Are you familiar with the concept of always wanting more?
PS: I don't really think they're doing it for the money. They won't do it for free, of course, but the money they get is largely spent on logistics and staff salaries and travelling, I reckon. Once all of that's been paid, whatever they get after taxes may be a pittance compared to what they already have, but it's still important in a more symbolic sense. It's not so much 'I need money for a new yatch' as it is 'this money proves people still like us, we're still relevant'.
cmsdrums · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]dysan wrote:[/b]
I'd say the LAs Vegas thing is the perfect vehicle for them in their current incarnation. I'm interested to see what they do.[/QUOTE]
Sadly, I’d imagine the usual setlist but minus any ‘deep cuts’ that make it into the current arena shows, so likely even less interesting than ever. The ‘Crown Jewels’ title effectively confirms it’s a greatest hits show, and bearing in mind the location the audience will be made up of a fair few casual tourists as well as the hardcore fans that make it.
cmsdrums · Member since
It also wouldn’t surprise me to see a live blu ray release of this run - 10 shows to pool from so Brian can ensure the final edit removes the risk of mistakes which could be there if a single show were recorded for release.
Star* · Member since
The whole tour is a big mistake.
Bri & Rog should be making new Cds and drop pussy boy.
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]happystar wrote:[/b]
The whole tour is a big mistake.
Bri & Rog should be making new Cds and drop pussy boy.[/QUOTE]
A very successful mistake then.
Saint Jiub · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]happystar wrote:[/b]
The whole tour is a big mistake.
Bri & Rog should be making new Cds and drop pussy boy.[/QUOTE]
With a comment like that, I wonder if Mike Hunt still sides with Happystar over Vocal Harmony?
musicland munich · Member since
They should take "Pussy Boy" to the studio and record a few new tracks.
Let`s see what happen. If it`s a bust, they still can release "box sets" for the rest of their careers.
mike hunt · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Panchgani wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]happystar wrote:[/b]
The whole tour is a big mistake.
Bri & Rog should be making new Cds and drop pussy boy.[/QUOTE]
With a comment like that, I wonder if Mike Hunt still sides with Happystar over Vocal Harmony?[/QUOTE]
I would leave that last part out, but do agree they should be making new music without Adam....I don't hate him or anything I just like their voices for Queen better. Roger iS an underrated singer and Brian could sing the soft ones. I do understand they can't sing a whole tour alone, so. That's where Adam comes in.....I say get John back if healthy record Roger's Journy's End as their last , also their Farwell tour. Saying goodby...it will see lots of tickets.
mike hunt · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]happystar wrote:[/b]
Why would anyone want Queen & Lambert to do songs Freddie never performed with the band?[/QUOTE]
Because different people want different things. There's a market for that. I'm personally not interested, but loads of people are, more than enough to make it profitable for them.
[QUOTE] [b]happystar wrote:[/b]
What is the point cos Freddie was the voice[/QUOTE]
Except when he wasn't. 'I'm in Love with My Car', for instance, is still a very good song.
[QUOTE] [b]happystar wrote:[/b]
Freddie was the ambience and Freddie was the whole spirit of Queen.[/QUOTE]
No, he wasn't. He was part of it. A major part of it. But he wasn't all of it.
[QUOTE] [b]happystar wrote:[/b]
Lambert & Queen are no where near as magical as they were with Deacy and Mercury.[/QUOTE]
True, but that doesn't change the fact thousands of people are interested. Again, I'm not - I had the chance of going to a few of their gigs and skipped it, and I'm glad I did because I could spend that money on something else (which I definitely enjoyed more) and 'my' place was almost definitely taken by someone who loved the concert and had a great time. It was a win-win situation, also for Maylor and Lambert as they still earned the same amount of money.
But, for thousands of people out there, this collaboration is good enough or at the very least 'better than nothing', and fair play to them. It's their money, it's their time, and if they want to spend it on something they'll enjoy, then that's great!
[QUOTE] [b]happystar wrote:[/b]
Its a money making stunt to do as many venues as possible before May & Taylor take ill.[/QUOTE]
Yes, and it's working really well.[/QUOTE]
This thread should end here! Great post from sebastian....Fredde's obviously was very important when you look at what they did in the last 25 years, while Mercury had a hug impact the other weren't backing his band....May is Fred's equal. Roger is grossly underrated and John is solid. Roger and John should be mentioned a lot more than they do.
Star* · Member since
May is certainly not Mercury's equal.
Mercury had an enigma unbeatable of anyone and his songwriting was streets ahead of May in that department.
May was always a bit jealous of Freddie, because Mercury always dismissed May's ridiculous ideas and Mercury squashed them lol
May toured on his own and could have done that again, but he choose to use the Queen name to get the money in. I know what is going on here, May is exploiting all the fans and Freddies invention of Queen. I do not like many of Mays choices since Freddie died, he seems a different man and sometimes a very desperate man to get himself noticed. Lambert is his weapon to get female bums on seats and yes it works but it dont mean it is better than the real 4 man british rock group Queen. I do not do gimmicks and this pathetic limp tour is just that.
Some people are happy to part with there money and get fleeced but i am not one of those !
Sebastian · Member since
I don't think he's 'exploiting' anyone. People know what they're buying and, for many thousands around the world, it's a quality show and a quality collab. Again, I wouldn't go to any of their concerts, but I'm glad they're doing them and I'm glad they're making so many people happy, including themselves.
TomP63 · Member since
I say get John back if healthy record Roger's Journy's End as their last , also their Farwell tour. @Mike, why in Heaven's earth should they make a recorded version of Roger's version. There's no need for that, not only is it a solo track, in my humble opinion it is a song which has no connection with Queen whatsoever. Bringing in May or Deacon(??) would not make it a Queen record either.
Tom
TomP63 · Member since
May is certainly not Mercury's equal.............Oh yes he is!
Tom
Vocal harmony · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]TomP63 wrote:[/b]
May is certainly not Mercury's equal.............Oh yes he is!
Tom[/QUOTE]
Yes indeed.
It could also be argued that it was Brian, and Roger, who brought the Queen sound to Freddie. It doesn't take a genius to listen to what Smile recorded and realise that there is a definite link between the production ideas of both bands.
In Smile the three part harmony vocals that would become such a big part of Queen are there, The guitar solos on Step on Me and Earth have elements that would turn up later for example in Killer Queen. The bones of the Brighton Rock solo were laid down in Smile.
If you listen to early live Queen recordings some of Freddie's phrasing is similar to Tim Staffle. To raise Freddie to the point of claiming he was responsible for every element of Queen's success is so flawed
Yes he gave them a name, a visual style, although that could have also been down to Roger and Brian and he gave them a stunning live presence and style.
He wasn't a better musician than any of the other band members and his song writing as a whole was no better than Brian's.
Holly2003 · Member since
Ridiculous. There are elements of Queen in Smile -- how could there not be given Brian and Roger are part of both -- but Fred took a failed band and two musicians going nowhere and created Queen. Fred provided the fantastic lead vocals, wrote most of their top 10 hits in the 1970s, designed the logo, suggested the name, and was the driving force behind their stage identity and how they approached live work. He also wrote Bo Rap, the single song that has come to be identified with the band. Fred wasn't Queen on his own but he was the special ingredient that made Queen work compared to Smile's failure. Without Fred's vision, musical talent, and most importantly, his ability to write hits, Queen would never have existed.
