They could have gone the solo way and tour on a smaller scale. Instead they completely gave up the songwriting (ok Roger did some average stuff) and are milking the Queen name until the lasr drop. Sad
Cruella de Vil · Member since
So much of this is conjecture and people trying to read between the lines. Maybe some of what had been raised here is true or maybe none of it. Let’s face we really don’t know the full story and never will. Let’s go back to the music they created and enjoy that.,
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
They could have gone the solo way and tour on a smaller scale. Instead they completely gave up the songwriting (ok Roger did some average stuff) and are milking the Queen name until the lasr drop. Sad[/QUOTE]
Tons of fans are loving seeing them live doing full shows with all their favourite Queen songs (and there's no way they could do solo) and they're loving having the chance to do arena's and stadiums again, they wouldn't be doing that solo either. They had huge input into the Queen catalogue and making that music, it wasn't just Freddie so there's no reason they shouldn't be touring the music they helped create for the fans who want to see them and all the newer fans who were too young to see Queen.
No idea how someone gets so bitter they would begrudge them and the fans the joy of these tours, they lost their friend, band mate and career in one go, why shouldn't they have a second go round if people still want them to tour and all the younger fans can still see at least two of the original band doing the music they love.
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Makka wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]ianlasseter wrote:[/b]
Jesus runner_70 you seem to have serious issues.Nothing you have said in the above post has any relavence to anything.Queen are not a brand,they just happen to be really good at what they do.They are not money hungry,and wanting to make a quick buck,they,probably are the most popular band on the planet right now.You can see that they are really having fun live.All they are doing is making Queens' music availiable to a new audience.Who knows how much longer they are going to be able to perform like this.And I think Freddie would have loved it.
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To add to this Roger and Brian are musicians. It's what they do and what they enjoy. They have every right to continue playing in whatever form they desire and it makes them and other people happy. Artists make fuck all from the music these days, they have to tour. I can imagine at their age it's fucken hard work but they love it. Let them enjoy the remainder of their lives doing what they love and people love them doing.
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100% agree.
thomasquinn 32989 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]miraclesteinway wrote:[/b]
Roger did use the word sociopath in describing John, which was a bit unfair and quite personal, but that said, I have never met any of them so I don't know if it's accurate or not. [/QUOTE]
From the context, it was pretty clear (IMHO) that Roger meant something like "agoraphobe" and just messed up his choice of words.
rockchic65 · Member since
^^^ Exactly, he likely meant to say social phobia which judging from John's reaction when fans approach him would fit.
cmsdrums · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Apocalipsis_Darko wrote:[/b]
The remix from Under Pressure, John said yes, but never was in the studio to see what happened...[/QUOTE]
There is an interview with Mike Spencer that says John WAS in the studio to work on his mix of UP, bu this was then ditched in favour of Brian's mix....such a shame.
It hurts to me to agree with anything runner_70 says because he's a hate filled balloon of bile that keeps popping off. But while I'm ok with the big Queen tour with AL, there is something to be said for going the smaller route. I always thought they should have done a couple of Royal Albert Hall gigs every year or two, like Dave Gilmour did. A couple of guest vocalists and a chance to just be musicians rather than a show. Less pressure to impress.
It's possible that's how Brian feels about his tours with Kerry Ellis but that doesn't float my boat at all.
Roger seems happy playing whenever he plays with the SAS band.
The Brian May band were fun. I enjoyed The Cross, but it must be hard to play to small theatres when you know you can play Arenas just by changing the name.
I don't think it's all about money, I think ego is the main thing.
John doesnt really have one, the other two do.
It would be nice if they did something new together, but lets not kid ourselves that these 70 year olds are going to come up with classics like they did forty+ years ago.
cmsdrums · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]ggo1 wrote:[/b]
I don't think it's all about money.....[/QUOTE]
I didn't either, but the recent corporate gig they did for Microsoft, and a private booking coming up on 21 Sept for a wealthy financier for his wife's birthday party in Italy, with The Beach Boys supporting Q&AL (yes, really!!) ,starts severely testing my resolve in thinking that it's not.
fruhzs · Member since
We never know the details though, so it’s tough to know for sure. I know a story for a private concert the Stones did in the US a few years ago, for a super rich guy who was with a terminal disease, and had this dream. From what I heard they accept to do it for these circunstância, and they also donated their very large payment to some charities they supported or something to that effect. So we never really know the motives behind all that.
Killer_queenIII · Member since
Btw, that blank post with the quotes on the previous page, there was supposed to be something else I said, but the forum forgot to put my 2 cents in for some reason.
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]ggo1 wrote:[/b]
I don't think it's all about money.....[/QUOTE]
I didn't either, but the recent corporate gig they did for Microsoft, and a private booking coming up on 21 Sept for a wealthy financier for his wife's birthday party in Italy, with The Beach Boys supporting Q&AL (yes, really!!) ,starts severely testing my resolve in thinking that it's not.[/QUOTE]
Why would doing a private gig for a wealthy guy and his wife be all about money? She's a massive Adam fan who's had him play at two parties for her birthday before so that's likely why she's asked QAL to do the gig, she loves Adam and loves Queen music and can clearly afford to hire them, I think it would be a bit off to refuse tbh, who wouldn't love to have their favourite artist/band play at a party for them if they could.
ggo1 · Member since
@cmsdrums. I still don't think it's ALL about money, but I didn't know about them doing another private gig.
I was a bit unsure about the Microsoft gig, but at least they did it while they were already on tour and it seems like it was slotted into that.
A birthday party a week before the global citizens gig... If I'm being generous I'll say it's a business decision and they are doing it to cover the costs of the free show the following week.
I'm really clutching at straws now.
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]ggo1 wrote:[/b]
@cmsdrums. I still don't think it's ALL about money, but I didn't know about them doing another private gig.
I was a bit unsure about the Microsoft gig, but at least they did it while they were already on tour and it seems like it was slotted into that.
A birthday party a week before the global citizens gig... If I'm being generous I'll say it's a business decision and they are doing it to cover the costs of the free show the following week.
I'm really clutching at straws now.[/QUOTE]
It's been organized for ages, way before the US tour started, she's known Adam for ages and he did a private party for her in 2014 and again in January this year.
