is there anybody on here who likes them? I've found that many i have talked to think they were overrated and others say they were one of the essential Greatest Hits bands (mostly due to "We Are The Champions" and "We Will Rock You") commercialized success. Why arent Queen among the best?!!!!!!!!!!!

They are among the best in my opinion. My favorite songs are “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Who Wants To Live Forever.”

Freddie Mercury was a brilliant vocalist and front man with so much charisma.

They are good, obviously. The scene in "Wayne's World" with "Bohemian Rhapsody" is classic. Plus the song is excellent... an amazing forte into the steps of dealing with tragedy.

I went to Europe a little while ago for a couple months, and it didn't matter where I was, they seemed to be playing Queen on repeat. The small town I lived at in Tuscany had a bar that constantly played some live DVD. A bar in Venice played their greatest hits on repeat (two times all the way through before we left.) Amsterdam, Nice, Barcelona, all heard at least some Queen. London obviously had Queen everywhere. Billboards for the newly released Hits CD, billboards for a musical based on the band.

I just found it interesting. If you didn't know any better you'd think they were a new band who just blew up.

I adore them. Absolutely and utterly adore them.

Since the day I saw Bo Rap on TV, sometime mid '70's, they were central to my musical growth.

I'll rave about 'em at another time. For now, let me just clarify that when I write of Queen, I mean the entity that died in 1991.

What the fuck is this monstrosity that May & Taylor are currently creating with that over the hill blues blandish Rodgers???!!!

Having heard about half the new album...I shiver and refuse to acknowledge it as anything but a case of body snatching madness.

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Originally posted by Kulturtrager:
I adore them. Absolutely and utterly adore them.

Since the day I saw Bo Rap on TV, sometime mid '70's, they were central to my musical growth.

I'll rave about 'em at another time. For now, let me just clarify that when I write of Queen, I mean the entity that died in 1991.

What the fuck is this monstrosity that May & Taylor are currently creating with that over the hill blues blandish Rodgers???!!!

Having heard about half the new album...I shiver and refuse to acknowledge it as anything but a case of body snatching madness.

I totally agree.

Don't get me wrong, I love Paul Rodgers, but he ain't no Freddie Mercury, not really in any way at all.

They should leave the Queen legacy alone and call them selves something different; I would be interested to see what they could come up with together.

Yeah. Paul Rodgers.

I really like Free, but that was then and this is now and he isn't the sharp tack that he was.

Brian? Roger? Just form a new band and stop pretending that half of Queen is Queen.

Anyway, to save this thread focusing on what we shouldn't be bothering about, let me tell youse some Queen love.

Teo Torriate (Let Us Cling Together) showed me that an english song could take on other tongues and my little junior mind found that quite enlightening...as did Mustapha a few years later.

Funny How Love Is just broke my heart the first time I heard it, and as an aside, I can remember where I was the first time I heard many many of Queen's songs, a testimony to their uniqueness.

Drowse. Well, Drowse was my childhood put into song, and come my funeral, I want it played.

Freddie was one of those incredibly rare singers whose voice was thoroughly transparent...emotions, tone, timbre, inflection all struck like an arrow to the mind and ear without the listener thinking.."Oh, he's doing that with his voice" something I have noticed doing even with faves such as Ella Fitzgerald or Tim Buckley.

He even wrote some great lyrics despite not giving a damn...or so he claimed.

Deacon was never a great bassist like say, Jack Bruce, but he was melodic and tasteful.

Funnily, I was just watching the Live Aid performance the other week and marveling all over again.
They were smart and fluid and full of joy.

The only black marks come from The Miracle, a handful of other tracks and their awful and stupid decision to visit Sun City.

I really like Queen, but I HATE it when people only like them for "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions". Personally, those songs suck. They've been overplayed and are mostly just catchy. They have way better songs. I'm unsure and a bit nervous about the new album I hear is coming. Will it really be THAT good? Recently bands like Metallica and AC/DC released new CDs after many years. In my opinion, the albums are either terrible or so-so. So, how is Queen going to turn out? That's what I am worried about...

-IceBlink

Freddie Mercury is no longer with us. Brian and Roger decided to continue the band with a great singer Paul Rodgers, this we all know. Like it or not it has been done. If they would have called the band something else people would be complaining that they sound so much like Queen that they were trying to rip off the sound. THEY ARE THE SOUND!!!
Paul Rodgers fits nicely and the new album is very good, not fantastic but some very good songs. I think it needed a couple more upbeat rock songs but thats me.
I enjoy the fact that I can hear more Queen music. They were my favorite rock band pre-1980. I wasn't a big fan of the 80's era Queen but the first 7 albums were the most amazing music ever created.
Lets the guys have some fun and enjoy themselves and be glad they're back in any form. Music today sucks and this album is a nice reminder of what music was once like.

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Originally posted by * blue special *:
is there anybody on here who likes them? I've found that many i have talked to think they were overrated and others say they were one of the essential Greatest Hits bands (mostly due to "We Are The Champions" and "We Will Rock You") commercialized success. Why arent Queen among the best?!!!!!!!!!!!

Queen are excellent, but mostly in singles form. Those albums have an awful lot of filler. Brian May is one of my favorite guitarists and Freddie Mercury was a jaw-dropper, but they just released too many albums in too short a time frame. If they had released an album every two years instead of every year (which was probably contractually impossible back then, but hypothetically speaking) they'd have a far greater quality song ratio and they'd have the track record they truly deserved.

Brian May said "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions are almost traditional songs, like they've always been around and don't belong to anyone. Which is an amazing, amazing thing for a rock band to accomplish, but no one wants to hear "Three Blind Mice" or "Jingle Bells".
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love", "Another One Bites the Dust", and "Bohemian Rhapsody" also have that cliche stigma about them. Over-used and parodied, almost joke songs. It's a shame but I can see how folks can be turned off by Queen.

Did Queen ever make a 'classic' album? Having both greatest hits, I delved into their back catalouge but was dissapointed with 'A Night At The Opera' which is seen by critics as their greatest moment. Innuendo is slightly better in my opinion but still has too much filler. I'm tempted to give them another chance but I dont know which album to turn to!

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Originally posted by John Gannon:
Did Queen ever make a 'classic' album? Having both greatest hits, I delved into their back catalouge but was dissapointed with 'A Night At The Opera' which is seen by critics as their greatest moment. Innuendo is slightly better in my opinion but still has too much filler. I'm tempted to give them another chance but I dont know which album to turn to!

Sorry. That's as good as it gets. I'm afraid all their albums are patchy.