Brian and Steve Howe on Innuendo

BM is one of, if not the, most amazingly original guitar player there is. Without his input Queen just wouldn't have been has unique as they were.

That side of him is different to BM the live guitarist, who is often under rehearsed and too easily distracted. fact!

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/

Call me cynical, but I would suggest that whatever anyone responds with regarding song suggestions for NYE or the upcoming tour, will have absolutely NO impact whatsoever on what is actually played! The set will already be settled on.

Same goes for the past however many years that QOL has openly asked for fans' suggestions as to what should be considered for release; all simply marketing ploys I'm afraid :-)[/QUOTE]

You could be right, and i'd be surprised if the set for New years eve hasn't been sorted.
But in 2012 they asked for set list suggestions and ended up including KYSA, SSOR, WWRY fast and DSMN all of which may have well been asked for by fans and after two tours with PR seemed to be songs that had been forgotten

I think it'd be a bit much to hope that they'd add songs by request a few days before the concert. Perhaps they'd consider those suggestions which they'd already rehearsed at some point, but things like It's Late (which a few people asked for) don't seem likely to happen.

It could be as simple as some marketing strategy: asking people what they'd like to hear hoping some of the requests will coincide with what they've already rehearsed, and then make feel people like they had something to do with that choice.

^ Bingo.

[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/

Call me cynical, but I would suggest that whatever anyone responds with regarding song suggestions for NYE or the upcoming tour, will have absolutely NO impact whatsoever on what is actually played! The set will already be settled on.

Same goes for the past however many years that QOL has openly asked for fans' suggestions as to what should be considered for release; all simply marketing ploys I'm afraid :-)[/QUOTE]

You could be right, and i'd be surprised if the set for New years eve hasn't been sorted.
But in 2012 they asked for set list suggestions and ended up including KYSA, SSOR, WWRY fast and DSMN all of which may have well been asked for by fans and after two tours with PR seemed to be songs that had been forgotten[/QUOTE]

Roger has already said in interviews that he was listening heavily to the Rainbow gigs pre-release when rehearsing the U.S. tour, and he then suggested they do those early tracks as it brought back their heavy rock roots. Stone Cold Crazy, Keep Yourself Alive and Now I'm Here were all added based on his suggestions I'm afraid, not ours!

Listening heavily? I though he put it on in his car.

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]

It could be as simple as some marketing strategy: asking people what they'd like to hear hoping some of the requests will coincide with what they've already rehearsed, and then make feel people like they had something to do with that choice.[/QUOTE]

Same strategy as Freddie used every night on the ADATR tour before Brighton Rock.

And possibly quite a few artists when they do 'Live by Request' gigs or specials.

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]

It could be as simple as some marketing strategy: asking people what they'd like to hear hoping some of the requests will coincide with what they've already rehearsed, and then make feel people like they had something to do with that choice.[/QUOTE]

Same strategy as Freddie used every night on the ADATR tour before Brighton Rock.[/QUOTE]

Haha........yeah, I've heard that on a few bootlegs......someone always yells out for Liar.......;)

Returning to the original topic for a moment......

I dont remember where I read it, but I liked the story of Steve Howe somehow ending up crossing paths with a small group of Queen fans........someone recognized him and they all came over saying stuff like "hey youre Steve Howe, youre on Innuendo!" (not, you're Steve Howe from Yes....lol)

The story comes from his official website, he used to have a Q&A there... maybe he still does? I don't know...

Anyway, it makes sense: he was on a ferry going to Rotterdam and there were Queen fans going to a Queen event there. In their eyes, his reputation as the 'Innuendo' guitar co-soloist probably precedes his reputation as Yes axeman, the same way Bowie fans may first associate Queen with 'Under Pressure' rather than, say, 'Bo Rhap' or 'Rock You'.

Loads of crap to be read in this thread. Brian isnt the fastest guitarplayer in world. But luckily music is a lot more than a speed competition. Brian May's sound, musical intelligence, taste, patience, perfectionism and ability to compose makes him the best guitar player ever for me.

^bingo^