QueenZone discussion #1267254
Queen genres
| angermair73 09.04.2011 10:30 |
Our favourite band has done songs in so many genres. Its quite amazing. If you compare to, lets say U2 they are much more diverse. Here are some examples. Funk - Fun it Technopop - Radio ga ga Gospel - Somebody to love Rock - Tie your mother down Progressive rock - Liar Disco - Staying power Punk - Sheer heart attack Ballad - You take my breath away Powerballad - In the lap of the gods (revisited) Ethnic - Mustapha Heavy metal - Tear it up Dance - You dont fool me Soundtrack - Flash Rock n roll - Crazy little thing called love Marchmucic - Procession Dixiejazz ? - Bring back that Leroy Brown Pop - Pain is so close to pleasure Vaudeville ? - Seaside rendezvous Classic - The middle section og Was it all worth it Opera - The middle section of Bohemian rhapsody Jazz - Dreamers ball Blues - Sleeping on the sidewalk Tribute (to Japan) - Teo torriate Reggae - Cool cat Latin - Who need you Instrumental (almost) - Bijou Protest song - Is this the world we created Waltz - The milionaire walz Hard rock - Stone cold crazy New wave - Calling all girls There are probably more |
| master marathon runner 09.04.2011 13:48 |
Should 'crazy little thing called love' not be 'Rockabilly' ? Master Marathon Runner |
| angermair73 09.04.2011 14:24 |
Yes of course. Sorry about that. |
| Soundfreak 09.04.2011 14:26 |
Somehow they carried on the path the Beatles have started. They also played with every possible style especially on the white album. And got away with it ! The audience followed, cause somehow they were recognisable whatever they did . Same goes for Queen, although in the 80s they went too far for some fans.... But it's an interesting phenomenon how open minded most of the Queen audience usually was. You don't find that with many bands or artists. |
| qrock 09.04.2011 17:45 |
angermair73 wrote: Our favourite band has done songs in so many genres. Its quite amazing. If you compare to, lets say U2 they are much more diverse. Here are some examples. Funk - Fun it Technopop - Radio ga ga Gospel - Somebody to love Rock - Tie your mother down Progressive rock - Liar Disco - Staying power Punk - Sheer heart attack Ballad - You take my breath away Powerballad - In the lap of the gods (revisited) Ethnic - Mustapha Heavy metal - Tear it up Dance - You dont fool me Soundtrack - Flash Rock n roll - Crazy little thing called love Marchmucic - Procession Dixiejazz ? - Bring back that Leroy Brown Pop - Pain is so close to pleasure Vaudeville ? - Seaside rendezvous Classic - The middle section og Was it all worth it Opera - The middle section of Bohemian rhapsody Jazz - Dreamers ball Blues - Sleeping on the sidewalk Tribute (to Japan) - Teo torriate Reggae - Cool cat Latin - Who need you Instrumental (almost) - Bijou Protest song - Is this the world we created Waltz - The milionaire walz Hard rock - Stone cold crazy New wave - Calling all girls There are probably more Glam Rock - Keep Yourself Alive Heavy Metal - Great King Rat Speed Metal - Stone Cold Crazy Pyschadelic Rock - Jesus Religious Rock - Jesus Instrumental - Seven Seas of Rhye.... March Music - Procession Rock - Father to Son Progressive Rock - White Queen Art Rock - The Fairy Feller's Masterstroke Ballad - Nevermore Vaudeville - Seaside Rendzevous Seaside Music? - Seaside Rendzevous Pop Rock - Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy Hard Rock - Now I'm Here Ragtime - Bring Back that Leroy Brown Caribean - Misfire Arena Rock - We Will Rock You Power Ballad - In the Lap of the Gods....revisted Pop - You're My Best Friend Swing? - You're My Best Friend Folk Rock - 39 Power Metal - The Prophet's Song Opera - Bohemian Rhapsody Waltz - The Millionaire Waltz Gospel - Somebody to Love Tribute - Teo Torriatte Punk - Sheer Heart Attack Rock n Roll - Sleeping on the Sidewalk Latin - Who Needs You Ethnic - Mustupha Country? - Fat Bottomed Girls Funk - Fun It Piano Rock - Don't Stop Me Now Power Pop - Need Your Loving Tonight Rockabilly - Crazy Little Thing Called Love Funk Rock - Dragon Attack New Wave - Calling All Girls Soundtrack - Flash Symphonic Rock - Who Wants to Live Forever Synth Rock - Football Fight Technopop - Radio Ga Ga Disco - Staying Power Dance - Dancer Reggae - Cool Cat Soul - Back Chat Dixie Land Jazz - Good Company Jazz - Dreamer's Ball Synth Pop - Radio Ga Ga Protest - Is this the World we Created Blues - Sleeping on the Sidewalk Classic - Was it All Worth it (middle) Arabic Rock - Mustupha Christmas - Thank God It's Christmas Queen did a lot of music! |
| lifetimefanofqueen 09.04.2011 20:24 |
tear it up isnt heavy metal, THIS is heavy metal link |
| lifetimefanofqueen 09.04.2011 20:24 |
link |
| The Real Wizard 09.04.2011 22:36 |
A lot of those choices are reaching pretty far... And I can't believe you guys missed Dust - their biggest hit in the US, largely because black people bought it thinking Queen were a black band. Here's my list of the genres Queen tackled, chronological... Psychedelic rock - Jesus March music - Procession Art rock - The Fairy Feller's Masterstroke Progressive rock - The March Of The Black Queen Blues - See What A Fool I've Been Speed metal - Stone Cold Crazy Caribbean / calypso - Misfire Ragtime - Bring Back That Leroy Brown Folk / skiffle - '39 Vaudeville - Seaside Rendezvous Ballad - Love Of My Life Dixieland jazz - Good Company Opera - middle of Bohemian Rhapsody Waltz - The Millionaire Waltz Gospel - Somebody To Love Punk - Sheer Heart Attack Latin - Who Needs You Jazz - My Melancholy Blues Ethnic - Mustapha Country rock - Fat Bottomed Girls Rockabilly - Crazy Little Thing Called Love Funk - Another One Bites The Dust Soundtrack / instrumental - Flash Gordon Disco - Staying Power Soul - Cool Cat Symphonic rock - Who Wants To Live Forever Classical - middle of Was It All Worth It Latino - middle of Innuendo Dance - You Don't Fool Me Even broken down it's quite an impressive list. Note how little of it comes after 1980, and that the most diversity was on A Night At The Opera. Furthermore, isolate the Freddie tracks from the list and you'll see which member of the band contributed most to their genre-crossing, and channeled those skills most effectively to create the hit songs. Just some food for thought.. |
| ole-the-first 10.04.2011 05:27 |
As for me, Liar, Great King Rat, Father to Son, Brighton Rock, The Prophet's Song, Princes of the Universe and Innuendo are progressive metal songs. |
| paulosham 10.04.2011 06:48 |
Queen are a Pop/Rock band that's it. All the other genres that have been mentioned in the above posts are bullshit. |
| dougie 10.04.2011 10:52 |
master marathon runner wrote: Should 'crazy little thing called love' not be 'Rockabilly' ? Master Marathon Runner ___________________________________________ Actually, the band has explained on numerous occasions that "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is NOT rockabilly, but rather early '50s rock-n-roll, like Elvis Presley. |
| The Real Wizard 10.04.2011 22:05 |
paulosham wrote: Queen are a Pop/Rock band that's it. All the other genres that have been mentioned in the above posts are bullshit. ================== Must a band be restricted to one creative avenue? On what basis are you employing this categorization system of yours? Queen went down dozens of creative avenues, and fused these genres into rock and pop. The fact that one of their songs was a waltz for 2 minutes and not the entire 5 minutes does not make those 2 minutes any less of a waltz. Had they created gospel, folk, vaudeville, latino and progressive rock albums in five different bands, each band would have been given a different genre. So why doesn't this apply when it happens to be done by the same four guys? |
| The Fairy King 11.04.2011 05:22 |
Rap - We Will Rock You |
| thomasquinn 32989 11.04.2011 06:04 |
Sir GH wrote: Speed metal - Sheer Heart Attack Dixieland jazz - Good Company ==== I'd think of "Modern Times Rock 'n Roll" before "Sheer Heart Attack" in the speed metal-category, but I suppose both might just qualify. As for "Good Company", that falls firmly into the Music Hall-category, IMHO. It certainly isn't dixieland, being harmonically structured rather than poly-melodically. The fact that a ukelele is used also suggests Music Hall rather than dixieland, as the ukelele would be about as uncommon in dixieland as a woodwind section in a punk band. |
| ITSM 11.04.2011 08:40 |
The Fairy King wrote: Rap - We Will Rock You I think "I'm Going Slightly Mad" are more like a Rap song...? |
| The Fairy King 11.04.2011 11:03 |
ITSM wrote: The Fairy King wrote: Rap - We Will Rock You I think "I'm Going Slightly Mad" are more like a Rap song...? Now you're just being silly. |
| lifetimefanofqueen 11.04.2011 13:45 |
The Fairy King wrote: Rap - We Will Rock You =================== you serious? |
| The Real Wizard 11.04.2011 16:01 |
ThomasQuinn wrote: Sir GH wrote: Speed metal - Sheer Heart Attack Dixieland jazz - Good Company ==== I'd think of "Modern Times Rock 'n Roll" before "Sheer Heart Attack" in the speed metal-category, but I suppose both might just qualify. ============== I actually said Stone Cold Crazy. But you're right, Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll is probably closer to speed metal than Stone Cold Crazy... or Sheer Heart Attack for that matter. As for Good Company, I'm referring to the guitar orchestration at the end of the song. Even Brian said dixieland jazz inspired it. |
| Holly2003 11.04.2011 16:31 |
Bo Rap - irish folk Stone Cold Crazy - pan pipe Bijou - Hawaiian drumming I Can't Live WIth You - World War Two POW singalong Jesus - whale song Brighton Rock - monastic chanting Cool Cat - SETI signal |
| angermair73 12.04.2011 09:32 |
Holly 2003. You're the best! :-) |
| The Fairy King 12.04.2011 10:27 |
lifetimefanofqueen wrote: The Fairy King wrote: Rap - We Will Rock You =================== you serious? you deaf? |
| Fat Bottomed Queen 04.09.2015 11:31 |
We Will Rock You is actually Rap. Also, heres another one: Ambient: Untitled track on MIH. Experimental: Yeah |