Queen vs Elton John

Queen by far 

Queen all the way, although I'm finding appreciate Elton a bit more as I age. Maybe a nostalgia thing...

can't say I'm a particular fan of either ... but generally like what E.J did more..  more songs that really connected than what Queen did.

Funny how they both have movies out recently about them. :)

The Dark Elf wrote: Icarium wrote: ^ You might have lost out of something then, how to not sound like a smug when hearing such. From 1970 - 1975, Elton had quite the depth of songs which if listened to after 30 years would reveal elements that a listnerer might have overlooked. Elton is much more dexterious than Queen in this era . Not saying Queen lacked dexterity, but Elton was clever enough to marry power with a higher level of dexterity. Which emoted to a clearer ballance in dynamics. From Tumbleweed Connection to Honkey Chatteau that is very prominant. Elton had some fine albums in the early/mid-70s, and then I stopped caring. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" and "Philadelphia Freedom" pretty much sealed my disinterest, and Elton became a bloated caricature of himself. I don't feel the need to revisit his catalog, since I wasn't a huge fan to begin with.  I still listen to early Queen. Their dexterity works fine. Perhaps you shouldn't post polls if you get your panties in a twist when someone posts an opinion you don't care for.

I quite like Queen and find their first 5 - 6 to be a very good run, and Innuendo is one of my first progrock songs i got into. What an amazing video it had and i always got teary eyes when, 'Show Must go On " is played in public. Couse it marks the pain and tragedy of the death of Freddy. Queen is a remarkable band and force of nature.

Edited by Icarium - July 22 2019 at 13:40

^ You might have lost out of something then, how to not sound like a smug when hearing such. From 1970 - 1975, Elton had quite the depth of songs which if listened to after 30 years would reveal elements that a listnerer might have overlooked. Elton is much more dexterious than Queen in this era . Not saying Queen lacked dexterity, but Elton was clever enough to marry power with a higher level of dexterity. Which emoted to a clearer ballance in dynamics. From Tumbleweed Connection to Honkey Chatteau that is very prominant.

I'm not a super huge fan of either, either, but Elton did "CFBDC" which is just a wonderful album. And "Blue Moves" was also a gem.

In the aftermath of two movies being based on both acts its dumb not to create a poll. Bohemian Rapsody and Rocketman have both created a stir in both acts carear. One can not think of 1970s without these two acts, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and A Night at the Opera are legendary albums.

Two acts whom both aøhad glam and glitter but beneath that had serious artistic merits. Beneeth the billboard success and larg venues some incredible albums and songs have been made. Tumbleweed Connection and Queen II are often overlooked gems (and targets for my next poll).

So who is to you, your favourite act.