| BelfastQueenFan 15.03.2012 08:10 |
Lol seems a lot of people speak in a condescending way about his "senility" and his website and his recent actions. Its quite funny in a way. |
| tcc 15.03.2012 09:20 |
We won't be here if we don't like Brian and Freddie and Roger and John. |
| Micrówave 15.03.2012 09:57 |
It's the other Brian May we're not too fond of. His soundtracks are rather bland. |
| Russian Headlong 15.03.2012 10:43 |
Brian is actually my fave member of the band and always has been. However, the Dappy/Adam Lambert/Lady Gaga stuff and his incessant tree hugging political views have really pissed me off. Just ROCK Bri, turn it to eleveb and shred! Dump Lambert, patch thing up with PR and more Collaborations with the Foos/Darkness/Lepps/Van Halen/Muse not these other shit acts. |
| brENsKi 15.03.2012 12:34 |
might have something to do with hypocrisy, double standards and (in my case) shitting all over the legacy of a band i grew up with from 1974 |
| people on streets 15.03.2012 13:02 |
Freddie Roger Brian John |
| Benn 15.03.2012 13:33 |
I don't know Brian so can't say whether I like him or not. BUT, I take huge issue with some of the decisions he's made musically since Freddie's death and, frankly, he appears to have gone completley bonkers and tainted the legacy of the vehicle that has elevated him to where he is. |
| TomP63 15.03.2012 14:23 |
might have something to do with hypocrisy, double standards and (in my case) shitting all over the legacy of a band i grew up with from 1974 I could not agree with you more here Brenski! Just my feelings, put down by you.....thanks. Tom |
| waunakonor 15.03.2012 15:25 |
I love Brian too, I follow his website fairly regularly and many of his guitar solos on Queen songs I find to be amazing. He's a great, insightful person with some nice ideas and a generally humble attitude. However, like other people have said, I wish he and Roger would have done more to give Queen a legacy, like not releasing several hundred Greatest Hits albums with the same tracks over and over again. Other than that, I like him.
In the end, it seems that everything was better in the '70s.
Micrówave wrote: It's the other Brian May we're not too fond of. His soundtracks are rather bland.Heh |
| MartynTS 15.03.2012 15:48 |
I don't really get why people call him a hypocrite... like what he said about the reality T.V. music shows like the voice. I didn't see him say anything bad about contestants on the show, so how is hypocritical if he's working with one?... I don't see him trying to replace Freddie either, he's obviously trying to get someone who would be popular with the younger crowd, I'm not keen on it but i don't think it's wrong. |
| john bodega 15.03.2012 16:00 |
He shits me as much as any number of people I'm really fond of, famous or otherwise. Why the fuck we have to be living in fucking La-La Land and ultra supportive of people no matter how often they do something stupid is a mystery to me. It's a never ending cycle of our privileges that you people like to get stuck in. It works like this. Brian is allowed to do a thing. We're allowed to hate that thing or like it. He's allowed to pay attention to what we say or disregard it. AND SO ON, AND SO ON. I for one, as a huuuuuge Brian fan, respect him too much to simply nod and say 'that's awesome Brian' every time he does something I think is crap. And, it's not as if he'd care anyway. So it's a great arrangement. We both get to have our fun, and no one is hurt. NEXT PLEASE. |
| Queenman!! 15.03.2012 17:02 |
waunakonor wrote: I love Brian too, I follow his website fairly regularly and many of his guitar solos on Queen songs I find to be amazing. He's a great, insightful person with some nice ideas and a generally humble attitude. However, like other people have said, I wish he and Roger would have done more to give Queen a legacy, like not releasing several hundred Greatest Hits albums with the same tracks over and over again. Other than that, I like him. In the end, it seems that everything was better in the '70s.===========================Micrówave wrote: It's the other Brian May we're not too fond of. His soundtracks are rather bland.Heh Could not say that better.... He seems to post more Badger and Fox news and saving Queen issues to the very end. |
| brENsKi 15.03.2012 17:27 |
somewhere there's a badger or fox website appeal demanding that all badgers/foxes get behind the cause and support the protection of the "lesser spotted grey-mop-head-haired, hippy clog-wearing endangered guitarist" |
| queenUSA 15.03.2012 18:00 |
It's jealousy. |
| Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira 15.03.2012 18:48 |
I really like Brian May. The man has made my life better so many times. His music is such a big chunk of my life. His compositions, his guitar playing, his interpretations, his arrangements and, yes, his vocals are a real good reason to keep going. I mean it. I sing Brian May song lullabies for my kids, for Docs sake! (heh) As for the points you guys make, I understand where you come from. Some commercial decisions are not what we fans would have wanted, but, hey, they're his commercial decisions! And of course when I hear some of his collaborations I have to struggle a little bit more to find the magic within, but it never failed to be there somehow, and to make me smile, at least. Long live Brian, keep on rocking, Doc. it makes life much easier for this big fan of yours. Cheers, Ogre- |
| MadTheSwine73 15.03.2012 20:49 |
Brian is great, but he's a hypocrite. In the end, everyone is a hypocrite at one point or another. But, he's famous so he needs to be more careful. |
| MERQRY 15.03.2012 21:43 |
I like him... is as adorable as a badger... talking seriously, he's a good guitarrist, a good musician and a good person who has his strange ways to do the things... |
| ksimpson1960 15.03.2012 23:40 |
I just want Brian to put out more material. 2 or 3 solo albums that barely found their way to the States is not "cranking out" material. good or bad, more personal projects like "Star Fleet" (broken strings and all) would be nice and refreshing, he doesn't have to tour, the fans are happy, the money comes in, Brians name gets out, ... it's a win,win,win situation. ..let's see,20 years,only 3 albums.. no wonder people are angry... ..p.s. I've been a Queen fan since '74 and I'm not going to stop anytime soon.. Rock on Brian AND Roger ...To: John Please let us hear from you soon. |
| the dude 1366 15.03.2012 23:58 |
This site has really become a place for people to whine while hiding anonymously behind their keyboards. I'm pretty sure some of you ejaculating your usual goo on here will be in the front rows of Knebworth. You're the hypocrites! |
| brENsKi 16.03.2012 02:07 |
the dude 1366 wrote: This site has really become a place for people to whine while hiding anonymously behind their keyboards. I'm pretty sure some of you ejaculating your usual goo on here will be in the front rows of Knebworth. You're the hypocrites!bit of a sweeping statement there...summing up many people the same way. so let me put you straight about me personally (the only peron anyone should speak for) i will NOT be at Knebworth or anywhere else they tour. i grew up with Queen from 1974 - ok? - i was lucky enough to see queen live 5 times in their heyday - so perhaps i expect more and for me - the constant "down with the kids collaborations", the pop-idol shit, the hypocrisy, the unending dumping on the legacy (and my memories) is unforgiveable i'm not here for the new sh*t - i hate it. i'm here to exchange info, and chat with people - esp about the old days i'm here to talk about new music i'm here because occsionally something good comes to light (tho seldom from QOL) there is so much that QOL could do that would be good - but they don't just look at what the beatles, pink floyd, led zep, purple, rainbow and even the who have done for their legacies....then compare it to queen ps - i don't hide behind my keyboard pps - it's all freddie's fault - he called himself a "musical prostitute" and Brian has taken him literally since he died |
| Stelios 16.03.2012 07:18 |
I think most of us here love and like the Brian May of Queen. After Mercury's death he became even more lovable because his depression and his struggles proved he was a silent fighter, a damaged hero of the music industry. These days it is more his consideration about animal rights or the way he reflects on Freddie and the Queen era that makes me feel close to him. Other than that he changed in a way that leaves me feel alienated to a part of his personality and output (music or other). But i will always respect Brian(show must go on)May. |
| thomasquinn 32989 16.03.2012 07:32 |
The way I see it, there are two different Brians. The one who died along with Queen in 1991, and the sad, whining elderly rocker who is cashing in shamelessly any way he can, yet sees no irony whatsoever in bitching and moaning about people who are cashing in in exactly the same way. |
| Stelios 16.03.2012 07:41 |
Oh, and let me add that Brian and Queen represents a part of our childhood/teenage years and the formation of our sensibilities (music or other). Its the same with Freddie. But Mercury being frozen in time makes him safe about our emotions to him and what he represents. He, in no way, can violate our trust and our past. May on the other hand is a living individual who has to go on with life. He is not a statue of ideals or a wallpaper of memories and emotions. Queen are, not Brian.But Brian is part of Queen. So i guess its a bit complicated. |
| tomchristie22 16.03.2012 07:44 |
I like Brian. I dislike many of his decisions etc. recently, but I still like him. |
| Donna13 16.03.2012 10:24 |
I love him. |
| Voice of Reason 2018 16.03.2012 10:52 |
At the Basle gig in 2005 as Brian got up at the end of his acoustic set someone in the crowd shouted: 'You're the best thing of our lives Brian!' Let's think of him that way. |
| snelly1 16.03.2012 16:32 |
There is something about preserving/enhancing the legacy that Brian just doesn't get when you put him alongside Waters/Gilmour, Page/Plant and Townsend (amongst others). Sure you want to be current and relevant to here and now, but i think its wrong to neglect what put you there in the first place. |
| Michael Allred 16.03.2012 17:02 |
brENsKi wrote:I think you summed up the mentality of a lot of online Queen fans. They live in the past.the dude 1366 wrote: This site has really become a place for people to whine while hiding anonymously behind their keyboards. I'm pretty sure some of you ejaculating your usual goo on here will be in the front rows of Knebworth. You're the hypocrites!bit of a sweeping statement there...summing up many people the same way. so let me put you straight about me personally (the only peron anyone should speak for) i will NOT be at Knebworth or anywhere else they tour. i grew up with Queen from 1974 - ok? - i was lucky enough to see queen live 5 times in their heyday - so perhaps i expect more and for me - the constant "down with the kids collaborations", the pop-idol shit, the hypocrisy, the unending dumping on the legacy (and my memories) is unforgiveable i'm not here for the new sh*t - i hate it. i'm here to exchange info, and chat with people - esp about the old days i'm here to talk about new music i'm here because occsionally something good comes to light (tho seldom from QOL) there is so much that QOL could do that would be good - but they don't just look at what the beatles, pink floyd, led zep, purple, rainbow and even the who have done for their legacies....then compare it to queen ps - i don't hide behind my keyboard pps - it's all freddie's fault - he called himself a "musical prostitute" and Brian has taken him literally since he died |
| QueenIsAwesome-Fan 16.03.2012 17:07 |
Brian is my favorite Queen member, and one of my favorite Guitarists! So I definitely do like him, I just am extremely opposed to Lady Gaga and Adam Lambert having anything to do with Queen, so both him and Roger annoy me when they make those types of decisions. |
| jillian 22.03.2012 10:16 |
wow what hostility about Brian..I too have been a fan since their beginnings in the 70's..I still am a HUGE fan of Queen and Bri..I've been fortunate enough to have met him and we email often..to me his is the best guitarist I've ever heard..his songwriting is always top notch, his vocals always grab me..his most recent arrangement for the San Remo Festival sent chills up and down my spine and moved me to tears..I've read the books he wrote..I've been to 2 presentations of AVLF and thoroughly enjoyed the presentations he & Elena gave..I remember a month or so ago there were a few nights in a row that were significant astronomic event..I went outside to see it and was amazed by what I saw on that very clear night..I emailed him and he immediately replied to me..I consider Bri to be a renaissance man..he's so very kind, genuine & humble..I believe he and Roger put much thought into the Queen legacy and do what they think best to expose Queen's music to a new generation of fans..I enjoy Bri's collaborations with others as it allows him another outlet for his musical talents..his passion for the safekeeping of animals has helped shine a spotlight on the barbaric attempts of some who in their shortsighted mindset think the only answer is to slaughter them..he brought the science to the forefront of this issue and minds are changing..to me it's about humanity and Bri has had an impact in that arena..Bri's been trashed in the British media for some of his work in animal rights..he was trashed in the media as part of Queen..he's an individual same as you and me..I support my friends always whether I agree with them or not because they're my friends & I'm very loyal to them as they are to me..go walk a mile in Bri's shoes and see how it really is.. |
| Dane 22.03.2012 10:22 |
Micrówave wrote: It's the other Brian May we're not too fond of. His soundtracks are rather bland.LOL! Must say I was fascinated after the end credits of Mad Max! |
| brENsKi 22.03.2012 11:00 |
Michael Allred wrote:i am nOT living in the past! you're being unfairbrENsKi wrote:I think you summed up the mentality of a lot of online Queen fans. They live in the past.the dude 1366 wrote: This site has really become a place for people to whine while hiding anonymously behind their keyboards. I'm pretty sure some of you ejaculating your usual goo on here will be in the front rows of Knebworth. You're the hypocrites!bit of a sweeping statement there...summing up many people the same way. so let me put you straight about me personally (the only peron anyone should speak for) i will NOT be at Knebworth or anywhere else they tour. i grew up with Queen from 1974 - ok? - i was lucky enough to see queen live 5 times in their heyday - so perhaps i expect more and for me - the constant "down with the kids collaborations", the pop-idol shit, the hypocrisy, the unending dumping on the legacy (and my memories) is unforgiveable i'm not here for the new sh*t - i hate it. i'm here to exchange info, and chat with people - esp about the old days i'm here to talk about new music i'm here because occsionally something good comes to light (tho seldom from QOL) there is so much that QOL could do that would be good - but they don't just look at what the beatles, pink floyd, led zep, purple, rainbow and even the who have done for their legacies....then compare it to queen ps - i don't hide behind my keyboard pps - it's all freddie's fault - he called himself a "musical prostitute" and Brian has taken him literally since he died let's see how YOU feel when some band you grew up with shits all over your teenage memories by releasing crap collaborations and fuck knows whatever other excrecea they can dig out of the archive toilet bowl secondly, i already cited what "past" bands have done that's good for their legacies and their fans - as i said - look at Purple, Beatles, Floyd(staggering), who, lizzy, rainbow, ufo, springsteen, bowie and even Dio - they've all released "deluxe editions" worthy of the name DELUXE...queen have ripped the fans off with "noluxe editions" containing stuff previously available in the wild and also in shit sound quality - look at the Queen Online gig downloads - these were mp3 sourced...all of this shameful thirdly, living in the past? no. i like today's rock bands kings of leon, killers, foos, chickenfoot and more besides... many of my favourite bands - beatles, floyd, who, rainbow, purple etc are still alive and well because what they put out there is of real interest to genuine long-standing fans queen died for me in 1991 - because they missed every opportunistic bus that came along and hopped aboard the hypocrisy express |
| deleted user 30.03.2012 13:52 |
brENsKi wrote: somewhere there's a badger or fox website appeal demanding that all badgers/foxes get behind the cause and support the protection of the "lesser spotted grey-mop-head-haired, hippy clog-wearing endangered guitarist" just loove that comment! |
| purplepiepete 24.06.2012 03:18 |
as you can see i've only just joined this forum[and another queen forum too], and i'm really disappointed by some of the things i've read on both. the overwhelming impression i get from these two forums is a sense of entitlement by the 'fans.' some people are extremely demanding of brian[haven't read the same thing for roger.....yet.] its as if brian has to look after all your particular queen wants, and constantly release material thats not been out before. he and roger have no obligation to you and i as far as i can see. some of the things i've read have been personal and spiteful, its really shocked me. brian comes across as one of, if not the most, friendly, down to earth guys in rock and roll. from all the other rock and rollers i've seen over the years, anyway. he is caring and probably a little bit too sensitive. personally i don't care if any more queen is released, we all have the best stuff already. maybe there isn't much left to release, i'm sure theres not a neverending source of new, rare stuff. i have to admit it annoys me when yet another album of already released tracks is released. i think thats disrespectful to the fans, but i am sure brian and roger don't mean it to be like that. brian doesn't seem like a money hungry man. maybe he is? he has his own life and its full of all types of different things other than queen. whats wrong with that? there are more important things to him than people wanting a another version of 'my fairy king', [or whatever track.] he seems to be ulta-busy and i'm sure he cares for us, but queen isn't his number one thing at the moment. i just 'don't get' this animosity towards him. |
| croatiafan 24.06.2012 05:58 |
It’s as if Brian woke up one morning and said. Hey 40 Years? Let’s see if we can lose all credibility in the next ten years and obfuscate our memories of who really was the biggest creative force behind the band. The one who talked them into having another go at this band thing. The one who brilliantly named them. The one that designed their logo and image. Oh and just happened to make them millionaires by writing their first three hits. Who was that “one”? Brian May and Roger Taylor can of course do whatever they like and everyone can of course "shut up." They can go ahead. What I won't do is purchase tickets to see some talent show no-mark add a horrific vibrato to every note while singing "We will Rack You" But that's just my opinion. |
| purplepiepete 24.06.2012 07:56 |
i agree with appearing on talent shows and getting an adam lambert type singer to sing queen songs, yuck! same with steve tyler being on that american talent show, not rock and roll to me. |
| john bodega 24.06.2012 10:06 |
I think you'll find the ones that complain the most are the ones who actually DO like Brian. I've probably ragged on him a lot, and he's honestly one of my heroes. I don't give two shits about his double standards about TV talent contests, and it doesn't bother me that he's into badger fur distribution (or whatever, I see badgers on his Soapbox sometimes). Purely on a musical level, he makes some clunker decisions and it's only because I love the guy and know he can pull off a way higher standard that I ever sass him on the forum. He's a champ. It'd make me happy if he'd stop playing Put-Put Golf with people like Kerry Ellis and Adam Lambert, and make some serious music. I've had that feeling since David Gilmour's "On An Island" came out. I don't know what kind of waves that album made, and I don't care - I just know that Brian has, can, and still could make music at that level of quality. And I want to hear him do it. He has different ideas about how to spend his time? Fine! It's not like he has to listen to the complaints. What's the problem? |
| matt z 24.06.2012 10:08 |
(Won't read other comments till I'm done) I love Brian. He's an intelligent compassionate man. He's also an incredible artist. He's also partially responsible for much of the musical joy and inspiration I've had in life. That said, I think quite a few people here ridicule him because of his various causes and this Adam Lambert and Queen + thing (basically, they won't give it up as long as they derive joy from it) Yes, its led to some HORRIBLE "collaborations"...the worst shit being Dappy and 5ive... But then again I can't imagine British musical culture...I live in the US...you guys like "take that" to the point of godliness... So...apparently I don't know what works out there. Of course they're blatant attempts to appeal to another audience...crap like dappy and 5ive...the other stuff with Pepsi etc, is basically falling under the category of "advertisment/merchandising" I'm sure their contracts obligate them to these "new releases" every few years...releases that are the same rehashed (QUALITY) hits.. I admire his work, and his causes. He's aged with grace and shown compassion and also the ambition that taking care of the land is a means of making life "plentiful". It may be an attribute foreign to industry (heavy industry only been around since the late 1800's) and it was a strong concern of most non imperialistic people back "in the day"...retaining the beauty and balance of the land. With Uranium strip mining and fracking swept under the rug over here, and depleted uranium bombing having gone on, its vital that some keep concerns in the public eye. I don't believe they intend on coming across as preachy...but rather a direct result of graceful ethical/spiritual living. Many wars have been fought simply for resources, and if the man picks up a seemingly 'minor' cause like the fox hunt etc, and a MAJOR cause like AIDS... I admire the man in his other public efforts as well. Drew a picture for the guy when he had a book signing here in LA a few years back; I guess that means he's not hard on the eyes either (in a NoN-GAY way) Also love his dynamic solo breaks. His inventive use of multitracking (Good Company) etc... His hair is pretty cool too, glad he didn't change with the fads ---- Having read the others, yeah...I TOO wish Brian was doing more meaningful music than Kerry Ellis (unless he was "doing" something else there...rrrrawrr...nudge nudge, wink wink, know what I mean? Say no more....:::cough:::shesgotsomecurves::::cough::) So...yeah, people have a point on that. Haven't heard great stuff since Another World. Iommi, the guest spots on the Foos etc... Maybe he doesn't think an album would be promising.... That said...his collaborations with rock artists have always been great. Even if it were just that...thered be less room to complain. I certainly hope there's no intention of reducing credit to Freddie...I think the QPR tours were a gamble to regain an American audience. Paul couldn't convincingly pull off Freddies songs, hence the set lists were geared more towards May, Taylor |
| purplepiepete 24.06.2012 11:04 |
it is great that he is putting so much effort and concentration into the welfare of animals, much more important than anything queeny. that is the REAL world. |
| Wiley 24.06.2012 11:29 |
I like Brian but he's focused his later years in other interests and not so much into music, which is why most of us appreciate him for. I respect him for finishing his Ph.D. and for some of the social/animal causes he supports but recently he comes off as a whiny old man. He's old now, so I guess that's Ok but I don't feel like celebrating his Kerry Ellis collaboration or his rants about badgers as much as I did when he released Another World, played on top of Buckingham Palace or toured extensively with Paul Rodgers. The sad thing now is that we should all be excited to have a few more Queen gigs this summer but this will be tarnished by having Adam Lambert there. It's 2000-2003 all over again. The "Queen+" moniker had gotten some recognition with the Paul Rodgers gigs but now it's back in the mud. I would feel terrible is these were to be "Queen"'s final shows. |
| Wiley 24.06.2012 11:31 |
Today I'm more excited about the Queen Extravaganza than the Lambert shows. I sometimes even forget that's Brian and Roger playing live, probably for the last time. |
| john bodega 25.06.2012 04:42 |
"Today I'm more excited about the Queen Extravaganza than the Lambert shows. I sometimes even forget that's Brian and Roger playing live, probably for the last time" Unless I'm muddling the timeline in my head, they started praising Lambert before they knew about Martel. I can think of two reasons that they're staying the course - first of all, it would probably feel incredibly awkward to reject Lambert for the better guy. They could put whatever public spin on it that they like, but as far as uncomfortable situations go, that one would be worthy of Frasier. Secondly, Lambert just has a bigger profile. The young dollar. Brian and Roger probably aren't quite ready to forgo that just yet, and history shows they'll do just about anything short of eating shit to get young people interested in the music. Which is up to them obviously. I just wish John Deacon would mouth off in the press more often, the way he did when that hideous Robbie Williams recording came out. I felt so 'spoken for' when he came out and said that. In spite of all that, I'm waiting to see if there's any pleasant surprises. Brian or Roger doing lead vocals for anything would make me happy. An unexpected song choice (like when they did Bijou) would make me happy. Adam Lambert not singing like a goat riding a pneumatic drill would make me happy, because he has the range and the chops to at least do a good show, even if it's not to everyone's taste. |
| deleted user 25.06.2012 09:54 |
croatiafan wrote: It’s as if Brian woke up one morning and said. Hey 40 Years? Let’s see if we can lose all credibility in the next ten years and obfuscate our memories of who really was the biggest creative force behind the band. The one who talked them into having another go at this band thing. The one who brilliantly named them. The one that designed their logo and image. Oh and just happened to make them millionaires by writing their first three hits. Who was that “one”? Brian May and Roger Taylor can of course do whatever they like and everyone can of course "shut up." They can go ahead. What I won't do is purchase tickets to see some talent show no-mark add a horrific vibrato to every note while singing "We will Rack You" But that's just my opinion.Thank you! Perfectly put. |