Live on stage. work ethic payrate p/h Who had the hardest job of them all??

When it comes to the live stage, who out of the four had the hardest job of them all??? Who was seen as the most laziest. In a work ethic/time spent on stage/pay rate per hour. Who worked the hardest for their money??

Freddie
Some would say that being the vocalist of the band is the most demanding role, when you have an energetic frontman in the mix who runs around the stage for almost two hours on stage. It must be no easy task but for a part of the show, although Freddie did get to sit on his arse for a good part of the show while on the piano.... During the mid 70s Freddie did have his own spot on stage during 'Take my breath away' apart from that, almost every night there was almost, a guarantee 10 min smoko break during Brians solo.

Brian
Standing almost in one spot. On our right his left, for the entire night Brian May. During the late 70s-early 80s he did have to make a foray to the piano for his song 'Save Me' although.. After almost standing in one spot for most of the show ( I know.. he did move around a bit..) He did get to sit on his arse.... He was... (Freddie's brief solo spot on stage Take my breath away) the only member on stage to work and all but see out a full shift with no customary (NZ work laws) smoko break for two hours of work.. One can also say that on a cold spring evening, cold fingers on steel can be torture..... No smoko break did I mention???

Roger
Being a Drummer pretty much says it all..... for a whole two hour show you get to.... sit on your arse on your high and all mighy stool and for the entire show as you get to watch everyone else do all the hard work in front of you.... I know I know.... From all of the Queenzone drummers on here... All of you guys are shouting at me saying that "being a drummer is the most intense/occupation hazard out of all of the jobs..." It's the most complete work out of them all, arms legs and the mental strain to keep the beat and as with Roger... Not only does he have to think and play forth dimensionally, he has to also throw in sing not only back up but lead vocals too..... The 10 min smoko break and pay check is very well much earnt ...

John... Hmmmmm Well no actually!!!!!
John... Our left his right
Although he gets to literally stand in one spot for the entire evening... apart from the 'two steps to the mic, sing one.... pretend to sing one line then two steps back' maybe also do the couple of 'part step work outs' when he lifts his foot on Rogers steeps to the drums.... Every now and again he will do actually do a full step work out...
It's a hard Job being a Bass player in Johns world... Not only does he have to play a bass note, he has to keep in time with Roger, fill rhythm duties as there is only lead guitar, do the odd but regular solo/lead role and since he is a little flashy... John also has to add his trademark bass runs as he does on studio albums... Not to mention too... Dogging beer cans and womens knickers being stuck in one spot all evening!!!
Also....
John is more hardcore than Brian, where Brian's playing fingers are protected behind the P.P.E of the pick......Not only are Johns fret fingers exposed to the inhospitable environments of skin on cold steel, his bare playing fingers are his P.P.E on the cold steel strings.. well worth the 10 min smoko break to warm up his fingers

Without a doubt, the hardest job on stage in Queen was Roger's. I've listened to 300+ Queen shows, and he was by far the most solid member of the band. His backing vocals and cues into each section of a song were the backbone and the glue of that band.

Rogers has the hardest part, all the shows 2 hours drumming with his arms and bass drum with his feet and the backing vocals on each song

Without doubt this post was written by someone with zero musical knowledge or understanding

The person who EQ's Brian vocals has the hardest job.

[QUOTE] [b]Togg wrote:[/b]

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Points to them for wanting to learn. Fine by me.

John was probably the one that had it easy i would say, because Roger & Brian were basically the music side of Queen and although Freddie was the one that had to get the audience up and moving
he was the one that ended up getting drenched in sweat with all the running around on stage, hot work.

Roger and Freddie....like elton John said, it's not easy being a frontman. Not many were good at it. Roger was obviously working hard. Underrated musician he is....

Adam Lambert has to work the hardest because he has to dodge incoming objects cuz he sucks!!!

Ooooooh dont let the bullies here you say that or you will become as popular as i was ha ha ha still i do agree with you

Is this what is left? What is the next topic? Who's socks were sweatiest? Which member is most likely to forget to buy milk on the way home from the gig? How much did that lighting rig cost the local electricity company? How much land would John's 'Works' hairdo light up if it was on fire? If John threw his guitar but it was in the shape of a boomerang which memeber would it decapitate? I can actually hear the thoughts of people here thinking about all of these and trying to come up with rational answers.

Save Me :-(

Each one had their own role and each one's role was not easier than any of the others. Without John's bass they would sound lacklustre and dull, if they'd had say, a session bass player who didn't understand how to construct a bass line. Without Freddie's stage presence, voice, and piano playing they'd have not worked so well in a large stadium. Brian's guitar playing on stage was actually very difficult, sometimes condensing the complex multitrack guitar arrangements of the albums into something that was a more hard-hitting bright sound to engage the audience. Roger's incredible live drumming with his backing vocals quite often becoming lead vocals to support Freddie who sometimes struggled to get some of the notes live (oh yes he did, and it's well documented here as well as on youtube videos), was probably the most complete role in the band on stage.

Besides each one composed major hits for the band:

We will rock you
We are the champions
Another one bites the dust
Radio Gaga

Just to mention four incredible live hits for them.....

In a band like Queen, it's really difficult to say if one worked harder than the others. You can't really gauge it on how much someone moves about on stage, there are many other factors involved. Playing an instrument well is incredibly difficult whether you move around or stay in one place, sit down or stand up.

If John or Roger had moved around as much as Freddie or even Brian, the whole under-pinning of the group would have changed.

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[QUOTE] [b]Togg wrote:[/b]

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Points to them for wanting to learn. Fine by me.
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True, I maybe being unfair, but the post read rather like a piss take than an actual question...

One of my earliest memories watching a Queen concert video was seeing Roger starting WWRY right at the end thinking 'man he must be knackered'

I figured that they're doing something they love. I dare say Brian would be the kind of guy to spend 2 or 3 hours a night playing guitar in his bedroom even if he was a milkman.

[QUOTE] [b]miraclesteinway wrote:[/b]

. . . . if they'd had say, a session bass player who didn't understand how to construct a bass line. . . ,

If John or Roger had moved. . .
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Actually session musicians are often better musicians than the people they are working for.

To get regular work they have to have a comprehensive understanding of different styles of music and playing and have the ability to quickly learn and play what is being asked of them.

Roger couldn't move around the stage, he is a drummer do has to, usually, sit behind his kit to play.