I find it disgusting and utterly daft at the number of numbskulls who are crying out for Brian & Roger to perform with Marc Martel. Why on earth would they do that? Martel is close but he isn't Freddie. Freddie Mercury wasn't just a voice. ZeBONKER's says "the kid deserves a s shot." Why? Huh? Let's see.... has he written a song anywhere near as good as Freddie Mercury? Has he exhibited the uncanny ability to captivate a crowd of 300,000 people? What has he done to "earn a shot"?
So what he can do a great Freddie impression. So does Gary Mullen. So do others. How has he "earned" it? He's become famous for imitating someone musically superior to himself. He's gained a lot from all this exposure but he hasn't "earned" the right to record with Brian & Roger "in the style of" Freddie Mercury. He isn't as good as Freddie. If you can't hear the difference then you never really listened to Freddie.
I'm not a fan of Queen + PR or Queen + AL or even them going out as Queen + but at least they didn't go the Journey route and find a near replica of their lead singer. That is the epitome of phoniness and would be extremely disrespectful to the memory of Freddie Mercury. You "fans" who want them to play and record with Martel are simply mad.
It's NOT GONNA HAPPEN. (I hope). Once QE is done I believe that will be the end of Marc Martel's direct involvement with the Queen organization. At least it should be. He sounds "too much like Freddie" but HE AIN'T FREDDIE. It's one thing to sanction and give support to a tribute band but to reduce yourself to one is just the bottom.
This is not a slam against Martel. He has a great voice and seems like a great guy. He can now take his new fame and carve out his own niche' instead of leeching off of Freddie's....or he can spend the rest of his life exploiting his resemblance to a musical genius....but never being one.
Gregsynth · Member since
Marc Martel isn't a Freddie impersonator--his voice happens to "fit" with Queen songs very well. I'd much rather have Marc sing Queen songs than Adam Lambert (he can actually sing the songs).
john bodega · Member since
Great post. It's just the meth talking, I'm sure.
cmsdrums · Member since
It's not a case of always doing justice or not insulting to Freddie, it's actually the music that is the star of the show, and Martel just happens to be the person that can do justice in a good way to the songs - far more than Rodgers or Lambert, regardless of any positive elements they may have brought in certain ways.
tomchristie22 · Member since
The post might hold more weight if Martel looked or sounded at all like a Freddie impersonator.
AdamMethos · Member since
Don't worry. YAFF secretly LOVES Marc but is just in major denial. Just look at the Freudian slip in the title of this post -- "Time For Marc Martel To Move In" instead of "Time For Marc Martel To Move On"! ;-)
Micrówave · Member since
Birth name Brian Harold May
Born (1947-07-19) 19 July 1947 (age 65)
Birth name Roger Meddows Taylor
Born (1949-07-26) 26 July 1949 (age 63)
Quit picking on the elderly.
AdamMethos · Member since
But seriously...
[QUOTE] [b]YAFF wrote:[/b]
Once QE is done I believe that will be the end of Marc Martel's direct involvement with the Queen organization. At least it should be. He sounds too much like Freddie but HE AIN'T FREDDIE. It's one thing to sanction and give support to a tribute band but to reduce yourself to one is just the bottom.
This is not a slam against Martel. He has a great voice and seems like a great guy. He can now take his new fame and carve out his own niche' instead of leeching off of Freddie's.
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IMO any band that is not putting out new music is already a tribute band of themselves...
I don't think MM was ever in this to leech off Freddie's fame to get more of his own because:
- "Tribute band singer" was never his career goal. He loves to write and perform his own music.
- Since the audition video went viral he's said things like he never thought his sounding like Freddie is remarkable because there are other guys out there that sound like Freddie too; and if the Queen thing ends tomorrow, he'll still be a happy guy.
- He believes that God has led him down this path by giving him a voice like Freddie's, by the QE contest happening at a time when his band was taking time off, etc.
Anyway MM's contract with QE is up at the end of the year. I think he loves performing with QE and, since he doesn't seem to have any concrete plans for next year, he's open to continuing some more. But I don't think he'll have a problem moving on when it's over.
That said, I've noticed that once people become part of the Queen "family", their association with Queen tends to last beyond the initial job, e.g. JSS, many SAS band members. So I suspect that even after QE is over, they might still ask MM to do one-offs like the Freddie for a Day.
YAFF · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]AdamMethos wrote:[/b]
Don't worry. YAFF secretly LOVES Marc but is just in major denial. Just look at the Freudian slip in the title of this post -- "Time For Marc Martel To Move In" instead of "Time For Marc Martel To Move On"! ;-)
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LOL. It sure was a gaffe from YAFF but not a Freudian slip. I changed it.
Missreclusive · Member since
lol...is right! I agree with all except of course YAFF. Why cant we enjoy Queen legacy the way it should sound? QE is great but MM with Rog and Bri is really sweet, if ever it could happen. I doubt it will. Disrespect for Freddie??? HARDLY. It keeps Freddies memory alive and well and growing to new fans. Marc has the talent to preserve that sound we all love. QE is wonderful, but Rog and Bri with MM would be awesome. MM has the personality to do it without trampling all over Rog and Bri. mho. It's really a stupid argument. Yaff, how do you know he cant write songs that are worthy? I wouldn't be bold enough to say that, he may "grow" into it and do some great music.
Missreclusive · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]YAFF wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]AdamMethos wrote:[/b]
Don't worry. YAFF secretly LOVES Marc but is just in major denial. Just look at the Freudian slip in the title of this post -- "Time For Marc Martel To Move In" instead of "Time For Marc Martel To Move On"! ;-)
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And on that note, thanks YAFF for bringing MM back into the threads!
Missreclusive · Member since
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YAFF · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]tomchristie22 wrote:[/b]
The post might hold more weight if Martel looked or sounded at all like a Freddie impersonator. [/QUOTE]
whaaaaaaaaat?
YAFF · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Zebonka12 wrote:[/b]
Great post. It's just the meth talking, I'm sure.[/QUOTE]
naw I'm more a whiskey man
YAFF · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Missreclusive wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]YAFF wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]AdamMethos wrote:[/b]
Don't worry. YAFF secretly LOVES Marc but is just in major denial. Just look at the Freudian slip in the title of this post -- "Time For Marc Martel To Move In" instead of "Time For Marc Martel To Move On"! ;-)
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And on that note, thanks YAFF for bringing MM back into the threads![/QUOTE]
Didn't seem like he'd left. There's actual QE fans on here. I've heard some nitwits say they are better than Queen
