| Toon_86 05.11.2014 13:15 |
90 mins program on next week, 11th November:- link Might be fun. Personally, I'm taking the missus to see Kylie at Newcastle arena. We've got 'Gold' tickets. I believe that gets me a lap dance or something off the tight bottomed Aussie lady or something. |
| andyb1968 05.11.2014 14:13 |
I know where I'd rather be toon :-) |
| master marathon runner 05.11.2014 14:48 |
I'll be at me pub quiz, but ill record it outta curiosity. Eee, I've no idea what'll win, now let me think........................................... |
| mooghead 05.11.2014 15:07 |
I'll catch up with it by reading the bile on this website the next day.... |
| cmsdrums 05.11.2014 15:16 |
I suppose the only saving grace is that the title of the programme is pretty on the mark: it's 'nation' and 'favourite, not 'fans' and 'best', so we can pretty much guess the top ten, know we're not getting anything new, but be thankful the band are having a show dedicated to them on prime time tv, giving the new release some great exposure. |
| mooghead 05.11.2014 16:01 |
10 quid on Brian saying he wrote Save Me about fucking badgers (if there are interviews in the show that is..) |
| brians wig 05.11.2014 16:06 |
Can't see it being much better than the last time they did something similar about 15 years ago. |
| brENsKi 05.11.2014 17:10 |
we can't know for sure what the outcome will be...only safe bet is the winner will be whichever song Gerry called and voted for...55,000 times |
| brENsKi 05.11.2014 17:11 |
mooghead wrote: 10 quid on Brian saying he wrote Save Me about fucking badgers (if there are interviews in the show that is..)or was that beastiality in general? |
| Khizzy 05.11.2014 17:21 |
I guess this programme is well tied in with the release of Queen Forever. I would've got excited a few years ago but I won't be watching it. I don't care what the casual fans like, to be honest. It'll be a case of, pick any 10 tracks from GH 1 & 2, focused on the dodgy 80s period. I think I preferred it when Queen actually weren't cool :D |
| Mr.Mouth 05.11.2014 18:21 |
70s Queen are the best... |
| Dean_ 05.11.2014 20:44 |
Is this the general opinion throughout the board that everyone prefers Queen from the 70's? I thought they got 10x better in the 80's. |
| cmsdrums 06.11.2014 03:05 |
Dean_ wrote: Is this the general opinion throughout the board that everyone prefers Queen from the 70's? I thought they got 10x better in the 80's.I think in essence, yes it is. They were a very different 'beast' by the mid 80s so you could argue that it's unfair to compare, but it's only natural to do so. The 80s songs (especially the singles) were generally brilliant pop songs, but that isn't necessarily what a lot of die hard fans like about the band. As a rule, you can pick any album from the debut up to The Game and find very few 'fillers' or dud tracks. Even those that difffer in style, feel, intent etc.. still have a complexity, depth, true reativity and vision to them. From Hot Space onwards you can pick any album and find a few tracks that will generally be seen as 'below par' by a majority of golks here. To think that there was only approx 6 years between the recording of A Night At The Opera and Hot Space is frightening! |
| Holly2003 06.11.2014 04:04 |
Dean_ wrote: Is this the general opinion throughout the board that everyone prefers Queen from the 70's? I thought they got 10x better in the 80's.Indeed. Body Language is exactly 10 times better than Bohemian Rhapsody. Maybe we could even go up to 11 on that. |
| Oscar J 06.11.2014 04:37 |
10 times better in the 80's? Are we talking about the music or Freddies facial hair here? |
| Thistle 06.11.2014 09:24 |
Everyone knows that The Works is better than Queen II. Sake..... |
| winterspelt 06.11.2014 09:53 |
Holly2003 wrote:Body Language > Loser in the EndDean_ wrote: Is this the general opinion throughout the board that everyone prefers Queen from the 70's? I thought they got 10x better in the 80's.Indeed. Body Language is exactly 10 times better than Bohemian Rhapsody. Maybe we could even go up to 11 on that. |
| brENsKi 06.11.2014 10:33 |
loser in the End > Dancer and One Year of Love |
| Holly2003 06.11.2014 11:09 |
Bo Rap > everything they did in the 1980s :p |
| Dean_ 06.11.2014 11:41 |
Holly2003 wrote:I don't really go out my way to listen to Bohemian Rhapsody. Hot Space did have Under Pressure and Las Palabras de Amor. Great tracks.Dean_ wrote: Is this the general opinion throughout the board that everyone prefers Queen from the 70's? I thought they got 10x better in the 80's.Indeed. Body Language is exactly 10 times better than Bohemian Rhapsody. Maybe we could even go up to 11 on that. Oscar J wrote: 10 times better in the 80's? Are we talking about the music or Freddies facial hair here?Music and overall stage production. Better show with a variation of genre's spread across 2 hours, Freddie sounded a lot better too, which is showcased on the Blu Ray's/DVD's that have been released compared to the 70's releases. Thistleboy1980 wrote: Everyone knows that The Works is better than Queen II. Sake.....Not sure if serious, but the first 3 Queen albums are possibly my least favorite out of the discography. God bless Neil Lennon. Holly2003 wrote: Bo Rap > everything they did in the 1980s :pOpinions are like arseholes, everybody has one, but Queen's releases, for me, after A Night at the Opera all had better tracks than Bohemian Rhapsody. Didn't Freddie himself say that Somebody to Love was a better track overall? You had that, Spread Your Wings, Save Me, all songs that I felt outclassed Bohemian Rhapsody. Queen got better with every album, minus Hot Space. |
| gerry 06.11.2014 13:06 |
Somebody to love is my fav Queen song, but the nation will of course choose Bohemian Rhapsody. Freddie wrote some awesome songs in the 70s. |
| Costa86 06.11.2014 15:20 |
mooghead wrote: 10 quid on Brian saying he wrote Save Me about fucking badgers (if there are interviews in the show that is..)That got my laughing. Fucking badgers. |
| cmsdrums 06.11.2014 16:58 |
Dean_ wrote:In the middle this thread is something referring to Freddie 'sounding better on 80's dvd and blu ray releases that's the 70's releases'. (Yes, releases, plural).Holly2003 wrote:I don't really go out my way to listen to Bohemian Rhapsody. Hot Space did have Under Pressure and Las Palabras de Amor. Great tracks.Dean_ wrote: Is this the general opinion throughout the board that everyone prefers Queen from the 70's? I thought they got 10x better in the 80's.Indeed. Body Language is exactly 10 times better than Bohemian Rhapsody. Maybe we could even go up to 11 on that.Oscar J wrote: 10 times better in the 80's? Are we talking about the music or Freddies facial hair here?Music and overall stage production. Better show with a variation of genre's spread across 2 hours, Freddie sounded a lot better too, which is showcased on the Blu Ray's/DVD's that have been released compared to the 70's releases.Thistleboy1980 wrote: Everyone knows that The Works is better than Queen II. Sake.....Not sure if serious, but the first 3 Queen albums are possibly my least favorite out of the discography. God bless Neil Lennon.Holly2003 wrote: Bo Rap > everything they did in the 1980s :pOpinions are like arseholes, everybody has one, but Queen's releases, for me, after A Night at the Opera all had better tracks than Bohemian Rhapsody. Didn't Freddie himself say that Somebody to Love was a better track overall? You had that, Spread Your Wings, Save Me, all songs that I felt outclassed Bohemian Rhapsody. Queen got better with every album, minus Hot Space. As far as I know, there's only been one 70's release on DVD/Blu ray (The Rainbow), and Freddie sounds fucking brilliant on that so I'm struggling to agree. Yes, Montreal is a brilliant vocal performance just the right side of the 80's divide for that argument!), and Budapest is pretty good (but not a patch on Rainbow), but Wenbley and Rio and Japan '82 are all pretty poor. |
| Dean_ 06.11.2014 20:21 |
cmsdrums wrote:The Queen VHS' releases throughout the years too. Each to there own man, I'm just not that keen on Freddie's takes on some of the stuff in the early days. It sounds to me as if he was still finding his voice, which latterly he did discover ways in which showcased his ability tremendously well. Wembley has a lot of energy, I know there is overdubs, but even then, I think the man put in a performance that holds up well against earlier performances. Queen's 20 minute set during Live Aid is applauded world wide, with many holding it as the greatest live performance of all time, can't really argue against it either. The studio work on The Miracle and Innuendo are in a different ball game too. Part of the reason why I hold him as the greatest ever, there aren't many singers who get better as the years go on, especially in a career spanning 20 years.Dean_ wrote:In the middle this thread is something referring to Freddie 'sounding better on 80's dvd and blu ray releases that's the 70's releases'. (Yes, releases, plural). As far as I know, there's only been one 70's release on DVD/Blu ray (The Rainbow), and Freddie sounds fucking brilliant on that so I'm struggling to agree. Yes, Montreal is a brilliant vocal performance just the right side of the 80's divide for that argument!), and Budapest is pretty good (but not a patch on Rainbow), but Wenbley and Rio and Japan '82 are all pretty poor.Holly2003 wrote:I don't really go out my way to listen to Bohemian Rhapsody. Hot Space did have Under Pressure and Las Palabras de Amor. Great tracks.Dean_ wrote: Is this the general opinion throughout the board that everyone prefers Queen from the 70's? I thought they got 10x better in the 80's.Indeed. Body Language is exactly 10 times better than Bohemian Rhapsody. Maybe we could even go up to 11 on that.Oscar J wrote: 10 times better in the 80's? Are we talking about the music or Freddies facial hair here?Music and overall stage production. Better show with a variation of genre's spread across 2 hours, Freddie sounded a lot better too, which is showcased on the Blu Ray's/DVD's that have been released compared to the 70's releases.Thistleboy1980 wrote: Everyone knows that The Works is better than Queen II. Sake.....Not sure if serious, but the first 3 Queen albums are possibly my least favorite out of the discography. God bless Neil Lennon.Holly2003 wrote: Bo Rap > everything they did in the 1980s :pOpinions are like arseholes, everybody has one, but Queen's releases, for me, after A Night at the Opera all had better tracks than Bohemian Rhapsody. Didn't Freddie himself say that Somebody to Love was a better track overall? You had that, Spread Your Wings, Save Me, all songs that I felt outclassed Bohemian Rhapsody. Queen got better with every album, minus Hot Space. IMO |
| Oscar J 07.11.2014 03:11 |
Man, your opinion is almost exactly the opposite to mine! Very interesting. |
| Pingfah 07.11.2014 04:53 |
I'm assuming this whole show is just one big rhetorical question. |
| ludwigs 07.11.2014 05:06 |
brENsKi wrote: we can't know for sure what the outcome will be...only safe bet is the winner will be whichever song Gerry called and voted for...55,000 timesYous lot aren't ardent (newly found word from my journalism stint) None of yous lot know anything about Queen. I do cause everyone in my town knows I'm the biggest Q fan in the town and only true fan in the world. After all, my friend knows Wayne Sleep and I know that ITV voted Queen the best band in the 80's so yous lot can fuck off and anyone that has a valid, sensible and rational view can fuck off too and I'll resort to calling yous lot spiteful, childish names and yous lot with your 4 eyes and love for Madonna can kiss Lamberts arse couse he's shit and Freddie will be happy I am 'Sir Gezza of some tough Northern Lad town' and I'll add in some Freddie pseudo phrases and wording like 'darling' cause I read that in a comic so it has to be true. Screw yous you bunch of many-eyed fucks. Long live God Freddie!! |
| brENsKi 07.11.2014 07:52 |
ludwigs encapsulates 6 months worth of Gezztastic illiteracy - bravo!!! |
| Vocal harmony 07.11.2014 09:06 |
From now on if I see a Gerry post I'll revert to Ludwigs post because it covers everything Sir Gerry of Fredsville has ever, and will ever, say!!! |
| queenfanbg 07.11.2014 12:35 |
Oh, shit, all that crap again? |
| cmsdrums 11.11.2014 15:44 |
Well - an hour into the show and I'm pleasantly surprised. The music is being taken seriously and no sensationalism so far. Plenty of Brian and Roger interviews for each track too, and the odd snippet of rare footage and photos. It's actually almost like a mini documentary concentrating on the songs, rather than a list/talking heads piece. Good stuff!! |
| Holly2003 11.11.2014 15:55 |
cmsdrums wrote: Well - an hour into the show and I'm pleasantly surprised. The music is being taken seriously and no sensationalism so far. Plenty of Brian and Roger interviews for each track too, and the odd snippet of rare footage and photos. It's actually almost like a mini documentary concentrating on the songs, rather than a list/talking heads piece. Good stuff!!Agreed. It;s very good. |
| KevoM 11.11.2014 16:07 |
You cannot be serious?! It's a blatant plug for the upcoming tour (extra tickest go on sale today....coincidence?) and the Forever album. The clues are in the ad breaks. Financed by QP no doubt and a great peak time filler for ITV |
| Holly2003 11.11.2014 16:10 |
I don;t give a flying f**k about ad breaks lol! But of course they're doing it for promotional purposes. The point is the programme is much better than I expected it to be. |
| soxtalon 11.11.2014 16:47 |
If anyone is recording, is it possible it could be uploaded for those of us outside the UK? It would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! |
| Toon_86 11.11.2014 18:45 |
Been watching this tonight, is it just me or has the one vision / kind of magic thing just been played for the first time? This has been great so far. |
| cmsdrums 12.11.2014 01:14 |
The One Vision/A Kind of Magic demo is a bonus track on the AKOM 2011 Deluxe Remaster |
| NickESB 12.11.2014 02:04 |
KevoM wrote: It's a blatant plug for the upcoming tour (extra tickest go on sale today....coincidence?) and the Forever album. The clues are in the ad breaks.I believe the Q+AL adverts only went out in selected ITV regions (London got them, but Meridian [SE] didn't). |
| Khizzy 12.11.2014 04:41 |
Slightly gutted that I missed this now, after reading the comments made by people. I can't even find it anywhere online, even ITV player doesn't have it up at the moment. I'll be looking out for it, hopefully a recording will surface somewhere soon. |
| KevoM 13.11.2014 17:11 |
The ads went out in Granada region too. For those who didn't see it, you missed nothing! |
| PrimeJiveUSA 15.11.2014 13:20 |
Yeah...most fans either here or elsewhere consider '70's Queen quite a bit better than '80's Queen. I know *I* do. Having said *that*...I think the stuff they did in the '80's and especially late 80's/early 90's is quite a bit better than most give it credit for. As someone stated earlier...they were a "different beast" in the '80's. There wasn't one album that didn't have at *least* 3 great songs on it. I think the best stuff that they created in the '80's/'90's can stand toe-to-toe with most of the '70's output. |