| Stoner 15.11.2007 05:31 |
I think it'd be interesting to find out how everyone on this board became a Queen fan...IE what specific event or thought or feeling happened in your life that triggered it? For myself, I became a fan because of the show Will and Grace. I was obsessed with Sean Hayes! He reminded me of my 9th grade calculus teacher. Don't ask my why I never developed a crush on Eric McCormack, who played "Will". He definitely has a strong physical resemblance to Freddie and even played the role of Freddie Mercury in a (broadway?) play a while back. At the series finale, they used the song "My Best Friend". I loved the song and how they used it in the show. I had no clue who performed the song but I wanted it so I looked it up on YouTube. I was surprised it was by Queen. I only vaguely had a picture of the lead singer as a pale, dark haired guy with an overbite. I actually thought he was very pale! I watched the video and the attraction to Freddie was instant. He looked much darker that I previously pictured him...exotic like a foreigner yet his skin had a beautiful light olive glow to it. I loved him instantly. Needless to say my obsession with Sean Hayes and Will and Grace just kind of ....faded away :) Of course I could always go back and start watching Will and Grace reruns again so I could start a crush on Eric McCormack, simply because he looks like Freddie (It's the dark coloring, eyes, high cheekbones and full lips). Maybe I will! |
| Freya is quietly judging you. 15.11.2007 05:53 |
Watched documentary. Bought CD's. |
| Serry... 15.11.2007 06:03 |
I posted too much on QZ and after being on the board for about 4 or 5 years someone gave me good counsel to listen the Queen music. "Hmmm", I thought, "let me have a try". This is how it's started off for me. |
| Stoner 15.11.2007 06:32 |
Serry<br><font size=1>The FLACer</font> wrote: I posted too much on QZ and after being on the board for about 4 or 5 years someone gave me good counsel to listen the Queen music. "Hmmm", I thought, "let me have a try". This is how it's started off for me.LMAO!!!!!! That is the funniest $%^t I've read in awhile. LOVE IT! :) Ok my next question to you FLACer is.....exactly how did you come to be on the QZ board (and have the mind to come back time and time again for 5 years) if you had no idea who Queen was? Also, what exactly kind of crap did you post on here if you hadn't the foggiest about that which you were posting? |
| M.H 15.11.2007 07:50 |
My mum played me A Kind Of Magic. I fell in love, and spent any money I could get my hands on, on CD's. I then bought DVD's. Soon I will be buying members of the band and then I will frame them. M.H |
| Cygnus X-1 15.11.2007 08:10 |
When Freddie died in '91, my mother bought GH1&2 and listend to them all day (and loud!) First I was annoyed, everything what your parents do sucks when you are 12 years old, but when BoRap sounds through our house the first time, I was blown away. I never heard something like this before and was amazed what a cool band they where. Short time later, I rushed into a record store and bought "Live Killers" (only because of the frontcover - long haired Guys & A LOT of lights; they must kick ass!!). It is one of my favourite Albums still today. From this day on, they where my number one..(unfortunatly, a few month later I heard an well-known Canadian power trio for the first time..and Queen was "only" number two from then on ;-) |
| Deacon Fan 15.11.2007 08:51 |
It was the samurai. The samurai introduced me to this form of aural pleasure when I was only 9 years old. |
| Poo, again 15.11.2007 09:18 |
The Girl with the Golden Pants wrote: It was the samurai. The samurai introduced me to this form of aural pleasure when I was only 9 years old. |
| Ms. Rebel 15.11.2007 09:35 |
One horny day I became one. |
| Micrówave 15.11.2007 11:05 |
I was 8 years old and heard Bicycle race and had my Mom buy the album for me. Oh, what a nice bonus inside for an 8 year old boy. |
| Lester Burnham 15.11.2007 11:07 |
Probably Freddie's impressive package. |
| PieterMC 15.11.2007 11:22 |
Lester Burnham wrote: Probably Freddie's impressive package.Oh my.... |
| unknown 15.11.2007 11:33 |
I first discovered Queen in 1994, when my father bought ANATO; I was 6 then. I really liked the music, but I became 'Queen crazy' just with 13 - I decided to buy the Greatest Flix VHS; so when I first 'saw' Bohemian Rhapsody, I thought (gazing at an effeminate Freddie Mercury) "wow, what a beautiful and emotional man" :). That's how it all started... Now, I just realise how unique their music is and appreciate everything they've achieved. |
| Benn 15.11.2007 11:38 |
In 1978 I was played Bicycle Race as it had a Star Wars connection - was hugely impressed with the film and the toys as a 4 year old. And got the buzz from there. Have lost amost all of the interest (and subsequently sold my relatively impressive collection) in the years since Freddie passed away - the organisation is a shambles and a joke. |
| Phill the Thrill 15.11.2007 11:39 |
Not 100% positive on how it happend, I think it was just there...yes I know that sounds lame. I also always loved the highlander movie. The biggest time period I can remeber is trying to find the Highlander TV theme song, knowing it was by Queen, but not knowing the name of the song. This was long before I had internet access, so anytime I found an inexpensive queen cd I bought it. It took a long time to find that song, but I was never dissapointed with what i got instead. So i kept buying more, and loving all of it. Now I have a vast collection, and my friends think I need a support group, and that I will magically appear whenever Queen plays on the radio, because I have some strange link with it.....the funny part is it has acctually happend a few times. Ie: friends in the mall, Under Pressure plays on the intercom, I walk around the corner and my friends see me. So yeah, thats my story. |
| Erin 15.11.2007 11:47 |
PieterMC wrote:That's interesting. Pieter told me it was John's package that got him into Queen.Lester Burnham wrote: Probably Freddie's impressive package.Oh my.... |
| earl court 15.11.2007 11:51 |
I was working with Denis Devallance,met Jim Beach who gave me tickets for the Game concert, fell totaly in love with the music, met Brian who has nicely kept a lovely email correspondence and show tickets coming my way ever since! By the way,for all the stick that Mr. Beach gets from fans, I can assure you that at every encounter he has been a gentleman, and wonderfully generous with time and attention to fans! |
| Lester Burnham 15.11.2007 13:02 |
Erin wrote:He must've watched Wembley '86 too many times. Those dinky shorts came alarmingly close to showing his little Deacon on more than one occasion!PieterMC wrote:That's interesting. Pieter told me it was John's package that got him into Queen.Lester Burnham wrote: Probably Freddie's impressive package.Oh my.... |
| smileexpert 15.11.2007 13:16 |
The day I became hooked was 20th April 1992. I was in Grade 8 - 14 years old. Yes - I'll admit that I was a very casual fan upto that point but I'll also admit that I was one of MANY who was turned on to the band from Wayne's World... So - Easter Monday, 1992 - I go down to our local record shop and pick up what I 'thought' was Greatest Hits -- but it was actually 'Live Killers'. Nevertheless, I am in the car on the way home, and the radio station starts to broadcast the Tribute concert... That was IT -- I went home and sat transfixed in front of the TV while MuchMusic had a 6-hour broadcast of the concert...with a LOT of commercials...haha!- I have no idea why I sat there, but there was something about the band there that I HAD to learn more about...and get more music from this band. ....and there you have it. ...for what it's worth. A. |
| Miss Fire 15.11.2007 13:48 |
I watched Highlander |
| Deacon Fan 15.11.2007 14:27 |
Phill the Thrill wrote: ....trying to find the Highlander TV theme song .....It took a long time to find that songYeah. Those dumbasses at Hollywood Records really missed an opportunity there. It should have been included on 'Classic Queen'. I explain it all here: link |
| deleted user 15.11.2007 14:50 |
I heard Somebody to Love on the radio, bought Greatest Hits, and one thing led to another, as they say, and here I am. |
| Erin 15.11.2007 14:55 |
Lester Burnham wrote:Yes. I can't count the number of times I've walked in on Pieter pausing the Wembley concert during those moments. :-PErin wrote:He must've watched Wembley '86 too many times. Those dinky shorts came alarmingly close to showing his little Deacon on more than one occasion!PieterMC wrote:That's interesting. Pieter told me it was John's package that got him into Queen.Lester Burnham wrote: Probably Freddie's impressive package.Oh my.... |
| PieterMC 15.11.2007 16:22 |
Erin wrote:That was just one time. Lord... please let it drop.Lester Burnham wrote:Yes. I can't count the number of times I've walked in on Pieter pausing the Wembley concert during those moments. :-PErin wrote:He must've watched Wembley '86 too many times. Those dinky shorts came alarmingly close to showing his little Deacon on more than one occasion!PieterMC wrote:That's interesting. Pieter told me it was John's package that got him into Queen.Lester Burnham wrote: Probably Freddie's impressive package.Oh my.... |
| gmhmagic 15.11.2007 18:41 |
I discovered Queen´s Greatest Hits album when I was 10 years old...! =P |
| steven 35638 15.11.2007 18:54 |
It all started when a friend and I were listening to the radio while playing some violent video games. We heard Bohemian Rhapsody, and then a couple of days later I heard We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions on the radio. Very soon after I bought Queen's Greatest Hits (Hollywood Records), and thus was the beginning of my Queen obsession! |
| Roger Meadows Tailor 15.11.2007 19:22 |
I went to see Mott The Hoople and came out being a Queen fan.This being around 1974ish.They had released their first album and were in the throes of releasing their 2nd album Queen 2 at the time.If i remember rightly Seven Seas Of Rhye had just came out at the time. I still like Mott's music though and had the pleasure of seeing Ian Hunter a month ago. Respect!!! |
| akindofmagic 15.11.2007 20:00 |
I became a fan because i feel in love with Paul Rodgers voice and songs. Brian and Roger aren't bad eitheir. |
| My Melancholy Blues 15.11.2007 20:10 |
When I was in my early teens, one day in PE class I happened to see some girls practicing a dance they created for the dance contest of our school to the tune I'd never heard before. My ears were fixed to that tune, especially the impressive lead vocal and the chorus part "KILLER QUEEEEN" , both of which I found so beautiful. I felt as if I was suddenly obsessed with that tune, because it continued playing repeatedly in my head all day long that day. It took very little time for me to find the band name Queen. Greatest Hits I is the first I bought. The more I listened to their songs, the more I came to love them. So, I decided to buy all of their albums in release order. I wanted to experience the same feeling as the one of people who looked forward to the release of their album. Anyway that's how I got into Queen. |
| Queenluv4Life 15.11.2007 20:51 |
My mom put Bohemian Rhapsody when she bought greatest hits and i loved them instantly. |
| Sergei. 15.11.2007 22:08 |
omg lyk i saw freediz nippalz n i wntd em n roger taylore he wuz so fit lol i luv him hez myn no1 take him awy!!!!111!!!1oneone!one111! Haha... Cottonmouth. No, really. No, really. No, really. ;P |
| Stoner 15.11.2007 23:08 |
<font color=teal>Cookies?<h6>A Scientist wrote: omg lyk i saw freediz nippalz n i wntd em n roger taylore he wuz so fit lol i luv him hez myn no1 take him awy!!!!111!!!1oneone!one111! Haha... Cottonmouth. No, really. No, really. No, really. ;PHAHAHA!!!! IT'S MILTON FROM THE MOVIE "OFFICE SPACE"! |
| Lester Burnham 16.11.2007 03:06 |
My Mini Mercury wrote:No it's not.<font color=teal>Cookies?<h6>A Scientist wrote: omg lyk i saw freediz nippalz n i wntd em n roger taylore he wuz so fit lol i luv him hez myn no1 take him awy!!!!111!!!1oneone!one111! Haha... Cottonmouth. No, really. No, really. No, really. ;PHAHAHA!!!! IT'S MILTON FROM THE MOVIE "OFFICE SPACE"! |
| carboengine 16.11.2007 12:29 |
In 2004 there was a Viagra commercial on TV. The depicted men (actors) who took the product were leaping in the air with great happiness. In the background was the song We Are The Champions. Perhaps if I were male and had ED and it was a solution, I would have been leaping in the air, too. However, at the time I thought that was the most mismatched commercial/music I had ever seen and thought, "Who sings that song, anyway?" I googled and that was that! |
| QueenMercury46 16.11.2007 19:53 |
My brother came home one day with the 3-disc Greatest Hits set. I became obsessed and listened to only Queen for about 4 months. |
| Vincent. 17.11.2007 23:38 |
I watched American Idol religiously. They were on it. I liked Another One Bites the Dust. I found my mom's old Queen cassette and listened to Bohemian Rhapsody...and nearly had a musical orgasm. xD I got Greatest Hits for Easter...the rest is history. :P |
| steven 35638 18.11.2007 10:26 |
Mr. Nice Guy wrote: Another One Bites The Dust is the first non childrens song i can recall hearing. So i guess i have been a fan since the age of 4.That's interesting, because the first non-children's song I recall hearing was We Will Rock You. |
| Sergei. 18.11.2007 10:48 |
My Mini Mercury wrote:Haha... I was actually doing Stephen Lynch, but alright. xD<font color=teal>Cookies?<h6>A Scientist wrote: omg lyk i saw freediz nippalz n i wntd em n roger taylore he wuz so fit lol i luv him hez myn no1 take him awy!!!!111!!!1oneone!one111! Haha... Cottonmouth. No, really. No, really. No, really. ;PHAHAHA!!!! IT'S MILTON FROM THE MOVIE "OFFICE SPACE"! |
| Stoner 18.11.2007 11:11 |
<font color=teal>Cookies?<h6>A Scientist wrote:Ok! Never heard of Stephen Lynch. But I immediately had that image because of the way milton mumbles with an endless stream of words without any punctuation. "Mkay but....this is the lasht thtraw." LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!My Mini Mercury wrote:Haha... I was actually doing Stephen Lynch, but alright. xD<font color=teal>Cookies?<h6>A Scientist wrote: omg lyk i saw freediz nippalz n i wntd em n roger taylore he wuz so fit lol i luv him hez myn no1 take him awy!!!!111!!!1oneone!one111! Haha... Cottonmouth. No, really. No, really. No, really. ;PHAHAHA!!!! IT'S MILTON FROM THE MOVIE "OFFICE SPACE"! |
| Stoner 18.11.2007 11:13 |
<<<<omg lyk i saw freediz nippalz n i wntd em >>>> You saw fredeez nipples and you wanted them!!!!! For WHAT!~~~~~~~ LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Sergei. 19.11.2007 16:20 |
My Mini Mercury wrote: <<<<omg lyk i saw freediz nippalz n i wntd em >>>> You saw fredeez nipples and you wanted them!!!!! For WHAT!~~~~~~~ LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!To sell them on the black market, why else? |
| steven 35638 19.11.2007 17:35 |
Mr. Nice Guy wrote:I've always wanted a brother!<font color=FF0033 face=symbol>Freddie wrote:Perhaps we were separated at birth.Mr. Nice Guy wrote: Another One Bites The Dust is the first non childrens song i can recall hearing. So i guess i have been a fan since the age of 4.That's interesting, because the first non-children's song I recall hearing was We Will Rock You. |
| Katicas..(L) 23.11.2007 11:48 |
Well it all started about 2-3years ago. I was very obsessed with Greenday. Anyway i always watch kerrnag and scuzz because i love music and i use to see on the greatest videos and greatest front man if Billie joe armstronge was on it. But them most of the time the top 1 was freddie. Then my father put limewire onto the computer and was like "You like greenday ill get you a song" so he did and he got a greenday song covering we are the champions. I listened to it and then was like..Hmm queen?? Then i stole my fathers queen CD and played and though..WOW QUEEN. So really its because of kerrang and my father. Very strange. |
| Stoner 23.11.2007 12:38 |
[..T 0 M M Y..] wrote: Well it all started about 2-3years ago. I was very obsessed with Greenday. Anyway i always watch kerrnag and scuzz because i love music and i use to see on the greatest videos and greatest front man if Billie joe armstronge was on it. But them most of the time the top 1 was freddie. Then my father put limewire onto the computer and was like "You like greenday ill get you a song" so he did and he got a greenday song covering we are the champions. I listened to it and then was like..Hmm queen?? Then i stole my fathers queen CD and played and though..WOW QUEEN. So really its because of kerrang and my father. Very strange.That is so cute! Your dad psychologically sniggered you into liking Queen. Adorable! |
| lillian hillier 24.11.2007 02:31 |
smileexpert wrote: The day I became hooked was 20th April 1992. I was in Grade 8 - 14 years old. Yes - I'll admit that I was a very casual fan upto that point but I'll also admit that I was one of MANY who was turned on to the band from Wayne's World... So - Easter Monday, 1992 - I go down to our local record shop and pick up what I 'thought' was Greatest Hits -- but it was actually 'Live Killers'. Nevertheless, I am in the car on the way home, and the radio station starts to broadcast the Tribute concert... That was IT -- I went home and sat transfixed in front of the TV while MuchMusic had a 6-hour broadcast of the concert...with a LOT of commercials...haha!- I have no idea why I sat there, but there was something about the band there that I HAD to learn more about...and get more music from this band. ....and there you have it. ...for what it's worth. A.The same for me except I was a year older.Are you from Canada? |
| Ms. Rebel 24.11.2007 08:11 |
Actually I became a fan because of one boy |
| ITSM 06.12.2007 18:03 |
My family and I were in Greece and my older brother bought a fake Greatest Hits and my sister bought Greatest Hits 2 on cassettes. I eventually got both tapes from them. Then I bought all the albums one by one on CD's and LP's... Very touching, yes :) hehe... |
| Neinbull 07.12.2007 07:48 |
Gender: Female Age: 18 Occupation: Airline Stewardess Location: United States, PLATINUM BLOND BLUE EYES Website: Hobbies: Queen Favorite Band Member: Freddie Mercury Favorite Album: Queen II Became a Queen fan: August 2007 LOL |
| argie1971 07.12.2007 15:29 |
I became a fan after I saw Wayne's World. Only kidding. I became a fan when I picked up a beat up News of the World LP at a yard sale for 50 cents back in the 80's. It skipped like crazy but it got me hooked and made me a fan for life. |
| Stoner 08.12.2007 04:02 |
Neinbull wrote: Gender: Female Age: 18 Occupation: Airline Stewardess Location: United States, PLATINUM BLOND BLUE EYES Website: Hobbies: Queen Favorite Band Member: Freddie Mercury Favorite Album: Queen II Became a Queen fan: August 2007 LOLGullible. |
| ParisNair 08.12.2007 16:43 |
We had just 1 (maybe 2) TV channel out here in India back in 1991, and my entire family used to sit and watch "The World This Week" - a weekly round up of news from around the world. They showed footage of King Mercury from the Magic Tour (probably Wembley) and they said he had died of AIDS. I was 10 years old, understood very little English and had zero knowledge of western/rock music. But I remembered the name because they said this guy was of "Indian origin", and this was also the first time I had heard of the disease. In 1993 my uncle came visiting from abroad and gifted me his collection - Boney M, ABBA, Michael Jackson. I still did not know anything about Queen but got some exposure of western music, eventhough what I was hearing was alreday outdated (did not know that at the time). I started tuning in to FM radio stations and one of the those had a daily 1-hour western music show. I liked what I heard, and they also played Queen numbers like Ga Ga and Magic. They never forgot to mention Fred's name and his India connection :)and I really liked the numbers. The late 90s saw the introduction of cable TV, and I had at my disposal an entire TV channel that played western music 24/7 - MTV. What MTV did was that it opened me up to a lot of contemporary western music, and I developd a liking for the harder stuff. They hardly played any classic videos, but I do remember being shocked once watching 4 men dressed in women's clothes and incredibly it was Queen again. I felt the need to hear more from this band but was not a fan or anything, not yet. Come 2000, I got my first PC and guy who set it up for me also put a lot of mp3s, and that included WWRY, WATC(I had heard these before, but did not know that they were Queen numbers), IWTBF, TMLWKY. I realiased that I had liked every song of this band that I heard, and that was a first. I started working soon, so purchased some CDs (very difficult to get their material over here in Mumbai) and soon I was a hard-core fan. There are very few Queen numbers that I find boring, and I like their lesser known numbers more than the popular ones. I prefer hard rock today, which causes me to drift to GnR, Led Zepp, but for me its still Queen on one side and all others on the other. |
| Ha-nah! 08.12.2007 17:20 |
I remember i was in 4th grade when I first got into Queen..this boy in my class liked them so I got into them as well...turns out I fell more in love with Queen then him.;) One thing led to another and I eventually became obsessed buying their albums, tshirts, etc...Queen opened the doors of rock music for me. |
| Winter Land Man 08.12.2007 22:54 |
ParisNair wrote: We had just 1 (maybe 2) TV channel out here in India back in 1991, and my entire family used to sit and watch "The World This Week" - a weekly round up of news from around the world. They showed footage of King Mercury from the Magic Tour (probably Wembley) and they said he had died of AIDS. I was 10 years old, understood very little English and had zero knowledge of western/rock music. But I remembered the name because they said this guy was of "Indian origin", and this was also the first time I had heard of the disease. In 1993 my uncle came visiting from abroad and gifted me his collection - Boney M, ABBA, Michael Jackson. I still did not know anything about Queen but got some exposure of western music, eventhough what I was hearing was alreday outdated (did not know that at the time). I started tuning in to FM radio stations and one of the those had a daily 1-hour western music show. I liked what I heard, and they also played Queen numbers like Ga Ga and Magic. They never forgot to mention Fred's name and his India connection :)and I really liked the numbers. The late 90s saw the introduction of cable TV, and I had at my disposal an entire TV channel that played western music 24/7 - MTV. What MTV did was that it opened me up to a lot of contemporary western music, and I developd a liking for the harder stuff. They hardly played any classic videos, but I do remember being shocked once watching 4 men dressed in women's clothes and incredibly it was Queen again. I felt the need to hear more from this band but was not a fan or anything, not yet. Come 2000, I got my first PC and guy who set it up for me also put a lot of mp3s, and that included WWRY, WATC(I had heard these before, but did not know that they were Queen numbers), IWTBF, TMLWKY. I realiased that I had liked every song of this band that I heard, and that was a first. I started working soon, so purchased some CDs (very difficult to get their material over here in Mumbai) and soon I was a hard-core fan. There are very few Queen numbers that I find boring, and I like their lesser known numbers more than the popular ones. I prefer hard rock today, which causes me to drift to GnR, Led Zepp, but for me its still Queen on one side and all others on the other.Great story. What a number!!! My favorite Queen number is 9. |
| Winter Land Man 08.12.2007 23:05 |
<font color=FF0033 face=symbol>Freddie wrote:And that's even more interesting as the first non-children's song I remember hearing was Keep Yourself Alive. I remember the place I heard it too. I also remember Play The Game. Those are the first songs I actually remember hearing. Those and J. Geils Band's "Centerfold"Mr. Nice Guy wrote: Another One Bites The Dust is the first non childrens song i can recall hearing. So i guess i have been a fan since the age of 4.That's interesting, because the first non-children's song I recall hearing was We Will Rock You. |
| emma246000 09.12.2007 05:29 |
Well, I was seven years old and I heard the song "You're my best Friend" playing on my Dad's stereo and became really fascinated and from that point on, there was no turning back! I have been a Queen fan for the past 13 years.. :) and I'm obsessed and forever will be! P.S For my 18th Birthday, I spent all the pocket money I saved for 3 years on 8 Queen CDs, much to the shock and amusement of my parents! LOL! That was the best birthday ever!!!!! |
| shieldmatron 09.12.2007 09:34 |
I was about 16 and had just heard Killer Queen on the radio and I was hooked. That was in 1975. 32 years later and I'm still hooked. |
| ParisNair 09.12.2007 15:41 |
.*.Messenger: Jake Pyndle.*. wrote:Thanks, and its true as well :0)I might add that the IWTBF video, though shocking, did not put me off (like it allegedly did the Americans). It only created a mystery around them for me and made me want to know more about them.ParisNair wrote:Great story. .*.Messenger: Jake Pyndle.*. wrote: What a number!!! My favorite Queen number is 9.I'm sorry I did not understand this part. A joke?....nevermind Regards, P Nair |
| MamaQueen 10.12.2007 00:59 |
We are the champions and We will rock you were the first two songs I heard of Queen in 1979 in Argentina were I'm from. It was at a party. I loved the songs. When I came back to the States I bought the Greatest Hits 1 LP. I heard Bohamian Rhapsody and fell in love wih the song. I did not followed the group any more, I guess is because here, in the states, they were not very famous. Then five years ago I heard on the car radio We Are The Champions and felt very nostalgic. I went to my mother's house and digged out the album. Then started buying more CD, found Queenzone, learned a lot about Queen and Freddie and became fascinated with Queen and their music. I feel so happy to have found them, their music means a lot to me. I just wish I went to one concert. If I stayed in Argentina till 1981 I may have gone to the concert in Buenos Aires, some of my friends went. Oh well, it was not written in the stars. |
| deleted user 10.12.2007 11:09 |
The first Queen song I heard was WWRY I was maybe 4 or 5, But I could never remember who sang it. My dad was always reminding me who it was. And of course they played Champions at superbowl 32 when the denver broncos won. Everyone in highschool knew Bohemian Rhapsody because of Wayne's World and It sort of escalated from there. And last christmas he bought me Live at Wembley and I fell in love, I've been completely Queen crazy since. |
| stringsrmagicalzey 10.12.2007 13:44 |
Hello, I got to know the magnificent Queen not by a “special event” but for their absolutely amazing music, when a Mexican radio station I used to hear (which now does not exist anymore), played Bohemian Rhapsody and then Somebody to Love…Brathtaking!!...I was a teenagerthen, I got really impressed : the music, the chorus, everything was so unique…¡it still is! (at least for me).Then I wanted to know what they were saying so I studied English .I was at the Ignacio Zatragoza Stadium in Puebla and I could not believe my eyes, nor my ears for it was a fantastic show!!! .Eventually I became an English teacher. Now I am so delighted to see their music is still magical even for the new generations. Queen Rocks! Regards, |
| Olavi 10.12.2007 17:53 |
There was a queen song (friends will be friends actually) in my english book back in 7th grade in finland, and i remembered that my mother has few albums of this band on lp. Well, i listened them ( actually they were: Sheer heart attack, Jazz, Hot space.)The songs that got me going, was brighton rock, and lily of the valley. Especially the later is still one of my favourites. I was stunned by the brilliant harmonies and Freddies great voice christmas came, and i asked my father, could you buy me Queens greatest hits II. i didn´t know a single song on the tracklist, but my father said, "Oh look at that, there are some of my favourite songs in this album, sure i´ll buy you one !!" When i got the cd, i realized that i had heard these great songs before never realizing the band was Queen. Bigger surprise came to me when i bought greatest hits I. It had so many good songs i had heard before, not knowing that it was queen. BTW i now have some queen albums both lp and cd, and IMHO, some albums are better on lp than on cd. Maybe cd is too polished for some rockers |
| Fat Lizzy 11.12.2007 03:32 |
Let's go back to 1997. On a hot summer day I was at my grandmother's attic. There was a bunch of crap on there belonging to my aunts and uncles and it was just really cool to play around there with all the old stuff. On one day I found this black box with gold lettering... Inside I found 14 LP's! The lettering said Queen - The Complete Works (ofcourse :)). I took it home without asking and played it on our old hifi set with LP player (if I remember well, the CD player was broken :P). I heard 1 song... Copied everything to tape (as I wasn't allowed to keep the box :() and since then that's the only music that's ever played here :) |
| deleted user 11.12.2007 14:33 |
I was 9 at the time it happened. The day . The begining of the rest of my life. Anyway I was bored and my only good CD's were Sclub 7, Avril, and Busted which I listened to way too much. So I was like "Hmm i bet daddy has CD's I could listen to" So I put on a Johnny Cash CD and I cried it was so awful. I put on Led Zep (which i love now btw) and I cried because it was too loud (hey i was only 9!) and then I saw it. The golden CD. The album by Queen "News of the world" and i put it in the player. I love all the songs so i found all my dads Queens cds and listened to them. My dad was sooo proud. That was 5 years ago and im still in love with Queen |
| Katastrophe Mercury 11.12.2007 20:26 |
i became a fan because of a schoolmate of mine named Garrett. we knew each other from 6th grade, but in 8th grade we shared the same Advanced Arts class, and one day he walked in before class began and told me all about how he bought the soundtrack to Highlander and Queen recorded all of the songs, but considering he was also into AC/DC, Judas Priest and Kiss, bands i'm not all that interested in, i figured Queen was some hardcore metal hair thrasher band. XD but more than a year later i was at walmart with my mother to plow through the after xmas mark-down sales, and Queen's 1992 Greatest Hits caught my eye, and i bought it. didn't get into them til that following march, but i've been hooked since then. Garrett got me into The Rocky Horror Picture Show as well...bless him. |
| queenlover905 12.12.2007 14:28 |
I must admit I am a relatively recent fanatic of Queen...only heavily started listening to them last year. My dad always liked AOBTD so I had grown up with that. I bought an iPod last year, and I had that song, WWRY, WATC, Bicycle Race, and Bohemian Rhapsody. I just loved Freddie's voice on Bicycle Race, it was so pure and amazing and hot. I also fell in love with Bo Rhap. I then got Greatest Hits from the library, ripped the songs, loved them and added some more. In the months following, I watched anything I could YouTube, maniacally did Queen quizzes, searched for info on websites, etc. I don't know what I would have done had I never listened to Bicycle Race! |