7thStranger
I would have probably liked The Cosmos Rocks if they had released it under the band name Smile, since that's pretty much what it was.
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inu-liger
[QUOTE] [b]7thStranger wrote:[/b]
I would have probably liked The Cosmos Rocks if they had released it under the band name Smile, since that's pretty much what it was.[/QUOTE]
When are people going to realize that re-branding themselves as "Smile" would never work??
NOBODY outside of the Queen fandom knows about Smile, or why that name would have been relevant in the first place!
SMH
LucasDiego
The last time i listended TCR was... well, i don´t remember well...
joerijoerijoeri
[QUOTE] [b]7thStranger wrote:[/b]
I would have probably liked The Cosmos Rocks if they had released it under the band name Smile, since that's pretty much what it was.[/QUOTE]
You don't want to anger the hardcore Smile fans...
I would have probably liked The Cosmos Rocks if they had released it under the band name Smile, since that's pretty much what it was.[/QUOTE]
You don't want to anger the hardcore Smile fans...
tero! 48531
[QUOTE] [b]joerijoerijoeri wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]7thStranger wrote:[/b]
I would have probably liked The Cosmos Rocks if they had released it under the band name Smile, since that's pretty much what it was.[/QUOTE]
You don't want to anger the hardcore Smile fans...[/QUOTE]
Wouldn't it be better to anger those two guys instead of the Queen fans?
[QUOTE] [b]7thStranger wrote:[/b]
I would have probably liked The Cosmos Rocks if they had released it under the band name Smile, since that's pretty much what it was.[/QUOTE]
You don't want to anger the hardcore Smile fans...[/QUOTE]
Wouldn't it be better to anger those two guys instead of the Queen fans?
tero! 48531
[QUOTE] [b]7thStranger wrote:[/b]
I would have probably liked The Cosmos Rocks if they had released it under the band name Smile, since that's pretty much what it was.[/QUOTE]
I would have preferred if they had been called "Brian May, Roger Taylor & Paul Rodgers", because they sure as hell weren't any real band. (And neither is the current touring ensemble...)
I would have probably liked The Cosmos Rocks if they had released it under the band name Smile, since that's pretty much what it was.[/QUOTE]
I would have preferred if they had been called "Brian May, Roger Taylor & Paul Rodgers", because they sure as hell weren't any real band. (And neither is the current touring ensemble...)
joerijoerijoeri
Smile fans are known for their bloody attacks on anyone who dares tarnish the Smile legend, whereas Queen fans will just whine on a message board.
miraclesteinway
I wonder, if Queen, with John Deacon on board (it'll never happen, I know), had continued to release stuff post Made In Heaven, would we buy it? Would it chart? Or would they have become even in the eyes of the wider public (the people buying the tickets for the Adam Lambert tour) a band that should have quit a long time ago?
I mean, if they had offered more things like No one but you - the three of them working together, perhaps with Roger and Brian taking over the singing, or perhaps with a new vocalist chosen, say, 20 years ago? No-one but you didn't do all that well, although it's very popular in Musical Theatre auditions now!
OK, now you could say to me 'hey, but that's basically what we have, except John has left'. Well, it's not quite what I'm trying to say - I mean if they'd remained a creative songwriting and album producing unit who had made, say, four or five good albums post Made In Heaven, rather than one shot in the dark with Paul Rodgers, who probably didn't want to do it all that much anyway. It somehow feels too late for them to do an album with Adam (minus John), especially given the mess of Cosmos Rocks (not just musically, but politically, and chart wise).
If they'd found someone like Marc Martel even in 1998, and John stayed on board, would we be having the same conversations about how Queen are a past-it back catalogue tribute act parody of themselves (which seems to be the consensus amongst those who don't like the Q plus AL or PR tours), or would we be happy that they were still active? I guess it depends on the music, but I'm just curious as to what people think. Perhaps this actually needs a new thread.
I mean, if they had offered more things like No one but you - the three of them working together, perhaps with Roger and Brian taking over the singing, or perhaps with a new vocalist chosen, say, 20 years ago? No-one but you didn't do all that well, although it's very popular in Musical Theatre auditions now!
OK, now you could say to me 'hey, but that's basically what we have, except John has left'. Well, it's not quite what I'm trying to say - I mean if they'd remained a creative songwriting and album producing unit who had made, say, four or five good albums post Made In Heaven, rather than one shot in the dark with Paul Rodgers, who probably didn't want to do it all that much anyway. It somehow feels too late for them to do an album with Adam (minus John), especially given the mess of Cosmos Rocks (not just musically, but politically, and chart wise).
If they'd found someone like Marc Martel even in 1998, and John stayed on board, would we be having the same conversations about how Queen are a past-it back catalogue tribute act parody of themselves (which seems to be the consensus amongst those who don't like the Q plus AL or PR tours), or would we be happy that they were still active? I guess it depends on the music, but I'm just curious as to what people think. Perhaps this actually needs a new thread.