Thank you! I am happy to have discovered this place. I have learned so much, and, it is nice to talk about Queen without someone getting that glazed look in their eye...can't see eyes, here.[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Good_Company50 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Freddie loving lunatics do not bother me at all. Freddie was a fantastically talented individual and a lovely person, judging by the many loyal friends he had. It is no wonder he has such a strong and devoted following. It does bother me that SOME people think that Freddie WAS Queen, but most fans know that Queen consisted of four very talented individuals and realize each one’s importance to the overall performance of the band.
I love each of the members of the band, but like most people, I have my favorite(s). My favorite happens to be Brian. I think it is because I relate to him most; his songs speak to me in a personal way. But I find things to love about the other members as well.
What really gripes me is when SOME fans seem to feel the need to put Brian down to elevate Freddie. I cannot understand why they do that. But that seems to happen with other bands too; like the Beatles—some fans feel the need to vilify Paul and deify John.
So Dusta, I find nothing wrong at all with you, or anyone else, being a Freddie loving lunatic. I also admire Freddie greatly, miss him and wish he were still with us. And I value you as a fellow lover of the band Queen and as a fellow member of Queenzone.
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Thank you, dear! Yeah, The Curly One gushers seem to be viewed as being a bit more...hip, or, something. I've done my share of gushing over Brian, to be certain, however, Brian is alive and well, and, enjoying the fruits of his labor, so, I suppose he doesn't break my heart in the same way that Freddie does. There's more, of course, that I won't go into, as it has been said a million times before, by a million other Freddie lovers. Suffice it to say that Freddie's voice(except in Made In Heaven--not, in my opinion, one of his better vocal performances) makes me happy![QUOTE][QUOTENAME]saltnvinegar wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Dusta, loved your post, honest and funny. You've broken down the barriers for others, such as me: "I'm saltnvinegar and I'm a Freddieholic'-there, I said it!
I get that same hostility vibe. It's like you have to constantly acknowledge the other three before you say something in particular about Freddie.
I know another Queen fan, he's obsessed with Brian, but for some reason it's ok for him to gush over the Curly one however if you admit to a Freddie preference, you get the eye-roll and a 'typical, you only like *him*, not the band' Ah, well, you can't please everyone can you?[/QUOTE]
I get that same hostility vibe. It's like you have to constantly acknowledge the other three before you say something in particular about Freddie.
I know another Queen fan, he's obsessed with Brian, but for some reason it's ok for him to gush over the Curly one however if you admit to a Freddie preference, you get the eye-roll and a 'typical, you only like *him*, not the band' Ah, well, you can't please everyone can you?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dusta wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Is that so WRONG? Really? I've noticed some...hostility toward the Freddie loving crowd. Is it justified? Could be, I suppose. I know I am likely the archetypal annoying Freddie fan. I am middle aged. I didn't fully appreciate Queen until after Freddie had left us.
What is really happening here? Wish I knew. I've always loved Queen. Always thought Brian May was an amazing guitar player...afreakingmazing...always have been enchanted with the song writing of each of them, and, always wowed by Freddie's vocals.
It is just that, recently, I have become obsessed, in a fangirl sort of way...in a way that is, alarmingly, reminiscent of a brief, and, embarassing, period during the middle seventies whereby I was certain I would marry one of the Bay City Rollers...
I don't want to marry Freddie...he's dead, and, well, were he alive...my chances would not go up any. I don't have any posters on my wall, nor, a lunchbox. I don't wear harlequin leotards.
I HAVE amassed a good sized DVD collection. I DO cruise Youtube a bit more enthusiastically than most folks in their mid forties...and, I do get defensive of, "My Freddie," when I hear him put down, or, god forbid, someone suggest that another singer does Queen as well as Freddie.
So, I am aware that this could be mildly annoying, however, it seems as if there are some folks who get EXTREMELY annoyed, as if, by GREATLY appreciating a dead singer, I am somehow doing GRAVE harm to these folks.
And, I am relatively new to QZ, so, could be that there is a pink elephant in the room that I just haven't seen.[/QUOTE]
Fuck the people who get annoyed by you liking freddie so much, they are fake fans, garbage people, dont care about them coz they dont know shit.
Freddie was/is the best musician,singer,frontman of all time and that will remain forever, its impossible to be as good as him.
What is really happening here? Wish I knew. I've always loved Queen. Always thought Brian May was an amazing guitar player...afreakingmazing...always have been enchanted with the song writing of each of them, and, always wowed by Freddie's vocals.
It is just that, recently, I have become obsessed, in a fangirl sort of way...in a way that is, alarmingly, reminiscent of a brief, and, embarassing, period during the middle seventies whereby I was certain I would marry one of the Bay City Rollers...
I don't want to marry Freddie...he's dead, and, well, were he alive...my chances would not go up any. I don't have any posters on my wall, nor, a lunchbox. I don't wear harlequin leotards.
I HAVE amassed a good sized DVD collection. I DO cruise Youtube a bit more enthusiastically than most folks in their mid forties...and, I do get defensive of, "My Freddie," when I hear him put down, or, god forbid, someone suggest that another singer does Queen as well as Freddie.
So, I am aware that this could be mildly annoying, however, it seems as if there are some folks who get EXTREMELY annoyed, as if, by GREATLY appreciating a dead singer, I am somehow doing GRAVE harm to these folks.
And, I am relatively new to QZ, so, could be that there is a pink elephant in the room that I just haven't seen.[/QUOTE]
Fuck the people who get annoyed by you liking freddie so much, they are fake fans, garbage people, dont care about them coz they dont know shit.
Freddie was/is the best musician,singer,frontman of all time and that will remain forever, its impossible to be as good as him.
I do agree that Freddie's voice is almost magical...and, what a character he was!
I just don't get the hostility, really. Is it because some believe that Freddie was difficult to work with? Roger has said that Freddie was actually a JOY to work with, and, not at all what the perception has been.
I appreciate everyone that has the time to respond here. Very interesting to hear the point of view, here.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Treasure Moment wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dusta wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Is that so WRONG? Really? I've noticed some...hostility toward the Freddie loving crowd. Is it justified? Could be, I suppose. I know I am likely the archetypal annoying Freddie fan. I am middle aged. I didn't fully appreciate Queen until after Freddie had left us.
What is really happening here? Wish I knew. I've always loved Queen. Always thought Brian May was an amazing guitar player...afreakingmazing...always have been enchanted with the song writing of each of them, and, always wowed by Freddie's vocals.
It is just that, recently, I have become obsessed, in a fangirl sort of way...in a way that is, alarmingly, reminiscent of a brief, and, embarassing, period during the middle seventies whereby I was certain I would marry one of the Bay City Rollers...
I don't want to marry Freddie...he's dead, and, well, were he alive...my chances would not go up any. I don't have any posters on my wall, nor, a lunchbox. I don't wear harlequin leotards.
I HAVE amassed a good sized DVD collection. I DO cruise Youtube a bit more enthusiastically than most folks in their mid forties...and, I do get defensive of, "My Freddie," when I hear him put down, or, god forbid, someone suggest that another singer does Queen as well as Freddie.
So, I am aware that this could be mildly annoying, however, it seems as if there are some folks who get EXTREMELY annoyed, as if, by GREATLY appreciating a dead singer, I am somehow doing GRAVE harm to these folks.
And, I am relatively new to QZ, so, could be that there is a pink elephant in the room that I just haven't seen.[/QUOTE]
Fuck the people who get annoyed by you liking freddie so much, they are fake fans, garbage people, dont care about them coz they dont know shit.
Freddie was/is the best musician,singer,frontman of all time and that will remain forever, its impossible to be as good as him.[/QUOTE]
I just don't get the hostility, really. Is it because some believe that Freddie was difficult to work with? Roger has said that Freddie was actually a JOY to work with, and, not at all what the perception has been.
I appreciate everyone that has the time to respond here. Very interesting to hear the point of view, here.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Treasure Moment wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dusta wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Is that so WRONG? Really? I've noticed some...hostility toward the Freddie loving crowd. Is it justified? Could be, I suppose. I know I am likely the archetypal annoying Freddie fan. I am middle aged. I didn't fully appreciate Queen until after Freddie had left us.
What is really happening here? Wish I knew. I've always loved Queen. Always thought Brian May was an amazing guitar player...afreakingmazing...always have been enchanted with the song writing of each of them, and, always wowed by Freddie's vocals.
It is just that, recently, I have become obsessed, in a fangirl sort of way...in a way that is, alarmingly, reminiscent of a brief, and, embarassing, period during the middle seventies whereby I was certain I would marry one of the Bay City Rollers...
I don't want to marry Freddie...he's dead, and, well, were he alive...my chances would not go up any. I don't have any posters on my wall, nor, a lunchbox. I don't wear harlequin leotards.
I HAVE amassed a good sized DVD collection. I DO cruise Youtube a bit more enthusiastically than most folks in their mid forties...and, I do get defensive of, "My Freddie," when I hear him put down, or, god forbid, someone suggest that another singer does Queen as well as Freddie.
So, I am aware that this could be mildly annoying, however, it seems as if there are some folks who get EXTREMELY annoyed, as if, by GREATLY appreciating a dead singer, I am somehow doing GRAVE harm to these folks.
And, I am relatively new to QZ, so, could be that there is a pink elephant in the room that I just haven't seen.[/QUOTE]
Fuck the people who get annoyed by you liking freddie so much, they are fake fans, garbage people, dont care about them coz they dont know shit.
Freddie was/is the best musician,singer,frontman of all time and that will remain forever, its impossible to be as good as him.[/QUOTE]