i think Paul Rodgers was right for queen because he has shown Brian, Roger and queen fans everywhere:-
1. just how great freddie was
2. that brian shoulda retired the queen name in '98
3. make brian and roger tour using a different band-name - stand on their own four feet - no living off past glories
4. brian and roger shouldn't make music unless they have something worthwhile to sell
5. that they are incapable of doing something different...
...it's funny how without Freddie, the band has just gone thru the motions....much as i hated the works, HS and Magic....at least Freddie took the band in new directions......at least HE took risks and tried new stuff...Brian and Roger are doing little more than milking the emaciated tits of a long-dead cash cow.[/QUOTE]
I'm just curious:
How many people here are having an own band, that lasted more than two or three years? How many people here do have real band experience?
Rubbersuit · Member since
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[b]Piett wrote: [/b]
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[b]Canadian May Fan wrote: [/b]
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[b]Piett wrote: [/b]
From the first moment alot of people agreed with the fact that paul rodgers was the wrong singer for queen.I certainly agree too.He turned queen into paul rodgers band,with paul rodgers songs.
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That's funny, because the Q+PR live DVDs and CDs all show mostly QUEEN songs.
[b]FAIL.[/b]
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but not the live concerts.idiot.
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The concerts were mostly Queen songs too. But you know this don't you troll?
BTW: QZ already has it's full quota of D-Bags (see TM + QArchaivist). Go bother the Bon Jovi forums.
Piett · Member since
[b] Fact is if they dont search for a better singer,then Queen ended in a bad way.And with a bad album,it was more a paul rodgers solo album: cosmos rocks.
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mike hunt · Member since
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[b]brENsKi wrote: [/b]
i think Paul Rodgers was right for queen because he has shown Brian, Roger and queen fans everywhere:-
1. just how great freddie was
2. that brian shoulda retired the queen name in '98
3. make brian and roger tour using a different band-name - stand on their own four feet - no living off past glories
4. brian and roger shouldn't make music unless they have something worthwhile to sell
5. that they are incapable of doing something different...
...it's funny how without Freddie, the band has just gone thru the motions....much as i hated the works, HS and Magic....at least Freddie took the band in new directions......at least HE took risks and tried new stuff...Brian and Roger are doing little more than milking the emaciated tits of a long-dead cash cow.[/QUOTE]
couldn't agree more....I miss songs like I'm going slightly mad, those type of songs that only queen could pull off.
Piett · Member since
And they needed to fill songs up while paul rodgers was singin,because he isn't a good frontman and entertainer.Like for example we will rock you,the public wasn't enthousiastic enoufgh,so they decided to add the studio tape in background each show.
mike hunt · Member since
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[b]smilingeorge wrote: [/b]
Isn't Freddie Mercury the lead singer of Queen ? [/QUOTE]
yea, but he died like 19 years ago, lol. you did know that right?
PauloPanucci · Member since
can we forget Paul Rodgers for a few years? let's move on... or it is not possible?(this is not an ironic question)
Piett · Member since
[b] Let's hope they fix the damage.And choose another singer.Otherwise Queen will go in history in a wrong way.
queen+paul rodgers ewww.
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mike hunt · Member since
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[b]PauloPanucci wrote: [/b]
can we forget Paul Rodgers for a few years? let's move on... or it is not possible?(this is not an ironic question)[/QUOTE]
don't worry....queen + paul is already forgotten...Only on queenzone does anyone remember that mess.
Piett · Member since
glad he's singin his new song and style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxCXY7P3R2Y
Mr Mercury · Member since
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[b]mike hunt wrote: [/b]
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[b]PauloPanucci wrote: [/b]
can we forget Paul Rodgers for a few years? let's move on... or it is not possible?(this is not an ironic question)
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don't worry....queen + paul is already forgotten...Only on queenzone does anyone remember that mess.
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Even then it is only ever brought up by people like Piett - 6 years after the first "I hate Paul" thread was posted.............
So excuse me if I dont get over-enthused by this tired old "argument" anymore...............
Soul Brother · Member since
He wasn't a singer for Queen.
Piett · Member since
absolutly wrong singer for queen.
Makka · Member since
Although I have nothing against Paul Rodgers as he has put out some fantastic music over the years, I was never happy with the union. Perhaps I am just old fashioned but for me, Queen finished with the death of Freddie. But, I know it has been mentioned on here before somewhere, but if they wanted to collaborate with another singer then George Michael has a fantastic voice and as shown from the Wembley tribute concert, he can sing Queen songs fairly well.
But, I would prefer they didn't use the name Queen if they did do another joint venture, though would love them to still play the songs live. Queen + just doesn't work for me!
Also, how great would it be to see the 3 remaining members do an album. Nothing But You sounded terrific. Though I know this will probably never happen!
Dusta · Member since
I admit to not being a Queen+PR fan, but my reasons were definitely coloured by emotion. Paul Rodgers, in my opinion, is one of the finest singers of his era, and still outsings just about anyone you hear on the radio today. And i've got to give him credit for stepping in for Queen. It can't have been easy, given Freddie's popularity. Also, there is the matter of The Queen Song Thing. I have heard so many other musicians talk of how difficult Queen songs are, vocally. Given all of this, I really do think Paul Rodgers did an adequate job, though I do agree much of the time it sounded as if he wasn't giving a hundred percent. Maybe he wasn't feeling it, really, given the circumstances I mentioned above? Who knows, really.
If you were to ask me who I thought WOULD be the right singer for Queen...I expect I'd find something wrong with whomever was suggested. The fact remains that Brian and Roger are very much alive, and still need/want to play, so I can't really blame them for seeking out a singer who'd enable them to do so. Still...I'd rather hear the two of them giving it a go on the vocals. Neither of them are Freddie, but, they ARE what's left of Queen.
