| Star* 18.03.2018 17:24 |
In the 70s and 80s the Queen fan club always had a poll to determine who was your fav Queen member, and it was always Freddie, Roger, Brian and John. But i think time has changed all that and John maybe in second place now? |
| The Fairy King 18.03.2018 19:15 |
Paul Prenter |
| Saint Jiub 18.03.2018 19:21 |
John is my favorite followed by Freddie and then Adam, and then those other two tribute artists (roger and brian). :p Actually John is my favorite followed by Freddie, Roger, and then Brian. John has been my overwhelming favorite since the New of the World album was released in 1977: I like his quiet relaxed personality. I like that he is technically oriented. Given that I like bass oriented songs, I love his bass playing licks. I love most of his songs, and only dislike Back Chat and My Life Has Been Saved. Despite John's limited song "library", five of twenty of my favorite Queen songs were written or co-written by Jonn. In 2004, I won 2nd place in the Mime Competition for my "inspired" mime performance of John Deacon at Breakthru 2004 (The Official North American Queen Convention). |
| andres_clip 18.03.2018 20:02 |
John for sure. But I think Roger isnt that bad either.But what do I know..... |
| Bertus 18.03.2018 20:40 |
Adam Lambert, good voice, he wrote their biggest hits, drowse, chinese torture and Cool Cat. |
| Star* 18.03.2018 21:15 |
Come on guys this is a serious discussion so no dicking about. |
| mike hunt 18.03.2018 21:33 |
Freddie, Brian, Roger, John.....Roger and John is a close call though. |
| Saint Jiub 18.03.2018 22:14 |
happystar wrote: Come on guys this is a serious discussion so no dicking about.A poll is not serious discussion. This is QueenZone. Dicking about is mandatory. |
| matt z 19.03.2018 01:17 |
Mike Grose, he never let FAME get to him. (*hell, he never even achieved it!) He never SOLD OUT (they hadn't sold out a venue yet) and he's stayed true to his humility through the years. FFS look at all the brown nosing going on here with all these BANDWAGON DEACON "FANS" shove it up your arses! * I am the REAL, TRUE QUEEN fan. -a $$#013$ |
| andres_clip 19.03.2018 06:57 |
Freddie of course. But hes not around no more. |
| Star* 19.03.2018 08:13 |
PANCHGANI: This is question is on the serious discussions page so please treat the question as such. If you want to horse about then go to one of the shit Lambert pages. |
| Star* 19.03.2018 08:16 |
Panchgani : This question is on the serious question discussions page, please treat the issue seriously please. You may horse about if you must but only in the Lambert creche pages. |
| Invisible Woman 19.03.2018 08:41 |
Freddie. Freddie, John, Brian, Roger. Why? I wouldn't know exactly what to say. It's simply that. |
| Star* 19.03.2018 12:56 |
Yes Freddie was the spirit & heart of Queen plus Queen was his invention. King Mercury long may he reign. |
| Queenman!! 19.03.2018 14:08 |
The Fairy King wrote: Paul Prenter------------------------------------- Way No!!!! Paul Gambaccini is the man. He was Freddie's personal trusty... |
| Chief Mouse 19.03.2018 16:35 |
Freddie. But he's dead so probably John. I can relate to his character. |
| Star* 19.03.2018 18:53 |
Chief Mouse: Just because Freddie is no longer with us you do not have to choose a living Queen member lol Sure i would choose John as second place and Freddie number one. Many Queen fans know Freddie is the real deal. |
| people on streets 19.03.2018 21:07 |
Freddie of course. |
| Sebastian 19.03.2018 21:26 |
I'd say Roger because of his multiple roles, and because of his wit. |
| Jimmy Dean 20.03.2018 01:32 |
happystar wrote: Come on guys this is a serious discussion so no dicking about.then ask a more serious question. |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 20.03.2018 02:47 |
About Queen+ I met Brian and Roger. Roger by far.... About the real Queen, John and Freddie. In my teenage years was Brian and Freddie. |
| Star* 20.03.2018 08:27 |
Yeah it seems a lot of respect has vanished for Brian since he put together the appalling Queen + Adam Lambert crap. John Deacon has gained popularity for quitting Queen after Freddie passed away as he knew Queen could not be the same magnificent band without Freddie. |
| Victorvil 20.03.2018 12:27 |
Roger and John. |
| Sebastian 20.03.2018 19:50 |
happystar wrote: John Deacon has gained popularity for quitting Queen after Freddie passed away as he knew Queen could not be the same magnificent band without Freddie.Frederick died in 1991 and John kept being involved in 'Queen' or 'Queen+' projects for six years after that. So no, whatever the reason was, it wasn't a matter of 'the man is gone, I'm out of here!' |
| mooghead 20.03.2018 20:37 |
Nah, he is watching them all look stupid and wrecking the legacy but still watching the amounts roll in. My respect for the guy is off the scale. |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 21.03.2018 11:22 |
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| RS_Protos 21.03.2018 13:06 |
"Frederick died in 1991 and John kept being involved in 'Queen' or 'Queen+' projects for six years after that. So no, whatever the reason was, it wasn't a matter of 'the man is gone, I'm out of here!' " It's because he couldn't stand Brian's and Roger's stupid decisions, he gave it a try for a short while but the man had some respect for the Q legacy.......... |
| Vocal harmony 21.03.2018 13:15 |
^^^ spoken to him about this, have you? |
| aristide1 21.03.2018 13:47 |
Sebastian, if you don't know the reason of John's retirement then how come you are so categorically - "no, it wasn't a matter of 'the man is gone, I'm out of here!'"? Maybe you should say "I believe..." or "I think...". And you mention the six years like a productive time of studio recordings and live shows when in fact was a decline, he became more and more unavailable until he disappeared. A lot of people feel John was underrated and try to compensate by overrating him. Mostly people who feel underrated themselves and hope for more appreciation. |
| Sebastian 21.03.2018 14:08 |
aristide1 wrote: Sebastian, if you don't know the reason of John's retirement then how come you are so categorically - "no, it wasn't a matter of 'the man is gone, I'm out of here!'"?Because Frederick died in 1991 and John didn't immediately retire - it took him years, rather than months or weeks, to do so. So, whatever the reason was, it wasn't a matter of 'the man is gone, I'm out of here.' I don't *think* John spent weeks rehearsing the tribute (after Fred had kicked it), months recording the posthumous album (after Frederick was long gone), I *know* he did. I don't *believe* John appeared at a 1993 live gig with Roger (as 'Queen'), I know he did. I don't *guess* or *speculate* John played on 'No-One Buy You' and the Elton John thing, I'm aware there's overwhelming evidence that he did. All of that took place after Frederick had passed away, so, whatever the reason was, it wasn't a matter of 'the man is gone, I'm out of here.' |
| aristide1 21.03.2018 15:17 |
It's hard to follow your logic about John's last steps in Queen - the tribute and the posthumous album. To me, his serious involvement in Frederick's legacy anticipates clearly his final move - "the man is gone, I'm out of here". |
| Sebastian 21.03.2018 15:48 |
He wasn't out - he still took part of those projects, those involving Frederick's memory and those not related to him (the 1993 gig, Elton's performance). So, no: he didn't leave as soon as Frederick died. He left long afterwards. |
| Invisible Woman 21.03.2018 18:54 |
Only John knows why decided to retire from music and why he didn't continued to works with Queen. Maybe didn't see himself no longer in music, maybe have realized that without Freddie it was all different, who knows. I belive that he probably had good reason for that desicion. |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 21.03.2018 20:03 |
Reinhold Mack told me, John did Made in heaven because John felt Freddie deserved a last tribute. Also told me John get tired from Brian. Well, is a person who knows very well John. There is other thing, George Michael was one day in the sessions of Made In Heaven, Ash Alexander wrote about that. So there were a lot of speculations at the time....I know why George didnt sing in Made In Heaven, but I will keep it for my Queen book. |
| mooghead 21.03.2018 20:41 |
"It's hard to follow your logic about John's last steps in Queen - the tribute and the posthumous album. To me, his serious involvement in Frederick's legacy anticipates clearly his final move - "the man is gone, I'm out of here". " Please don't call him 'Frederick' like the other prick who has such a sense of self importance that he feels he has the right... |
| Star* 21.03.2018 21:20 |
What ever the reason for Johns absence from Queen he made the right decision. At least no one can laugh at him for been a berk on stage with an American idol tosser who and two old desperados. |
| Chopin1995 22.03.2018 12:03 |
Apocalipsis_Darko wrote: Reinhold Mack told me, John did Made in heaven because John felt Freddie deserved a last tribute. Also told me John get tired from Brian. Well, is a person who knows very well John.Makes sense to me. |
| Sebastian 22.03.2018 16:49 |
mooghead wrote: Please don't call him 'Frederick' like the other prick who has such a sense of self importance that he feels he has the right...We've all got the right to use a person's name. I'm sorry you feel like offending me and accusing me of having 'such a sense of self importance' just because I call him 'Frederick', as if that were such a crime. At the end of the day, his name was Frederick, so calling him that way is correct. Calling him Fred, Freddie, Farrokh, Mr Mercury, Lord Teeth, etc., is also correct. I'm not a prick. Corrupt politicians are pricks. Wife beaters are pricks. Burglars are pricks. I'm just a person who types 'Frederick' instead of 'Freddie'. That's not even in the 1,000,000,000 most relevant or pivotal actions or decisions going on at this very moment. Take care. |
| Stick 22.03.2018 17:12 |
Hahaha Lord Teeth! |
| Your Fairy King 22.03.2018 21:05 |
John Deacon is the obvious choice. I've lost all respect for Brian and Roger trotting out their greatest hits tour with a voice better suited for Broadway show tunes. Among the departed, Frederick is the obvious choice, because at this point - despite the fact that I've always believed Queen was the perfect sum of its parts - at this point it is evident that Roger and Brian are pretty clueless about what Queen really was as a band. |
| mooghead 22.03.2018 22:10 |
"At the end of the day, his name was Frederick, so calling him that way is correct. Calling him Fred, Freddie, Farrokh, Mr Mercury, Lord Teeth, etc., is also correct. " I suppose it is John, James, George and Richard with you is it? |
| Sebastian 22.03.2018 22:13 |
Well, James' middle-name is Paul, so they're both fine. I don't think I've ever referred to him as Jimmy McCartney, though. I might... thanks for the idea! |
| Holly2003 22.03.2018 22:16 |
Your Fairy King wrote: John Deacon is the obvious choice. I've lost all respect for Brian and Roger trotting out their greatest hits tour with a voice better suited for Broadway show tunes. Among the departed, Frederick is the obvious choice, because at this point - despite the fact that I've always believed Queen was the perfect sum of its parts - at this point it is evident that Roger and Brian are pretty clueless about what Queen really was as a band.Potentially very interesting point. Can you elaborate? |
| Sebastian 23.03.2018 03:11 |
They were about making money, and they're making money. They were about playing live, and they're playing live. I don't see the problem... |
| aristide1 23.03.2018 09:44 |
They were about avoiding oblivion in a presumed smart and fashionable way. Opening the vaults could have better result, but resurrecting the dead half of the band spoils all the fun. It's easier to replace them and pretend nothing much happened. |
| Invisible Woman 23.03.2018 11:20 |
About Frederick... Freddie said in his message to fan club 1991 " this is Frederick Mercury". I know I didn't said anything new. I say this because of this debate about names. :D |
| Stick 23.03.2018 16:31 |
The real question is, why would anyone care which name is used? |
| Sebastian 23.03.2018 17:48 |
Exactly: - Calling him Fred: Fair. - Calling him Frederick: Fair. - Calling him Freddie: Fair. - Calling him The Great Pretender: Fair. - Calling him Lover of Life, Singer of Songs: Fair. - Calling him Farrokh: Fair. - Telling others what (not) to call him: Fairly idiotic. |
| Dr Magus 24.03.2018 12:35 |
To call him anything is to address him via direct communication, which is a little difficult as he's been dead 27 years. All we do is refer to him and can refer to him by whatever variation of his name exists. Fair dinkum. Easy to do on the internet. However, I doubt very much if anyone here, if Freddie was alive and they were face to face with him, would call him Frederick. |
| Sebastian 24.03.2018 13:50 |
I would - all the 'Freddies', 'Freds' and 'Fredys' I know, I always address them as 'Frederick'. Same as I tend to- with exceptions - use 'Michael' instead of 'Mike' or 'Mick', 'James' instead of 'Jim' or 'Jimmy', etc. Moreover, I very much doubt if anyone here, if they're so great at knowing what people they don't know would or wouldn't do in hypothetical situations, would waste their time on the internet: they'd use such 'clairvoyance' (not the exact term, but don't really know what to call it) to win the lottery or bet on football, rather than coming up with nonsense here. |
| Holly2003 24.03.2018 14:42 |
Holly2003 wrote:Two thirds of Smile performing mainly Queen hits, using their former Queen frontman as a totem to sell tickets...Your Fairy King wrote: John Deacon is the obvious choice. I've lost all respect for Brian and Roger trotting out their greatest hits tour with a voice better suited for Broadway show tunes. Among the departed, Frederick is the obvious choice, because at this point - despite the fact that I've always believed Queen was the perfect sum of its parts - at this point it is evident that Roger and Brian are pretty clueless about what Queen really was as a band.Potentially very interesting point. Can you elaborate? It seems likely that Brian thinks Queen is his band. He put out the ad that Roger replied to. But Smile failed and Fred was the driving force behind the band Queen. And although he enjoyed the success, fan adoration and cash, I don't think Brian ever forgave Fred for that. In their respective solo careers, Brian is the only one who desperately tried to create the Queen sound. His solo career failed. He couldn't bear that John and Roger worked on MiH without him so he took over that project, and that probably contributed to John calling it a day after No One But You. Musically, Brian has been treading water for 20 years. The only good tracks he's been involved in since the 1990s is Some Things That Glitter, The Call and Invincible Hope. He hasn't composed a good guitar solo since Innuendo. So I think you're wrong: Brian HASN'T forgotten what made Queen the band it was. It was Fred! And Brian's been living off that legacy since his solo career bombed. |
| Chief Mouse 24.03.2018 15:02 |
Holly2003 wrote: He hasn't composed a good guitar solo since Innuendo.I do enjoy his work on MIH. YDFM solo is one of my absolute faves. |
| Your Fairy King 27.03.2018 21:11 |
Holly2003 the quote button doesn't show on my browser (or maybe it's gone) so here is my elaboration on my statement that Roger and Brian are clueless about what Queen is all about (and I would like to amend that and only point my finger at Brian). Four musicians created seven or eight albums with virtually no outside musical support (Baker's castanets and Mike Stone's backup on GOFLB notwithstanding) albums steeped in vocal and guitar overdubs - and then those four blokes went on stage and said, "to hell with attempting to recreate what we have done in the studio. Let's just rock and roll." Despite what diehard fans of bands like Led Zeppelin think, Queen *could* improvise and they *could* jam and they were, as a four piece, incredibly tight. And they remained a four piece rock and roll band playing their material as just that. A rock band. Personally, I don't like the concert sound of the 80s incarnation with keyboards where they didn't belong (and IMO weren't needed). Now, they have who knows how many people on stage, back up singers, second drummers for God's sake, "keyboards".... the current line up is very far removed from a four piece band playing raw versions of their material at break neck speed. The only way it really sounds like Queen is because the doctor's guitar sound is so unique. The rest sounds like a pompous, overblown production with so many people there is no possible room for improvisation or jamming. |
| *goodco* 27.03.2018 23:02 |
Your Fairy King wrote: Holly2003 the quote button doesn't show on my browser (or maybe it's gone) .......Scroll about 3/4" to the right of the date of the response. The 'arrow' will turn into a 'hand', and then the 'reply with quote' will show up, then click on it (yeah, weird, I know) |
| Vocal harmony 27.03.2018 23:02 |
Your Fairy King, points well made but taking what you have said at face value, neither The Rolling Stones or Pink Floyd are genuin rock bands or for that matter Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Triumph, Genesis, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and countless others who have toured or still tour with extra members. The number of people on stage doesn't mean a band can't jam. In Queen case the current structure of the show, the amount of moving sections and the need for tightly que'd lighting, laser and video use means that jams are virtually impossible. |
| Holly2003 28.03.2018 10:30 |
Your Fairy King wrote: Holly2003 the quote button doesn't show on my browser (or maybe it's gone) so here is my elaboration on my statement that Roger and Brian are clueless about what Queen is all about (and I would like to amend that and only point my finger at Brian). Four musicians created seven or eight albums with virtually no outside musical support (Baker's castanets and Mike Stone's backup on GOFLB notwithstanding) albums steeped in vocal and guitar overdubs - and then those four blokes went on stage and said, "to hell with attempting to recreate what we have done in the studio. Let's just rock and roll." Despite what diehard fans of bands like Led Zeppelin think, Queen *could* improvise and they *could* jam and they were, as a four piece, incredibly tight. And they remained a four piece rock and roll band playing their material as just that. A rock band. Personally, I don't like the concert sound of the 80s incarnation with keyboards where they didn't belong (and IMO weren't needed). Now, they have who knows how many people on stage, back up singers, second drummers for God's sake, "keyboards".... the current line up is very far removed from a four piece band playing raw versions of their material at break neck speed. The only way it really sounds like Queen is because the doctor's guitar sound is so unique. The rest sounds like a pompous, overblown production with so many people there is no possible room for improvisation or jamming.Thanks for your considered response. I agree with every word. Except .... I saw Queen during The Works tour (in Dublin, both nights) and while I knew all of the above, and was particularly disappointed Fred had chosen to be more of a 'frontman' instead of a musician sitting at his piano, the shows were still great. Part of that is the live concert effect -- as a fan you're invested in the show and the spectacle so it almost always sounds better when you're there than it does on bootlegs afterwards. So I agree with you, except for that, and also maybe jamming, which I think is over-rated. I appreciate the current tour is a spectacle that visually surpasses previous Queen tours but for me it has little musical credibility. |
| Star* 28.03.2018 17:05 |
Holly: disagree with you when you say current tour is a spectacle that surpasses previous Queen tours. Did you see the bands giant pizza oven lighting rig back in 1978 or the massive crown they had back in 1976?? Personally i think what they have now visually and musically is considerably watered down to pure piss. |
| dysan 28.03.2018 18:03 |
I wish I could quote verbatim what that Scottish kid says on the Magic Years about his favorites. You're not on here are you? :/ |
| Vocal harmony 29.03.2018 00:02 |
happystar the Pizza oven, while in it's day, was a spectacular lighting rig it wasn't as big as you seem to imagine it to be. On the Crazy tour by scaling it down from 32 rows of lamps to 28 it fitted in The Lyceum in London, Glasgow Apollo and Newcastle City a Hall, all of which have (had in Glasgow's case) very limited stage width. The 32 row full size rig was 52 feet wide. While the tig structure was mobile (up, down and tilt back) it only move ex at the beginning and end of the show. The lamps were bolted to trusses which were stationary. The 76 crown basically had the 76 Day At The Races lighting rig bolted to the bottom of it. Again the Parcan lamps didn't move. The current rig comprises three main sections. The halo the overhead structure which can be raised, lowered and tilted back and forward and from side to side containsi intelligentlight sources which can be pointed and focused in any direction and colour changed. The stage level units, again intelligentlight units and Mofoys u dear the riser steps. Three 55 foot trusses behind the upstage video wall, again comprising intelligent units. Add to that two mobile video wall, four down stage and thrust lighting trusses and lasers, it's a far bigger, more spectacular and complex lighting set up then the Pizza ovens simple colour wash effects. |
| mike hunt 29.03.2018 01:55 |
Holly2003 wrote:I think you're being a bit harsh on Brian....He always talks in high regard of Freddie. I don't see the Jelously thing, if anything he praises Freddie's work more than anyones. I do think they were all Important, But Freddie and Brian were the most crucial to their success. Think about it, since the last recordings of Mercury were finished in 1995 what have they recorded of substance? 4 good songs in how many years? Freddie was that Important. Of course Brian and Roger know that.Holly2003 wrote:Two thirds of Smile performing mainly Queen hits, using their former Queen frontman as a totem to sell tickets... It seems likely that Brian thinks Queen is his band. He put out the ad that Roger replied to. But Smile failed and Fred was the driving force behind the band Queen. And although he enjoyed the success, fan adoration and cash, I don't think Brian ever forgave Fred for that. In their respective solo careers, Brian is the only one who desperately tried to create the Queen sound. His solo career failed. He couldn't bear that John and Roger worked on MiH without him so he took over that project, and that probably contributed to John calling it a day after No One But You. Musically, Brian has been treading water for 20 years. The only good tracks he's been involved in since the 1990s is Some Things That Glitter, The Call and Invincible Hope. He hasn't composed a good guitar solo since Innuendo. So I think you're wrong: Brian HASN'T forgotten what made Queen the band it was. It was Fred! And Brian's been living off that legacy since his solo career bombed.Your Fairy King wrote: John Deacon is the obvious choice. I've lost all respect for Brian and Roger trotting out their greatest hits tour with a voice better suited for Broadway show tunes. Among the departed, Frederick is the obvious choice, because at this point - despite the fact that I've always believed Queen was the perfect sum of its parts - at this point it is evident that Roger and Brian are pretty clueless about what Queen really was as a band.Potentially very interesting point. Can you elaborate? |
| rockchic65 29.03.2018 06:29 |
^^^^ Totally agree, I really don't understand all the flack Brian gets, I've seen comments everywhere about Brian being jealous of Freddie but I don't get that impression. |
| Star* 29.03.2018 07:58 |
Personally i disagree, because Brian has been pretty nasty in recent interviews saying things like "Adam is the gift from god" and Adam can reach higher notes than Freddie ever could ! You do not say things like that because that is just disrespecting everything Freddie stood for. Brian has crowed on for over 10 years hyping Lambert to get him the attention and he never ever praised Freddie from the roof tops like he has with Lambert. He has lost all of my respect now. Mercury is the greatest male rock singer but Brian just wants to crow on about a an American idol reject, well that puts it all in to perspective ! We all know where May's priorities lie dont we. |
| rockchic65 29.03.2018 08:40 |
happystar wrote: Personally i disagree, because Brian has been pretty nasty in recent interviews saying things like "Adam is the gift from god" and Adam can reach higher notes than Freddie ever could ! You do not say things like that because that is just disrespecting everything Freddie stood for. Brian has crowed on for over 10 years hyping Lambert to get him the attention and he never ever praised Freddie from the roof tops like he has with Lambert. He has lost all of my respect now. Mercury is the greatest male rock singer but Brian just wants to crow on about a an American idol reject, well that puts it all in to perspective ! We all know where May's priorities lie dont we.I think you may have been missed some of the things he's said in interviews to be honest happystar, I saw one where he was talking about Freddie and he said "I don't think even we realized how good he actually was back then". I've seen several where he talks about Freddie, says there's not a day goes by they don't think of him in some way. He does praise Adam and I get the impression they both genuinely like and respect him but that doesn't take anything away from how they felt/feel about Freddie. He's the guy giving them the chance to still be out there doing what they love and he's easy to be around. I saw a YouTube comment on a QAL video about Adam that kind of sums it up to me - "I feel like he's my stepdad.... I want to hate him for taking my dad's place , but deep inside I kinda know that he's the best mom could do under the circumstances".? IMO you can love/like/admire more than one person, and it doesn't mean you ever forget them or that someone replaces them, but you have to move on and do the best you can. As to him saying Adam can reach higher notes, I think isolated comments he's made taken out of context sound worse than if you actually hear the whole interview. He actually said he can sing higher in a live situation and it's true, but then he naturally has a higher voice, Freddie sang in a higher key than his natural voice was set, so in the studio it's fine, but touring it's bound to take it's toll if you try to do that night after night. Added to that Freddie developed nodules which further impeded his ability to hit the high notes live. I sometimes think Brian says things without realizing just how they might sound to someone else, but I don't get the feeling he's meaning to slight Freddie at all. |
| Star* 29.03.2018 12:28 |
Brian does have a habit of talking utter crap without realising what he said. There again he also says things to benefit himself to get tickets and records sold. He certainly knows how to milk the public to get what he wants. Lambert has been Brians own little project for a number of years, and he has hyped and hyped Lambert in every interview he has done, without little regard to Freddie's fan base. Personally i think Brian feel easier that Freddie is not around around anymore as Mercury always dismissed a lot of Mays & Taylors ideas as "ridiculous" But Freddie did keep the band classy, but now Queen have so many musicians playing with them its hard to call them Queen. |
| mike hunt 29.03.2018 12:51 |
Brian said the same about Rodgers...praising him constantly when they worked together. How did that turn out? Brian hasn't mentioned him since. Brian is Just selling his newest brand. A guy who hits high notes, but has no originality or substance. Brian is smart enough too know what made Freddie great isn't about the high notes. It's about delivery....listen to Dragon Attack with Lambert and how embarrassing it sounds. Truly horrible as a rock singer. I seen enough Interviews with Brian about Freddie and That's all I hear is praise. Watch the ANATO Doc and how he loves the creation of love Of My Life and No RHap, or his love of his songs in thr later years like The Miracle and Made In Heaven. I hear no Jelously. I really don't. |
| mike hunt 29.03.2018 12:54 |
mike hunt wrote: Brian said the same about Rodgers...praising him constantly when they worked together. How did that turn out? Brian hasn't mentioned him since. Brian is Just selling his newest brand. A guy who hits high notes, but has no originality or substance. Brian is smart enough too know what made Freddie great isn't about the high notes. It's about delivery....listen to Dragon Attack with Lambert and how embarrassing it sounds. Truly horrible as a rock singer. I seen enough Interviews with Brian about Freddie and That's all I hear is praise. Watch the ANATO Doc and how he loves the creation of love Of My Life and No RHap, or his love of his songs in thr later years like The Miracle and Made In Heaven. |
| Sebastian 29.03.2018 19:59 |
Brian praising Adam doesn't preclude Brian honouring or respecting Frederick. He's still a human being and, as such, he's probably not too far off the undetermined amount of lies the average person tells every day. Being a PhD and a magnificent (May-estic) musician doesn't guard him from normal human behaviour. He gets thirsty, he ages, he has to go for a wee, he probably laughs at some lame puns or memes and he's probably fallen for the odd click-bait once in a while. He also misremembers, exaggerates and embellishes stories like any other human being (e.g. 'there'd be no "Thriller" without "Hot Space"'), but I doubt there's any particular agenda behind it. Whatever Queen were/are/will-be about, there's no reason to think he doesn't know it, let alone to think we know it better than he does. If Roger ever claims Brian's got no idea of Queen, then fair enough, it's between them; same if John ever says so. The three of them are up there... the rest of us are not. |
| Holly2003 30.03.2018 10:05 |
By that bizarre logic only politicians can talk about politics, only weather forecasters can talk about the weather etc. |
| Sebastian 30.03.2018 12:28 |
Er, no. I didn't say we're not allowed to talk about Queen, I said we're not more qualified than (former) Queen members to establish what Queen were/are/will-be about. |
| Stardust Parade 07.04.2018 04:36 |
To be honest, I really like them all! I love watching Brian jam on the guitar and Roger play the drums, and John is cool I guess (although he always seems to be in the background whenever I watch videos of their past shows). But I if I had to pick ONE, I'm jumping on the Freddie bandwagon because he was such an amazing performer. I get chills up my spin whenever I watch one of the videos of him singing Bohemian Rhapsody. It's amazing seeing someone sing with that much passion. Again though, I love them all! It's hard to pick just one. |
| bucsateflon 11.04.2018 11:50 |
Freddie without Queen would have been somewhere between MJ and Elton John, which is pretty lame. |
| Vocal harmony 11.04.2018 13:32 |
^^^ I suspect you could be right |