Queen's best songwriter

Has this been looked at so far here?

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/best-songwriter-in-queen.798988/

Interesting so far.... Deacon second place!

John is underrated! Roger may be the "worst", but they're all good and most importantly, it's the band as a whole that made all songs as great as they are. It's understandable that there's a main force behind some songs, but in the end it's all about the band doing them.

I suppose you can say that Freddie was the "best" and Brian second, but I stand by what I just wrote above.

Paul Rodgers.

[QUOTE] [b]Golden Salmon wrote:[/b]

most importantly, it's the band that made all songs as great as they are.[/QUOTE]

100% agree.

Freddie was /is the best song writer in Queen, for in the beginning it was his strong song writing that got the band into the limelight especially "Seven seas of Rhye" & "Killer Queen" John is second.

Deaks

Is it not a matter of taste?

Got to agree, Freddie wrote some of the best but also some of the worst!

You could say due to the few songs Deaks wrote, he would have to be in the top half with songs that were hits/appeal/easy listening to most Queen/non-Queen fans. He was the most consistent writer when it comes to sticking to one general genre

I'd say quite easily:
Freddie
Brian
John
Roger

However, Roger has a talent for writing songs that suit his own voice which Brian doesn't possess as strongly. And I do have a special place in my heart for Spread Your Wings and the sweetness of some of John's songs.

Roger' s writing improved in the 80's, and he was primarily responsible for over half of 1984 and later top 10 hits.

Radio Ga Ga, One Vision, A Kind of Magic, Breakthru, These Are the Days of Our Lives, and Heaven for Everyone were all top 10 hits.

www.officialcharts.com/artist/21275/queen/

What means "best" in this case?
Talking about hits?

Are I want to break free and a kind of magic better songs than the prophets song and the millionaire waltz because they were single hits? Is a catchy song better than a complex arrangement?

In the end it's personal taste.

Freddie/John

It's got to be personal taste in the end but I would agree with Spiralstatic's listing - I would also add Roger's solo track Old Friends - his voice sounds great and the song really brings a tear to the eye (well mine anyway).

Each member of the band made some really great songs and on my lists of favorite Queen songs there are songs from all four members.

Yeah while it's tempting to say Freddie and Brian's songs defined Queen, I'd rather listen to a Roger song when getting ready for a night out / leaving work on a Friday / playing Onrush