| Djdownsy 30.05.2011 17:34 |
Opinion's on the second part? I thought sections of it were disgraceful, just skimmed through the moments after Freddie's death, and the way they let on that it was just Brian and Roger who recorded 'Made In Heaven', with no input from John is shameful on their part. |
| Russian Headlong 30.05.2011 17:43 |
be fair there is only so much they can fit into 60 minutes. i thought part 2 was excellent especially revealing that manager/feds boyfriend paul prenter being to blame for the move away from rock to pop/disco in the early 80s. |
| Djdownsy 30.05.2011 17:49 |
Sorry, i was just ranting about the parts I didn't like, there were some excellent moments, the 'These Are The Day's Of Our Lives' footage is excellent, if not very chilling, as regards how bad Freddie actually was. Also, the point where Roger almost breaks into tears when discussing that he was only 300 yards away from Freddie's house when Freddie passed on was very, very moving. |
| Pim Derks 30.05.2011 17:50 |
I've always wondered how much John's input actually was in Made in Heaven. It's such a shame there is (AFAIK) very little information about how the album was created. No in-depth interviews with Brian/Roger/John and/or David Richards. Shame, as I think it would've made a very interesting documentary at the time. |
| Djdownsy 30.05.2011 17:53 |
I agree actually, i would love to watch a documentry about 'Made In Heaven', something all the fans would be dying to know i guess. |
| A Word In Your Ear 30.05.2011 17:58 |
Djdownsy wrote: I agree actually, i would love to watch a documentry about 'Made In Heaven', something all the fans would be dying to know i guess. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Very Touching when David Richards talks about "Mother Love" You could see he was starting to well up! |
| paulosham 30.05.2011 18:14 |
Some good moments but not half as good as part one. It didn't seem to flow as well as the previous episode. Some touching moments especially from David Richards I thought. It seemed to skim over certain things and it went from 86 to 89 in a heartbeat. Still loved it though. |
| Djdownsy 30.05.2011 18:19 |
Yeah, total lack of mention about Flash Gordon, Barcelona, The Cross, Highlander, there are sections that should be mentioned IMHO. |
| Isle0fRed 30.05.2011 18:52 |
I overall rate Part 1 higher to Part 2 due to the more info that was given. In reguards to what was present in Part 2, I found the infomation giving about the Hot Space sessions very intresting and I had a hard time trying to watch the Days of our Lives footage in colour. I agree with another person on here who mentioned areas such as Flash Gordon, The Cross, The Miricle needing more info. That said, from what I hear, these docos will be released on dvd in its extended glory. |
| Djdownsy 30.05.2011 19:10 |
IsleOfRed said: I overall rate Part 1 higher to Part 2 due to the more info that was given. In reguards to what was present in Part 2, I found the infomation giving about the Hot Space sessions very intresting and I had a hard time trying to watch the Days of our Lives footage in colour. I agree with another person on here who mentioned areas such as Flash Gordon, The Cross, The Miricle needing more info. That said, from what I hear, these docos will be released on dvd in its extended glory. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Completely agree with you, About Hot Space sessions i mean. I hope they are, something i would truely love to buy. :) |
| RocketMan 30.05.2011 19:48 |
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| Gaabiizz 30.05.2011 20:20 |
Isle0fRed wrote: I overall rate Part 1 higher to Part 2 due to the more info that was given. In reguards to what was present in Part 2, I found the infomation giving about the Hot Space sessions very intresting and I had a hard time trying to watch the Days of our Lives footage in colour. I agree with another person on here who mentioned areas such as Flash Gordon, The Cross, The Miricle needing more info. That said, from what I hear, these docos will be released on dvd in its extended glory. |
| paulosham 30.05.2011 20:36 |
RocketMan wrote: Just stop complaining you moaning tit and be happy with what they showed. It was amazing. ----------- Welcome to Queenzone, try to be polite.....or funny, we like funny |
| Doga 30.05.2011 20:58 |
Great documentary! Thanks for sharing! Very interesting, and at one point, very sad, they show us the hard reality of the illness. Anyway is good to see some bits of footage in great quality, like Rio or Japan, even Wembley bits looks better than in DVD. There are a lots of good gigs waiting for his remaster and release! |
| jaq 30.05.2011 21:53 |
Agree with y'all, leaving out the 2 soundtracks, The Cross/Barcelona was unfortunate. They showed Queen weren't totally defeated by the loss of focus. Dave Richard's recollection was amazing. Freddie's courage v humbling (sob...) With regards to Hot Space, it feels a rather easy explanation for what may be a complex chain of events and personal dynamics. Those who survive tell the tale, I guess. Loved the Flash intro, pure rock hero fantasy:) |
| emrabt 31.05.2011 00:33 |
Flash Gordon, Barcelona, The Cross, Highlander, there are sections that should be mentioned IMHO. =================== The cross and Barcelona were solo stuff, this is a queen documentary, the fact that they had “solo projects” were already brushed upon earlier. The flash gordon soundtrack was shown at the start of part two. I agree with the other stuff though. |
| DaveyLane 31.05.2011 02:27 |
Djdownsy wrote: Yeah, total lack of mention about Flash Gordon, Barcelona, The Cross, Highlander, there are sections that should be mentioned IMHO. There were things about QUEEN that got glossed over that I'd much rather have seen covered over The Cross and Barcelona, projects that had nothing to do with the band... |
| plumrach 31.05.2011 02:54 |
It was excellent Even though i had previous seen a colour clip of the making of tatdool it was interesting to see the extra footage of freddie and very sad too but he was a brave man and had lots of guts and determination The very ending from Wembley with Fuck you was most amusing B&R keep going with whatever you can in keeping Queen's legacy alive |
| rvl 31.05.2011 03:07 |
Less interesting than the first part. I had hoped for more focus on the Miracle album,although it is not easy to put such a wide history in 1 hour. The wonderful Live aid footage followed in only 20min by Freddie's close up in colour during the TATDOOL-shoot was a quite difference to deal with. The bad quality of the Sao Paulo footage was a real bummer, although you did see more of the audience. |
| Rick 31.05.2011 03:12 |
Did Brian really say that he and Roger were mainly responsible for Made In Heaven? :O |
| cream 31.05.2011 03:20 |
There is an excellent David Richards radio interview on YouTube in 2 parts. I guess its easy to find if you search for "David Richards Interview" |
| Queenman!! 31.05.2011 04:09 |
Good second part for me but not as good as the first part. Highlights: + Hot Space sessions + Sun City elements + Roger showing his true anger about the press + Jim Beach about the issue with Freddie + Days of our Lives footage ( Of course not a highlight but it gives the absolute trued about the condition of Freddie + Compilation of the Made in Heaven stuff; Though I had loved more to see from David Richards, Recording sheets, vocal outtakes from Freddie etc. Dissapointments: - Again the terrible condition of some footage. I don't know what has happened, but the footage of some parts on my old bootlegs on VHS looks sometimes better than the footage shown on this doc. I don't if they used the old transferred tapes again for this doc. But I had expect some better quality. - So less new material from the 86 tour. Wembley etc. Come on they had parts of the Friday concert in there archives and also a lot of shots from Knebworth, Mannheim etc. - NEW Interview footage from 1984, 1985 or 1986, 1989?? - NEW Backstage footage from IWIA, Scandal, Breakthrough, Miracle, IGSM ?? Hopefully the DVD will add more |
| Soul Brother 31.05.2011 04:24 |
Part 2 definitely felt much weaker than Part 1. However you do have to look at these things in context and in the period covered in part 2 there was much more activity to cover. It is simply not possible to cover this in any real depth within a 60 minute period and invevitably some things have gotta go. This film was about Queen first and foremost so I think taking a tour of solo material was not really an option - I think it got the requisite mention and that was fine but the documentary is not aimed at Queen fans in particular so why use of 5-10 minutes on solo material? However, Barcelona was worth some kind of mention perhaps though given the gravity that it has on the public conscious. Have to say that the Hot Space period was covered very well - so well I was cringing in the couch more than an episode of Doctor Who - yes it was that bad! On the whole though pleased with the 2 hours put together, don't think that Part 1 could have been bettered but I certainly would love to have had input into the second part. |
| junketerQ2 31.05.2011 04:37 |
Did I miss it, or did they really leave out the AKOM album completely - I don't think the album cover was even shown like all of the others were. COme to think of it I can't recall seeing the Innuendo cover either. Definitely felt very rushed through that mid-late 80's period, which is obviously a reflection of the time limit & just far too much stuff to cover. Roll on an extended DVD release! |
| plumrach 31.05.2011 05:35 |
they did show the innuendo cover very briefly |
| aber 31.05.2011 06:03 |
Queen Days of Our Lives Part 2 (698 mb) link |
| plumrach 31.05.2011 06:56 |
Was that Mary doing Freddies make up? looked like her a little bit |
| Djdownsy 31.05.2011 07:07 |
The Innuendo cover was shown, AKOM and Flash wern't. The Flash video was shown at the beginning(bit's of it) and a few of the flash songs (I heard Ming's Theme?) but yeah AKOM was completely glossed over. I thought they might have said something about their film projects. |
| GratefulFan 31.05.2011 07:55 |
I didn't cry during the TATDOOL scenes, but that closing fist pump walking away from the camera got me but good. It was truly the perfect ending. There is a moment during the TATDOOL clips that I've seen before, though out of the fuller context seen in this doc. It's one of the permanent snapshots I have of Fred in my mind. He casts his eyes down for a moment and then looks back up and just for those few seconds seems so uncharacteristically unguarded and vulnerable. It has just always felt remarkably candid and real, and though he was very ill he was also very beautiful in those moments, at least to me. |
| Senna 31.05.2011 08:05 |
Some of the documentary annoyed me because it wasn't the way i remembered it, Paul Gambaccini's assertion that they were a spent force with one hit in four years before Live Aid is plainly wrong, the year before Live Aid they had three top ten hits and i think Hammer to fall got to no.11 plus they had just come off the back of their Works tour. They were still a huge band. It makes a good story... forgotten band steals the show but its not true. |
| emmafaith2002 31.05.2011 08:32 |
I have been looking forward to these documentaries but have been slightly disappointed, mainly with the emphasis on only 3 members of the band. Did anyone else get the impression that Brian and Roger didn't like John's music; both of them didn't seem to rate Another One Bites the Dust and Brian said he wasn't keen on I want to break free. There seems to be a bit of a divide between them and John, not sure if it's always been there. Also I really didn't like the TATDOOL footage. They complained about the press showing Freddie in that photo but the colour footage of the video was even worse, for me anyway - had me blubbing. The whole thing confirmed that there will never be anyone like Freddie and you need all four members for it to be Queen. |
| emrabt 31.05.2011 08:59 |
also I really didn't like the TATDOOL footage. They complained about the press showing Freddie in that photo but the colour footage of the video was even worse, for me anyway - had me blubbing. =============== I also didn’t like it but there’s a big difference, Freddie let the back stage stuff be filmed, so he must have been okay with people seeing clips of it at some point, if you notice they only show clip of him in heavy makeup, chatting between takes it's basically just colour of what we already had. It’s not the same as having photographers stalking your every move and taking private photos. |
| Djdownsy 31.05.2011 09:00 |
They probably didn't rate his songs very well, like it said in the doc, for AOBTD, Roger's drums were completely taped over and muted, which is completely against Roger's policies, he's always stated he likes the 'Big' drum sound. As for IWTBF, Brian, you can clearly see, was pissed off that John wouldn't let him do a solo, Fred Mandel did a synth solo. They had completely different musical tastes, Roger liked Rock, punk and new wave, Brian is a very traditional rocker, he likes rockers and ballads, but John was into pop and funk. It usually took Freddie's support to get John's songs the way he wanted them. |
| Holly2003 31.05.2011 10:06 |
Senna wrote: Some of the documentary annoyed me because it wasn't the way i remembered it, Paul Gambaccini's assertion that they were a spent force with one hit in four years before Live Aid is plainly wrong, the year before Live Aid they had three top ten hits and i think Hammer to fall got to no.11 plus they had just come off the back of their Works tour. They were still a huge band. It makes a good story... forgotten band steals the show but its not true. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yep. The Works was massively successful everywhere except the USA, where it was moderately successful. One of the reasons Live Aid went so well for Queen is that Radio Ga Ga had been so huge in the UK, and Hammer to Fall got a lot of airplay. There was no danger of Queen breaking up after The Works either. Maybe if the album had failed, but not afterwards. Still, it makes a nice story as you say. |
| Holly2003 31.05.2011 10:09 |
Soul Brother wrote: Part 2 definitely felt much weaker than Part 1. However you do have to look at these things in context and in the period covered in part 2 there was much more activity to cover. It is simply not possible to cover this in any real depth within a 60 minute period and invevitably some things have gotta go. This film was about Queen first and foremost so I think taking a tour of solo material was not really an option - I think it got the requisite mention and that was fine but the documentary is not aimed at Queen fans in particular so why use of 5-10 minutes on solo material? However, Barcelona was worth some kind of mention perhaps though given the gravity that it has on the public conscious. Have to say that the Hot Space period was covered very well - so well I was cringing in the couch more than an episode of Doctor Who - yes it was that bad! On the whole though pleased with the 2 hours put together, don't think that Part 1 could have been bettered but I certainly would love to have had input into the second part. Agreed. Not as good as part one, but still one of the better documentaries. The Hot Space recording stuff was really interesting. |
| cmsdrums 31.05.2011 10:39 |
Djdownsy wrote: They probably didn't rate his songs very well, like it said in the doc, for AOBTD, Roger's drums were completely taped over and muted, which is completely against Roger's policies, he's always stated he likes the 'Big' drum sound. --------------------------------------------------------------------- I found this interesting, and as you say Brian clearly states that AOBTD has Roger playing on it. However, someone posted a very good new interview with Mack on the forum a few days back, and he says that ANOBTD was done solely with a drum machine (that interview is well worth checking for Mack bitching a bit about Brian's studio ways!!). I've always thought that it was Roger playing a few bars (his hi hat opening sound is just about there on the snare beat) but then this was sampled and looped. perhaps Sebastian, or someone else with an in depth knowledge, may be able to tell me the exact truth of the AOBTD drum track?? Although they did play some music from the Flash soundtrack, (and less from AKOM), it did seem silly to not stick with their own rule of showing the album covers for each album in chronological order. They jumped straight from The Game to Hot Space and gave the impressions that they two abums were concurrent, and again did the same with The Works to The Miracle, forgetting that in recording terms, AKOM to The Miracle was, at that point, the longest gap between albums and the Mircacle had HUGE publicity and public anticipation at the time (certainly in the UK). Again, in line with a lot of others here I agree that to not even mention Freddie's Barcelona project when playing a good snippet of Star Fleet was just odd (or selfish?), and if solo stuff was to be adrressed then surely I Wanna testify or Fun In Space should have had a mention as the first true solo releases? |
| qrock 31.05.2011 12:02 |
Part 2 was not quite as good as part 1 however, overall it was of a high standard in some parts excellent with These are the Days of Our Lives and Roger being 300 yards from Freddie's house when he died. I was surprised at the lack of coverage on Flash Gordon and particulary A Kind of Magic as I thought they would look into every Queen studio album. |
| on my way up 31.05.2011 12:14 |
The footage of Freddie during the shoot of the video for These are the days of our lives is some of the most touching footage I've ever seen (for me personally). Freddie looks really ill and he's watching himself in the mirror and on the monitor and you can tell he's worried about his looks. The wonderful thing is: he watches his own performance and appears to be very critical about it... He remained the ultimate perfectionist until the very end. I think his performance in that video is fantastic. It's honest and very touching. |
| plumrach 31.05.2011 13:38 |
I agree with the comment above to do with Freddie being critical of his own appearance at times during the making of tatdool, he knew what he was doing making the video he knew people would talk about it once released after he died such a great man |
| jaq 31.05.2011 14:21 |
The Cross/Barcelona projects are relevant IMHO. Part 2's main thrust is Queen had become an inefficient outlet for each person's interest. That's how Strange Frontier and Starfleet came into the conversation. Those solos were kind of test labs for what made up tracks on Innuendo, MIH, GH3 (headdesk), and central to the Miracle promos to make case for the band's "still burning" despite the big gap between albums. It's not a big deal unless they want to keep the music at forefront as in Part 1, rather than repeat the proverbial idea of 80s Queen being creatively bankrupt in studio while having glories on the road (i.e. Magic tour; One Vision overplayed.) |
| Djdownsy 31.05.2011 18:33 |
cmsdrums said: I found this interesting, and as you say Brian clearly states that AOBTD has Roger playing on it. However, someone posted a very good new interview with Mack on the forum a few days back, and he says that ANOBTD was done solely with a drum machine (that interview is well worth checking for Mack bitching a bit about Brian's studio ways!!). I've always thought that it was Roger playing a few bars (his hi hat opening sound is just about there on the snare beat) but then this was sampled and looped. perhaps Sebastian, or someone else with an in depth knowledge, may be able to tell me the exact truth of the AOBTD drum track?? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I agree completely, It's defo Roger. It's definately his open hi hat sound (I play drums like that, i know the sound) plus, ive seen several interviews were it's stated that roger played a few bars under protest, and it was looped. There's one where Brian says it was the days before drum machines, though i doubt this is true, maybe he meant before Queen used them. |
| Sebastian 01.06.2011 00:01 |
Where exactly does Mack say it's a drum machine? |
| queenUSA 01.06.2011 00:16 |
Watching it toward the end ... agony. To see your friend and band mate like a lion on stage all his life ... and then still like a lion in the end (but more so from courage and heart). Poor Roger, having to get that news on the way there. He said in a radio interview that it took them about 5 years to get over Freddie's death - but still it hurts and is plain to see as in this documentary. I was suprised that Freddie told Jim Beach first about his illness and not the band and that Jim had to be in the position to withold the information. The band went through so much together and their bond, even beyond death, is amazing. |
| freddiefan91 01.06.2011 02:24 |
Overall I thought the whole documentary was very good but I was surprised to here that even though Under Pressure was very successful single, the dynamic of making the record caused a bit of friction between Bowie and Queen, never heard anything like that before There was a bit too much emphasis on the arguments for me and making it sound like Freddie was wholly responsible for Hot Space, surely it needs all 4 of them to agree on an album? Apart from them thinking Hot Space was a disaster it did ok in the charts though getting to number 4 which is not bad, or is that not the point? Thought the behind scenes of Days of our lives was very moving Roger is very much a hater of the press and we can see that on the doc!!! |
| Djdownsy 01.06.2011 03:35 |
Freddiefan91 said: I thought the whole documentary was very good but I was surprised to here that even though Under Pressure was very successful single, the dynamic of making the record caused a bit of friction between Bowie and Queen, never heard anything like that before There was a bit too much emphasis on the arguments for me and making it sound like Freddie was wholly responsible for Hot Space, surely it needs all 4 of them to agree on an album? Apart from them thinking Hot Space was a disaster it did ok in the charts though getting to number 4 which is not bad, or is that not the point? Thought the behind scenes of Days of our lives was very movingRoger is very much a hater of the press and we can see that on the doc!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh yeah, like Brian said, he decided to not be a big factor in it as regards how he wanted the song, because there was so many of them fighting for their way. Bowie didn't even want to release it, he said it stood better as a demo. Sure, Roger once said that Bowie was more pig-headed than the four members from Queen put together. I agree about Hot Space, i mean, John was a big factor too, but of course, there's a total lack of mention of John isn't there. And yeah, Roger does hate the press, i actually loved his excessive swearing to the press. But 'Dear Mr. Murdoch' still does it for me. :P |
| cmsdrums 01.06.2011 06:52 |
Sebastian wrote: Where exactly does Mack say it's a drum machine? ---------------------------------------------------------- Hi Seb here's the link to the interview (though you've probably seen this already) link I could be getting mixed up; he refers to creating the part with a loop because no one ever turned up for the sessions, and refers to using a drum machine on the middle section, but doesn't explicitly say the loop itself was not Roger's real playing - so I may be interpreting it wrong. Nice pic of one of the old studio track sheets there too! |
| Sebastian 01.06.2011 10:27 |
He says 'it's a drum loop'. For the record, drum loops aren't the same as drum machines. He then mentions a machine, but not a drum machine: a processing unit (not the same). So no, Mack does not say a drum machine was used on that song. |
| cmsdrums 01.06.2011 15:15 |
Sebastian wrote: He says 'it's a drum loop'. For the record, drum loops aren't the same as drum machines. He then mentions a machine, but not a drum machine: a processing unit (not the same). So no, Mack does not say a drum machine was used on that song. ---------------------------------------------------- I'd realised that, that's why I said I'd misread the article! :-) |
| bobby_Ollox 02.06.2011 08:25 |
I loved this band through rose tinted spectacles in the 70's - this documentary made them all the more real and relevant through the insights into their human frailties - the bad business deals, how Freddy's lifestyle influenced their direction, dealing with their own demise, the rivalries and jealousies . It was fascinating and excellent. My personal highlight - the story of Brian and his father, told over the background of the live Love Of My Life - that song rolled back the years in an instant - utterly timeless. |
| john bodega 02.06.2011 09:48 |
I'm still wondering why they didn't interview Dave Fuller. |
| Djdownsy 02.06.2011 18:30 |
Zebonka12 said: I'm still wondering why they didn't interview Dave Fuller. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ True that. :P |
| Planetgurl 03.06.2011 21:16 |
Senna wrote: Some of the documentary annoyed me because it wasn't the way i remembered it, Paul Gambaccini's assertion that they were a spent force with one hit in four years before Live Aid is plainly wrong, the year before Live Aid they had three top ten hits and i think Hammer to fall got to no.11 plus they had just come off the back of their Works tour. They were still a huge band. It makes a good story... forgotten band steals the show but its not true. You are absolutely right - they were still huge on the Works tour. I do not ever remember this 'dip' in their career. When the band look back, I believe that remembering their low morale at that time colours their memory of it now. |
| Sebastian 04.06.2011 07:42 |
It's a Hard Life was also a medium-sized hit in some territories. Globally, it outsold HTF at least three times. |
| Hangman2011 05.06.2011 09:36 |
It seemed strange shot where Freddie and Hatton at the club at a party in honor of thebirthday of Freddy who later served as a music video for "living on my own" and therethey kissed. Strange as it generally refers to the story of Queen |
| Queenman!! 05.06.2011 16:23 |
Zebonka12 wrote: I'm still wondering why they didn't interview Dave Fuller. =============== yep.. and Peter Freestone. Who was the guy with the black long hair standing behind Freddie during the Days of our Lives video? When Freddie, Roger and The Doro guy are looking at the monitor and giving comments on the performance. Is it Dave Clark?.... |
| Donna13 05.06.2011 23:28 |
Well, I only got to see the first 20 minutes or so of Part 1, which I enjoyed a lot. I did see all of Part 2, which made me cry at the end. I don't always think that it is best for everyone to be present at a death, and maybe it was meant to be that Roger not experience that. He loved Freddie, that's for sure. I found all the comments to be sincere. I was somewhat distracted by the non-Queen footage - such as Los Angeles in the 1980s, which seemed generic. The music was so good. Overall, I thought what I saw of it was excellent and it would be nice to see it in a movie theater. Gosh, it could have been a 5-part documentary. There was probably so much they couldn't use if their goal was to get it to a 2-hour length. |
| CosmosTales 08.06.2011 10:11 |
Hi to all Is that really Jhon Deacon at the end of part 2, more precisely at 55.50??? |
| plumrach 08.06.2011 10:18 |
Yes he looked like he had aged quite a bit as well |
| john bodega 08.06.2011 12:27 |
It was shortly before he died. |
| CosmosTales 09.06.2011 06:25 |
"It was shortly before he died." What do you mean, who died??? |
| Dusta 09.06.2011 22:07 |
I enjoyed both, though found them rather uncomfortably emotional. Funny how that goes. You watch a documentary about someone you loved and admired, and are surprised when talk of their death and footage of their demise upsets you... I do wish John Deacon would write a book, or participate in some sort of documentary. As a lifelong Queen fan, I'd like to hear his thoughts, his feelings, etc about Queen, Freddie and why he walked away. It seemed as if a big part of the puzzle is missing in the story telling, and especially so, for some reason, in this film. |
| Djdownsy 12.06.2011 07:44 |
I completely agree, i would buy that book in an instant, it's always John's story that fascinates me, and i'd love that side of the story coming from him personally. |
| georgs1963 23.06.2011 08:33 |
Since i live in the US i haven't seen Lives yet but i have a few points. It was mentioned in a few posts on the Under Pressure session that there was some friction between the band and Bowie, in the end it doesn't matter since it turned out to be a great song i consider possibly the best or one of the best duets in music history. From what i read in some articles it was mostly Freddie and Bowie who wrote the song. But it also shows and i have heard that many times that it has been Mercury who was the creative and calming person in the band. I am not too keen on Brian these days, i still like him but lots of his behavior over the last few years is money driven and it seems there is a certain amount of jealousy towards Freddie's impact. Obviously he and Roger own the Queen trademark and can do as they please and i have seen many Queen fans defending it. I just feel that they had a long carrer longer than most and a more successful ones . Overall worldwide with sales, influence and popularity they are what i consider a top 5 band . Lots of fans use the claim " they are keeping the band name out there " . No need for that, here in the US were Queen was never as big as in other places they are huge as a culture item these days, everywhere from TV shows, advertising Queen is about all around, i hear a Queen song every day on TV without trying. Movies , reality shows. Funny thing its Freddie's name that pops up all the time not Brian or Roger. Here is the other thing i feel, Freddie was despite the fights very loyal to the other members, if John would have quit the band after lets say the Magic tour Freddie would have said ok thats it.Queen is one of the greatest band in history but the main reason aside from everything its the music, we don't need another tour or another " Greatest Hits " at some point just retire . One more thing i just wish May cuts his hair. |