I enjoyed both, though found them rather uncomfortably emotional. Funny how that goes. You watch a documentary about someone you loved and admired, and are surprised when talk of their death and footage of their demise upsets you...
I do wish John Deacon would write a book, or participate in some sort of documentary. As a lifelong Queen fan, I'd like to hear his thoughts, his feelings, etc about Queen, Freddie and why he walked away. It seemed as if a big part of the puzzle is missing in the story telling, and especially so, for some reason, in this film.
Djdownsy · Member since
I completely agree, i would buy that book in an instant, it's always John's story that fascinates me, and i'd love that side of the story coming from him personally.
georgs1963 · Member since
Since i live in the US i haven't seen Lives yet but i have a few points. It was mentioned in a few posts on the Under Pressure session that there was some friction between the band and Bowie, in the end it doesn't matter since it turned out to be a great song i consider possibly the best or one of the best duets in music history. From what i read in some articles it was mostly Freddie and Bowie who wrote the song. But it also shows and i have heard that many times that it has been Mercury who was the creative and calming person in the band. I am not too keen on Brian these days, i still like him but lots of his behavior over the last few years is money driven and it seems there is a certain amount of jealousy towards Freddie's impact. Obviously he and Roger own the Queen trademark and can do as they please and i have seen many Queen fans defending it. I just feel that they had a long carrer longer than most and a more successful ones . Overall worldwide with sales, influence and popularity they are what i consider a top 5 band . Lots of fans use the claim " they are keeping the band name out there " . No need for that, here in the US were Queen was never as big as in other places they are huge as a culture item these days, everywhere from TV shows, advertising Queen is about all around, i hear a Queen song every day on TV without trying. Movies , reality shows. Funny thing its Freddie's name that pops up all the time not Brian or Roger. Here is the other thing i feel, Freddie was despite the fights very loyal to the other members, if John would have quit the band after lets say the Magic tour Freddie would have said ok thats it.Queen is one of the greatest band in history but the main reason aside from everything its the music, we don't need another tour or another " Greatest Hits " at some point just retire . One more thing i just wish May cuts his hair.
