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The Real Wizard
[QUOTE] [b]Holly2003 wrote:[/b]
I note Roger had deleted Paul Rodgers from Queen's post-Fredrerick era.[/QUOTE]
He didn't mention Deacon either, and he spoke about the tribute concert.
Might be unintentional, but May and Taylor hold the flame so the PR is theirs to do on their own terms.
Old rock bands are brands, and they are on always on point with how they're marketing their current projects. None of these guys are fools. There isn't much point in mentioning people who aren't in the family anymore.
I note Roger had deleted Paul Rodgers from Queen's post-Fredrerick era.[/QUOTE]
He didn't mention Deacon either, and he spoke about the tribute concert.
Might be unintentional, but May and Taylor hold the flame so the PR is theirs to do on their own terms.
Old rock bands are brands, and they are on always on point with how they're marketing their current projects. None of these guys are fools. There isn't much point in mentioning people who aren't in the family anymore.
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Holly2003: Roger mentioned Paul Rodgers just two days ago (see BBC Radio 2 interview I posted on 24th).
He called him a wonderful singer.
He called him a wonderful singer.
Hangman_96
Nothing to get excited about. Kind of boring, IMO.
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I think it's one of those tracks that gets better with every listen.
aristide1
There are at least 30 years since we are listening to countless arrangements of the same Roger Taylor stupid lamentation track labeled under various names.
And it doesn't get better, only the message is different. Politics, isolation, depression, loss - deep subjects but indistinctive musical treatment.
He thinks that he is a sort of Leonard Cohen, a poetic conscience of the world filled with substance (while Brian thinks that he became a scientific conscience of the world).
For a drummer and a guitar player, no matter how talented they were, these are highly delusional aspirations.
And it doesn't get better, only the message is different. Politics, isolation, depression, loss - deep subjects but indistinctive musical treatment.
He thinks that he is a sort of Leonard Cohen, a poetic conscience of the world filled with substance (while Brian thinks that he became a scientific conscience of the world).
For a drummer and a guitar player, no matter how talented they were, these are highly delusional aspirations.
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Just listened to it again, and it got better.
Holly2003
[QUOTE] [b]The Kurgan wrote:[/b]
Holly2003: Roger mentioned Paul Rodgers just two days ago (see BBC Radio 2 interview I posted on 24th).
He called him a wonderful singer.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for posting the interview. Good to hear his comments about Rodgers.
Holly2003: Roger mentioned Paul Rodgers just two days ago (see BBC Radio 2 interview I posted on 24th).
He called him a wonderful singer.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for posting the interview. Good to hear his comments about Rodgers.
aristide1
In 2020 there are new means to convey your thoughts to the public.
Music was a suitable vehicle in the early days of his activism and social awareness.
If Roger really insists on doing everything on music, then it's not a good idea to use the same insipid tune over and over again.
Heineken, Pringles, or Tide commercials have different musical scores.
Music was a suitable vehicle in the early days of his activism and social awareness.
If Roger really insists on doing everything on music, then it's not a good idea to use the same insipid tune over and over again.
Heineken, Pringles, or Tide commercials have different musical scores.
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Just listened to it again, even better this time.
LCSeixas
The lyrics are pretty cool. The song as a whole, not so much. As others have said, I guess it's more of the same Roger's been doing solo in the past years.
I know our boys are pretty much retired from writing, but I can't help but wonder if a modern, rocking producer could bring out the fire within Bri and Rog if they ever decide to hit up the studio again as Queen. Or as solo artists.
I know our boys are pretty much retired from writing, but I can't help but wonder if a modern, rocking producer could bring out the fire within Bri and Rog if they ever decide to hit up the studio again as Queen. Or as solo artists.
JohnDeacon
This is a strange but common phenomenon with band members going solo. In the band they write superb and great tracks. Then they go solo and the first or first two Albums are similar good. After a while the stuff tends to become more and more "strange" and rather personal to the writer. One cannot identify anymore what the target audience is for these releases.
This also happened to:
1. Jon Anderson of YES
In YES he was brilliant, contributing great stuff and his Olias of Sunhillow was a great concept album. But the last two decades he has been publishing stuff which is downright silly and hard to listen to. Nobody but Jon Anderson would listen to this.
2. Ken Hensley of URIAH HEEP
In Heep he wrote most of the big blockbuster songs and hits. His first solo album "Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf" was a smash album. After that it got more and more tedious as he found God in his life and his songs were more about praising Jesus and what not. After his Magnum Opus song "The Last Dance" things went rather quiet and sales went down.
3. Roger Hodgson of SUPERTRAMP
In Supertramp he wrote brilliant all-time classics like The Logical Song. His first solo album "In the eye of the storm" was a very, very good album with some minor hits. After that came the desastrous "Hai Hai" and after that it took him a long time to come up with "Open the Door" which was finally brilliant again. After that he too semi-retired and is now living off his concerts and old Supertramp hits.
4. Woolly Wolstenholme of BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST
in BJH he wrote a lot of hits and his Magnum Opes "Moonwater" is one of the best tracks ever. Going solo his first MAESTOSO Album was really good with some minor hits and very similar in style to BJH. After that his songs became extremely boring with an over-abundant use of Mellotron on lots of tracks, weird instrumentals and boring monologue songs with almost no melody in it.
And so the list goes on....
This also happened to:
1. Jon Anderson of YES
In YES he was brilliant, contributing great stuff and his Olias of Sunhillow was a great concept album. But the last two decades he has been publishing stuff which is downright silly and hard to listen to. Nobody but Jon Anderson would listen to this.
2. Ken Hensley of URIAH HEEP
In Heep he wrote most of the big blockbuster songs and hits. His first solo album "Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf" was a smash album. After that it got more and more tedious as he found God in his life and his songs were more about praising Jesus and what not. After his Magnum Opus song "The Last Dance" things went rather quiet and sales went down.
3. Roger Hodgson of SUPERTRAMP
In Supertramp he wrote brilliant all-time classics like The Logical Song. His first solo album "In the eye of the storm" was a very, very good album with some minor hits. After that came the desastrous "Hai Hai" and after that it took him a long time to come up with "Open the Door" which was finally brilliant again. After that he too semi-retired and is now living off his concerts and old Supertramp hits.
4. Woolly Wolstenholme of BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST
in BJH he wrote a lot of hits and his Magnum Opes "Moonwater" is one of the best tracks ever. Going solo his first MAESTOSO Album was really good with some minor hits and very similar in style to BJH. After that his songs became extremely boring with an over-abundant use of Mellotron on lots of tracks, weird instrumentals and boring monologue songs with almost no melody in it.
And so the list goes on....