| AmeriQueen 08.03.2009 08:12 |
After recently hearing the album for the first time in 2 months roughly, I notice that it's sounding better and that my dissapointment clouded the fact that it has ten or so tracks that are classic at least in some way about them. I think this album will go on as an underrated album that was lesser Queen, but better than most all else. Guns N' Roses whipped them, AC/DC did just as good, but nothing else in '08 matched Cosmoas Rocks. |
| thequeen 08.03.2009 08:47 |
'Cos Moans Rock ? |
| Major Tom 08.03.2009 12:25 |
Yes you're right. However, I personally don't think the album is great. in my mind it's a ok album with one or two great songs, one or two downright shitty and the rest OK. First time I heard it was like: WHAT? In my mind it was going to sound like a Brian May/The Cross fusion. But it has aged well...But it will never be my 1st pick when listening to a "Queen" album. |
| catqueen 08.03.2009 15:20 |
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| thequeen 08.03.2009 15:23 |
catqueen wrote: Well .....Paul Rodgers ISN'T the man to sing our songs ....deny it .....your loss ! |
| catqueen 08.03.2009 15:27 |
Oops, excuse the blank post - still getting used to this! Yeah, it definately improved with age. Q+PR works surprisingly well live, I was disappointed that so much of the Cosmos really doesn't sound much like the 'real' Queen. It's a great album, just not as good as their previous stuff - then again, that's a fairly high standard to compare anything to! [img=/images/smiley/msn/regular_smile.gif][/img] |
| kosimodo 08.03.2009 16:00 |
LOL, does it? I bought it, listened to it.... and that was it..... Should i find the cd again?? And dare to listen to it a second time?? |
| Marcos Napier 08.03.2009 16:50 |
It's getting better with age. It's rottening faster every day. |
| mings d**k 08.03.2009 17:18 |
There are 3 or 4 gems in there, the rest just average |
| P-Staker 08.03.2009 18:20 |
thequeen wrote:catqueen wrote:Well .....Paul Rodgers ISN'T the man to sing our songs ....deny it .....your loss ! So, I'm enjoying a great album, I've fond memories of two amazing gigs... and that's my loss? I'd say if I was a bitter, closed-minded man, locked in the past, unable to accept things they are out of a misguided sense of loyalty - or should I say, idol worship... THAT would be a loss indeed. |
| thequeen 08.03.2009 18:48 |
P-Staker wrote:thequeen wrote:So, I'm enjoying a great album, I've fond memories of two amazing gigs... and that's my loss? I'd say if I was a bitter, closed-minded man, locked in the past, unable to accept things they are out of a misguided sense of loyalty - or should I say, idol worship... THAT would be a loss indeed.catqueen wrote:Well .....Paul Rodgers ISN'T the man to sing our songs ....deny it .....your loss ! I take it you're talking about me ? I've seen them too live in 2005 - it was ok. Till they came up with a crappy album ....we've been expecting something else ,now didn't you ? Then the tour takes off, with the same setlists all over again , 3 new songs at max And what are we left with ? North America won't be toured anymore , maybe they finally realised it just doesn't work like that ...... |
| P-Staker 08.03.2009 20:07 |
thequeen wrote: I take it you're talking about me ? I've seen them too live in 2005 - it was ok. Till they came up with a crappy album ....we've been expecting something else ,now didn't you ? Then the tour takes off, with the same setlists all over again , 3 new songs at max And what are we left with ? North America won't be toured anymore , maybe they finally realised it just doesn't work like that ...... I'm talking about hordes of self-proclaimed fans who think the band owes them something - namely, to stay the same and produce same old hits for 20 years, or disband and throw their huge musical talent to the dogs. And, well, yes, I believe that includes you. I'd appreciate you don't say "we" when you really mean "I". I didn't make any expectations based on what I imagine the band owes me. I accepted things change, Freddie is sadly gone and Brian and Roger picked a partner based on how they, the artists, felt. I listened to TCR open-minded. I disliked some things, like the overall quality of lyrics. I missed an expert bass player to match other instruments. Then again, I loved the fresh sound, the energy, the fun. It's all great classic mainstream hard rock with flashes of blues, jazz, soul, folk, even big beat, a rollercoaster of great music and emotions. I honestly can't point to a track and say "I don't like this." Even We Believe, my least favorite track, has more balls than the usual "save the world" fare; it has the balls to talk about religious conservatism, for example. Now, I'm getting seriously sick of all this negativity, to the point I'm the one who's bitter and offensive. It's just so unfair someone's creative work isn't getting the appreciation it deserves because people get tangled up in the past. It's actually always been a problem with Queen. They were always pushing the limit, against the critics, against the norms, and hordes of spoiled fans and mean reviewers were pissing on everything new and different they tried. Every new album they unfavorably compared to previous ones as over the top, or too weird, or a sell-out. Freddie was called the worst names because the music business wouldn't suffer a sexual and ethnic minority on the top of the rock world. And now, when he's gone, too bad, it isn't Queen everyone suddenly profess they loved. |
| Winter Land Man 08.03.2009 20:34 |
Cosmoans Rockens is boring fart-type music. |
| masterstroke_84 09.03.2009 00:18 |
thequeen: In the last half of the tour 6 songs of the album were played [img=/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif][/img] and all worked amazingly well (except time to shine and warboys.. wich was descarted before a few tries) |
| Wilki Amieva 09.03.2009 00:19 |
Couldn't agree more with you, P-Straker! |
| Ken8 09.03.2009 00:57 |
P-Staker wrote: .........Queen. They were always pushing the limit, against the critics, against the norms, and hordes of spoiled fans and mean reviewers were pissing on everything new and different they tried. Every new album they unfavorably compared to previous ones as over the top, or too weird, or a sell-out. Freddie was called the worst names because the music business wouldn't suffer a sexual and ethnic minority on the top of the rock world. And now, when he's gone, too bad, it isn't Queen everyone suddenly profess they loved. That's all well and good. Doesn't stop "TCR" from being well beneath their abilities. Queen were a lot of things, as you point out. One thing they weren't was BLAND. "TCR" is bland, AOR nonsense, IMHO, and the majority of critics it seems. Don't know what the public thought of it because they didn't buy it. |
| john bodega 09.03.2009 02:24 |
AmeriQueen wrote: The Cosmos Rocks gets better with age. It's the same record you bought six months ago. Five months. Whatever. The point is, no it didn't get any better... I'm going to use a pretty shoddy analogy here, but when I first saw Indiana Jones 4 in the theater I thought it was decent but inherently stupid. The second time I saw it (this was on DVD), it was better than I remembered. Then after a while I saw it again, it was worse than ever. Not complete shit, of course, but really too silly for it's own good. As far as I know, I watched the same movie on all three occasions. The difference? My expectations, of course. You'd be surprised how much that someone's expectations can impact on their perception of a piece of art; if you can call "The Cosmos Rocks" or Indiana Jones 'art'. I find a lot of unnecessary extremes emanating from people who choose to try and review or critique "The Cosmos Rocks" album. It can be fun to watch, but ultimately it's a waste of energy... the album was not THAT bad. I didn't think it was very good, but really - the worst you can say about it is that it's middle of the road. At least it wasn't as highly compressed as "Memory Almost Full" (Macca should seriously question his fucking judgement there ... ) and at least the album (in select moments only, of course) harkened back to the band whose name it was invoking on the cover. Might've been bland, but it's not the musical apocalypse that some folks would have us believe... it's just an album. |
| lalaalalaa 09.03.2009 21:18 |
I've tried telling people it was a good album but no. Everyone thinks Paul sucks so it couldn't possibly a good album :P |
| thequeen 09.03.2009 22:49 |
Well it's actually VERY simple .....if it would be judged by just the music .... it's ok-ish , Not really Queen but ok let's for once pretend it's supposed to be a new band ... MUSIC 8/10 is reasonable ? Ok now we've come to the lyrics .... I am sorry , but there's virtually NOTHING that EVEN interrests me .... Beside that ...the lyrics "feel" very simple ...very boring at times .... Now we've come to the last phase ...the deliverance of the vocals and instruments .... Well, from a technical point of view Paul R might be a good singer - nothing more nothing less! But really though ...IS this meant to be a Paul Rodgers album ??? I become very bored after listening the first 5 tracks. I kept hoping for these Queen-ish moments ...a Brian-vocal, a Roger vocal ...then combined ???? Where was that ? I kept hoping to hear Brian on his Red Special ...like NEVER before , it DIDN'T happen ! Where has Roger been writing his songs lately ? In the waitingroom by the doctor ? grocerystore ? WHERE IS IT ??????????? NOT ON TCR as far as I am concerned! |
| jadedlady 09.03.2009 23:06 |
thequeen wrote: Well it's actually VERY simple .....if it would be judged by just the music .... it's ok-ish , Not really Queen but ok let's for once pretend it's supposed to be a new band ... MUSIC 8/10 is reasonable ? Ok now we've come to the lyrics .... I am sorry , but there's virtually NOTHING that EVEN interrests me .... Beside that ...the lyrics "feel" very simple ...very boring at times .... Now we've come to the last phase ...the deliverance of the vocals and instruments .... Well, from a technical point of view Paul R might be a good singer - nothing more nothing less! But really though ...IS this meant to be a Paul Rodgers album ??? I become very bored after listening the first 5 tracks. I kept hoping for these Queen-ish moments ...a Brian-vocal, a Roger vocal ...then combined ???? Where was that ? I kept hoping to hear Brian on his Red Special ...like NEVER before , it DIDN'T happen ! Where has Roger been writing his songs lately ? In the waitingroom by the doctor ? grocerystore ? WHERE IS IT ??????????? NOT ON TCR as far as I am concerned! Nothing ever interests you does it, or makes you content does it? It's not the old Queen, it's why it is called Queen + Paul Rodgers. Simple. |
| john bodega 09.03.2009 23:13 |
thequeen wrote: let's for once pretend it's supposed to be a new band ... MUSIC 8/10 is reasonable ? I don't know anything about music reviews but I gotta say, if my new band put out an album and people were giving it 8/10, I'd be thrilled ... |
| inu-liger 09.03.2009 23:18 |
Zebonka12 wrote:thequeen wrote: let's for once pretend it's supposed to be a new band ... MUSIC 8/10 is reasonable ?I don't know anything about music reviews but I gotta say, if my new band put out an album and people were giving it 8/10, I'd be thrilled ... I would be too. As long as people like our music, and our music is selling at the very least decently, depending how well it's promoted (I personally don't care about getting hyped up about chart positions . . . I find music gets judged too easily by some people based on chart positions/unit sales . . . [img=/images/smiley/msn/tounge_smile.gif][/img]) |
| inu-liger 09.03.2009 23:20 |
Zebonka12 wrote:thequeen wrote: let's for once pretend it's supposed to be a new band ... MUSIC 8/10 is reasonable ?I don't know anything about music reviews but I gotta say, if my new band put out an album and people were giving it 8/10, I'd be thrilled ... I would be too. As long as people like our music, and our music is selling at the very least decently, depending how well it's promoted (I personally don't care about getting hyped up about chart positions . . . I find music gets judged too easily by some people based on chart positions/unit sales . . . [img=/images/smiley/msn/tounge_smile.gif][/img]) |
| thequeen 09.03.2009 23:24 |
inu-liger wrote:Zebonka12 wrote:I would be too. As long as people like our music, and our music is selling at the very least decently, depending how well it's promoted (I personally don't care about getting hyped up about chart positions . . . I find music gets judged too easily by some people based on chart positions/unit sales . . . [img=/images/smiley/msn/tounge_smile.gif][/img])thequeen wrote: let's for once pretend it's supposed to be a new band ... MUSIC 8/10 is reasonable ?I don't know anything about music reviews but I gotta say, if my new band put out an album and people were giving it 8/10, I'd be thrilled ... you're fast .... too fast : The music on TCR 8/10 .....JUST those awful lyrics and vocal-performances ...not good 4/10 VOCALS !!!!!!!!!!!!! (mainly Paul Rodgers's anyway!!) |
| inu-liger 09.03.2009 23:36 |
thequeen wrote:inu-liger wrote:you're fast .... too fastZebonka12 wrote:I would be too. As long as people like our music, and our music is selling at the very least decently, depending how well it's promoted (I personally don't care about getting hyped up about chart positions . . . I find music gets judged too easily by some people based on chart positions/unit sales . . . [img=/images/smiley/msn/tounge_smile.gif][/img])thequeen wrote: let's for once pretend it's supposed to be a new band ... MUSIC 8/10 is reasonable ?I don't know anything about music reviews but I gotta say, if my new band put out an album and people were giving it 8/10, I'd be thrilled ... Thanks for the compliments on my drumming skills. I can certainly go fast....heck, even faster than the speedy parts you can hear on "Bootie" these days! :-) (my double-kicking skills got a lot better recently) Just kinda sucks the bass guitar was out of tune during a small portion of the Urban Lounge show we did last July. . . coulda had a lot more material uploaded on our website's audio player :-( |
| thequeen 10.03.2009 03:06 |
Ok , but that aside .......... |
| mike hunt 10.03.2009 03:33 |
TCR is still the average album it's always been. The album has a few gems, but most of the songs are forgettable. |
| inu-liger 10.03.2009 05:18 |
thequeen wrote: Ok , but that aside .......... No further comment :-) |
| Saif 10.03.2009 05:49 |
mike hunt wrote: TCR is still the average album it's always been. The album has a few gems, but most of the songs are forgettable.True |
| P-Staker 10.03.2009 08:17 |
thequeen wrote: 4/10 VOCALS !!!!!!!!!!!!! (mainly Paul Rodgers's anyway!!) That, my friend, is f4nboi talk. Paul is one of the best vocalists in the business. It may be sacrilege to say this on this forum, but he's better than Freddie in some respects. It doesn't mean I prefer Paul to Freddie, but I give credit where it's due. Paul has better precision and more diverse phrasing, and is a better improviser in live performances. Actually, it's not a coincidence many professional musicians admire Paul - sometimes more Freddie. And to a casual listener, Paul is edgier and heavier. Don't get me wrong, if dissing a legend could bring another legend from the grave, I would be first with a basket of rotten eggs at QPR concerts. However, it does not. So instead of being fanboys... excuse me, F4NBOIZ, we should be honoured such a legend plays with Brian and Roger and continues the Queen legacy. |
| thequeen 10.03.2009 09:44 |
P-Staker wrote:thequeen wrote: 4/10 VOCALS !!!!!!!!!!!!! (mainly Paul Rodgers's anyway!!)That, my friend, is f4nboi talk. Paul is one of the best vocalists in the business. It may be sacrilege to say this on this forum, but he's better than Freddie in some respects. It doesn't mean I prefer Paul to Freddie, but I give credit where it's due. Paul has better precision and more diverse phrasing, and is a better improviser in live performances. Actually, it's not a coincidence many professional musicians admire Paul - sometimes more Freddie. And to a casual listener, Paul is edgier and heavier. Don't get me wrong, if dissing a legend could bring another legend from the grave, I would be first with a basket of rotten eggs at QPR concerts. However, it does not. So instead of being fanboys... excuse me, F4NBOIZ, we should be honoured such a legend plays with Brian and Roger and continues the Queen legacy. I just been reading your two posts ....well , you got me convinced - how could I be so wrong ..... Freddie sucks of course ... I'm glad you pointed it out , jeeezz all these years I thought ..... |
| redspecialusa 10.03.2009 20:12 |
P-Staker wrote:thequeen wrote: 4/10 VOCALS !!!!!!!!!!!!! (mainly Paul Rodgers's anyway!!)That, my friend, is f4nboi talk. Paul is one of the best vocalists in the business. It may be sacrilege to say this on this forum, but he's better than Freddie in some respects. It doesn't mean I prefer Paul to Freddie, but I give credit where it's due. Paul has better precision and more diverse phrasing, and is a better improviser in live performances. Actually, it's not a coincidence many professional musicians admire Paul - sometimes more Freddie. And to a casual listener, Paul is edgier and heavier. Don't get me wrong, if dissing a legend could bring another legend from the grave, I would be first with a basket of rotten eggs at QPR concerts. However, it does not. So instead of being fanboys... excuse me, F4NBOIZ, we should be honoured such a legend plays with Brian and Roger and continues the Queen legacy. Kudos man, I couldn't have said it better myself. |
| redspecialusa 10.03.2009 20:21 |
To answer the original poster though...I have liked the song a lot more as it's aged. It's grown on me. And there are certain songs I've come to appreciate more. |
| thequeen 11.03.2009 08:22 |
redspecialusa wrote: To answer the original poster though...I have liked the song a lot more as it's aged. It's grown on me. And there are certain songs I've come to appreciate more. feeling guilty ? |
| redspecialusa 11.03.2009 11:43 |
thequeen wrote:redspecialusa wrote: To answer the original poster though...I have liked the song a lot more as it's aged. It's grown on me. And there are certain songs I've come to appreciate more.feeling guilty ? WTF are you talking about? I was replying to the person that started the thread, & agreeing that as the album has gotten older with me, I've started to like it more. Keep doing whatever drugs you're doing, they seem to be doing a damned good job keeping you out of reality. |
| Rick 11.03.2009 11:51 |
Oh sweet merciful Mother Mary Magdalene on a motherhumpin' motorboat. It's their debut album as Queen + PR. What did you expect? A second ANATO with a bit of Queen II sauce on top of it? Like Queen's first album was an immediate success. Give them a fuckin' break. |
| thequeen 11.03.2009 12:02 |
redspecialusa wrote:thequeen wrote:WTF are you talking about? I was replying to the person that started the thread, & agreeing that as the album has gotten older with me, I've started to like it more. Keep doing whatever drugs you're doing, they seem to be doing a damned good job keeping you out of reality.redspecialusa wrote: To answer the original poster though...I have liked the song a lot more as it's aged. It's grown on me. And there are certain songs I've come to appreciate more.feeling guilty ? Wich drugs came with the TCR-album? What is reality .....Pretending that Paul Rodgers is doing a good job on the Queen-songs ....and not ruining it ? Pretending TCR is a good album ....What if it we're a Queen-album ?(most Q+PR-fans say it's not "supposed" to sound like Queen) What would you say then ? I'm sure by that time you haven't got a clue what to do ...than talking maybe your-sorry-self in taking hughe amounts of drugs ....you seem to fancy it quite well [img=/images/smiley/msn/whatchutalkingabout_smile.gif][/img] |
| pittrek 11.03.2009 12:37 |
Rick wrote: Oh sweet merciful Mother Mary Magdalene on a motherhumpin' motorboat. It's their debut album as Queen + PR. What did you expect? A second ANATO with a bit of Queen II sauce on top of it? Like Queen's first album was an immediate success. Give them a fuckin' break. [img=/images/smiley/msn/thumbs_up.gif][/img] I don't know what some people expected. I expected a great heavy rock/blues album with nice guitar solos and that's exactly what I received |
| thequeen 11.03.2009 14:36 |
pittrek wrote:Rick wrote: Oh sweet merciful Mother Mary Magdalene on a motherhumpin' motorboat. It's their debut album as Queen + PR. What did you expect? A second ANATO with a bit of Queen II sauce on top of it? Like Queen's first album was an immediate success. Give them a fuckin' break.[img=/images/smiley/msn/thumbs_up.gif][/img] I don't know what some people expected. I expected a great heavy rock/blues album with nice guitar solos and that's exactly what I received I am certainly not happy with Mr May's guitar-work on the TCR....much below average .... A poor man's Santana really ! piss-poor actually....nothing I can remember from TCR that I actually enjoyed. Even in the few ok-ish songs it's simply not there , or waaaay too short, boring even at times. Brian and Roger are better off finishing Freddie's demos and protect what's left of the legacy !!!!! |
| lalaalalaa 11.03.2009 18:18 |
Saif wrote:mike hunt wrote: TCR is still the average album it's always been. The album has a few gems, but most of the songs are forgettable.True Not as much true as it is opinion! I'll never forget Warboys, We Believe, Cosmos Rockin, ect. It's not a bad album, especially when you aren't an overobsessed fan trying to find the Queen sound in it. Some people need to get a wider range in taste of music. I hope that they have a second album :) |
| thequeen 11.03.2009 21:16 |
lalaalalaa wrote:Saif wrote:Not as much true as it is opinion! I'll never forget Warboys, We Believe, Cosmos Rockin, ect. It's not a bad album, especially when you aren't an overobsessed fan trying to find the Queen sound in it. Some people need to get a wider range in taste of music. I hope that they have a second album :)mike hunt wrote: TCR is still the average album it's always been. The album has a few gems, but most of the songs are forgettable.True hope not !!!!!!!!! |
| doxonrox 11.03.2009 22:52 |
Sorry, but there are two weak spots in the album: 1. The Songs 2. The Lyrics It has already become a dust collector. When is the last time Brian or Roger has stretched out? I can't even remember - but I really look forward to the next time - if there is one. |
| redspecialusa 11.03.2009 23:50 |
thequeen wrote:redspecialusa wrote:Wich drugs came with the TCR-album? What is reality .....Pretending that Paul Rodgers is doing a good job on the Queen-songs ....and not ruining it ? Pretending TCR is a good album ....What if it we're a Queen-album ?(most Q+PR-fans say it's not "supposed" to sound like Queen) What would you say then ? I'm sure by that time you haven't got a clue what to do ...than talking maybe your-sorry-self in taking hughe amounts of drugs ....you seem to fancy it quite well [img=/images/smiley/msn/whatchutalkingabout_smile.gif][/img]thequeen wrote:WTF are you talking about? I was replying to the person that started the thread, & agreeing that as the album has gotten older with me, I've started to like it more. Keep doing whatever drugs you're doing, they seem to be doing a damned good job keeping you out of reality.redspecialusa wrote: To answer the original poster though...I have liked the song a lot more as it's aged. It's grown on me. And there are certain songs I've come to appreciate more.feeling guilty ? Well, to be honest...you remind me a lot of Treasure Moment, in how you hold Freddie to almost a God-like status...which is kind of sad to me. He was a genius musician, an incredible singer, and the best showman rock ever had...but he was just a MAN. I'm not much of a pretender (something else you're falsely assuming), I'm a twenty-something multi-instrumentalist w/ 8 years of experience under my belt. I'm not a virtuoso, but I've been around enough, and played out enough that I know what a good voice, or a good instrumentalist sounds like...weather I like the interpretation or performance is one thing...but I'm not too pious, or full of my own shit to give people credit where its due. I'm not saying you, or anyone else is either; frankly I don't personally know any of you...but I can speak for myself. It is MY opinion that Paul Rodgers does a great job on Queen's back catalogue, he does it his way & doesn't compromise his unique voice. He's probably the last real voice of Rock today. Also I think that The Cosmos Rocks is a solid album, especially when you put into context with all of the other albums that were new and in circulation with it upon its release. I can tell that they're feeling each other out a little, & personally...I hope they do another album. But who knows. Bottom line...you don't seem to give a shit what I think about Paul, or Queen & Paul Rodgers...and trust me, the feeling's mutual. You seem to know a fair amount about Queen and their music, but not an awful lot about music in general. And finally, I've never been a junkie...nor do I talk like I am, I don't even do drugs now...just an occasional drink. But your candor, certainly could've fooled me sometimes (but that's probably due to our very diverging opinions about what Brian and Roger have done with Paul). |
| thequeen 12.03.2009 07:41 |
Freddie = God Paul Rodgers - Might as well be the mailman, who's trying very hard to enjoy his work , but with little result .... You don't fool me ..... |
| mike hunt 12.03.2009 11:52 |
TCR's is a average album, that's my opinion. Nothing's gonna change my mind. I'm too old to argue about this stupid shit. Paul vs freddie is the stupidest thread made by Jealous paul fans. Queen + paul was a failure, that's a fact. all you die hard paul fans go back to where you came from, this is queen forum. The reason why I post here is for Freddie, brian, roger and John. Paul means nothing to me. I like all types of music, and have over 300 Cd's and not one paul rodgers related CD until the TCR's. |
| redspecialusa 12.03.2009 12:36 |
'thequeen' You fucking waterhead!! |
| lalaalalaa 12.03.2009 16:39 |
The quote button seems to have broken for me. This comment is for mike hunt or whoever his name is. Queen+Paul wasn't a failure... it was trying something different with no guarantees of permanent projects. |
| April 12.03.2009 17:28 |
The album is good. Objectively. And the album is excellent. Subjectively. |
| thequeen 12.03.2009 19:06 |
To : lalaalalaala....They might have tried and some stuff might have worked. But In my honest opinion ... The TCR is a bit of a boring album ...Compared to MANY bands I DO KNOW ! (I love quite a wide range of music) I went to see them live in Arnhem in '05 wich was good ....to me those new tracks haven't got the right "feel" to it. for example: Radio Ga Ga ...I like the song but it doesn't have strong lyrics ...still, the song is exciting to me ....A good beat,nice bass,good vocal-work....and that brilliant Red Special .... Tell me where can I find THAT on the TCR ? |
| lalaalalaa 12.03.2009 22:05 |
the album is really good like strong vocals in We Believe, powerful drums in Warboys, a fun and catchy song in Call Me, ect. I like the album a lot. Don't hate me for that. |
| jadedlady 13.03.2009 04:05 |
I don't like Call Me, it's the only song I skip when I play the album I admit. If anyone hates you for liking the album, that says more about that person who hates you. Liking an album or not liking an album should be no reason to be hated. |
| lalaalalaa 13.03.2009 07:21 |
well I doubt this person "thequeen" was hating me for it. I was just saying it to be saying it :) |
| Saif 13.03.2009 08:16 |
Thinking as a ROCK fan in general and not a Queen fan, I think "The Cosmos Rocks" is a very bland album which is why it has sold poorly despite the name recognition Queen has. I have no problem with people liking this album. But to say that it is objectively "good" is simply ridiculous and far from the truth. |
| thequeen 13.03.2009 10:26 |
I hate no-one for liking the album ..... You know my view now and what I think about it all , right? The 3 or 4 songs that I sort of like(d): They're quite a bit short of being memorial and playing them after 3 months or so makes me realize that this album FOR ME PERSONALLY doesn't WORK! It was a nice try to see if they still would "have it" ....do they ? I think so .... But I don't think WITH Paul R It sounds too much the same TO ME ! |
| L-R-TIGER1994 13.03.2009 11:01 |
It's not gonna be the ANATO of the XXI century but.....I just listen to it every now and then,it has some good songs on it. |
| lalaalalaa 13.03.2009 13:34 |
To quote saif "But to say that it is objectively "good" is simply ridiculous and far from the truth." It is a good album in my opinion. There's no truth about it being good or bad, just opinion. |
| thequeen 13.03.2009 13:44 |
How about the dissapointed and neclected Queen fan-base.....Brian May fans,Roger fans , Paul fans ?> They all would've bought the album ....IF it we're "good" or what ? 300.000 sales is an indication of A faillure ....maybe not for you personally but it's below average ...the expectations didn't lived up did they ? |
| mike hunt 13.03.2009 13:56 |
I usually don't care for record sales, but their solo albums sold more than tcr. The album itself is weak. |
| thequeen 13.03.2009 15:16 |
Well mike ...that's exactly my point ....if it actually was a good album it should've sold much more than just the Q+PR fanbase right ? It has Brian & Roger on it .... Paul Rodgers is also on it ...clearly [img=/images/smiley/msn/embaressed_smile.gif][/img] |
| Cincinnati Bow Tie 13.03.2009 17:12 |
Not having a professional bass player (Danny would have been fab on this record. IMO) was the biggest downfall of the record. My mind can hear the right bass line in most of the songs, but it's not there. The songs themselves, 4 are outstanding, and the rest are mediocre to very good. |
| lalaalalaa 13.03.2009 18:07 |
Most of these Freddie fans refuse to buy the album because they are hardheaded and aren't giving it a chance. That's why sales aren't the best. Plus, the lame promotion. I only found out Q+PR happened when I check wikipedia |
| emma246000 16.03.2009 14:38 |
The album is ok...nothing to write home about! Thats just my humble opinion! [img=/images/smiley/msn/regular_smile.gif][/img] |
| thequeen 16.03.2009 16:28 |
to lalaalalaa : I did give it many listens ...only to become more and more dissapointed with this "dead bird" that is the TCR-nightmare [img=/images/smiley/msn/omg_smile.gif][/img] so, I gave up |
| «¤~Mrš. BÃD GÛŸ~¤» 17.03.2009 14:23 |
lalaalalaa wrote: Most of these Freddie fans refuse to buy the album because they are hardheaded and aren't giving it a chance. That's why sales aren't the best. Plus, the lame promotion. I only found out Q+PR happened when I check wikipedia I get the impression that just because May and Rogers teamed up for a last chance at fame and fortune and even if they had Whitney Houston as lead singer or any singer in Paul Rodgers position..its supposed to be an instantaneous, likable, just because Queen is in the title, all fans must love album??? Of course you just want us all to naturally agree with you...just wanted you to know that the world doesn't work that way! |
| vadenuez 17.03.2009 15:31 |
It's not a matter of being or not a "Freddie fan", at least for me. In the end, two or three songs from TCR ended up in my ipod but definitely the album as a whole hasn't rocked my world nor this new version of Queen. I liked Queen for what it was once. I haven't gave Brian or Roger a blank check so I don't feel obliged to like and praise everything they do (in the same way that I didn't like Mr Bad Guy or wouldn't feel terrified about a hypothetical solo album with John as a singer). |
| Marcos Napier 17.03.2009 15:42 |
Yes it does get better with age - it rots and disappears. |
| «¤~Mrš. BÃD GÛŸ~¤» 17.03.2009 17:01 |
Marcos Napier wrote: Yes it does get better with age - it rots and disappears. Ha Ha! |