QueenZone discussion #1093323

Jeroen wrote: ... Oh, right, and 'no', nothing Roger ever did solo comes even close to sounding like anything done with Queen.

princetom wrote: personally i like "happiness" the most for it's relaxed mood. there are quite some good compositions on it and the songs themselves fit good together. strange frontier and fun in space are imo. some 80s crap and barely worth listening except for one or two songs like "man on fire", "strange frontier" or it's an illusion (which features rick parfitt from status quo, with whom rog sat in jail on menorca at this time :-) ). 'shove it' and 'electric fire' are very sample-based. you can state several samples for being remixed in a particially odd way. some people don't like that stuff. it's quite experimental and less 'deep' than any queen stuff. maybe you can compare the style with the 46664-stuff production-wise. quite some good songs on both of them. "mad bad..." is a good rock album with less roger influence as most of the songs were finished as roger first enters the studio "blue rock" ? grab it, buy it, love it. hope this helps a little.

paulsmith2001 wrote: They are all pretty awful. Most of Roger Taylor's Solo records are weak (don't get me started on the cross) lyrics are full of dreadful rock cliches and as with the other members of the group, their solo releases are nothing compared to their collaborative efforts.

PieterMC wrote:

paulsmith2001 wrote: They are all pretty awful. Most of Roger Taylor's Solo records are weak (don't get me started on the cross) lyrics are full of dreadful rock cliches and as with the other members of the group, their solo releases are nothing compared to their collaborative efforts.

Sorry, but Roger's solo efforts are great. The only other solo release that is better is Barcelona.

Micrówave wrote:

PieterMC wrote:

paulsmith2001 wrote: They are all pretty awful. Most of Roger Taylor's Solo records are weak (don't get me started on the cross) lyrics are full of dreadful rock cliches and as with the other members of the group, their solo releases are nothing compared to their collaborative efforts.

Sorry, but Roger's solo efforts are great. The only other solo release that is better is Barcelona.

Oh God, do I dare? Sorry Pieter, but Barcelona is horrid. In fact, ask any classical music lover to give it a spin, and they'll give it back after about 3 songs. If you want PROOF of that, take a look at Montserrat's work of art. Barcelona was an effort to gain some younger fans, but only that. She does not consider it a serious piece of work, as say her Marriage of Figaro release, and neither do her biographers.

Pim Derks wrote: Roger Taylor: I love Fun In Space. Yes, it's quite a basic rockalbum, but I love the 'feel' of the album. I've posted this before - I wish they'd release a collectors edition of this album with the original album and a second disc of extras (demo's, outtakes etc). Side one of Strange Frontier is great, though a bit dated. Side two sucks, though I Cry For You has some nice bits. Happiness? Very laid back feel. Nice album to put on, though the tracks all sound the same (except Nazis & Foreign Sand). Recommended. Electric Fire - loved it when it came out in 1998 - nowadays I think it's a bit boring. Pressure On and Surrender are great - the rest is Roger Taylor on the auto-pilot. Still waaaaay better than Strange Frontier. 1 - Fun In Space 2 - Happiness 3 - Electric Fire 4 - Strange Frontier The Cross: Shove It. Sucks. Avoid at all costs, unless you're into cheesy 80's synthrock. Mad Bad. Mostly MOTR-80's rock, but with quite a few cool riffs/bits (Old Friends, Sister Blue, PG). Blue Rock. Recommended. Life Changes and New Dark Ages make it worth the price-tag alone.

gem27 wrote: All music sounds dated now that was made in the 80's.

Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: Generally, you're right, as 80s production tend to make that period of music sound more dated than a lot of 70s stuff. But here are a few exceptions that I feel still hold up today: Rush - Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals

mystic_rhythms wrote: In fact, I played in on a jukebox at a restaurant and one guy asked if it was Coheed & Cambria. (some people...lol)

Micrówave wrote:

PieterMC wrote:

paulsmith2001 wrote: They are all pretty awful. Most of Roger Taylor's Solo records are weak (don't get me started on the cross) lyrics are full of dreadful rock cliches and as with the other members of the group, their solo releases are nothing compared to their collaborative efforts.

Sorry, but Roger's solo efforts are great. The only other solo release that is better is Barcelona.

Oh God, do I dare? Sorry Pieter, but Barcelona is horrid. In fact, ask any classical music lover to give it a spin, and they'll give it back after about 3 songs. If you want PROOF of that, take a look at Montserrat's work of art. Barcelona was an effort to gain some younger fans, but only that. She does not consider it a serious piece of work, as say her Marriage of Figaro release, and neither do her biographers. As for Roger's first two solos (which are the only ones I have), I keep thinking I need a new needle for my record player... then I realize I'm playing CDs!!!

PieterMC wrote:

Micrówave wrote:

PieterMC wrote:

paulsmith2001 wrote: They are all pretty awful. Most of Roger Taylor's Solo records are weak (don't get me started on the cross) lyrics are full of dreadful rock cliches and as with the other members of the group, their solo releases are nothing compared to their collaborative efforts.

Sorry, but Roger's solo efforts are great. The only other solo release that is better is Barcelona.

Oh God, do I dare? Sorry Pieter, but Barcelona is horrid. In fact, ask any classical music lover to give it a spin, and they'll give it back after about 3 songs. If you want PROOF of that, take a look at Montserrat's work of art. Barcelona was an effort to gain some younger fans, but only that. She does not consider it a serious piece of work, as say her Marriage of Figaro release, and neither do her biographers.

I really don't care what you or some classical music lovers think.

Brandon wrote: I pretty much agree with everything Peter said. <i>Barcelona</i> and Electric Fire are amazing and I love all of Roger's solo efforts. I also like all but Shove It from The Cross. (Seems to be a common thought.)

mike hunt wrote: Dare I say you don't know smack about music Mr. Hot space man. Barcelona is easily one of freddie's best work and easily blows away anything roger has ever done. Barcelona is one of the best albums I own, and that includes Queen.

Brandon wrote: And, um, wasn't Barcelona a big selling album in the opera community? I'll have to look it up, but yeah, I'm pretty sure that you're wrong about "classical music lovers" think.

PieterMC wrote: I really don't care what you or some classical music lovers think.

Micrówave wrote: Get over it, dork!

Micrówave wrote:

PieterMC wrote: I really don't care what you or some classical music lovers think.

I just lost five minutes of sleep caring about what you think MC-Pieter. (And I'm so glad I still bug you!!! Get over it, dork!)

Micrówave wrote:

Brandon wrote: And, um, wasn't Barcelona a big selling album in the opera community? I'll have to look it up, but yeah, I'm pretty sure that you're wrong about "classical music lovers" think.

It went Platinum in Switzerland and Silver in the UK. It did not achieve that Silver mark in ANY other country. No, that is not a big selling album. And think about it, at least HALF of the buyers were not in the "opera community".

Micrówave wrote:

mike hunt wrote: Dare I say you don't know smack about music Mr. Hot space man. Barcelona is easily one of freddie's best work and easily blows away anything roger has ever done. Barcelona is one of the best albums I own, and that includes Queen.

Well Mike, you just showed us all that it is YOU that 'don't know smack about music'. Barcelona is easily one of Freddie's best? I can think of about 15 albums he was on that were much better. (THAT'S ONE) Have you ever read anything about Montserrat? No. Probably because you can't read, but more importantly look at where SHE puts it in her works & accomplishments? (THAT'S TWO) Let's look at the musical path of one Mike Moran. How many successful operas or musical ventures has he done since? (THAT'S THREE) You're once, twice, three times an idiot, Mike. And you don't know dick about operas and classical music... WHICH IS WHAT BARCELONA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE!!! Who's the music retard? That would be you, Mr. Rock & Roll.