| Rock It 14.11.2009 17:23 |
X-Factor performances 'Queen night" Jamie Archer - Radio Ga Ga http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgO8DPkwE5Q Joe McElderry - Somedody To Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aCTnYQJnq4 John and Edward - Under Pressure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCpGM1LHezE Danyl Johnson - We Are The Champions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp2U9Vv86MQ Stacey Solomon - Who Wants To Live Forever http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaoTyICc-vQ |
| Rock It 14.11.2009 17:34 |
Plus Lloyd Daniels - Grazy little thing called love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n9NfKzXNho |
| Rock It 14.11.2009 17:40 |
and Olly Murs - Don't Stop Me Now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1gZLmVoFsY |
| mooghead 14.11.2009 19:29 |
Who gives a shit? Didn't watch it.... wont be voting.... |
| Angeline 14.11.2009 19:54 |
I have lost the will. |
| john bodega 15.11.2009 06:20 |
That version of Somebody to Love is possibly the worst thing I've ever heard. Is that the purpose? To push the envelope? Mission accomplished, I can't watch any more of these but I'm sure they're all fucking crap. |
| Russian Headlong 15.11.2009 06:33 |
such shame, who watches this shit, more tarnishing of the legacy. |
| philip storey 15.11.2009 07:11 |
Hi i actually thought that Staceys performance of "Who wants to live forever"was pretty good.As for the rest it was dire and it was awfull to see Brian and Roger giving advice to each act looking totally uninterested.Most of the acts were not even born when their selections to perform were in the charts.The classic line was from one of the acts who said "they were my Mums favourite band."I wont be watching tonight , are Brian and Roger losing it ,just to shift copies of AGH ? |
| ILoveQueen20 15.11.2009 08:05 |
link |
| Mr Mercury 15.11.2009 08:28 |
philip storey wrote: Hi i actually thought that Staceys performance of "Who wants to live forever"was pretty good.As for the rest it was dire and it was awfull to see Brian and Roger giving advice to each act looking totally uninterested.Most of the acts were not even born when their selections to perform were in the charts.The classic line was from one of the acts who said "they were my Mums favourite band."I wont be watching tonight , are Brian and Roger losing it ,just to shift copies of AGH ? Of course Brian and Roger are using this show to shift product. Every act that comes on has done so and will continue to do so. Thats business. |
| john bodega 15.11.2009 10:36 |
I have softened up on them somewhat after seeing this one, I have to admit. Maybe some of them have potential after all. |
| daveboy 15.11.2009 12:34 |
Re John & Edward What a load of rubbish and i cant belive Brian & Roger let them do the Vanillla Ice crappy version when and one time they even took Vanilla Ice to court over it Again a load of CRAP !!!!!!!!!! |
| Lozzykinz 15.11.2009 12:38 |
I admit to watching this bag of crap every week when i get chance... Last night made me cringe. They all sounded so flat...just goes to show that there all really crap singers, or that no one can sing as good as Freddie. Actually, we already know the latter is true. I thought the girl who sung Who Wants To Live Forever was the best, even though she wasn't fantastic. Apparantly there is 'something special for Queen fans tonight' on the results show. Queen and Paul Rodgers? Course so... I have nothing to do with any of it, honestly. They're not good without Freddie. IMO. |
| kevukuk 15.11.2009 12:43 |
i still cant believe roger and brian are associating themselves with this fucking shit,i watched the first 2 or 3 songs before losing the will to live. are they actually performing on the show tonight?they have gone down in my estimation. this is almost as bad as when they let that other talentless twat sing with them at buckingham palace. |
| Lozzykinz 15.11.2009 12:46 |
I'm not sure if they're performing or what... I'm just going by what Dermot O'Leary said yesterday 'Queen fans we have something special for you tomorrow night' I can't think what else it would be tbh. |
| ILoveQueen20 15.11.2009 12:48 |
Haha I posted a forum about evryones X Factor opinions on here FIRST but eveyones writing on this one so I might aswell join in! IMO I thought they were good Stacey was really good so was the joe who sang somebody to love was aswell they but I thought they all kinda lacked 'oomph' but then again you cant beat the Real Queen! xD but Jedward they only sang 1 third of a Queen song! WTF!? Vanillia ice lyrics.... in my eyes thats NOT singing a full original Queen song thats kind of like cheating! anyone esle agree? & com'on all you people getting pissed off whats the point? Of corse their shit compared to Queen but it was a LAUGH!!!! |
| Lozzykinz 15.11.2009 12:50 |
I heard the other contstants are singing Michael Jackson's You Are Not Alone... apparantly they're all releasing that this year for charity.... Who knows. |
| ILoveQueen20 15.11.2009 12:55 |
Lozzykinz wrote: I heard the other contstants are singing Michael Jackson's You Are Not Alone... apparantly they're all releasing that this year for charity.... Who knows. Yeah they are and on The sun it says they Might be doing Bo Rap with the Contestents on the show!!! lol |
| Lozzykinz 15.11.2009 13:23 |
well, just heard the X Factor got the highest viewing figures of the series on Queen night last night. At least that's something to cheer about! |
| Victorvil 15.11.2009 14:27 |
all the songs were downtuned... they can't even sing well in lower keys |
| Thistle 15.11.2009 14:49 |
I also admit to watching X factor, but this one I tried my best to stay away....then curiosity got the better of me (Sky+ is a bastard....) Jamie - getting worse every week. Heard he was in a Queen tribute band before. If so, he should at least know the words to Radio Ga Ga. Pure pish. Wash your hair. Joe - NOT as bad as other people are saying, but agree he needed more oomph....would be OK in WWRY the Musical, but in no way performed the way Somebody To Love should have been. Lloyd - hadn't even heard of Queen! Probably thought CLTCL was a Michael Buble track, and so he tried to perform like the latter. Failed even on that - and also got the words wrong. Pathetic. Jedward - were starting to grow on me, but they can now fuck right off. What an insult. Vanilla Ice? Can't say much more, completely lost for words on that. Olly - more like Will Young than Queen. Very, very poor. Why hadn't I lost the will to live by this point? Because, there was..... Stacey - thank fuck for Stacey. This was the best performance of the night. Whiilst that wouldn't have been difficult, I sincerely mean it, this girl is absolute class. Completely did the song justice, it was both powerful and emotional. If she doesn't win this year, it's a fix.... Danyl - sang at least 5 octaves lower than the song should have been sung in, and was still pish. And Brian and Roger completely prostituting themselves to try and bring AG to a younger audience? I know it's already been said, but what hypocrites they are. BHM thinks he's down with the kids on the street. He's not. And whilst I don't rate the contestants, they did deserve more than the insincere comments Maylor made in rehearsals. A complete and utter embarrassment to Queen and Queen fans everywhere. |
| kevukuk 15.11.2009 15:26 |
just watched those wannabe's murder bohemian rhapsody with roger and brian joining them for the rock section,reminded me of we will rock you with five at the brits a few years back,fucking shit!!! imo queen are in a different league to this rubbish and should have had fuck all to do with it,what next?led zep week with plant and page,rolling stones week with mick and keef? we know that will never happen because those bands have got more integrity,sting said in the press yesterday that x facter was shit and i totally agree with him. still,as i said before,it might help shift a few more copies of the "new" album!! |
| Lozzykinz 15.11.2009 15:48 |
Now the guy with the afro is murdering Show Must Go On. He's in the bottom 2 singing for survival... christ, he's raping this song. Terrible. |
| kevukuk 15.11.2009 15:54 |
it makes me wanna cry,they are destroying the legacy of the best rock band of all time. god bless john deacon,at least he's got the integrity to avoid all this shit!! |
| Thistle 15.11.2009 16:32 |
kevukuk wrote: it makes me wanna cry,they are destroying the legacy of the best rock band of all time. god bless john deacon,at least he's got the integrity to avoid all this shit!! Well said. Couldn't have said it any better myself. |
| ILoveQueen20 15.11.2009 17:16 |
I KNOW RIGHT! I thought the saturday preformences were a laugh but then they started to sing Bo Rap...! ....WHAT A COMPLETE JOKE. I was sat there muttering 'whats the point...whats fucking the point...' They went too far Bo rap is an amazing and the best & well known Queen song ever I was not impressed I tell ya!!!! |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 15.11.2009 17:21 |
first time in 23 years I can honestly say that I am ashamed to be a Queen fan. |
| ILoveQueen20 15.11.2009 17:25 |
Brian_Mays_Wig wrote: first time in 23 years I can honestly say that I am ashamed to be a Queen fan. I see your point but its really sad to see Queen fans say that :'( |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 15.11.2009 17:35 |
Roger is a hypocrite. |
| princetom 15.11.2009 17:41 |
why did nobody sing "c-lebrity" ? honestly, i am very disappointed 'bout the fact that those two businesmen try to keep up a outstanding legacy by visiting such a f***in' tv-show after making their point clear by the song mentioned above. biz is biz. but they won't get my dimes for such lousy performances nor any absolute-top of the heap-greatest-super-mega hits anyone knows and owns already. sorry guys. you ridicule yourselves. what about some new content ? wasn't there a fresh single to be released by roger some a week ago ? anybody ? |
| Bo Rhap 15.11.2009 18:05 |
Two weeks ago,Brian was on about the"excellent"production that was in Jedward's version of WWRY. Well where was the "excellent"productions in all the songs in this week's X factor.The only one that i think might've passed was Stacey's version of WWTLF. As for the terrible twats Jedward.When are these two gonna fuck off.What an embarrassment these two are.They didnt even do Under Pressure.Those who are voting them in should hang their heads in shame. |
| Lozzykinz 15.11.2009 18:51 |
As far as i'm concerned, Queen ended in 1991 when Freddie died. I hate to say it, but i dislike Roger and Brian doing all of this stuff since then. It's just not the same. |
| ILoveQueen20 16.11.2009 03:30 |
Lozzykinz wrote: As far as i'm concerned, Queen ended in 1991 when Freddie died. I hate to say it, but i dislike Roger and Brian doing all of this stuff since then. It's just not the same. Your right. I mean didnt even like 'Queen'+PR! & after the X Factor charade.....we all know why they did it .... Why has every there Musicain come on the show?.......TO PROMOTE THEIR NEW ALBUM/SINGLE. They did'nt even need to do that, people will buy Queen stuff anyway! |
| mike hunt 16.11.2009 03:41 |
I wish Queen did what zep and the beatles did, and stopped in their heyday, or at least after freddie died..... Made in heaven should have been it. |
| john bodega 16.11.2009 06:02 |
I slammed my penis in a door and screamed a bit. It was a better Queen cover than any of those. |
| 4 x Vision 16.11.2009 06:37 |
Agreed, those covers were all pretty mince. What a poor bunch of singers, first week I watched this series actually... haven't missed much by looks of it. As for Brian and Roger, don't think it's just a commercial thing... they have all the money they need. I think it's a deeper will to keep themselves in the spotlight. It must have been hard remember to have been cut off from the public so suddenly and unfairly as when Freddie went. Only natural that they still live for the thrill of seeing a new album do well in the charts... they were obviously angry with TCR promotion (as Roger clearly stated in the fan club message) so the fact that it made no impact probably means they'll want the AHs to pack more punch... whether it's a compilation album or not, it still enters as a new album. I obviously could be very wrong and it could be just mindless promotion, even if it is at odds with what they've said about such shows. I wonder if the Jackson Estate still gets their slice of the profits even though it a charity single they're all going to release or whether they'll allow ALL profits to go to charity? |
| john bodega 16.11.2009 06:51 |
I find it hard to reconcile their behaviour with their opinions, to be honest. I'm sure it'd make more sense if we knew them personally but alas that's out. |
| brian-harold-may 26643 16.11.2009 08:52 |
hey folks, of course everybody is entitled to there own opinion on the way the song's were sung. But seriously, to say your ashamed to be a queen fan...and to go on and on about how roger and brian are sell outs....Shouldn't you jsut get a life? i mean they have and can do waht they please. yeah some of the people on x factor are terrible and some are fantastic... if you think otherwise no reason to slam Brian and Roger. If you was selling a record and your manager said "x factor, great platform to boost sales" you would say no? im pretty sure Bon jovi probably went on there for a laugh aswell....nothign to do with a tour next year or new album...course not. At the end of the day whether you liked there version of Bo Rhap or not...it was fun...let them have fun once in a while. it's hardly gonna ruin the original....it's still the same. I think to get that bothered about it maybe you need to just be a little more open minded....or get out once in a while? if you don't like waht they are doing then don't watch....if you do then your entitled to that aswell. and as for calling them hipocrits...you never done anythign hipocritical?? thought so just chill out, relax and enjoy it...its fun...it's music...it's universal...Queen never took themselves seriously, so why do you? peace |
| kevukuk 16.11.2009 11:42 |
hey,i dont wanna upset anybody,and i respect other peoples opinions but personally i dont like manufactured shite and it saddens me to see one of my all time favourite rock bands on a show that represents everything that is wrong with the music industry!! |
| john bodega 16.11.2009 11:50 |
Brian-Harold-May wrote: hey folks,... peaceHmm. (clears throat) so if something is utter crap (ie. all of those X-Factor performances), we're not allowed to say so?? I don't care if Brian and Roger sell out - I congratulate them. I'd sell out in their position. Fuck's sake you only live once ...... but lousy covers of Queen? Come on, those kids are begging for a panning and they deserve it. If all of us at Queenzone got together and put on our own Queen show (and it stank), wouldn't we be open to criticism? Why should anyone (X-Factor not the least) be exempt from the same conditions as everyone else? |
| 4 x Vision 16.11.2009 12:48 |
Brian-Harold-May wrote: At the end of the day whether you liked there version of Bo Rhap or not...it was fun...let them have fun once in a while. it's hardly gonna ruin the original....it's still the same I agree it's all a bit of harmless fun, but as Zebonka said... they were all mince. Not one performance was good on the night by any contestant. Just search YT and you'll find some very good renditions of Queen songs on AI or XF, but on Saturday night they ALL sucked. The Bo Rap part on Sunday was embarrassingly bad too. These are the worst bunch of contestants to ever compete in one of these talent shows... singing the worst attempts at Queen I've heard yet. Fuck, even Red was better. I agree it was good marketing to appear days before Absolute Hits comes out and I like seeing Brian and Roger perform whatever the occasion... but they have been extremely critical of these programmes in the past and at the end of the day they deserve to be bashed on a QUEEN FANSITE for appearing on something they have more than once panned, if that's what their fans wish to do. You are being very naive or have misunderstood 'big time' when you defend their hypocrisy or taking themselves 'not serious' on this particular matter btw. (Just go to Brian's Soapbox and see if that is somebody that doesn't take himself that seriously lol). Me or you doing something hypocritical isn't going to have the same impact as somebody in their shoes doing the same remember! Especially on this forum. Think about it before jumping on the defensive. I'm not looking for an argument, as I'm sure you weren't. |
| GratefulFan 16.11.2009 13:09 |
I am not of the mind that the rest of Queen should have curled up and died when we lost Freddie. They are brilliant and experienced musicians and I am thrilled they are still working. They have in most ways served his memory beautifully, keeping him alive for us fans in word and music, and patient as Job when interviewer after interviewer raise his ghost no matter the focus. Their public expression of their personal and professional love for him is beyond reproach. I thought their instincts with Queen + Paul Rodgers were spot on, and absolutely hope they find some worthy and credible banner to tour extensively under at least one more time. But, but... These men are rock royalty and the legacy is owed more regard. Those who no longer have a say are owed more regard. It's all very short sighted. If you keep on popping endlessly out of trap doors and puffs of smoke and tv screens streaming some of the the worst banality of our times and generally screaming that you're common as dirt, eventually people are going to believe you. |
| new one 16.11.2009 15:19 |
Zebonka12 wrote: Hmm. (clears throat) so if something is utter crap (ie. all of those X-Factor performances), we're not allowed to say so?? I don't care if Brian and Roger sell out - I congratulate them. I'd sell out in their position. Fuck's sake you only live once ...... but lousy covers of Queen? Come on, those kids are begging for a panning and they deserve it. If all of us at Queenzone got together and put on our own Queen show (and it stank), wouldn't we be open to criticism? Why should anyone (X-Factor not the least) be exempt from the same conditions as everyone else? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I agree all the performaces were shite, it actually exposed this years finalists more than any other week for having very weak voices(Better than mine admittedly but I didn't enter a singing contest on tv). However, Brian and Roger can't be blamed for the contestants performaces can they? I'd imagine they only spent 5 or 10 minutes with each of them for the cameras and the show to make out it was a masterclass. And given the lack of publicity for AG coming from the record company, I don't blame them for going on. Although I do think it runs deeper than that with the two of them. When Freddie got sick and died they were essentially robbed of there careers in a way. I know they did solo stuff but its not the same is it? Going from Wembley stadium to small venues must have taken a bit of getting used to for them. I think it was the same with the QPR project, it gave them a taste of the adulation they were used to all those years ago. I know John doesn't need that but perhaps they do and if thats the case well its ok by me. Time is catching up on them so they're just getting the most out of this beast called Queen that they can before they get too old and ridiculous.It must be tough for them having this desire to work together as queen but constantly having the Freddie thing to contend with, when all they want to do is perform these songs for there fans. Its not to everyones taste but when was everything queen done to everyones taste anyway? Anyway, back on track. The versions sucked on Saturday night and so did the BoRap bit on sunday but I still love seeing Brian and Roger together |
| McPhesto 16.11.2009 15:38 |
Hi folksWell this is the 1st time iv been on here and wrote anything. And it seems quite an interesting debateI never got to see Queen live with the master FM So i had to take in Q+PR I thought the whole experiance was awesome. Seeing to masters do what they do best,playing performing in front of 1000s of fans! Iv been down to London to see WWRY several times too. Not my cup of tea i have to say but its keeping the music alive I just find it very sad that after so many years of saying they hate this kind of show and trying to find a star a band whatever and also having a HIT musical that slags off this kind of format that they appear on it!!! |
| 4 x Vision 16.11.2009 16:33 |
Hi McPhesto, welcome to the boards. Good point you made. I've put off seeing the musical, but I've been bought tickets for Edinburgh tour so I'll need to go. But the musical does deal with the death of true rock n roll and corporatism changing the music scene. You also add to the mix Roger's song ("statement" for better word) C-Lebrity which kinds of slags the whole over night star phenomena and how easy it is to be successful without the graft. Too then "mentor" these kids is sad. In that respect they've lost touch... which is bound to happen after all these years. Again, just look at Brian's nonsensical rants on his Soapbox. Who gives a toss about badgers and Owls? |
| brian-harold-may 26643 17.11.2009 05:50 |
Hey, i see where your coming from, but to be perfectly honest, it wasn't meant to sound defensive. my whole point was that it doesn't really affect me, and i don't really give a shit...and just wondering why people are really that bothered. i mean they are having a laugh at the end of the day. and i for one thought stacey solomon was absolutley world class on the night. and for the person who quoted me and said "so we aren't allowed an opinion if they are sung badly" if you actually read my post the first thing i said was that you ae entitled to your opinion on how the song's are sung. everyone can have an opinion. i'm not trying to stop anybody having one...i'm just trying to put my point across...adn that is....is it realyl a big deal? does it really affect your lives? |
| john bodega 17.11.2009 06:25 |
Brian-Harold-May wrote: ..adn that is....is it realyl a big deal? does it really affect your lives?No. Not at all - but this is a Queen forum, it's a Queen related topic, and if someone has an opinion then this (coincidentally) is the place to offer it. I see what you mean, of course - it is very easy to draw that conclusion. It'd be easy for, say, You to assume that I only care about Queen and people doing shitty covers because the only thing you've seen me talk about today is that very topic. Of course QZ represents 5-10 minutes of my day, and usually I only post on here when my computer is rendering something I'm working on. Soooo ... short answer : no, it's not a big deal. At least to me : it's a miniscule part of my day and something that amuses me more than upsets me. |
| brian-harold-may 26643 17.11.2009 06:38 |
i agree with what your saying, people are saying they are ashamed to be queen fans and going to other extremes like that.....it's all a bit far fetched to be honest. like you said its a miniscule part of the day, it's jsut some people are taking it a little far in my opinion. of course if that's what you want to do then your more than welcome(sorry if that sounds patronising) but to get so angry abotu a couple of old boys having a laugh is a bit strng really. |
| john bodega 17.11.2009 07:09 |
Ha well the thing is I have the unhealthy habit of assuming that everyone treats the forum with the same levity that I do .... so I tend not to assume that people are really taking it deathly seriously - I figure it's just a laugh. But whatever floats one's boat - I've been in enough arguments on this forum for one lifetime. Hehehe. |
| brian-harold-may 26643 17.11.2009 07:34 |
ha ha, Amen. at least there is one person on here whom i can have a constructive discussion with rather than an argument. all the best. |
| catqueen 17.11.2009 11:31 |
If all of us at Queenzone got together and put on our own Queen show (and it stank), wouldn't we be open to criticism? That show would be very interesting... considering how much argument, debate, misunderstanding, frustration and criticism go into some of the discussion threads, i would LOVE to see how we would go about putting together a show! At least we wouldnt have to pay for lighting, there'd be enough sparks flying and fireworks going off without arranging extra! :) |
| catqueen 17.11.2009 11:36 |
GratefulFan wrote: I am not of the mind that the rest of Queen should have curled up and died when we lost Freddie. They are brilliant and experienced musicians and I am thrilled they are still working. They have in most ways served his memory beautifully, keeping him alive for us fans in word and music, and patient as Job when interviewer after interviewer raise his ghost no matter the focus. Their public expression of their personal and professional love for him is beyond reproach. I thought their instincts with Queen + Paul Rodgers were spot on, and absolutely hope they find some worthy and credible banner to tour extensively under at least one more time. But, but... These men are rock royalty and the legacy is owed more regard. Those who no longer have a say are owed more regard. It's all very short sighted. If you keep on popping endlessly out of trap doors and puffs of smoke and tv screens streaming some of the the worst banality of our times and generally screaming that you're common as dirt, eventually people are going to believe you. Greatful fan, this post is great - well thought out and well written! Thank you! :) i now have nothing to say. |