So, I was watching few Wembley songs at Queen Official channel, when I read this at the description: "See the best of Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor right here on YouTube"...it's all over the videos...
What about John?
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NastyQueenie74 wrote:
Well maybe it has to do with the fact he didn't have a solo career outside the immortals single
That doesn't matter. He was part of Queen since the first album to the last, touring for more than 15 years.
If that was done on purpose, no matter the personal differences, is a very dickish move.
Mr.Mercury wrote:
So, I was watching few Wembley songs at Queen Official channel, when I read this at the description: "See the best of Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor right here on YouTube"...it's all over the videos...
What about John?
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He has no Videos Songs Film Clips Albums Singles whatever you like to call it ...No Solo Career...its on Youtube ..do you get it?.. its not about being a member of a Band
"See the best of Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor right here on YouTube"
It must be when they put out their solo career videos. The way that is written must have confused fans who think they just excluded John completely.
They purposely excluded giving John a name check for his song writing in the NOTW box set press release, despite the others getting one against named songs - really piss poor behaviour.
cmsdrums wrote:
They purposely excluded giving John a name check for his song writing in the NOTW box set press release, despite the others getting one against named songs - really piss poor behaviour.
cmsdrums wrote:
They purposely excluded giving John a name check for his song writing in the NOTW box set press release, despite the others getting one against named songs - really piss poor behaviour.
cmsdrums wrote:
They purposely excluded giving John a name check for his song writing in the NOTW box set press release, despite the others getting one against named songs - really piss poor behaviour.
Very disappointing and immature if true.
Brian and Roger are gregarious people, but they (and Queen fans) should be able to understand that it's perfectly normal for some people, especially 70 year olds, to prefer to keep to close family and friends. John was never close friends with his bandmates.
The Fairy King wrote:
Always got the idea John and Brian didn't get along. Dunno why...just a feeling. :D
Perhaps not, but there was mutual respect at least, I'd think. Brian always used the Deaky amp in studio, and has said he finds Best Friend a beautiful song. And there's little doubt that John admires Brian's writing and guitar playing - he chose to join the band at a point in time where those two things were huge factors in their sound.
Let's hope that respect, at least in the public sphere, can remain intact. I doubt there'll be any overt nastiness, but the aforementioned omissions set a nasty precedent in their own way.
Good thing facts don't lie, and the fact is John got the band to number 1 in America in 1980 - Bites the Dust is an achievement that thankfully won't be forgotten soon.
I'd also argue, at his best, he's a more sophisticated writer than Roger.
tomchristie22 wrote:
Very disappointing and immature if true.
Brian and Roger are gregarious people, but they (and Queen fans) should be able to understand that it's perfectly normal for some people, especially 70 year olds, to prefer to keep to close family and friends. John was never close friends with his bandmates.
Incorrect. He was very close to Freddie. He's wasn't quite the shy and retiring mouse he's made out to be.
tomchristie22 wrote:
I'd also argue, at his best, he's a more sophisticated writer than Roger.
I agree with that
Me too. John's compositions are generally better crafted with a greater pop sensibility about them.
Where as RTWW, Breakthru, DLYH etc are all very similar if listened to carefully. John wrote a wide variety where as Rog pretty much stuck to the same tempo pop-rocker in the 80s.