Our favourite band has done songs in so many genres. Its quite amazing. If you compare to, lets say U2 they are much more diverse. Here are some examples.
Funk - Fun it Technopop - Radio ga ga Gospel - Somebody to love Rock - Tie your mother down Progressive rock - Liar Disco - Staying power Punk - Sheer heart attack Ballad - You take my breath away Powerballad - In the lap of the gods (revisited) Ethnic - Mustapha Heavy metal - Tear it up Dance - You dont fool me Soundtrack - Flash Rock n roll - Crazy little thing called love Marchmucic - Procession Dixiejazz ? - Bring back that Leroy Brown Pop - Pain is so close to pleasure Vaudeville ? - Seaside rendezvous Classic - The middle section og Was it all worth it Opera - The middle section of Bohemian rhapsody Jazz - Dreamers ball Blues - Sleeping on the sidewalk Tribute (to Japan) - Teo torriate Reggae - Cool cat Latin - Who need you Instrumental (almost) - Bijou Protest song - Is this the world we created Waltz - The milionaire walz Hard rock - Stone cold crazy New wave - Calling all girls
There are probably more
master marathon runner · Member since
Should 'crazy little thing called love' not be 'Rockabilly' ?
Master Marathon Runner
angermair73 · Member since
Yes of course. Sorry about that.
Soundfreak · Member since
Somehow they carried on the path the Beatles have started. They also played with every possible style especially on the white album. And got away with it ! The audience followed, cause somehow they were recognisable whatever they did . Same goes for Queen, although in the 80s they went too far for some fans....
But it's an interesting phenomenon how open minded most of the Queen audience usually was. You don't find that with many bands or artists.
qrock · Member since
angermair73 wrote: Our favourite band has done songs in so many genres. Its quite amazing. If you compare to, lets say U2 they are much more diverse. Here are some examples.
Funk - Fun it Technopop - Radio ga ga Gospel - Somebody to love Rock - Tie your mother down Progressive rock - Liar Disco - Staying power Punk - Sheer heart attack Ballad - You take my breath away Powerballad - In the lap of the gods (revisited) Ethnic - Mustapha Heavy metal - Tear it up Dance - You dont fool me Soundtrack - Flash Rock n roll - Crazy little thing called love Marchmucic - Procession Dixiejazz ? - Bring back that Leroy Brown Pop - Pain is so close to pleasure Vaudeville ? - Seaside rendezvous Classic - The middle section og Was it all worth it Opera - The middle section of Bohemian rhapsody Jazz - Dreamers ball Blues - Sleeping on the sidewalk Tribute (to Japan) - Teo torriate Reggae - Cool cat Latin - Who need you Instrumental (almost) - Bijou Protest song - Is this the world we created Waltz - The milionaire walz Hard rock - Stone cold crazy New wave - Calling all girls
There are probably more
Glam Rock - Keep Yourself Alive Heavy Metal - Great King Rat Speed Metal - Stone Cold Crazy Pyschadelic Rock - Jesus Religious Rock - Jesus Instrumental - Seven Seas of Rhye.... March Music - Procession Rock - Father to Son Progressive Rock - White Queen Art Rock - The Fairy Feller's Masterstroke Ballad - Nevermore Vaudeville - Seaside Rendzevous Seaside Music? - Seaside Rendzevous Pop Rock - Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy Hard Rock - Now I'm Here Ragtime - Bring Back that Leroy Brown Caribean - Misfire Arena Rock - We Will Rock You Power Ballad - In the Lap of the Gods....revisted Pop - You're My Best Friend Swing? - You're My Best Friend Folk Rock - 39 Power Metal - The Prophet's Song Opera - Bohemian Rhapsody Waltz - The Millionaire Waltz Gospel - Somebody to Love Tribute - Teo Torriatte Punk - Sheer Heart Attack Rock n Roll - Sleeping on the Sidewalk Latin - Who Needs You Ethnic - Mustupha Country? - Fat Bottomed Girls Funk - Fun It Piano Rock - Don't Stop Me Now Power Pop - Need Your Loving Tonight Rockabilly - Crazy Little Thing Called Love Funk Rock - Dragon Attack New Wave - Calling All Girls Soundtrack - Flash Symphonic Rock - Who Wants to Live Forever Synth Rock - Football Fight Technopop - Radio Ga Ga Disco - Staying Power Dance - Dancer Reggae - Cool Cat Soul - Back Chat Dixie Land Jazz - Good Company Jazz - Dreamer's Ball Synth Pop - Radio Ga Ga Protest - Is this the World we Created Blues - Sleeping on the Sidewalk Classic - Was it All Worth it (middle) Arabic Rock - Mustupha Christmas - Thank God It's Christmas
Queen did a lot of music!
lifetimefanofqueen · Member since
tear it up isnt heavy metal, THIS is heavy metal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvsURNUnt8I&feature=related
And I can't believe you guys missed Dust - their biggest hit in the US, largely because black people bought it thinking Queen were a black band.
Here's my list of the genres Queen tackled, chronological...
Psychedelic rock - Jesus March music - Procession Art rock - The Fairy Feller's Masterstroke Progressive rock - The March Of The Black Queen Blues - See What A Fool I've Been Speed metal - Stone Cold Crazy Caribbean / calypso - Misfire Ragtime - Bring Back That Leroy Brown Folk / skiffle - '39 Vaudeville - Seaside Rendezvous Ballad - Love Of My Life Dixieland jazz - Good Company Opera - middle of Bohemian Rhapsody Waltz - The Millionaire Waltz Gospel - Somebody To Love Punk - Sheer Heart Attack Latin - Who Needs You Jazz - My Melancholy Blues Ethnic - Mustapha Country rock - Fat Bottomed Girls Rockabilly - Crazy Little Thing Called Love Funk - Another One Bites The Dust Soundtrack / instrumental - Flash Gordon Disco - Staying Power Soul - Cool Cat Symphonic rock - Who Wants To Live Forever Classical - middle of Was It All Worth It Latino - middle of Innuendo Dance - You Don't Fool Me
Even broken down it's quite an impressive list. Note how little of it comes after 1980, and that the most diversity was on A Night At The Opera.
Furthermore, isolate the Freddie tracks from the list and you'll see which member of the band contributed most to their genre-crossing, and channeled those skills most effectively to create the hit songs. Just some food for thought..
ole-the-first · Member since
As for me, Liar, Great King Rat, Father to Son, Brighton Rock, The Prophet's Song, Princes of the Universe and Innuendo are progressive metal songs.
paulosham · Member since
Queen are a Pop/Rock band that's it. All the other genres that have been mentioned in the above posts are bullshit.
dougie · Member since
master marathon runner wrote: Should 'crazy little thing called love' not be 'Rockabilly' ?
Master Marathon Runner
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Actually, the band has explained on numerous occasions that "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is NOT rockabilly, but rather early '50s rock-n-roll, like Elvis Presley.
The Real Wizard · Member since
paulosham wrote:
Queen are a Pop/Rock band that's it. All the other genres that have been mentioned in the above posts are bullshit.
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Must a band be restricted to one creative avenue? On what basis are you employing this categorization system of yours?
Queen went down dozens of creative avenues, and fused these genres into rock and pop. The fact that one of their songs was a waltz for 2 minutes and not the entire 5 minutes does not make those 2 minutes any less of a waltz.
Had they created gospel, folk, vaudeville, latino and progressive rock albums in five different bands, each band would have been given a different genre. So why doesn't this apply when it happens to be done by the same four guys?
The Fairy King · Member since
Rap - We Will Rock You
thomasquinn 32989 · Member since
Sir GH wrote:
Speed metal - Sheer Heart Attack Dixieland jazz - Good Company
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I'd think of "Modern Times Rock 'n Roll" before "Sheer Heart Attack" in the speed metal-category, but I suppose both might just qualify. As for "Good Company", that falls firmly into the Music Hall-category, IMHO. It certainly isn't dixieland, being harmonically structured rather than poly-melodically. The fact that a ukelele is used also suggests Music Hall rather than dixieland, as the ukelele would be about as uncommon in dixieland as a woodwind section in a punk band.
ITSM · Member since
The Fairy King wrote: Rap - We Will Rock You I think "I'm Going Slightly Mad" are more like a Rap song...?
