What Went Wrong With The Cosmos Rocks ?

PR neither possessed the vocal dexterity or the vocal range to do a Queen Album justice. I loved Small a great whimsical meander akin to TTDOOL. A pity this wasn't on the boil for Innuendo. Brian's solo and the music generally very warm and listenable. Please do not record with AL he will be trying to out do Freddie with the vocal gymnastics.

We could also say what went wrong with "Smile" (The flop group) as well as "The Cosmos Rocks" = No Freddie to add that touch of magic perhaps ?

No Freddie & John, no Queen, sorry. I never liked TCR. Cringe album in my opinion.

As the band always said - the sum is greater than the parts, that in essence is the problem in that the magic is attained when all 4 original members contribute to the product which sadly as we know is no longer possible.

Could your theory also apply to the "Live" in concert experience today then ?

Some songs are good... I loved Surf´s Up and Small is a beautiful song.
They recorded Runanway maybe they should record a covers album (Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Beatles).

The Cosmos Flops, was a sweet looking cake but with no sugar.
Moreover The QOR postponed all the Queen archival releases, and also lead to Q+A L which is least bad since they have successfull tours.

[QUOTE] [b]The Fairy King wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]philip storey wrote:[/b]

.....a song which could have been written about Adam Lambert...C-lebrity. ?[/QUOTE]

You clearly have no understanding of the world.
That album could've used Adam


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You clearly have no clue about the lyrics. The song is EXACTLY about people like AL. Casting muppets who are told what to do and sing. Too bad they ate their words and hired exactly such a muppet and became a laughing stick ever since.
TCR was half decent half soso. There is far worse out there. They should have put the Queen name to rest after MIH

I like it. it sounds more like a Bad Company record than a Queen album but they are a great band too. I wish they were still working with PR instead of that dogshit C-lebrity Lambert.

Surfs up schools out is embarrassing.

They could've spent some time making it topical ORabstract REWRITING the simple 8th note beats and had something.

Something tells me there was simply pressure to push it out like a solid turd compacted in the bowels

The music and atmosphere created were larger than the song was.


All who agree say



YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!

THE COSMOS ROCKS

Interviewer: And yes yes, how do you feel about .... the turd album by legendary Rock Gods QUEEN, the cosmos Rocks released in 2008..Any thoughts?? It came at a precarious time in the band's history...




Roger in interview: (raspy) No no. I'm quite confused... SHEER HEART ATTACK was our THIRD album, and yes - it was rather a hit or miss time for the group.

Interviewer: "Ne ne! Ne ne ne!" ? ?

I posted Korean "Hanguel " but it came out as question marks

St 17 most definitely yes.

It´s a weak album. Brian was also working on his Phd at that point if I remember correctly.
I didn`t like one song on that poor product. Yes, there are some nice bits here and there, but that`s simply not enough for QUEEN standards. PR is a decent singer overall, but no fit for a band like Queen.
The absence of John Deacon and a real catchy HIT single bombed it to Queen fans and the general public as well.

I could go on but actually it´s not worth the effort ;)

[QUOTE] [b]Wiley wrote:[/b]

So many things went wrong. It wasn't marketed that much, like they wanted it to tank. Was that the record label or the band's decision? Who knows?

Brian was absent and you can feel like he kind of phones it in. This is more of a Roger + Paul collaboration with Brian as guest but I don't think the music sounds like a Paul Rodgers solo album at all. Roger is the chief writer, after all.
Lyrics are pretty weak.

Hot Space is obviously better and less cringeworthy. I'd pick HS over TCR any time. But, then again, I'm in the minority that actually likes Hot Space.

Cosmos has a few good moments and it does leave me wanting to know what a second Q+PR album would have sounded like. One with Brian fully contributing, rather than focusing on his Ph.D.[/QUOTE]

^ this.

I put it on a few months back and it didn't age well.

The best moments are wonderful, but not enough to carry the album. It sounds like Brian wasn't there for half of it. His solo albums sound far more like Queen than this does.

I will forever maintain that had they gone with the supergroup route, calling it something like Good Company, people would've listened to it with entirely fresh ears. But by using the Queen name the comparisons to their earlier output with Mercury were inevitable, and it was doomed to fail.

And thus they've learned that they can market literally any product with the Queen name on it - except for new music.

But good on them for trying. It was a phase they had to go through. I'll never forget how excited Brian was in interviews at the beginning of this collaboration in 2005. Never heard him sounding happier before or since.

"The best moments are wonderful, but not enough to carry the album. It sounds like Brian wasn't there for half of it. His solo albums sound far more like Queen than this does.

I will forever maintain that had they gone with the supergroup route, calling it something like Good Company, people would've listened to it with entirely fresh ears. But by using the Queen name the comparisons to their earlier output with Mercury were inevitable, and it was doomed to fail."

Exactly. I think Fred's contributions in the studio are often overlooked. The amount of times Roger's complained about Fred changing the meaning of his words and Brian's complaints about production techniques

Name one song post Fred's death that went on to be a hit

Made In Heaven not included