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re: Queen was a terrible band
Posted on 11/26/18 at 8:24 pm to Mr Personality
Posted on 11/26/18 at 8:24 pm to Mr Personality
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Queen was a terrible band
Now, if you were to have said that you didn't like Queens music, I could accept that.
To say they were a terrible band is simply foolish.
This post was edited on 11/26/18 at 9:47 pm
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Posted on 11/26/18 at 8:50 pm to Malefic Runt
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Well, we've covered every opinion possible in this thread if nothing else
It’s no spurious claim. They have several hits that are iconic - songs that will continue to maintain popularity that transcends generations, and that are among the most recognizable songs of all time. Of note: We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Another One Bites the Dust. And these are vastly different types of songs. No other band comes to mind that can match this.
This post was edited on 11/26/18 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 11/26/18 at 9:16 pm to Dandy Lion
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How many acts today have a guitarist like Brian May?
Very true.
Roger Taylor was also a dynamite drummer....
That said, I never got into this band.
And I can appreciate that. What drives me nuts is people who can't seem to determine the difference between good/great musicians and Pro Tool BS.
Posted on 11/26/18 at 10:20 pm to TigrrrDad
They don't just have many hits, they're one of only a handful of bands who could release a legit greatest hits album from front to back, unlike many acts whose "greatest hits" albums are a handful of charted singles + a bunch of filler.
Posted on 11/26/18 at 10:42 pm to TigrrrDad
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Keep in mind this was still EARLY in their career - some of their biggest hits came after this
Naw, I think you summed them up. Have no idea what big selling and more know song could have come after We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions.
Posted on 11/26/18 at 10:46 pm to geauxbrown
All four were great musicians, that cannot be disputed.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 12:49 am to Dandy Lion
Deacon and Taylor were an outstanding rhythm section
Deacon has some of the most iconic bass lines in rock history
May was a hook master and I put him with Gilmour at the best at playing melodic parts on lead guitar, plus may could rip when he wanted to
Mercury was a passable piano player but when he stood up he could command a crowd like no one besides Jagger
I agree they were way over produced, the movie should have shown more conflicts that take after take in the studio brings on a band
That being said their live shows delivered and are legendary
This is a dumb thread
Deacon has some of the most iconic bass lines in rock history
May was a hook master and I put him with Gilmour at the best at playing melodic parts on lead guitar, plus may could rip when he wanted to
Mercury was a passable piano player but when he stood up he could command a crowd like no one besides Jagger
I agree they were way over produced, the movie should have shown more conflicts that take after take in the studio brings on a band
That being said their live shows delivered and are legendary
This is a dumb thread
Posted on 11/27/18 at 6:55 am to supatigah
Their greatest work is the Flash Gordon soundtrack.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 7:39 am to vandelay industries
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they're one of only a handful of bands who could release a legit greatest hits album from front to back, unlike many acts whose "greatest hits" albums are a handful of charted singles + a bunch of filler.
What?
i feel like yall are trying to combat the OP with an equal opposing amount of retard What are all these universally loved jams of theirs you guys keep alluding to. because i feel like 99% of the population would recognize 3 maybe 4 queen songs. Convince me im wrong
In the goat hierarchy they probably sit somewhere between Aerosmith and Boston. yet you guys keep implying theyre alongside Zeppelin and the Stones
Posted on 11/27/18 at 8:00 am to Malefic Runt
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What are all these universally loved jams of theirs you guys keep alluding to. because i feel like 99% of the population would recognize 3 maybe 4 queen songs. Convince me im wrong
We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions is played during almost every kind of sport, worldwide, particularly in international tournaments and playoffs.
Every single person who listens to "popular" music over the past 40 years knows Bohemian Rhapsody.
Their collaboration with Bowie (still a Queen song) "Under Pressure" has been used in dozens of films and television episodes.
Fat Bottomed Girls/Bicycle Race remains hugely popular, ~40 years later.
The films Flash Gordon and Highlander remain popular (both essentially cult classics) in large part because of entirely Queen soundtracks.
Killer Queen, Tie Your Mother Down, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, You're My Best Friend, Another One Bites The Dust, Somebody To Love - all remain popular classic rock ditties and we haven't even scratched the surface.
This post was edited on 11/27/18 at 8:04 am
Posted on 11/27/18 at 8:02 am to Malefic Runt
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you guys keep implying theyre alongside Zeppelin and the Stones
They're clearly in that league -
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sit somewhere between Aerosmith and Boston.
Now it feels like you're trolling. Are you trolling?
Posted on 11/27/18 at 8:14 am to Ace Midnight
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Now it feels like you're trolling. Are you trolling?
Not at all. not intentionally anyway
I dont think thats small praise. Those are two bands with mammoth album sales, from the same era, with a shitload of instantly recognizable classics. Neither band is everyones cup of tea style wise, but have an undeniable catalog
Posted on 11/27/18 at 9:20 am to Malefic Runt
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In the goat hierarchy they probably sit somewhere between Aerosmith and Boston.
That's exactly how I remember them and still place them. But to say their up there with the Stones, Floyd, The Who, Zep, really? I wouldn't place them up there with AC/DC. They were just a catchy rock pop group.
Another One Bites the Dust was a successful little skating rink tune. It propelled that album to No. 1. We will rock you/Champions at stadiums is the 70's version of today's Seven Nation Army. I'm pretty sure Under Pressure has more airtime now after Vanilla Ice than it received at the time of release. Same with Bohemian Rhapsody. It probably charted higher after Wayne's World than it's initial release.
Maybe my view is distorted.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 9:22 am to Ace Midnight
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Ace Midnight
everything this man said
i'd add that 'radio gaa gaa' and 'i want to break free' are also pretty good songs.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 9:25 am to CAD703X
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'i want to break free'
You just like playing out the video IRL.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 9:37 am to Ace Midnight
List form:
Did anyone mention '39?
quote:
We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions
Bohemian Rhapsody
Under Pressure
Fat Bottomed Girls/Bicycle Race
Killer Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
You're My Best Friend
Play The Game
Flash
Another One Bites The Dust
Somebody To Love
Did anyone mention '39?
Posted on 11/27/18 at 9:45 am to Cdawg
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You just like playing out the video IRL.
took me awhile to find that same vacuum cleaner
Posted on 11/27/18 at 9:47 am to Cdawg
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Another One Bites the Dust
sugar hill gang: "we just released a hit song entirely based around chic's 'good times' bassline, that was so easy!"
queen: "hold my beer."
Posted on 11/27/18 at 10:18 am to yesyesyall
I did not know that. Found this:
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"Well, that Queen record came about because that bass player spent some time hanging out with us at our studio. But that's OK. What isn't OK is that the press started saying that we had ripped them off! Can you believe that? 'Good Times' came out more than a year before, but it was inconceivable to these people that black musicians could possibly be innovative like that. It was just these dumb disco guys ripping off this rock 'n' roll song."
Posted on 11/27/18 at 10:33 am to Ace Midnight
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This is a terrible thread and you should feel terrible for starting it.
Actually I feel pretty good.
Must be the lack of AIDS
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