I think they were very popular in America. They had two number one singles, a number one album, quite a few top ten hits and did a lot of sold out concerts including some memorable gigs at places like MSG and The Forum. That's already far, far, far more than what 99.99% of aspiring musicians ever achieve.
Of course Led Zeppelin, Beatles and some others were more famous/successful/popular than them, but the amount of musicians who were *less* popular than Queen in America is far, far, far, far, far, far, far larger than the amount of musicians who were *more*.[/QUOTE]
That's right!
hobbit in Rhye · Member since
Yes but those hit singles and studio albums are from 70s, they have no hits in USA after 1980.
Nowadays Queen is not that popular in USA. Every now and then I see some fan popped up and said " I'm not exposed to Queen's music in the States."
Sales aside, when I talk with States people, they seem not familiar with the band's name either.
Queen had some kind of success there, but I think they would set Led Zeppelin and Beatles' level as their aim.
Nitroboy · Member since
I wouldn't call them international in 73. I think they really became international in late-75/early-76
Sebastian · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Nitroboy wrote:[/b]
I wouldn't call them international in 73. I think they really became international in late-75/early-76[/QUOTE]
They played concerts outside the UK in 1973, and they headlined a tour which include quite a few European territories in 1974 and then America and Japan in early 1975. That's being international, and that's before late 1975.
Sebastian · Member since
West Berlin is an interesting case indeed. It was technically not part of West Germany, but an independent city-state in its own right. Should it, then count as a separate territory (as Mann) or should it be thrown in with West Germany?
In the 1974 World Cup, three first-round matches were played in West Berlin, and the tournament is still known as having been hosted by West Germany. In fact, West Berlin wasn't a member of the FIFA and it hadn't got its own football team, as far as I know.
Anyway, if we regard it as a separate nation (city-state would be the appropriate term), then Japan beats West Germany as Queen's third most toured country, and some of the stats change (e.g., they played in 12 nations in 1978, not 11, and so on).
Sebastian · Member since
For the sake of argument, if we count West Berlin separately then the countries/dependencies/free-cities they played per year would be:
New (to Queen) countries/dependencies/city-states first visited each year:
1970: England (duh!).
1973: West Germany, Luxembourg, Scotland, Wales.
1974: Australia, Mann, America, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain.
1975: Canada, Japan.
1977: Denmark, Switzerland.
1978: France, Austria, West Berlin.
1979: Yugoslavia, Ireland.
1981: Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico.
1982: Norway.
1984: Italy, Bophuthatswana.
1985: New Zealand.
1986: Hungary.
musicland munich · Member since
Correct, if we think in legal terms West-Berlin wasn`t a part of West-Germany.
Of course at some point it turned into a "Theater of the Absurd"
to please the communists behind the iron curtain.
Germany itself always claimed Berlin as german territory
(Constitution)
Sebastian · Member since
Bumped. Good times.
cmsdrums · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]hobbit in Rhye wrote:[/b]
Thank you very much for the helpful stats, Sebastian!
I previously heard somewhere that Queen played around 600 gigs and that number already amazed me. Now they turn out to be over 700, very interesting. Luckily I'm not a collector, there's no way I could collect all these gigs at the final days of my life.
The number of gigs they played in USA is huge,
it's such a pity that they were not very popular in USA. I wonder did the 247 gigs went into thin air??[/QUOTE]
Whilst Queen did play some fairly length tours, they were no means prolific in the number of dates they did - I always thought 600 or so was not a huge amount for a band of their status. I'm sure there may be other bands that beat it, but Bon Jovi that played something like 476 dates just in the 3 and a half years between between July 86 and Feb 90!!! (and around 2,800 or so to date across their career).
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]
Whilst Queen did play some fairly length tours, they were no means prolific in the number of dates they did - I always thought 600 or so was not a huge amount for a band of their status. I'm sure there may be other bands that beat it, but Bon Jovi that played something like 476 dates just in the 3 and a half years between between July 86 and Feb 90!!! (and around 2,800 or so to date across their career).[/QUOTE]
Yup - and that's why Jon Bon Jovi lost his voice after 1996. He just can't sing anymore.
There's something to be said for moderation.
cmsdrums · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]
Whilst Queen did play some fairly length tours, they were no means prolific in the number of dates they did - I always thought 600 or so was not a huge amount for a band of their status. I'm sure there may be other bands that beat it, but Bon Jovi that played something like 476 dates just in the 3 and a half years between between July 86 and Feb 90!!! (and around 2,800 or so to date across their career).[/QUOTE]
Yup - and that's why Jon Bon Jovi lost his voice after 1996. He just can't sing anymore.
There's something to be said for moderation.
[/QUOTE]
Absolutely (although he he was at his best around 90-93 from Blaze of Glory to Keep the Faith) - he has sounded dreadful for several years now!
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]
Whilst Queen did play some fairly length tours, they were no means prolific in the number of dates they did - I always thought 600 or so was not a huge amount for a band of their status. I'm sure there may be other bands that beat it, but Bon Jovi that played something like 476 dates just in the 3 and a half years between between July 86 and Feb 90!!! (and around 2,800 or so to date across their career).[/QUOTE]
Yup - and that's why Jon Bon Jovi lost his voice after 1996. He just can't sing anymore.
There's something to be said for moderation.
[/QUOTE]
Absolutely (although he he was at his best around 90-93 from Blaze of Glory to Keep the Faith) - he has sounded dreadful for several years now!
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Spot on.
He's excellent on the Yokohama 96 video too. Well worth checking out on YouTube.
