[b]2. How did you become a fan?[/b] [b] [/b]When I first heard Bohemian Rhapsody[b]
3. What is your favorite song and/or album? Why?
[/b]Difficult to name one. Somebody To Love and It's Late have to be in my top 5[b]. [/b]STL, because of the great harmonies, and the fact that it's a superb song (also, allegedly, Freddie's favourite Queen song), and It's Late because it's just the most perfect rock track in every way.[b] [/b]Album - A Day At The Races[b].
4. What genre(s) of music do you like? How does Queen fit in with your other musical tastes?
[/b]Rock (but not hardcore metal), modern blues, prog, acoustic. [b]
6. How are they different from other bands out there?
[/b]They are good. :)[b]
7. What do you like most about Queen? or What makes them special to you?
[/b]I grew up listening to their music. They were part of my childhood, and those songs will always be in my life.[b]
8. Is there anything about the band that you don't like?
[/b]Hot Space[b]! [/b]And the 'business' side of things. QPL never miss a trick in getting money out of fans, with multiple re-releases, which only give us 'teasers' of what we actually want, ie, more 70s concerts, and unreleased archive material.[b]
9. If you were a fan during the time of Freddie's death, how did the news affect you?
[/b]Deeply. I felt like a close friend or relative had died.[b] [/b]The sense of loss was immense.[b]
10. Also, if you feel comfortable doing so, please put your age and country of residence.
[/b]47, UK.[b] [/b][/QUOTE]
Wijnand · Member since
1. How long have you been a fan?
Since 1991
2. How did you become a fan?
My dad bought the Innuendo album, and after Freddie died he also played the ANATO cassette and the Mr Bad Guy LP he owned.
3. What is your favorite song and/or album? Why?
Song: You take my breath away, because \.... it takes my breath away..
4. What genre(s) of music do you like? How does Queen fit in with your other musical tastes?
Rock, Gothic Rock, Pop, A-Capella, Singer-songwriter, Dance... Everthing I guess... Queen fits great, because of their musical variety.
5. What artists do you like besides Queen?
Amongst many others: LIVE and the Bee Gees, Elton John and Alanis Morissette, Simon & Garfunkel and Lady GaGa, Mika and Meat Loaf, Lykke Li and Roisin Murphy...
6. How are they different from other bands out there?
They touch me with their music
7. What do you like most about Queen? or What makes them special to you?
They are just a part of me.
8. Is there anything about the band that you don't like?
Nope
9. If you were a fan during the time of Freddie's death, how did the news affect you?
NA
10. Also, if you feel comfortable doing so, please put your age and country of residence.
30, The Netherlands.
waunakonor · Member since
1. About two years (since summer of '10).
2. I heard Bohemian Rhapsody a few times and became a fan of that so I did some more research. After buying some of their hits on iTunes, I stumbled upon The March of the Black Queen and the rest is history
3. Song: The March of the Black Queen, because it really got me into Queen. Album: Queen II because it's awesome.
4. I've tried rap and techno and stuff like that, and in the end rock (all kinds of rock, whether it's very heavy or pretty light) is the only style I can really get into. Queen mainly does rock, but even when they're experimental and delve into other genres, they are talented enough musicians to pull it off nicely.
5. I'd say my top two besides Queen are Metallica and Pink Floyd. Not really into Led Zeppelin, though I feel like I should be for some reason. Oh, I'm also fond of U2. There are plenty of others, that's just off the top of my head.
6. They experiment and they dare to try something new, which can be both good and bad. Overall, they are also one of the most musically talented groups out there. Also, they're smart since they all have college degrees, something no major band can say.
7. See #6. Also, I like how Freddie, Brian, and Roger can all sing well, and all have very distinctive voices (members of other bands such as, say, The Beatles, aren't as distinct). Finally, Brian May is excellent at crafting genius guitar solos. I guess I just never got bored with them, unlike just about any other band.
8. Sure, although they're the closest thing I can find to perfection, they're not perfect. The occasional song here and there kind of bugs me, and I think I'm in the majority saying that Hot Space was kind of a low point. What bugs me most, though, is how synthesizers, even after Hot Space, started to partially replace human band members, especially John Deacon, whose fantastic bass playing was sometimes replaced by a machine. I would be much happier if they always maintained the "No Synthesizers" label.
9. I wasn't born, though I'm very sad about it now.
1. How long have you been a fan? [b]Going on 21 years [/b]2. How did you become a fan? [b]Saw a TV special about the band, went out the next day and bought an album, the rest is history. [/b]3. What is your favorite song and/or album? Why? [b][i]'39[/i] - can't explain why really. It moves me. [/b]4. What genre(s) of music do you like? How does Queen fit in with your other musical tastes? [b]I like rock music generally, more specifically classic rock and current stuff as well. If it has guitars I will give it a listen. Queen is sort fo the foundation of my musical interest so it fits in perfectly. [/b]5. What artists do you like besides Queen? [b]Too many to list [/b]6. How are they different from other bands out there? [b]"They", meaning Queen? More adventurous, more open minded, better taste, superior talent in some cases. They were a magical mix. [/b]7. What do you like most about Queen? or What makes them special to you? [b]I suppose I like the music the most. That's really what it begins and ends with. But I also like the people in the band, I like their style, their humor, their imagination. They were a classy band that also didn't take themselves so damn seriously. [/b]8. Is there anything about the band that you don't like? [b]The fans. Seriously. Queen have some really pissy, close-minded, sense-of-entitlement fans. Bitch, bitch, bitch. [/b]9. If you were a fan during the time of Freddie's death, how did the news affect you? [b]Shock, disbelief, sadness, but on the upside, it did make me look at HIV/AIDS in a way I never had before. [/b]10. Also, if you feel comfortable doing so, please put your age and country of residence. [b]No thanks. [/b]
Canadian May Fan · Member since
1. I've been a fan on and off, since I was about 8 years old.
2. Some cousins of mine had taped the Freddie Mercury Tribute clips of BoRhap and WWRY; between that and Wayne's World putting BoRhap back in the spotlight it got the ball rolling.
3. Favourite album is probably ANATO. Favourite songs are TYMD, I Want It All, It's a Hard Life, Hammer to Fall, The Show Must Go On, Fat Bottomed Girls, Somebody to Love, I'm In Love With My Car, the fast version of WWRY, Spread Your Wings, the live version of Back Chat, Save Me, and of course BoRhap.
4. In general I like classic rock, preferably with some sophistication, so Queen fits right in.
5. I also like The Who, The Eagles, Boston, and Eric Clapton.
6. I can't put my finger on what separates Queen from the rest (besides simply working their asses off on their best albums), but they do seem to find a balance between being down to earth and putting on huge productions.
7. See previous questions.
8. I think they got a little too keyboard dependent after the early 80s, their songwriting got diluted to a large extent from the late 80s onward, and in general I think they are past their prime in terms of making new material.
9. I was too young to be really aware of Freddie's death, but I was certainly bummed later on to find that this incredible singer/songwriter/musician had been taken so soon.
10. I'm 28 and Canadian.
ActionFletch · Member since
1. Since I discovered my parents Greatest Hits album in the early 80s
2. See above
3. Anything before The Miracle is my favourite...
4. Melodic, virtuoso or just generally interesting
5. Dire Straits, The Beatles
6. I guess there not considered cool?
7. Incredible songwriting, and studio recordings - impeccable attention to detail.
8. The cheesiness of The Miracle onwards where they declared openly that they wanted to be "liked by as many people as possible..."
9. I was in Australia, and the news was a great shock because Australians don't give a toss about Queen, so it was no big news event.
10. 39 Australia
