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Old 27-04-2014, 19:10
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I wondered people's views on the upcoming Queen and Adam Lambert tour. Personally I think this it's time they gave it a rest. I would hate for Queen to be remembered as the band that didn't know when to quit.
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Old 27-04-2014, 23:28
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They're already past that stage.
Should have given it up after the FM tribute IMHO
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Old 28-04-2014, 00:09
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They should give it a rest and get over themselves the PR tour was a certified bomb. Adam Lambert is just doing it because he's been a commercial flop in Europe so far and hopes this will boost things for him he's a good singer but the song writing has to be questioned, but I want to hear Adam and his songs, not an impersonation of Freddie which nobody can do. Brian May is the biggest hypocrite going too, he criticises The Voice for being stupid karaoke, yet he hires Lambert to sing Queen songs aka exactly the same thing he is criticising. Queen and the Queen experience finished in 1991/2, end of.

Knock on the head chaps, and follow Mr. Deacons example or do solo material with your own band.
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Old 28-04-2014, 01:34
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Humongous Queen fan...but entirely sick of them to be honest. Well, I can happily listen to the supreme master's voice on the old records, but all the new crap with these nonsense singers is just hideous.

John Deacon made the right choice as he is the only one we can respect anymore.

If Brian and Roger wanted to continue a music career why didn't they just go themselves? Write some new material that didn't need a Freddie impersonator.
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Old 28-04-2014, 04:11
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the first bacth of dates sold well so they even added more

The queen name means playing 15000 seat arenas Bria nmay solo means playing to 500 a night easy choice
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Old 28-04-2014, 13:04
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I think they got away with it with Paul Rodgers, because he is a brilliant singer in his own right, and he sang the songs in his style, rather than trying to copy Freddie. He was also able to sing his own songs.

They should have seen that as a bonus, and called it a day.
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Old 28-04-2014, 19:35
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If it makes them money than yes it is a good idea. Queen wasn't just FM, the remaining members have every right to carry on.
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Old 28-04-2014, 23:09
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If it makes them money than yes it is a good idea. Queen wasn't just FM, the remaining members have every right to carry on.
As a poster said, Brian May = 500 people in a club, Freddie Mercury = 15000 in an arena, Freddie was the star who people paid to see, he can never be replicated, Queen shows without him are not Queen.
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Old 29-04-2014, 07:27
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As a poster said, Brian May = 500 people in a club, Freddie Mercury = 15000 in an arena, Freddie was the star who people paid to see, he can never be replicated, Queen shows without him are not Queen.
The poster actually said the Queen name...if they are getting 15000 or even in the last 20 years then it has nothing to do with FM, or do these people going to the concerts not realise he died 20 odd years ago. So a quick question these people going to the concerts, who are they going to see then?
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Old 29-04-2014, 11:19
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Queen (the most overrated band ever imo) were never a good idea.
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Old 29-04-2014, 11:56
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As a poster said, Brian May = 500 people in a club, Freddie Mercury = 15000 in an arena, Freddie was the star who people paid to see, he can never be replicated, Queen shows without him are not Queen.
The idea that the other band mates are no longer Queen because 1 is gone is utterly insane. Of course it's not the same but i'm sure the people going to see the show know that.
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Old 29-04-2014, 12:13
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The idea that the other band mates are no longer Queen because 1 is gone is utterly insane. Of course it's not the same but i'm sure the people going to see the show know that.
And Freddie hated the fact people were only interested in him. He said he was only 25% of the band.

It is a hard thing and TBH I don't mind them doing it. Brian fell into a huge depression after Freddie died, he even contemplated suicide. If doing these concerts gives him joy and happiness who are we to say no.

I suppose the biggest bug for many is them calling it Queen. They are entitled to use the name. It's marketing really they know that Roger Taylor, Brian May, Adam Lambert will not sell tickets. Brian himself has said all these shows with other people is not Queen but it's great fun.
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Old 29-04-2014, 17:31
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And Freddie hated the fact people were only interested in him. He said he was only 25% of the band.

It is a hard thing and TBH I don't mind them doing it. Brian fell into a huge depression after Freddie died, he even contemplated suicide. If doing these concerts gives him joy and happiness who are we to say no.

I suppose the biggest bug for many is them calling it Queen. They are entitled to use the name. It's marketing really they know that Roger Taylor, Brian May, Adam Lambert will not sell tickets. Brian himself has said all these shows with other people is not Queen but it's great fun.
He may have hated it it, but it still doesn't change the fact people only paid to see him. Only John Deacon has faced up to this reality, the majority of Queen fans I've seen on message boards are against it. Lambert is only doing it to try and crack the European market, because he's done poorly over here as there are a lot of artists like him, he's talented, but the songwriting is poor.
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Old 29-04-2014, 18:13
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He may have hated it it, but it still doesn't change the fact people only paid to see him. Only John Deacon has faced up to this reality, the majority of Queen fans I've seen on message boards are against it. Lambert is only doing it to try and crack the European market, because he's done poorly over here as there are a lot of artists like him, he's talented, but the songwriting is poor.
So who has been paying to see Queen post FM then? or has that simple fact escaped your attention.
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Old 30-04-2014, 11:12
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He may have hated it it, but it still doesn't change the fact people only paid to see him. Only John Deacon has faced up to this reality, the majority of Queen fans I've seen on message boards are against it. Lambert is only doing it to try and crack the European market, because he's done poorly over here as there are a lot of artists like him, he's talented, but the songwriting is poor.
Uh-huh. Sure.
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Old 30-04-2014, 12:36
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So who has been paying to see Queen post FM then? or has that simple fact escaped your attention.
True. The shows with Paul Rodgers sold out very quickly in vast numbers. I saw one of them, and it was fantastic. However, I'm a huge Paul Rodgers fan, and I wouldn't go far to see the latest Queen to be honest.
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Old 30-04-2014, 19:59
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Nice to see you're in agreement.
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Old 01-05-2014, 07:24
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Nice to see you're in agreement.
Nice to see you keep avoiding the question, if people only went to see Queen because of FM, then who has been going to see them for the past 20 years?

People go to see Queen because they like the music regardless of who is the lead singer, of course people won't go as much just to see Brian May, because that is not going to be an entirely Queen setlist, I doubt FM as a solo performer was as popular as Queen.
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Old 01-05-2014, 11:16
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Nice to see you keep avoiding the question, if people only went to see Queen because of FM, then who has been going to see them for the past 20 years?

People go to see Queen because they like the music regardless of who is the lead singer, of course people won't go as much just to see Brian May, because that is not going to be an entirely Queen setlist, I doubt FM as a solo performer was as popular as Queen.
He was not, his solo album in 1985 Mr Bad Guy flopped. It had a bigger budget than the previous Queen album The Works as well. The single Living on My Own came from that album and reached no 50. It was not a hit until it was remixed and released after Freddies death.
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Old 01-05-2014, 17:15
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Nice to see you keep avoiding the question, if people only went to see Queen because of FM, then who has been going to see them for the past 20 years?

People go to see Queen because they like the music regardless of who is the lead singer, of course people won't go as much just to see Brian May, because that is not going to be an entirely Queen setlist, I doubt FM as a solo performer was as popular as Queen.
Sorry I missed it, go and see the Rock The Cosmos tour info, it was a complete flop, and Mr Bad Guy flopped as it was recorded before Live Aid which changed everything for Queen and Freddie as Barcelona his second solo album was a huge success.
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Old 01-05-2014, 18:45
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Sorry I missed it, go and see the Rock The Cosmos tour info, it was a complete flop, and Mr Bad Guy flopped as it was recorded before Live Aid which changed everything for Queen and Freddie as Barcelona his second solo album was a huge success.
Compared to Queen albums, not really. I don't think even close.
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Old 01-05-2014, 20:21
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Sorry I missed it, go and see the Rock The Cosmos tour info, it was a complete flop, and Mr Bad Guy flopped as it was recorded before Live Aid which changed everything for Queen and Freddie as Barcelona his second solo album was a huge success.
Not sure if the Cosmos Rocks was a complete flop. It did reach no 5 in the Album charts. Mr Bad Guy did not chart and Barcelona reached no 25.
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Old 01-05-2014, 20:52
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Not sure if the Cosmos Rocks was a complete flop. It did reach no 5 in the Album charts. Mr Bad Guy did not chart and Barcelona reached no 25.
That song and album pretty much defined Freddies career, and I said Rock The Cosmos, which was the name of the tour and it was a disaster, hence why Queen and PR disbanded, The Cosmos Rocks was critically panned rightfully too IMO.
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Old 01-05-2014, 20:54
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Since Freddie died, May and Taylor have essentially become their own Queen tribute band.
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Old 01-05-2014, 22:22
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That song and album pretty much defined Freddies career, and I said Rock The Cosmos, which was the name of the tour and it was a disaster, hence why Queen and PR disbanded, The Cosmos Rocks was critically panned rightfully too IMO.
The album was ordinary, but the tour did very well. It wasn't really the reason they disbanded though, because it was never a long term option for Paul Rodgers.
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