Queen - Brian May Disappointed By John Deacon's Movie Snub

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[b]dudeofqueen wrote: [/b] "There ain't no one quite like John on those four strings." Is that REALLY how Brian would describe John and his contribution? Artistic license being put to good use yet again.....[/QUOTE]

what else is he supposed to say?
any less would appear insulting
any more sounds insincere

he's talking music and explained on a musical level why they miss him. simple but perfect

[QUOTE] [b]Togg wrote:[/b]

I may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back as it were.. I'm not sure of the exact date but I think it was around winter 97, I was in London walking down Knightsbridge and as I walked into a store I noticed two people walk out past me, I looked round and it was John and his wife. I have never been one for bothering celebs, but with John I had to say hello, so i walked quickly up to them, he looked very startled, but was ok, I simply said it was a great honour to meet him and how much I appreciated his bass playing and song writing ability, he thanks me, we shook hands and that was that...

Not long after I heard he was retiring and hated meeting people and crowds.... So sorry folks I really hope it wasn't all my fault!
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You shouldn't have done that Togg. You are to blame, and my boss knows this. He saw that interaction back in '97, and has never forgiven you. He's passed on a dossier on you as long as Stretch Armstrong's arms, and all he needs to do is give "the word". I can see you right now.

:P


Seriously, though - I hardly think you "crowding" him was enough to send him into hermits-ville.

As a journalist myself, I can say what happened here. It wasn't the writer's fault as much as it was the editor for writing a misleading, shitty headline. I tried to comment on this website when I saw the story but they have no place to comment. Don't trust this shitty website - contactmusic - anyway. Do they have any reputation? Nope.

[QUOTE] [b]borap13 wrote:[/b]

As a journalist myself, I can say what happened here. It wasn't the writer's fault as much as it was the editor for writing a misleading, shitty headline.[/QUOTE]

I can vouch for that. Had it done to me, and had things "added" to stories by editors too. Whilst it makes the reporter look a dick, it's sensationalism that grabs the attention of most. So it's "best for business". What always irked me more was having things taken out of reports, and being made to look stupid as a result. It was football journalism I used to be part of, but regardless of the subject, an editor can make you look a real douche if you haven't already done it for yourself :p

Awkward for Brian and Roger.
Snub is a stupid word. John apparently just won't reassociate with them. Maybe in the next lifetime.

Royalty wrote:

Fifteen of the sixteen studio l.p.s that is.

Which one didn't JD appear on?

dagi

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errrr The Cosmos (un) Rocks?????

errrr The Cosmos (un) Rocks?????

Sorry, but that's not a Queen album.

well it has the name "Queen" on it
so as you want to be pedantic, let's play...you may not included it (in your mind) ,

but if you go to Queenonline.com the discography section includes it - so queen officially include it in their discography

We all know that Cosmos Rocks is not a Queen album.

To some the last proper album was Innuendo and to others it was Made in Heaven. Either of these I'll accept.

Anyone who thinks Cosmos Rocks is a true Queen album is deluded.

It should also be remembered that apparently Paul Rodgers didn't replace Freddie as the singer of Queen, which makes it impossible to have a Queen album where Paul is singing.

@ dagi - Cosmos Rocks is a Queen album, regardless of whether or not you agree with that. If we go by the logic that it isn't because there's no Freddie on it, then we may as well say that anything with John Deacon isn't Queen either, because there's no Mike Grose on it. It's just silly. Are Led Zeppelin NOT Led Zeppelin because John Bonham died? Brian and Roger are every bit a part of Queen as Freddie was, and are still entitled to use the name, again whether you like it or not. It really is that simple. If it bears the Queen name, is performed by surviving members of Queen, listed as an official Queen album, by Queen, on the official Queen site, then you can take it is read....it's Queen. Your opinion is yours, but when you look at the facts, you're wrong - and "anyone who thinks Cosmos Rocks is a true Queen album" would be correct. Perhaps you could define "true"? One could argue that, whilst all four members are/were fine musicians and talented songwriters, a huge part of their success, especially on the albums that defined the "Queen sound", may be attributed to the way they were produced in the studio. Does that mean that anything post Roy Thomas Baker is not a "true" album?

@ tero - I know you're at the wind up, but for those who are thinking that way: Paul Rodgers never replaced Freddie. He never claimed to, nor did Queen bring him in as such. The album is by Queen AND Paul Rodgers. It's still a Queen project, they just brought in a collaborator.

This is utter nonsense. Anything with just May and Taylor is simply not Queen. Brian has come close to saying this himself.

Brian and Roger should hang their heads in shame with what they've done to the Queen brand.

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@ tero - I know you're at the wind up, but for those who are thinking that way: Paul Rodgers never replaced Freddie. He never claimed to, nor did Queen bring him in as such. The album is by Queen AND Paul Rodgers. It's still a Queen project, they just brought in a collaborator.
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I'm afraid it isn't quite as clear as you say... There are more aspects than what is the text on the album cover.


One point of view is that Queen created a company (Queen Productions) to control all past and present releases of the band, and none of the QPR projects have anything to do with that company.

The company was based on the principle of four people forming the group known as Queen and equally splitting all the money, and it is quite obvious that the two man group of Brian and Roger cannot be the same group.

The use of the name for their current projects hasn't been (or perhaps cannot be) contested by the other partners, but they have been forced to create a new company (Queen Touring) for handling their current works.