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Post by talon on Jun 9, 2014 7:31:42 GMT -5
Be With You
Written by: Roger Taylor/Rufus Tiger Taylor
Musicians:
Roger Taylor - vocals, drums, guitar solo
Rufus Tiger Taylor - piano
Jason Falloon - guitar
Kevin Jefferies - bass
- According to an interview this began as a piano riff that Rufus had been playing but didn't think was all that but Roger thought it could develop nicely.
- This is the first recording of Rufus on anything but percussion!
PERSONAL NOTES: I love it! It shows Rufus does have promise in songwriting like his old man.
NEXT? One of my favs on the album, Roger wants to live on Quality Street
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Post by talon on Jun 10, 2014 6:29:31 GMT -5
Quality Street
Written by: Roger Taylor
Musicians:
Roger Taylor - vocals, piano, guitar, bass, drums, percussion
Steve Hamilton - saxophone
- Another sax song? This probably ties the album up with a combination of every other Queen related release!
- Another slow song, but this is a slow burn that picks up power by the end.
- Some quality lyrics overall
PERSONAL NOTES: I love the slow burn and the power chords for the final verse!
NEXT? Roger says I Don't Care and is QUITE a diverse piece of music from the rest of the album!
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Post by talon on Jun 11, 2014 6:34:06 GMT -5
I Don't Care
Written by: Roger Taylor
Musicians:
Roger Taylor - vocals, bass, guitar, piano, percussion, drums
Jason Falloon - guitar
Steve Hamilton - saxophone
- Based on the Let There Be Drums solo Rog did on the QPR tours in 2005-2006.
- ANOTHER sax song
- An upbeat dancey number unlike anything a Queen member has really tried before with that wandering bass line
Let There Be Drums
PERSONAL NOTES: Another big favorite of mine for the diversity. Unlike anything they've done before my toes were certainly tapping. A very funky track.
NEXT? Rog goes 60s soulful with an update of the track he did with Felix (Woman You're So Beautiful) - retitled Sunny Day
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Post by talon on Jun 12, 2014 5:27:02 GMT -5
Sunny Day
Written by: Roger Taylor
Musicians:
Roger Taylor - vocals, guitar. keyboards, percussion
Jason Falloon - guitar
Kevin Jefferies - bass
Spike Edney - piano
Jonathan Perkins - organ, backing vocals
Nicola Robbins - backing vocals
- Originally performed by Roger with his son Felix as a one off single titled. Woman, You're So Beautiful (But Still A Pain In The Ass). As you can tell that original was done in a much more wiseass way.
- Jonathan Perkins is an old friend of Roger's with his own (very strange) band, Drowning Venus.
ALTERNATIVES
ORIGINAL VERSION
- Funny as hell and much more irreverent. I do love the new version, but I like this one equally for different reasons
PERSONAL NOTES:
Such a great soulful tune. Rog still has it here. I hope he continues to make solo albums!
NEXT: Roger sings to his lovely bride, Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark)
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Post by talon on Jun 13, 2014 7:32:20 GMT -5
Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark)
Written by: Roger Taylor
Musicians:
Roger Taylor - vocals, guitar
Spike Edney - piano
Kevin Jefferies - bass
- Written for his wife Sarina
- Spike hasn't gotten to play on many non-Cross, Queen related tracks.
PERSONAL NOTES: A very nice, sweet song. Bordering on too sappy, but not QUITE getting there...
NEXT? Roger proclaims: (I Am The Drummer) In A Rock And Roll Band
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Post by talon on Jun 14, 2014 7:29:18 GMT -5
I Am The Drummer In A Rock And Roll Band
Written by: Roger Taylor
Musicians:
Roger Taylor - vocals, guitars, drums
Jason Falloon - guitar
Kevin Jefferies - bass
- A real big dumb fun loud rock song. Rog with tongue firmly in cheek
- A favorite amongst the fans.
PERSONAL NOTES:
I love it. It is exactly what it sets out to do. Ironic, song that lets Rog cut loose and poke fun at himself while having fun in the process. A real win win!
NEXT? Roger takes on his own QPR track....Small
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Post by talon on Jun 15, 2014 7:43:58 GMT -5
Small
Written by: Roger Taylor
Musicians:
Roger Taylor - vocals, guitars, keyboards
Jason Falloon - guitar
Kevin Jefferies - bass
- Initially recorded with Paul Rodgers for The Cosmos Rocks, this was much heralded as a high point of the album.
- This version is slightly more stripped back with less vocals, and obviously minus Brian's guitar.
PERSONAL NOTES: I LOVE Rog on vocals for this. I do wish Brian's guitar had survived - a mashup would be the perfect version.
NEXT? Another update - Rog gets Jeff Beck to help out on a new version of Say It's Not True
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Post by talon on Jun 16, 2014 8:43:32 GMT -5
Say It's Not True
Written by: Roger Taylor
Musicians:
Roger Taylor - vocals
Jeff Beck - guitar
Rufus Taylor - drums
Steve Stroud - bass
Spike Edney - keyboards
- Originally written for the 46664 campaign and performed by Queen + Dave Stewart. This version was also performed by Roger during the 2005-2006 tour with Paul Rodgers
- Rerecorded by Queen + Paul Rodgers with all 3 taking verse. It was also performed this way on the 2008 tour.
- Rearranged when Roger got the chance to play with guitar hero Jeff Beck. Jeff chose this song to play with Roger and a new arrangement was born.
- This version was actually recorded live at a rehearsal for a performance and some studio work was added later.
LIVE VERSION
ROGER AND JEFF LIVE 2011
- This may be the gig that the rehearsal was recorded for.
PERSONAL NOTES:
While I think I like the QPR version best, I do love Jeff's mournful guitar work on this version. Makes it a slightly different tune. Beautiful.
NEXT? Roger brings back The Unblinking Eye
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Post by talon on Jun 19, 2014 7:19:40 GMT -5
The Unblinking Eye
Written by: Roger Taylor
Musicians:
Roger Taylor - vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, stylophone
Spike Edney - piano
- Initially recorded and released in 2009 as a standalone single in a longer format. This abridged version is more concise but loses some of the gritty guitar work.
- Written as a protest song...as Roger gets older he gets a bit more anti-political.
ALTERNATE VERSION
ORIGINAL SINGLE VERSION
- I already posted this in the original section, but I'll post it again as a comparison.
- I like this version better despite it's length.
PERSONAL NOTES:
The abridged version loses some oomph, and being that it's a four year old song at this point, it was something I tended to skip by to get newer recordings but all in all it's still a great song. I love the choir of Rog.
NEXT? Roger wants to go Up
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Post by talon on Jun 20, 2014 8:01:12 GMT -5
Up
Written by: Roger Taylor
Musicians:
Roger Taylor - vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keyboards
- Harkens the most back to RT's early solo days, even more so because he performs every instrument on the song.
- This was used promotionally...almost as a single after Sunny Day but not released as such.
PERSONAL NOTES:
LOVE it. One of my absolute favs on the album. This is one of the few upbeat tracks with some great vocals and rhythm.
NEXT? Roger gives us a reason to Smile
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