| The Real Wizard 21.11.2004 22:47 |
Quoted from link, an interview with our beloved Roger Taylor today: "We are planning some more material and we intend to work together [with Brian May] more. I think after Christmas, this year, we will completely slow down on the We Will Rock You [musical] front and maybe concentrate on, you know, some new studio work and maybe some live work." "We have some collaborations coming up." About the possibility of a new album: "Well maybe, if we have enough... we have some great singers that we know and I think Brian [May] and I would sing some and then we will get some great singers... we are talking at the moment with Paul Rodgers who is.... who we always liked as a singer and he has an incredible voice." --------------------- All I can say is: woo hoo! I loved Rodgers' voice last week, and I'm glad to see this collaboration may very well continue. I'm actually kind of excited about this. Watcha think? |
| Lester Burnham 21.11.2004 22:57 |
It's about fucking time, is all I have to say about this. The Who and The Stones are still around making new music, so why shouldn't Queen? I'm just glad they held off on working with Elton, Robbie, or George and waited until something right came along. Paul just seems to 'gel' with Roger and Brian. Now, it's time for ol' Rog to get into shape again! |
| Daburcor? 21.11.2004 23:15 |
As long as Brian and Roger sing some too, I'm all for new material! :D |
| OgreBattleField1980 21.11.2004 23:36 |
You do know there will be one all important element i think that would definatly be hit or miss with the Paul Rodgers role in Queen... the balads would be missing ... you would eventaually see more and more I want it all type songs in the Queen line up as far as new material would go. Atleast thats my opinion ... as far as a tour ... id love to see his rendition of White man ,or The Prophet song ...... hell just bring on all the heavy stuff im Ready , as that was my favorite parts of the Queen catalouge |
| Hank H. 22.11.2004 04:16 |
Many things seemed for real many times. Let's just wait and see. |
| The King Of Rhye 22.11.2004 04:39 |
I, for one, would love that...Paul Rodgers has always been one of my favorite singers....but there was always that one guy I liked....that guy from Zanzibar or something, with the big teeth....what was his name? heh.... |
| Jjeroen 22.11.2004 05:38 |
4th threat about exact same issue... ?! Look at the other ones to see why I say YEAH YEAH YEAG, GO GUYS! ;-) |
| Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira 22.11.2004 07:40 |
I wouldn't say the thread is that much a repeated one. Not in a strict sense. It brings important new information to the situation. And, uh... HURRRRAYYYY!!! :D |
| Mr. Teatime 22.11.2004 08:00 |
I will believe it when I see it... Roger has always been the one wanting to tour and do new material, Brian is the one who is more interested in the musical. I get the impression that Roger has been heavily involved with the musical partly because of the opportunity to play live with Brian, not for the musical's sake on its own. Anyway I'm glad to see Roger can still do drum rolls and so on, as seen in All Right Now. I hate the thought of having two drummers on stage, one to cover for the other :| |
| Fenderek 22.11.2004 08:10 |
One thing only- NOTHING with Robbie, please... If they want to do the whole album with Rodgers- thumbs up!!! Can't go bad with that one!!! :) |
| M. 22.11.2004 08:30 |
Sir GH<br><font size=1>ah yeah</font> wrote: Quoted from link, an interview with our beloved Roger Taylor today: "We are planning some more material and we intend to work together [with Brian May] more. I think after Christmas, this year, we will completely slow down on the We Will Rock You [musical] front and maybe concentrate on, you know, some new studio work and maybe some live work." "We have some collaborations coming up." About the possibility of a new album: "Well maybe, if we have enough... we have some great singers that we know and I think Brian [May] and I would sing some and then we will get some great singers... we are talking at the moment with Paul Rodgers who is.... who we always liked as a singer and he has an incredible voice."This is not a new interview. The quotes are obviously taken from Thomas Zeidler's famous interview which caused so much confusion (when it was first published in the Austrian daily 'Kurier' and on the Austrian Fan Club site). EDIT: I didn't click on the link... |
| The Mir@cle 22.11.2004 08:44 |
Brian seems to confirm it (at least not deny it) on it's soapbox, so this seems fantastic news to me. Queen moves on!!! Come on Bri and Rog, make this rocking world go round again!! |
| David Jones 22.11.2004 10:50 |
I'm all for some new material with some decent singers, just aslong as they don't call themselves Queen... |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 22.11.2004 11:04 |
David Jones wrote: I'm all for some new material with some decent singers, just aslong as they don't call themselves Queen...Here Here.. |
| Johan 22.11.2004 11:12 |
M. wrote:If this is true, it sucks...Sir GH<br><font size=1>ah yeah</font> wrote: Quoted from link, an interview with our beloved Roger Taylor today: "We are planning some more material and we intend to work together [with Brian May] more. I think after Christmas, this year, we will completely slow down on the We Will Rock You [musical] front and maybe concentrate on, you know, some new studio work and maybe some live work." "We have some collaborations coming up." About the possibility of a new album: "Well maybe, if we have enough... we have some great singers that we know and I think Brian [May] and I would sing some and then we will get some great singers... we are talking at the moment with Paul Rodgers who is.... who we always liked as a singer and he has an incredible voice."This is not a new interview. The quotes are obviously taken from Thomas Zeidler's famous interview which caused so much confusion (when it was first published in the Austrian daily 'Kurier' and on the Austrian Fan Club site). |
| Benn 22.11.2004 11:49 |
What you actually have here is Brian just saying that he thinks it might be a good idea. Just like he thought that having a solo album of electric blues material would be a good idea and that a Queen retrospective box set would be a good idea. There is absolutely NOTHING definate about this AT ALL. You have to remember that Paul is now a very successful solo artist in the USA and also has commitment with Bad Company to honor. Getting him to commit to a Queen venture may prove to be extremely tough in terms of management / record company legalities. What IS interesting is what John thinks about all this - would this be the one vocalist that could bring John out of retirement? If there was ANYONE that could do it, I think it would be Paul, simply because he's the kind of hard-working professional that John was - Free worked the small clubs and had total control of their material from the time that their deal was signed and did the hard yards, just like Queen did. Personally, I'd love to see it happen - Roger would certainly need to get into better shape than he was in at the awards ceremony (thought he looked as though he'd been sitting at the local pie shop eating cakes and biscuits........) and they would need to think hard about the number of musicians they REALLY need on stage (the Who finally understood the error in having a "big band" set up in 1996 & 1997, paring the whole thing down to 5 people in 1999 and providing an absolutely KILLER sound). - we would finally get to see some great shows that have been long over-due. |
| rachael mae. 22.11.2004 13:25 |
Personally, I wouldn't like this. I don't like Paul at all, he just generally doesn't appeal to me as a performer or a singer. If they do collabarate on an album etc, then I would not like the group to be called Queen. |
| GiantSpider 23.11.2004 11:33 |
Not getting too carried away...................FUCKING YEAH! ABout the point of no ballads: If Bri & Rog were to get thery're voices back into sharpe so to speak that could be the material they could contribute. |
| David Jones 23.11.2004 12:01 |
I think Paul is quite a good singer, the HOF version of All Right Now proves he still has it too... I thought he didn't suit We Are The Champions though, he would have been better doing something like Tie Your Mother Down... |
| brENsKi 23.11.2004 12:25 |
i guess Paul Brian and Roger - if they produce an album - will probably make something that sounds like a 21st century Smile |
| moonie 23.11.2004 12:50 |
Sorry to be a party pooper but Rog & Bri without Freddie & John are not Queen and should not call themselves such.Paul Rodgers is a brilliant blues rock vocalist, one of the all time greats,but lets face it He is not the most amazing frontman ever(and I love Free and Bad Co).go out and do gigs by all means,but dont call it Queen because it aint and it can never be. |
| moonie 23.11.2004 12:51 |
Bugger me,I'm a rocker now.Happy days! |
| Peter North IV 23.11.2004 12:53 |
"You have to remember that Paul is now a very successful solo artist in the USA and also has commitment with Bad Company to honor. Getting him to commit to a Queen venture may prove to be extremely tough in terms of management / record company legalities." If you count touring State Fairs and Bingo Halls as successful.....or opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd....he has ZILCH in the US. |
| AlleeCat 23.11.2004 14:46 |
I'm not seeing as much excitement in the Paul Rodgers camp as there is here @ Queenzone. Has anyone else seen anything encouraging from the other side of this possible collaboration? |
| s.m. 23.11.2004 17:55 |
Lester Burnham wrote: The Who and The Stones are still around making new music, so why shouldn't Queen?maybe they are around because their singers are still alive if they weren´t they wouldn last a day personaly, between this new stuff, and old albums and concerts, i choose the second and if they call themself queen, it will be final sign that roger and brian are totaly lost it if they want to tour or record new material, that´s fine but not with name queen queen are : freddie mercury, brian may, roger taylor, and john deacon |
| NOTWMEDDLE 23.11.2004 18:36 |
Queen comes back with Paul Rodgers would kick ass. Also, there is talk of Pink Floyd returning as drummer Nick Mason is keeping quiet on the matter! |
| Pluto 23.11.2004 19:54 |
umm what about john? He was part of queen. And when ever people mention rodgers i think of him doing that weird spin thing on radio gaga. |
| iron eagle 23.11.2004 20:26 |
if i actually see some new stuff i will believe it we have been down this road many times in the past and still nothing...... well except for 1,989,245.3 versions of wwry |
| iGSM 23.11.2004 21:04 |
Make that 1,989,247.3. There was the time that U2 manipulated George Bush snr. to say We Will, We Will Rock You. Also I saw Hale and Pace on Monday and they did a We Will Rock You parody too. Eeeeeeeeee. |
| mike hunt 24.11.2004 00:10 |
i disagree that they shouldn't call themselves queen, i think if john joins them they should simply be Queen and paul rodgers. like Queen and bowie, paul wouldn't be in Queen, but he would be working with them. or it could be called Queen and friends that's acceptable. |
| Saint Jiub 24.11.2004 01:44 |
IE - I've never seen you so cynical. I like it. |
| Lester Burnham 24.11.2004 01:48 |
s.m. wrote:what a completely unoriginal post. I still don't understand why people are keen on deciding what's right and what's not, like they own the name 'Queen'. Face it, no matter what anyone says, Queen nowadays is Brian and Roger. Progression is a good thing, and I doubt Queen's reputation will be marred anymore than it has been with the recent collaborations or the musical.Lester Burnham wrote: The Who and The Stones are still around making new music, so why shouldn't Queen?maybe they are around because their singers are still alive if they weren´t they wouldn last a day personaly, between this new stuff, and old albums and concerts, i choose the second and if they call themself queen, it will be final sign that roger and brian are totaly lost it if they want to tour or record new material, that´s fine but not with name queen queen are : freddie mercury, brian may, roger taylor, and john deacon But I with IE - while I would love to see Paul, Brian, and Roger, I won't believe it until I see it. All it is is words right now... |
| Benja 24.11.2004 02:29 |
These guys have to continue! let's keep rocking QUEEN! Long Live to them! |
| s.m. 24.11.2004 10:14 |
Lester Burnham wrote: what a completely unoriginal post. I still don't understand why people are keen on deciding what's right and what's not, like they own the name 'Queen'.i am not contesting for anything original, i don´t care for that and i don´t want to tell people what to think my post was my opinion, nothing more you can agree with it, or not i don´t really care Lester Burnham wrote: Face it, no matter what anyone says, Queen nowadays is Brian and Roger. Progression is a good thing....i would rather called it floating by two musicians who are lost give us earls court, rainbow, hammersmith odeon, south american tour, innuendo videos on dvd enough of britny spears, pepsi´s, and shit like that that is not progress for me |
| s.m. 24.11.2004 10:24 |
i don´t know why my reply was bolded sorry for that |
| Lord Blackadder 24.11.2004 10:58 |
If they do an album, I would like it to be just Brian and Roger (maybe but probably not John). If a tour should occur, then I would like it to be Bri, Rog and again John if he would like too. With a few guests like Paul Rogers and maybe Georgie Porgie. But to be honest, I'll take anything they record with anyone and whoever they tour with, I'll be satisfied. Long Live Queen... |
| Whatinthewhatthe? 24.11.2004 11:29 |
Didn't Brian and Roger say they were going to record and tour eleven years ago -- and every year since?? Oy vey, here we go again!! |
| Brianmay1975 24.11.2004 12:15 |
Brian May (1995) about replacing Freddie: "Anything less [than Freddie] would not be acceptable, and anything would be less". If they do bring a new vocalist (mind it, not a guest star, a new vocalist to record a new album with, that's what we've been talking about), I think I'll probably lose all my respect for them. They have enough money not to care for success in the charts. They should only do something for us, the faithful fans. It's time they sing with their own voices. Who cares if their voices aren't as good as Paul's? Forget about success and anyhting, unless Freddie walks out of his grave, Queen will never be England's (and the world's) hit-makers again. This is it, the new generations don't give a damn on them anymore. They won't ever ever top the charts again... if they don't re-release BoRhap for the 3rd time. It's sad, but the golden age of Queen's worldwide domination is gone. Nowadays, Queen only live in the hearts of their fans and they should do something for us. Let them sing by themselves, with John too (this would be quite fair), and I'm sure we'll like it. Any other artist would ruin the magic feel of Queen, guys, let's face it. Queen without Freddie... naaah! Queen: Brian+Roger+John+Freddie's immortal spirit floating by... maybe. Let them try. |
| Negative Creep 24.11.2004 12:23 |
Queen aren't a band you see... theyre a business venture and they want to make as much dough as they can. Times getting on... they obviously aren't happy with their millions... it will never be about the music again with Roger & Brian. If they do release anything... it should be under "Queen Productions" not "Queen". |
| Whatinthewhatthe? 24.11.2004 12:35 |
I think Brian and Roger are counting on the name itself to draw prople to venues if they do tour. But how contradicting if they decide to do that! They should be a little more name-conscious and call it Queen And Friends or Half Of Queen (which is very politically correct). Being misleading to the public will only result in more confusion, and the fans that feel the fallout of their decision will forever wonder: WHY? |
| Negative Creep 24.11.2004 12:43 |
Yeah... I think theres was some confusion over their performance on the HOF as they kind of made out Queen were about to play when thats quite clearly not possible. I think theyre being very foolish trying to use the name...as it ISN'T Queen.... to the general public Freddie WAS Queen. it also shows a lack of self belief. |
| The Real Wizard 24.11.2004 13:00 |
<font color="red"> pluto wrote: umm what about john? He was part of queen. And when ever people mention rodgers i think of him doing that weird spin thing on radio gaga.What? That's Paul Young. Biiiiiiiiiig difference. Negative Creep wrote: Queen aren't a band you see... theyre a business venture and they want to make as much dough as they can. Times getting on... they obviously aren't happy with their millions... it will never be about the music again with Roger & Brian. If they do release anything... it should be under "Queen Productions" not "Queen".I hate to say it, but I think I may agree with you. From this fan's perspective... Brian and Roger have let me down many times in the past few years. They are seeming less and less like a band, and more and more like a money-making machine. I'm giving them one more chance with this one. If they don't follow through, then my faith in them will be gone forever. Or perhaps it already is gone... |
| AlleeCat 24.11.2004 14:34 |
My two cents: For the longest time, Brian and Roger tried to get out from under the Queen moniker and just could not... it's never just Brian May or Roger Taylor, it's always Brian May of Queen or Roger Taylor of Queen. Whether they liked it or not. Now, they are comfortable with their role as part of Queen and are proud of that legacy. (Even if some of us think that they are tarnishing it) So it seems that whether or not they use the name Queen, it will be there. Since that's the case, why shouldn't they use the brand name to their benefit (sales & recognition) if they're going to be stuck with, compared to and judged against it anyway? I would love to see new material and working with another successful singer who is professional and creative in his own right will surely be a catalyst for them to continue as the musicians they always were with Queen... and who knows, they may not feel the need - under those circumstatnces to call it Queen. Sorry for the rambling... I thought I had a point when I started. |
| GTboy 24.11.2004 15:09 |
There is no QUEEN without Freddie, let alone without John Deacon. Here's hoping that if this new music ever sees its way into a studio that Brian and Roger would have common sense enough to release it under a name other than QUEEN. |
| teddybear 24.11.2004 17:06 |
I agree with GTboys previous post, that is exactly how I feel too. Queen to me are the original four members, and as much as I love and respect Brian and Roger - I cannot help but wonder at all this? I mean will the young folks really "go" for them ?? I would like to see them record a new album - "Queen and Friends" and have them sing on it, and also a guest artist from time to time (and include some women too ) - that way it would be more tasteful. I dont think they will ever pack out a stadium though. I know we all have varying opinions - but I guess it will boil down to them doing what they want. I cannot help but think of the line Freddie used that he would not like to be seen rocking and rolling in his old age (like Mick Jagger is now) - so some food for thought. Maybe a new album might be nice, but I am concerned the young folks will think of our boys as just "oldies" - it may tarnish the Queen legacy. But I would love to hear some new material from Bri and Rog - they are both talented writers, and can also sing well in the studio. |
| jeff payne 1680 29.11.2004 04:38 |
If they do tour the name kicking around according to Steve Barnicle is Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen with friends |
| Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira 29.11.2004 09:04 |
Well Jeff, thanks for the info. I don't like it, anyway. Not that this is any of my business, but the name is too long. The name of the band may end up like: "Brian Harold May, Former Queen Guitarrist and Back Vocalist (and sometimes lead!), and Roger Meddows Taylor, Former Queen Drummer and Back Vocalist (and sometimes lead!), and Guest Vocalists (including former Free and Bad Company's Lead Vocalist Paul Rodgers) and Guest Bassists (not including John Deacon, former Queen Bass Player)!" Cheers, Ogre- |