Jazz,these were remastered in 1998 which I think are the most recent issues.
They sound very good but I am not familar with earlier versions,if my experience is correct it is likely that the 25th Anniversary Japanese remasters are the best available.
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