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I am a bit ashamed to say I ordered the Royal Mint coin. I also remember the dry spell when you couldn't get any Queen merch. But fuck the Monopoly cause Monopoly sucks.
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master marathon runner
Spot on Philip Storey !!!
philip storey
Cheers MMRunner ,its about time these deluded Q&AL fan's were told the truth.I remember being a 11year old boy ,playing Queen 1 non stop and being so proud to being a Queen fan.When I was old enough I remember going to the NEC and seeing them live ,god it was the most awesome thing I had ever seen.10,000 fans standing which was a record at the time for a standing indoor concert.My friends all know that I am a Queen fan and often ask who is the singer when I mention AL they look blank and ask who he is.There is so much Brian and Roger could have done after Freddie's passing,working on the music they had already made,giving us a album with the two of them doing it under their own names,not a Queen album.Solo work,albums,small tours but not using the Queen name.Some great Box sets and of course the Anthology which we would all like if it was done well.I fear that things are not going to change as Maylor are money mad and blindly think that AL is fantastic,the Queen legacy is being dragged through the gutter and it hurts like hell.
Holly2003
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They look quite tasty but not at £13 a pop.
Must admit, a few years ago as an investment I bought about 25 of those Royal Mail Freddie (and Roger) postage stamps and they didn't increase much in value, so now they just sit there, mocking me :)
They look quite tasty but not at £13 a pop.
Must admit, a few years ago as an investment I bought about 25 of those Royal Mail Freddie (and Roger) postage stamps and they didn't increase much in value, so now they just sit there, mocking me :)
snifflese
How is this different from any other band that does exactly the same thing? CD's bring much less revenue to the artist than years ago.. I have seen figures in general, not specifically Queen, and they pay peanuts. Tours have lots of outgoing costs. The cost of sending all that equipment around the world (close to 20 huge vans full?) must be staggering. Welcome to the 21st century people! I am sure none of you give away your work for nothing. I also don't think Brian and Roger sit up at night and consider what they could be selling to poor diehard Queen fans to cheat them of their money.. I am sure there are offers from other businesses and demands from fans. I personally don't buy it, but the merch lines are huge at the concerts. Fans expect those things even if all you" pure as the driven snow" guys don't think that way. Roger and Brian work hard and if they can still earn quite a bit, more power to them! No one says you have to buy those overpriced tickets and/or merchandise, but many, many fans do!
Vocal harmony
[QUOTE] [b]philip storey wrote:[/b]
Cheers MMRunner ,its about time these deluded Q&AL fan's were told the truth.I remember being a 11year old boy ,playing Queen 1 non stop and being so proud to being a Queen fan.When I was old enough I remember going to the NEC and seeing them live ,god it was the most awesome thing I had ever seen.10,000 fans standing which was a record at the time for a standing indoor concert.My friends all know that I am a Queen fan and often ask who is the singer when I mention AL they look blank and ask who he is.There is so much Brian and Roger could have done after Freddie's passing,working on the music they had already made,giving us a album with the two of them doing it under their own names,not a Queen album.Solo work,albums,small tours but not using the Queen name.Some great Box sets and of course the Anthology which we would all like if it was done well.I fear that things are not going to change as Maylor are money mad and blindly think that AL is fantastic,the Queen legacy is being dragged through the gutter and it hurts like hell.[/QUOTE]
Hate to say it but this view is so deluded it could have been posted by Gerry.
Relesing box sets could also be seen as a money crab, that was your view of NOTW box wasn't it?
Like any major act they are tied to a record company who want to make what they can out of an artist, like it or not it's an industry that goes beyond the art of making music. Go to any gig of any size by anyone and there'll be a merchbstand selling vastly inflated T shirts, Hoodies, Beanie hats, drum sticks, programs, cd's cups etc etc, the list goes on ano on. It's how it is. You don't have to buy into any of it. . . It's not just this band.
So what they haven't recorded an album, I can guaranty if they did and they played half a dozen new songs people would be shouting about the lack of old hits. Fleetwood Mac haven't released anything for years, but they still tour , Same as King Crimson and others. So what, people enjoy going.
Your experience of going to see Q+AL was not good, you didn't like the venue, the show the transport. . . If everyone had that view they'd be playing to empty venues.
They play to huge numbers of old fans as well as new ones and Adam Lambert fans, so what. People enjoy the gigs. The amount of moaning about them does nothing, you achieve nothing by it. You certainly don't stop people going and your criticism of what they do was loud and clear after the gig you went too.
Cheers MMRunner ,its about time these deluded Q&AL fan's were told the truth.I remember being a 11year old boy ,playing Queen 1 non stop and being so proud to being a Queen fan.When I was old enough I remember going to the NEC and seeing them live ,god it was the most awesome thing I had ever seen.10,000 fans standing which was a record at the time for a standing indoor concert.My friends all know that I am a Queen fan and often ask who is the singer when I mention AL they look blank and ask who he is.There is so much Brian and Roger could have done after Freddie's passing,working on the music they had already made,giving us a album with the two of them doing it under their own names,not a Queen album.Solo work,albums,small tours but not using the Queen name.Some great Box sets and of course the Anthology which we would all like if it was done well.I fear that things are not going to change as Maylor are money mad and blindly think that AL is fantastic,the Queen legacy is being dragged through the gutter and it hurts like hell.[/QUOTE]
Hate to say it but this view is so deluded it could have been posted by Gerry.
Relesing box sets could also be seen as a money crab, that was your view of NOTW box wasn't it?
Like any major act they are tied to a record company who want to make what they can out of an artist, like it or not it's an industry that goes beyond the art of making music. Go to any gig of any size by anyone and there'll be a merchbstand selling vastly inflated T shirts, Hoodies, Beanie hats, drum sticks, programs, cd's cups etc etc, the list goes on ano on. It's how it is. You don't have to buy into any of it. . . It's not just this band.
So what they haven't recorded an album, I can guaranty if they did and they played half a dozen new songs people would be shouting about the lack of old hits. Fleetwood Mac haven't released anything for years, but they still tour , Same as King Crimson and others. So what, people enjoy going.
Your experience of going to see Q+AL was not good, you didn't like the venue, the show the transport. . . If everyone had that view they'd be playing to empty venues.
They play to huge numbers of old fans as well as new ones and Adam Lambert fans, so what. People enjoy the gigs. The amount of moaning about them does nothing, you achieve nothing by it. You certainly don't stop people going and your criticism of what they do was loud and clear after the gig you went too.
Man from Zanzibar
Meh, who cares. They are milking money off the sheep willing to spend top dollar on the BS merch and stuff like that. Don't waste your money.
I'd much prefer them releasing the juicy material from the Queen Vault, while working on their solo projects or Brian+Roger collab thing ("SMILE"). But it seems that the creative spirit left them when Freddie passed away and John later retired (sadly, looks like The Cosmos Rocks was their last breath). Yes they didn't want to be another "Journey" and play with a soundalike, but at least Journey put out several albums with new music since Steve Perry left.
At least half the people if not more go to QAL concerts just to see May and Taylor again. Yes, the average Joe the Ignorant just wants top 10 hits and a can of cold beer, but the real fans would much rather pay good money to see them play the deep cuts of Queen and / or their solo stuff combined. But that will NEVER happen, Maylor's gonna collect their paper and retire first. End of story.
I'd much prefer them releasing the juicy material from the Queen Vault, while working on their solo projects or Brian+Roger collab thing ("SMILE"). But it seems that the creative spirit left them when Freddie passed away and John later retired (sadly, looks like The Cosmos Rocks was their last breath). Yes they didn't want to be another "Journey" and play with a soundalike, but at least Journey put out several albums with new music since Steve Perry left.
At least half the people if not more go to QAL concerts just to see May and Taylor again. Yes, the average Joe the Ignorant just wants top 10 hits and a can of cold beer, but the real fans would much rather pay good money to see them play the deep cuts of Queen and / or their solo stuff combined. But that will NEVER happen, Maylor's gonna collect their paper and retire first. End of story.
Nathan H
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
Hate to say it but this view is so deluded it could have been posted by Gerry.
Relesing box sets could also be seen as a money crab, that was your view of NOTW box wasn't it?
Like any major act they are tied to a record company who want to make what they can out of an artist, like it or not it's an industry that goes beyond the art of making music. Go to any gig of any size by anyone and there'll be a merchbstand selling vastly inflated T shirts, Hoodies, Beanie hats, drum sticks, programs, cd's cups etc etc, the list goes on ano on. It's how it is. You don't have to buy into any of it. . . It's not just this band.
So what they haven't recorded an album, I can guaranty if they did and they played half a dozen new songs people would be shouting about the lack of old hits. Fleetwood Mac haven't released anything for years, but they still tour , Same as King Crimson and others. So what, people enjoy going.
Your experience of going to see Q+AL was not good, you didn't like the venue, the show the transport. . . If everyone had that view they'd be playing to empty venues.
They play to huge numbers of old fans as well as new ones and Adam Lambert fans, so what. People enjoy the gigs. The amount of moaning about them does nothing, you achieve nothing by it. You certainly don't stop people going and your criticism of what they do was loud and clear after the gig you went too.
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Great post as it sort of concludes this matter.
Every fan can do what they want. So, if a fan disagrees with something and they're not in the minority then they shouldn't criticise other fans who are agree with something in the majority.
Hate to say it but this view is so deluded it could have been posted by Gerry.
Relesing box sets could also be seen as a money crab, that was your view of NOTW box wasn't it?
Like any major act they are tied to a record company who want to make what they can out of an artist, like it or not it's an industry that goes beyond the art of making music. Go to any gig of any size by anyone and there'll be a merchbstand selling vastly inflated T shirts, Hoodies, Beanie hats, drum sticks, programs, cd's cups etc etc, the list goes on ano on. It's how it is. You don't have to buy into any of it. . . It's not just this band.
So what they haven't recorded an album, I can guaranty if they did and they played half a dozen new songs people would be shouting about the lack of old hits. Fleetwood Mac haven't released anything for years, but they still tour , Same as King Crimson and others. So what, people enjoy going.
Your experience of going to see Q+AL was not good, you didn't like the venue, the show the transport. . . If everyone had that view they'd be playing to empty venues.
They play to huge numbers of old fans as well as new ones and Adam Lambert fans, so what. People enjoy the gigs. The amount of moaning about them does nothing, you achieve nothing by it. You certainly don't stop people going and your criticism of what they do was loud and clear after the gig you went too.
[/QUOTE]
Great post as it sort of concludes this matter.
Every fan can do what they want. So, if a fan disagrees with something and they're not in the minority then they shouldn't criticise other fans who are agree with something in the majority.
runner_70
With the difference that the "majority" is delusional rubbish by those annoying Glamtarts
runner_70
[QUOTE] [b]Man from Zanzibar wrote:[/b]
Meh, who cares. They are milking money off the sheep willing to spend top dollar on the BS merch and stuff like that. Don't waste your money.
I'd much prefer them releasing the juicy material from the Queen Vault, while working on their solo projects or Brian+Roger collab thing ("SMILE"). But it seems that the creative spirit left them when Freddie passed away and John later retired (sadly, looks like The Cosmos Rocks was their last breath). Yes they didn't want to be another "Journey" and play with a soundalike, but at least Journey put out several albums with new music since Steve Perry left.
At least half the people if not more go to QAL concerts just to see May and Taylor again. Yes, the average Joe the Ignorant just wants top 10 hits and a can of cold beer, but the real fans would much rather pay good money to see them play the deep cuts of Queen and / or their solo stuff combined. But that will NEVER happen, Maylor's gonna collect their paper and retire first. End of story.[/QUOTE]
Well said! The Glamtarts will disagree, I would say 90% go because of Maylor and the QUeen songs. I have never ever heard or read someone who says "Who are May and Taylor? I pay my 350 Euro for a nosebleed for Lamebird" - also FACT
Meh, who cares. They are milking money off the sheep willing to spend top dollar on the BS merch and stuff like that. Don't waste your money.
I'd much prefer them releasing the juicy material from the Queen Vault, while working on their solo projects or Brian+Roger collab thing ("SMILE"). But it seems that the creative spirit left them when Freddie passed away and John later retired (sadly, looks like The Cosmos Rocks was their last breath). Yes they didn't want to be another "Journey" and play with a soundalike, but at least Journey put out several albums with new music since Steve Perry left.
At least half the people if not more go to QAL concerts just to see May and Taylor again. Yes, the average Joe the Ignorant just wants top 10 hits and a can of cold beer, but the real fans would much rather pay good money to see them play the deep cuts of Queen and / or their solo stuff combined. But that will NEVER happen, Maylor's gonna collect their paper and retire first. End of story.[/QUOTE]
Well said! The Glamtarts will disagree, I would say 90% go because of Maylor and the QUeen songs. I have never ever heard or read someone who says "Who are May and Taylor? I pay my 350 Euro for a nosebleed for Lamebird" - also FACT
flash00.
Ah the old Queen tat some is absolute hilarious but I agree it's all over priced rubbish I remember that shocking rip-off teapot, Maylor must be pissing themselves laughing when they look at that crap. All the music is cheaper on Amazon anyway, I never go on Queen online or their kerching store.
I have nothing against Al whatsoever except he's a drag queen fronting a rock band and the more famous he gets the worse he gets with it, he looked ridiculous in those big Elvis/Elton goggles at the press conference, most puzzling.
The movie looked low budget for such a huge legendary band, also the weird Freddie being sacked and begging for his job back, which never happened, who's idea was that. I have a feeling they are close to not touring again, I could be wrong.
I have nothing against Al whatsoever except he's a drag queen fronting a rock band and the more famous he gets the worse he gets with it, he looked ridiculous in those big Elvis/Elton goggles at the press conference, most puzzling.
The movie looked low budget for such a huge legendary band, also the weird Freddie being sacked and begging for his job back, which never happened, who's idea was that. I have a feeling they are close to not touring again, I could be wrong.
runner_70
[QUOTE] [b]flash00. wrote:[/b]
Ah the old Queen tat some is absolute hilarious but I agree it's all over priced rubbish I remember that shocking rip-off teapot, Maylor must be pissing themselves laughing when they look at that crap. All the music is cheaper on Amazon anyway, I never go on Queen online or their kerching store.
I have nothing against Al whatsoever except he's a drag queen fronting a rock band and the more famous he gets the worse he gets with it, he looked ridiculous in those big Elvis/Elton goggles at the press conference, most puzzling.
The movie looked low budget for such a huge legendary band, also the weird Freddie being sacked and begging for his job back, which never happened, who's idea was that. I have a feeling they are close to not touring again, I could be wrong.[/QUOTE]
kudos for your posting. Voice of Reason. Be prepared to be flamed by Glamberts
Ah the old Queen tat some is absolute hilarious but I agree it's all over priced rubbish I remember that shocking rip-off teapot, Maylor must be pissing themselves laughing when they look at that crap. All the music is cheaper on Amazon anyway, I never go on Queen online or their kerching store.
I have nothing against Al whatsoever except he's a drag queen fronting a rock band and the more famous he gets the worse he gets with it, he looked ridiculous in those big Elvis/Elton goggles at the press conference, most puzzling.
The movie looked low budget for such a huge legendary band, also the weird Freddie being sacked and begging for his job back, which never happened, who's idea was that. I have a feeling they are close to not touring again, I could be wrong.[/QUOTE]
kudos for your posting. Voice of Reason. Be prepared to be flamed by Glamberts
Nathan H
With regards to the movie isn't obvious that Brian and Roger said they only gave approval of the movie because they were worried that if they hadn't then other people would've done it without their say what so ever. Just imagine if they made a movie than just concentrated on the negativity of the band, that won't've been good from any prospective. Both Brian and Roger have said that they didn't have as much control over the movie they would've liked - it was down to the production companies. Several interviews prove this and their only credits was as executive music producers.
Majority means to the millions of people who have been to see them live and have been hugely satisfied by the experience. I know not everyone likes AL but haters please don't make it out like every Queen fan hates him because it can be proven otherwise - personal opinions like this and pretending that it's the general view is incredibly selfish IMO. In terms of money, Q+AL don't make a fortune from touring as claimed by haters - a coincidence? As we should all know, Q+AL played their biggest American tour last year and yet didn't make the top grossing tours list (source: [url]https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/metallica-and-kiss-amongst-the-highest-grossing-tours-of-2019/[/url]). Why? It's because they simply don't sell tickets as high as others. With this means they also don't make as profit per show as some artists due to their expensive stage equipment, extravagant design and large crew. It's been a well-known fact by Queen themselves that non of their tours until the Magic '86 made any money due to the amount they were putting in. It's different now as you have to make money as touring is the main income for artists now due to technology advances.
I just hate it when fans say a personal dislike and make it look like it's the general opinion by everyone.
At the end of the day if you love Queen but are a constant moaner at everything they do, remember you're a fan (maybe because of their music, their talents etc.) and stop bickering at them because it won't make any difference and it also shows signs that you are not a 100% devoted fan.
Majority means to the millions of people who have been to see them live and have been hugely satisfied by the experience. I know not everyone likes AL but haters please don't make it out like every Queen fan hates him because it can be proven otherwise - personal opinions like this and pretending that it's the general view is incredibly selfish IMO. In terms of money, Q+AL don't make a fortune from touring as claimed by haters - a coincidence? As we should all know, Q+AL played their biggest American tour last year and yet didn't make the top grossing tours list (source: [url]https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/metallica-and-kiss-amongst-the-highest-grossing-tours-of-2019/[/url]). Why? It's because they simply don't sell tickets as high as others. With this means they also don't make as profit per show as some artists due to their expensive stage equipment, extravagant design and large crew. It's been a well-known fact by Queen themselves that non of their tours until the Magic '86 made any money due to the amount they were putting in. It's different now as you have to make money as touring is the main income for artists now due to technology advances.
I just hate it when fans say a personal dislike and make it look like it's the general opinion by everyone.
At the end of the day if you love Queen but are a constant moaner at everything they do, remember you're a fan (maybe because of their music, their talents etc.) and stop bickering at them because it won't make any difference and it also shows signs that you are not a 100% devoted fan.
Holly2003
For any Queen movie to be made Brian, Roger and John would have to give permission for their music to be included. So they essentially had a veto over that. Without Queen music there would be no Queen movie.
Queen CLAIMED they never made a profit on touring. That doesn't mean it's true. There are all sorts of ways accountants can show no profit, while their clients coin it in. The band's comments were directed as much at the taxman as they were fans.
Don't believe everything you read.
ps I've been to 2 Queen concerts, one Brian May solo concert, and one Q+PR concert. I've been buying Queen stuff since 1981. But I'm no longer a 100% devoted fan. You're young. I understand. You'll understand too after being a fan for a long time.
Queen CLAIMED they never made a profit on touring. That doesn't mean it's true. There are all sorts of ways accountants can show no profit, while their clients coin it in. The band's comments were directed as much at the taxman as they were fans.
Don't believe everything you read.
ps I've been to 2 Queen concerts, one Brian May solo concert, and one Q+PR concert. I've been buying Queen stuff since 1981. But I'm no longer a 100% devoted fan. You're young. I understand. You'll understand too after being a fan for a long time.
princetom
don't give a shit on what has posted before.
yes. they are hungry for money. a FM would be, too. that what's it about, isn't it.
a shame they're haven't some couple of new songs. it is what it is. sadly.
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as long as i have had seen them in ... about 2016--17--18 ( = ?) on what they're doing.
it's alright.
would i have the chains to offer them more money. not it there would not be a "deep-cuts"-tour.
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so. WTF ? they enjoy what they're doing. god bless.
hasn't to be one cup's of tea.
yes. they are hungry for money. a FM would be, too. that what's it about, isn't it.
a shame they're haven't some couple of new songs. it is what it is. sadly.
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as long as i have had seen them in ... about 2016--17--18 ( = ?) on what they're doing.
it's alright.
would i have the chains to offer them more money. not it there would not be a "deep-cuts"-tour.
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so. WTF ? they enjoy what they're doing. god bless.
hasn't to be one cup's of tea.