Will we ever see another band such as Queen in our lifetime? I think I have

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


Facts are facts.[/QUOTE]

The truth hurts, doesn't it, Hapsburg? Oh sure, maybe not as much as landing on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts! -- Lt. Frank Drebin (just read 'gerry' for 'Hapsburg')

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]

Real Wizard: you are stunningly stupid if you can not recognize a wind up! lol
i love winding you prats up on here its fab! ha ha ha[/QUOTE]

You obviously don't know what "winding up" means.

You don't wind somebody up by making yourself look like you can't do basic reading comprehension.

That's called looking like a complete idiot.

I'm 24 and 25 at the same time.

[QUOTE] [b]Gregsynth wrote:[/b]

I'm 24 and 25 at the same time.[/QUOTE]

You're the same as me Greg - simple?? ;-)

Hey, well, I'm 17 and 20 at the same time..........;)

To the OP: perhaps rap, punk at its worst, death metal etc created a laziness and so many factions, that musical talents and writing skills went by the wayside to a degree.

Jazz and blues and rockabilly and Motown influenced musicians decades later.

Instead of four TV stations and a couple of radio stations in your market, with almost complete control, your viewing and listening choices are endless.

That's why there will never be another Beatles, Queen, Zep, Stones, etc

And with all the countless options available to young people these days, and their attention spans, they may have 50 favorite artists, but when you ask what their favorite album is, they give a blank stare and go 'huh?'

The 'hits' are all that count. Quality album tracks seem nonexistent (for the most part)

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[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]Oh and by the way, i have had some very nice discussions with people on here while you have had your tongue in deep freeze thank you very much.
Most people on here are not as argumentative as you, mother theresa![/QUOTE]

Take a look at your conversations in this thread Gerry - you're arguing with almost everyone - you are the common denominator. You're the one "shouting at pigeons in the street"
Effectively, your comment above has you "hoisted upon your own petard".

[QUOTE] [b]gerry wrote:[/b]Real Wizard: you are stunningly stupid if you can not recognize a wind up! lol
i love winding you prats up on here its fab! ha ha ha[/QUOTE]
you are not intelligent enough to intentionally wind anyone up. your abject stupidity winds people up. the very notion that a man of almost 50 who cannot logically distinguish in his own head, the difference between facts and opinions. It beggars belief.
The ONLY thing that would mitigate this now would be if YOU actually opened up and admitted that you genuinely do have learning difficulties.
But as you've claimed all along that you don't, then it's safe to conclude your educational needs have never been accurately assessed.
happy new year.

Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Sex Pistols, Blondie,Tom Waits (solo artist, ok), Alice Cooper (Alice with his band nowdays, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway with his band BlueCope), Depeche Mode, U2, The Who, REM, The Cross ;), The Cult, The Mission, Bauhaus, Axl Rose band, Radiohead, etc ...but if I can, I will change all for a Queen concert with Freddie and John.

i understand what you're saying - but having seen Queen live 5 times between 79-86 - two Magic tours gigs when one (knebworth) woulda been fine, and a MK gig i still don't wholly love to this day.
i'd trade a couple of them to have seen either Zep or The Eagles in their prime. So i suppose it's horses for courses.

But then i count my blessings when i consider the bands i saw in their prime;
purple, ac/dc, inxs, lizzy, ufo, BOC, scorpions, rainbow, whitesnake, ozzy (with RR), motorhead, bowie (serious moonlight tour), elton, even meatloaf was great in his time.
however, some of the lesser known obscure bands i saw at the same time hold equal fond regard; grim reaper, cryer, jameson raid.

[QUOTE] [b]*goodco* wrote:[/b]

Instead of four TV stations and a couple of radio stations in your market, with almost complete control, your viewing and listening choices are endless.

That's why there will never be another Beatles, Queen, Zep, Stones, etc

And with all the countless options available to young people these days, and their attention spans, they may have 50 favorite artists, but when you ask what their favorite album is, they give a blank stare and go 'huh?'

The 'hits' are all that count. Quality album tracks seem nonexistent (for the most part)[/QUOTE]

That's a pretty good analysis.

And I wouldn't say it's worse. It's just different.

There won't be many classic albums, but we sure do have a lot of choice and diversity.

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

That's a pretty good analysis.

And I wouldn't say it's worse. It's just different.

There won't be many classic albums, but we sure do have a lot of choice and diversity.[/QUOTE]

Now, a lot of people is starting to launch singles, and then recopile them in a "album".

They put all the effort they can in every single, they do a videoclip for every single, they launch them and then they resell the same singles in an album with some extras (remixes by MrNiggaPro).

^^^ Aside from videos obviously, thats pretty much the way albums were put together in the early days of rock n roll........

I just found this on another forum. Looks to me like Gene is spot on.

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/gene-simmons-future-of-rock

With all of the file sharing today, there just isn't any money in the industry for the next Elvis, or Beetles to exist.

Even if a band that had as much talent as Queen were out there somewhere today, they would have to be making music for purely art as with what Gene was saying, today there isn't the support of the record companies. No support means not much money for touring, PR, etc. We would never see this talent emerge as the band would either starve to death, or just have to break up to get other jobs to make money.

Muse are the only band I have ever discovered that do a passable attempt at big grand orchestral sounding rock which Queen at their very best were, plus pull it off live.