| M-train 13.03.2013 14:27 |
I think of all of the great bands of the 70's Queen seemed to have the most energy to have kept on going. I really believe that had FM not died they would still be putting out albums, and some touring. What do you guys think? |
| Queen1973 13.03.2013 15:48 |
Yes they would it would be great they would be a super band. But then as posted before we wouldnt have the miracle innuendo heaven albums. Most those songs were about all the emotions running thru the band at the time. We would have diiferent tracks and more albums etc. So its a funny subject.. Those songs or queen more... Queen more.. |
| inu-liger 13.03.2013 16:35 |
"The Miracle" would probably been fairly close to how it turned out anyways. "Innuendo" would have most definitely been likely to have taken on a different shape, and of course "Made In Heaven" would not exist at all period. |
| bobbyo 13.03.2013 17:36 |
I doubt that they'd still be writing or performing together. I don't think I'd want them to anyway, they left us plenty of incredible music to get by. |
| M-train 13.03.2013 17:56 |
I can think of a few bands that are still going {putting out new albums} from the 70's like Kiss, Nazareth, Van Halen, Stones, Aerosmith, Ozzy, and probably a few more that I can't think of just now. I would bet that Queen would have probably done as the bands mentioned above, and taken more time between albums, and tours. |
| MadTheSwine73 13.03.2013 18:25 |
I think Queen would have been like the Rolling Stones; they would get tired of each other, take a long break, go solo, then realize that no one wants to hear them solo, go back to the band, and become successes again, but mainly by touring. |
| mgq39 13.03.2013 23:53 |
Bowie just came out with another album too haha, anyways I do not know if I would have liked the direction they would have went in the 90s or 2000s I liked Queen the most in the 70s particulary early 70s, I liked them in the 80s and 90s too, just less than I did in the 70s. |
| mgq39 13.03.2013 23:58 |
Though in The Miracle they were headed back to more of their 70s rock oriented feel so maybe I would have really enjoyed the 70s..... |
| TheWorks84 14.03.2013 00:57 |
I think they would have done a few more albums/tours but i dont think they would be doing much now, they probably would have got sick of each other by the late 90s. |
| Pingfah 14.03.2013 06:43 |
I think they would have taken a long break after AKOM, or whatever hypothetical album might have come after that instead of The Miracle, but would be back again now and as big as they ever were. I don't agree that their success would be mainly from touring, that is true of big acts like the Rolling Stones, but only because they ran out what little creative juice they had in the first place. Queen were always head and shoulders above most of their peers creatively speaking. Their albums would still be huge, and as a unit they would still "have it" as song writers. Probably. That's all speculation, and could well be completely wrong, but I think it is quite possible. |
| deleted user 14.03.2013 12:21 |
Definitely yes.Too much creative juices among the 4 of them to put down the banner had Freddie lived. Also a bit of touring but much slower. |
| A Word In Your Ear 15.03.2013 10:51 |
Yes, but as a three piece. Deaky will have still retired at some point. |
| Day dop 15.03.2013 12:25 |
I'd have liked to hear Freddie do some more stuff along the lines of the Barcelona album. And I think he would've too. I think if Queen had stayed together they'd have done studio stuff, but I'm not so sure about tours. Apparently, Freddie hated the idea of being an old rocker on stage (I'm not sure that he said that just as an excuse to not perform live as he got ill - he might have meant it even if he wasn't dying). |
| madprofessorus 16.03.2013 17:21 |
well I think they would continue,dont know for sure about concerts,Freddie was very energetic on stage,and since the years would go by,I dont think we would be able to act like he wanted on stage for so long,maybe few pecial concerts,about studio works,since queen had four composers it would be easy for new songs,the miracle possibly would come out as well,innuendo not so sure,even if it was,surely not too dark,till with good songs though,and much possible we wouldnt have personal albums from brian and roger,maybe some songs here and there |
| Stelios 16.03.2013 18:26 |
For some reason i can't see Queen with Freddie alive, in the today spectrum of music. I can't see them as becoming a cliche as so many super-groups of that time turned into today ( like rol.stones, aerosmith, scorpions e.t.c.) The scenery has changed a lot and Queen were always about pussing bundaries.I find it very diffult to imagine how Queen would have adopted and tranform their momentum and creativity into the modern reality where contemporary music has really lost its vibrant core that used to change peoples lives. ...Or perhaps i am just struck with nostalgia. |
| GratefulFan 16.03.2013 18:45 |
Stelios wrote: The scenery has changed a lot and Queen were always about pussing bundaries.Not Fred so much... :) |
| Stelios 17.03.2013 03:20 |
GratefulFan wrote:You disagree or is it a joke about sexual preference?Stelios wrote: The scenery has changed a lot and Queen were always about pussing bundaries.Not Fred so much... :) |
| Heavenite 17.03.2013 05:29 |
Think you might be onto something Stelios. Fred didn't do much pussing in later years! :-) |
| Stelios 17.03.2013 07:01 |
The fact that he retreated into some "safer formulas" from The Works onwords dosen't mean he bacame a dull , cliched artist. He just had a space in his creativity when he became less focused in music since he seemed to get his kicks more from real life than art. That window apparently was closed with the disease and then he retrated back to music and art. The thing is , that he was always the first to get bored. He apparently needed to get stimulated and he was always a clever guy. Since he didn't loose his talent i don't see where you get the idea that Mercury ever stoped pushing the envelope. In fact his hole life was about that although determined to do it in his own way. And that envolved even some freeking Delilah's . But then again its all in the "never boring" context that he was all about. |
| samanthalovesqueen 19.03.2013 02:03 |
I personally think that he'd be the type to stop touring when he knew he didn't have it in him anymore. Whilst I see him recording definitely, I see him producing and writing a lot! Another question I like to pose is, would he be working in rock? I feel as though he's a genre chameleon so to speak and morphs into the genres he enjoys. |
| Martin Packer 19.03.2013 02:55 |
I think Queen would've remained together and continue to evolve. I don't know how they would've evolved - and I really don't feel too inclined to speculate as that's Another World. :-( :-) |
| Heavenite 19.03.2013 03:09 |
Stelios wrote:Stelios, you were right when you asked if it was a joke about sexual preference. Put bluntly you need pussy to pussing. Get it? ....lol.GratefulFan wrote:You disagree or is it a joke about sexual preference?Stelios wrote: The scenery has changed a lot and Queen were always about pussing bundaries.Not Fred so much... :) |
| FlorianS 22.03.2013 05:53 |
Maybe they would have continued. But the main question to me would concern their succes and popularity. Queen had an enormous boost of popularity due to Freddies death. I am not sure if they would have been able to achieve the same status if freddie would still be here. |
| matt z 22.03.2013 06:59 |
I think pinga and Samantha hit it on the head. They were creatively chameleons. I wouldn't doubt a distance but then creative output whether in prodigy/protege formula etc or film scores I'm sure they would have entered the nineties StroNG and in full blast..... considering all the animated films of the time I wouldn't rule out collaborations. After growing up in the 90-00's I think Freddie would have been keen to do duets like with Mariah carey etc for animated romance films. They are just too powerfully creative as a unit to have ever let it sleep without the adversity that happened. They're simply soo gifted. Roger might be in a group with queens of the stoneage guys like john Paul Jones It's part of their lives Big for instance: had WWTLF come out in a film like GHOST or TITANIC it would surely be a timeless anthem Instead it hit the science fiction action crowd and didn't get the viewer ship it deserves |
| M-train 10.05.2013 16:26 |
Martin mentioned that Queen might have morphed into something, how, or what direction, do you guys think Queen would have changed musically had they gone on. |
| Queen fan 12.05.2013 20:28 |
FlorianS wrote: Maybe they would have continued. But the main question to me would concern their succes and popularity. Queen had an enormous boost of popularity due to Freddies death. I am not sure if they would have been able to achieve the same status if freddie would still be here.Queen already assured their status at Live Aid, the greatest show on earth, only a few years before Freddie declined. So Queen, if Freddie had lived ,would be the still be the greatest rock band ever and would have gone on and on recording amazing outstanding music that would be by now , part of the legend. myth is nothing but legends are real. |
| The Fairy King 13.05.2013 11:27 |
Queen fan wrote:FlorianS wrote: Maybe they would have continued. But the main question to me would concern their succes and popularity. Queen had an enormous boost of popularity due to Freddies death. I am not sure if they would have been able to achieve the same status if freddie would still be here.Queen already assured their status at Live Aid, the greatest show on earth, only a few years before Freddie declined. So Queen, if Freddie had lived ,would be the still be the greatest rock band ever and would have gone on and on recording amazing outstanding music that would be by now , part of the legend. myth is nothing but legends are real. |
| waunakonor 13.05.2013 14:03 |
The Fairy King wrote:Queen fan wrote:FlorianS wrote: Maybe they would have continued. But the main question to me would concern their succes and popularity. Queen had an enormous boost of popularity due to Freddies death. I am not sure if they would have been able to achieve the same status if freddie would still be here.Queen already assured their status at Live Aid, the greatest show on earth, only a few years before Freddie declined. So Queen, if Freddie had lived ,would be the still be the greatest rock band ever and would have gone on and on recording amazing outstanding music that would be by now , part of the legend. myth is nothing but legends are real. |
| brENsKi 13.05.2013 14:27 |
firstly, they're not the greatest rock band ever status-wise - that honour belongs to zep sales and pioneering wise - it's the beatles some people round here need to be more objective - separate favouritism from the issue and you will see queen are possibly third as for "would they still be putting otu albums as a band?" no chance. freddie and john were headed in a funky direction whereas bri and roger were resentful that the rockier edge was quickly being eroded. truth? i'd expect bri and roger to be doing what they are now and freddie and john to being dance collaborations together |
| Queen fan 13.05.2013 14:41 |
brENsKi wrote: firstly, they're not the greatest rock band ever status-wise - that honour belongs to zep sales and pioneering wise - it's the beatles some people round here need to be more objective - separate favouritism from the issue and you will see queen are possibly third as for "would they still be putting otu albums as a band?" no chance. freddie and john were headed in a funky direction whereas bri and roger were resentful that the rockier edge was quickly being eroded. truth? i'd expect bri and roger to be doing what they are now and freddie and john to being dance collaborations togetherI consider them the greatest band ever because they are. And of course, i am a Queen fan, so naturally i would. As for John and Freddie suddenly stop making Music with Queen and cause the band to split having in due of their differing musical tastes to that of Brian or Roger caused a unbreachable rift that is rubbish,! as John and Freddie ALWAYS from the early years had DIFFERENT MUSICAL TASTES to those of Brian and Roger, and it Never Stopped them making ALBUMS infact it is what made them SOOO GREAT AND THE GREATEST EVER!!!!!! AND THAT VARIATION of musical styles and influence is EXACTLY What made Queen so musically effervescent and vitally unique. FOREVER. smile. Oh and album sales means nothing in a world of going with the crowd and eating whats given you at the table like sheep do. maybe they are sick after paying the money , who knows? as for the Beatles i say quality is more important than quantity and as for led zep , american potheads are so easily persuaded, but when the chips fall at the end of the day,quality and regal excellence in the end displays arrogantly for the whole world to see, its own superiority! lol |
| Rogers Untidy Bottom 13.05.2013 16:45 |
They would have been still recording. However, from Jazz right through to Made In Heaven, the quality curve was definitely down. Another 20 years later, I dread to think how they would've sounded. Musically, Queen stopped being a great album band in 1977. Their singles would've been good though. |
| The Fairy King 14.05.2013 03:34 |
Rogers Untidy Bottom wrote: They would have been still recording. However, from Jazz right through to Made In Heaven, the quality curve was definitely down. Another 20 years later, I dread to think how they would've sounded. Musically, Queen stopped being a great album band in 1977. Their singles would've been good though.BLASPHEMY!!!!!! How dare you say that about Queen?! You should be shot! |
| ITSM 14.05.2013 06:24 |
M-train wrote: Martin mentioned that Queen might have morphed into something, how, or what direction, do you guys think Queen would have changed musically had they gone on.Yes, I do. They changed a lot musically over the years, so why not "in the future?" |
| Rogers Untidy Bottom 14.05.2013 13:12 |
The Fairy King wrote::-)Rogers Untidy Bottom wrote: They would have been still recording. However, from Jazz right through to Made In Heaven, the quality curve was definitely down. Another 20 years later, I dread to think how they would've sounded. Musically, Queen stopped being a great album band in 1977. Their singles would've been good though.BLASPHEMY!!!!!! How dare you say that about Queen?! You should be shot! My love for the band is as much for my memories of those mad times as well as the quality music they did. I loved their singles and there were good tracks on albums from Jazz onwards. I just couldn't love the albums for the music in the way I did the first 6 (and particularly the first 3). |
| brENsKi 14.05.2013 14:47 |
i agree with this ^^^ although i'd also include Jazz never really "got" The Game hated "Hot Space" from day one to now "AKOM" grates on me "Miracle has some nice spots" "Innuendo" ditto, but overall, very average and dates badly - sound wise |
| sick.of.the.head 15.05.2013 09:06 |
I don"t think so... I have listened Queen from 2 years, and I can"t find a song that i don't like. Maybe because I'm in love with the voice of Freddie :) I would give a lot so that he lives to be able to hear at least one concert Queen , but personally I prefer that he died in glory, than if he had to be pushed aside by a commercial pop star :/ |