There's no doubt that Freddie was more interested in partying than writing songs in the 80s. If it wasn't for the others chipping in big hits like Radio Ga Ga and A Kind Of Magic (Roger) and Another One Bites The Dust and I Want To Break Free (John), Freddie would have faded away as a popstar and Queen's appearance at Live Aid probably would never have happened. Freddie named the band, he designed their logo, he wrote their first top ten hit and their first number one single, so without Freddie's drive and focus, the others would have never made it (they never got anywhere as Smile without him). Talented songwriters, musicians and producers that the others are though, they were able to write in the style that Freddie established and were able to keep the group going when Freddie ran out of ideas. That's the benefit of being in a group of like-minded individuals as opposed to being a solo artist.
Holly2003 · Member since
I think some are overstating the argument: Fred was responsible for some of Queen's big hits in the 1980s, including Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Body Language (a hit in the USA) and It's a Hard Life, and he has co-credit for Under Pressure, One Vision and The Miracle. We know that he rearranged AKOM, which probably made it a hit. He was also responsible for some of Queen's better album tracks in the 1980s such as Staying Power, Life is Real, Princes of the Universe and Was it all Worth It. And let's not forget he did two solo albums, one of which was weak and sold poorly whereas the other is among his best ever work.
There is a strong argument though that his songwriting in the 1980s was much weaker than the 1970s. Let's face it, there're few bands than can produce a run of albums such as Queen II through to News or the World. The Beatles, Led Zep maybe. Few others. Fred was a major element of that.
Fone Bone · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]pittrek wrote:[/b]
Honestly ... absolutely EVERYTHING what Freddie wrote in the 80's SUCKS. He even ruined GaGa and Magic :-(
Don't forget that Freddie in the 70's was a respected artist, who spent a lot of time with writing songs and making them as perfect as possible. Freddie in the 80's was a regular cocaine user who spent most of his time in gay bars dancing, sniffing, drinking and fucking. After he was informed that he's HIV positive and he "started to live like a nun", his creativity boosted drastically - the stuff he wrote (or worked on) for Innuendo (and MIH) belongs to his finest works.
Just "my 2 cents" and as usually sorry for my English[/QUOTE]
Harsh statement yet uncomfortably close to the thruth. Except the re-focus on songwriting you mention did happen in the 80's, for Barcelona.
liam · Member since
How did he ruin GaGa?
Didn't know he had much of an input.
people on streets · Member since
Freddie's songs from the 80s I like:
Staying Power (single in Japan)
Life Is Real
It's A Hard Life (single)
Man On The Prowl
Keep Passing The Open Windows
Princes Of The Universe (single)
None of the singles were big hits, only maybe It's A Hard Life wich peaked a no. 6 in the UK, but I think the above songs a really good songs from Queen in the 80s.
Much better than the hits: Radio GaGa, Invisible Man, A Kind Of Magic, Friends Will Be Friends and Who Wants To Live Forever in my honest opinion...
TheWorks84 · Member since
I always liked Keep Passing The Open Windows.
Bluesqueen · Member since
I think the OP is a bit harsh. FM came out with plenty of brilliant songs during the 80s. Those Mr Bad Guy solo tracks are better with the measly German synth mix than the postmortem, guitar dominated, egotistical remixes with fake clips inserted.
ï was born to love you" and "living on my own" were just as great as Barcelona. Especially the videos that did not linger on anyone's face but Freddie's.
Just my opinion. I Don't wanna make enemies here with my first post!
Warm wishes to all.
mike hunt · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Bluesqueen wrote:[/b]
I think the OP is a bit harsh. FM came out with plenty of brilliant songs during the 80s. Those Mr Bad Guy solo tracks are better with the measly German synth mix than the postmortem, guitar dominated, egotistical remixes with fake clips inserted.
ï was born to love you" and "living on my own" were just as great as Barcelona. Especially the videos that did not linger on anyone's face but Freddie's.
Just my opinion. I Don't wanna make enemies here with my first post!
Warm wishes to all.
[/QUOTE] I actually agree with you, I do like most of his solo songs, but Barcelona Is almost up there with Queen's best. The Lover of life CD is one of my favorites...In Queen His output obviously was weaker...I like Play the Game and Hard life...Princess of the universe and the Miracle.
