Artie Owl Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Freddy Mercury and Brian May were some extra talented dudes, next time I've got some cash I'd like to shell out for a decent greatest hits album. My fiancie and I went to see a tribute band because we scored free tickets and they were pretty good, but the guy doing the singing was no Freddy. Still the guitar work was solid on the band's part and it was an all around enjoyable evening. I ask if anyone likes Queen because whenever we do a "who do you hate / who do you love" Queen never seems to come up. Are they a very under-rated band or is their popularity still alive and well today? What do you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCase Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Brian May RULES!!! Queen... one of my all time favorite bands. "Live Killers" is the one to get.. (IMO) And yes, bacon is delicious!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Freddy Mercury was magic. Watch some videos of them and see how he related to and had the audience in his hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigh Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Brian May always got great sound. The rhythm section was good. I could never stand listing to Freddie Mercury & his annoying vocals. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I love them. They came along at exactly the right time for me. The perfect mix of just-pre-teens (me - not them...) and great Power-Pop Music. And what great music it was. They, along with ABBA, are one of the relatively few 'commercially-minded' bands whose music will still be listened to with pleasure for decades to come, IMHO. "Don't Stop Me Now" is one of my favourite 'Pop' releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-7 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I've always liked Queen, I was too young to be into them during the height of their popularity. I actually started listening to them after watching Wayne's World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I actually like them better with Paul Rogers. Now you can pelt me with old cabbage and tomatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Old Queen from 1973 till about 1978/79 was amazing. After that I wasnt fussy about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Old Queen from 1973 till about 1978/79 was amazing. After that I wasnt fussy about it. I know exactly what you mean. My wife was complaining that the CD we borrowed from her aunt could NOT have been "Queen's Greatest Hits" as she knew almost none of the tracks. She was right; It was "Queen's Greatest Hits Vol II"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmiJAMM Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I've been a huge fan of Queen since I was in high school. When The Game came out we played that album over and over again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Yeah, Queen's awesome. They had a perfect mix of ballsy rock energy, virtuosic lead guitar playing and great, radio-friendly songwriting. My favorite Queen tunes are "Seven Seas of Rhye," "'39," "Tie Your Mother Down," "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy," "Hammer To Fall," "Spread Your Wings," "Dragon Attack," "Staying Power," "A Kind Of Magic," and "I Want It All." I have to admit that I was a pretty huge Queen fan when I was a kid of around ten to twelve, and I went through a phase (it feels in my mind like it lasted for a decade, but it was probably only a few months) where I essentially listened to Queen exclusively (much like my more recent phase, where I've been listening to mostly Judas Priest for the past month and a half.) Brian May was and is a really killer guitarist, and I think he might have been my first exposure to really blistering, technically-advanced lead guitar. I do still love Queen. Every now and then I'll pull out my copy of their '86 Wembley Stadium show and watch, and remember how much fun it was to be a kid, when Freddie Mercury was God and Santa Claus wrapped into one, and it didn't occur to me that there were other bands which were as good as Queen (besides Rush, which was another old favorite of mine during those years.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I remember playing Fat Bottom Girls when I was a college DJ. It hadn't been approved by the station manager. I was attending a pretty straight laced university at the time. I got a call from the communications professor and a reprimand from the Dean. lol Totally worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahKeen Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I love Brian May's stuff. I think his "signature" guitar is a steal at $799. Anybody have one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Queen's one of my favorite bands, Brian May is one of my 3 favorite guitarists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I remember playing Fat Bottom Girls when I was a college DJ. It hadn't been approved by the station manager. I was attending a pretty straight laced university at the time. I got a call from the communications professor and a reprimand from the Dean. lol Totally worth it! I should say so! Stick it to the man, Cookie! "Fat Bottomed Girls" is a great song. Hey, just out of curiosity, what university did you attend? I might know someone who currently attends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Owl Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 Wow, cool, nothing but positive, I guess Queen is just one of those bands to a lot of people when they were developing musically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Your collection is not complete without A Night At The Opera and A Day At The Races. May is one of those guitarists that I love, but never in a million years could I comprehend what he is playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock68 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I was lucky to see them live four times, first time is when they supported my heroes Mott The Hoople and then on three other occaisions. Queen 2 was always the best for me, still is. More raw and less polished that the later stuff, all of which is good. Jock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Never really a huge fan but I saw them last year with Paul Rodgers. Totally brilliant! Brian May - he's one of the guitarists that almost make me wish I'd never picked up a guitar - he's so good and I'll never be even close! If that makes any sense. Great songs and always well crafted. Favourites - Tie Your Mother Down, One Vision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr newhaven Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Queen is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brian May has one of the most defining sounds in rock! I mean you hear a Queen song...you HEAR Brian May... and I always thought it was cool how each member of the band wrote songs and they all collaborated with each other on them! No ego's amongst themselves! And find me a better/more powerful singer than Freddie...I dare you! Maybe Steve Perry from Journey...but thats up for debate and Freddie always wins in my opinion... in fact this might have to be a new POLL!! whomever amongst us is fluent enough in forum-ese...set it up! I still put my money on Freddie...but next to him Perry was definitely second best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouth58 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 A recent Queen fan here. I started listening to their lesser known songs just a couple months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 The original Bicycle Race jacket cover was okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cataplasm Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Queen Style and charsima, they really just don't produce frontmen like Freddie too often, as we have seen by the recent poll... Brian has quite a defining sound and style Pick up "LIVE KILLERS" and enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Yes, Queen ranks towards the top with me. Love their harmony and Brian May's guitar playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Guitarra Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I love "Tie Your Mother Down" from a Day at the Races....that song rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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