I thought so...Some people call them hard rock, or Glam rock, I thought they were progressive rock?? Any Comments?
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]RETROLOVE<h6>The Black Queen wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I thought so...Some people call them hard rock, or Glam rock, I thought they were progressive rock?? Any Comments?[/QUOTE]
Queen cannot be categorized as one kind of genre. This subject has been discussed many times.
Queen cannot be categorized as one kind of genre. This subject has been discussed many times.
Freddie once said that he believed they fit into every genre because their songs were so different from ether.
They were very progressive.
They used unleaded fuel in their cars years before anyone else. Also, they were instrumental in the Fairtrade movement.
I believe they anticipated the downfall of apartheid many years before it happened too.
They used unleaded fuel in their cars years before anyone else. Also, they were instrumental in the Fairtrade movement.
I believe they anticipated the downfall of apartheid many years before it happened too.
Queen II could qualify as a prog rock IMHO, as well as other songs like The Prophet's Song. But a lot of things they did weren't progressive.
There is no doubt in my mind that Queen were in a class of their own.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]QueenMercury46 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Queen cannot be categorized as one kind of genre. This subject has been discussed many times.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=FF0033 face=symbol>Freddie wrote: [/QUOTENAME]There is no doubt in my mind that Queen were in a class of their own. [/QUOTE]
Oi! You two! Get your stepford heads out of your asses and read the question. This is not about quality, this is not about superceding genres, it is quite simply a question as to whether to file Queen under "prog rock" or whatever.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=FF0033 face=symbol>Freddie wrote: [/QUOTENAME]There is no doubt in my mind that Queen were in a class of their own. [/QUOTE]
Oi! You two! Get your stepford heads out of your asses and read the question. This is not about quality, this is not about superceding genres, it is quite simply a question as to whether to file Queen under "prog rock" or whatever.
I reckon a lot of their early stuff could be put into the progressive rock genre, yes. by the 80's their stuff was more poppy.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson"> ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]QueenMercury46 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Queen cannot be categorized as one kind of genre. This subject has been discussed many times.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=FF0033 face=symbol>Freddie wrote: [/QUOTENAME]There is no doubt in my mind that Queen were in a class of their own. [/QUOTE]
Oi! You two! Get your stepford heads out of your asses and read the question. This is not about quality, this is not about superceding genres, it is quite simply a question as to whether to file Queen under "prog rock" or whatever.[/QUOTE]
Yes, and I file them under "class of their own."
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=FF0033 face=symbol>Freddie wrote: [/QUOTENAME]There is no doubt in my mind that Queen were in a class of their own. [/QUOTE]
Oi! You two! Get your stepford heads out of your asses and read the question. This is not about quality, this is not about superceding genres, it is quite simply a question as to whether to file Queen under "prog rock" or whatever.[/QUOTE]
Yes, and I file them under "class of their own."
I don't think 'II' is a progressive album. Surely 'Father To Son' and perhaps 'Masterstroke' and 'Black Queen' are prog, but the remaining 70% of the album isn't.
Queen is just another classic rock band with several other influences.
Like some people above said, they made *some* progressive rock stuff, but not a full album or anything.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but from Queen to ADATR, and then again on Innuendo, we can find some progressive songs, right?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but from Queen to ADATR, and then again on Innuendo, we can find some progressive songs, right?
They could emulate a lot of styles and genres, yes. Doesn't make them prog though, maybe the odd track here and there.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="FF66FF">ScaramoucheFandango wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Freddie once said that he believed they fit into every genre because their songs were so different from ether.[/QUOTE] That's right.
By some of the loosest definitions of "progressive rock", songs like March of the Black Queen or Bohemian Rhapsody could be classed as progressive songs, but in my opinion it would be much more accurate to describe them as a collection of "standard" rock tunes glued together.