I share this sentiment, as well, since it really was Freddie's voice which first drew my attention. Perhaps not, to my adolescent ear, the technical quality, but, the power and emotion it delivered. I must admit, however, that, the more I listened, the more I became enamoured of the band as a whole. I simply could not believe the beauty of Brian's guitar playing, and, had never heard anything like it before. He managed to play that rock guitar style, with incredibly true, complex melodies, that you could actually hum along to. One of the few guitar players whose solos could actually(god forbid) be recognizable as elevator music!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]mickyparise wrote: [/QUOTENAME]One reason
Freddie Mercury's voice! Noone will EVER come close to it, and if they do, GOD BLESS THEM......
Freddies voice is the envy in the music business in the days, not nowadays, because it's all BS now.....
Noone will ever compete with Freddies range of his vocals......and Time tells that....even nowadays.....not even close
Micky
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First time my wife (who got me into Queen when we were dating) wanted me to listen to a Queen CD:
"You mean the guys that sing We Will Rock You?"
First thing I thought after hearing Queen II for the first time:
"You mean the guys that sing We Will Rock You did this stuff too? Cool!"
"You mean the guys that sing We Will Rock You?"
First thing I thought after hearing Queen II for the first time:
"You mean the guys that sing We Will Rock You did this stuff too? Cool!"
I wasn't your average rookie when it came to knowing Queen in the beginning. Believe it or not I researched the band and then thought, oh, let's by one of their albums.
Right from the start I was aware of who Brian was, who Freddie was, and so forth. The first time I ever heard them was on the radio, and even at that I was aware of a band called Queen. Hell, I even knew they were not 'all' gay.
I suppose my introduction into Queen was hardly fascinating, it was just something different that I was partially aware of.
Right from the start I was aware of who Brian was, who Freddie was, and so forth. The first time I ever heard them was on the radio, and even at that I was aware of a band called Queen. Hell, I even knew they were not 'all' gay.
I suppose my introduction into Queen was hardly fascinating, it was just something different that I was partially aware of.
My first thought was "I really like this song" in reference to Keep Yourself Alive when I heard it on the radio in like '94
My mum introduced me to Queen by playing AKOM when I was young, and whilst I dont play it much now, Freinds Will Be Friends was the song I most took notice of. I think the lyrics were the ones I understood best, that and Who Wants To Live Forever.
A couple of years later, Mum finally showed me Highlander (she had been telling me about it for ages), and I loved it, and I thought the soundtrack was brilliant, so much power and exactly what I had been looking for in music, without even knowing it (before I heard Queen music was not important to me, whereas now I need it as much as air).
I enjoyed the A side (it was a tape) and then Gimmie The Prize came on, and I was hooked. I had never heared guitar like that, never. Freddies power was brilliant and the drums and base were so strong, they weren't drowned out like some bands. Princes Of The Universe also greatly impressed me. I had heared of Queen before, We Are The Champions, We Will Rock You I had already heard. When I saw the little picture inside the cover, I immeadietly saw Freddie and recognised him, not knowing where I'd seen him before. I guesed Brian may was the guitarist, but I thought that Roger was John and John was Roger. When mum told me Freddie died of AID's I felt gutted, after what I had heard, thinking that there wouldn't be any more.
Thank God that I was wrong. Now, there'ye everything.
M.H
A couple of years later, Mum finally showed me Highlander (she had been telling me about it for ages), and I loved it, and I thought the soundtrack was brilliant, so much power and exactly what I had been looking for in music, without even knowing it (before I heard Queen music was not important to me, whereas now I need it as much as air).
I enjoyed the A side (it was a tape) and then Gimmie The Prize came on, and I was hooked. I had never heared guitar like that, never. Freddies power was brilliant and the drums and base were so strong, they weren't drowned out like some bands. Princes Of The Universe also greatly impressed me. I had heared of Queen before, We Are The Champions, We Will Rock You I had already heard. When I saw the little picture inside the cover, I immeadietly saw Freddie and recognised him, not knowing where I'd seen him before. I guesed Brian may was the guitarist, but I thought that Roger was John and John was Roger. When mum told me Freddie died of AID's I felt gutted, after what I had heard, thinking that there wouldn't be any more.
Thank God that I was wrong. Now, there'ye everything.
M.H