QueenZone discussion #1287245
Queen Extravaganza Auditions
| Queen1973 22.09.2011 05:49 |
Has anyone seen the auditions............please omg. Ok its only americans that can auditions and just look at whats on there its so bad to think someone on there will get the job....................its so bad i have decided to put one up myself will send you the link soon. lol View and vote..............option to vote can anyone find the link????????????? |
| Queen1973 22.09.2011 05:59 |
This guy seems to be getting all the views so far....so you may be looking at our future freddie..Marc martel link |
| Queen1973 22.09.2011 06:02 |
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| Queen1973 22.09.2011 06:03 |
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| A Word In Your Ear 22.09.2011 07:08 |
Yeah that Marc , Not A bad singer, but the rest, some ok, some not so........well see for yourselves.......... link |
| john bodega 22.09.2011 09:39 |
There's one good singer, one average one who needs to use less effects, and then a bunch of people who are either joking or mentally ill. |
| Your Fairy King 22.09.2011 11:18 |
Roger needs to throw in the towel, ring up Dr. May, and take their new act, Queen + Marc Martel, out on the road. Oh, and buy the lad some ballet slippers. |
| matt z 22.09.2011 15:40 |
No charisma... but then again it's only in a room. His vocal inflections are SPOT on though... except for the rasp, he's got Freddies cool below down. That was seriously awesome. |
| brians wig 22.09.2011 16:31 |
That Zambito kid's a good drummer! |
| Holly2003 22.09.2011 16:42 |
What a bunch of mongs. Apart from that one guy singing STL, who has a lot of potential but could do with some coaching if he's going to do this professionally. He does, however, have the advantage of looking a little like 1980 Fred. |
| Your Fairy King 22.09.2011 17:31 |
brians wig wrote: That Zambito kid's a good drummer! much better than the guy who is twice his age. |
| joesilvey 22.09.2011 23:33 |
i've said for years that Queen need to tour with Marc Martel... there's a youtube video from awhile back of him singing BoRhap - and his voice is well within coachable reach to cover Freddie. 1980ish look could be modified to go forward a few years as well. and by the way, he's already a professional singer. He's one of two lead singers in a Christian band here in the States called Downhere. the quick, quivery vibrato could be reigned in too. I work in the Christian music industry, and I've seen Marc Martel in person up close... he's double-take inducingly, take your breath awayingly, a kind of magically Freddie-esque. seriously. i waited my turn to meet him and felt like i was meeting Freddie Mercury. the shows would be incredible... |
| joesilvey 22.09.2011 23:47 |
here's Marc Martel's version of BoRhap link |
| joesilvey 23.09.2011 00:06 |
and you HAVE to watch this one... link |
| Queenman!! 23.09.2011 06:47 |
Your Fairy King wrote: Roger needs to throw in the towel, ring up Dr. May, and take their new act, Queen + Marc Martel, out on the road. Oh, and buy the lad some ballet slippers. ========= hahahaha LOL....... and give him a pink leotard with a big questionmark on his ass! |
| people on streets 23.09.2011 07:15 |
Queen + Marc M ain't gonna happen. Roger hates very religious people |
| Raffy 23.09.2011 08:28 |
link He is also good with the piano... so the singer's role is set up. Now they've to find the right musicians for the others instruments. None of the few videos posted by guitarists/keyboardists/drummers has impressed me so far... we'll see in the next days. Only one advice: guys don't try to compete with Marc... he is so perfect for the part! Try to concentrate yourself on the other roles ;) |
| Raffy 23.09.2011 08:34 |
link He can play a maximum of three chords on guitar so he's also perfect for "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" XD |
| fran1979 23.09.2011 16:15 |
Nothing to do with this....but is it me or the Innuendo drum roll intro sounds weak and dreadful in the new remaster? I think the japanese version from 2001 is way better. |
| jabulani 24.09.2011 17:38 |
Response to People on Streets: Stay true to the subject of music. |
| Dane 25.09.2011 16:03 |
Isn't music the one true religion? Anyways.. Mark has a great voice however his articulation is nowhere near Freddies. Stick a wig on his head and put him in a balet outfit.. then we'll talk. |
| john bodega 26.09.2011 02:10 |
link Brian was endorsing this on his Soapbox. I think he needs to lay off the pipe. |
| mike hunt 26.09.2011 03:01 |
i find it sad that Queen (Roger, Brian) and the fans are so desperate to recreate freddie. It's been a slow and painful ride watching my beloved hero's going downhill over the last 20 years....finally have hit rock bottom with this tribute act....I think brian and roger, as well as the fans have gone slightly mad.....Maybe i sound a bit over dramatic here, but still.................. |
| Dane 26.09.2011 03:30 |
These manufactured miracle shows have little to do with music as many agree. It has everything to do with entertainment, something Queen has always been a firm believer in. Todays youth is captivated by the ongoing reality shows of voting for the best in any class, just to feel part of the whole outcome. Bri and Rog would be very naive trying to stay out of these developments in showbusiness. Eventhough they might not like those shows at all. I know I don't! IF YOU CAN'T BEAT THEM... |
| mike hunt 26.09.2011 03:41 |
You don't see Zeppelin and The Who or floyd doing stuff like this......but i don't pay much attention to this nonsense...havn't even listened to these audtions...i hate american idol and these type of things...i just wanted to express my dislike for what Roger and Brian have become.....nothing could take away what queen were from 1971 to 1991....Innuendo was the perfect ending....these are The Days Of our lives!.....Made In Heaven was a nice tribute album...After that?.... |
| Dane 26.09.2011 04:47 |
That is the main reason most teenagers do not know the Who, Zeppelin or Pink Floyd. Yet they do seem to know, or have heard of Queen.. |
| The Real Wizard 26.09.2011 11:44 |
^ bingo. Brian and Roger know exactly what they're doing. They want to be in public consciousness a century from now, and they're doing everything they can to ensure that while they're still here. |
| brENsKi 26.09.2011 12:25 |
Dane wrote: That is the main reason most teenagers do not know the Who, Zeppelin or Pink Floyd. Yet they do seem to know, or have heard of Queen.. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ i disagree with this comment. if you ask any youngster to name these bands most famous albums, they'll probably manage it easier than naming ANATO and these bands ARE still very much in the conciousness of the younger generation....my son likes rap/hiphop and similar stuff...but also still loves "old school" rock and so do his friends...you don't have to be a greabo to like rock.... the who, zep and floyd do a better marketing job than queen. when they release something...it's done properly...watch what happens with the floyd re-issues......Brian and Roger will be "wishing they'd done this" with Opera Races etc |
| Queen4ever13 26.09.2011 14:40 |
Oh lay off Roger and Brian, I don't think Freddie really would care, if Freddie were here I don't know if this would be taking place either but it's all in fun, it's not meant to replace or reincarnate the band. It does stir people up and gets them passionate for the group they love and that's a good thing. |
| Rubbersuit 26.09.2011 15:19 |
Zebonka12 wrote: link Brian was endorsing this on his Soapbox. I think he needs to lay off the pipe. He's loyal to a fault. |
| Dane 27.09.2011 01:51 |
brENsKi wrote: Dane wrote: That is the main reason most teenagers do not know the Who, Zeppelin or Pink Floyd. Yet they do seem to know, or have heard of Queen.. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ i disagree with this comment. if you ask any youngster to name these bands most famous albums, they'll probably manage it easier than naming ANATO and these bands ARE still very much in the conciousness of the younger generation....my son likes rap/hiphop and similar stuff...but also still loves "old school" rock and so do his friends...you don't have to be a greabo to like rock.... the who, zep and floyd do a better marketing job than queen. when they release something...it's done properly...watch what happens with the floyd re-issues......Brian and Roger will be "wishing they'd done this" with Opera Races etc +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I did say most of the teenagers, surely not all of them. Your son and friends are some of the lucky few :) Queen has crossed over into the hiphop scene due to heavy sampling. (no relation wth your hiphop story) (again) Most of the youth know the basslines to AOBTD and Under Pressure.. and are very familiair with WWRY and WATC which is heard at the end of every major sporting event. Marketing wise I would not nescesarilly say Queen does a worst job. They release unsatisfying re-releases, this however does not mean it is bad for marketing, just bad for the die hard fans. Oh well.. |
| mike hunt 28.09.2011 00:30 |
brENsKi wrote: Dane wrote: That is the main reason most teenagers do not know the Who, Zeppelin or Pink Floyd. Yet they do seem to know, or have heard of Queen.. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ i disagree with this comment. if you ask any youngster to name these bands most famous albums, they'll probably manage it easier than naming ANATO and these bands ARE still very much in the conciousness of the younger generation....my son likes rap/hiphop and similar stuff...but also still loves "old school" rock and so do his friends...you don't have to be a greabo to like rock.... the who, zep and floyd do a better marketing job than queen. when they release something...it's done properly...watch what happens with the floyd re-issues......Brian and Roger will be "wishing they'd done this" with Opera Races etc I have to agree with you on this one!....I think teenager's know Zeppelin and floyd more than Queen..At least the young Rock kids do.......Not sure about The Who, they don't seem to get mentioned as much these days. If Queen would finally release a Mint Boxset, with rarities , everything they did over the last 15 years would be forgiven....I don't see it happening.... |
| people on streets 28.09.2011 05:03 |
jabulani wrote: Response to People on Streets: Stay true to the subject of music. __________________________________ Hello Marc! Nice first post! You ain't gonna make it big time as long as you keep singing religious songs! Besides, It's true. Roger Taylor hates very religious people. He has stated that in interviews many many times. |
| ctown2ba 28.09.2011 19:45 |
Don't get me wrong, Marc Martel is great and I believe he would be a good enough fit, compared to how those other vocalists are sounding. And then the back up musicianists aren't sounding bad though atleast!! Wish Marc could play Keys though then he would be a shoe in in my opinion. Drums on the other hand was a tough one, link I liked what this kid did. Plus he's young, and sounds better than all of the guys twice his age. |
| joesilvey 29.09.2011 06:52 |
ctown2ba wrote: Don't get me wrong, Marc Martel is great and I believe he would be a good enough fit, compared to how those other vocalists are sounding. Wish Marc could play Keys though then he would be a shoe in in my opinion. ................................................................................................................................ Marc IS an accomplished piano/keyboard player... I don't feel he'd have ANY trouble playing all of Freddie's piano parts. And he also plays a bit of rhythm guitar, so he could do CLTCL and more... honestly - i've heard him sing on downhere's albums for years (and live once) and his STL audition was one of the more "meh" performances. He's capable of so much more, and he's studied Pavarotti to learn opera as well. My concern is finding guys to cover the other parts that won't pale in comparison to Marc... |
| Your Fairy King 02.10.2011 18:34 |
this kid rocks link |
| Amazon 03.10.2011 07:28 |
mike hunt wrote: "You don't see Zeppelin and The Who or floyd doing stuff like this......but i don't pay much attention to this nonsense...havn't even listened to these audtions...i hate american idol and these type of things...i just wanted to express my dislike for what Roger and Brian have become.....nothing could take away what queen were from 1971 to 1991....Innuendo was the perfect ending....these are The Days Of our lives!.....Made In Heaven was a nice tribute album...After that?...." How was MIH a tribute album? I get that some don't consider it to be a proper studio album (although I absolutely do and I would argue it was the last true Queen album, not Innuendo), but how can you describe it as a tribute album when it featured all four members? Anyway, this kind of thing really annoys me. While it is true that this kind of thing may help keep Queen in the public eye (although it's clearly not necessary, as you don't see The Beatles or the Stones doing this kind of thing), the question is at what cost? For me, the cost is far too high. I think it cheapens Queen's legacy, and I think it contributes to people not taking them so seriously. Queen, at its best, was arguably as good as any other musical artist, however they aren't seen in the same light as The Beatles/The Stones/Led Zep etc... and I think it's partly because of things like this. Sad. |
| Sheer Brass Neck 03.10.2011 20:49 |
Amazon asked, "...how was MIH a tribute album?" It was a manipulative, cynical way to increase sales with snippets of Freddie's vocals. Song meanings (It's a Beautiful Day, Made In Heaven, Let me Live), were manipulated or included to give the impression Freddie wrote the songs with death as the theme, (even though IABD, MIH and LML were all wriiten well before the MIH album was released, and the tone of the song od MIH was manipulated from optimistic of Freddie's solo album, to brooding and plodding on the Queen album. Beyond disgraceful, but profitable as a "tribute" to Fred's life, and death. "I think it cheapens Queen's legacy, and I think it contributes to people not taking them so seriously. Queen, at its best, was arguably as good as any other musical artist, however they aren't seen in the same light as The Beatles/The Stones/Led Zep etc... and I think it's partly because of things like this. Sad." Truer words were never spoken. Queen, post Freddie's passing, chased album sales and dollars at the expense of critacal praise or legacy building. Anyone who denies that is a sycophant or enabler. They are/were as good or better than the Beatles or Zep, but leagues below in acclaim, and it's of their own doing. |
| mike hunt 04.10.2011 01:15 |
Queen is my favorite group by far , but they wern't better than the beatles. the beatles were above the rest as writer's...IMO, out of the big 5, The beatles, Stones, Zep, The Who, Hendrix Experience....The stones are the worst ones....I consider Queen better than them...and on par, or close to Zep, The who, Hendrix. I think a lot of rock fans (even in america) would put Queen in the top 10... |
| Amazon 05.10.2011 09:00 |
mike hunt wrote: " Queen is my favorite group by far , but they wern't better than the beatles. the beatles were above the rest as writer's...IMO, out of the big 5, The beatles, Stones, Zep, The Who, Hendrix Experience....The stones are the worst ones....I consider Queen better than them...and on par, or close to Zep, The who, Hendrix. I think a lot of rock fans (even in america) would put Queen in the top 10..." The Beatles were superior, I agree, however I would ague that Queen's best was as good as the best from The Beatles or anyone else. The problem that Queen had was they were very inconsistent. Not once did they arguably release an album on which every track was a masterpiece. Even SHA and ANATO had tracks which I would describe as filler. The Beatles, whilst certainly not perfect, had far less filler and less crap songs, and less songs which one would never consider putting on for someone who is just discovering the group. You mentioned The Beatles and how they were above the rest as writers, well for me, that is the problem with Queen. Freddie? I would put him as a writer up against any other song-writer of all time. I think he was equally as talented as Lennon/McCartney, Dylan, Wilson, Townsend etc... Brian is great, however he is of a level below. John was very good, and pound for pound was an all-time great, however he wasn't all that prolific. Roger was pretty good, and got better as he got older, however my problem is that during the 70's, he was responsible for some terrible songs (although sadly even Freddie wasn't immune), and as such I think that Queen's democracy and the rule that the song-writer has the final say was sometimes detrimental. Sometimes, a group needs a dominant figure (or two), and with Queen, I think their quality control could certainly have been helped if Freddie (and perhaps Brian) took more control. If we are are just talking rock groups, then IMO the big 5 groups are (in no specific order) The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, and Queen (if we go beyond rock groups, I would also include The Beach Boys). I would also put Queen above the Stones. While the peaks of the other artists did not surpass Queen, they were more consistent (although Hendrix was far less prolific.) BTW I've never thought as much of The Who as many others, and while they were great, I don't think they were on the same level as these six other artists. |
| mike hunt 06.10.2011 01:26 |
Amazon wrote: mike hunt wrote: " Queen is my favorite group by far , but they wern't better than the beatles. the beatles were above the rest as writer's...IMO, out of the big 5, The beatles, Stones, Zep, The Who, Hendrix Experience....The stones are the worst ones....I consider Queen better than them...and on par, or close to Zep, The who, Hendrix. I think a lot of rock fans (even in america) would put Queen in the top 10..." The Beatles were superior, I agree, however I would ague that Queen's best was as good as the best from The Beatles or anyone else. The problem that Queen had was they were very inconsistent. Not once did they arguably release an album on which every track was a masterpiece. Even SHA and ANATO had tracks which I would describe as filler. The Beatles, whilst certainly not perfect, had far less filler and less crap songs, and less songs which one would never consider putting on for someone who is just discovering the group. You mentioned The Beatles and how they were above the rest as writers, well for me, that is the problem with Queen. Freddie? I would put him as a writer up against any other song-writer of all time. I think he was equally as talented as Lennon/McCartney, Dylan, Wilson, Townsend etc... Brian is great, however he is of a level below. John was very good, and pound for pound was an all-time great, however he wasn't all that prolific. Roger was pretty good, and got better as he got older, however my problem is that during the 70's, he was responsible for some terrible songs (although sadly even Freddie wasn't immune), and as such I think that Queen's democracy and the rule that the song-writer has the final say was sometimes detrimental. Sometimes, a group needs a dominant figure (or two), and with Queen, I think their quality control could certainly have been helped if Freddie (and perhaps Brian) took more control. If we are are just talking rock groups, then IMO the big 5 groups are (in no specific order) The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, and Queen (if we go beyond rock groups, I would also include The Beach Boys). I would also put Queen above the Stones. While the peaks of the other artists did not surpass Queen, they were more consistent (although Hendrix was far less prolific.) BTW I've never thought as much of The Who as many others, and while they were great, I don't think they were on the same level as these six other artists. you really hit the nail on the head...can't disagree on anything....that's a rare thing for me.....Freddie and brian should have told Roger some of those songs in their heyday, like loser in the end, more of that jazz, coming soon, wasn't good enough....they would have been much more consistent. but it's all opinions right?...maybe Freddie and Brian loved those songs..... |
| john bodega 06.10.2011 23:10 |
"Not once did they arguably release an album on which every track was a masterpiece. Even SHA and ANATO had tracks which I would describe as filler." I think arguably is the key word. I really do think that (purely if we're talking about technical production, or craftsmanship, or whatever) that every track on ANATO is pretty fantastic. There's bits I don't like (Sweet Lady) and bits that I've heard other people turn off while slapping at the skip button frantically (I have a sister who just doesn't get Good Company or '39) but those really come down to personal taste. If you want to talk about it merely being a masterpiece production-wise, then I really reckon ANATO is, and is their best album for that reason. I feel the same way about Sgt. Pepper, and I think that's why people rant about it so often. It's definitely not the Beatles best batch of songs, but the quality of the production is stellar. I think the actual biggest leap in quality was Revolver, though. I still get a real "where the fuck did this come from" feeling from that album, and I wasn't even around back then. As far as songs though, yeah - I agree about Queen being inconsistent. I hear some of their stuff and just want to ask them "what the hell was this about?". |
| mike hunt 07.10.2011 14:32 |
It's all opinions....i think they were consistent for the first 6 records....only about three songs I dont like over six albums isn't bad... |
| queenUSA 12.10.2011 22:01 |
Check out the recent Christian Bottega (Toronto) audition (Somebody to Love). A bit raw - but there is also raw talent there + enthusiasm. He's the only one I've seen so far who's had a pic of Freddie in the background. Also there is a surprise prop at the end of his audition. I like his audition. |
| Your Fairy King 14.10.2011 04:19 |
queenUSA wrote: Check out the recent Christian Bottega (Toronto) audition (Somebody to Love). A bit raw - but there is also raw talent there + enthusiasm. He's the only one I've seen so far who's had a pic of Freddie in the background. Also there is a surprise prop at the end of his audition. I like his audition. ============ I am totally hooked on the auditions - sometimes I laugh, sometimes I smile, sometimes I go "oh, wow!", and sometimes I have to watch the audition a few more times. This was one of those times. |
| GratefulFan 17.10.2011 14:51 |
This is the only version of IWTBF - a deceptively difficult song to sing - that's been interesting thus far. The guy is a bit weird, but in a way that's got some swagger. Bit of an indeterminate accent and a bit of indeterminate charisma. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbyY6OcsWV8&feature=player_embedded |
| queenUSA 17.10.2011 18:58 |
GratefulFan wrote: This is the only version of IWTBF - a deceptively difficult song to sing - that's been interesting thus far. The guy is a bit weird, but in a way that's got some swagger. Bit of an indeterminate accent and a bit of indeterminate charisma. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbyY6OcsWV8&feature=player_embedded ==================== That was seriously good! |
| The Real Wizard 17.10.2011 23:00 |
Yep, I'd pick him. Oodles better than the first over-hyped guy singing Somebody To Love. Not only is this guy a much better singer, he is clearly much more professional overall. |
| GratefulFan 18.10.2011 10:36 |
You might like him, but he likes himself much more. Ha ha. And he's American as apple pie, so those odd pronunciations were just odd pronunciations. Reminded me a bit of a Cracked.com piece I read a while back about 'celebrities that clearly wrote their own Wikipedia entries': http://www.cracked.com/article_16939_5-celebrity-wikipedia-entries-they-clearly-wrote-themselves.html. Naturally, Paul Stanley's made me laugh the most. |
| john bodega 18.10.2011 13:34 |
Glass bloke is okay, but weak sounding in a couple of important parts of the song. I wouldn't even begin to rate him above that Martel bloke - there's only one of the two who's going to make Nessun Dorma sound any good, and it ain't Glass. I'm not entirely crazy about either of them when it comes to Queen, but I reckon they could both put on a show worth watching. Are they just picking one singer, or a few? I reckon they both deserve a shot at doing this properly, in the interests of personal development. |
| john bodega 18.10.2011 14:00 |
..... holy cow. The bio on that bandsite was just depressing to read. |
| GratefulFan 18.10.2011 14:18 |
I thought it was hysterical. It totally made my morning! I've read it a couple more times since. :) |
| john bodega 19.10.2011 09:33 |
Haha! John Anthony's done one. My life is now officially complete. |
| Brian Maybe 02.11.2011 13:37 |
Hey guys, Sorry for the "newbie" post here, I've been a lurker on Queenzone for quite some time, but have never posted before. But since some of you are enjoying the QE auditions, I'd like to put in a plug for my very own guitar audition, which just went up today: Seven Seas of Rhye link A bit about me, since you don't know me here. I've been a guitarist & Queen fan for many, many years, was even lucky enough to see them live in '77 & '78 (NoTW & Jazz tours), as well as Brian's BTtL tour & Q+PR twice. From '94-'96 I had a Queen tribute band in LA called 'Sheer Heart Attack,' really, one of the first ones there ever was. After our singer moved away to pursue theater, we did annual reunion shows for many years afterwards. He's currently performing in 'The Lion King' on Broadway in New York. For the last 10 years, I've been playing in a Led Zeppelin tribute band (my "other" favorite band besides Queen) called 'Led Zepagain,' and also played in the Pink Floyd tribute, 'Which One's Pink?' Anyway, hope you enjoy it, if you do, I'd really appreciate a good comment on the YouTube page, might help me get to the next round. If I make it, I'll be back here to pester you some more to go and vote for me! :-) Cheers! Steve Z |
| Your Fairy King 03.11.2011 17:55 |
Brian Maybe wrote: Seven Seas of Rhye link great job,Hope you make the semi finals! |
| Brian Maybe 03.11.2011 21:05 |
Your Fairy King wrote: great job,Hope you make the semi finals! Thanks for that, I really appreciate it!! |
| The Real Wizard 03.11.2011 22:30 |
Brilliant video, Steve. Hope you get the gig. As for Led Zepagain, they're probably the best LZ tribute around. Highly recommended to anyone who has a chance to see them. I think they're the only tribute that Page/Plant/Jones somehow endorse, and they've played with Jason Bonham a few times. |
| Bad Seed 04.11.2011 07:14 |
Hi Steve, I stumbled upon your video yesterday and I must say thought it was great! I've now put a comment on youtube. Best of luck! |
| Brian Maybe 04.11.2011 18:45 |
Bad Seed wrote: Hi Steve, I stumbled upon your video yesterday and I must say thought it was great! I've now put a comment on youtube. Best of luck! Thanks for that! Sir GH wrote: Brilliant video, Steve. Hope you get the gig. As for Led Zepagain, they're probably the best LZ tribute around. Highly recommended to anyone who has a chance to see them. I think they're the only tribute that Page/Plant/Jones somehow endorse, and they've played with Jason Bonham a few times. And thanks for that, too! Jimmy came to see us in 2004 & hung around afterwards to chat & take pics. zepagain.com has the whole story. From that, we got to attend the Zep reunion show in London back in 2007. To my amazement, as we sat waiting for the show to begin, none other than Brian May himself came & sat directly in front of us. Got to shake his hand & take a pic with him as well, what a gentleman. I will never forget the sight of one of my guitar idols standing in front of me, rocking out to one of my other guitar idols! :-) And Sir GH, big DT fan too, just saw them with Mangini last month, great show! |
| Your Fairy King 10.11.2011 20:15 |
I just spent a few minutes reading the comments at QueenOnline in response to the announcement of the finalists for Round Two. I thoroughly enjoyed all the auditions I viewed over the past month and congratulate everyone who had the talent and/or balls to post their audition online. I was a bit embarrassed, however, by the small handful of musicians who chose to use a public forum to vent their anger and frustration about not being chosen, going at great lengths to point out how much more talented they were than some of those who were chosen instead of them. One thing these sore losers are not is professional. A true professional would congratulate the others and then move on in life. If these musicians HAD won, how unprofessional would they have been as part of a performance team? I for one am glad they didn't make it. Queen Extravaganza is about fun and having a good time. |
| Your Fairy King 10.11.2011 20:18 |
Brian Maybe wrote:Your Fairy King wrote: great job,Hope you make the semi finals!Thanks for that, I really appreciate it!! Steve, last Saturday night I got totally sucked in to videos of you performing as Jimmy Page in LedZepagain on YouTube. If I had been a little drunk and squinting with one eye I would have believed I was seeing Led Zeppelin. Your solos on Trampled Underfoot were actually better (more precise and well defined) than Page's. Please take Led Zepagain on a national tour. Cincinnati has always been a huge Led Zeppelin town and we would love to see you here...though I'm sure we will see you when Queen Extravaganza rolls through in 2012. |
| The Real Wizard 11.11.2011 00:30 |
And ... Steve has made the second round. Congrats ! |
| Brian Maybe 14.11.2011 20:46 |
Thanks Wizard! Yeah, made the second round, and very humbled by it! Despite what anyone might think about the idea of Roger doing this, I gotta tell you, the thought of actually being part of an official Queen sponsored touring band is quite daunting. I immediately took off to FL with Led Zepagain right after it was announced, and barely got my 2nd video done in time and submitted for the round 2 voting. So... I'd really appreciate everyone going over to check it out & vote for me if you like it... [img=/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif][/img] Your Fairy King, thanks for that, really appreciate it! We actually did play out in Cinci earlier this year, at Bogarts. You're right, it's definitely a Zep loving town! It was packed, and off the hook, lots of fun for us. There's talk of trying to get back out there again next year, so we'll see. As for the QE, that's gonna be tough, I don't think I've got that gig wrapped up by any means! Lots of good players made the semi-finals. Cheers, Steve Z |
| Your Fairy King 14.11.2011 21:02 |
Brian Maybe wrote: Thanks Wizard! Yeah, made the second round, and very humbled by it! Despite what anyone might think about the idea of Roger doing this, I gotta tell you, the thought of actually being part ofan official Queen sponsored touring band is quite daunting. I immediately took off to FL with Led Zepagain right after it was announced, and barely got my 2nd video done in time and submitted for the round 2 voting. So... I'd really appreciate everyone going over to check it out & vote for me if you like it... [img=/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif][/img] Your Fairy King, thanks for that, really appreciate it! We actually did play out in Cinci earlier this year, at Bogarts. You're right, it's definitely a Zep loving town! It was packed, and off the hook, lots of fun for us. There's talk of trying to get back out there again next year, so we'll see. As for the QE, that's gonna be tough, I don't think I've got that gig wrapped up by any means! Lots of good players made the semi-finals. Cheers, Steve Z Bogarts! Been there MANY times. |
| eYe 30.11.2011 08:19 |
Gz Steve, you made the finals. I voted for you and hope you win! You play with so much ease and fun, I really enjoyed you auditions. Also voted for David Martel, because he was better than his brother. Don't care about drummers, bass or keyboard. |
| john bodega 30.11.2011 10:56 |
"David Martel, because he was better than his brother" No offense to the guy, but he really wasn't. Not remotely in the same league - although having seen a lot of Marc now, it's very clear that 'that' video was a bit of luck. His other Queen stuff hasn't sounded nearly as spot on. But as actual singing chops go, the other entrants haven't got anything on him. They certainly aren't going to be knocking out Nessun Dorma as well as he does. |
| Brian Maybe 30.11.2011 12:07 |
eYe wrote: Gz Steve, you made the finals. I voted for you and hope you win! You play with so much ease and fun, I really enjoyed you auditions. Also voted for DavidMartel, because he was better than his brother. Don't care about drummers, bass or keyboard.Thank you!! To say I'm shocked & thrilled is an understatement! I've had friends emailing me all day yesterday, "You're gonna audition for Roger f'ing Taylor!" :-) I know I can do the job right, but even if they don't go with me, this is shaping up to be one very good band. I think they've got the candidates there to, with a little work rehearsing, really make it shine. Looking forward to Monday! Cheers, SZ |
| ludwigs 03.12.2011 13:42 |
Sadly I am wondering if this will ever get off the ground...... Good for you for getting through but looking at the options for this Queen band to go on tour?? Hmm.... If people could have 'put it together' then surely they would have done this at their audition/interview/first look stage and not waiting to shine once preparing to go on tour as this IS the time to show what you can do? Doing it once a band has been put together seems to be kinda cutting it a little fine imo. I will be quite surprised if this does actually make it to the tour....lest being lucrative? |
| GratefulFan 06.12.2011 17:19 |
Anybody watch? Anybody have any guesses? Are there any clues in the fact that some musicians were slated to appear more than once, and others just once? Was it random, or does it indicate a desire for whatever reason to see them in action a greater number of times? On one hand having someone appear only once could indicate a degree of confidence in the musician's skill, experience and ability to find chemistry with any potential bandmates, and on the other hand if you were keenly interested in someone you might make them something closer to a constant that other people are arranged around. It might be worth noting that Marc Martel, the only shoe in - if only because there would be a howl of protest otherwise - only appeared once. I wonder also if they're serious about considering a female singer, or if that was a political correctness thing? I'd guess they're serious as females made up a third of the singers in the finals. |
| Queen4ever13 08.12.2011 11:47 |
Let me first state that I'm a girl and I don't think they should have let any girl's audition for this. It just doesn't seem right to have a girl filling in for any member of Queen, especially for vocals. I don't care about equality or that's it's 2011, they just don't belong. |
| Queen4ever13 08.12.2011 11:50 |
They really didn't need to look any further once they heard Marc Martel as vocalist for the Queen Extravaganza, and I don't see the need for more than one, maybe a fill in, just in case. No one else who has auditioned has come close to his ability, so what's the point? If anyone is going to see this band, they certainly won't want to see it with anyone else singing lead vocals. |
| GratefulFan 08.12.2011 12:26 |
I think the 3 singer idea was pretty brilliant. Freddie's voice evolved a lot over the years with at least three pretty distinct periods, and it would be difficult to have one singer excel at each at a single point in his or her life. They may want a woman to reproduce some of Roger's parts in the harmonies and just for visual appreciation. I do think on talent alone you'd get through at least three of those male vocalists before you got to one of the women, but that's maybe not the only consideration in a show like this. It's one aspect I really can't at all predict - I'm really interested to see what they do there. Also, all these people aren't seasoned performers with experience protecting their voices on demanding rock and roll tours. Three people was probably necessary just to ensure a good shot at keeping their voices in decent shape. People may think they just want to see Martel, but there are vocalists there who will do better justice to specific things from the catalog better than him. So, willing to embarrass myself and be completely wrong, here are some guesses: Vocals: Marc (because he's just really good), Sean (for the edgier rock sound) and either Jennifer (if they want a woman) or Selcuk. I'm kind of afraid they're going to go with Cody Bond for his particular vibe, but he's dull and Bon Jovi-ish. So I hope not. Guitar: Guess is they might want one solid, mature, professional who can reliably capture the spirit of Brian May's playing and one of the more experimental guitar heroes. So Steve or John for that first requirement and one of Roy/Brian/Tristan for the second. They may like Tristan for the experience. I kind of like Roy. If they go with just people from the first group, or just people from the second group, I think that will be a major clue as to how they view this show in terms of it either being a faithful reproduction or something more creative and reinvented. Again my guess is they'll want a little of both. Bass: Guess is that they'll want a bass man that doesn't rock the boat too much. Doesn't everybody. Ha ha. Francois or Brian with the edge to Brian. Edge might be to Francois and his french accent if Roger still thinks fondly of Dominque. Ha ha. Keyboards: No idea really except to say that Roger might think that Mac is slightly better looking, which is clearly a thing with Roger. Edge to Mac. But Brandon is kind of cooler, so, who knows. Drums: No idea. Really. Watch me be wildly, thoroughly wrong. Ha ha. I can live with that. :) |
| Queen4ever13 08.12.2011 15:56 |
Honesly if Freddie was alive I don't think Roger would be doing this. I believe he and Brian are trying to fill some kind of void without him. I think if Freddie were still here they'd be creating and playing together still. I'm not knocking Roger, I believe he's just trying to give some continuity to what he cherishes or trying to evolve it. I feel that they were cut short of their ongoing creativity as Queen, who knows what they would have come up with. As sad as it is and as only John Deacon seems to have faced it, there is no Queen anymore without Freddie, nor would there be without any one of them, but more so since Freddie was the face, voice and oil of the machine. Thank God we have their music which will live forever. |
| Your Fairy King 08.12.2011 17:00 |
God has told me to kill every person who purports to know what Freddie would or would not think, say, or do if he were still alive. |
| Brian Maybe 08.12.2011 17:53 |
Your Fairy King wrote: God has told me to kill every person who purports to know what Freddie would or would not think, say, or do if he were still alive. If Freddie were still alive, he would agree with you on that... [img=/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif][/img] |
| Queen4ever13 09.12.2011 12:22 |
It has everything to do with Freddie whether you want to hear it or not, there is no Queen without him, the end. |
| The Real Wizard 09.12.2011 16:13 |
Queen4ever13 wrote: Honesly if Freddie was alive I don't think Roger would be doing this. I believe he and Brian are trying to fill some kind of void without him. Thank God we have their music which will live forever. ==================== Without Freddie being around, it's ideas like this that will help make their music live forever - introducing it to a new generation of fans. People play 400-year old Bach music in theatres, and even name their choirs and orchestras after him. It really is no different. Music will continue to be heard as long as there are people who put it out there. Why is it that so many people can't understand this concept when it relates to Queen... ? |
| Your Fairy King 09.12.2011 18:43 |
Queen4ever13 wrote: It has everything to do with Freddie whether you want to hear it or not, there is no Queen without him, the end. It's not "the end". This is QueenZone. It's never "the end." |
| Queen4ever13 12.12.2011 20:30 |
I don't think Bach was looking for a replacement for himself while he was still alive. |
| GratefulFan 12.12.2011 21:28 |
Oh I'm almost positive he actually was. There was a famous movie about it with Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was called "I'll Be Bach". Or something like that. |