Roger confirms tour next year

A few years ago I met John Deacon in Knightsbridge.

I got to shake his hand and I got to ask him if this was him out of Queen forever, he thanked me and simply said, "well I have made the decision to retire from the music business" Not I hate what Queen are doing, Queen is dead, I can't go on without Freddie....simply put he has retired.

Think back to the video set The Magic Years, even then he was saying he was in a very uncertain phase in his life...well I guess that's because he wanted out of the music business.

So...nuff said

Penetration_Guru, re:

>>Are you suggesting Deacy has similar problems with Coke & whores?

Provocative little beast, you.......

Not specifically, no, but there's a chance, however remote, that he may, suddenly, find himself in a position where he needs to generate some cash quickly as JAE did )after finding that he had a particularly large tax bill to pay -nothing to do with crack and whores as you so poetically state - a result of deciding to live, almost full-time, in his beloved England).  Best way to do that would be to get back with his old muckers again and get back out on the road again.

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I don't know if you trully mean this, but I know I agree with it. Maybe not so much with the "Fuck John Deacon" bit, but the main point still stands.



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

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If saw John Deacon I wouldn't say "FUCK YOU MAN!".  I really respect him at the end of the day; for working 20 years at the craft I've fallen in love with, and for having the nuts to call it a day when he felt it was right to do so.



 



We, as 'fans' or listeners in my case, should never hold anything so dear that we can't go "ah fuck it".  Because it's just not that important.  Deacy wants off the ride ... fair enough.  Fuck 'im; it's an expression, not an insult, hehehe.  
 
Point is, on principle I'd like the 'show' to go on.  Not with Robbie Williams, not with Wyclif Jean, not with Elton John, Britney Spears or the cast of WWRY, but that's just me I guess.  Music is a living art form, it needs to be played.  If Brian and Roger are still out there, still making that noise, then the music IS (in a way) still alive.  Might not be with Freddie and it might not be how you or I like it, but tough titty.  I think it's more important than who's singing, or even who's paying for the billboards.  



 



 



 



I may be an old softy but that is how I see it!



 



 



 

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I agree with Zebonka12

When you work in the arts it is part of your whole nature. Artists don't usually just stop being creative. They may go through unproductive periods, or shift their focus to something a little different that seems new and a fresher challenge if they are burned out on the same-old same-old. Sometimes it is just nice to coast and have some fun until something more serious just spontaneously comes into mind. I certainly don't begrudge Brian and Roger for keeping an hand in but taking it easy for however long they want.

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Here's hoping: Small venues, including Bri's + Rog's solo tracks...
Bring it on!

[/QUOTE] That´d be great! Unfortunately we the Swedes, or scandinavia for that matter wont see them around. Germany here I come!

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[b]Togg wrote: [/b]

A few years ago I met John Deacon in Knightsbridge.

I got to shake his hand and I got to ask him if this was him out of Queen forever, he thanked me and simply said, "well I have made the decision to retire from the music business" Not I hate what Queen are doing, Queen is dead, I can't go on without Freddie....simply put he has retired.

Think back to the video set The Magic Years, even then he was saying he was in a very uncertain phase in his life...well I guess that's because he wanted out of the music business.

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Cool...how does he look these days? And where was it?

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[b]Togg wrote: [/b]

A few years ago I met John Deacon in Knightsbridge.

I got to shake his hand and I got to ask him if this was him out of Queen forever, he thanked me and simply said, "well I have made the decision to retire from the music business" Not I hate what Queen are doing, Queen is dead, I can't go on without Freddie....simply put he has retired.

Think back to the video set The Magic Years, even then he was saying he was in a very uncertain phase in his life...well I guess that's because he wanted out of the music business.

So...nuff said[/QUOTE]
Many years ago I heard an interview with Artie Shaw, the famous clarinet-playing band leader from the era of swing. He was one of the very best. He was asked if he ever picked up his clarinet and had the urge to play again. He said he not only didn't have any desire to ever play again but he had made a lamp out of his clarinet.

I suppose one could make a lamp out of a guitar. Do you suppose?

It's also like the great sports people who give up after years of playing at the highest level.  Nine times out of ten, not a single one of them misses it.  At teh end of the day, it's like any full time job, isn't it.  When you retire, you know you've had enough.  Only the worst of circumstances would drag you back into it again.

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When you retire, you know you've had enough.  Only the worst of circumstances would drag you back into it again.[/QUOTE]
(Loud Pacino mode ON)

Just when I though I was out, THEY PULL ME BACK IN!!   Whoo-ah!

they had their window 20 years ago yet decided to sit back and do nothing..it's too late now...sit back lads collect your royalty's and wait for the likes of foo fighters to hit the uk and do a cameo...both of you were the backbone of queen, but your time is gone

OK, so Bri and Rog want to hit the road again 2010. Why don’t we let them know what we want? A few hundred answers (I know I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one) might carry some clout. And after that, they’ll do as they please, as they should!
 
1/Brian and Roger plan to tour as Queen in 2010. OK, but who should sing?
 
a-      The two of them, alternating lead vocal duties
b-     A roster of different guest vocalists
c-      A lead singer
 
2/ A lead singer? Sure, but who?
 
a-      Paul Rodgers: bring him back, please
b-     Jeff Scott Soto: he knows the material!
c-      Adam Lambert: duh!
d-     Someone else (name)
 
3/ What would you like the setlist to be like?
 
a-      A greatest hits core peppered with a few great album tracks from the 70’s and songs from the late 80’s and early 90’s that were never performed live
b-     A set mostly composed of  tracks focusing on Brian’s and Roger’s catalogues, both Queen and solo (Tenement Funster, Heaven For Everyone, Sleeping On The Sidwalk, Driven By You)
c-      Greatest Hits only, please
 
3/ The song you absolutely want to hear the most?
 
5/What about new material?
 
a-      New material comes first, and the tour comes second
b-     A few new ditties could be alright, but not mandatory
c-      No new material : vintage Queen only please
 
6/ A crazy dream about the upcoming tour?
 
a-      An album-centric tour, à la Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon, Brian Wilson’s Pet Sounds or The Pixies’ Doolitle (ANATO with JSS, for example)
b-     Much video footage and vocals of Freddie, à la Bijou and Bo Rhap on the QPR tours (aka Made In Heaven : Live, spooky!)
c-      Small venues and relaxed storytellers-styled interaction with the fans
d-     John Deacon
e-      Else (describe)

i just hope they go on some kind of tour and are somewhere I can hear them, I didn't get to go to QPR either tour, and would really love to go see Brian and Roger in any shape or form!  And, although i'd love to see them singing mroe tehn in QPR, I'd hate to see drums sacrificed, and it wouldn't be Queen without Brian's guitar, so they'd need another vocalist for at least some of it, IMO.  At least if it was to be a big tour.  If they only played small venues, I guess it would be nice if they could carry the show themselves.  And, although I'd love to hear the lesser known songs, but love teh hits so much, I'd love to hear them live.  And if John would be there, it would be little short of perfection!
But, as they say, if wishers were horses, beggers would ride.  If my wishes came true we'd be in the 70s anyway, so this would be irrelavant! :)  (Well, the 70s with modern technology, anyway!)

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i just hope they go on some kind of tour and are somewhere I can hear them, I didn't get to go to QPR either tour, and would really love to go see Brian and Roger in any shape or form!  And, although i'd love to see them singing mroe tehn in QPR, I'd hate to see drums sacrificed, and it wouldn't be Queen without Brian's guitar, so they'd need another vocalist for at least some of it, IMO.  At least if it was to be a big tour.  If they only played small venues, I guess it would be nice if they could carry the show themselves.  And, although I'd love to hear the lesser known songs, but love teh hits so much, I'd love to hear them live.  And if John would be there, it would be little short of perfection!
But, as they say, if wishers were horses, beggers would ride.  If my wishes came true we'd be in the 70s anyway, so this would be irrelavant! :)  (Well, the 70s with modern technology, anyway!)[/QUOTE]


Man,, i hope this so!!!!! Queen just go where i cant go!!! However,,, i hope Queen have a long life with great musics...!!!

First of all, Hi, this is my first post!!

IF Paul is gone, what do we all think of the idea that if Roger and Brian tour again as Queen, they hold auditions for a top class "unknown" vocalist and use him as a session/touring musician in exactly the same way they employ Jamie Moses, Danny Miranda and Spike Edney?

They could possibly put together a set list which still has Roger and Brian taking lead vocals on 2 or 3 songs each and possibly another couple with Freddie on the big screens as well as Bohemian Rhapsody. The session guy takes lead vocals on the rest.

Opinions?

Sure they could do that, but they'd have to do it with the foreknowledge that no one they choose will be 'good enough'.  I mean they could pick the most tremendous singer on the planet (he or she is out there somewhere) but it would not please everyone.  Hehe.

Brian and Roger have potential to make a concert alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Welll, i think!