| kween-iloveit 07.09.2006 08:12 |
I was just reading the comments on another queen forum regarding last nights We Will Rock You performance for Freddies birthday(the one linked to the queenonline site) and i was disgusted by some of the comment i read. Now im not saying that everybody should like every band out there, BUT! There are some queen fans that felt the need to boo McFly during thier performance last night. This amazed me because the guys gave up thier time last night to help celebrate the birthday of Freddie (for free i would have thought!)And did a very good job of it too. Now i could understand it if Crazy Frog had appeared on stage and da da'd his way through We are the champions, but McFly are talented musicians (which is rare these days) that just happen to be a young (attractive, so ive been told) band who have been geared towards the younger market in the past. I really don't see how fully grown adults can behave like this! It makes me mad that people conduct themselves in this way. I mean what have McFly done that is sooooo bad? If its because they covered a Queen song, then there have been worse Queen covers in the past. This thread may seem like it has come from the Founder of the McFly fan club (which it hasnt) Im just pissed off by these people who cant control there actions, and shouldnt be aloud out in public. Music can seem to turn decent people into WANKERS sometimes. |
| Togg 07.09.2006 09:06 |
Well said. |
| thomasquinn 32989 07.09.2006 09:30 |
I agree with all but one of your points: McFly-boys are NOT talented. They are extremely unimaginative in their music. |
| john bodega 07.09.2006 09:33 |
It's inappropriate to boo any act. Regardless of whether or not they suck as bad as McFly - it's just not cool. |
| zaiga 07.09.2006 09:49 |
Zebonka12 wrote: It's inappropriate to boo any act. Regardless of whether or not they suck as bad as McFly - it's just not cool.Agreed. |
| gem27 07.09.2006 11:56 |
McFly are terrible. i imagine if you could have showed Freddie a clip of Mcfly in 1984 and said after you die these lot will do a gig for a posthumous birthday bash for you he would have been very upset. McFly obviously would love to have anything to do with Freddie Mercury or Brian May or Queen it gives them some credibility (or so they think) but they are just in it to make more money themselves. i think John Deacon has the right idea these days to get as far away from all this stuff as he can. The idea of Queen to do that special American Idol show was tragic and just to make more money. This was the band that stole the show at Live Aid remember reduced to playing with talentless nobodies! it was painful to watch and as for McFly getting anywhere near a bash to honour Freddie's birthday the idea is terrible. This is a band who's market consist of 10 to 14 year old girls, playing on a night to remember the one and only Freddie Mercury composer of Bohemian Rhapsody. it's so not funny and i agree with the booing. |
| coxy1 07.09.2006 11:57 |
Its definatley innapropriate to boo anybody, even if they are utterly crap, but you should just mutter and pretend to clap |
| Togg 07.09.2006 12:06 |
It's strange how many people who never met him think they know what Freddie would have thought about all sorts of things! McFly may not be your choice in music, however they can at least play there own instruments and write their own songs unlike most boy bands, IMO they play better than most I have heard on Queen websites trying to copy a Brian solo or produce a re-mixed version of a Queen track. They write good pop songs and deserve to do well, people they call them crap are just displaying there own ignorance as they clearly have no idea what it takes to make it as a band. When one of you that likes to shout out how crap they are achieves something close to them, let me know, until then as the saying goes. It's better to sit in silence and have people think you're a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt! |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 07.09.2006 12:13 |
I may dislike their music but the boys are NICE people!!!! They were there backstage and we all got to meet them. They were so sweet!!! |
| Benn 07.09.2006 12:22 |
I'd like to know where the talent is that Brian speaks so highly of. Is there ever any danger of them putting something out there that isn't a cover of someone else's material? Any band that studies one song enough would be able to play it as competently as McFly did. The FACT is that they are no better or worse than any of the other shit pop bands that have unfortunately graced the airwaves. Power to the people that booed them at The Dominion - they are fucking rubbish. |
| Deacons 1st Choice 07.09.2006 12:35 |
Wow Well i have to admit that i was a bit surprised myself at the choice. I was thinking it was going to be a act that many people would associate with Freddie personally. I think the choice that ended up appearing is more in line with representing modern day "Queen" then previous Queen if you catch my drift... Now i know lately the impression is that "Queen" are focusing more on attracting the younger crowd. The past few years have shown them take steps to try to broaden the fan spectrum ( American Idol, recent Adverts, this...)and i think in a way this is good. Anything that helps to push Queen Music into the spotlight of today's youth i'm all behind. However, i think many feel that the direction this is being directed towards is in bad taste. This i think has more to do with comparing Queens' glorious and historic past more then anything else. The past is always going to be compared to what is going on now...it cannot be avoided.....exspecialy after such a amazing past! But seriously, we have to keep in mind that change is natural and it's a must for anything to grow or branch out into new areas. We all know things must change, and Queen certainly is no exception. I myself can understand the motives and can get behind the reasoning of such moves...but i also sometimes think it is not keeping in tune with what many have come to expect from them--extreme high quaility efforts, both performed and presented----no matter if it's recorded music, written words, photos, art, the whole package as it were. Hope this makes sense to those reading. I'm not slating the choices made, just noting what the reasoning may be behind the decisions. Who am i to know though....as i don't "officially". Just my opinion on the matter. :) |
| Boy Thomas Raker 07.09.2006 13:02 |
Very interesting stuff. It's the old "70s Queen" versus "80s-90s-00s Queen" dilemna. I recently saw a special on Duran Duran, and Simon LeBon said that DD did well early on because their music was "on the edges" and they hit a point like all other artists where they became middle of the road. 70s Queen was highly experimental, mixing odd time signatures, different genres, superb production and playing, and aiming to be the best band in the world. Around the time of The Works (or The Game), Queen became more concerned with being the biggest band in the world, and their music became totally accessible for housewives and middle managers around the world. At one time, Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The Stones, The Who etc. were kings of rock, and Queen always said their model for how to do things as a band was Led Zeppelin. Well, Zeppelin disbanded immediately after the death of John Bonham, and apart from an ill fated flirtation with Puff Daddy, have remained true to their roots. By aligning themselves with American Idol, Robbie Williams, 5ive, McFly, Pink, Beyonce, Britney et al, Queen seems determined to erase their early roots as an innovative rock band, and become known solely for their bigger selling, less inspired pop catalogue. It's all about moving product for QP, and tapping into the McFly teen market is going to move more Queen related products than having true fans like Foo Fighters or Dramagods playing and ripping into some early years Queen. |
| Mr Faron Hyte 07.09.2006 13:36 |
Has it occured to anybody that perhaps the reason McFly were asked to perform at the show is BECAUSE THEY JUST HAD A #1 HIT WITH A QUEEN SONG? You don't have to delve into a desire to tap into the youth market or any other speculative nonsense when the reason is PLAINLY OBVIOUS - they just had the biggest song in the country with a cover of a beloved Queen track (and one written by Freddie). How would the Foo Fighters or The Darkness have made any more sense? When was the last time either of those bands took one of Freddie's songs to the top of the charts? Oh that's right - neither of those bands ever released a cover of a Queen song! Imagine that! Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, folks! Not every event that occures in Queendom is evidence of your own pet theory about how shamefully Queen Productions have sold out the band's legacy or any other over-the-top pretentious crap. A band played a song at a show in honor of a great musician. That's IT. |
| deleted user 07.09.2006 13:55 |
it must be crushing though..to be booed when you're on stage..you think you're making people happy but then you realise they want you off as sooon as.. ouch! |
| YourValentine 07.09.2006 14:16 |
I did not hear any body booing - the boys were received with a lot of cheers - even by people who had no clue who they were :). If someone booed, it went clearly unnoticed. |
| Freya is quietly judging you. 07.09.2006 14:27 |
Nobody where I was sat booed.. I didn't even notice they were on stage until my friend jabbed me in the ribs.. I was too mesmerized by my purple glow stick. |
| Boy Thomas Raker 07.09.2006 14:33 |
Very valid points Mr. Faron Hyte. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, but to toss out another cliche, people are judged by the company they keep. And the aforementioned artists of my previous post, regardless of the status of their current singles chart position, don't reside in the same artisitic stratosphere or share anything remotely close to Freddie Mercury in the spirit of making music. I'm not saying they had to get the Foo Fighters or Darkness, but surely you see that there's a pattern to who Brian and Roger are glomming onto? It's acts who are hot at the moment with a really short shelf life, and they're boy bands or acts that have a big teen following. It's not a crime to do that to stay current, but it's not a crime to say that they're doing it to stay current. Unless of course you believe that those people are closer to the spirit of what Freddie was all about than Def Leppard, Extreme, Foo's, Darkness, Guns 'n Roses, etc. Then we can agree to disagree. |
| _Bijou_ 07.09.2006 14:38 |
McFly are terrible. They can't sing or write very inventive songs. Their 'style' is overrated with mops over their faces. I would have preffered hearing that Brian and Roger did a one off performance with John Deacon. McFly are nothing to get excited about. |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 07.09.2006 14:43 |
<b><font color=009966>?Poppy? wrote: Nobody where I was sat booed.. I didn't even notice they were on stage until my friend jabbed me in the ribs.. I was too mesmerized by my purple glow stick.LMAO!!! I have two of those! They are cool aren't they? |
| gem27 07.09.2006 14:53 |
oh come on. just so what if they were nice and sweet? there are plenty of nice sweet people in the world but they didnt play for Freddie's birthday bash. if you dont like their music then why would you have them sign your stuff? |
| wembley86 07.09.2006 14:58 |
ok i dont know who they are and i never heard of them. i didnt see the performance so i cant say anything. but personly on the booing of the band see i wouldnt do that i just wouldnt clap for them. so some cheese ball group sang so what it has happened before and it will happen again. |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 07.09.2006 15:08 |
gemloveswembley86 wrote: oh come on. just so what if they were nice and sweet? there are plenty of nice sweet people in the world but they didnt play for Freddie's birthday bash. if you dont like their music then why would you have them sign your stuff?That's to me right? Because I wanted to. That's your answer. I don't have to say anymore to you. They were there, and so I thought "why not?" and I asked for it. Big deal. Jeeeeeeeeeeesus. :P |
| kween-iloveit 07.09.2006 15:24 |
Hang on a minute! This was never a thread about how good or bad McFly are, this isn't a McFly Site! The fact is that we are supposed to be civilized people, aren't we? In the spirit of the event there should have been NO booing at all. FULL STOP! And as for boasting about it on a chat room, that is just arrogant. BUT, we should thank our lucky stars for bands like McFly. Do we want our kids to grow up thinking a computer is a musical instrument? And Crazy Frog is thier musical bench mark. You may not like the band, but there is alot worse out there. |
| gem27 07.09.2006 15:27 |
you would cheer for a good band so by the same score boo a crap one. McFly should not have been there. they arent even old enough to drink from the bar! |
| deleted user 07.09.2006 15:37 |
I wasnt at WWRY on September 5th but i think McFly are really cheesy and their Music isnt really that creative but it was nice that they remberd Freddies Birthday but they shouldnt have coverd DSMN it was awful |
| gem27 07.09.2006 15:40 |
NIce they remembered Freddie's birthday? oh yeah i am sure they all knew when it was off by heart! they didn't do it for Freddie they did it to raise their profile and that equals more bucks in the bank! |
| deleted user 07.09.2006 15:43 |
gemloveswembley86 wrote: NIce they remembered Freddie's birthday? oh yeah i am sure they all knew when it was off by heart! they didn't do it for Freddie they did it to raise their profile and that equals more bucks in the bank!I agree with you their i wonder how Bri & Rog even let them interfear with their Musical when it was a Queen related event and not a McFly one i mean you didn't see Elton John Perform Bohemian Rhapsody with Freddie at Wembley 86 even though he was at the concet |
| Penetration_Guru 07.09.2006 16:40 |
adamschofield04 wrote: I was just reading the comments on another queen forum regarding last nights We Will Rock You performance for Freddies birthday(the one linked to the queenonline site) and i was disgusted by some of the comment i read. Now im not saying that everybody should like every band out there, BUT! There are some queen fans that felt the need to boo McFly during thier performance last night. This amazed me because the guys gave up thier time last night to help celebrate the birthday of Freddie (for free i would have thought!)And did a very good job of it too. Now i could understand it if Crazy Frog had appeared on stage and da da'd his way through We are the champions, but McFly are talented musicians (which is rare these days) that just happen to be a young (attractive, so ive been told) band who have been geared towards the younger market in the past. I really don't see how fully grown adults can behave like this! It makes me mad that people conduct themselves in this way. I mean what have McFly done that is sooooo bad? If its because they covered a Queen song, then there have been worse Queen covers in the past. This thread may seem like it has come from the Founder of the McFly fan club (which it hasnt) Im just pissed off by these people who cant control there actions, and shouldnt be aloud out in public. Music can seem to turn decent people into WANKERS sometimes.BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO How dare you try to limit the freedom of expression of others. Given the level of hype that QPL put out about this event, I'd have thought McFly would count as pretty fucking anitclimactic. |
| kerfuffle87 07.09.2006 16:57 |
i agree zebonka, if that were me up there i would be absolutley gutted. they may not appeal to all people but that certainly doesnt give anybody the right to boo them! xxx |
| kween-iloveit 07.09.2006 17:49 |
Who is limiting your freedom of expression? It's called "good manners" My point has nothing to do with McFly being good or bad, its to do with bloody rude people. Tell me where you work and ill come and boo you all day if thats what makes you tick. |
| Boy Thomas Raker 07.09.2006 18:01 |
So it's a question of how to express your displeasure? As PG said, given the level of hype, one would expect more than McFly. I guess if you flew across the Atlantic or travelled from elsewhere in Europe, you could sit on your hands and silently be frustrated that some boy band are the big surprise, or voice your feelings. Further, anyone who believes McFly gave up their time or did it for purely "love of Freddie" reasons is delerious. As someone smarter than me said, it's not show fun, or show playtime, it's show business. McFly got an opportunity to perform a much loved Queen song in front of a Queen audience who otherwise wouldn't give a rats ass about McFly. Some of these people will buy the new McFly album based on last night's show. That's not cynical, that's business. I'd love to see how many mentions there'd been of McFly on QZ prior to the release of the DSMN single. I'd doubt one. Now they're in the thoughts of a lot of fans of one of the world's most popular bands, and a band whose fans will eat up virtually everything Queen related. Great move for them. |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 07.09.2006 18:05 |
adamschofield04 wrote: Tell me where you work and ill come and boo you all day if thats what makes you tick.LMAO!!!! Good one. xD |
| deleted user 07.09.2006 19:12 |
McFly sucks, but i don't think people should have booed. That's just rude. But if you want to hear bad, type in Don't Stop Me Now on itunes and click on The Fire of Dance Ensemble's version. Now THAT'S horrible. |
| deleted user 07.09.2006 19:39 |
<font color=red/>Radio520 wrote: McFly sucks, but i don't think people should have booed. That's just rude. But if you want to hear bad, type in Don't Stop Me Now on itunes and click on The Fire of Dance Ensemble's version. Now THAT'S horrible.hmm...it had potential, and she's a good singer, but the flat note is rather off-putting. |
| Drummer imense! 07.09.2006 19:39 |
I agree that there should not have been booing, thats just not appropriate anywhere! I admit i don't like mcfly as its not my style, and i know they can't play their instruments well. I'm indifferent towards thier cover of DSMN because its a very unorriginal cover as they seem to have mostly copied it note for note with very little changes (which is a good and bad thing). But they were there for a reason and they did their job well, absolutly no cause for booing! I don't think i made any sort of point there... but never mind :) |
| BRYCE THE TROLL 07.09.2006 20:37 |
ok i just saw the footage....... it SUCKED ASS HANDS DOWN THE WORST VERSION I'VE EVER HEARD IF I WERE THERE I WOULDN'T JUST HAVE BOO'D THEM I'D GET UP ON THE STAGE AND KICK THERE ASSES FOR THINKING THERE WORTHY TO SING THAT SONG ANY QUEEN FAN COULD HAVE SUNG THAT SONG 100,000,000 TIMES BETTER THAN McFLY DID FUCK THEM |
| jordanjo 07.09.2006 21:08 |
Boy Thomas Raker wrote: Very interesting stuff. It's the old "70s Queen" versus "80s-90s-00s Queen" dilemna. I recently saw a special on Duran Duran, and Simon LeBon said that DD did well early on because their music was "on the edges" and they hit a point like all other artists where they became middle of the road. 70s Queen was highly experimental, mixing odd time signatures, different genres, superb production and playing, and aiming to be the best band in the world. Around the time of The Works (or The Game), Queen became more concerned with being the biggest band in the world, and their music became totally accessible for housewives and middle managers around the world. At one time, Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The Stones, The Who etc. were kings of rock, and Queen always said their model for how to do things as a band was Led Zeppelin. Well, Zeppelin disbanded immediately after the death of John Bonham, and apart from an ill fated flirtation with Puff Daddy, have remained true to their roots. By aligning themselves with American Idol, Robbie Williams, 5ive, McFly, Pink, Beyonce, Britney et al, Queen seems determined to erase their early roots as an innovative rock band, and become known solely for their bigger selling, less inspired pop catalogue. It's all about moving product for QP, and tapping into the McFly teen market is going to move more Queen related products than having true fans like Foo Fighters or Dramagods playing and ripping into some early years Queen.exactly. I see that Queen have become a pathetic joke now. They drag the Queen name through mud now! Brian and Roger are disgusting pigs now. I HIGHLY RESPECT JOHN DEACON FOR SO MANY REASONS. HE KNOWS QUEEN ENDED IN 1991 AND DOESNT WANT TO EMBARRASS THE QUEEN NAME. TOO LATE BRIAN AND ROGER. LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO THIS ONCE LEGENDARY BAND. YOU CREATED A JOKE. I HOPE YOURE HAPPY NOW. PIGS! No John Bonham no Led Zeppelin No Freddie Mercury NO QUEEN. |
| Joeker 08.09.2006 00:59 |
Mr Faron Hyte wrote: Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, folks!no, sometimes its just a big brown cock! -George Carlin |
| A Word In Your Ear 08.09.2006 02:08 |
YourValentine wrote: I did not hear any body booing - the boys were received with a lot of cheers - even by people who had no clue who they were :). If someone booed, it went clearly unnoticed.I heard the booing,(behind row f stalls, right hand side)but not when they performed "Don't Stop Me Now" Everyone got out of their seats then, but at the end when they took their bows. I don't think McFly deserved the booing, I thought they went down quite well. |
| Togg 08.09.2006 03:35 |
Well if there was booing, it would have come from very small minded people, who failed to understand the spirit of the evening! and for that matter the spirit behind Queen. |
| queen-mad 4729 08.09.2006 04:57 |
I booed them, I don't like them, I will boo who I want....Plenty of bands have been booed and If they have any merit they will come back from it and perform better. Mclfy will be over in 2 years when they have milked all their money from teen girls and want to join 'real bands'. Queen would have been booed by plenty of people in the past and Freddie would still have performed even better. These guys are the lowest of the low...they are not talented musicians, they are a boy band who pretend to play instruments. The fact that only two members of the band came on with microphones says everything, the other two just stood there. Mcfly are everything the musical is supposed to be against..anyone else notice the irony of them playing directly after the 'the world was overun with girl bands, boy bands..' Freedom of speech and opinion, I'll cheer for who I want and I'll boo who I want. |
| deleted user 08.09.2006 04:58 |
adamschofield04 wrote: It makes me mad that people conduct themselves in this way. I mean what have McFly done that is sooooo bad? If its because they covered a Queen song, then there have been worse Queen covers in the past.Take GreenDay for instance |
| Togg 08.09.2006 05:09 |
Queen-mad wrote: I booed them, I don't like them, I will boo who I want....Plenty of bands have been booed and If they have any merit they will come back from it and perform better. Mclfy will be over in 2 years when they have milked all their money from teen girls and want to join 'real bands'. Queen would have been booed by plenty of people in the past and Freddie would still have performed even better. These guys are the lowest of the low...they are not talented musicians, they are a boy band who pretend to play instruments. The fact that only two members of the band came on with microphones says everything, the other two just stood there. Mcfly are everything the musical is supposed to be against..anyone else notice the irony of them playing directly after the 'the world was overun with girl bands, boy bands..' Freedom of speech and opinion, I'll cheer for who I want and I'll boo who I want.It's got nothing to do with freedom of speech, if you had half a brain you'd know that. "These guys are the lowest of the low" Wow, you really don't get out much if you think that! no you are for not knowing any better. Numpty. |
| queen-mad 4729 08.09.2006 05:23 |
Togg wrote:I get out enough to know what is a blatant advertising ploy and nothing to do with Freddie or Charity. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I'm entitled to mine.Queen-mad wrote: I booed them, I don't like them, I will boo who I want....Plenty of bands have been booed and If they have any merit they will come back from it and perform better. Mclfy will be over in 2 years when they have milked all their money from teen girls and want to join 'real bands'. Queen would have been booed by plenty of people in the past and Freddie would still have performed even better. These guys are the lowest of the low...they are not talented musicians, they are a boy band who pretend to play instruments. The fact that only two members of the band came on with microphones says everything, the other two just stood there. Mcfly are everything the musical is supposed to be against..anyone else notice the irony of them playing directly after the 'the world was overun with girl bands, boy bands..' Freedom of speech and opinion, I'll cheer for who I want and I'll boo who I want.It's got nothing to do with freedom of speech, if you had half a brain you'd know that. "These guys are the lowest of the low" Wow, you really don't get out much if you think that! no you are for not knowing any better. Numpty. If people wanted to boo a band I was a fan of, so what...I still like them. |
| Togg 08.09.2006 06:15 |
Nobody said you are not entitled to your opinion, you can have any or as many opinions as you like. You can freely talk about them should you wish. However, booing in the situation you were in on Tuesday has nothing to do with any of that, it merely displays a low mentality that doesn't understand when freedom of speech is approporiate. That was a celebration of Freddies life in which a band that clearly thinks like you do about Queen leant their support to the evening. The fact that they have recently had a big hit with a Queen song (for charity) only goes to show they were a relavant choice for the night. Just because they are not your choice doesn't mean you have to suppor them, however, they were Brian and Roger's choice for that night and therefore one would have thought you could have shown the good grace to respect that. |
| kween-iloveit 08.09.2006 07:22 |
that was exactly the point i was trying to make, but that last post said it better. Cheers for that Togg. As for McFly being the lowest of the low????? What about people who blow other people up? You are talking out of your asrse mate. How can you say a band (that are one of the most succesful bands in britain at the moment!) Are talentless and the lowest of the low just cos YOU dont like there songs, granted talentless people have got record deals in the past (CHICO) But these boys deffinately can play there instruments VERY well, as you know cos you must have heard everything they have ever released and seen them play live many times to form such a strong opinion of them. Anyway as i have said before this was never meant to a review of McFlys performance. I have made the point i was trying to make and Togg made it better. END OF THREAD |
| queen-mad 4729 08.09.2006 07:25 |
Just because Brian and Roger might like them doesn't mean I have to. I have my own thoughts on stuff like you do. Mcfly chose to do a cover of Dont stop me now because it was suggested to them for the comic relief single...its nothing to do with them being queen fans. They also did a cover of pinball wizard...they do covers to try give themselves credit. It was simply a way of getting more sales and thats it. Once again I can do what I please short of jumping up on stage and physically hurting them as thats illegal...booing them however isn't. People need to get over it. People booed them...they didnt try harm them in anyway...I'm sure they've been booed many times before and If they can't handle it then they shouldnt do it. Just because it was Freddies Birthday didnt mean it was some kind of sacred day. I don't claim to know Freddie but I doubt he would have cared if someone booed a naff band. |
| queen-mad 4729 08.09.2006 07:28 |
adamschofield04 wrote: that was exactly the point i was trying to make, but that last post said it better. Cheers for that Togg. As for McFly being the lowest of the low????? What about people who blow other people up? You are talking out of your asrse mate. How can you say a band (that are one of the most succesful bands in britain at the moment!) Are talentless and the lowest of the low just cos YOU dont like there songs, granted talentless people have got record deals in the past (CHICO) But these boys deffinately can play there instruments VERY well, as you know cos you must have heard everything they have ever released and seen them play live many times to form such a strong opinion of them. Anyway as i have said before this was never meant to a review of McFlys performance. I have made the point i was trying to make and Togg made it better. END OF THREADYou're a fan of them..well done. As for playing their instruments very well..since when does jumping up and down and hitting a guitar string...equal playing. You're a queen fan and you think that is good playing??? I was in no way comparing mcfly to terrorists and for you to even suggest that is stupid. I was talking in context to other bands. This is about how you are a fan of the band which is fine..I'm not and thats my choice...like I said before...come and boo a band I like and see if I care. |
| Voice of Reason 2018 08.09.2006 07:34 |
If you didn't like McFly there, then fine, but why boo them and not the guys who invited them, i.e. Brian and Roger? |
| queen-mad 4729 08.09.2006 07:40 |
Voice of Reason 2006 wrote: If you didn't like McFly there, then fine, but why boo them and not the guys who invited them, i.e. Brian and Roger?Cos Brian and Roger are free to like who they like, I dont understand it but thats fine...like anyone in this thread can like them. I wouldn't boo any of you guys for liking them ....but I can boo them if I want to. Anyway I'm bored of repeating myself and this is just going to go on and on. |
| kween-iloveit 08.09.2006 07:48 |
Im not a McFly fan, i neither like nor dislike them. THEY ARE JUST A BAND!! That in its self is rare these days for thier target age group (which is there only downfall in my opinion) To say they are the lowest of the low is just stupid. From what i know of them they have 2 albums full of thier own songs and one on the way. To say they only do covers is just stupid. You obviosly dont like them cos you know nothing about them (which is fine) But you are deffinatly not in a possition to comment on them either way. To boo them at such an event is just STUPID! To BOO anybody at such an event is just Rude. Let me ask you a question, Who do YOU think should have been there on tuesday night? |
| queen-mad 4729 08.09.2006 08:18 |
Anyone else but Mcfly would have been fine. Like I said before I really don't like them. I wasn't the only person booing so I wasn't the only person who felt that way. All this talk about 'the occasion'....Freddie once walked around the same theatre throwing ice creams at people. Its not like he's some martyr just cos he's not with us anymore. I think everyone is being a tad too sensitive. |
| kween-iloveit 08.09.2006 08:27 |
Anyone else but McFly? Point well made my friend. Boyzone? Bob the Builder? Chico? Mr Blobby? If McFly are the lowest of the low you must love these. But you still seem to be missing the point. |
| queen-mad 4729 08.09.2006 08:38 |
I count them all as the same league. So those examples didn't count much for your argument. Your point is irrelevent cos we're not going to agree about it. So why carry it on, people repeating the same things isn't going to make me suddenly like them and regret what I did. Not going to happen.. I don't like them and I don't think I did anything wrong. You can think what you like. Its your right as its mine to think otherwise |
| Killer Queenie 08.09.2006 08:38 |
I cant exactly comment because I havnt read these comment things and I'm not really a HUGE McFly fan...hats off to them for covering a Queen song, its not an easy thing to do. Especially trying to fill Freddie's shoes. |
| coxy1 08.09.2006 11:25 |
I booed them, I don't like them, I will boo who I want....Plenty of bands have been booed and If they have any merit they will come back from it and perform better. Mclfy will be over in 2 years when they have milked all their money from teen girls and want to join 'real bands'. Queen would have been booed by plenty of people in the past and Freddie would still have performed even better. These guys are the lowest of the low...they are not talented musicians, they are a boy band who pretend to play instruments. The fact that only two members of the band came on with microphones says everything, the other two just stood there. Mcfly are everything the musical is supposed to be against..anyone else notice the irony of them playing directly after the 'the world was overun with girl bands, boy bands..' Freedom of speech and opinion, I'll cheer for who I want and I'll boo who I want. "don't like religion tends to f*ck people up"-Roger Taylor 1985 DAMN BLOODY STRAIGHT THANK GOD SOMEONES GOT THE IDEA |
| YouKnob 12.09.2006 17:03 |
People that are dissin' mcfly..I have one thing to say to you..... YOU'RE ALL COCKS. Goodbye. Have a nice day. |
| Penetration_Guru 12.09.2006 18:23 |
Oh yeah, Brian & Roger specially invited McFly. Dream fucking on. Brian: Roger, Justin Hawkins is on the phone - he's heard about this Freddie thing and wants to take part. Roger: You'll have to tell him what I already said to Prince, Paul McCartney & Phil Collins - they can't come and play together because we want to invite McFly. |
| deleted user 12.09.2006 18:39 |
I don't care who they are, how much crap they're supposed to be, or if they play their own instruments or not. There has got to be a better way to deal with the situation than booing. People haven't got to applaud. They can sit there quietly or complain to your friend. But booing and making a loud fuss will just leave a bad impression with people who came looking for something less depressing. So, really, it's not even about "McFly", it's about the people around tehm who might just not give a fuck and want to have a good time. Or, that's how I look at it. |
| Sergei. 12.09.2006 19:01 |
HELLO? MCFLY?? IS ANYONE HOME MCFLY??? *Begins knocking on Mcfly's head* (From back to the future :P) |
| Bohemian Rahpsody 13.09.2006 09:57 |
I think the best thing would to have had as metioned previously a one of with John Deacon, and the boys played the instruments, they could have had Freddie on a big screen at a live show, or a few live shows. That would have been awsome. I also think it would be cool if they did that for a world tour, Freddie on the big screen, tributes and songs from special guests (the really good ones, not McFly), and I rekon the crowd would love it. The younger generation would come to see the artists and then get caught up with Freddie on the screen! What are your thoughts my dears? |
| john bodega 13.09.2006 10:25 |
Dickheads boo. It's simple as that. If you had a real 'opinion' to express about McFly, you wouldn't boo like a caveman. You'd say it to the bands face. Faceless piece of shit... I hate McFly like I hate renal failure, but you just don't Boo. It's absolutely pathetic behaviour. |
| knobbb 13.09.2006 16:57 |
i think you had all better think before you speak. incase any of you didnt notice what did mcfly release the dsmn song for? CHARITY. yes it may have raised there profile a little, but they dont deserve the crao they are getting off you lot. just because you dont like the fact they arn't queen. if it had been anyone else you would have moaned also. i think you all need to take a look at things. someone had to agree to letting mcfly use the song. therefore the fans should support it 100% i think you are all pretty shallow to be saying things like mcfly are uninventive and such. i dont see any of you with 3 albums and a new one on the way? do you? or have anyof you about to start your second arena tour? so what another queen song was covered. GET OVER IT |
| Penetration_Guru 13.09.2006 17:49 |
Er, I don't think anyone (one or two at most) is having a pop about DSMN on this thread. This thread is about the WWRY performance on September 5th. Do try and keep up. |
| Cwazy little thing 14.09.2006 09:49 |
I tend to agree that booing is always out of order. The ONLY time I would boo a band is if they were being intentionally offensive or innappropriate in the wrong environment. Being in a band myself, if you want to give someone a message youre not impressed, the most effective way is simply not to cheer, or just applaud politely - a band knows very quickly when its not going down well. Booing is unneccessary and ignorant. And I dont like Mcfly very much at all, but its about respect for someone who's bothering to perform for you - this kind of respect seems to be getting more and more rare. |
| Boy Thomas Raker 14.09.2006 10:22 |
That's a fair point about lack of respect these days, but to say "its about respect for someone who's bothering to perform for you" doesn't work. McFly was there to perform a business activity, they weren't "bothering" tp perform for anyone. If you believe that it's 100% charity and that no income will come to McFly due to this performance that's incredibly naive. Virtually every band that performed well at Live Aid or the Freddie tribute concert saw a huge spike in sales after these events. Did Queen or Phil Collins do Live Aid for strictly business reasons? Of course not. Did they complain when they saw huge sales increases after Live Aid? Of course not. It's an offshoot, and McFly will recognize a boost in sales from the people at the Sept. 5 performance who thought they were cute and will buy a McFly album due to the Queen connection. Personally, after the hype from Brian about the event, if I travelled across the Atlantic and got McFly, I'd be booing too. |