I don'think Joe Public wants to listen to just anybody and probably wouldn't like a show without the bells and whistles quite so much! If they loved just anybody, they would have kept touring with Paul. Having an accoustic show wouldn't attract as many fans, as Hammer to Fall accoustic just doesn't do it. They do have a portion of the show with more vocals, less crashing instruments. They do WWTLF and have done Save Me, which people love, but they really love the loud, guitars blazing, drums hammering, vocals soaring show that they do now! Queens music is not really made for accoustics like Ed Sheeran. Too many of their songs require hard hitting guitars, etc. That idea is a poor one and as I said, they do have a toned down "chapter" in the show. There is a flow to the show and each song is in there for a purpose.
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An unplugged Queen-Show???? WTF?????
The red special is it‘s own member of the band. Brian playing it, makes the sound of Queen. Without it, it‘s not a Queen-gig. Basta.
The red special is it‘s own member of the band. Brian playing it, makes the sound of Queen. Without it, it‘s not a Queen-gig. Basta.
Queen would probably have kept on touring with Paul, but i think it was Paul's decision to leave Queen as he was bored.
It was the week after Paul quit that Brian spotted Adam, and the rest is history.
I prefer Paul because he was a gritty rock n roller and matched May & Taylor to a certain extent, but i cannot get used to Adam,
for me he is too plasticky and with him looks comes before the singing and performance, he is like Boy George in a way, and those over peacock
bunny boilers lack the performance talent but put too much effort into the make up and clothes.
It was the week after Paul quit that Brian spotted Adam, and the rest is history.
I prefer Paul because he was a gritty rock n roller and matched May & Taylor to a certain extent, but i cannot get used to Adam,
for me he is too plasticky and with him looks comes before the singing and performance, he is like Boy George in a way, and those over peacock
bunny boilers lack the performance talent but put too much effort into the make up and clothes.
I have to totally disagree with your comment about looks coming before singing. Adam might like clothes, make up, dressing up and putting on a show but at the end of the day his voice is the most important thing and he makes sure to take good care of it.
If you can't get used to him, fine, but no need to put him down over every little thing.
If you can't get used to him, fine, but no need to put him down over every little thing.
which voice? You mean this shrill thing that destroys queen songs?
No I mean the one most other people hear, the one he gets massive amounts of praise in the industry for. Obviously you hear something different.
Sealion wrote:
An unplugged Queen-Show???? WTF?????
The red special is it‘s own member of the band. Brian playing it, makes the sound of Queen. Without it, it‘s not a Queen-gig. Basta.
No WTF about it. Brian can play acoustic guitar you know. ;-)
snifflese wrote:
I don'think Joe Public wants to listen to just anybody and probably wouldn't like a show without the bells and whistles quite so much! If they loved just anybody, they would have kept touring with Paul. Having an accoustic show wouldn't attract as many fans, as Hammer to Fall accoustic just doesn't do it. They do have a portion of the show with more vocals, less crashing instruments. They do WWTLF and have done Save Me, which people love, but they really love the loud, guitars blazing, drums hammering, vocals soaring show that they do now! Queens music is not really made for accoustics like Ed Sheeran. Too many of their songs require hard hitting guitars, etc. That idea is a poor one and as I said, they do have a toned down "chapter" in the show. There is a flow to the show and each song is in there for a purpose.
Yeah, cause you speak for Joe Public right?
Many artists have done Unplugged type shows or concerts. I say if Eric Clapton and George Michael could...anyone could. Nothing wrong with stripping things down...why not try?
The Brian & Kerry stuff seems to work ok, not my thing but I'm sure quite a lot of the Queen songs could be done acoustic. What would be good is some small venues, no bells & whistles, just basic staging and deep cuts instead of hits. Won't happen but a girl can dream.
rockchic65 wrote:
The Brian & Kerry stuff seems to work ok, not my thing but I'm sure quite a lot of the Queen songs could be done acoustic. What would be good is some small venues, no bells & whistles, just basic staging and deep cuts instead of hits. Won't happen but a girl can dream.
Of course that's how I think an Unplugged type of thing should happen if it were to happen. Let's see if it can be done without the bells and whistles, light show, gimmicks, costume changes, smaller venue etc...it would be interesting to see if nothing else.
A girl can dream for sure. I wanted Brian and Roger to do this type of show in the mid 90s when MTVs Unplugged became very popular.
I rather listen to Kerry and Brian than 1 minute of QAL
happystar wrote:
Queen would probably have kept on touring with Paul, but i think it was Paul's decision to leave Queen as he was bored.
It was the week after Paul quit that Brian spotted Adam . . . . .
They mutually agreed to split during the final south american dates as they weren't getting having to work so closely together. At one point Roger wanted to replace Paul with Jeff Scott Soto.
I seem to remember Brian actually saying quite publicly that they split to preserve their friendship.
No one left because they were bored
Seems if they wanted to split to preserve the friendship then things were getting pretty strained between them then, or was it because Paul was not a pushover like Lambert ?
Paul Rodgers has a reputation for not being easy to work with
Bullet with Butterfly Wings wrote: No WTF about it. Brian can play acoustic guitar you know. ;-)
Who would have thought. ;-)
Nevertheless, a gig without his old lady isn't a Queen-gig. The Red Special IS important! :P