| scottmax 13.06.2019 15:18 |
Apologies if this has been discussed before.... Which songs do you folk consider to be the ‘best’ songs by the individual members? My choices - Brian - BTTL, Let Me Out, WDWTA, Resurrection Roger - Strange Frontier, You Had To Be There, Man on Fire, No Violins Freddie - In My Defence, LMLTNT, You Kind of Lover, The Golden Boy, How Can I Go On |
| dudeofqueen 13.06.2019 15:56 |
Brian - as with Queen - when he sticks with the heavy stuff rivals NY other guitarist in history. When he trots out shite like Another World and that "Twatty Conroy" nonsense, he's nothing more than laughable. Roger - consistently high quality and interesting material throughout his solo career with very few flops or instances where you want to skip a track. Freddie - the vocal tour de forces - as ever John - everything he's ever done....... |
| stevelondon20 13.06.2019 16:55 |
Roger - No More Fun. Brian - Business. Freddie - In My Defence. John - agree with the above. Everything!! |
| mooghead 13.06.2019 16:59 |
Can't be arsed figuring out the abbreviations to be honest |
| bucsateflon 13.06.2019 17:17 |
"In my defense" is not written by Freddie |
| Sebastian 13.06.2019 19:00 |
scottmax wrote: The Golden Boy, How Can I Go OnTechnically, those two aren't solo songs - they're duets. |
| scottmax 13.06.2019 19:13 |
Mr Pendantic..... Were in the confines of Queen? No, therefore solo..... |
| stevelondon20 13.06.2019 19:41 |
bucsateflon it's Defence..... It didn't say written songs, it just said #best songs" |
| al bundy 13.06.2019 19:46 |
I prefer Roger's stuff over Brian's. But Freddie's Barcelona was a masterpiece. Roger: Masters of War, Happiness, Nazis 1994, Revelations, The Key, Old Friends, Pressure On, C'mon Down, Is It Me?, Believe In Yourself, Where Are You Now? Sunny Day, Smile, Fight Club, Be With You, some of the cross tunes Brian: Driven by You, Last Horizon, Business, Wildernes, One Rainy Wish, the slow version of Hammer To Fall Freddie: Mr. Bad Guy, Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow , Barcelona, The Fallen Priest. The Golden Boy, How Can I Go On, In My Defence, Lady With A Tenor Sax, She Blows Hot & Cold and the remixes of Love Kills (Rock Mix) and Living On My Own (1993 Radio Mix), John: all the queen stuff :) |
| Saint Jiub 14.06.2019 00:10 |
stevelondon20 wrote: Roger - No More Fun. Brian - Business. Freddie - In My Defence. John - agree with the above. Everything!!link |
| emrabt 14.06.2019 06:05 |
John's is Man in the Shadows surely, beautiful. |
| stevelondon20 14.06.2019 06:39 |
Haha gotta love the Immortals! @saintjuib! |
| cmsdrums 14.06.2019 07:49 |
Roger's solo output has aged, and stands up to repeated listening, far better than Brian's (or Mr Bad Guy). As stated above though, the Barcelona album is clearly the stand out 'artistic achievement', whether it's your cup of tea to listen to or not (for the record, I love it). |
| Vocal harmony 14.06.2019 12:09 |
cmsdrums wrote: Roger's solo output has aged, and stands up to repeated listening, far better than Brian's (or Mr Bad Guy). As stated above though, the Barcelona album is clearly the stand out 'artistic achievement', whether it's your cup of tea to listen to or not (for the record, I love it).Agreed, but Barcelona isn't a solo album there is a lot of input on those songs by other people, vocally, production wise and writing. |
| Dougie 4 14.06.2019 13:51 |
I love Freddie's Barcelona as well...has to be my favourite non Queen stuff by any of the members |
| cmsdrums 14.06.2019 14:24 |
Vocal harmony wrote:Does that count the same for Brian then, with Cozy Powell, Musker and Lamers, lots of session musicians, Neil Murray, Eddie Kramer, etc...all having different across writing, performing, producing, ideas? The same goes for The Cross, especially the second and third albums where Roger had progressively less input.cmsdrums wrote: Roger's solo output has aged, and stands up to repeated listening, far better than Brian's (or Mr Bad Guy). As stated above though, the Barcelona album is clearly the stand out 'artistic achievement', whether it's your cup of tea to listen to or not (for the record, I love it).Agreed, but Barcelona isn't a solo album there is a lot of input on those songs by other people, vocally, production wise and writing. I totally agree that Barcelona is a true collaboration with Mike Moran, and with a lesser input (other than performance) from Montserrat, but my own personal parameter is that I count (rightly or wrongly) anything released under their own name as a 'solo project', so count anything from 'I Wanna Testify' through to 'New Horizons' alongside 'Barcelona', 'Blue Rock', 'Furia' etc.. as a solo effort by virtue of it being outside Queen. |
| scottmax 14.06.2019 15:40 |
^^^ I agree..... |
| Wiley 14.06.2019 17:59 |
Freddie's Barcelona is the best solo project, from a musical accomplishment perspective. The title track is every bit as majestic as BoRhap, in my opinion. Brian's... I love Too Much Love Will Kill You and much prefer it to the Queen version. It was also a bigger commercial hit, which is surprising. Wilderness, Why don't we try again and Another World are wonderful songs. Back to the Light is a solid album and the most Queen-sounding solo production, including Freddie's. Back to the Light, Driven by You, Last Horizon, Just one life. I LOVE Roger's solo albums, particularly Fun In Space. I even play Shove It every now and it's a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. Heaven for Everyone is probably his best solo-ish track, along with Man on Fire, Strange Frontier, Foreign Sand. There's something for every taste. Quite eclectic material, I think. |
| Dim 14.06.2019 18:54 |
I will choose one song from each to make it difficult and different Roger : Beautiful dreams Freddie : Guide me home ( it is so beautiful like Lilly of the valley or kiss) Brian: Bisuness |
| Vocal harmony 15.06.2019 12:34 |
cmsdrums wrote:Apart from the first album I've never viewed The Cross as Roger working solo. . He always explained The Cross as a band which he was a member of, all be it his band. . .Vocal harmony wrote:Does that count the same for Brian then, with Cozy Powell, Musker and Lamers, lots of session musicians, Neil Murray, Eddie Kramer, etc...all having different across writing, performing, producing, ideas? The same goes for The Cross, especially the second and third albums where Roger had progressively less input. I totally agree that Barcelona is a true collaboration with Mike Moran, and with a lesser input (other than performance) from Montserrat, but my own personal parameter is that I count (rightly or wrongly) anything released under their own name as a 'solo project', so count anything from 'I Wanna Testify' through to 'New Horizons' alongside 'Barcelona', 'Blue Rock', 'Furia' etc.. as a solo effort by virtue of it being outside Queen.cmsdrums wrote: Roger's solo output has aged, and stands up to repeated listening, far better than Brian's (or Mr Bad Guy). As stated above though, the Barcelona album is clearly the stand out 'artistic achievement', whether it's your cup of tea to listen to or not (for the record, I love it).Agreed, but Barcelona isn't a solo album there is a lot of input on those songs by other people, vocally, production wise and writing. Brian's albums I think were solo albums, they seem to contain things done his way. Musker and Lamers were co writers with him on one song, the recording of is different from what Queen did. Cozy Powell was a friend and member of Brian's live band. I think his albums are much more solo projects than Barcelona. I guess the wider view is that anything done by individuals outside Queen is a solo project. . . Maybe some are more solo than others ;) |
| Golden Salmon 16.06.2019 13:46 |
Freddie - there's brilliance in his solo works but they fall short from Queen's greatness simply because he misses the positive feedback from his band mates. "Guide Me Home / How Can I Go On" are simple, yet wondrous tracks. Brian - Queen's essential sound lives on through his albums, and then some variety. I wouldn't be surprised if most people who aren't Queen hardcore fans enjoyed that sound above anything else solo. "Last Horizon" is still relevant today. Roger - I enjoy his albums more than Freddie's and Brian's. More to listen to and more varied. It also helps that he tried something different with The Cross, which gave us a few good songs that might not have happened otherwise. Just to pick one song that hasn't been mentioned yet, how about "Let's Get Crazy"? Very fun track that pumps me up. In any case, it is beyond debate that John's solo career is the most consistent of them all. Hats off. |
| aristide1 17.06.2019 11:00 |
"... they fall short from Queen's greatness simply because he misses the positive feedback from his band mates" is a comment that suits any of them (in fact it suits more to Brian and Roger), I don't understand why do you feel it applies only to Freddie. The whole point of solo projects is to get rid of the usual sound and band mates (while taking full advantage of the band's reputation when it comes to individually sign with record companies). Bringing into discussion the solo work as opposed to group work is redundant and leads to nowhere. |