Brenski: why are you so full of shit and self worth? you think your right all the time and others are NOT allowed there actual opinion, who the fuck do you think you are Doris Day? Now your telling "marknow" not to say things unless proven 100% right. I have news for you, Mark can write down what the fuck he likes and its nothing to do with you Mr bully and know it all.[/QUOTE] hahaha - you need to learn to read. i never told anyone not to speak - i said they should be accurate. secondly - you moron - it was marknow who told me to shhhh - and if you're calling me "Mr Know It All" - just because i know stuff you don't then that makes everyone on this site a genius compared to you [/QUOTE]
Why do you bother? :P
BETA215 · Member since
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Oscar J wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]
Real wizard: Even if zepp and sabbath had played Live Aid, Queen would still have stolen the show hands down,
Freddie was magnificent on that day and no one could have stolen Freddies crown.[/QUOTE]
If? Zep and Sabbath did play at Live Aid. [/QUOTE]
It turns out they actually didn't. You heard the man.
Shhhhhhh, quiet while our resident revisionist history expert is speaking...
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Marknow wrote:[/b]
It is fair, because It's true, backed up by video evidence and comments from Bob Geldof re the difficulty the press had getting a hold of Bono, until Queen took to the stage. My comments are not performance related in any way, I am just pointing out the fact that Bono premeditated his actions and timed his interview to coincide with Queens performance thinking he would have the live feed. [/QUOTE]
I'm still not convinced. It's not like Bono spent all day watching all the other bands, realized they all sucked, and then thought, "bang, Queen is about to steal the show and create music history - time to put on my red bow tie and recite that poetry I've been working on."
There are so many legitimate ways to take a dig at Bono, but this just ain't one of them.
Stelios · Member since
Well, Bono is the bomb. There is so much negative energy associated with his persona, that a post involving him soon turns to a riot.
Marknow · Member since
[QUOTE]
[b]The Real Wizard wrote: [/b] [QUOTE] [b]Marknow wrote:[/b]
It is fair, because It's true, backed up by video evidence and comments from Bob Geldof re the difficulty the press had getting a hold of Bono, until Queen took to the stage. My comments are not performance related in any way, I am just pointing out the fact that Bono premeditated his actions and timed his interview to coincide with Queens performance thinking he would have the live feed. [/QUOTE]
I'm still not convinced. It's not like Bono spent all day watching all the other bands, realized they all sucked, and then thought, "bang, Queen is about to steal the show and create music history - time to put on my red bow tie and recite that poetry I've been working on."
There are so many legitimate ways to take a dig at Bono, but this just ain't one of them.[/QUOTE]
I am not trying to say that Bono knew Queen would have a great set, I am not saying that Bono studied other bands.
Bono timed his interview for the exact time he knew was allotted to Queen. He had promised a live interview to the jouralists and tv crews. He went missing after his performance for some hours and only reappeared for his supposed live interview as Queen took to the stage. He wanted to be live on tv while Queen were playing but the BBC showed Queen instead of giving him his talked about live interview. Not because he somehow mystically knew Queen were going to have a good set, but to fuck them exposure wise, to take their moment of attention on the worlds stage.
I really wish I could find this freaking video... Radio Ga Ga is playing in the background.
Here he is being interviewed by Paul Gambaccini minutes after the interview I have mentioned [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnriI5bu70Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnriI5bu70Q[/url] You can clearly hear Queen on stage in the background.
flash00. · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]
Doris Day lmao
Sure I read somewhere Freddie did not like Bono... Going by how Freddie grabbed his arm I think its more than likely true, something about he hated how U2 used there band as a platform for politics.
With regards to Bono and his HIV video he can't exactly say no to doing it and in over twenty years that's the first time I can think of he has said anything positive about Freddie, just my opinion I think there is a ton of jealousy on Bono's part. It must piss him off keep seeing Freddie and Queen keep being voted best singer or band in the UK and so on. It's amusing to see how hated Bono is around the world and for what it's worth I think he is a narcissistic corporate whore.
Brenski: why are you so full of shit and self worth?
you think your right all the time and others are NOT allowed there actual opinion, who the fuck do you think you are Doris Day?
Now your telling "marknow" not to say things unless proven 100% right.
I have news for you, Mark can write down what the fuck he likes and its nothing to do with you Mr bully and know it all.[/QUOTE]
tomchristie22 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]
Even if zepp and sabbath had played Live Aid, [/QUOTE]
Lol. It seriously would've taken you 5 seconds to google it and find out if they did before making your post.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Marknow wrote:[/b]
Bono timed his interview for the exact time he knew was allotted to Queen. He had promised a live interview to the jouralists and tv crews. He went missing after his performance for some hours and only reappeared for his supposed live interview as Queen took to the stage. He wanted to be live on tv while Queen were playing but the BBC showed Queen instead of giving him his talked about live interview. Not because he somehow mystically knew Queen were going to have a good set, but to fuck them exposure wise, to take their moment of attention on the worlds stage.[/QUOTE]
But why Queen and not some other band?
Queen were just another band on the bill. They weren't highly anticipated. Their popularity wasn't what it was a few years prior, and they were getting a ton of bad press.
Try not to see it in retrospect. On the day of Live Aid nobody was bracing themselves for Queen. It was only *after* Live Aid that Queen's set seemed to matter more than any of the other bigger bands on the day.
Zeppelin were way more heavily anticipated. In fact, I'd say their appearance at Live Aid was the most anticipated rock performance ever at the time. If Bono was going to be a douchezilla it would've been during Zeppelin's set at JFK, not Queen's at Wembley.
Doga · Member since
Queen were musically better than most of the bands who played at Live Aid. Is very possible Bono identified Queen as his rivals that day, or maybe him doing the interviews at that time is just a random happenstance. Both things can be.
In case affirmative is just another trick, everyone uses it, like Queen playing louder than the other bands at Wembley.
Is not like i defend Bono, is subjetive, of course, but there is something negative in him, the kind of person i wouldn't want near. And his music is subpar, the real talent behind U2 is Edge.
RafaelS · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
^ that's just not fair.
Live Aid had an incredible lineup of bands, many of whom were way more popular than Queen at the time and, in some cases, playing for the first time in years, and thus way more highly anticipated. 1985 was not exactly Queen's shining hour July 12 and earlier.
It's not Bono's fault that most of those bands sucked, leaving Queen, by comparison, as the best band of the day.
Live Aid could've been known as the day that both Zeppelin and Sabbath rocked the world again, but that's not exactly how it turned out...[/QUOTE]
Yeah it's fair. Bono acted like an ass that day. Bottom line.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Doga wrote:[/b]
Is not like i defend Bono, is subjetive, of course, but there is something negative in him, the kind of person i wouldn't want near.[/QUOTE]
He has his many flaws, no doubt - but he did create that fair trade clothing company in Africa called Edun. That alone is worth a thousand standing ovations. That was a huge step forward in the third world.
gerry · Member since
You mean poor african people getting paid a peanuts for a hard days graft?????
Bono used to take the piss out of freddie, but at the end of the day he may have now matured to understand
that freddie was the biggest male singer in the 80s with this amazing voice & Queen better than U2 any day of the week!
GERRYISADICK · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]
Real wizard: Even if zepp and sabbath had played Live Aid, Queen would still have stolen the show hands down,
Freddie was magnificent on that day and no one could have stolen Freddies crown.[/QUOTE]
Really? What if Lennon was alive and the beatles reunited? Queen would be a footnote
Oscar J · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]
You mean poor african people getting paid a peanuts for a hard days graft?????
Bono used to take the piss out of freddie, but at the end of the day he may have now matured to understand
that freddie was the biggest male singer in the 80s with this amazing voice & Queen better than U2 any day of the week![/QUOTE]
