| RETROLOVE 24.02.2006 04:56 |
I think I know what everybody's answer is gonna be, and mines is the 70's Queen, and 1980 with "The Game" album...But I liked them the best in 1977, the songs, their appearance, everything!! What about you? |
| TheImpossibleMan 24.02.2006 06:01 |
Nevermind that their output was more prolific (7 albums to five) in the 70's, but 70's Queen pwns 80's Queen. Albums like A Night at the Opera, News of the World, and Queen II are better than any 80's Queen album. This is not to say that 80's Queen is bad, but squirrel please, Queen was much better in the 70's. |
| Asterik 24.02.2006 06:26 |
yes in terms of quality Queen were far beter in the seventies but in presence and spectacle the eighties ahve it. Funnily enough, I thought their eighties singles were better than their seventies ones but they were unable to produce the high standards across a whole album in the latter decade. |
| RETROLOVE 24.02.2006 06:44 |
Yeah, their music in the 80's is totally different from their music in the 70's, they really went pop!!! Totally different...not to say that it was any better or worse, it was just different(Radio-GaGa, I want to break free, for instance, very pop!)...but come to think of it, EVERYTHING WAS POP BACK IN THE 80'S...even R&B/funk/soul went pop back in the 80's...as soon as disco died, and new wave came out, everything went pop...! |
| IlariaTaylor 24.02.2006 12:39 |
Absolutely the 70's!!!!!!!!!!!! or better.......the early 70's!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They're great in this period!!!!!!!!!!!!AAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FABULOUS 70'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THE 70'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Vallentine's 24.02.2006 12:58 |
Definitely the late 70's !!! Just the fact that Crazy Little Thing Called Love is written during the late 70's period is too heavy! But their best era is their last in my opinion I mean 1986 - 1991 |
| ~Blue_Acid~ 24.02.2006 13:04 |
early 70's lie 71-t5 looks and music style was very different, but i also like the late 08's early 90's looks |
| dougie 24.02.2006 13:14 |
Sometimes it's better to be self-indulgent than to "give them what they want." Queen music was so much more interesting in the 70's. |
| goodco 24.02.2006 13:14 |
I'll bet it's the same as the previous thread relating to this topic...and the thread before that....and the thread before that......and before that....... |
| it was electric7 24.02.2006 13:28 |
70s!!! |
| Oszmercury 24.02.2006 13:36 |
All queen is best! 70's: Proto-prog, glam, hard and punk 80's: Pop, Synth, Soul, Class 90's: Pure Magic, all queens in one album |
| Oszmercury 24.02.2006 13:36 |
All queen is best! 70's: Proto-prog, glam, hard and punk 80's: Pop, Synth, Soul, Class 90's: Pure Magic, all queens in one album |
| jimmy sexton 24.02.2006 19:02 |
70,s for sure but all queen music is # 1.......live in rio is their triumph from the 80's though, pure magic |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 24.02.2006 19:27 |
Kinda hard... but i guess it has to be the 70s for me. |
| deleted user 24.02.2006 19:29 |
The 80s for me. The 70s stuff was brilliant and without it they wouldn't be Queen. But I love 'The Miracle' album and everything they did in the 80s. Live Aid, Wembley, everything. |
| abe 24.02.2006 22:03 |
To Me, 1977-1980 were Queens greatest years, why? because of their sheer aggression with their energy of their music and presentation. As a live act they were untouchable, only KISS would probably rival Queen as a high energy live act in those years, and that is saying something!!! The band sounded extremely tight together when performing live on stage, hands down, Queen were still considered this hard kicking heavy - rock outfit that had a real mystique that was not totally revealled or rivalled. Queen in particular were seen in this way in the States, as a powerful tough rock group where they showed that British rock bands knew how to rock and party. Only Queen fans dug their music, cause they sounded so Queen like, they hadn't yet got that mainstream sound like they did in the mid 80's, where there were synths that at times appeared to meddle with some of their songs. No, in this era (77-80) it was heavy drums, guitars and Mercury's pinao that presented the tough and delicate Queen sound. In this era we also got to see a transformation in Queen, more so with Mercury, alas the mostache that came in 1980!!! Mercury wearing the Flash t-shirt just looks so cool as well!! The albums were damn cool too, News of The World, Jazz, Live Killers and The Game, all complemented with awesome live tours too boot!!!! Man I wish I was around those years!!! Mercury still looked and felt the true young rock star and May, Taylor and even Deacon all looked fucken awesome, Deacon would be tapping his toe when thundering out those heavy bass lines and he looked like he was loving it, he looks mean as in AOBTD video, people I dont know what happend to Johnny the boy after 1980, but the less said about Deacon's presentation after 1980 in Queen, the better. People not to say Queen rocked in the 80's, they certainly did ROCK, but I think there were alot more dour moments where Queen looked like they wanted to be elsewhere that being in Queen. Kudos to Queen all round, more so in my books in the illustrious 1977-1980 era. |
| The prophet's song 24.02.2006 23:37 |
I may be an 80's child (just) but I'm voting 70's all the way. I just bought Queen, Queen II and News of the World and I'm loving them! |
| bohemian_killer_queen 25.02.2006 01:22 |
Queen rocked more in da 70's cos Freddie sooo dam hot then cos he had his long still n yea the music was much more creative, i loved his voice better then too, also they were alot younger, 80s were good but it never beat the 70s thats for sure. |
| LewisJackSponge 08.04.2015 09:20 |
I love all Queen music, but I prefer most of their 70s songs, despite the fact there where good ones in the 80s as well. I also love all their appearances, but I prefer their 80s persona personally, moustache ftw |
| goose44 08.04.2015 09:40 |
PAUL RODGERS AND ADAM LAMBERT YEARS IS WHAT MADE QUEEN QUEEN. BOLLOCKS TO MR. DEACON FOR NOT KNOWING WHO THE REAL QUEEN IS. |
| Sebastian 08.04.2015 09:43 |
70's by far. More multi-tracked guitars, more acoustic parts, more complex harmonies, more piano, more big deep percussion, more melodic bass, less synths, less machines, no MIDI, no programming, less pop crap. |
| Doga 08.04.2015 10:17 |
70's Queen Queen II Sheer Heart Attack A Night at the Opera A Day at Races News of the World These six albums are gold. In the 70s music was the main thing, in the 80s there were another ingredients in the mix (parties, royalties, egos...) |
| Vocal harmony 08.04.2015 11:36 |
70's all the way. Though there are bits of The Game I really like, but I feel the other 80's albums suffered because of production more so, in some cases, than the songs |
| brENsKi 08.04.2015 14:05 |
the 70s, although i can narrow it down further 73-78 70-72 output was sparse |
| Sebastian 08.04.2015 14:13 |
Vocal harmony wrote: 70's all the way. Though there are bits of The Game I really likeSome of those bits might have been in fact recorded in the 70's, depending on which bits you're referring to. Still, 40% of the album was made in 1979. |
| mike hunt 08.04.2015 19:19 |
73 to 80 for me, The First 6 were the best of the best. I dig Jazz and The Game too, after that they became a singles band. In the 80's they had only 4 songs per album I liked. Innuendo, a 90's album was a return to form. |
| pittrek 09.04.2015 02:31 |
70's. I like almost nothing from their 80's stuff |
| Oscar J 09.04.2015 06:20 |
Can only second what all the other have said. Queen were best in the 70's, studio and live. The first 6 albums are superb, and Jazz is, with all its flaws, a great record with a certain playfully aggressive feel that I never heard on their other albums, before or after. |
| HighWideandHandsome 09.04.2015 13:41 |
It takes other people saying it for me to realize, but the first six albums are really the best. I would say that Queen I through A Day at the Races firmly established Queen's status as pomp rock/glam rock superstars, while News of the World was their first (and arguably only) successful deviation from this style. While the first five were very meticulously produced, News of the World was much more spontaneous, both as a creative and listening experience. Still, it belongs in the first "iteration" of Queen, as it was stacked from top to bottom with excellent songs just like the others (though that is a matter of opinion). From Jazz onwards, while Freddie's voice may have been at its peak, their studio work suffered. Only a few songs from each album were standout tracks (though personally, I like almost all of the songs on The Works album). The only possible exception to this trend may have been The Game. So to sum up, from 1973-77, the albums were better than the songs, while from 1978-95, the songs outshone the albums. |
| TheWorks84 14.04.2015 01:05 |
Well, obviously their albums were better during the 70s, although some of their songs from the 80s are really good. |
| Krypto_98 16.04.2015 18:46 |
Personally I find 90's Queen (Innuendo) to be the best. I pretty much like every song on that album. But between 70's and 80's i would say i terms of singles released 80's but in terms of albums 70's |
| The Real Wizard 19.04.2015 05:33 |
Doga wrote: in the 80s there were another ingredients in the mix (parties, royalties, egos...)To be fair, that stuff was around in the 70s too. The Jazz album launch party is the most famous and probably the most hedonistic one of all. When Roger received his first cheque for I'm In Love With My Car, that resulted in a feud with Brian that lasted for ages. And egos were there from day one. It was the very thing that made them great - how strongly opinionated they all were. They were truly a collective, at least on those first 6 albums. Every band is united with the goal of making a lot of money and being successful. Once you achieve that, things almost always fall apart in one way or another. |
| The Real Wizard 19.04.2015 05:41 |
To answer the original question - absolutely the 70s, hands down. Their image was interesting and unique, and they created sounds nobody else was creating. Their creative peak was 1974-77, and their live shows peaked 1976-79. There were glimmers of good in the 80s, but their Sgt Pepper was inarguably A Night At The Opera. Bohemian Rhapsody will be enjoyed centuries from now. |
| hobbit in Rhye 19.04.2015 05:51 |
70s for me. I like the sense of experiencing and jamming in their early works.
Though they were perfectly self-confident in it.
The Real Wizard wrote: When Roger received his first cheque for I'm In Love With My Car, that resulted in a feud with Brian that lasted for ages.May I know more of this, please? I seemed to always have read that it was a feud between Roger and Freddie around I'm In Love With My Car. Didn't know that there was Brian too. Was he displeased because he thought his song should have been on that B-side? Do we really know it lasted for ages? I'm curious to which song Freddie thought should be on that B-side when he initially said "no" to Roger. But we'll probably never have any lights on that matter. |
| The Real Wizard 19.04.2015 07:24 |
hobbit-in-Rhye wrote: I seemed to always have read that it was a feud between Roger and Freddie around I'm In Love With My Car. Didn't know that there was Brian too. Was he displeased because he thought his song should have been on that B-side?From what I've read - Brian wanted '39, but they ended up deciding on Roger's track instead. I'm not sure of Freddie's role as mediator here (if any) versus the A&R guys at the record companies. This is the stuff they never talked about. So Freddie and Roger were making the big bucks for a while before Brian and John caught up. But of course, only the players involved can tell us precisely how much bad blood there was, and for how long. There really is no point in trying to quantify the relationships between a band that lasted for 20 years. But in the 70s, the band was, as Brian later put it, 98% of their lives. So after all their financial difficulties under the Sheffield brothers, this was undoubtedly a big deal. It's no coincidence that Brian got the b-side on Queen's next two singles. Even on the Polish version of Somebody To Love, the B side was Long Away. |
| hobbit in Rhye 19.04.2015 07:45 |
Thank you^^ I would have prefered '39, or Good Company, for that B-side, but I'm In Love With My Car was not bad in its own merits. Still, how many good Queen songs have slipped out of public's attention. |
| Sebastian 19.04.2015 09:05 |
Interesting how they haven't commented on any feuds (if there were any to begin with) between Freddie and Brian because of 'Another One Bites the Dust'. Brian's song was the B-side in Britain, where it sold a couple hundred thousand at most; Freddie's song was the B-side in America, where it could've sold anything between two and four million. That means Freddie got probably over ten times as much money as Brian did. |
| brENsKi 19.04.2015 09:43 |
The Real Wizard wrote: Bohemian Rhapsody will be enjoyed centuries from now.yeah...no doubt on Greatest Hits (reissue 456,000) the Synapse Digital Interface version |
| hobbit in Rhye 19.04.2015 09:51 |
Sebastian wrote: Interesting how they haven't commented on any feuds (if there were any to begin with) between Freddie and Brian because of 'Another One Bites the Dust'. Brian's song was the B-side in Britain, where it sold a couple hundred thousand at most; Freddie's song was the B-side in America, where it could've sold anything between two and four million. That means Freddie got probably over ten times as much money as Brian did.Oupp, Brian missed it big time. Twice. BoRhap then AOBDust. Poor soul. Then, I feel like there are hundreds of Freddie and Brian's feuds that no one will open up. About whose songs were going into the album/singles, whose songs were going to the stage live, who sings what, who get credits for what, etc. |
| Vocal harmony 20.04.2015 05:34 |
Sebastian wrote:[/ Some of those bits might have been in fact recorded in the 70's, depending on which bits you're referring to. Still, 40% of the album was made in 1979.Exactly how many of the songs recorded in the first sessions were tracked to completion is open to question. Therefore so is the 40% claim. With most of the songs and any final parts being recorded in 1980 as was the final mixing and mastering and release date it is quite clearly an 80's album |
| Sebastian 20.04.2015 05:52 |
According to the liner notes, four songs were *recorded* in summer 1979 (as opposed to merely *started off* then). Unless (until?) there's more detailed evidence, it's safe to reckon those four songs were indeed completed (including mixing) in 1979. Therefore, 40% of the album was done in the 70's. By the way, are you selectively following my posts? Is there an option to subscribe to them? You seem to be quite interested. |
| Vocal harmony 20.04.2015 06:14 |
Sebastian wrote: it's safe to reckon those four songs were indeed completed (including mixing) in 1979. By the way, are you selectively following my posts? Is there an option to subscribe to them? You seem to be quite interested.I posted in answer to your point about my post! So I could ask the same question of you! As for mixing, it would be unusual to start mixing halfway through the recording of an album. Although Save Me and CLTCL quite clearly were, but that was with the intention of an early release of those songs as singles. |
| Sebastian 20.04.2015 20:20 |
Vocal harmony wrote: As for mixing, it would be unusual to start mixing halfway through the recording of an album.It really depends on the album in question. Definitely a topic that deserves more research. For the moment, I agree to disagree. |