If Roger and Brian record together

Yara wrote:

If they recorded together, I think it'd be a great thing. I'm positive that they can't do anything worse than TCR, unless they want to - it'd take some genius to fail to meet even TCR's standards. So I'm eagerly waiting them to release new material: whatever the singer is, bring him/her on. Brian could do all the singing as far as my taste is concerned. Should they want to work with the talented young guy there, I think the output would be quite interesting - maybe the possibility of writing songs for a singer they relate to and are impressed by spurs them to craft some good songs. 

I have no idea about how it would sound, but I do want it to sound - I'd love to see the guys again and listen to their new stuff.  

I like both Brian's and Roger's voices and would also quite happy if they just did something as themselves. If they go with another singer, even if they should not use the Queen name, it will most likely be a case of "a rose by any other name" in people's perception. But whatever the case they need to get on with it!

Now just who is it that has said several times here that Brian's voice sounded like a dying cat? I guess I like dying cats' voices then.

cacatua wrote:

 



Yara wrote:



If they recorded together, I think it'd be a great thing. I'm positive that they can't do anything worse than TCR, unless they want to - it'd take some genius to fail to meet even TCR's standards. So I'm eagerly waiting them to release new material: whatever the singer is, bring him/her on. Brian could do all the singing as far as my taste is concerned. Should they want to work with the talented young guy there, I think the output would be quite interesting - maybe the possibility of writing songs for a singer they relate to and are impressed by spurs them to craft some good songs. 

I have no idea about how it would sound, but I do want it to sound - I'd love to see the guys again and listen to their new stuff.  

I like both Brian's and Roger's voices and would also quite happy if they just did something as themselves. If they go with another singer, even if they should not use the Queen name, it will most likely be a case of "a rose by any other name" in people's perception. But whatever the case they need to get on with it!

Now just who is it that has said several times here that Brian's voice sounded like a dying cat? I guess I like dying cats' voices then.

For as much as I like Brian's sweet, soft and gentle tone, I can't agree with whomever said that. I have the utmost respect for cats, especially for those in such terrible conditions.

Now, an argument could be made regarding Freddie's vocals on Innuendo - one may argue, and I'm not saying I agree with this, but I can see the point, that he sounds like a being squeezed to death. Fair. But then, his health conditions had deteriorated so much that I don't think this kind of criticism is either helpful or sensitive.

Given the fact that most Queen fans, at least those who make themselves heard here or through polls or on other websites, think that Innuendo features Freddie's most incredible vocals, it does seem that the dying cat singing style is on a high. 

Probably the first time ever since late Billie Holliday's last recordings. Which are among her best performances, by the way, and she by then could barely go up an octave. Which means that singing is not just about vocal range, and so on, and so forth. There are even performers who intentionally try to emulate her singing. I remember an infamous cover by Judie Collins of the last rendition of "All the way" by Billie. The difference between both is the drama: Billie's version sounds very moving and convincing because she, well, was really dying and singing with utmost passion; Judie's version is cool but it's weird to try to emulate the sound of someone in her terminal decline.  

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Question is: it doesn't matter how good or bad the sales of the previous album have been. As a fan, I always expect to listen to more music from Roger and Brian, no matter who they chose to sing the songs. As I said, Brian could do the singing as far as I'm concerned and have some special guests on some tracks. A good compromise. I do think all that above about TCR, but, as I said to Pittrek, I belong to a very different club with only one member so far. The "I hated TCR, but I forgive you, guys, and I want you to come back to us and keep working on new material and I don't think that you are imoral or deserve to die for using the Queen name" club. 

Those two rockers should produce some new tunes together, now THAT would be something! Roger`s voice is quite underrated i think, but ofcourse he doesnt have the upper edge anymore as he did in the early days. Even so, they could share the vocals or some sort of arrangement. Anyhow, it sounds like Roger wants to produce more records, so time will tell if it will be more solo or something with Brian.

Anyway, they should atleast go through the Queen archive and perhaps do a remix/remake of the not released tunes. The vocals are there......

cacatua wrote:

 



Yara wrote:



If they recorded together, I think it'd be a great thing. I'm positive that they can't do anything worse than TCR, unless they want to - it'd take some genius to fail to meet even TCR's standards. So I'm eagerly waiting them to release new material: whatever the singer is, bring him/her on. Brian could do all the singing as far as my taste is concerned. Should they want to work with the talented young guy there, I think the output would be quite interesting - maybe the possibility of writing songs for a singer they relate to and are impressed by spurs them to craft some good songs. 

I have no idea about how it would sound, but I do want it to sound - I'd love to see the guys again and listen to their new stuff.  

I like both Brian's and Roger's voices and would also quite happy if they just did something as themselves. If they go with another singer, even if they should not use the Queen name, it will most likely be a case of "a rose by any other name" in people's perception. But whatever the case they need to get on with it!

Now just who is it that has said several times here that Brian's voice sounded like a dying cat? I guess I like dying cats' voices then.

No way! Brian's voice doesn't sound like a dying cat. The one who does- James Blunt

Queen On Ice wrote:



 



 



 



I'd hope they would sound different to all of it.



 



 



 



The thing about Queen and it's members is that the music they have produced over the years has always been different to the last, and I would hope that would continue till they retire. A point many people seem to have forgotten on their appraisals of TCR.



 



 



 



I would of course love to see a new album by the two, and ANY guests they deem worthy - Paul Rodgers, even that Adam Lambert dude - IF they decide to leave the Queen name behind now (except if it is a straightforward follow up to TCR whereby the name Q+PR should of course stick).



 



 



 



I would just love to hear the beautiful tone of the RS again with new tunes - even though TCR was such a wonderful present after so many years without new work.



 



 



 

After reading Brian's explanation of recording with Paul for The Cosmos Rocks, I went out and bought it, keeping my mind as open as possible, and found that I like it. After mulling it over for a while though I think that if Brian and Roger are to retain the name Queen then I think it would be better if they combined with another compatible singer and bass player to reform a unit, rather than to have the Queen + ? hybrid. My definition of a hybrid: neither one thing or the other. However, if you have been around the farm, you may have heard the term "hybrid vigor" as well, which was sort of what Brian was getting at. It just seems to me that to keep combining with different people and readjusting to changing personalities to collaborate every so often would require a lot of time-wasting effort. Better to reform a working unit that might actually develop an identity again.