Interesting edit from C_Matt, but only when I listen to his version I realise that I want that middle section back!
The song sounds less imposing and less ominous without it.
Not necessarily agreed with his cutting off the Toy Koto either.
The Prophet's Song is Brian at his best, as Bohemian Rhapsody is Freddie at his best.
Comparing the two songs is like comparing the best apple to the best orange ^^
When I was small, I listened to The Prophet's Song without understand its meaning nor its English lyrics, and the middle section felt tedious. But now, with a new view, that section makes me uncomfortable and intrigued at the same time.
Oscar J · Member since
The Prophet's song is a masterpiece in it's own right, complete with proggy progressions and lyrics, along with the most powerful vocals on the album. I definitely don't think the middle bit is too long - maybe some listeners just don't have enough patience to appreciate it.
mr mason · Member since
Prophet Song,one of 'Queens' finest,Brian wrote it,but the whole structure is 100% 'Queen'!
Fly away · Member since
Middle section is the prophet's vision, right? As such it's supposed to be a bit psychedelic. I love it - amazing musicianship to come up with the canon harmonies and then perform it.
tero! 48531 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]pittrek wrote:[/b]
Prophet's Song is one of the best Queen songs of all times, I'm surprised that somebody doesn't like it, to be honest. [/QUOTE]
Prophet's Song is one of the worst Queen songs of all times, I'm surprised that somebody likes it, to be honest.
thomasquinn 32989 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]
Shut up you snob. It might have some sort of deep meaning blah blah blah but it is and always has been a chore to listen to and perhaps the most indulgent Queen ever got, and this is Queen we are talking about!!!! (The middle bit obviously). Nothing worse than a Queen fan who thinks everything they ever did is perfect.[/QUOTE]
Abuse from a troll like you is sufficient proof for my point. I'm not talking about deep meaning, I'm talking about being well-written, with good melodies, harmonies and instrumentation, a good development and an overall impressive sound. If you're going to be so pathetic as to build a strawman ( "nothing worse than a Queen fan who thinks everything they ever did is perfect") then I have nothing more to say to you except that I hope you get fulfillment from your idiotic trolling on this forum, as you very obviously need it a lot.
master marathon runner · Member since
Would C matt walk into the national gallery and touch up 'sunrise, an impression ' by Claude Monet, or ' colour in' , da vinci's cartoon 'cos he don't fully approve ?
my Point being, we must accept the works as the artist puts out, not sit in judgement to the extreme of editing out, bits we don't like.
Crikey moses.
tero! 48531 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]thomasquinn 32989 wrote:[/b]
Ten years ago, on this very forum, people would have lost all credibility for such narrow-minded dismissal of The Prophet's Song.[/QUOTE]
Or perhaps it tells us that these days people are free to have individual opinions, unlike ten years ago?
Some people like the song, and some people don't.
It stars (and finishes) nice enough, but after the first verse it gets stuck in a rut, and isn't helped by the corny phasing effects which Brian love so much.
It's a forced effort to break the mold of his usual songwriting, and it just doesn't work very well. The equivalent would be if Bohemian Rhapsody had five ballad verses, and the opera section and rock section were replaced by the dee-doh crowd singalong from Wembley.
Chief Mouse · Member since
[QUOTE]
[b]master marathon runner wrote: [/b] Would C matt walk into the national gallery and touch up 'sunrise, an impression ' by Claude Monet, or ' colour in' , da vinci's cartoon 'cos he don't fully approve ? my Point being, we must accept the works as the artist puts out, not sit in judgement to the extreme of editing out, bits we don't like. Crikey moses.[/QUOTE]
I see you are not really aware of what he does. I'd suggest you to check the Fan mixes subforum and please read this, it should provide some background - [url=https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=444956C082D185FC&resid=444956c082d185fc%21211&wacqt=sharedby&app=Word]https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=444956C082D185FC&resid=444956c082d185fc%21211&wacqt=sharedby&app=Word[/url]
He certainly didn't make this because of "not approving" something. He made it because why not? Some songs have extended versions, why not make this one shorter since some people seem to hate the acapella part? It's just a small addition to the rest of his work which essentially is bringing out the bits and giving a fuller sound to the Queen music so that people can hear some new things and appreciate it more.
Perhaps I couldn't explain this well but I find that you quite overstate things here.
Fat Bottomed Queen · Member since
Sorry, but i don't think its the prophet's song without the vocal harmonies. i know many edits to songs i would like and i can't say this is one.
people on streets · Member since
People arguing over a song.
LOL!
thomasquinn 32989 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]tero! 48531 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]thomasquinn 32989 wrote:[/b]
Ten years ago, on this very forum, people would have lost all credibility for such narrow-minded dismissal of The Prophet's Song.[/QUOTE]
Or perhaps it tells us that these days people are free to have individual opinions, unlike ten years ago?
Some people like the song, and some people don't.
It stars (and finishes) nice enough, but after the first verse it gets stuck in a rut, and isn't helped by the corny phasing effects which Brian love so much.
It's a forced effort to break the mold of his usual songwriting, and it just doesn't work very well. The equivalent would be if Bohemian Rhapsody had five ballad verses, and the opera section and rock section were replaced by the dee-doh crowd singalong from Wembley.[/QUOTE]
Not liking a song and dismissing it as crap are two completely different things. I find your criticism to be highly subjective ("corny phasing", "stuck in a rut", "doesn't work very well") and totally unappreciative of the musical context in which the song was created and released.
An opinion is like an asshole - everyone's got one. It's a cliché, but so are most of the shallow dismissals of Prophet's Song.
una999 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]thomasquinn 32989 wrote:[/b]
Ten years ago, on this very forum, people would have lost all credibility for such narrow-minded dismissal of The Prophet's Song. The emancipation of stupidity is moving steadily forward on here, too...[/QUOTE]
How about try English besides talking in riddles.
The King Of Rhye · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]
Shut up you snob. It might have some sort of deep meaning blah blah blah but it is and always has been a chore to listen to and perhaps the most indulgent Queen ever got, and this is Queen we are talking about!!!! (The middle bit obviously). Nothing worse than a Queen fan who thinks everything they ever did is perfect.[/QUOTE]
Nothing worse than a Queen fan that thinks because THEY don't like a song, everyone else thinks the same. Always been a chore to listen to? It's one of my favorite songs, and a favorite of a lot of others!
The King Of Rhye · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]una999 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]thomasquinn 32989 wrote:[/b]
Ten years ago, on this very forum, people would have lost all credibility for such narrow-minded dismissal of The Prophet's Song. The emancipation of stupidity is moving steadily forward on here, too...[/QUOTE]
How about try English besides talking in riddles. [/QUOTE]
How was that 'talking in riddles'?? It was perfectly understandable to me...
