QueenZone discussion #1510600

adamatt wrote: Once heard an audio of Roger screaming 'I'm happy at home are not fucking rock and roll lyrics" while, it seems, producing the You're My Best Friend track. Any ideas where this audio can be found? Thank you.

people on streets wrote: But that's the beauty of Queen. Four individual song writers that all had their say in how a song came about. I suppose Queen woud've been far less interesting if they haven't been as democratic as they were.

The Real Wizard wrote:

people on streets wrote: But that's the beauty of Queen. Four individual song writers that all had their say in how a song came about. I suppose Queen woud've been far less interesting if they haven't been as democratic as they were.

Bingo. Mercury hated Gimme The Prize May hated Don't Stop Me Now May, Deacon, and Taylor hated most of Hot Space And who knows what else. They all had songs they didn't like. That's what happens when there are four strong personalities in the band and no pushovers. The result is a ton of compromise. No doubt theirs was a complex dynamic throughout the years.

runner_70 wrote: Deacon hated Hot SPace? Guess not as he was a fan of the black/funky stuff.

runner_70 wrote: Deacon hated Hot SPace? Guess not as he was a fan of the black/funky stuff. Brian and ROger did hate it I guess

The Real Wizard wrote: Mercury hated Gimme The Prize May hated Don't Stop Me Now May, Deacon, and Taylor hated most of Hot Space And who knows what else.

runner_70 wrote: Deacon hated Hot SPace? Guess not as he was a fan of the black/funky stuff.

Sebastian wrote: May has claimed to quite like 'Don't Stop Me Now', but not to be fond of what it represented in the sense of Mercury's separatism and hedonistic lifestyle at the time. Perhaps he was just being polite and he does/did hate it n_n I'd happily take your word over mine for this particular one.

Apocalipsis_Darko wrote: I think, talking with Reinhold Mack about that, John liked the album, but not liked the reception....like a failed goal. Mack told me John and Freddie were the most members who wanted to do an album like that....perhaps at the end, John didn't like the result. Is only a theory, in my humble opinion. And everybody knows Mack said to Freddie....if you finish the album before I have my next son, you and John will be the godfathers...finally they did the album before, and Freddie and John were the godfathers of John Frederick Mack. And we can't forget there are demos with more guitars and less electronic, funk elements. Taylor Hawkings told me it was the album Freddie wanted. I think is the album John and Freddie wanted, but it was a failure in the charts, and they didn't like it at the end. As I said before, is only my theory. Peter Freestone told me something similar about Mr. Bad Guy. Freddie liked until he knew it was a failure in charts. About Don't Stop Me Now Brian hated what represents the song. About the music, I don't know. Another thing, last week a friend gave me an interview he did with Malcolm Young (R.I.P.), and Malcolm said Brian always said to them Queen would be a rock band always, being like in the 70's, he didn't like it the change in the 80's into more pop and disco music.

Holly2003 wrote: Success has many fathers but failure is an orphan.

Holly2003 wrote: Yes it's quite possible John liked Hot Space up until the moment it was released.

happystar wrote: . . . . . because As Freddie quoted they were only trying a few new sounds.

Holly2003 wrote: It doesn't necessarily mean he disliked the album before it was released.

Holly2003 wrote: Roger and Brian are on record now as disliking Hot Space. yet, when it was released they both defended it. Only after that initial wave of publicity was over did they disown the album.

Holly2003 wrote: If it was successful like The Game, I'm sure they would all express their love for it, including John.

Thistleboy1980 wrote: I agree with a lot of what Happystar says - he just goes about it the wrong way. He states his opinion as fact. We three like Hot Space, but that doesn't make it "loved to this day" lol.

Thistleboy1980 wrote: There is no Queen album I dislike (I used to hate Flash, but recently "re-discovered" it) and don't get the bad rap that Magic and The Miracle get. But the one that puzzles me most is Hot Space - I think it's got lots of nice tracks lol. I go back to every album sooner or later!

mike hunt wrote: That's the point happystarr is trying too make.......Just because an album is a failure and most fans hate it doesn't mean someone who enjoys an album like Hot Space is wrong....VH keeps saying the album was a failure everytime happstarr say's he enjoys it. I agree with happystarr in that it doesn't matter if it was a failure as long as you enjoy it. Me personally, a few songs I like....a few middle of the road songs and some terrible ones. I heard worse albums by big bands. Metallica lu lu and St. Anger for example and many others.

Thistleboy1980 wrote: Happystar - in terms of music, yes Hot Space is more fun and uplifting. I get why you think Innuendo is dark, but the way I see it is that it's beautiful. It's Freddie saying goodbye, and the fact that his vocals are so strong is testament to the man, who worked right up until his body could take no more.