| Costa86 22.12.2014 18:05 |
I think most of us see Freddie as having been the most popular member of Queen, followed by Brian, then Roger, then John. This is, interestingly but not surprisingly, mirrored by Google search results of their names (in between quotation marks): -"Freddie Mercury" yields 14 million results -"Brian May" 3.46 million -"Roger Taylor" around 624,000 (some of these may actually be for Roger Taylor the Duran Duran drummer) -"John Deacon" around 434,000 (not too bad for someone who has purposefully stayed out of the spotlight for 20+ years) Freddie is roughly 75% more popular than Brian. Yes, I do have too much time on my hands. |
| noorie 22.12.2014 18:50 |
Well, at least you are having fun... :) |
| The King Of Rhye 22.12.2014 20:24 |
At least a small percentage of the hits for Brian were probably for the other Brian May........lol |
| antiden 23.12.2014 02:52 |
Please don't show it to Brian. Or it will ruin his ego... |
| ITSM 23.12.2014 05:12 |
I guess there's some results for "FreddY Mercury" too...? |
| Oscar J 23.12.2014 11:12 |
There are more results for Freddy Mercury than for John Deacon. Ouch! |
| gerry 23.12.2014 13:03 |
Freddie deserves to be in the lead, he was the one who done all the hard work in the band and getting the crowds excited. Freddie is the king of Queen! |
| Oscar J 23.12.2014 14:47 |
Yeah, especially in the early 80's when he stayed up all night working in the studio while the rest of the band went out clubbing. |
| ludwigs 23.12.2014 15:51 |
gerry wrote: Freddie deserves to be in the lead, he was the one who done all the hard work in the band and getting the crowds excited. Freddie is the king of Queen!You really take the biscuit here Gezza!!! How the hell do you know the dynamics of the band? You choose your opinions based on ...."cause he was the lead singer..." Status Quo ringing in my ears again... Down, down....deeper and down!! Wasn't John the business guy circa 1981? Made their monies etc worth it. |
| tomchristie22 23.12.2014 16:49 |
Oscar J wrote: Yeah, especially in the early 80's when he stayed up all night working in the studio while the rest of the band went out clubbing.Haha! |
| Sebastian 24.12.2014 00:50 |
Putting band members against each other is absolutely petty and unfair. Having said that, it's a lot of fun n_n It's obvious that from a chemical perspective, and from a legal perspective, they were each 25%. It's also obvious that from a mathematical perspective, different areas would have different so-called leaders or at least dominant forces. John was more in charge of finances just like Roger was up front for tour coordination and choosing the album cover; Brian was the one who'd communicate with the outside world the most, especially with the fans - he was the first one ever to address the fan club via a letter, and would be the one who'd go out of his way to make the audience interact on a more personal level than just saying 'de oh.' Freddie was indeed the dominant force in a number of areas, namely songwriting, producing, arranging, singing (he was both their main lead vocalist and, in the studio, their main backing vocalist) and he was, and still is, the focal point for the majority of viewers/listeners. |
| gerry 24.12.2014 03:45 |
Ludwigs: Freddie was the Tour de force in Queen! He designed the beautiful Queen crest and he got Brian & Roger out of the rut that was "Smile", with his amazing ideas about calling the band Queen,he just knew what he wanted, and Freddie was the first member of Queen to have a number one single with "Bohemian Rhapsody" fusing rock with opera, which in those days was unique. Brian, Roger & John were very fortunate to have such an exotic intelligent flamboyant singer in Freddie, and so that is why he is the greatest member in Queen. |
| Sebastian 24.12.2014 03:46 |
gerry wrote: Brian, Roger & John were very fortunate to have such an exotic intelligent flamboyant singer in Freddie, and so that is why he is the greatest member in Queen.He was just as fortunate to have such exotic intelligent people in them. |
| Nitroboy 24.12.2014 08:57 |
gerry wrote: Freddie deserves to be in the lead, he was the one who done all the hard work in the band and getting the crowds excited. Freddie is the king of Queen! There are no words to describe how ignorant and dumb your post is. |
| gerry 24.12.2014 09:08 |
sorry nitro boy you are the ignorant one if your brain does not compute! |
| The King Of Rhye 24.12.2014 10:39 |
Anyone have a link to that clip I saw years ago.........where someone was interviewing Freddie, and said something about him being the leader of Queen or it being HIS band or something to that effect.....Freddies response was along the lines of "no I'm not the leader, we're four equal guys" Someone should show gerry that....lol |
| Sebastian 24.12.2014 11:21 |
While I agree they were essentially equal, I don't think Freddie saying that proves anything. They were public figures, so they often said things that either made them look good or deliberately alienated the press, or whoever. It's like Brian being asked who was a better guitarist between Slash and himself and replying Slash was... of course he'd say that, what do you think the press would've made of him claiming to be better, even though he most likely was? |
| gerry 24.12.2014 11:30 |
king of rhye: i only said Freddie was the most popular member in Queen. Sure they are all equal as band members but Freddie was always the one to get interest in the group. He is by far the most interesting band member. |
| The King Of Rhye 24.12.2014 11:31 |
Probably a good point there, Sebastian...........like how athletes or coaches say good things about the other team before a game......and the few times they say something uncomplimentary, then its like huge news......lol |
| The King Of Rhye 24.12.2014 11:35 |
Oh, really, gerry???? All you're saying is that Freddie's the most popular?????
Sounds like you've claimed more than that, in this very thread!
gerry wrote: Freddie deserves to be in the lead, he was the one who done all the hard work in the band and getting the crowds excited. Freddie is the king of Queen!That's saying more than that he's the most popular member of the group! I can at respect someone's opinion that I don't agree with, if there at least consistent about it, and they have a smidgen of logic to back it up........... |
| Vocal harmony 24.12.2014 11:37 |
gerry wrote: Freddie deserves to be in the lead, he was the one who done all the hard work in the band and getting the crowds excited. Freddie is the king of Queen!Really? So what did the others do? If you were talking live gigs, when you say Freddie "done" the hard work, BM was the only band member who was on stage from beginning to end at any of their gigs. Then of course there was RT, do you really think Freddie's job was harder than playing drums and singing BV's |
| Vocal harmony 24.12.2014 11:38 |
gerry wrote: Freddie deserves to be in the lead, he was the one who done all the hard work in the band and getting the crowds excited. Freddie is the king of Queen!Really? So what did the others do? If you were talking live gigs, when you say Freddie "done" the hard work, BM was the only band member who was on stage from beginning to end at any of their gigs. Then of course there was RT, do you really think Freddie's job was harder than playing drums and singing BV's |
| gerry 24.12.2014 11:59 |
As the bands statement read after Freddie had died, " We have lost the most beloved member of our family" i.e Freddie. i was not talking live gigs just about Freddie popularity in general. |
| Vocal harmony 24.12.2014 12:16 |
gerry he was the one who done all the hard work in the band and getting the crowds excited. !Ok explain this comment, if you not talking live work, then what? |
| gerry 24.12.2014 12:20 |
Well just discussing popularity of the band members in general. Freddie is the favourite of the nation so really no argument over that one is there! |
| Day dop 24.12.2014 12:24 |
I recall Roger saying he realised what an easy job lead singers have when he fronted the Cross. |
| The King Of Rhye 24.12.2014 12:29 |
gerry wrote: Ludwigs: Freddie was the Tour de force in Queen! Brian, Roger & John were very fortunate to have such an exotic intelligent flamboyant singer in Freddie, and so that is why he is the greatest member in Queen.Call me crazy, but that's different from saying "Freddie was the most popular" (which we are NOT arguing with, by the way....) |
| gerry 24.12.2014 12:40 |
Daydrop: Roger was not running all over the stage for 2 hours like freddie used to do sweating his bollocks off. Freddie worked bloody hard on stage. |
| The King Of Rhye 24.12.2014 14:00 |
I'm no drummer, but I'd guess playing drums and doing backing vocals for 2 hours might qualify as hard work........ |
| ludwigs 24.12.2014 15:13 |
The King Of Rhye wrote: I'm no drummer, but I'd guess playing drums and doing backing vocals for 2 hours might qualify as hard work........Exactly that ^^^^^^ As a drummer who plays (no brand of drums.....cattle once again?) Gezza would obviously know how tiring playing a set for 2 hours would be over a singer seeing as he is a drummer by musical bent - oh wait, RT did that too. |
| Costa86 25.12.2014 09:14 |
The King Of Rhye wrote: Anyone have a link to that clip I saw years ago.........where someone was interviewing Freddie, and said something about him being the leader of Queen or it being HIS band or something to that effect.....Freddies response was along the lines of "no I'm not the leader, we're four equal guys" Someone should show gerry that....lol - This is the one you're referring to I think - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N8MKb01_D8 |
| The King Of Rhye 25.12.2014 09:23 |
Yeah, that was it all right! Thanks, Costa! Talk about a clueless interviewer! She didn't even know who wrote the song she was talking about............the female Brazilian version of Larry King, I guess........... |
| gerry 25.12.2014 09:26 |
Fronting Queen was a very difficult job, why do you think Freddie had trouble with his throat on a regular basis, and i know Drummers have it hard as well so please do not treat me as an idiot, or patronise me because i know all of this. But as front men go, Freddie must have been the most hardest working ever in music. Singing for over 2 hours must have been awful for fred, every night and running round dripping in sweat just look at The Wembley 86 dvd and see freddie dripping wet with sweat, i really felt for him. |
| brENsKi 25.12.2014 10:00 |
gerry wrote:Singing for over 2 hours must have been awful for fred, every night and running round dripping in sweatGerry...there were very very few queen gigs that clocked in at two hours - where do you get this "info" from? gerry wrote:just look at The Wembley 86 dvd and see freddie dripping wet with sweat, i really felt for him.the wembley gigs were well under two hours. and when you take out the gaps between encores etc it's barely 1hr 40mins. added to that the guitar solos etc and the actual instrumentation passages in the songs - freddie did not sing for anything like two hrs added to this the fact that bands like Zep, Yes & genesis regularly did gigs of 2hrs + - zep sometimes almost 3 hrs - queen's gigs were quite short n sweet by comparison. ps - drummers - by virtue of the fact that they are keeping time with all four limbs - are usually the fittest member of the band and work hardest...by a long chalk - but then (as a drummer) you already knew that? |
| The King Of Rhye 25.12.2014 10:09 |
Just from a quick search of queenconcerts.com, the longest show I can find is one from the Jazz tour, at 134 minutes! And am I sure there MUST be a few out there, but I cant really think of any fat drummers off the top of my head..........LOL |
| Oscar J 25.12.2014 10:29 |
Well, Taylor became increasingly pot bellied from the early 80's and on. |
| Vocal harmony 25.12.2014 11:06 |
gerry wrote: Fronting Queen was a very difficult job, why do you think Freddie had trouble with his throat on a regular basis, and i know Drummers have it hard as well so please do not treat me as an idiot, or patronise me because i know all of this. But as front men go, Freddie must have been the most hardest working ever in music. Singing for over 2 hours must have been awful for fred, every night and running round dripping in sweat just look at The Wembley 86 dvd and see freddie dripping wet with sweat, i really felt for him.Well as has been pointed out RT's job over the same period would have been more physical. And maybe more mentally taxing, as he not only had to keep time, thus hold the whole band together but also sing, which often goes against what keeping time requires. As for nobody working harder than Freddie, he was great, the greatest, but plenty worked ax hard or harder on stage. Take a look at film of Paul Stanley in the early to mid 80's or Micheal Jackson or Jagger. As for the length of shows, Zappa, Rush, Zep, The Who all played longer shows than Queen, and in fact the current Queen set and the Last Paul Rodgers set were are/were the longest Queen shows since the 70's |
| The King Of Rhye 25.12.2014 11:30 |
Vocal harmony wrote: As for the length of shows, Zappa, Rush, Zep, The Who all played longer shows than Queen, and in fact the current Queen set and the Last Paul Rodgers set were are/were the longest Queen shows since the 70'sLongest Queen shows EVER, in fact! If you go by the average length of the shows, the QPR and QAL tours would have to be......both regularly went in the 130-140 minute range, while Queen concerts that long were few and far between in 70s and 80s! |
| gerry 25.12.2014 15:55 |
Other artists may have had longer sets but Freddie put his life and soul in to Queen gigs. It takes a very clever front man to keep the crowds interested for such a long time. sitting behind a drum kit may be hard work, but mentally and physically a front mans job is harder. Freddie had it all, that is why he is considered the master showman he was. |
| Vocal harmony 25.12.2014 18:20 |
gerry wrote: It takes a very clever front man to keep the crowds interested for such a long time.And Freddie wasn't the only one who could do that! |
| Nitroboy 26.12.2014 14:52 |
gerry wrote: Fronting Queen was a very difficult job, why do you think Freddie had trouble with his throat on a regular basis The reason he had trouble with his throat was because of the nodules, not the mental pressure of fronting the band. |