| quicksilver mercury 29.09.2005 16:42 |
He wasn't popular until Freddie made Queen. Now he uses Queen with a wrong singer to make money. Freddie = Queen RIP 1991 |
| kagezan1313 29.09.2005 16:52 |
You don't need to post a new topic for the same crappy arguments that seem to be plaguing half the threads in the place. |
| bryans permed poodle 15069 29.09.2005 17:24 |
scott__mercury wrote: He was not popular until Freddie made Queen. Now he uses Queen with a wrong singer to make money and is not nice to fans. He's a disgrase Freddie is Queen RIP 1991Yes Freddie was Queen. The other 3 did have their input but it was Freddie who had the most ideas about what direction the band should go. |
| doremi 29.09.2005 17:37 |
scott__mercury wrote: He was not popular until Freddie made Queen. Now he uses Queen with a wrong singer to make money and is not nice to fans. He's a disgrase Freddie is Queen RIP 1991Oh you're just trying to get your name in the New York Times! :-) |
| Megamike The GREAT 29.09.2005 17:53 |
I wouldn't mind getting on the New York Times.. although it would probably be in the OBITS section.. or the "Felon wanted" but to slag Brian for something is just wrong.. oh wait, that is what I am doing now, ok.. so slagging Brian is ok, just not Paul Rodgers, he is cool.. pick on Brian all you want.. he deserves it, Paul is a great man.. unless he is still kicking babies.. ;-) |
| Mr.Jingles 29.09.2005 18:08 |
scott__mercury wrote: He was not popular until Freddie made Queen. Now he uses Queen with a wrong singer to make money and is not nice to fans. He's a disgrase Freddie is Queen RIP 1991Just admit it... You're pissed off because Queen toured Canada. |
| Killerfan 29.09.2005 18:19 |
Man,hopefully your taking the piss,on this.Brian is one of the coolest dudes in rock music.What little ego Brian does have is well deserved.The guy is one of the greatest guitarist in the history of rock music.He built his own F..in' guitar for lord's sake!He's a genuis,and he doesn't and never has been anything but gracious to his fans. |
| kdj2hot 29.09.2005 18:22 |
Arlene R. Weiss wrote:Arlene beat me to it lolscott__mercury wrote: He was not popular until Freddie made Queen. Now he uses Queen with a wrong singer to make money and is not nice to fans. He's a disgrase Freddie is Queen RIP 1991Oh you're just trying to get your name in the New York Times! :-) |
| kdj2hot 29.09.2005 18:23 |
P.s> I dont think thats the real poster who goes by Scott Mercury two underscores instead of one tipped me off to that |
| KingMercury 29.09.2005 18:37 |
hey men i wouldnt say that yesterday i had some troubles with, well, a man called brian may jajajaja he´s a great musician and a great person, but the new york times took my quote and used it out of context, and that made brian get angry queen will be always alive, as long as we listen to his music and believe me, it´s not a funny situation to realized that one of your idols get angry with you, as it hapenned to me |
| *3*Playful as a pussycat 29.09.2005 19:35 |
wow...that sucks....email him...explain what you really said...he'll understand |
| KingMercury 29.09.2005 19:41 |
yes..i did that so what? it's an honor to be emailed by brian may |
| Mr_Bad_Guy_91 29.09.2005 19:58 |
Leave Brian alone he a great man and he works so hard and he keeping freddie music alive so making stupid comment about him aint gonna work they are touring and good for them to those who dont like it are u sitting at home ? queen and pr aint they are out in the sun lol |
| inthelapofthegods 29.09.2005 20:43 |
hey! i think you are a teensy bit jealous.... Brian is one of the best guitarist since Jimi Hendrix...Maybe you think that Freddie was Queen, but if there was no Brian May or Roger Taylor or John Deacon, then there wouldnt be any of the music that we love so much. so yeah...i agree with all the people who disagree with you! |
| Dear Friends 29.09.2005 20:45 |
The fact that Brian not only associates but has befriended a known racist/bigot (Axl Rose) speaks a lot about Brian's "character." |
| NOTWMEDDLE 29.09.2005 22:20 |
Some of you probably think Pink Floyd ended when Roger Waters or Syd Barrett left and Genesis ended when Peter Gabriel left. BPP, I dare you to slam Pink Floyd without Roger Waters or Syd Barrett and/or Genesis without Peter Gabriel and/or Phil Collins. |
| Megamike The GREAT 29.09.2005 22:25 |
Actually, as much as I enjoy Pink Floyd, I honestly think it was more Dave Gilmore than Waters, don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed seeing them together again for Live 8, but it wasn't the same without Syd, same as Queen, it just won't be the same without Freddie, BUT they have the right to continue.. Now Accept without UDO.. that is a different story, NO ONE can replace him.. and I still recall those Die hard ACDC fans that swore that Brian Johnson could NEVER replace Bon Scott, and wound up being BIGGER than Scott could have dreamed. |
| NOTWMEDDLE 29.09.2005 22:33 |
Mike Preston wrote: Actually, as much as I enjoy Pink Floyd, I honestly think it was more Dave Gilmore than Waters, don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed seeing them together again for Live 8, but it wasn't the same without Syd, same as Queen, it just won't be the same without Freddie, BUT they have the right to continue.. Now Accept without UDO.. that is a different story, NO ONE can replace him.. and I still recall those Die hard ACDC fans that swore that Brian Johnson could NEVER replace Bon Scott, and wound up being BIGGER than Scott could have dreamed.Styx without Dennis DeYoung is deplorable. Tommy Shaw(the biggest hypocrite if I ever saw one and said he was full of rock music when songs liek Crystal Ball, Sing For the Day and Boat On the River were folk) turned Styx into a nostalgia band. Tommy is a second generation member and James Young is the only original member left. Tommy and JY ruined Styx. What I liked about Styx was their diversity. JY was hard rock, Dennis was the pop/theatre/ballad side and Tommy was rock/country/folk. |
| Megamike The GREAT 29.09.2005 22:51 |
Oh yeah, I refuse to see Styx without Dennis, it was the same with Quiet Riot, when Kevin Dubrow was booted out, I actually saw his LAST concert in Hawaii, in 86, that night, or the next he was kicked out of the band, and THEY WERE GOOD that night, then I saw then back in 94 at a BAR in Bay City Michigan, talk about has beens.. he was back and that was his first tour since being kicked out, and he was flicking his FAKE hair around and threatening to stop the show if ppl didn't settle down, thank GOD it only cost me $10.00 to see them.. I still have that ticket stub.. March 12th 1994.. lol.. heck the Support act was about as good as they were. |
| quicksilver mercury 29.09.2005 23:13 |
Styx suck. Freddie = Queen RIP 1991 |
| kdj2hot 29.09.2005 23:48 |
Mike Preston wrote: Actually, as much as I enjoy Pink Floyd, I honestly think it was more Dave Gilmore than Waters, don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed seeing them together again for Live 8, but it wasn't the same without Syd, same as Queen, it just won't be the same without Freddie, BUT they have the right to continue.. Now Accept without UDO.. that is a different story, NO ONE can replace him.. and I still recall those Die hard ACDC fans that swore that Brian Johnson could NEVER replace Bon Scott, and wound up being BIGGER than Scott could have dreamed.Mike you're missing the point, David was Syd's replacement lol. Also Pink Floyd moved in to a new era after Syd left, key word DIFFERENT ERA. Also for all you naysayers remember that the legacy is never effected by the present or the future. Nothing done now or tomorrow will effect how great Innuendo or the Game is so why fret about Queen + PR, if you don't like the work they put out don't buy it. Give them an unbiased chance though. Really it's that simple. |
| Dear Friends 29.09.2005 23:57 |
The fact that Brian not only associates but has befriended a known racist/bigot (Axl Rose) speaks a lot about Brian's "character." Freddie is Queen RIP 1991 |
| Freddie's #1 Fan Forever 30.09.2005 00:22 |
Although Brian does tend tend to over-emphasize himself as a member of Queen, I did not know that he was mean to fans. Is this really true? |
| The Mir@cle 30.09.2005 03:41 |
People who say something like this are not supposed to call themselves a 'fan'. Brian was just as important as Freddie. And he's a great man too!! Don't bother him and us with this crap... crap that is posted to piss others off, isn't it?? To KingMercury: It shocked me that a big newspaper like the New York Times use posts of this board. That’s a very weird thought. But I must say you handled it well. |
| Fenderek 30.09.2005 04:18 |
Brian is an egoist maniac scott_mercury is an attention seeker |
| deleted user 30.09.2005 04:25 |
THERE IS SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO CHECK IS CASSETTE RECORDER OR WAS IT THE PICKUP? YES I THINK THE NEEDLE JUST GOT STOCK ON THE SAME... NOW I THINK YOU HAD YOUR ATTENTION CAN WE GO ONE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE... |
| PainPleasure 30.09.2005 04:48 |
Dear Friends wrote: Freddie is Queen RIP 1991I think I'm going to put this signature as I also believe it firmly and I'm totally against "that tour"... |
| PainPleasure 30.09.2005 04:53 |
...but at the same time, I'm tired by to repetitive topics... |
| Mr.Jingles 30.09.2005 08:19 |
scott__mercury wrote: Styx suck with the canadian singer. Brian is a money grabbing looser. He hates the fans not like Freddie who addored the fans. Brian is stealing the Queen name for money cause he can't sell any CDs on his own. Paul is a disgrase for replacing Freddie. Freddie is Queen RIP 1991Why are we even paying attentione to someone who can't even spell "adored" and "disgrace"? Someone needs to go back to kindergarten. |
| @ndy38 30.09.2005 08:41 |
Saying Brian is an egoist is taking things too far. He's one of the most down to earth celebrities you'll find out there in the world today. Have you ever considered that one of the main factors that they went on tour was for the fans? Personally, i'm not too keen on the tour, but a part of me is glad that they're doing it. But, i just think saying Brian is an egoist is a bit harsh. |
| Yoda 30.09.2005 08:42 |
scott__mercury wrote: He was not popular until Freddie made Queen. Now he uses Queen with a wrong singer to make money and is not nice to fans. He's a disgrase Freddie is Queen RIP 1991NO! youre a disgrace, because you can't spell DISGRACE properly... |
| Krizzy 30.09.2005 09:22 |
LOL@Yoda. BTW Brian is a great person and is a human being and is allowed to make mistakes. |
| LIZAWITHAZ 30.09.2005 09:53 |
I recently took a peek at Brian's website and spotted his comments. Let me just say Krizzy I agree with you, Brian is human afterall. In my opinion, I find it utterly amazing for bonafide Rock Star to be this up close and personal with his fan base. I don't think people realize how amazing this is. Off the top of my head I cannot think of any star other than maybe a sheer few who would be so forthright with their fans as to even communicate with them personal through emails! Other than going to a "Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp" this is a very special relationship between an artist and his fans. BTW other than knowing him personally it's a nice peek into that "celebrity" world. Thank you Brian May. Cheers, David |
| mazz 30.09.2005 10:27 |
just let the music live that is what fred would have wanted ie the show must go on |
| Ms. Bea Haven 30.09.2005 10:34 |
I am friggin sick and tired of all the Brian bashing, just as I would be equally fed up if it were Roger or John being bashed (I'm really not playing any favorites here.) It's their life, it's their music (which made them legends in their own time), and they are going to do what they want to. If people still want to listen (like me), they'll listen. If they don't - there's plenty of other artists to choose from. As for the 'milking the cow til it's dry' - well, what do you really expect them to do? They're a rock band for Christ's sake - they provide music and concert videos. They aren't DuPont, or DOW, or Johnson & Johnson or GE...they are musicians - THEY ONLY HAVE ONE PRODUCT! I say more power to them for stumbling upon someone who they seem to feel comfortable with / to gel with. I don't think that Brian and Roger were ever 'looking' for anybody to fill in for Freddie - I think this thing with Paul just happened - something that they felt was a 'right place, right time' situation. I think if they were looking for somebody, they wouldn't have waited this long. |
| The Real Wizard 30.09.2005 11:12 |
tiffmoab wrote: Although Brian does tend tend to over-emphasize himself as a member of Queen, I did not know that he was mean to fans. Is this really true?A fan emailed Brian, upset more than ever in his life, because he got caught in a traffic jam and missed the Manchester concert in May. Brian replied to him, and said he'd send him 2 tickets for the Hyde Park concert in July. Yes, Brian May is horribly mean to his fans. Why couldn't he have sent 4 tickets? The cheap bastard... |
| bryans permed poodle 15069 30.09.2005 11:15 |
NOTWMEDDLE wrote: Some of you probably think Pink Floyd ended when Roger Waters or Syd Barrett left and Genesis ended when Peter Gabriel left. BPP, I dare you to slam Pink Floyd without Roger Waters or Syd Barrett and/or Genesis without Peter Gabriel and/or Phil Collins.I love Floyd and still would see them without Barrett or Roger Waters. However Floyd's music is different to Queen's. Floyd can get away with it as they never possessed a uniqiue front man like Freddie was to Queen. |
| deleted user 30.09.2005 12:31 |
Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:I find it quite amuzing when somebody is being sarcastic....tiffmoab wrote: Although Brian does tend tend to over-emphasize himself as a member of Queen, I did not know that he was mean to fans. Is this really true?A fan emailed Brian, upset more than ever in his life, because he got caught in a traffic jam and missed the Manchester concert in May. Brian replied to him, and said he'd send him 2 tickets for the Hyde Park concert in July. Yes, Brian May is horribly mean to his fans. Why couldn't he have sent 4 tickets? The cheap bastard... I think he should have put it in a pink envelope and put some red lips on it. LOL. |
| its_a_hard_life 30.09.2005 15:01 |
scott__mercury wrote: Styx suck with the canadian singer. Brian is a money grabbing looser. He hates the fans not like Freddie who addored the fans. Brian is stealing the Queen name for money cause he can't sell any CDs on his own. Paul is a disgrase for replacing Freddie. Freddie is Queen RIP 1991Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong!!!!!!!!! Go away loser!!!!! Brian rules hes the sweetest man and loves all his fans, hes not a money grabber hes just living his life and being famous brings alot of money hes done well and is talented and hes making Queens music more alive then ever! People who MOCK BRIAN MAY IS A DISGRACE!!! |
| deleted user 30.09.2005 15:12 |
ugggggggghhhhhhh........ |
| teleman 30.09.2005 15:26 |
Everything I've heard is that he's very considerate of his fans. He seems more well rounded than many well known musicians. Brian seems like someone to look up to IMO |
| Mr_Bad_Guy_91 30.09.2005 15:27 |
money grabber huh he comfortable with his bank why would he wanna grab money ? he aint grabbing it you guys are giving it to them LOL otherwise if u didnt give him money he wont have to any to grab hahaha Leave brian alone your just jealous he can play lol |
| its_a_hard_life 30.09.2005 15:28 |
teleman wrote: Everything I've heard is that he's very considerate of his fans. He seems more well rounded than many well known musicians. Brian seems like someone to look up to IMOHes someone i look up to! To have people mock him is wrong he hasnt done anything wrong apart from keeping Queens music alive, being himself and is a great rockstar! |
| Ray D O'Gaga 30.09.2005 15:44 |
Bryans Permed Poodle wrote:Why don't you just get it over with and fuck his ashes?NOTWMEDDLE wrote: Some of you probably think Pink Floyd ended when Roger Waters or Syd Barrett left and Genesis ended when Peter Gabriel left. BPP, I dare you to slam Pink Floyd without Roger Waters or Syd Barrett and/or Genesis without Peter Gabriel and/or Phil Collins.I love Floyd and still would see them without Barrett or Roger Waters. However Floyd's music is different to Queen's. Floyd can get away with it as they never possessed a uniqiue front man like Freddie was to Queen. |
| bryans permed poodle 15069 30.09.2005 17:12 |
Ray D O'Gaga wrote:I would if I knew where they were. FREDDIE WAS QUEEN!!!Bryans Permed Poodle wrote:Why don't you just get it over with and fuck his ashes?NOTWMEDDLE wrote: Some of you probably think Pink Floyd ended when Roger Waters or Syd Barrett left and Genesis ended when Peter Gabriel left. BPP, I dare you to slam Pink Floyd without Roger Waters or Syd Barrett and/or Genesis without Peter Gabriel and/or Phil Collins.I love Floyd and still would see them without Barrett or Roger Waters. However Floyd's music is different to Queen's. Floyd can get away with it as they never possessed a uniqiue front man like Freddie was to Queen. |
| NOTWMEDDLE 30.09.2005 21:10 |
kdj2hot wrote:Actually, David Gilmour was a FIFTH member of Floyd and Pink Floyd existed for a month or two as a FIVE PIECE with both Barrett and Gilmour in tow. Gilmour wound up replacement by default after the rest of the band refused to pick Syd up before the sixth planned gig in Southampton, England in 1968.Mike Preston wrote: Actually, as much as I enjoy Pink Floyd, I honestly think it was more Dave Gilmore than Waters, don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed seeing them together again for Live 8, but it wasn't the same without Syd, same as Queen, it just won't be the same without Freddie, BUT they have the right to continue.. Now Accept without UDO.. that is a different story, NO ONE can replace him.. and I still recall those Die hard ACDC fans that swore that Brian Johnson could NEVER replace Bon Scott, and wound up being BIGGER than Scott could have dreamed.Mike you're missing the point, David was Syd's replacement lol. Also Pink Floyd moved in to a new era after Syd left, key word DIFFERENT ERA. Also for all you naysayers remember that the legacy is never effected by the present or the future. Nothing done now or tomorrow will effect how great Innuendo or the Game is so why fret about Queen + PR, if you don't like the work they put out don't buy it. Give them an unbiased chance though. Really it's that simple. |
| Megamike The GREAT 30.09.2005 22:42 |
and even more actually, I was just winding you all up about Floyd.. I really don't like them, sure they had a couple good songs, but as a group I thought they really left something to be desired. I really don't care if Waters, Gilmore and that other dude, Syd... ever make another record.. and if memory serves correct, isn't Syd dead now? |
| kdj2hot 01.10.2005 00:23 |
Did syd die? If he did it must've been real recently. Last I heard his brain was just fried from all the acid and he could barely function and weighed like 300lbs and was bald. Also, Gilmore was brought in to replace Syd Barrett, he was so baked that he was just really taking up space. he wasn't contributing much if anything when he was in the band with David at the same time. The only reason that arrangement took place at all was for sentimental reasons and basically it was Syd was the driving force before he went to the dark side of the moon. |
| NOTWMEDDLE 01.10.2005 01:03 |
kdj2hot wrote: Did syd die? If he did it must've been real recently. Last I heard his brain was just fried from all the acid and he could barely function and weighed like 300lbs and was bald. Also, Gilmore was brought in to replace Syd Barrett, he was so baked that he was just really taking up space. he wasn't contributing much if anything when he was in the band with David at the same time. The only reason that arrangement took place at all was for sentimental reasons and basically it was Syd was the driving force before he went to the dark side of the moon.Syd is alive. He has diabetes and failing eyesight. Gilmour was initially brought in as a fifth member. There were pictures taken with both Gilmour and Barrett in the band at the same time. They were a five piece for a brief while. here are pictures for proof: link link link link They did FIVE shows as a five piece band before Roger decided to not pick up Syd on the way to Southampton University for a gig. |
| killer_queen00 01.10.2005 10:14 |
Oh shut your face. You're just jealous because you don't have Brian's amazingly awesome hair. |
| Tero 01.10.2005 10:33 |
NOTWMEDDLE wrote: Some of you probably think Pink Floyd ended when Roger Waters or Syd Barrett left and Genesis ended when Peter Gabriel left. BPP, I dare you to slam Pink Floyd without Roger Waters or Syd Barrett and/or Genesis without Peter Gabriel and/or Phil Collins.Being a bit of a Genesis fan myself, I don't think that the band eneded in 1975 after Gabriel left... But they did turn into a tribute act with Ray Whatshisnameson in the late 90's. The fact that you (and everybody else who pulls out the Genesis / Pink Floyd / ACDC / Rolling Stones analogies) are conviniently trying to forget is that they had different circumstances: None of those bands had the same lineup for their entire recording career of more than twenty years like Queen had. If Freddie had left in 75 like Gabriel did, none of us would be having this conversation. Partly because Queen wouldn't be anywhere near its current success, and partly because it wouldn't be a big deal to change the singer every few years like Black Sabbath did. :P |
| deleted user 01.10.2005 12:26 |
killer_queen00 wrote: Oh shut your face. You're just jealous because you don't have Brian's amazingly awesome hair.LOL |
| Ray D O'Gaga 01.10.2005 12:50 |
Bryans Permed Poodle wrote:Til then you'll have to continue to make due with your mother.Ray D O'Gaga wrote:I would if I knew where they were. FREDDIE WAS QUEEN!!!Bryans Permed Poodle wrote:Why don't you just get it over with and fuck his ashes?NOTWMEDDLE wrote: Some of you probably think Pink Floyd ended when Roger Waters or Syd Barrett left and Genesis ended when Peter Gabriel left. BPP, I dare you to slam Pink Floyd without Roger Waters or Syd Barrett and/or Genesis without Peter Gabriel and/or Phil Collins.I love Floyd and still would see them without Barrett or Roger Waters. However Floyd's music is different to Queen's. Floyd can get away with it as they never possessed a uniqiue front man like Freddie was to Queen. |
| The Real Wizard 01.10.2005 20:59 |
Ray D O'Gaga wrote: Til then you'll have to continue to make due with your mother.Ray, what happened to you? You used to be one of the best and most intellectual posters on the board - and this is the second or third cheap insult I've seen in the past few topics I've browsed through. Are you still in there?!?!?!???? |
| englishyob 01.10.2005 21:34 |
sorry but i wish BPP would die |
| quicksilver mercury 01.10.2005 21:49 |
Brian does sign his autograph to. Queen was Freddie. |
| M a t i a s M a y 02.10.2005 01:25 |
Brian doesn't need to move a finger to make money, he's on tour because he loves what he does and so does Roger and so does Paul and everyone who's involved in this tour. I think it's great what they're doing and I really hope that they will come to Argentina some day.... and I will be right there. |
| Yoda 02.10.2005 05:03 |
Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:LOL!!! love it...tiffmoab wrote: Although Brian does tend tend to over-emphasize himself as a member of Queen, I did not know that he was mean to fans. Is this really true?A fan emailed Brian, upset more than ever in his life, because he got caught in a traffic jam and missed the Manchester concert in May. Brian replied to him, and said he'd send him 2 tickets for the Hyde Park concert in July. Yes, Brian May is horribly mean to his fans. Why couldn't he have sent 4 tickets? The cheap bastard... |
| deleted user 02.10.2005 11:09 |
scott__mercury wrote: Brian doesnt sign his aotograph to fans cause he think hes to good. He hasnt right to Queen was Freddie.I do have quite a few Brian authographs and he did sign himself!!!!! |