Vocal harmony wrote:
I think the problem Queen as a recording unit have is that they have a lot of familiar faces around them more often than not agreeing with all that's said. The yes man attitude protects the pay cheques.
The Cosmos Rocks suffered because of this and the fact Brian was devoting time to doctorate studies. The album could have been a lot better had they had a good producer who wouldn't be afraid to say no do it again! It also suffered from no real record company interest in gaining a foot hold in the market.
Of course like Miss Butterfly Wings says, Lambert can't write so it would put more pressure on BM and RT, I'm sure they wouldn't entertain having another four or five writers.
I think yes people surround Brain and Roger. Some choices they have made in the last few years...not the Queen I became a fan of in 1992. The Pepsi ad, the Wyclef mess of ABTD, are two samples that I think were the wrong choices. Even more recently getting involved with Idol and the Orbit mess...I don't understand it.
I think TCR is an ok album, some songs are better than others, IMO. I get more joy watching ROTC. I still love it, and that era. It's too bad it didn't work out for Q+PR. I would have loved to have seen those guys live. I was hoping to go if they came my way again.
Lambert's song writing is a joke at times. I think TwoFux was a mess, so much so I feel even with Brian and Roger playing it live didn't improve it. IMO, Lambert will be known as a singer and a cover singer at that. His solo career isn't stellar. Very few people sell millions of albums today. If there would ever be a Q+AL album I don't expect it to sell well. Touring is one thing. Recording another. But I hope they don't sink so low as to re record Queen songs with AL on vocals. That would be pretty fucked up, IMO.