QueenZone discussion #728692

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dougie wrote: 3. Made quality recordings of more live shows, particularly the earlier tours.

kingarthur wrote: You guys seemed to be forgetting the "I Want To Break Free" video.

TheImpossibleMan wrote: 12.) Not released AOBTD as a single. If that song isn't successful, they never make Hot Space.

homasQuinn wrote: With all due respect, Brian May's Brighton Rock-guitar solo ranks as one of the worst solo's in recorded history.

dougie wrote:
2. Performed "Under Pressure" with David Bowie at LIVE AID. Queen played a great set, but I think it would have been ever better had "Under Pressure" replaced "Hammer to Fall."
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Are you mad? Hammer To Fall was great, pefectly suited as heavy stadium rock. It gave their set a bit of punch. They ought to have dropped Crazy LITTLE THING INSTEAD.

<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote:

Zebonka12 wrote: 5) Not letting Brian get away with more than 3 minutes of guitar solo;" Silliest thing I've read in the past 5 minutes. The unfortunate thing is, because the solos run so long, he usually comes across something worth hearing every now and then. The price the listener pays is the long waiting time - but in that time the rest of the band can recover and the guitarist can go nuts composing on the spot! If you ask me, no one loses with a 10 minute solo, especially when it's as good as Brian May's.

With all due respect, Brian May's Brighton Rock-guitar solo ranks as one of the worst solo's in recorded history. It sounds like a guitarist practicing scales with an echo added to it, it is repetitive, dull and unimaginative, plus it completely fails to entertain the audience, which should be the main purpose of the solo. May is a good guitarist, not the best by a long run, but good; however, his solos prove he is too much of a theoretical musician and too little of a player.

ThomasQuinn wrote: With all due respect, Brian May's Brighton Rock-guitar solo ranks as one of the worst solo's in recorded history. It sounds like a guitarist practicing scales with an echo added to it, it is repetitive, dull and unimaginative... his solos prove he is too much of a theoretical musician and too little of a player.

Going Back wrote: i wish that they would've performed 2-3 concerts on 1988 (or early 1989) with short setlist of The Miracle songs (freddie was then still capable to perform as he had some concerts on 88) that would've been my dream come true!

Zebonka12 wrote: "i wish that they would've performed 2-3 concerts on 1988 (or early 1989) with short setlist of The Miracle songs (freddie was then still capable to perform as he had some concerts on 88) that would've been my dream come true!" Well... aside from one performance in April 88, the rest were all mimed. It really is just an act of deception - he was already quite ill at that stage, I don't think he would've been able to do much real performing without paying for it afterwards.

vadenuez wrote: They should have rehearsed more songs for each tour and became more imaginative to renew their setlists. It was almost a mockery that they kept the same concert structure tour after tour. No imagination, no surprises.

Zebonka12 wrote: "I'm not so sure about that Zebonka. I definitely don't think he could have toured in 1988 but I still believe that he could have done 2 nights at Wembley and done them well too. I think it was '89 when things really started to go down the pan. Perhaps they could have brought back STL or PTG, where Fred was sat at the piano to conserve his energy a bit. Fred wasn't incredibly high energy on the Magic tour- well he wasn't constantly on the move compared to 1982- he could have been just statesman- like." Well... in a perfect world, I would love to have seen them do a TV special like Elvis' '68 comeback special. THAT would've rocked!