QueenZone discussion #1140455

The Rik wrote: It has been said over and over, Paul is a good singer, but can never create something that will Roger and Brian will bring back close to the original. Paul is a blues singer, meaning that he uses only a restricted range of his voice. Also the reason why he is acting at this level for so long. For Queen other singers like George Michael or Mika or Robbie Williams were no option, because then it would have been GM + Queen, Mika + Queen, RW + Queen. And our guyse are, perfectly right by the way, not made to play second violin.... And the album is a disaster. If you're in the bussiness for more than 40 years, you do have to come up with something better. Any 18-year old could have done a better job, over all.  

scottmax wrote: Getting back onto the subject....... the autocue thing really bothers me as well.  After touring with the band for god knows how long last time around, Paul still needs an autocue for well known songs  that even a ten year old would know? Like i've said before, i hate moaning cos seeing Brian and Roger live is a dream come true, its just so bloody frustrating sometimes

  Micrówave wrote:  

      scottmax wrote:   Getting back onto the subject....... the autocue thing really bothers me as well.  After touring with the band for god knows how long last time around, Paul still needs an autocue for well known songs  that even a ten year old would know? Like i've said before, i hate moaning cos seeing Brian and Roger live is a dream come true, its just so bloody frustrating sometimes  

      Ok, let me see if I have this right. Scottmax, a ten year old, can sing songs at Karoake night WITHOUT looking at the lyrics.  Bravo.       Paul Rodgers is a Platinum selling Singer, Songwriter & Self-taught Multi-instrumentalist, has Written, Recorded, Produced and Released 28 albums since 1968, has sold over 90 million records, has formed and led 3 bands to worldwide success: Free, Bad Company, & The Firm, has a Grammy Nominated Solo Career, Has Recorded/Performed with Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brain May, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Joe Walsh, Slash, Nils Lofgren, Charlie Watts, Bryan Adams, Motown's Sam Moore & The Four Tops and others. Somehow, I'd rather have Paul Rodgers singing the "Ivory" part of Ebony and Ivory with me at Snuffer's this Thursday night during happy hour.      

mike hunt wrote:

  Micrówave wrote:  

      scottmax wrote:   Getting back onto the subject....... the autocue thing really bothers me as well.  After touring with the band for god knows how long last time around, Paul still needs an autocue for well known songs  that even a ten year old would know? Like i've said before, i hate moaning cos seeing Brian and Roger live is a dream come true, its just so bloody frustrating sometimes  

      Ok, let me see if I have this right. Scottmax, a ten year old, can sing songs at Karoake night WITHOUT looking at the lyrics.  Bravo.       Paul Rodgers is a Platinum selling Singer, Songwriter & Self-taught Multi-instrumentalist, has Written, Recorded, Produced and Released 28 albums since 1968, has sold over 90 million records, has formed and led 3 bands to worldwide success: Free, Bad Company, & The Firm, has a Grammy Nominated Solo Career, Has Recorded/Performed with Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brain May, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Joe Walsh, Slash, Nils Lofgren, Charlie Watts, Bryan Adams, Motown's Sam Moore & The Four Tops and others. Somehow, I'd rather have Paul Rodgers singing the "Ivory" part of Ebony and Ivory with me at Snuffer's this Thursday night during happy hour.      

I think most of the paul haters are very young kids who have plenty to learn.  It's hard to argue with 15 year olds about music,  Paul rodgers is not an all time favorite of mine, but I have to say he's in the top 15 of the best male rock singers ever.

Raf wrote:

  mike hunt wrote:  

              Micrówave wrote:              

                              scottmax wrote:               Getting back onto the subject....... the autocue thing really bothers me as well.  After touring with the band for god knows how long last time around, Paul still needs an autocue for well known songs  that even a ten year old would know? Like i've said before, i hate moaning cos seeing Brian and Roger live is a dream come true, its just so bloody frustrating sometimes              

                              Ok, let me see if I have this right. Scottmax, a ten year old, can sing songs at Karoake night WITHOUT looking at the lyrics.  Bravo.                               Paul Rodgers is a Platinum selling Singer, Songwriter & Self-taught Multi-instrumentalist, has Written, Recorded, Produced and Released 28 albums since 1968, has sold over 90 million records, has formed and led 3 bands to worldwide success: Free, Bad Company, & The Firm, has a Grammy Nominated Solo Career, Has Recorded/Performed with Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brain May, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Joe Walsh, Slash, Nils Lofgren, Charlie Watts, Bryan Adams, Motown's Sam Moore & The Four Tops and others. Somehow, I'd rather have Paul Rodgers singing the "Ivory" part of Ebony and Ivory with me at Snuffer's this Thursday night during happy hour.                              

I think most of the paul haters are very young kids who have plenty to learn.  It's hard to argue with 15 year olds about music,  Paul rodgers is not an all time favorite of mine, but I have to say he's in the top 15 of the best male rock singers ever.

I think you're wrong, with all respect. I haven't really paid much attention to the whole "Freddie vs Paul" thing here on Queenzone because there are way too many people, too many topics etc. But on a smaller Brazilian forum, where it's easier to keep track of everything, we usually have some older people (from Freddie's days) moaning, and a small group of youngsters (between 15 and 21 years old) fighting back by saying that Paul is a very good singer (and that being different from Freddie is a quality), that many bands have gone through chances, and especially, that this is the only chance that we've had to see Queen live, considering Freddie was dying when we were born. I assume it's easier for younger people to accept Queen as it is than it is for older people. Older people have seen Queen with the very same line up for some 2 decades, bought several albums with the same line up, some saw them live several times, with the same line up... The new generation of fans, on the other hand, has gotten used with seeing "Queen" performances as Brian and Roger playing one or two songs on some charity gig for HIV infected people. Until 2004, for us, Queen was only a couple of guys playing in memory of their dead singer, and we thought we'd never have the chance to see them live. Now we got this chance, and we don't wanna miss it. And Queen isn't the only one... When we were born, not only Freddie was dying, but AC/DC had been with a new singer for about a decade, Pink Floyd had been touring without two founding members, Led Zeppelin would play only once now and then with Bonham's son,  Black Sabbath and Deep Purple had already gone through hell knows how many different line ups... For us, it's not abnormal to see a classic band touring with some new faces, we don't find it weird. The unusual thing for us is when we actually see an old band touring with all original members!!! But, of course, there are exceptions. There are many people who have even seen Queen live with Freddie back in the 70s and nowadays are enjoying the new collaboration, and some young people who insist that Queen was Freddie. What I wrote is just my small theory based on the stuff I read on discussions on that Brazilian forum I previously mentioned.

I think most of the paul haters are very young kids who have plenty to learn.  It's hard to argue with 15 year olds about music,  Paul rodgers is not an all time favorite of mine, but I have to say he's in the top 15 of the best male rock singers ever.

that many bands have gone through chances, and especially, that this is the only chance that we've had to see Queen live, considering Freddie was dying when we were born.

I assume it's easier for younger people to accept Queen as it is than it is for older people. Older people have seen Queen with the very same line up for some 2 decades, bought several albums with the same line up, some saw them live several times, with the same line up...

Until 2004, for us, Queen was only a couple of guys playing in memory of their dead singer, and we thought we'd never have the chance to see them live. Now we got this chance, and we don't wanna miss it.

"And people would fool themselves into thinking that they had seen Queen live " They're doing that now.