Queen was a terrible band

Dear diary....

so you've got a picture of the guy from blink 182 in your sig. whereas before i wouldn't have been sure, now i see that you're absolutely using that picture ironically.

alternatively, if you really do think blink 182 is amazing and queen is trash, you're terrible at listening to music & should try a simpler hobby.

You suck at troll threads

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he same people who like Queen probably like Bruce Springsteen

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Nope, I've always like Queen but never cared much for the Boss. I do like a couple of his songs.

Music. It's not for everybody.

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although who really listens to Queen these days (beside movie buffs)

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Are you serious? They've had a stunning revival in popularity. From theri career as glam metal/thudding Bowie they've been repositioned into one of the legends of the rock era. Look at any thread about "Greatest Frontman" and Mercury will mentioned early and often.

I've seen a number of polls about GOAT "classic rock " where they place high and sometimes even win. I believe I recently read they are streamed on Spotify more than any other rock band. Certainly they're up there.

I am convinced at least part of this is due to the puffing of Mercury as a ghey martyr, though of course that will be argued.

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You have to admit that they are in the same breath as Zeppelin or Floyd or the Stones.

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Let's not get too far out there.

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We saw a reemergence of them for Waynes World back in 92 for our youth

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That was the beginning, but I consider it part of the same continuing revival. I remember thinking at the time "Huh? When did this song become a classic?". I had already filed it away as '70s crap to be forgotten, like Boston, REO or all the other AOR bands.

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You have to admit that they are in the same breath as Zeppelin or Floyd or the Stones

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I'm not debating quality, only popularity.

The Stones have their niche. They weren't as big a seller as Zep in the '70s, or even Queen at the latter's height, but they've remained a steady live draw. Also both Jagger and Richards are interesting interviews.

I predicted that with the march of time Zep would eventually succeed the Beatles in the popularity polls so beloved of journalists. This is where Queen surprisingly came in, like a 1500M runner who lags behind until that final "kick" that takes him across the finish line by a nose.

As I've told Zep fans before, pretty much all they did was sell records. Unlike the Beatles, they had virtually no influence outside music and seldom gave interviews, and as a result they have a lower cultural profile. I think that's slightly "weakened" their status with the general audience.

Strictly popularity. That's all I am saying.

Preach. Just a bunch of singalong garbage