Barcelona by far is my favorite. The rest I could live without. Most of the rest is forgotten and collecting dust at this point. A few Brian solo songs I still like. Another World and a few BTTL songs are really good though. Roger stuff I havn't listened to in ages. [/QUOTE]
I agree with almost every word. Barcelona wins by light-years. But I also really like BTTL album as a whole and always have fun while listening to it.
mike hunt · Member since
I do like BTTL but his vocals on that album are weak. Still my second favorite side project overall. Resurrection is excellent. Would have been an epic Queen song, but is lost on a forgotton solo album. Cozy kicked butt on that song.
Jer · Member since
Testify/TV 7"
cmsdrums · Member since
Top 5 for me:
Barcelona
Electric Fire
Mad Bad & Dangerous to Know
Happiness?
Fun In Space
Chopin1995 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]mike hunt wrote:[/b]
I do like BTTL but his vocals on that album are weak. Still my second favorite side project overall. Resurrection is excellent. Would have been an epic Queen song, but is lost on a forgotton solo album. Cozy kicked butt on that song.[/QUOTE]
Yeah. Brian's voice doesn't fit to sing hard rock, loud songs. He is good while singing delicate, calm, melancholic songs like he did in the 70s with some of his Queen songs. I think more songs would have been an epic Queen songs from BTTL like Let Your Heart Rule Your Head (reminds me of '39), the title track, Love Token,
no, wait!
Actually every track from BTTL would've been epic Queen songs. Imagine these songs with Freddie as a lead singer and Brian+Roger+Freddie harmonies... at least we have TMLWKY which I love :)
Viper · Member since
Well... Barcelona and Another World, I guess
people on streets · Member since
1- Barcelona
2- Mr. Bad Guy
3- Another World
rest:
Happiness
Blue Rock
Back To The Light
Day dop · Member since
1) Barcelona (2012 version for me)
2) Mr Bad Guy
3) Back To The Light
3) Fun in Space
4) Another World
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
Obviously Freddie's Barcelona album. [/QUOTE]
Yep, no contest. Although I find side A to be stronger than side B. The former is brilliantly written and performed, while the latter seems more like inserting Caballe into Mercury's pop songs, and it doesn't come off quite as fluidly.
I'd have to say that Electric Fire is the next best on the list, with Another World coming in not far behind.
The rest of Brian and Roger's solo work all has moments of brilliance (like Resurrection and Foreign Sand), but overall it's less consistent. But I do have a soft spot for Fun In Space.
Grizzly Adam · Member since
Does no-one else love Nothing But Blue? One of my fav BM guitar tracks.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Grizzly Adam wrote:[/b]
Does no-one else love Nothing But Blue? One of my fav BM guitar tracks. [/QUOTE]
Mine too. Definitely one of his best. The bridge is a thing of beauty.
soxtalon · Member since
Top 3:
1. Barcelona
2. Electric Fire
3. Back To The Light
I like BTTL > Another World if only because it seems more cohesive to me. Another World felt like what it was. Take a half abandoned concept (Heroes) and put it together with other bits recorded over the previous couple of years. I know that in reality BTTL was cobbled together for a much longer period of time from different projects but it just felt better constructed to me. And I *LOVED* Just One Life. Not sure why, but it hit me in the perfect way at a perfect moment. And I don't see it get mentioned anywhere much. I thought it was a very haunting, honest piece. (I also love Nothin' But Blue exactly for what Wiz said - that divine bridge). And despite hearing it a ton at gigs nowadays, I still love Last Horizon. The only problem with BTTL is it does seem a bit Queen-lite. But that might be what drew me in as it was my first "new" Queen-related release. But overall I think I rate Rog's solo work higher due to it's different sound...and I like Rog's voice better. And Electric Fire was his best work by far. It felt current and vital, with some great performances. I also dug Happiness but put it one notch below due to too many songs sounding similar. But on top of both, Freddie's Barcelona was a masterpiece of songwriting and performance.
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