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Pablo_P 
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 Posted: April 21 2005 at 12:35 |
"Innuendo" is my favourite QUEEN's track...
Whole album is just brilliant... 
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mirco
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Posted: April 21 2005 at 13:00 |
 Blacksword wrote:
My biggest gripe about the Queen sound was Brian Mays 'boxy' guitar sound  Sorry, but I never liked that. |
There is a saying which state that a very good guitar player is the one whose sound can be distinguished clearly from the others. Well, Brian May fills that definition. Other guitar men that does it too are Gilmour, Hendrix (of course), Clapton, Santana and Mark Knoplfer.
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Please forgive me for my crappy english!
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tuxon
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Posted: April 21 2005 at 13:15 |
mirco wrote:
Blacksword wrote:
My biggest gripe about the Queen sound was Brian Mays 'boxy' guitar sound Sorry, but I never liked that.
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There is a saying which state that a very good guitar player is the one whose sound can be distinguished clearly from the others. Well, Brian May fills that definition. Other guitar men that does it too are Gilmour, Hendrix (of course), Clapton, Santana and Mark Knoplfer. |
I always recognise Brians guitar within a second, totally recognisable.
I remember watching a movie once, came in halfway, zapping through channels, wanted to zapp right further but the background music kept me watching. To find what I actually already knew, soundtrack music was written by May (not released on album I believe, movie was a bore, don't know the title)
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Easy Livin
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Posted: April 21 2005 at 14:18 |
"Queen II" for me, I love the way Mercury and May effectively took a side each.
(Does seem odd missing out the "Queen" album. Did you think "Queen II" was their first album straystonedog)
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Reed Lover
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Posted: April 21 2005 at 14:34 |
James Lee wrote:
danbo wrote:
Queen II has always ranked as my fav Queen disc, and IT IS Prog. Don't let anyone tell ya different.  |
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Me too!
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Swinton MCR
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Posted: April 21 2005 at 14:39 |
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Never really thought of Queen as prog - Then again I've not listened to them because I thought they were POP ! - I liked killer queen/bohemian rhapsody as a nipper...what is their 20 minute epic ??? (which album)
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arkitek
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Posted: April 21 2005 at 14:42 |
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Definately a night at the opera. hadn't heard till about a month ago but it is pure brilliance!
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tuxon
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Posted: April 21 2005 at 14:45 |
The second half of Queen II is 20 minutes long. I always considered the side to be one epic song, fom Ogre Battle up to Seven Seas Of Rhye. Best part is The Fairy-Feller's Masterstroke and March Of The Black Queen has some very good progressive metal parts in it.
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salmacis
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Posted: April 21 2005 at 15:26 |
For me, Queen II is the best but its extremely close with 'Night At The Opera'.
However, for sheer ambition, 'Queen II' is the finest album they ever made- 'Father To Son' has one of the greatest and most bombastic choruses ever, and the whole second side is just off the scale and off the wall brilliance- 'Ogre Battle' is Queen at their heaviest, 'Fairy Feller's Master Stroke' is mad yet inspired, 'March Of The Black Queen' is pure prog with awesome harmonies, 'Funny How Love Is' is one of their best yet little known ballads, and 'Seven Seas Of Rhye' kicks every other pomp rock song into touch.
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Alfi
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Posted: April 21 2005 at 16:30 |
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my confession: i voted for night at an opera just because of bohemian
rapsody - i just love this song - i don't like queen but i have to say
that this song is great
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Peter
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Posted: April 21 2005 at 16:46 |
Sheer Heart Attack, easily, for me -- ever more commercial/crappy after that, though "Opera" had its moments.
I hated latter-day Queen -- they sold out, IMO.
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Kaztor
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Posted: April 21 2005 at 22:10 |
Rael Taxt 2099 wrote:
Hum,,,
I definitely think that Hot Space is hideous, it's ok that tuxon
acknowledges the bold change of style, there are many bands
that tried that sort of change (succesful the few, some
misunderstood and a failure the most).
An example of a succesful change is definitely King Crimson.
An example of a misundersood one is Camel's Breathless wich
i think blends perfectly two odd by nature musical genres , prog
and disco-pop.
A pair of well-known-for-all examples are Yes and Genesis,
they succeeded in sales but failed miserably as artists.
Hearing the closing track of Hot Space (Under Pressure, the
collaboration with David Bowie) inevitably leads you to
compare it with the mess that the rest of the album is.
Here's my personal order of preference
1. Sheer heart attack
2. Jazz
3. News of the world
4, Queen II
5. A day at the races
6. The game
7. A night at the opera
9. A kind of magic
8. Innuendo
10. Queen I
11. The miracle
12. The works
13. Flash Gordon
14.Made in heaven
15. Hot space |
The album sucks but it has one of their greatest songs ever, Las Palabras De Amor.
Sheer heart Attack is my fav album of theirs.
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Titan
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Posted: April 22 2005 at 01:15 |
it is hard to choice the best album, but i have voted for Queen II. I like all albums.
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Blacksword
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Posted: April 22 2005 at 04:07 |
mirco wrote:
Blacksword wrote:
My biggest gripe about the Queen sound was Brian Mays 'boxy' guitar sound Sorry, but I never liked that.
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There is a saying which state that a very good guitar player is the one whose sound can be distinguished clearly from the others. Well, Brian May fills that definition. Other guitar men that does it too are Gilmour, Hendrix (of course), Clapton, Santana and Mark Knoplfer. |
I agree, and that applies to Alex LIfeson, Steve Hackett, Steve Howe, Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy Page, Michael Schenker etc etc...
Just because a guitarist has a unique sound, and is clearly a good musician, doesn't mean that their sound will automatically appeal to all. With regard to Clapton and Knopfler, I think Knopfler has a brilliant sound and a good finger picking technique, but for me his music is generally dull as ditch water, and Clapton as a songwriter in overated to say the least. IMO.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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James Lee
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Posted: April 22 2005 at 07:52 |
^ agreed. I prefer Howe to May, playing-wise, but May's tone appeals to me while Howe never seemed to care much about how his guitar sounded. 
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Blacksword
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Posted: April 22 2005 at 08:22 |
James Lee wrote:
^ agreed. I prefer Howe to May, playing-wise, but May's tone appeals to me while Howe never seemed to care much about how his guitar sounded. |
Its strange, because he's played some fantastic guitars, you'd think he'd want them to sound better. Maybe its subjective. Maybe hoardes of Yes fans think he does have a good sound. Thats fair enough, but I always thought his sound impaired some of his soloing, or rather the end result.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Paradox
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Posted: April 22 2005 at 10:05 |
Queen 1 deffinently. Their most raw sounding recording, hits the right spot.
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yarstruly
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Posted: April 22 2005 at 13:42 |
Hmm....
Night At the Opera
followed by
Sheer Heart Attack
A Day At The Races
The Game
News of the World
Jazz
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mirco
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Posted: April 22 2005 at 14:58 |
Blacksword wrote:
With regard to Clapton and Knopfler, I think Knopfler has a brilliant sound and a good finger picking technique, but for me his music is generally dull as ditch water, and Clapton as a songwriter in overated to say the least. IMO. |
Well, I wasn't talk about their compositions skills but their playing abilities. IMO, those two guys are great great guitar players. And kinda like their music (well, Clapton first years, Cream et allia, after that his music becomes unpleasant, for me).
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Please forgive me for my crappy english!
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Posted: April 22 2005 at 18:36 |
Definatly 'Queen 11'.
'Queen' debut & 'Sheer heart attack' are extremely good too.
If 'A Night at the opera' didn't have the well over exposed ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' on it,i'd rate the album equally as good.
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