Brian or Roger?

GratefulFan wrote:

 



 



 



PrincessofTaylor wrote:



 



I'd choose Roger. It wouldn't even be a contest.

Roger has been my favorite member of the band since I first saw the Montreal '81 show. During Under Pressure, I commented on how they must have had a backing track of David Bowie's vocals, then I realized it was Roger singing and simultaneously playing drums. I was absolutely astonished.

I have three of his solo albums (everything but Fun in Space) and think they are all great. I don't have any of Brian's so I wouldn't know any solo songs on that setlist. I'd basically know all of Roger's solo songs. I also think Roger's voice is just wonderful and has improved over the years. His vocals at Band de Lac and during the accoustic portions of the 2008 tour were just lovely. Roger also enjoys touring so much more so I'd know that it would be a good show - he's put 110% of himself into it (not to say that Brian wouldn't but his interests appear to lie far outside of music these days). I know that it would be a truly great show (with some awesome guests, no doubt).

Unfortunately as completely thrilling as the show itself would be, I'd probably do/say something stupid or throw up all over him once I got backstage. I do not do well meeting celebrities (I won't recount my experience meeting Andrew McCarthy here, but needless to say, it was embarassing...for both of us!) I'd be willing to try to hold it together for a chance to meet Roger though!

Fun question, Grateful! I'm interested to see everyone else's answers!

Kathleen



 

I was backstage once at a Triumph concert (big deal in Canada) in 1984 or 1985 in one of those situations where the roadies pick you and you and you to go back out of the audience.  I was so nervous it was stupid, and all I could manage to do was stand around and pretend to be profoundly bored with the whole situation until Rik Emmett actually approached me, at which point I literally bolted straight through the curtains blocking the restricted area and ran terrified into the blessedly celebrity free Canadian night where I doubled over laughing at my own retardedness.  A couple of years ago I did the profoundly bored routine while standing near Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo at an outside venue just before their show.  Some personal lameness apparently endures for life.

I think Brian would be easy to meet because he's really humanized himself via the soapbox etc. 

A missed opportunity: think of the groupie lifestyle you ran away from that night -- drugs, sex, rock and roll, sandwiches cut into triangles, amps that go up to eleven, 'Dublin' noise reduction-- the list goes on ;)

well, I was about to say Brian's concert, but when you mentioned that he might bring Kerry, I thought, uh....I'll pass.
               I pick Roger! <3 he'd be amazing to see in concert, playing the drums and singing. of course, either would be awesome to see...... 

            great post topic!          www.imgoingslightlyqueen.webs.com
    -Ashlyn :)

 



Holly2003 wrote:



 

 



 



 



GratefulFan wrote:



 



 



I was backstage once at a Triumph concert (big deal in Canada) in 1984 or 1985 in one of those situations where the roadies pick you and you and you to go back out of the audience.  I was so nervous it was stupid, and all I could manage to do was stand around and pretend to be profoundly bored with the whole situation until Rik Emmett actually approached me, at which point I literally bolted straight through the curtains blocking the restricted area and ran terrified into the blessedly celebrity free Canadian night where I doubled over laughing at my own retardedness.  A couple of years ago I did the profoundly bored routine while standing near Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo at an outside venue just before their show.  Some personal lameness apparently endures for life.

I think Brian would be easy to meet because he's really humanized himself via the soapbox etc. 

A missed opportunity: think of the groupie lifestyle you ran away from that night -- drugs, sex, rock and roll, sandwiches cut into triangles, amps that go up to eleven, 'Dublin' noise reduction-- the list goes on ;)

I knooowwww! I'm such an idiot. I LOVE those little triangle sandwiches!

You said amps that go up to eleven, and and now we must all watch Triumph together. Kathleen you'll like this because the drummer is wearing a Roger shirt, sort of, in a my-stripes-are-bigger-than-your-stripes kind of way.

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4g9LSMtSejQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4g9LSMtSejQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

And this one, I mean,  from 5:21 to 5:44, just stop it.  Emmett is like Steve Perry, but cool. I totally should have tried the, uh, chicken salad. :p

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rRDS9AwDF6g&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rRDS9AwDF6g&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

sunhippieashlyn wrote:

well, I was about to say Brian's concert, but when you mentioned that he might bring Kerry, I thought, uh....I'll pass.
               I pick Roger! <3 he'd be amazing to see in concert, playing the drums and singing. of course, either would be awesome to see...... 

            great post topic!          www.imgoingslightlyqueen.webs.com
    -Ashlyn :)

I checked out your site. :)

GratefulFan wrote:

 



 



 



Holly2003 wrote:



 



 



 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



GratefulFan wrote:



 



 



 



 



 



I was backstage once at a Triumph concert (big deal in Canada) in 1984 or 1985 in one of those situations where the roadies pick you and you and you to go back out of the audience.  I was so nervous it was stupid, and all I could manage to do was stand around and pretend to be profoundly bored with the whole situation until Rik Emmett actually approached me, at which point I literally bolted straight through the curtains blocking the restricted area and ran terrified into the blessedly celebrity free Canadian night where I doubled over laughing at my own retardedness.  A couple of years ago I did the profoundly bored routine while standing near Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo at an outside venue just before their show.  Some personal lameness apparently endures for life.

I think Brian would be easy to meet because he's really humanized himself via the soapbox etc. 



 

A missed opportunity: think of the groupie lifestyle you ran away from that night -- drugs, sex, rock and roll, sandwiches cut into triangles, amps that go up to eleven, 'Dublin' noise reduction-- the list goes on ;)

I knooowwww! I'm such an idiot. I LOVE those little triangle sandwiches!

You said amps that go up to eleven, and and now we must all watch Triumph together. Kathleen you'll like this because the drummer is wearing a Roger shirt, sort of, in a my-stripes-are-bigger-than-your-stripes kind of way.



And this one, I mean,  from 5:21 to 5:44, just stop it.  Emmett is like Steve Perry, but cool. I totally should have tried the, uh, chicken salad. :p

Oh no - please don't think I'm just some ridiculous fan girl! I happen to think that Roger looked absolutely ridiculous throughout the entire 1980s including when he wore that shirt!

I did enjoy the songs though - I'd not heard either before. And he totally sounds like Steve Perry (especially in the second song - great voice!)

Brian! no question about it. Nothing gets a the crows going more than a wall of AC30s. Brians also had more hit songs in Queen than Roger did. I could watch Brian May by himself doing Brighton Rock Solo and that would be enough for a great show

Brian es mucho mejor musico que Roger,dentro de Queen demostró en ocasiones ser igual o mejor que Freddie en varios albumes de la banda.Pero
Personalmente Roger es mi integrante favorito,su carrera solista es mejor que la de Brian, su musica es mas exotica, pero Brian ha hecho toures fantasticos alrededor del mundo cosa que Roger solo se limita a Europa.
Pero resumiendo. Dentro de Queen Brian es mejor, pero en solitario me atrae mas la musica de Roger.

I'd rather see Brian.  I'd rather hear Brian sing the songs he wrote that Freddie sang and
hear Brian sing the songs that he wrote and sang on the Queen lps.

Holly2003 wrote:

 



 



 



dragon-fly wrote:



 



 



 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



Sebastian wrote:



 



 



 



Brian's solo band lost its heart and soul when Cozy died.



 



 



 

Agree wholeheartedly about this.


But I'd pick the guitarist.
I may get stoned here, but IMHO Brian is a better guitarist among other guitarists than Roger among other drummers. Taylor had a very smart approach to the drums but he's not a rival for mentioned above Powell for example. But I'm not saying that Roger is a bad drummer (no way!). Unblinking Eye is another reason. I don't think it was for good to convert his opinion on politics into a song.
It'd be more joyful to listen to Bri's guitar. Only guitar solo alone would be worth it. And if he'd play something from his albums- it'd a be a dream!
Hmm, but the best would be to go back in 1992 and attend one of his concerts. :)

Obviously it's a personal preference but I don't mind political issues in songs if it's done well. Unfortunately I don't think Brian or Roger are particularly good at writing political lyrics. Plus it's hard to take them seriously when they don't practice what they preach (such as writing Dear Mr Murdoch then advertising We Will Rock You in The Sun newspaper, or Brian's tirade against billboards, then advertising Absolute Greatest on a series of billboards).

Writing the song celebrity and then appearing on american Idol is another example.

Interesting question!

I would choose Roger, only because I've never been to a solo show of him...

PrincessofTaylor wrote:


Oh no - please don't think I'm just some ridiculous fan girl! I happen to think that Roger looked absolutely ridiculous throughout the entire 1980s including when he wore that shirt!

I did enjoy the songs though - I'd not heard either before. And he totally sounds like Steve Perry (especially in the second song - great voice!)

Of course I don't think you're a fangirl! I was just inviting you to my Triumph concert. :) 

Emmett, Triumph and those songs are all Canadian legends.  One of more than a few bands for whom it's a crime that they're not classics a lot of other places.  Oh...irony.  'Lay it on the Line' just started on the radio. LOL  Anyway, Emmett quit the band in the late 80's to go solo and branched off in a whole bunch of different directions.  He's a guitarist's guitarist and is highly respected and award winning etc.  He still plays, and also teaches at a college of applied arts and technology in Toronto.  He's kind of like Brian May in many ways - highly regarded, soft spoken gentleman guitarist kind of thing.  And I totally should have been able to say "Oh, yes, Rik Emmett! Had a great chat with him backstage in 84/85!" but all I got is a the story of a sudden utterly goofy  urge to look at my watch and drag my face through curtains at high speed while he was still 6 or 7 paces away.

mike hunt wrote:


Writing the song celebrity and then appearing on american Idol is another example.

Yeah, that's a big one for me.

GratefulFan wrote:

 



PrincessofTaylor wrote:



Oh no - please don't think I'm just some ridiculous fan girl! I happen to think that Roger looked absolutely ridiculous throughout the entire 1980s including when he wore that shirt!

I did enjoy the songs though - I'd not heard either before. And he totally sounds like Steve Perry (especially in the second song - great voice!)

Of course I don't think you're a fangirl! I was just inviting you to my Triumph concert. :) 

Emmett, Triumph and those songs are all Canadian legends.  One of more than a few bands for whom it's a crime that they're not classics a lot of other places.  Oh...irony.  'Lay it on the Line' just started on the radio. LOL  Anyway, Emmett quit the band in the late 80's to go solo and branched off in a whole bunch of different directions.  He's a guitarist's guitarist and is highly respected and award winning etc.  He still plays, and also teaches at a college of applied arts and technology in Toronto.  He's kind of like Brian May in many ways - highly regarded, soft spoken gentleman guitarist kind of thing.  And I totally should have been able to say "Oh, yes, Rik Emmett! Had a great chat with him backstage in 84/85!" but all I got is a the story of a sudden utterly goofy  urge to look at my watch and drag my face through curtains at high speed while he was still 6 or 7 paces away.




[/QUOTE]

Invent a good story - we won't tell anyone [img=/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif][/img]

Thus far the tally is Roger 15 and Brian 6.  Notable enough that a guy can come way out from the back of the stage from behind a drum kit and be noticed on his own merits.  Lots of different reasons given for the votes too, which was great.

master marathon runner wrote: Kathleen ! - What are you thinking of ?!, you love roger so much and you don't have 'Fun in Space' ?, why,  it's probably his best album, get out today and get it girl !

     Master Marathon Runner

I finally got around to buying Fun in Space! I'm so glad I did! I'd rate it similar to Happiness? in that there aren't any awesome tracks, but there aren't any real duds either. I particularily like No Violins and Good Times are Now! (And Let's Get Crazy and Laugh or Cry) (And Airhead is fun too) - so basically the entire album since it's only 10 songs!