| iwantitnow 06.11.2013 12:52 |
was thinking about this lately, what is your most underrated Queen song? mine is Was It All Worth It. Has awesome guitar riff, lots of orchestral changes, and could have been Freddie's swan song being the last song on the Miracle, if he didn't live longer... |
| Sebastian 06.11.2013 13:23 |
I'd say probably '39, Good Company and Dreamer's Ball. |
| cmsdrums 06.11.2013 13:25 |
Difficult to say without knowing how people rate each one?!? |
| crazy duck 06.11.2013 13:43 |
You and I |
| DepeX 06.11.2013 14:13 |
Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll is a very fast metal song and I like it very much |
| k-m 06.11.2013 17:58 |
You Don't Fool Me. Very melodic, yet quite melancholic at the same time. Sounds a bit like AKOM in its simplicity, but avoids sounding plastic at the same time. Incredible Brian May guitar playing, which adds poignancy to the song, the same way it did for BoRhap (!). Many will disagree, but I like the video too. I know for a fact it brought it to non-Queen audiences. Great song. I do like Machines as well, it's a little experimental, but quite rocky at the same time. Has a good momentum. Very good vocals on both, although each song is sung in a very different way. |
| someonewholikesadam 06.11.2013 19:11 |
See, if it weren't for Adam, I would've never heard this awesome song. Adam is keeping your beloved music alive and introducing it to more people than who would otherwise not have hard it. |
| Dan C. 06.11.2013 20:57 |
This is a tough one, but I think, for now, I'm going with "Fight From the Inside." |
| Heavenite 06.11.2013 21:12 |
Leaving Home Ain't Easy because it's great and really was given a lowly rating on the polls that were done on here a while ago. Dragon Attack is another ripper, but probably gets a much higher rating by fans I think. |
| Mr. Britt 06.11.2013 21:24 |
queenFoc wrote: Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll is a very fast metal song and I like it very muchI thought it was rock 'n' roll. |
| PrimeJiveUSA 06.11.2013 21:42 |
Lots of great choices already made in this thread! I have to go with Mad The Swine. I don't know why more fans don't love this song. |
| TheWorks84 06.11.2013 21:43 |
Save me and It's a hard life. |
| Donna13 06.11.2013 23:55 |
Killer Queen. I think it is their best song - it is just completely perfect, but it doesn't seem to get much attention compared to their other well-known songs. |
| rhapsody8 07.11.2013 01:12 |
Scandal It's Late White Queen Dragon Attack |
| master marathon runner 07.11.2013 02:17 |
The night comes down.- perfect. You don't fool me. - exquisite. |
| KJ 07.11.2013 04:59 |
Life is real |
| Mr. Britt 07.11.2013 05:32 |
'It's A Hard Life' |
| matt z 07.11.2013 05:34 |
I never had the chance to record with "Queen", so I don't know. I never joined a boy band of gay sexpots, never was a lip sync plastic pop star, nor was I as short and ugly as the least talented of the seven dwarfs. "Crappy" comes to mind. ... But in case you phrased it wrong. .. . What is my favorite underappreciated QUEEN song? First thing to mind (I'll pick four) 1: It's Late 2. Prophet's Song 3. I'm Going Slightly Mad 4. You Don't Fool Me Death on two legs should be as well. That menacing ugly bitter but beautiful song should be known by every hard rock fan. Too bad the people at qpl don't think so and rank their appreciation of Freddie' s genius upon his 80's gay cliché appearance and posturing. Imho: he outdid most of the seventies "rock gods" onstage possibly excepting Robert Plant .... but Fred's instrumentation exceeded what Plant did onstage. IF ONLY THERE WAS SOMETHING TO SHOW THE PUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE THAT LEGACY (You fumbling doofus fart mother fuckers) [Qpl] |
| master marathon runner 07.11.2013 06:36 |
'pon reflection, some contractors at my workplace a couple o years ago, would always have planet rock radio on as they were rock fans, and hardly a day went by when they didn't play 'brighton rock' - sez a lot. |
| Day dop 07.11.2013 09:13 |
Dragon Attack. Should've been released as a single. |
| noorie 07.11.2013 09:42 |
I think almost every song on their first 3 albums is under-rated. Some amazing songs there! White Queen, March of the Black Queen, Ogre Battle, The night comes down, Brighton Rock, Stone Cold Crazy, Bring back that Leroy Brown, Lap of the Gods... Tenement Funster...? I could go on and on. And of course Death on Two legs, and Dragon Attack. A really difficult choice since most people are only aware of Queen's 'Greatest Hits', and the rest are pretty under-rated.. |
| paulonied 07.11.2013 09:55 |
It's got to be "The Night Comes Down" or "Machines" |
| ITSM 07.11.2013 10:29 |
My Fairy King |
| Band Forever 07.11.2013 11:33 |
Spread Your Wings, Father To Son, Ride The Wild Wind. |
| The Real Wizard 07.11.2013 11:49 |
The March Of The Black Queen, hands down. Everyone in the civilized world knows BoRhap, and this was a very important developmental step on the road to that for the band, Freddie particularly. |
| kosimodo 07.11.2013 13:43 |
You take my breath away, its late, spread your wings, jealousy to name a few |
| MartynTS 07.11.2013 14:32 |
Hard to say, it depends on who you're talking to. For this 'community' I would say The Night Comes Down. Also, both versions of In The Lap Of The Gods. I love basically all of their first five albums. Seaside Rendezvous is another that comes to mind. |
| princetom 07.11.2013 17:02 |
millionaire waltz. i really love the way freddie does the vocals. so theatrical and emotional. it's camp. it's cute, it's just a perfect example what queen was in the 70s. ! |
| Missreclusive 07.11.2013 17:16 |
Way too many were and are underrated! Drives me nuts to hear the same ones over and over on the radio and I always think...why o why don't they play March Of The Black Queen? Millionaire Waltz? Lap of the Gods? So so many that people would love if only... |
| MadTheSwine73 08.11.2013 11:13 |
Was It All Worth It. |
| Mr. Britt 09.11.2013 09:20 |
It pissed me off so bad that 'Play The Game' wasn't a huge hit track. |
| PrimeJiveUSA 09.11.2013 13:20 |
Yes..."Play The Game" is one of their best ever songs. Look, if you think the recognition of so much of Queen's work is lacking over there in Europe, you would be aghast at what it is here in the U.S.! Only 4 songs get any type of regular play over here 1.)AOBTD 2.)Bohemian Rhapsody 3.)WWRY/WATC.4.)Under Pressure Only on occasion will you here KQ/YMBF/STL/TYMD/FBG/CLTCL/KYA. That's it. Nothing else...not a song past 1981 and never any deep cuts. Other acts like Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin/AC-DC get all kinds of deep album tracks played by them but not Queen. It's extremely frustrating because most Americans think that Queen were simply the band that featured in Waynes World and came up with a STOMP-STOMP-CLAP sports anthem. |
| Your Fairy King 09.11.2013 20:56 |
Hands down - It's Late. The fact this isn't in heavy rotation on American Classic Rock radio stations is a crime. |
| Mr. Britt 10.11.2013 11:42 |
PrimeJiveUSA wrote: Yes..."Play The Game" is one of their best ever songs. Look, if you think the recognition of so much of Queen's work is lacking over there in Europe, you would be aghast at what it is here in the U.S.! Only 4 songs get any type of regular play over here 1.)AOBTD 2.)Bohemian Rhapsody 3.)WWRY/WATC.4.)Under Pressure Only on occasion will you here KQ/YMBF/STL/TYMD/FBG/CLTCL/KYA. That's it. Nothing else...not a song past 1981 and never any deep cuts. Other acts like Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin/AC-DC get all kinds of deep album tracks played by them but not Queen. It's extremely frustrating because most Americans think that Queen were simply the band that featured in Waynes World and came up with a STOMP-STOMP-CLAP sports anthem.I'm from the USA but I've pushed a lot of Queen tracks to be played on the radio, and here in New England, they tend to play more varied Queen tracks... including Thank God It's Christmas (Christmas season only!), I Want To Break Free, Radio Ga Ga (was the local rock'n'roll station's theme song at one point!), One Vision, The Show Must Go On (also played frequently on a small local radio station), Body Language, etc. Play The Game used to be played often, but most stations switched to "BIG HITS ONLY!". Need Your Loving Tonight used to be played often, too. |
| waunakonor 10.11.2013 11:42 |
PrimeJiveUSA wrote: That's it. Nothing else...not a song past 1981 and never any deep cuts. Other acts like Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin/AC-DC get all kinds of deep album tracks played by them but not Queen. It's extremely frustrating because most Americans think that Queen were simply the band that featured in Waynes World and came up with a STOMP-STOMP-CLAP sports anthem.I heard Radio Ga-Ga on the radio the other day and was pretty happy about that. |
| LilKing22 10.11.2013 16:50 |
I think "Scandal" is the best song on The Miracle. I don't think it gets the attention it deserves. |
| jpgthfc 11.11.2013 06:39 |
For me....'39, long away, you and I, las palabras de amor |
| brENsKi 11.11.2013 10:24 |
Missreclusive wrote: Way too many were and are underrated! Drives me nuts to hear the same ones over and over on the radio and I always think...why o why don't they play March Of The Black Queen? Millionaire Waltz? Lap of the Gods? So so many that people would love if only...ain't gonna happen. this doesn't happen for bands who released loads of singles. bands like queen, genesis etc who had loads of hits - you'll generally only hear the hits. i took a look at planet rock's playlists - and this theory works....not many queen "non-singles" on their playlist - and they're a rock station. however, bands like zep and floyd who didn't really release singles - well, (obviously) its a different story. ffms/nevermore/motbq - the "germination" of the seed of Bo Rhap |
| thomasquinn 32989 11.11.2013 13:04 |
The Real Wizard wrote: The March Of The Black Queen, hands down. Everyone in the civilized world knows BoRhap, and this was a very important developmental step on the road to that for the band, Freddie particularly.IMHO, it's also a far better song than Boh Rhap. It's much more of a whole, whereas you can clearly hear how Boh Rhap was constructed from completely separate song-ideas. I wholeheartedly agree that this is Queen's most underrated song amongst the general populace. I don't think it's my all-time favorite Queen song, though... |
| k-m 11.11.2013 16:07 |
Many good choices in this thread, but I noticed many of you choose songs from the first few albums. As much as I love most of these choices, I do think the songs got the recognition, simply because of both critical and public acclaim of most of their 70's albums, on both sides of the Atlantic. I do think that some of their later stuff was overlooked though and could add Slightly Mad and Las Palabras to my selections. Great songs, imo. |
| k-m 11.11.2013 16:07 |
Many good choices in this thread, but I noticed many of you choose songs from the first few albums. As much as I love most of these choices, I do think the songs got the recognition, simply because of both critical and public acclaim of most of their 70's albums, on both sides of the Atlantic. I do think that some of their later stuff was overlooked though and could add Slightly Mad and Las Palabras to my selections. Great songs, imo. |
| FlorianS 12.11.2013 09:36 |
The Hero. What a shame that this has not been released as a Single, not even included on Queen Rocks or on Deep Cuts II. I think it is one of their best rock songs and a great vocal performance by Freddie. I also love the revisited version which was included on the deluxe release 2011. |
| Stelios 12.11.2013 12:45 |
Chinese Torture and My life has been changed. Errrr....well not really. |
| brENsKi 12.11.2013 13:11 |
Stelios wrote: and My life has been changed. Errrr....well not really.Stelios is right. this is definitely the most underrated Queen song...so underrated that i doubt even hardened queen fans have heard of it :-) |
| malicedoom 12.11.2013 15:22 |
Let's see... off the top of my head... In Only Seven Days I'm Going Slightly Mad My Baby Does Me All Dead, All Dead SCANDAL!!! SCANDAL!!! SCANDAL!!! |
| Stelios 13.11.2013 10:53 |
brENsKi wrote:My life has been changed is so dull and indifferent that it really sticks out as an almost not-a-Queen-song.Stelios wrote: and My life has been changed. Errrr....well not really.Stelios is right. this is definitely the most underrated Queen song...so underrated that i doubt even hardened queen fans have heard of it :-) There is perhaps some mild queenish quality in the way Freddie sais "here we go- telling lies" but apart from that its one boring mother f**ker. |
| Chief Mouse 13.11.2013 12:38 |
In no particular order: Scandal Was It All Worth It I'm Going Slightly Mad Don't Try So Hard The Prophet's Song MOTBQ Jealousy Drowse Spread Your Wings Heaven For Everyone Play The Game Obviously, only my opinion. |
| brENsKi 13.11.2013 16:19 |
Stelios wrote:well....that was f*cking wasted even the " :-) " at the end...seems like it went right over your head and you went right ahead and made the same mistake again.....it's not "changed" it's "my life has been saved"brENsKi wrote:My life has been changed is so dull and indifferent that it really sticks out as an almost not-a-Queen-song. There is perhaps some mild queenish quality in the way Freddie sais "here we go- telling lies" but apart from that its one boring mother f**ker.Stelios wrote: and My life has been changed. Errrr....well not really.Stelios is right. this is definitely the most underrated Queen song...so underrated that i doubt even hardened queen fans have heard of it :-) |
| Stelios 13.11.2013 16:35 |
brENsKi wrote:ohhh...and it seemed quite an odd response on your behalf about that song wich obviously i hate. However my remarks about the changed/saved song stand the same.Stelios wrote:well....that was f*cking wasted even the " :-) " at the end...seems like it went right over your head and you went right ahead and made the same mistake again.....it's not "changed" it's "my life has been saved"brENsKi wrote:My life has been changed is so dull and indifferent that it really sticks out as an almost not-a-Queen-song. There is perhaps some mild queenish quality in the way Freddie sais "here we go- telling lies" but apart from that its one boring mother f**ker.Stelios wrote: and My life has been changed. Errrr....well not really.Stelios is right. this is definitely the most underrated Queen song...so underrated that i doubt even hardened queen fans have heard of it :-) |
| Stelios 13.11.2013 16:40 |
my real vote goes for Scandal. It seems to me strange how Brian May on the DVD for Greatest Hits 2 makes a remark wich goes like " not that i think that much ( good) for the song" . I expected Brian to defend more his creation because its autobiographical , has great guitar work / keybord arragments and PLUS Freddie's voice sounds divine and totally electric. Also the video for me is the first showcase of Freddie in his heroic decline, strugling between power and weekness. The resault is that he seems more bad-ass than previous videos becouse there is a new maturity that goes along with his new inner and outside scars. If we talk about impact Scandal really holds its ground. |
| Mark_Glasgow 14.11.2013 18:27 |
Don't Try Suicide :) |
| Makka 15.11.2013 06:45 |
All Dead, All Dead for me. Hard not to get shivers with those guitar harmonies in the middle of that track. |
| FairyFeller95 10.02.2014 16:19 |
Some Day, One Day Good Company Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy Who Needs You My Melancholy Blues Mustapha Dragon Attack Play the Game Staying Power Back Chat One Year of Love (One of My Favorite Queen Songs) A Kind of Magic |
| br5946 14.02.2014 08:38 |
There are so many to choose since public opinion only calls for DSMN, Break Free and WWRY because the former two are poppy enough for modern ears and the latter's instantly connected to sport. But regardless, just from the UK top 40 singles I'd pick Slightly Mad, You Don't Fool Me, Headlong, Now I'm Here, A Winter's Tale and (cue the gasps of surprise) Bo Rhap. |
| philip storey 01.03.2014 06:27 |
The Night Comes Down,i often listen to this song whilst the sun is setting across the fields where i live,very touching and makes me reflect on the day. |
| AlbaNo1 02.03.2014 11:40 |
Stelios wrote: my real vote goes for Scandal. It seems to me strange how Brian May on the DVD for Greatest Hits 2 makes a remark wich goes like " not that i think that much ( good) for the song" . I expected Brian to defend more his creation because its autobiographical , has great guitar work / keybord arragments and PLUS Freddie's voice sounds divine and totally electric. Also the video for me is the first showcase of Freddie in his heroic decline, strugling between power and weekness. The resault is that he seems more bad-ass than previous videos becouse there is a new maturity that goes along with his new inner and outside scars. If we talk about impact Scandal really holds its ground.Agree with this. Scandal definitely seems underrated by fans and the band, well by Brian and Roger anyway. |
| The King Of Rhye 02.03.2014 12:43 |
You And I.......totally should have been a single!! also from Races, Long Away....which WAS a single, actually, but flopped......great Brian song, tho! Also, I don't know if you can really call a song that was a huge hit underrated.....but I think Under Pressure is kinda underappreciated.....I think its one of the best things Queen and/or Bowie ever did.... |
| BETA215 02.03.2014 13:07 |
Was It All Worth It (WIAWI) or The March Of The Black Queen (TMOTBQ). WIAWI It's a great song, with great riffs, great "orchestra" |and great singer, ok, like all queen songs.| And TMOTBQ is a great song, it's like Boh Rhap but different, and I think is the most underrated Queen song for me. |
| Over the Field 03.03.2014 04:25 |
Nevermore |
| shannaschaffer 03.03.2014 12:03 |
Back Chat and Gimme the Prize |
| mooghead 03.03.2014 15:00 |
You and I - the best Queen single that never was.... |
| thekillerqueen_10 09.03.2014 16:45 |
The Prophet's Song definitely. One the best on NATO, next to Bohemian Rhapsody. Amazing guitar, drums, and Freddie's vocals are on point. |
| signe654321 03.08.2014 15:36 |
For me Some day, one day, She makes me (stormtrooper in stilettos), I'm Going Slightly Mad, Queen - Let Me Live (finished after Freddies dead but still great) and then some more known Queen number that still think is underrated The miracle, Friends will be friends, Headlong, and then I want it all, only because it might be my favorite queen song. |
| CEDAxGFC 03.08.2014 15:54 |
Invisible man |
| k-m 04.08.2014 15:06 |
AlbaNo1 wrote:Scandal is okay, but I wouldn't say it's a gem or a classic Queen song. Simply, a good pop-rock song, but nothing special in my opinion. I think the production sucks just a little bit, maybe that's why they don't regard it that much.Stelios wrote: my real vote goes for Scandal. It seems to me strange how Brian May on the DVD for Greatest Hits 2 makes a remark wich goes like " not that i think that much ( good) for the song" . I expected Brian to defend more his creation because its autobiographical , has great guitar work / keybord arragments and PLUS Freddie's voice sounds divine and totally electric. Also the video for me is the first showcase of Freddie in his heroic decline, strugling between power and weekness. The resault is that he seems more bad-ass than previous videos becouse there is a new maturity that goes along with his new inner and outside scars. If we talk about impact Scandal really holds its ground.Agree with this. Scandal definitely seems underrated by fans and the band, well by Brian and Roger anyway. |