| Azertyuiop 01.09.2004 10:04 |
why do you want the remaining members of Queen to do now? Solo careers ? New Queen album with guest singer ? A new tour ? |
| Gunpowder Gelatine 01.09.2004 10:17 |
Well, Brian seems perfectly happy enough working on the musical, and Roger's just going along with it. So for now, no solo career/tour/album, at least until they're satisfied with the musical. |
| Krizzy 01.09.2004 10:28 |
The Musical for quite some time. However, they are itching to do something else, latest interviews give that impression. I do think they will do the odd charity event especially for Global AIDS. Looking at the other bands, the Dead, the Rolling Stones, and even INXS (without Hutchence) and the (21 century) Doors (without Morrison) those tours were successful but Queen is an exception they are not like The Who who continues without their two founding members (Moon and Entwhistle). Queen's musicians were left grieving without FM. As were their fans. It has been a long period of mourning and now with their music being heard once again and appreciated all over the world it seems that that sad part of Queen's history has only just begun to heal. Freddie Mercury will always be beloved by many many fans all over the world and is a gay icon (which may have certainly surprised him) he is "worshipped" (just read the Freddie section of this site, "Yipes!" I mean no one alive can compete with Mercury's spirit and no one singer will ever be excepted in his "place" especially by the fans. Queenies are a very stubborn and loyal bunch!) It is impossible for Queen to be Queen without Freddie but the musical helps to ease the loss not only for its surviving members (especially May, Taylor and Deacon) but many fans. Tour? That is a question put to May and Taylor may times since FM's passing. Another look at one of their early colleagues and touring acts Thin Lizzy who has reformed (many years after Phil Lynott's death), so it's certianly has to be on their mind. The question should not be maybe? but when? and if they do they can certainly limit it to a small venues or a short amount of time. Hope Does Spring Eternal Doesn't It? Kriz ;o) |
| deleted user 01.09.2004 10:39 |
"why do you want the remaining members of Queen to do now?" Quit. It's been painful enough. |
| MexQueenFM 01.09.2004 13:24 |
a fucking tour with George Michael |
| the oppositionist 01.09.2004 17:57 |
Nothing. Since freddie died there has been no queen. they cant bring it back. |
| Azertyuiop 01.09.2004 19:02 |
I didn't want a new debat about 'Could Queen be Queen without Freddie?' I just wanted to know what do you want them to do now. Me, I would like a new album with new freddie vocals on songs rediscovered by Greg. A new tour. And (in my dreams) the Queen boxes. |
| Into La Ment 01.09.2004 22:07 |
Anything. As long as it doesn't involve certain popstars... :o( |
| Brianmay1975 02.09.2004 06:45 |
I'd want them to do a lot of things: 1. A new album with Freddie's vocals (they said they have enough unreleased material with Freddie) 2. A couple of live albums (not a bad idea, eh?): perhaps Hammersmith'75 or other great live performance from their golden era. 3. A tour. But in the 3-man lineup: Bri, Rog, John... and maybe a guest star, I dunno. 4. New solo albums 5. The musical Unfortunately, it's only the musical they'll ever care about... |
| Mayboy 02.09.2004 07:21 |
MexQueenFM wrote: a fucking tour with George MichaelI would like to see that aswell should work well, in any case better than the other collaborations they have done lol |
| Fenderek 02.09.2004 09:01 |
Brianmay1975 wrote: I'd want them to do a lot of things: 1. A new album with Freddie's vocals (they said they have enough unreleased material with Freddie)With you on that one... Brianmay1975 wrote: 2. A couple of live albums (not a bad idea, eh?): perhaps Hammersmith'75 or other great live performance from their golden era.This is going to happen, I think- Brian mentioned sth in recent interview... PLUS- Milton Keynes is the stepin the right direction; basically- that's exactly how I see Queen existing now: releasing some amazing stuff they have in their archives... Brianmay1975 wrote: 3. A tour. But in the 3-man lineup: Bri, Rog, John... and maybe a guest star, I dunno.Please- no guest vocals!!! Wouldn't mind Rog and Bri touring together and I would love them to do some less known stuff- could live without some Anastacia trying to sing We Are The Champions, I don't have to hear this song EVER AGAIN!!! But hearing them performing stuff THEY can sing (after some practicing and a lot of rehearsals) like "I'm In Love with My Car", "Under Pressure", "Headlong" or even some less known stuff like "Sleeping on The Sidewalk" or "Tenement Funster"... F**k the general audience- the morons who don't know anything apart from Greatest Hits I, II and III and don't want to know- at last do sth for fans... Wishful thinking... :( Brianmay1975 wrote: 4. New solo albumsBrian at some point said sth. about blues album- I WOULD LOVE THIS!!! All in all- not what they're doing now (apart from last DVDs, which are pretty decent releases), not only commercially safe decisions... I would love to see them doing sth. unfashionable, sth. for fans, sth for those who stick with them for many, many years, not only for those who recently bought GREATEST HITS and MAYBE will buy sth else, provided the same songs are going to appear there... |
| BrianRules 02.09.2004 11:13 |
I would love to see them put out another cd of unreleased songs from the vault, as in Made In Heaven. I'd also love to see them go out on tour. I don't think Brian and Roger could pull it off without finding another vocalist. Obviously, there will never be another Freddie. They have to find someone that could do a decent job with Queen's sound. Someone had mentioned George Michael. He's got a very good range, and someone like him could possibly pull it off. Let's face it, Freddie's not going to be there, but if Queen could still capture some of the magic that they had (and I don't see why not, given the talent that is left), I'd definitely be there. Bring 'em on!! |
| the oppositionist 02.09.2004 20:24 |
Azertyuiop wrote: I didn't want a new debat about 'Could Queen be Queen without Freddie?' I just wanted to know what do you want them to do now. Me, I would like a new album with new freddie vocals on songs rediscovered by Greg. A new tour. And (in my dreams) the Queen boxes.oooooo, sorry! if i had it my way, id like to see them perform live as a three. ive no interest in brian and roger alone really, cos i think they are selling themselves out as it is. i want to see john. damn it! |
| high-flying-adored 02.09.2004 22:15 |
I dunno ... at this rate (since this is becoming another "Queen-is-what-without-dear-Fred?" topic, maybe by mistake, maybe not) I'd settle for something beyond the musical (cough-cough-obsession-cough-cough) ... rereleasing some long-forgotten material would be well-received. (That would rock ...) Augh. Just something. Anything. |
| high-flying-adored 02.09.2004 22:15 |
(That is, stagnation kills me. Not to say that anything is stagnating; just that it's frustrating looking backwards all the time instead of forwards.) |
| Holly2003 02.09.2004 22:26 |
I think they need to re-release all the studio albums in some kind of new format. There's also a pressing need for a new Greatest Hits collection and a new Las Vegas Cast Album, followed by cast albums from wherever the musical opens next. Brian also needs to do some more complaining about the Press but also continue to use the Sun to promote We Will Rock You. After that, who knows? Certainly there's no demand for a box set or anything crazy like that... |
| Farlander 02.09.2004 22:46 |
I'd like to see an album of new music from Brian and Roger. This is realistic. John looks like he's gone for good, and that's fine with me. They can get anyone to play bass or do it themselves and it will be just as good. He never (or almost never) sang, so that doesn't matter. The loss of his songwriting and general input will be most missed, but it seemed Freddie encouraged him a lot in those areas and with him gone, he might not be as effective in that area. Which is too bad, because Freddie and John's more pop-ish stuff was often a moderating influence on Brian and Roger's harder visions. But still, the loss of John is something that can be worked around. The point is, Brian and Roger should get together and write and record at least ten good tracks. No guest singers. No covers. No rehashes of old material. No collaberations with Britney Spears. Nothing. Just the two of them in the studio. Then they tour to promote the new album. They can do this all under the Queen name or not. I don't really care. They should not have a huge backup band. It should be Brian, Roger, somebody to play bass, and Spike if he's still around and willing. If not, somebody else who can play piano, sing, and play guitar. Maybe one other guy for general backup stuff like Spike. But no more than five people on stage. That is their element. Play the stuff from the new album. Play some less known Queen tracks where they sang. How about Drowse, Sleeping on the Sidewalk, Tenement Funster, '39 and stuff like that? And a few of the hits of Queen to make the more casual fans happy. We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions, of course. Maybe Radio Ga Ga, Hammer to Fall, and Bohemian Rhapsody, if they can figure out a way to do it well without Freddie. I'd like to hear Breakthru. Actually, this would be a good forum for seeing how some of the tracks from The Miracle and Innuendo would have worked live. Then, if the market can take it, and if they played well on the tour, a live album from the tour. That is what I would like to see. Is it possible? Sure. Is it likely? Well, it seems like they can't resist a lot of the crap that would impede this senario, so I don't know. A man can dream, though. A man can dream. |
| Gunpowder Gelatine 02.09.2004 22:56 |
Great post, Farlander. I'd love to see what you said come true. What about e-mailing this thread to Brian? There's no saying if he'll read it or not, but it could be worth a shot. |
| Queenrocks4579 02.09.2004 23:12 |
I think it would be great if brian and roger did some talkshows promoting the musical it would be great to see new stuff in the us. I personally would like a new roger solo album more than a brian one. They should come out with a unrealeased tracks cd sort of like tupac. |
| Farlander 02.09.2004 23:28 |
Gunpowder Gelatine wrote: Great post, Farlander. I'd love to see what you said come true. What about e-mailing this thread to Brian? There's no saying if he'll read it or not, but it could be worth a shot.I think Brian knows perfectly well what the fans want. The problem is that he isn't interested in doing it right now. And that's fine. If he's not interested, it's not going to come out well anyway. We can be patient. But you know, they aren't young anymore and time is running out. They could be doing this musical stuff when they're 70 and it would be exactly the same. But they probably only have ten years or so left where they can actually release an album and tour for it effectively. After that, the show really is over. I guess I just hope the knowledge of that motivates them to get out there and do it and do it well. Even releasing rare stuff or BBC stuff or whatever can wait a little. I'd like a steady stream of concert DVDs to come out, sure, but how much do Brian and Roger really have to put into that? Not too much. |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 03.09.2004 03:16 |
Well Said Kriz. As for my opinion, I would pay twice as much to see John alone than Roger and Brian alone. As someone pointed out before - theyre selling out, its getting embarrasing. The shows they have played as a twosome with guests hav been pretty shit. I downloaded the Amsterdam gig and then deleted it upon hearing it! 46664 was pants, I havent heard the studio songs yet so I cant comment on that but the live stuff was crap. George Michael has been mentioned:- 1) George Micheal is a pop star 2) Queen were a rock band Could you imagine him singing Stone Cold Crazy or Now Im Here or Tie Your Mother Down??? I think not. Queen to me now is Brian Roger And John. Without John there is NO Queen. If they recorded and toured as a three peice I could handle that, But as a two piece then Id just see it as another pathetic attempt at plugging the damned musical:-which they did a good job of at Buckingham Palace!!!! |
| Oberon 03.09.2004 05:37 |
George Michael wouldn't tour with them. he doesn't even tour with his own material, so why would he want to tour with others? And I agree, he's got a good voice, and STL, '39 and TATDOOL were great at the tribute, but the harder songs wouldn't fit his voice. I agree with everything else said. New material with Freddie archive vocals would be the best bet. After that, some new material would be good. And they could easily do some gigs, even if they're some small venues etc with just the two of them and supporting musicians and a guest or two. But, I don't see Deacy joining them in any of these ventures now. He's truly hung up his bass I think. We can but hope that the Brian can find it in him to let the musical go on its own way! |
| daniboy 03.09.2004 06:59 |
Friends... did you forget our beloved John? (or maybe he forgot himselffff?????) :) |
| isolar2 03.09.2004 07:33 |
Queen were finished when Freddie died back in 1991, Roger and Brian should now focus on their solo careers, if they are interested of course. Else, like the Beatles did before: they (together with John) should work on an Anthology, work on 2 or 3 "new" songs and that should be it. I know, it's been promised to the fans for over 10 years now - but still no official word on the Anthology. |
| iGSM 03.09.2004 07:34 |
I still really think that Brian/Roger should hook up with Roger Daltrey/Peter Townshend. Imagine the vocal possibilities and the songs that could play. And Paul MacCartney. He can come along too. I'm waiting for a Beatles musical. |
| Fenderek 03.09.2004 07:38 |
Brian_Mays_Wig wrote: Could you imagine him singing Stone Cold Crazy or Now Im Here or Tie Your Mother Down??? I think not.Nah- that would never work!!!! |
| Pim Derks 03.09.2004 07:42 |
I want: - an album by Brian & Roger. No new versions of old tracks, like Farlander said. Just stuff they wrote in the past few years - I'm sure they must've written more than the Call/Invincible Hop/Say It Ain't So or what ever it was called since EF/AW in 1998 - a small tour, like they each did on the 1998/1999 solo-tours. Let's face it - they can't fill a huge venue anymore. Play a selection of solo/queen work, with some interesting tracks like Tenement Funster, '39 and She Makes Me. - release the goddamn boxsets - if they REALLY can't write any new stuff, re-record some songs like they did with I Can't Live With You on the ROCKS album. No dance remixes like UP'99 - but rock retakes. |
| iGSM 03.09.2004 07:47 |
I wish I was aware of Queen when Brian/Roger toured because I'd've loved to have gone to see 'em. |
| Brianmay1975 03.09.2004 12:23 |
Lord Fenderrus (a.k.a. Fenderek) wrote:Lord Fenderrus, I totally agree with you on this post! Down with the stupid guest vocalists, they're compromising Queen's name... well, at least Britney, Beyonce and Pink certainly did. I hate hearing the Pepsi ad! Bri and Rog should really try to sing Queen's songs by themselves. Of course, the general public wouldn't give a damn on them, but the fans would really love them. Hell, haven't they got enough money to let go of this musical story and just do smth. for those who adore them?Brianmay1975 wrote: I'd want them to do a lot of things: 1. A new album with Freddie's vocals (they said they have enough unreleased material with Freddie)With you on that one...Brianmay1975 wrote: 2. A couple of live albums (not a bad idea, eh?): perhaps Hammersmith'75 or other great live performance from their golden era.This is going to happen, I think- Brian mentioned sth in recent interview... PLUS- Milton Keynes is the stepin the right direction; basically- that's exactly how I see Queen existing now: releasing some amazing stuff they have in their archives...Brianmay1975 wrote: 3. A tour. But in the 3-man lineup: Bri, Rog, John... and maybe a guest star, I dunno.Please- no guest vocals!!! Wouldn't mind Rog and Bri touring together and I would love them to do some less known stuff- could live without some Anastacia trying to sing We Are The Champions, I don't have to hear this song EVER AGAIN!!! But hearing them performing stuff THEY can sing (after some practicing and a lot of rehearsals) like "I'm In Love with My Car", "Under Pressure", "Headlong" or even some less known stuff like "Sleeping on The Sidewalk" or "Tenement Funster"... F**k the general audience- the morons who don't know anything apart from Greatest Hits I, II and III and don't want to know- at last do sth for fans... Wishful thinking... :(Brianmay1975 wrote: 4. New solo albumsBrian at some point said sth. about blues album- I WOULD LOVE THIS!!! All in all- not what they're doing now (apart from last DVDs, which are pretty decent releases), not only commercially safe decisions... I would love to see them doing sth. unfashionable, sth. for fans, sth for those who stick with them for many, many years, not only for those who recently bought GREATEST HITS and MAYBE will buy sth else, provided the same songs are going to appear there... Farlander wrote: "They can get anyone to play bass or do it themselves"... Only if Brian had four hands! But even if he had, I'd still want him back in the band! |
| bitesthedust 03.09.2004 13:24 |
personally I think that if Brian & Roger were to record a new album using rare tracks with Freddie's vocal, then they probably would have done it by now instead of the musical.... |
| kalmark 04.09.2004 06:18 |
I'd vote for releasing the 46664 Queen songs, studio version, with some other tracks enough for an album. I'd love to hear The Call of Say It's Not True! And yes, a tour would rock too, I'd happily travel a lot to see Roger and Brian under any name performing Queen stuff, old and new, without bloat. Solo material...almost an equal dream as new Queen material... Oh man, I loved Brian on his Another World tours top here in Budapest...I loved to see Roger 2 years ago as he performed a few songs with Eddie Jordan's band... Come on, guys, you still got a stong fan base throughout the world, come out and rock us!!! And let Ben Elton handle the musical :) |
| Hankster 21.09.2004 13:13 |
how about a one time event with guest vocalists Robbie Williams, George Michael and Tony Vincent (from the WWRY Vegas); 1. One Vision Robbie Williams 2. Headlong Brian May 3. Innuendo (intro) Freddie Mercury (archive) 4. Tie Your Mother Down Brian May 5. Seven Seas of Rhye Robbie Williams 6. Breakthru Robbie Williams 7. Under Pressure Taylor & Michael 8. I Want To Break Free Tony Vincent 9. In The Lap of the Gods .. Revisited Tony Vincent 10. Killer Queen George Michael 11. Bicycle Race George Michael 12. Brighton Rock Brian May 13. Now I’m Here Brian May 14. Love of My Life Tony Vincent 15. ’39 George Michael 16. Johnny Be Good Taylor & May 17. Papa Was A Rolling Stone George Michael 18. Tutti Frutti George Michael 19. Crazy Little Thing Called Love Robbie Williams 20. Hammer to Fall Brian May 21. Bohemian Rhapsody Tony Vincent 22. Innuendo (outro) Freddie Mercury (archive) 23. I Want It All Robbie Williams 24. We Will Rock You Robbie Williams 25. The Show Must Go On Tony Vincent 26. We Are The Champions Robbie Williams 27. Jail House Rock Wiliams, Michael, Vincent 28. God Save the Queen Brian May I didn't like the idea of guest singers either, but the morge I listen to STL etc by George Michael and WATC by Robbie I think these 2 stars are a good match for this thing and Tony Vincent did a great job with BR at the Party at the Palace. |
| BrianRules 21.09.2004 14:07 |
Not that I'm into guest singers, it's just that I miss Queen concerts so much, I'd pay to see that show. I think they could do an admirable job. Pretty good setlist, by the way! |
| Fenderek 21.09.2004 14:29 |
Hankster wrote: 6. Breakthru Robbie WilliamsYou're having a laugh, aren't you? Hankster wrote: 23. I Want It All Robbie Williams 24. We Will Rock You Robbie WilliamsMan- that's the best joke I've heard in months!!!! |
| love of my life 14018 21.09.2004 19:47 |
iGSM wrote: I still really think that Brian/Roger should hook up with Roger Daltrey/Peter Townshend. Imagine the vocal possibilities and the songs that could play. And Paul MacCartney. He can come along too. I'm waiting for a Beatles musical.Yes. Oh yes. My dream come true, right there. A new album with Freddie's vocals would be the best thing, though....... |
| Hankster 22.09.2004 04:02 |
Fenderek<br><font size=1>Pretentious twat</font> wrote:No, I really think he could sing that well, at least the best of those three guest singers. But I'm laughing when I compare him to Freddie of course :) But as a stand-alone act I think it will be good enoughHankster wrote: 6. Breakthru Robbie WilliamsYou're having a laugh, aren't you? Hankster wrote:I love those two tracks, and they should be in it. Who else should sing it then? Brian? WWRY is a really entertain number where the singer has to grab the audience. And Brian is a good singer, but Robbie is also a great entertainer .. that's why I thought of him for these 2 numbersFenderek<br><font size=1>Pretentious twat</font> wrote:23. I Want It All Robbie Williams 24. We Will Rock You Robbie WilliamsMan- that's the best joke I've heard in months!!!! |