QueenZone discussion #1113459

kingogre wrote: Paul can sing to make a dead man cry... absolutely amazing. The band were no less than stunning, apart from the few slight mistakes it was a blinding performance. Didnt think they had THAT in them anymore to be honest.

Holly2003 wrote:

kingogre wrote: Paul can sing to make a dead man cry... absolutely amazing. The band were no less than stunning, apart from the few slight mistakes it was a blinding performance. Didnt think they had THAT in them anymore to be honest.

Do you think so? He doesn't do much for me. That doesn't make him a bad singer, he just doesn't float my boat. We only got two songs on British TV, WWRY and WATC. There was a horrible echo effect on Paul's mic -- presumably on purpose? I thought it sounded bad. The choir on WATC annoys me too: it's karaoke, not a real 'working' band. But I suppose we shouldn't expect that as long as they're doing Queen covers. looking forward to the new album as the songs will be written for Paul's voice and I'm hoping there'll be some spark. (would still prefer RT to handle all the vocals and they get a new drummer to replace him - Dave Grohl would do :)

Cwazy little thing wrote: Did anyone manage to record the whole Queen set, either off the TV or from the webcast? If so, would they be kind enough to upload it here sometime, as thats my best chance of seeing a good version - had to go out tonight, which was unfortunate!

PiotreQ wrote: I did it:) "Only" audio but in great quality:) I am about to upload it right now:)

PiotreQ wrote:

Cwazy little thing wrote: Did anyone manage to record the whole Queen set, either off the TV or from the webcast? If so, would they be kind enough to upload it here sometime, as thats my best chance of seeing a good version - had to go out tonight, which was unfortunate!

I did it:) "Only" audio but in great quality:) I am about to upload it right now:)

PiotreQ wrote:

Cwazy little thing wrote: Did anyone manage to record the whole Queen set, either off the TV or from the webcast? If so, would they be kind enough to upload it here sometime, as thats my best chance of seeing a good version - had to go out tonight, which was unfortunate!

I did it:) "Only" audio but in great quality:) I am about to upload it right now:)

A Word In Your Ear wrote: Did you record Brian & Andrea Corr doing ITTWWC? if so would you mind uploading that also. Many Thanks again.

Treasure Movement wrote: [quote] Read you own quote about the man in the street - reading your comments - you are the man in the street! Freddie's no longer around, long live Queen and Paul Rodgers! Maybe your comments annoy the rest of us?

PiotreQ wrote:

A Word In Your Ear wrote: Did you record Brian & Andrea Corr doing ITTWWC? if so would you mind uploading that also. Many Thanks again.

Check the anonounce forum ;-)

vadenuez wrote: Sorry, but I'm neither troll nor loser. I may just be blamed for believing that with the new project, Q+PR had a honest intention of starting over as a renewed and fresh band. Now I see it's just more of the same. The have no intention to do so whatsoever. They've already played C-lebrity live on TV, they could have done it here again, just to show the world that they're doing something new (that's no crime, they did the same in Live Aid playing Ga-Ga and Hammer to Fall and nobody accused them of anything). But no! they'll keep playing the hits, over and over. Now I see why are they so keen on releasing a new Greatest Hits CD/DVD every year.

kingogre wrote: Its not been mentioned before, but it sure felt strange to see Brian and Roger play ska to Free Nelson Mandela. Brian even tried a solo. :)

PieterMC wrote: I just found this pic of Roger leaving to get ready for the 46664 show. link

kingogre wrote: Its not been mentioned before, but it sure felt strange to see Brian and Roger play ska to Free Nelson Mandela. Brian even tried a solo. :)

kingogre wrote: I thought it actually was quite adventurous not finishing with a Queen-song, at least I didnt expect it.

PieterMC wrote:

kingogre wrote: Its not been mentioned before, but it sure felt strange to see Brian and Roger play ska to Free Nelson Mandela. Brian even tried a solo. :)

What was even weirder was Paul's "dancing".

kingogre wrote: No problem!:) Thought they did allright even though they sure looked lost. Maybe a ska-song for the next QPR-album?;)

Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira wrote:

kingogre wrote: No problem!:) Thought they did allright even though they sure looked lost. Maybe a ska-song for the next QPR-album?;)

Well... I suggest leaving that for Arty & Felix and their likes. LOL Cheers, Ogre-

Haystacks Calhounski wrote: Paul finally sounds comfortable with the band and the material....far and away as good as I've seen them live. Bravo. Sounds great so far (playing All Right Now at moment)

Tero wrote: So here are my notes on the performance... One Vision - I thought using the Freddie intro was a bit tacky, intended to get an emotional response instead of relying on the actual performance. - Paul was singing a blues song instead of One Vision. The vocals didn't seem to match the music at any point! - A performance with plenty of mistakes. It was a good thing they didn't bother to play it all the way through. Tie Your Mother Down - An average cover version. The Show Must Go On - Again, Paul's vocals don't really match the music during the verses. He obviously has his own style of singing, so why doesn't the band make any compromises to his direction? They might actually sound like a proper band instead of a pub-karaoke if they did that! We Will Rock You - Started out as another average cover version, but the ad-libs during the chorus sounded interesting. Perhaps they should try a new arrangement around that? We Are The Champions - Paul sounds actually pretty good on this. What's really ruining this is the rest of the arrangement, which is a direct copy of the Queen performances. Again, with minor changes from Bri & Rog this would sound a lot better. All Right Now - What is there to say? An original Paul Rodgers vocal, with the original arrangement. How could this not be the highlight of the performance? Overall, this confirms every fear I have about the band: The setlists are designed to cram in as many of the obvious hits as possible, and the arrangements don't take Paul into the slightest consideration. Q+PR still sounds like mediocre cover band, when even small changes would make them actually sound like the new band they were supposed to be.

Rich Tea wrote: Well Tero no need for you to go and see them is there you tit!!!

Rich Tea wrote: 3 or 4 old songs ffs get real even in the old days there wouldn't be a full set of new songs!!

Donna13 wrote: To me, keeping Freddie in the mix is pretty important for the overall impact since they are still going as "Queen" plus Paul Rodgers.

Donna13 wrote: For example, I would like to see more, rather than less, Freddie songs in the upcoming tour (hoping they get to the USA). Gosh, I would love it if they would do a medley of his beautiful delicate songs as a tribute to him.

Tero wrote:

Donna13 wrote: To me, keeping Freddie in the mix is pretty important for the overall impact since they are still going as "Queen" plus Paul Rodgers.

That's your opinion of course, but if they are genuinely trying to pass themselves off as a new band, they really should let go of all the Freddie samples. Why can't they spend an afternoon in the studio to record a new bluesy introduction with Paul Rodgers? That (and a slight rearrangement from a "hard rock" version to a "blues rock" version) would make the song sound so much better.

Donna13 wrote: For example, I would like to see more, rather than less, Freddie songs in the upcoming tour (hoping they get to the USA). Gosh, I would love it if they would do a medley of his beautiful delicate songs as a tribute to him.

This wish has absolutely nothing in common with the previous quote from your post. :P The band can be "Queen" and play as many Freddie songs as they want, but what they shouldn't do is go for the lowest common denominator (samples of Freddie, duets of Bo Rap, identical singalongs) in order to get an emotional response out of the crowd. It would be absolutely fucking brilliant if they did a bluesy medley of acoustic Freddie songs as just a three piece band, but that's not going to happen because it wasn't scripted in 1986!

Tero wrote: To be honest, I didn't know if you were just contradicting yourself or being unclear, and responded to two separate quotes to address both points. You do however post an example of a song where Freddie should literally be kept "in the mix" (One Vision), so you must agree with that idea as well? I think it would be tacky (and disrespectful for all the people involved) to rely on the previous vocalist's performance on this tour. I also think you're being unrealistic with your other expectations about the upcoming tour. E.g. Bohemian Rhapsody is going to be featured on this tour, and it WILL be a duet between Freddie and Paul.

Donna13 wrote: Oh, did they already say so? I haven't read all the interviews.

Tero wrote:

Donna13 wrote: Oh, did they already say so? I haven't read all the interviews.

Is this a sarcastic reply or a genuine question? I'll tell you that in advance, in case I guess wrong... :P If this is a serious question about Bohemian Rhapsody, we both know it's going to be played on the tour, and the opera section is going to be the Freddie-tape. There's no need to read that in an interview, is there?

Tero wrote: Why can't they spend an afternoon in the studio to record a new bluesy introduction with Paul Rodgers? That (and a slight rearrangement from a "hard rock" version to a "blues rock" version) would make the song sound so much better.

vadenuez wrote:

Tero wrote: Why can't they spend an afternoon in the studio to record a new bluesy introduction with Paul Rodgers? That (and a slight rearrangement from a "hard rock" version to a "blues rock" version) would make the song sound so much better.

And in the process, get rid of that dated keyboard intro. It was good for Queen '86. They surely can do better nowadays.

Tero wrote:

vadenuez wrote:

Tero wrote: Why can't they spend an afternoon in the studio to record a new bluesy introduction with Paul Rodgers? That (and a slight rearrangement from a "hard rock" version to a "blues rock" version) would make the song sound so much better.

And in the process, get rid of that dated keyboard intro. It was good for Queen '86. They surely can do better nowadays.

Why not? What IS stopping these people from making new version of these songs, if they are supposed to be a new band?

Rich Tea wrote: Tero I bet they were so glad you gave them the benefit of the doubt last time. They must be equally relieved your not going this time.

Rich Tea wrote: So your not going away eh? Well don't worry matey your only reason for posting is to get a reaction and boy have you got one hahahaha