| The Fairy King 05.05.2017 01:20 |
Journey's End by Roger Taylor from Queen Argentina on Vimeo. |
| Wijnand 05.05.2017 02:13 |
I like it very much! |
| Viper 05.05.2017 03:07 |
I dont like it |
| NCC1701Q 05.05.2017 03:11 |
Love the video - so much more professional than the videos for Fun on Earth. |
| Barry Durex 05.05.2017 04:19 |
Beautiful. |
| Vali 05.05.2017 04:35 |
NCC1701Q wrote: Love the video - so much more professional than the videos for Fun on Earth.Exactly, although I think the video for "Sunny Day" was more a quickly assembled goodwill gesture towards the fans in order to deliver some visuals for the song. I did apreciate that, at the time. Regarding Journey's End: now, this is a video. Thanks for the effort, uncle Rog. Loved it, but I found the part with the guitars and the concert audience was a little odd and didn't follow the style/theme of the rest of the film. And.... I like the song. Very much. It is a strange piece, yes, not catchy at all, but sounds different, sounds modern. It is simply what Roger had inside, musically speaking, and at least he delivers. This is exactly what I've laways wanted Roger and Brian to do: create and deliver new music, their music. And at least Roger takes the risk and doesn't play safe. Now I was about to criticize Golden Days .... but I pass. This is Journey's End thread. Bravo Roger, well done ! |
| soxtalon 05.05.2017 04:45 |
^ Agreed wholeheartedly. It's new music, it's artistic, it's a bit risky - as the press release states an obvious nod to Bowie. Brian has certainly more than earned the right to do what he pleases, but as he plays it safe, it isn't nearly as exciting. Not everyone is going to like this, but I think even those who don't will see the merit in it. Well done - I hope we get to see more diversions from the "mothership" as it were.... |
| Togg 05.05.2017 05:09 |
Rather liked it, definately channeling his Bowie, and good to see he still gets his Mrs in the Vids...ha, liked looking at the guitars actually, and maybe the journey was his, so that's why they are there |
| 7cees 05.05.2017 05:53 |
For what it's worth, I think this is the most creative thing to come from the "Queen" camp for a very long time... |
| Vali 05.05.2017 06:04 |
Togg wrote: definately channeling his Bowie, (...) liked looking at the guitars actually, and maybe the journey was his, so that's why they are thereAgree. Bowie came to mind during the first listen. And that's somehow what I meant when saying that the sound is modern. Re. the guitars. Yeah, I liked looking at the guitars too ! it's a very cool visual. But then came the concert audience and I immediately thought "hey, where were we? where are we now?". It's just a small detail I wanted to pint out. I love the video and the song. Done tastefully and quite creative. |
| TRS-Romania 05.05.2017 07:31 |
Boring boring song. Forgettable and predictably again composed in a minor key ... |
| mr mason 05.05.2017 08:38 |
Just smoked a spliff,and listened to it twice,i recommend you to do the same.lol. |
| Kacio 05.05.2017 08:50 |
This is very good. Very interesting... |
| Oscar J 05.05.2017 09:36 |
Not great, but better than Brian's recent stuff. At least you can tell there's some actual effort put in there. |
| Unniendo 05.05.2017 09:53 |
Very nice song! Maybe this is the first thing from the upcoming new album? What you think? |
| Gr8 King Rat 05.05.2017 09:58 |
I like it! A hell of a lot better than the crap on Golden Days. |
| Sebastian 05.05.2017 10:41 |
Rog plays piano and upright bass on it. Interesting. |
| The Ghost of Lester Burnham 05.05.2017 11:59 |
Love it. I doubt it'll lead to a full solo album, but this is beautiful. |
| people on streets 05.05.2017 12:24 |
Beautiful. Especially in combination with the video. Well done Roger! |
| *goodco* 05.05.2017 15:31 |
Unexpected, out of the blue, and very nice. Thanks |
| Ivo-1976 05.05.2017 16:03 |
Very nice indeed! Like the song and the video. |
| Toon_86 05.05.2017 16:10 |
Very different, very Dark Star Bowie. Not too sure on all the walking about though and thought the dancing in the middle went on far too long. Song itself, hmmmmm, its ok, just wish Rog wouldn't try to keep rhyming ever last word in every line together, wouldve preferred it to be more poetry to music than the last word of every line needing to rhyme to the last word of previous line. He seems to have done that since Happiness. Nice change though, better than anything on another album I'd better not mention with a really terrible cover. No originality at all. |
| Cruella de Vil 05.05.2017 17:29 |
For a 67 year old rocker, Rog is doing fine. I agree with many that it is refreshing to see new material and some very creative video ideas. The contemplative lyrics hark back to Drowse, TATDOOL. Bravo |
| Hitman 05.05.2017 18:00 |
I like this new "idea" from Roger. It's original and totally his style. I think the photography reaches a very high quality, plus music and video are perfectly combined. His look is pure class. An old rocker, indeed. He couldn't care less of attempting to create a hit, nowadays music industry would not give him any airplay, so it's good to focus on his own musical ideas, far from a standard verse+chorus+verse+chorus+solo+chorus scheme people expect. "Everything is broken" was for certain reasons similar to this new experiment: music and personal thoughts flowing together. |
| Fireplace 05.05.2017 18:54 |
I have become wary of Queen members suddenly releasing songs with retrospective lyrics. I get the comparison with Bowie's Black Star, but I also remember what happened three days later. This does not bode well. |
| ewill_rocky 06.05.2017 04:30 |
great video and nice song :-) pray for new album |
| Chopin1995 06.05.2017 05:48 |
Hitman wrote: He couldn't care less of attempting to create a hit, nowadays music industry would not give him any airplay, so it's good to focus on his own musical ideas, far from a standard verse+chorus+verse+chorus+solo+chorus scheme people expect.Agree with this! Nice video and interesting song. I hope the song is not very personal because it sounds quite sad. |
| cmi 06.05.2017 07:18 |
Excellent track and very atmospheric video... It'll be very nice to receive an album from Roger with such sound/arrangement. |
| Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira 06.05.2017 09:50 |
It is great that Roger is still creating and recording new stuff. Very nice use of electronics, in the vein of some recent indie or alternative artists, but with his unique touch. It is a shame that, apparently, Brian and Roger do not plan to record together anytime soon. By the way, I saw a recent Adam Lambert interview somewhere on Facebook, where he mentions that the three of them only discuss recording in interviews, which I find sad. Cheers, Ogre- |
| Vocal harmony 06.05.2017 09:59 |
Fireplace wrote: . . . I get the comparison with Bowie's Black Star, but I also remember what happened three days later. This does not bode well.Queen played the Isle Of Wight festival last year. Brian was still alive on September 19th. Your point is pointless! |
| The Real Wizard 06.05.2017 11:34 |
Togg wrote: Rather liked it, definately channeling his Bowie, and good to see he still gets his Mrs in the Vids...ha, liked looking at the guitars actually, and maybe the journey was his, so that's why they are thereBingo. It's a video version of his life as he has felt it internally - and the music section is only a small bit of it. It shows his depth. Clearly he was influenced by Blackstar. Maybe this is the end of the line for him creatively, and if so, what a great way to go out - this is easily the best thing he has done in 20 years. He's current and relevant. As much as I liked Electric Fire, this is best piece of art since Foreign Sand, or even Days Of Our Lives. |
| The Real Wizard 06.05.2017 11:55 |
The Ghost of Lester Burnham wrote: Love it. I doubt it'll lead to a full solo album, but this is beautiful.He's clued in - the album is dead, so just release what you want when you want. It looks really good on him. |
| The Real Wizard 06.05.2017 11:55 |
Fireplace wrote: I have become wary of Queen members suddenly releasing songs with retrospective lyrics. I get the comparison with Bowie's Black Star, but I also remember what happened three days later. This does not bode well.Nah, I'm sure he's OK - they've booked a tour and all. It's probably just a state of the union. He knows he's well into his descendency, but I'm sure there's more to come. |
| people on streets 06.05.2017 12:55 |
The Real Wizard wrote:I agree. They wouldn't book a tour if he wasn't ok.Fireplace wrote: I have become wary of Queen members suddenly releasing songs with retrospective lyrics. I get the comparison with Bowie's Black Star, but I also remember what happened three days later. This does not bode well.Nah, I'm sure he's OK - they've booked a tour and all. It's probably just a state of the union. He knows he's well into his descendency, but I'm sure there's more to come. |
| The Real Wizard 06.05.2017 14:36 |
Anyone else notice the text in the person's eye @ 3:14? It says "blind", on the lyric "fly into tomorrow", and it's even blurred out a bit - implying human fallibility and uncertainty while taking that next step. And 3:14. Pi. Circle. The circle symbolizes infinity, encompassing all possibilities. This time stamp is not a coincidence. And "fly straight" @ 5:25 while showing a curved road - it symbolizes optimism along with the acceptance in old age that things just aren't as straight forward as we'd like them to be. This is not "same old Roger" - this is art at its finest and purest. A massive step forward for him creatively. |
| Fireplace 06.05.2017 18:00 |
Vocal harmony wrote:Whenever something worthwhile happens in the world of Queen and I get tempted to become a regular poster again, someone always steps up to remind me why I really shouldn't. Thank you for that.Fireplace wrote: . . . I get the comparison with Bowie's Black Star, but I also remember what happened three days later. This does not bode well.Queen played the Isle Of Wight festival last year. Brian was still alive on September 19th. Your point is pointless! |
| dysan 07.05.2017 01:05 |
Hmmm. Yes, you can tell this is a post-Blackstar concept and with the best will in the world, Roger doesn't have the edginess Bowie had so falls a bit flat. Of course, it's great that he's done a 'big' production and I enjoyed it. Would I watch or listen again? Probably not. |
| on my way up 07.05.2017 09:33 |
dysan wrote: Hmmm. Yes, you can tell this is a post-Blackstar concept and with the best will in the world, Roger doesn't have the edginess Bowie had so falls a bit flat. Of course, it's great that he's done a 'big' production and I enjoyed it. Would I watch or listen again? Probably not.I totally disagree. This is top notch work by Roger. I've watched it several times in a row and appreciate it more every time I watch it. It has great depth, incredible atmosphere, a deep massage. The film is not a clip but an amazing short film packed with clever things. We have had much to complain about in recent years but not this one. This is Roger as an artist,thus creating true - and may I say very powerful - art. Congrats and deep respect and admiration for Rog! |
| dysan 07.05.2017 13:28 |
That's what it wants you to think. Which is my point. IMO, of course. |
| k-m 07.05.2017 14:09 |
I'm glad Roger doesn't try to replicate some of his finer Queen / solo moments here and instead just follows his own, different path, but the song is not very good. It's not bad, has its moments, but overall a bit disappointing. |
| Sebastian 07.05.2017 17:20 |
k-m wrote: I'm glad Roger doesn't try to replicate some of his finer Queen / solo moments here and instead just follows his own, different path...... a path which consists of trying to replicate some of the finer Bowie moments :p Not that there's anything wrong with that. |
| Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira 07.05.2017 20:19 |
This piece has caught my attention like very few of the recent solo and even band releases. I like it more after every 'spin' I give it. Cheers, Ogre- |
| Queenman!! 08.05.2017 02:38 |
Nice song and video. I much more interested in de release of thing song en the meaning behind it. Is this a pre-message saying goodbye to rocker life. So last time with Queen and making music himself???? |
| Togg 08.05.2017 02:50 |
I think to fully appreciate it you have to be a little older than a teenager and maybe have lost a few friends before their time along the way, reflective and beautiful writing, if you think it's boring it's probably escaping you, which is fine, but one day you may realise what was going through his mind at the time, he was clearly very affected by the loss of Bowie, and lets face it 2016 massive loss of artists of his generation. What I love about this is is shows he doesnt have to write in one style to make something that ticks the boxes. This track shows what his contribution to Queen was, not just Fun it and Sheer Heart Attack he was capable of so much more, maybe more variation then Freddie? |
| Vocal harmony 08.05.2017 12:09 |
Fireplace wrote:Fireplace, I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you. A dry sense of humour doesn't always translate well in short posts.Vocal harmony wrote:Whenever something worthwhile happens in the world of Queen and I get tempted to become a regular poster again, someone always steps up to remind me why I really shouldn't. Thank you for that.Fireplace wrote: . . . I get the comparison with Bowie's Black Star, but I also remember what happened three days later. This does not bode well.Queen played the Isle Of Wight festival last year. Brian was still alive on September 19th. Your point is pointless! As has been pointed out in this thread I don't think there is anything to worry about with Roger's health or at least not in the same way as Bowie. The tour was planned and announced and put on sale and added to during if not before this track/film was produced. Your comment was as valid as anyone else's on the sudject and I really didn't mean to belittle you or your views. |
| The Real Wizard 08.05.2017 14:02 |
Togg wrote: I think to fully appreciate it you have to be a little older than a teenager and maybe have lost a few friends before their time along the way, reflective and beautiful writing, if you think it's boring it's probably escaping you, which is fine, but one day you may realise what was going through his mind at the time, he was clearly very affected by the loss of Bowie, and lets face it 2016 massive loss of artists of his generation. What I love about this is is shows he doesnt have to write in one style to make something that ticks the boxes. This track shows what his contribution to Queen was, not just Fun it and Sheer Heart Attack he was capable of so much more, maybe more variation then Freddie?Great post, but let's get back to planet earth here - Mercury wrote Bohemian Rhapsody, Somebody To Love, and Crazy Little Thing Called Love. I think we can count on one hand the number of songwriters of the last century who wrote songs (never mind massive hit songs) this varied. |
| Gregsynth 08.05.2017 14:04 |
An awesome song! Love it! |
| Fireplace 08.05.2017 18:45 |
Vocal harmony wrote:Point taken and accepted, thanks for clearing that up. I somehow really did miss the humour in your post. Coming straight from a funeral; didn't help either Let's hope the worst Roger is suffering from is still just an uncontrollable desire to work with the likes of Britney Spears.Fireplace wrote:Fireplace, I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you. A dry sense of humour doesn't always translate well in short posts. As has been pointed out in this thread I don't think there is anything to worry about with Roger's health or at least not in the same way as Bowie. The tour was planned and announced and put on sale and added to during if not before this track/film was produced. Your comment was as valid as anyone else's on the sudject and I really didn't mean to belittle you or your views.Vocal harmony wrote:Whenever something worthwhile happens in the world of Queen and I get tempted to become a regular poster again, someone always steps up to remind me why I really shouldn't. Thank you for that.Fireplace wrote: . . . I get the comparison with Bowie's Black Star, but I also remember what happened three days later. This does not bode well.Queen played the Isle Of Wight festival last year. Brian was still alive on September 19th. Your point is pointless! |
| john bodega 09.05.2017 08:22 |
I really hope this is just "Old and Wise!" Roger, and not "I'm Joining My Friends For The Big Dirt Nap" Roger. |
| dysan 09.05.2017 15:38 |
That's what he wants you to think! |
| dysan 01.06.2017 07:35 |
Lovely Roger interview about most of the stuff talked about in this thread. link |