Queen announces official beer named after “Bohemian Rhapsody”

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Further sell out.

Roger and Brian meet with Jim Beach:

"Let's see, We could release a DVD or Blu Ray of an unreleased concert. Or we could release a DVD or Blu Ray of all of their music videos remastered in their proper aspect ratios with HD sound. Or how about releasing our catalog in high resolution audio. Or e some of the rarities in their vaults.

Nah. Let's not do any of that. What the fans really want is for us to attach our name to some wine, hot sauce and lager. Yeah, the fans will go wild over that!

Yeah, kevin, they had KQ Vodka come out last year, and that obviously prevented them from releasing any good concert stuff.........oh wait.....

well, after the vodka, beer ... QP seeks the favor of AA ........ Or perhaps, stunning fans with alcohol, hope they do not think to other releases in cd or dvd .....

Yeah, they gave us the two Rainbow concerts last year. And as amazing a release as that was, you have to go back ten years before that for their last new concert release with the Milton Keynes concert. I'm not saying that I expect them to release everything. But TEN YEARS between those two completely new releases.

But in a year, they've approved a vodka, beer and hot sauce. Instead of selling the band's name out like that, I wish they'd concentrate on the music. Heck, a Queen + Adam Lambert DVD/Blu Ray release announcement would excite me more than Hot Space hot sauce.

I'm normally sensitive to that whole 'sell out' accusation but, in the case of QUEEN, anywhere and everywhere I see their name, it makes me happy.

I suppose it'd be different if I heard constant, shitty cover versions of their songs popping up in ads everywhere, but that doesn't seem to be the case - at least not in the U.S.A.

Gimmie more QUEEN. I'm good.

^ shitty cover versions have appeared on American Idol and THE VOICE.



Anyways. After hearing this news. .. I'm certain Gene Simmons is rolling in his grave

should been called
[b][i]Beerhemian Hopsody[/i][/b]

Good for them.
More money. Why not?

I would've done the same.

If you don't like it, don't buy it.

Wonder if its feels amazing to drink it and leaves you in a world of mystery...
Oh and, they need "Don't try suicide" pills.

[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]

should been called
[b][i]Beerhemian Hopsody[/i][/b][/QUOTE]

In a similar forum topic about the HOT SPACE HOT SAUCE someone has cleverly come up with "Good old Fashioned Lager Boy"


I'm certain that's infinitely better

***(correction) it was user THE KING OF RHYE who had suggested it.

I do not think anybody understands their intentions behind each release. Queen get approached by 10 times as many companies trying to get Queens name attached, but they are very picky about who they choose. Its not just for another sell out, but look at what they are releasing, Vodka, Red Wine, and now lager (probably German in origin), hot sauce, I bet you next it's some Earl Grey Tea set based on the 2nd Queen album or something. They are all items Freddie enjoyed, it is all meant to be a tribute to Freddie by sharing with fans things he consumed. I like it really, also it does raise some extra cash for forthcoming releases, Queen hardly make any money from the condiments.....

[QUOTE] [b]pestgrid wrote:[/b]

I do not think anybody understands their intentions behind each release. Queen get approached by 10 times as many companies trying to get Queens name attached, but they are very picky about who they choose. .[/QUOTE]


Picky? Really? Greg Brookes and Richard Gray respectively are well past their sell by date in terms of factual accuracy and creativity, and then the audio team managed to remix Live at the Bowl from the multitracks and end up with a massively worse drum sound than my original TV broadcast 25 year old third generation VHS tape!!

Loyal yes, but not picky....

[QUOTE] [b]pestgrid wrote:[/b]

I do not think anybody understands their intentions behind each release. Queen get approached by 10 times as many companies trying to get Queens name attached, but they are very picky about who they choose. Its not just for another sell out, but look at what they are releasing, Vodka, Red Wine, and now lager (probably German in origin), hot sauce, I bet you next it's some Earl Grey Tea set based on the 2nd Queen album or something. They are all items Freddie enjoyed, it is all meant to be a tribute to Freddie by sharing with fans things he consumed. I like it really, also it does raise some extra cash for forthcoming releases, Queen hardly make any money from the condiments.....[/QUOTE]

You're really clutching at straws here, trying to spin these products as a tribute to Freddie. What's even worse is that you're contradicting yourself within asingle sentence ("it does raise some extra cash" ... "hardly make any money").

The band isn't short on cash,considering that Roger could afford to release his own vanity project a few years ago. It's not like he made a "lot"of cash with it.