Loser in the End wouldn't be that bad if not for one thing...

...and I'm glad John was not able to sing.... otherwise it was possible that we could never get studio versions of Spread Your Wings, You're My Best Friend or Who Needs You sung by Freddie.

This is not a classic by any means but i can't for the life of me understand how people hate this song and then like an album like Happiness, full of painful lyrics, sterile music that's nowhere catchy and a Roger Taylor taking himself way too seriously. I'd rather listen to The Loser In The End for an hour.

Queen2 is a brilliant album and all the songs are great i find no weak tracks on the album at all.
Classic Queen never to be repeated, so enjoy folks!

[QUOTE] [b]ili wrote:[/b]

Not much related to the topic maybe, but any song sung by Roger or Brian sounds much much better when sung by Freddie. I'm glad they left lead vocals (or at least most of them) to Freddie on all the songs after 1980.[/QUOTE]

Now that I'll totally disagree with....Brian's '39, for example, is one of my favorite songs! Not that the live versions with Freddie are bad, but it's like he gives the song a whole new feeling that (in my opinion!) doesnt improve on the original.

Same thing with Too Much Love Will Kill You, I always thought Brian's voice suited that song more than Freddie's...it just doesnt have the same emotional impact with Freddie singing it, almost like his voice is TOO good for the song, if you know what I mean.

Roger's got a great voice himself..........somehow I cant even imagine Freddie singing Tenement Funster or I'm In Love With My Car!

My guess is because Brian's voice is much "sweeter" and "gentler" than Freddie's (going off timbre), his softer voice suits those songs better.

yeah i enjoy Brian's shaky vocals on especially those early songs.

It does make me chuckle, how people somehow think they are expert lyricists

And songwriters!

Well... some people are.

Moreover, you don't need to be an expert lyricist or songwriter in order to analyse and/or rate lyrics or songs, just like you don't need to be an extinct creature to be a good palaeontologist and you don't need to be a mummified corpse to be a good egiptiologist.

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[QUOTE] [b]ili wrote:[/b]

Not much related to the topic maybe, but any song sung by Roger or Brian sounds much much better when sung by Freddie. I'm glad they left lead vocals (or at least most of them) to Freddie on all the songs after 1980.[/QUOTE]

Now that I'll totally disagree with....Brian's '39, for example, is one of my favorite songs! Not that the live versions with Freddie are bad, but it's like he gives the song a whole new feeling that (in my opinion!) doesnt improve on the original.

Same thing with Too Much Love Will Kill You, I always thought Brian's voice suited that song more than Freddie's...it just doesnt have the same emotional impact with Freddie singing it, almost like his voice is TOO good for the song, if you know what I mean.

Roger's got a great voice himself..........somehow I cant even imagine Freddie singing Tenement Funster or I'm In Love With My Car!
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well, I believe it's a matter of personal taste my friend. I respect your opinion but to me songs like '39 or Modern Times Rock'n Roll sound better when sung by Freddie onstage compared to what we hear on the original albums. I believe once you get used to hearing a song in a certain way (in this case lead vocals by Brian or Roger) and if you like it, it's hard to imagine it in a different way.

with Too Much Love Will Kill You, I think the problem is the musical arrangements rather than Feddie's voice. I remember back in '95 I was so excited before listening Too Much Love on Made In Heaven because it was a song I loved so much on Back To The Light. then I felt a little disappointed because of the arrangement and guitar solo. I still feel it could have been arranged in a much better way. Brian's live version on Live At Brixton Academy is the best arrangement I have heard and the guitar solo was fantastic. Same arrangement would be perfect with Freddie's vocals IMO.

ili wrote:" with Too Much Love Will Kill You, I think the problem is the musical arrangements rather than Feddie's voice."

Don't really agree on that one, I think Freddie just oversings it a little, Brians version has more heart.
I like them both, but for me, the Brian version is as good as he could get it, whereas there was probably a better vocal performance inside Freddie that never got captured. I don't think the arrangement is a factor.

I just realised that a few months ago, I reduced the fadeout on the copy of TLITE I have in my iTunes library, because the drumming at the end is what makes the song worthwhile.

Some Day One Day is a lovely track - wonderful arrangement, yet simplistic.

Loser In The End is obviously the weakest track on Queen II, but certainly not a bad song. Roger's tracks weren't always the weakest in the 70s. Far from it.

Tenement Funster, I'm In Love With My Car, Drowse, Fight From The Inside - all excellent tracks.

As far as I'm concerned - every note from Sheer Heart Attack through News Of The World was perfect.