QueenZone discussion #740857
Queen songs that sound like other Queen songs
| Munchsack 15.03.2006 14:21 |
Does anyone else think that The Loser In The End sounds a lot like Son & Daughter? Once you have answered, you can mention another pair of sings that sound similar. |
| Whisperer 15.03.2006 14:49 |
Haven't noticed that before.. It's a hard life & Play the game sound similar to me. |
| TheImpossibleMan 15.03.2006 14:52 |
The Loser In The End...Queen couldn't sound more like the Who if they tried. |
| LadyMoonshineDown 15.03.2006 14:54 |
TheImpossibleMan wrote: The Loser In The End...Queen couldn't sound more like the Who if they tried.Oh wow. I see what you mean. Not just the music, but Roger Taylor's vocals parallel much to Roger Daltrey's. Strange. Cheers |
| Munchsack 15.03.2006 14:59 |
No, no. Other QUEEN songs, not other bands. |
| LadyMoonshineDown 15.03.2006 15:03 |
Munchsack wrote: No, no. Other QUEEN songs, not other bands.Ahh. Well that's dumb. ;) Cheers |
| mango! 30323 15.03.2006 16:23 |
well the koto at the very end of "The Prophet's Song" and the beginning of "Love of My Life" |
| Freddie_Jr. 15.03.2006 17:05 |
Stone Cold Crazy Sounds a lot like Nevermore |
| Rompez 15.03.2006 17:25 |
The whole Works album has strong flavor of a selfcopying. |
| LadyMoonshineDown 15.03.2006 17:44 |
Freddie_Jr. wrote: Stone Cold Crazy Sounds a lot like NevermoreHaha. Cheers |
| zone 15.03.2006 21:31 |
There's only so many notes, eventually they all get used up. |
| Sebastian 15.03.2006 21:48 |
There's one riff in Stone Cold Crazy identical to one in Great King Rat. Compare the melodies of Rockyou and Dragon Attack: "buddy you're a boy make a big noise" with "take me to the room where the red's all red" (or however it is). Flamenco cadences (or variants) were used several times in Fred's tracks, sometimes only in the bass though: Vagabond Outcast, Liar, Great King Rat... Ogre Battle and GKR's structure (similar way to introduce the bridge and develop it sustaining the chords). Abrupt arrangement simplification in the middle (or beginning) of a track featuring piano vamping during two measures: My Fairy King, Millionaire Waltz, Bo Rhap, Death On Two Legs. Almost identical synth-string part during The Miracle (after "the one thing" part) and Was It All Worth It ("we love you madly"). Spread Your Wings and Seven Days couldn't be more similar when it comes to musical structure and harmony. Lyrics share some tricks as well imo. Lap Of The Gods and Bo Rhap share a one-measure descending bass lick. The string break in Don't Try So Hard is similar to the "no no no no no no no" in Bo Rhap in the sense that it starts in B, ends in Bb, and has got a similar motion (down-up-down). I'm In Love With My Car shares several things with Drowse. Innuendo's bridge is in 3/4 like the one in Bicycle Race. And so on..... |
| That guy who digs energy domes 15.03.2006 21:53 |
You Dont Fool Me is the Under Pressure bassline backwards. |
| bmayfan61 15.03.2006 21:54 |
Intro to Tie Your Mother Down, and White Man (although likely intentional, as an album intro?) |
| jimmy sextonret 15.03.2006 21:56 |
the endings of bohemian rhapsody and march of the black queen. i'm pretty sure there is another prototype to the ending of bohemian rhapsody, just can't think right now, rough night |
| goodco 16.03.2006 00:26 |
There's a whole bunch of stuff in 'More Of That Jazz' that really sounds like the rest of the 'Jazz' album...(and the extended IWTBF has....) The beginning of 'Brighton Rock' and the end of 'Seven Seas of Rhye' from Queen II. And 'Seven Seas' sounds a lot like some track from the first album. The title escapes me at the moment...... Hey, I liked The Who/ Loser In The End comment. Had never given that a thought before. |
| TheImpossibleMan 16.03.2006 01:34 |
I mean, honestly. I know that Brian and Roger have cited The Who as a major influence, but damn. Cover band, much? |
| escuderodelareina 16.03.2006 06:55 |
prowl an crazy litle thing...almost the same |
| Rick 16.03.2006 09:33 |
Good Times Are Now (Roger Taylor solo song from Fun In Space album 1981) and Coming Soon. Same tempo, same guitar riff in the middle. I think it's on the songs that already was thought up during The Game-sessions. I mean, those 2 songs have many similiaraties. But Queen didn't used the song for their album, so Roger probably finished the song himself for his first solo album. Just like Magic Is Loose for example. |
| boca 16.03.2006 09:38 |
Play the Game and It's Hard Life sound same in : This is your life... and It's a hard life parts -beggining of the chorus |
| Asterik 16.03.2006 11:07 |
Breakthru and Ride The Wild Wind sound rather similar with quick drumming, and a chugging guitar solo |
| Adolfo and the spiders from Mercury 16.03.2006 11:38 |
the WWRY solo has a lot in common with bits of the AKMOM solo |
| Namejs 16.03.2006 12:20 |
Machines(bac to humans) is very similar with Radio GaGa. |
| Wiley 16.03.2006 12:32 |
I think that the The Works album was Queen trying to play it safe after Hot Space didn't do very well. I think that they somehow revisited some of their earlier tracks/styles. Tear It Up - We Will Rock You It's a Hard Life - Play the Game Man on the Prowl - Crazy little thing called love Those are the main similarities. You could also say that the Hammer to Fall riff is similar to the one in The Hero or a rockier version of the It's Late intro, but this has only to do with the fact that it's Brian's signature "A,D/A" movement. Don't try so hard's solo has this spooky Who wants to live forever vibe in it, mainly because of that fiddly lick you hear before the solo. Brian's solo song "Let your heart rule your head" has '39 written all over it. And, that's all I can think of at the moment. Wiley |
| Seven_Seas_Of_Rhye II 16.03.2006 12:40 |
Sebastian, great analysis as always, thanks!
Sebastian wrote: Ogre Battle and GKR's structure (similar way to introduce the bridge and develop it sustaining the chords).What do you mean sustaining chords - something like sus2, sus4, sus6, add2 etc, yes? Is it something like this: you have a base-chord Bb, for example, and then Bb->Am/Bb->... |
| Seven_Seas_Of_Rhye II 16.03.2006 12:42 |
Sebastian wrote: Abrupt arrangement simplification in the middle (or beginning) of a track featuring piano vamping during two measures: My Fairy King, Millionaire Waltz, Bo Rhap, Death On Two Legs.Seb, please more about it please! |
| brENsKi 16.03.2006 12:44 |
i think Seven Seas of Rhye (instrumental) from queen I sounds a hell of a lot like Seven Seas of Rhye - from queen II why...they could even be the same song! - nah! fucking hell - now that is spooky! ;-) |
| Fone Bone 16.03.2006 12:59 |
You know the "ultimate pop rock chord progression" ? Like D A Bm G or C G Am F ? A LOT of songs are based on it, among them Let it be, No woman no cry, So lonely, With Or Without you, Miracle drug, or awful stuff such as She will be loved or ... You're beautiful. Well, to my knowledge, there are THREE Queen songs using it, written by three different members ! You And I, Save Me and It's A Hard Life. Also when you look at Freddie's music,obviously you see a lot of familarity between the piano based songs : DOTL and KQ, but also Millionaire Waltz and Nevermore (same chords F then Dm and almost the same melody), DOTL and MOTBQ (descending chords)and so on ... |
| Fone Bone 16.03.2006 13:42 |
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| Hooligan's Holiday 18.03.2006 09:45 |
White Man and The Prophet's Song have the same riff. |
| eedodededededea 18.03.2006 10:45 |
i think that bass in some parts of Just Keep passing The Opened Windows (after words "love is all you need") sounds like in A Kind Of Magic |
| Munchsack 19.03.2006 15:23 |
In a strange way, I noticed today (as I was listening to them one after the other) that Dragon Attack sounds a little like Seaside Rendezvous. |
| val 29467 20.03.2006 08:48 |
Whisperer wrote: Haven't noticed that before.. It's a hard life & Play the game sound similar to me.true |
| val 29467 20.03.2006 08:50 |
<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote: i think Seven Seas of Rhye (instrumental) from queen I sounds a hell of a lot like Seven Seas of Rhye - from queen II why...they could even be the same song! - nah! fucking hell - now that is spooky! ;-)no it isn't, your'e just sad |
| val 29467 20.03.2006 08:52 |
the end of the prophet's song, the soft,acoustic bit, sounds like love of life... |
| Sebastian 20.03.2006 10:04 |
> What do you mean sustaining chords I should have said "maintaining chords". Although that's wrong as well since GKR doesn't do it in the bridge :) > Seb, please more about it please! Death On Two Legs: Intro is growing louder each time, adding guitar noises all over, then, suddenly, everything's cut off and there are two bars of just piano (safe for some bass overdubs) and doing the same thing for both measures. Then other instruments and vocals are gradually added. My Fairy King: Intro gets busier, with piano, guitars, drums, bass and Roger's screaming. Then suddenly things get cooled and there's only piano doing four-chords-per-bar during two measures (with some backgroud guitar notes) and then vocal enters. Bohemian Rhapsody: Guitar solo features several layers of instruments (guitars, piano, bass and drums) and backing harmonies. Then suddenly everything gets cooled down and we're left with only the piano, doing the A chord four-times-per-bar during two measures. After those two measures vocal enters and "there he goes again". The Millionaire Waltz: A lot of noise after the "come back to me" bit, then suddenly it gets "reduced" to only the piano doing the waltz support during two measures, and then the waltz solo commences. All in all, any doubt they're all from the same composer? > i think that bass in some parts of Just Keep passing The Opened Windows (after words "love is all you need") sounds like in A Kind Of Magic It makes sense considering Freddie wrote both basslines. |