Queen Appreciation Thread

June wrote: Raff wrote: Even if I've never been a big Queen fan, there's no denying that they were (are?) a great band, and when they were good, they were excellent. I haven't heard their new incarnation with Paul Rodgers on vocals, though I'm quite curious about how he can replace a vocalist like Freddie, who had a completely different voice and style.    Well, Paul Rodgers is an excellent vocalist to start with, and he never set out to replace him. Brian May and Roger Taylor just thought they had particularly good chemistry with him (and they do), so they decided to work with him based on that. I think he sings the songs in his own way, the ones he can, and does a fair job at it. Tehy have also added Free and Bad Company songs to their set lists. Of course, even within the Queen fan community, a lot of people think he's absolute garbage, but that didn't stop them from selling out shows throughout Europe this fall.   Their new album is fine, although it certainly doesn't sound anything like Queen, and we certainly feel Paul bluesier influences on it. Again, a lot of people hate it. My only problem with it is that it doesn't feel to me like there is enough Brian May on it, despite a couple of yummy tidbit guitar solos, as if he had not participated to the song writting as much as the other two members.

First and foremost, I think they shouldn't use the name Queen when there's only a half of the line-up engaged in the project and it's missing the most important ingredient - Freddie's voice. Besides I remember that after Freddie's death the remaining members said that never ever...

Greatest. Band. Ever.

Tuzvihar wrote: I think this great band deserves an appreciation thread. I don't recall ever seeing such a thread dedicated to Queen so I decided to start it on my own. So, here it goes. Queen is one of my favourite bands and Freddie one of my favourite vocalists. They were the first band I felt in love with. Being born in 1980 I grew up listening to their 80s and 90 hits. Me and my younger brother together with our mom were real Queen freaks then. I discovered their 70s albums much later and I love both eras.

Edited by June - January 25 2009 at 16:15

A great band that a lot of people probably hate, but they really did great music and albums, and Mercury's voice was unique.

I think this great band deserves an appreciation thread. I don't recall ever seeing such a thread dedicated to Queen so I decided to start it on my own.
So, here it goes. Queen is one of my favourite bands and Freddie one of my favourite vocalists. They were the first band I felt in love with. Being born in 1980 I grew up listening to their 80s and 90 hits. Me and my younger brother together with our mom were real Queen freaks then. I discovered their 70s albums much later and I love both eras.

Now you can find their albums attached to the most popular newspaper in Poland. Every tuesday a new album. That revived my interest in Queen and I decided to build a collection. I've got 10 of them so far:

1. A Kind of Magic
2. A Night at the Opera
3. The Game
4. Sheer Heart Attack
5. News of the World
6. A Day at the Races
7. The Works
8. Queen II
9. Innuendo
10. Live Magic

14 more to go:

11. Queen I
12. Live Killers vol. I
13. Hot Space
14. Live Killers vol. II
15. Queen on Fire Live at the Bowl vol. I
16. Jazz
17. The Miracle
18. Queen on Fire Live at the Bowl vol. II
19. Live at Wembley '86 vol. I
20. Made in Heaven
21. Live at Wembley '86 vol. II
22. Return of the Champions vol. I
23. Flash Gordon
24. Return of the Champions vol. II

And it's a beautiful edition. Every album is accompanied by a book containing a description of the album, lyrics and many pictures.


God bless the Queen!


Edited by Tuzvihar - January 25 2009 at 15:25