Queen

Finrod Felagund · 09-20-2006, 11:55 PM

Lets discuss what has indeed become my favourite band, and who I believe to be the greatest rock band of all time, with the greatest rock singer of all time as frontman.

Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor are........QUEEN

Acalewia · 09-21-2006, 10:15 AM

Queen rocks! And I don't like rock that much, but Queen is the exception.

Spock · 09-21-2006, 11:14 AM

...hmmm, Fred is dead! I know 'cause I was in London the day he died.

Gwaimir Windgem · 09-21-2006, 02:09 PM

Yes, God save the Queen! Long live Elizabeth II!

(...oh, wait, different queen...)

BeardofPants · 09-21-2006, 04:00 PM

Blargh, most overrated band ever. Very simplistic one-dimensional music. I used to like 'em... but then I realised that the music had no depth, and if you've heard one song, you've heard 'em all.

Sam · 09-21-2006, 07:20 PM

sure they're simplistic, but they still sound great. and isn't that what music is all about?!?

Gwaimir Windgem · 09-21-2006, 07:35 PM

Being simplistic? No.

***HOBBIT*** · 09-21-2006, 09:30 PM

I like Queen. Watching Highlander got me into them :P.

Finrod Felagund · 09-21-2006, 09:50 PM

How can you say that if you've heard one song you've heard them all?

They played such diverse styles...Elvis-Style Rockabilly (Crazy Little Thing Called Love), Disco-esque Funk (Another One Bites the Dust), Heavier Rock (Stone Cold Crazy), Power ballads (Save Me), Operatic-style rock (Bohemian Rhapsody), gospel flavoured rock (Somebody to Love - inspired by Aretha Franklin) and basically invented the Stadium Anthem (We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions), and even dabbled in almost "adult contemporary pop" (These Are The Days of Our Lives)

If you listen to a wide spectrum of their music, rather than just the few super huge hits that everyone knows, you can see the broad spectrum of styles.

A look back at Queen's show stealing performance at Live Aid

"These Are The Days of Our Lives" Video Mix - Roger Taylor in 2006, 1992 Tribute version by George Michael and Lisa Stansfield, and original video

Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Live Aid)

Save Me (Live)

"Who Wants To Live Forever" Music Video

"No One But You (Only The Good Die Young)", a showcase for Brian and Roger, and a beautiful tribute to Freddie. Queen's last Studio project thus far.

And of course, the essential, "Bohemian Rhapsody", in a Medley with "Radio Ga Ga" at Live Aid

BeardofPants · 09-21-2006, 11:19 PM

And again, I say blargh. But y'know, to each their own. Some people even claim to liking Celine Dion y'know. *puke*

Acalewia · 09-22-2006, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeardofPants

And again, I say blargh. But y'know, to each their own. Some people even claim to liking Celine Dion y'know. *puke*

Celine Dion!

*Runs*

Highlander introduced me to Queen. I love their music. Even if you don't like everything they do, there is something you'll like.

***Earniel*** · 09-22-2006, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeardofPants

Blargh, most overrated band ever. Very simplistic one-dimensional music. I used to like 'em... but then I realised that the music had no depth, and if you've heard one song, you've heard 'em all.

Funny, one thing that attracked me to Queen was the diversity in songs. You can have different tunes in one song, and they'll still fit together nicely, something other bands don't do as well. Although I do agree some of their songs do sound similar after a while.

But like you said, yeah, to each their own.

*quickly shuffles Celine Dion single out of sight*

Insidious Rex · 09-22-2006, 01:35 PM

Queen rocks. They are fun. You dont have to be a Rembrandt to have some true artistic value. No depth? How close minded. They were innovators after all. Not copy cats. Rock opera metal farce burlesque? Gotta give em some credit. And their songs certainly dont sound all the same. Just because they were responsible for We Will Rock You doesnt mean you have to automatically write them off as untalented frat boy dreck. Sillyness…

Anyway I don’t take them too seriously but I certainly like them a lot. And I will always associate them with growing up. It was part of my background theme song between like 15-21. And probably a lot of other peoples too.

brownjenkins · 09-22-2006, 01:48 PM

They have a good sense of dynamics in a lot of their music that's often lacking in rock 'n roll. I enjoyed them a lot. They are a bit on my "just heard too many times" list, but I still enjoy their stuff when I hear it on the radio. Under Pressure is one of my favorites.

My twelve-year-old discovered Limewire over the summer and he asked me if I ever heard of this great song "Bicycle Race" by a band named Queen.

Spock · 09-22-2006, 02:53 PM

Let us not forget "we are the champions", a very uplifting tune.

Sam · 09-23-2006, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

Being simplistic? No.

i was talking about the sounding great part.

somebody to love is deffinately one of my favs!!!

Huorn · 09-25-2006, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeardofPants

And again, I say blargh. But y'know, to each their own. Some people even claim to liking Celine Dion y'know. *puke*

I am with you there. Queen just isn't my cup of tea.

***Earniel*** · 11-26-2009, 03:25 PM

Here's a great Bohemian Rhapsody by the Muppets.

***Jonathan*** · 11-26-2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Here's a great Bohemian Rhapsody by the Muppets.

Heh, I read about that clip in the paper today

b.banner · 11-26-2009, 06:07 PM

That video is hilarious!

I love Queen, but greatest rock band of all time? That honor goes to The Beatles for me.

09-20-2006, 11:55 PM	#1
Finrod Felagund King of Nargothrond Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada! eh? Posts: 2,002	Queen Lets discuss what has indeed become my favourite band, and who I believe to be the greatest rock band of all time, with the greatest rock singer of all time as frontman. Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor are........QUEEN __________________ "THE EAGLES ARE COMING, THE EAGLES ARE COMING......AND A MOTH!!!!!"

09-21-2006, 10:15 AM	#2
Acalewia Halfelven Daughter of the Dunedain, President of Entmoot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In trouble. As usual. Posts: 4,674	Queen rocks! And I don't like rock that much, but Queen is the exception. __________________ "Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life!"~ inked Don't meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. "Don't be such a sour wolf" Stiles ~ Heart Monitor http://www.wattpad.com/user/IceQueenofMitera

09-21-2006, 11:14 AM	#3
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	...hmmm, Fred is dead! I know 'cause I was in London the day he died. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

09-21-2006, 02:09 PM	#4
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Yes, God save the Queen! Long live Elizabeth II! (...oh, wait, different queen...) __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

09-21-2006, 04:00 PM	#5
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Blargh, most overrated band ever. Very simplistic one-dimensional music. I used to like 'em... but then I realised that the music had no depth, and if you've heard one song, you've heard 'em all. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

09-21-2006, 07:20 PM	#6
Sam Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 251	sure they're simplistic, but they still sound great. and isn't that what music is all about?!? __________________ Sam, son of Mark

09-21-2006, 07:35 PM	#7
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Being simplistic? No. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

09-21-2006, 09:30 PM	#8
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	I like Queen. Watching Highlander got me into them :P. __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

09-21-2006, 09:50 PM	#9
Finrod Felagund King of Nargothrond Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada! eh? Posts: 2,002	How can you say that if you've heard one song you've heard them all? They played such diverse styles...Elvis-Style Rockabilly (Crazy Little Thing Called Love), Disco-esque Funk (Another One Bites the Dust), Heavier Rock (Stone Cold Crazy), Power ballads (Save Me), Operatic-style rock (Bohemian Rhapsody), gospel flavoured rock (Somebody to Love - inspired by Aretha Franklin) and basically invented the Stadium Anthem (We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions), and even dabbled in almost "adult contemporary pop" (These Are The Days of Our Lives) If you listen to a wide spectrum of their music, rather than just the few super huge hits that everyone knows, you can see the broad spectrum of styles. A look back at Queen's show stealing performance at Live Aid "These Are The Days of Our Lives" Video Mix - Roger Taylor in 2006, 1992 Tribute version by George Michael and Lisa Stansfield, and original video Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Live Aid) Save Me (Live) "Who Wants To Live Forever" Music Video "No One But You (Only The Good Die Young)", a showcase for Brian and Roger, and a beautiful tribute to Freddie. Queen's last Studio project thus far. And of course, the essential, "Bohemian Rhapsody", in a Medley with "Radio Ga Ga" at Live Aid __________________ "THE EAGLES ARE COMING, THE EAGLES ARE COMING......AND A MOTH!!!!!" Last edited by Finrod Felagund : 09-21-2006 at 10:36 PM.

09-21-2006, 11:19 PM	#10
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	And again, I say blargh. But y'know, to each their own. Some people even claim to liking Celine Dion y'know. puke __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

09-22-2006, 01:35 PM	#13
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	Queen rocks. They are fun. You dont have to be a Rembrandt to have some true artistic value. No depth? How close minded. They were innovators after all. Not copy cats. Rock opera metal farce burlesque? Gotta give em some credit. And their songs certainly dont sound all the same. Just because they were responsible for We Will Rock You doesnt mean you have to automatically write them off as untalented frat boy dreck. Sillyness… Anyway I don’t take them too seriously but I certainly like them a lot. And I will always associate them with growing up. It was part of my background theme song between like 15-21. And probably a lot of other peoples too. __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Last edited by Insidious Rex : 09-22-2006 at 01:38 PM.

09-22-2006, 01:48 PM	#14
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	They have a good sense of dynamics in a lot of their music that's often lacking in rock 'n roll. I enjoyed them a lot. They are a bit on my "just heard too many times" list, but I still enjoy their stuff when I hear it on the radio. Under Pressure is one of my favorites. My twelve-year-old discovered Limewire over the summer and he asked me if I ever heard of this great song "Bicycle Race" by a band named Queen. __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

09-22-2006, 02:53 PM	#15
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	Let us not forget "we are the champions", a very uplifting tune. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

11-26-2009, 03:25 PM	#18
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Here's a great Bohemian Rhapsody by the Muppets. __________________ We are not things.

11-26-2009, 06:07 PM	#20
b.banner Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Trying to keep a hold on my temper so I don't turn into a big green guy. Posts: 572	That video is hilarious! I love Queen, but greatest rock band of all time? That honor goes to The Beatles for me. __________________ "We are going to tickle some Aes Sedai under the chin, rescue a mule, and put a snip-nosed girl on the Lion Throne. Oh, yes. That's Aviendha. Don't look at her cross-wise or she'll try to cut your throat and probably slit her own by mistake."-Mat Cauthon from Wheel of Time "Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry...."-Dr. Bruce Banner HULK BATMAN THE FLASH

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