You rarely see Roger but May comes across as more of a salesman advertising for shitty products while his fansheep buy his overpriced crap products. The Queen FB site looks like a Homeshopping site not like a music site. Well - musically they haven't anything new or exciting to offer, archive releases are off the table so they sell subpar products for ridiculous prices. Who on earth is buying this shit?
Oh how the mighty have fallen
stevelondon20 · Member since
2 mighty rock stars with big pockets to fill!!!!
runner_70 · Member since
But c'mon it is really getting ridiculous now don't you think???
philip storey · Member since
I must admit it is a joke at the sort of crap they are selling at the moment Brian and Roger will do anything to make money.However ask about a "Live Killers Box Set" and its a different story ,"we don't have the time ,they cry".No and why is that because they are touring their Greatest Hits with that in my opinion joke of a singer.It's about time people on this site actually manned up a bit.Adam Lambert is not in the top 1000 rock singers.Freddie Mercury is the greatest showman and rock singer of all time,number 1.Freddie made Queen,Smile were going nowhere until Freddie came along and he turned them into something amazing.Another thing I want to get off my chest is the film,it made Roger and Brian look like saints,it put Freddie as the bad guy.The bit where RT and BM left Freddie's party saying its not our scene is a joke,they liked a good drug ,alcohol bash just as much as Freddie did.The crowning glory was when Brian,John and Roger let Freddie rejoin the band!! What were the three of them going to do ,give Paul Rodgers a ring to see if he was available.John was right in what he did and I respect him for that ,I am afraid we are left with a bloody shambles.I have said my bit,no doubt all the AL fans will say how great he is and its what Freddie would have wanted,i am afraid you are wrong.Queen died on that awful day when Freddie Mercury passed away.
Nathan H · Member since
I rarely buy any of the branded products - I've got the cheapest coin because I think it's actually quite good. But the thing you have to remember is that there are Queen fans who love collecting merchandise, just because you're not one doesn't mean you have to ruin it others.
It's the same with AL, not everyone likes him (and I see that) but that doesn't mean you have to spoil it for those who enjoy seeing him live. Think about it, if Q+AL weren't popular then they wouldn't be doing such a huge tour all over the world - if your dislikes from the past few years haven't stopped or changed anything they're doing now then you may as well shut up about it. I'm sure we all know on here which ones despise, which ones love and which ones don't have an issue with AL. What is the blooding point of going on and on about it?
k-m · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]philip storey wrote:[/b]
I must admit it is a joke at the sort of crap they are selling at the moment Brian and Roger will do anything to make money.However ask about a "Live Killers Box Set" and its a different story ,"we don't have the time ,they cry".No and why is that because they are touring their Greatest Hits with that in my opinion joke of a singer.It's about time people on this site actually manned up a bit.Adam Lambert is not in the top 1000 rock singers.Freddie Mercury is the greatest showman and rock singer of all time,number 1.Freddie made Queen,Smile were going nowhere until Freddie came along and he turned them into something amazing.Another thing I want to get off my chest is the film,it made Roger and Brian look like saints,it put Freddie as the bad guy.The bit where RT and BM left Freddie's party saying its not our scene is a joke,they liked a good drug ,alcohol bash just as much as Freddie did.The crowning glory was when Brian,John and Roger let Freddie rejoin the band!! What were the three of them going to do ,give Paul Rodgers a ring to see if he was available.John was right in what he did and I respect him for that ,I am afraid we are left with a bloody shambles.I have said my bit,no doubt all the AL fans will say how great he is and its what Freddie would have wanted,i am afraid you are wrong.Queen died on that awful day when Freddie Mercury passed away.[/QUOTE]
I think you overestimate the power of Adam Lambert. Trust me, the general public doesn't really care who's behind the mike now, as long as it's not someone completely unbearable. They just come to the show, think it was great fun and that's it. It's not like they immediately put his poster on the wall. There's a huge psychological barrier to cross and all these projects like QAL, The Doors of the 21st Century or post-Hutchence INXS simply don't cut it. It doesn't affect their legacy. There's a bigger chance the film made a certain impact in that regard and I suspect some did in fact walk out from the theatre thinking that Freddie was a proper arsehole, but I think it's also too few to rewrite history and change the public perception. And don't worry, Roger came across like a proper idiot too, slightly homophobic, kettle-throwing clown. But you know, the film needed a few jokes, they just happened to be at his expense ;-)
philip storey · Member since
Iam not interested if the general public like the show or not ,the fan's who were there at the beginning,do not like it and don't go.
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]philip storey wrote:[/b]
Iam not interested if the general public like the show or not ,the fan's who were there at the beginning,do not like it and don't go.[/QUOTE]
What BS, there's plenty fans who were there at the beginning who go to their shows, you're in cuckoo land if you think otherwise. Don't like it fine just leave the rest of us who do to enjoy it, like Gen Z music fan said they're still touring seven years later and all the whining by a few fans hasn't and won't change it.
PrimeJiveUSA · Member since
LOL...EVERY "legacy" band is doing this kind of stuff.
Bands don't make money off of their recordings anymore.
This is the only way they make money anymore.
Sad but true.
Makka · Member since
You do realise these are things they would be approached to do, not something they would instigate? They are in a lucky position to be offered these things. Bands don't make money from music anymore, they make it from touring and from merch so it's another outlet to make money whilst they can. And to be honest, if I was in their shoes I'd be running with the money too. They were part of the musics creation so why not?
runner_70 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]philip storey wrote:[/b]
I must admit it is a joke at the sort of crap they are selling at the moment Brian and Roger will do anything to make money.However ask about a "Live Killers Box Set" and its a different story ,"we don't have the time ,they cry".No and why is that because they are touring their Greatest Hits with that in my opinion joke of a singer.It's about time people on this site actually manned up a bit.Adam Lambert is not in the top 1000 rock singers.Freddie Mercury is the greatest showman and rock singer of all time,number 1.Freddie made Queen,Smile were going nowhere until Freddie came along and he turned them into something amazing.Another thing I want to get off my chest is the film,it made Roger and Brian look like saints,it put Freddie as the bad guy.The bit where RT and BM left Freddie's party saying its not our scene is a joke,they liked a good drug ,alcohol bash just as much as Freddie did.The crowning glory was when Brian,John and Roger let Freddie rejoin the band!! What were the three of them going to do ,give Paul Rodgers a ring to see if he was available.John was right in what he did and I respect him for that ,I am afraid we are left with a bloody shambles.I have said my bit,no doubt all the AL fans will say how great he is and its what Freddie would have wanted,i am afraid you are wrong.Queen died on that awful day when Freddie Mercury passed away.[/QUOTE]
Best QZ Posting of all time
Queenman!! · Member since
They indeed ‘smelled’ the coins with the WWRY musical and Bo Rhap movie and trying to milk these projects ALAP .
Cruella de Vil · Member since
On this and similar points, sadly, I have to agree. What valid connection does Brian have to any sport bar a jaunt in the country with a badger or fox, or perhaps cold plunge pool endurance marathons! Bollocks to this one.
rockchic65 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Makka wrote:[/b]
You do realise these are things they would be approached to do, not something they would instigate? They are in a lucky position to be offered these things. Bands don't make money from music anymore, they make it from touring and from merch so it's another outlet to make money whilst they can. And to be honest, if I was in their shoes I'd be running with the money too. They were part of the musics creation so why not?
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Exactly, it's not like you can go to the royal mint and say hey I want you to put me on one of your coins, some people have a very strange way of looking at things.
Dim · Member since
I don't want to be devil's advocate but record companies are making money from concerts, ridiculously shit products, compilations albums you name it. The artists have been paid in advance and give their approve to whatever....
I remember when the Roger's Lot came out, he said that he didn't have the box arrived to himself by the company, forgot to mention the Air extra cds with the interviews where also Roger said that was record company decision.
Queen production have been compromised - sold to capitalism haha.
