Here's a few favourites:
Half Of Queen
The Other Half Of Queen
Bri and Rog
TaylorMay (or MayTaylor)
We're Only In It For The Money (!!!)
Two Queens (?)
Queen, Interrupted
Queen Inc.
Queen -2 (they did the Queen + thing, why not this?)
Queen Without Freddie And John
They should start a new band with a different configuration. They should not be a quartet.
I say more is more, so more people rather than a Police-like trio -- get a couple of singers, get a woman in there, more guitarists, etc.
Then, they should be called Artifact, because they are like pieces of an old thing rediscovered, meaning something different in a new context, but traceable to their origin.
They should not cover any Queen songs until their 3rd album.
Otherwise they can be Isotope, because they have a halflife.
--Egret
Getting Tim Staffell to join would be the greatest thing of all! Except Tim has his own band (Amigo) -- seems he still likes one-worded band names! -- but if they did get together, it would be a great collaboration. They could call themselves Three Old Queens With A Smile! (LOL)
Nevermore?
What about Never Say Never? Would be more fitting (and would have fans wondering if there will really, finally, ever be a band formerly called Queen touring again with new music and a new lead singer and bassist)....
Or they could go the Prince route and become a symbol instead of a name. Think of the Queen crest as a name and nothing more. Easily recognisable and a trademark!
Im sure if they dragged Tim Staffell into the equasion they could be very popular around the world! Every Queen fan has heard of them. Go on tour and do a Smile show instead of playing TYMD and WWRY at every possible occasion!
Nevermore is prefect. Queen died with Freddie. He cannot be ever replaced, John was right:( It couldn't be Queen even without only John, or any of them. They were equal.
If only Tim Staffel could be coaxed for a few gigs in the UK to try things out and see how the fans accept him...that would be interesting! Tim's and Freddie's voices were close in range (once). I haven't heard Tim sing with his new band so I cannot judge him as he sounds now.
Hahahaa ... "The artists formerly known as Queen." That's just hilarious. :)
But it's a good point that Queen without Freddie is ... not Queen. So ... hmm. New kind of band. Artifact sounds cool.