To those who dont want Adam Lambert who would

Regarding Klaus Meine being one dimensional and lacking feel- I don't think that's right.  His voice is very distinctive which can make it hard to imagine wrapped around other songs, but that's a limitation of the person doing the imagining rather than an indication of lack of depth. When he's covered other songs they've been effective and interesting.  That version of LOML is a very straight forward, hat-in-hand kind of rendition which I actually appreciate for the song. Like Save Me, LOML can suffer under the weight of too much emotional filigree. Think Still Loving You or Send Me an Angel or even Winds of Change .  I don't think he lacks feel.

Freddie Mercury.

I know I'm gonna get a lot of shit for saying this, but I think Mika would be an interesting choice. He has the range, can play the piano, and has MUCH better stage presence than Lambert.

HELLO, Brian & Roger alone would be great but if there's anyone that should join, does anyone remember that BILLY SQUIER & Queen did a whole load of records together??? He would be perfect!!

No Freddie, no John, NO Queen!

Tom has sung more Queen songs apart from[i] It's a hard life[/i]. 

[i]Under pressure:[/i] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEhUcRv0iO0
[i]Another one bites the dizzee (Queen/Bowie mix): [/i]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzLuHyGliR0

[i]Tie your mother down[/i]? Hmm... I don't know, but he was about to sing it in Freddie's 65th birthday party. He ended up singing[i] It's a hard life[/i] and [i]The show must go on [/i](which, by the way, a journalist who was there said it was the closest to Freddie he had ever heard...).

Anyway, Tom has a lot of virtues... range, stage presence... but the best of his qualities is how incredibly versatile his voice is (try [i]She has no tim[/i]e and then [i]Better than this[/i]....)  and he is NEVER out of tune live.

The problem with TC is that he's going to be extremely busy this year since Keane are releasing their new album in May. But maybe he could attend a couple of Queen shows.

I thought Lisa Stansfield was very good with I Want To Break Free at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. And she got into the mood coming on stage in curlers with a hoover if I recall correctly. I'd love to hear her do some more stuff with Brian and Roger.

Why do people focus so much on male vocalists for Queen? Freddie's range was so high that it suits a low female voice very well.

Edit: and to the person that mentioned it, yes another Kharkov moment would be great. I watched the hi-def download of that with my parents, my mum was in tears when Brian was playing Bijou even before the video of Freddie came on. She whispered "Hello Freddie" and she could barely get the words out. I'm welling up a bit now just remembering watching it with her.

Humorous: Keane plays Queen.

I'm not sure that anyone can even come close to filling Freddie's shoes. Lambert has the pipes but his totally tasteless performance at the AMA's a f ew years ago showed that he has no way near the Mercury class, showmanship and control of the crowd. On the other hand do we really want the music to end. I am still inclined to believe that Taylor/Mayd is the way to go. At least they will be true to Queen.

I wish Roger and Brian would do some of their solo numbers when playing Queen gigs. I'm particularly fond of some stuff from Strange Frontier and Happiness?

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For me, no one.
That EMA performance was just painful to listen to. It was out of tune, he completely missed some notes, and his vibrato sounded like a tortured goat. He has the range, but not the maturity or the finesse. Some of the best parts of Freddie's vocals are the slight inflections and nuances that let you know just how good he is. Freddie's vibrato was damn near perfect, compare it to Lambert's and there is no contest.
Lambert is the perfect example that just because you can hit the notes, doesn't mean you can sing the songs.
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I agree with you. But if they had to choose someone, I would say Marc Martel. His voice still needs fine tuning, but his sound is sweet to listen to. Adam Lambert makes me wish I were deaf.

BRAVO Truer words were never spoken!

That is one I never thought of and it is a good one!

Marc Martel probably has no charisma at all, and he's not at all well known, they'd never tour with him

I know those not in favour of the musical will have a fit, but Tony Vincent would be very good.

He has the proven vocal ability with the material night after night, and has enough charisma and stage presence but without the 'look at me, look at me' factor that is so annoying with Lambert. He would stick closely enough to the arrangements that we know and love whilst adding just enough and being just different enough, to avoid the 'Freddie Clone' accusations.

The few shows he has already done such as The Queen's Jubilee show in 2002 prove that he can do it, and get the right sort of reaction from hardcore fans and general public alike.