Queen Appreciation Thread
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Topic: Queen Appreciation Thread
Posted By: The Truth
Subject: Queen Appreciation Thread
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 18:39
I'll tell you what, these guys were the first band that I truly loved and I love them as much today as a did back then.
 These guys have it all, the Freddie has awesome pipes, Brian is a guitar god, the Roger does some impressive drumming, and John puts out some of the best bass lines ever invented. These guys were true art-rock with how theatrical they always were no matter how mainstream they got (a feat that many bands could not pull off.)
    Let's show these guys some love! ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 20:47
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Consider the love shown. From me, anyway. I love their certain....how can I say this? Their rockin' bombast? Brian May is a guitar hero if there ever was one, and yes, Freddie had pipes. That man could sing. My favorite album of theirs is Sheer Heart Attack, for the record  ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 20:49
| Best singer in rock, period. |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: October 13 2009 at 21:33
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They are good and sufficiently appreciated. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Fogon the Tyne
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 03:58
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I would agree with sheer hear attack. I didnt like the later stuff but wel they always had class must admit. ------------- I have become comfortably numb |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 04:37
| Yes they were good , Sheer heart attack is still after so many years of listning to music (18 btw) one of my fav albums ever. One of the bands that realy knew how to survive in all decades, even if they toying with comercial music in the '80's. |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 06:38
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Best band ever. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 09:19
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'39 ------------- 
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: October 16 2009 at 08:21
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When Queen first appeared on the scene they were written off as "the last of the heavy rock bands", how wrong was that !
 I was a huge Queen fan in the early 70's, and was lucky enough to see them live at Hammersmith in 1975 during their "Night at the Opera" tour in December of that year i think, when "Rhapsody" was high in the charts (remember charts?).
The whole show was constructed around the Rhapsody single and album, they were brilliant and i thought this would be their peak - until their live performance at Live Aid in 1985 where they stole the show!
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Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 09:49
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I born in 84, so I didn't enjoy their active time... but it's amazing to see how they remain in every historical rock-countdown or top 10 or whatever... It's weird to see a successful band with that crazy music they played... Yeah, Mercury is probably the best rock'n'roll singer of all time... yes, they were the Champions... jejeje... ------------- |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 13:12
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/sep/17/sacha-baron-cohen-mercury-film - - Borat to play Freddie Mercury.
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 13:36
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That's odd to say the least.
I had forgotten I'd made this thread lol ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: June
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 15:15
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Sacha should have played Brian. I was not happy when I first heard the rumour, and now I'm actually worried, since I have seen Bruno. He's too tall anyway... |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 15:43
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Uuuuh! A Kwien appreciashun thread! which was incredibly short lived for some reason. So about the film, Sacha would've been beyond great had it not been for the height. Let's face it, the guy's a darn good actor. Now the question of the day is: who's going to play Rog? |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 15:58
You are.  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Lizzy wrote:Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 16:05
Well don't mind if I do.  A ten year-old dream coming true.   |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 16:13
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fap fap fa... wha...? *shudders* ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 16:18
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Wha? You know he makes a pretty lady. Luckily he doesn't sound like one. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 16:23
I think Brian is my favorite member of Queen. Dude's a genius and about any guitarist would know it was him just by his tone. Plus, I like his shoes he wore on stage. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 16:34
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Nice! Brian is my ultimate guitar hero. The way that he can make that old fire place around his neck talk is still mind-blowing after almost 40 years. Had the privilege to see and hear that 3 meters in front of me. That being said, Roger is still my favourite.  |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 18:08
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You just think he's cute Lizzy
Brian May is where it's at:
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 18:20
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Queen is one of my favorite bands ever, although their eighties output became pretty patchy. Brian May is the reason I wanted to learn to play guitar and Freddy Mercury was a performer without equal. Queen II is one of the best albums ever.
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Posted By: Lozlan
Date Posted: September 23 2010 at 11:48
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How can I express how much I love this band? Caught a lot of flak in my youth for being a Queen fan, actually...but the adoration won out. Freddie is simply unparalleled, and Brian's guitar work leaves me drooling. Especially on Brighton Rock. Shame about the Queen+Paul Rodgers album, though.  ------------- Certified Obscure Prog Fart. http://scottjcouturier.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - The Loose Palace of Exile - My first novel, The Mask of Tamrel, now available on Amazon and Kindle |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 15:26
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*bump* This might be one of the greatest days in the post-Freddie Queen era. If this is the real thing, there are really no words to describe it. At last! the full Face it Alone: ------------- Property of Queen Productions... 
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Posted By: Lozlan
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 17:35
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I literally can't believe what I'm hearing. I've waited almost two decades to hear this song...very demotastic, but with some real flashes of brilliance. I wonder what the story behind the leak is? Needless to say Queen Productions will be slipping radioactive isotopes into someone's sushi......... ..................I'm actually listening to Face It Alone!      ------------- Certified Obscure Prog Fart. http://scottjcouturier.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - The Loose Palace of Exile - My first novel, The Mask of Tamrel, now available on Amazon and Kindle |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 15:07
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*bump* If anyone cares (and you should, or else  ) here's the new BBC Queen documentary loaded with unseen footage.Part 1 Part 2 ------------- Property of Queen Productions...
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 15:35
Hey?!! I did http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55023" rel="nofollow - this first! ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 15:47
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Hmmm...If I had to rate 'em, it would be
1. Queen II
2. A Night at the Opera
3. Sheer Heart Attack
4. Queen
5. News of the World ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: June
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 16:53
Nice, thanks for posting that. A little Irish friend of ours actually mentioned that documentary on his radio show and I thought "damn, I don't have BBC!" And  , Roger smoking... |
Posted By: June
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 17:10
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Most important than anything else: What happened to Brian's hair??? Also, god: I'd forgotten how hot he was in the 70s. Also, I didn't know they shot that Top Of The Pops performance in the weather studio  |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 17:32
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for me in terms of rock bands that have achieved divine importance on both art rock and rock in general that everyboddy likes or know
Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Queen...
and Queen is extremly good, I love innuendo (the song), and there early songs and albums -------------  
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Posted By: June
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 19:40
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My favourite line of the documentary so far: "MTV were very narrow-minded. Is was Whitesnake, and f**kING Whitesnake, and then another Whitesnake track!" |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 20:22
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lol it's been awhile since I've visited this thread. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: spookytooth
Date Posted: May 31 2011 at 20:27
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Queen's early material is no doubt my favorite. Queen II is such an
incredible album and is still put on regular rotation in my car. Of
course, they've made music through their career that I've enjoyed (even
in the 80's when they mostly made corny synth pop music), and of course
Innuendo at the very end of their career is another brilliant album.
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: June 01 2011 at 13:33
 ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: June 01 2011 at 15:03
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Great band. Quite eclectic, especially on 'a night at the opera'.
Fans of Queen should rush on Valensia, as he is the best Freddie Mercury clone (and he also tries to sound like Brian May on the guitar). ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: June 01 2011 at 15:35
Tuz What you crying about? Your thread has been locked . Is that why you're upset?
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: June 01 2011 at 15:40
Yes. That made me laugh too! MTV were so conservative. ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: June
Date Posted: June 01 2011 at 16:06
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So I ended up watching the whole video, and it may have rekindle my love of Queen... Will have to try out their discog this weekend again.  |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: June 01 2011 at 16:50
| I love "March of the Black Queen" |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: June 01 2011 at 18:00
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You mean the band that have epitomised art classic rock, have had hits up to their eyeballs, who are liked and respected by musicians and the general public alike, number one albums, one of the greatest singers and frontmen of all time, have had a musical made of their songs... There's more. But yes, without a doubt one of the best bands to ever grace the stage. Awesome can't even describe them.
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Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: June 02 2011 at 15:08
Us real Kwien fans have known for quite some time that Brian stopped dyeing his hair.But anyway, would it have killed Deaky if he had participated with an interview? I would've liked to hear a different point of view on Hot Space, poor album got trashed like there was no tomorrow. And don't get me started on the making of Made in Heaven. [/RANT] All in all, good documetary with fantastic unseen footage ( the recording of We Are the Champions in the studio ), slightly hard to watch at times, but I really enjoyed the fresh approachNow I am looking forward to the Freddie-Jacko tracks. Latest news: State of Shock has Red Special on it ! ------------- Property of Queen Productions...
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Posted By: June
Date Posted: June 02 2011 at 15:34
Queen fans that can't spell Queen? Yeah, I have no problem admiting that I stopped being really into Queen a long time ago. I think it's because their lyrics have stopped speaking to me. But as I've mentioned, the documentary kinda rekindled the romance. The music is really f**king good... |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: June 02 2011 at 15:40
That is an intimate way of spelling the band's name. But what would ex-fans know? (and yay!  )------------- Property of Queen Productions...
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: June 02 2011 at 15:50
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The resurrection of this thread was all too warranted. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 02 2011 at 19:39
Pretty much |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: June 09 2011 at 19:29
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Three favorites:
Brighton Rock. Brian May's leads are monstrous.
Ogre Battle. Madness electrified.
'39. Perhaps the best song from A Night at the Opera.
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