Asterik
Sorry for psoting 4 times, problem wth server. Actaully I mis-read your post. I agree with it more after reading it a second time but I still think Hot SPace is pop mush
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Asterik
Sorry for psoting 4 times, problem wth server. Actaully I mis-read your post. I agree with it more after reading it a second time but I still think Hot SPace is pop mush
Poo, again
Yes, let's all reject Hot Space, the worst Queen album ever.... right?
its_a_hard_life 26994
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=pink>The Millionaire Waltz wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Yes, let's all reject Hot Space, the worst Queen album ever.... right?[/QUOTE]
It's not THAT bad.... lol. :P
It's not THAT bad.... lol. :P
mike hunt
every album can't be an all time best. you can't expect every album to be like anato or queen2, innuendo. no band could release that type of brilliance for 20 straight years.
ok.computer
Nothing worse than those public computer-type places...
Anyway for my tuppence worth, my opinion has never changed. However I take periods of time when I don't listen to Queen at all. At the moment, I'm listening to a lot of Sigur Ros, Tom Waits, Springsteen, and U2. In a week's time I'll feel the need to spin some Queen.
They're the only ones that have "always been there."
Anyway for my tuppence worth, my opinion has never changed. However I take periods of time when I don't listen to Queen at all. At the moment, I'm listening to a lot of Sigur Ros, Tom Waits, Springsteen, and U2. In a week's time I'll feel the need to spin some Queen.
They're the only ones that have "always been there."
^bohemian_rhapsody^
1. Noone can deny Freddie's vocal talent but I believe he wasted it during the 80s on the following albums: Hot Space, Works, Magic, Miracle. In these albums, he obviously doesn't put as much attention to detail that used to be a Queen trademark. All he did on these albums was yell really loud. There's definitely a difference between their 70s classics like ANATO and Magic, don't you think?
3. Freddie Mercury. He annoys me. In some ways, I can't understand the man. To me, he isn't a person who had his head screwed on straight. And look at his life, and how it ended. It's a tragic blunder of gigantic proportions. In short, he's a gifted moron who self-destructed.
Hello people....well....listen...
I first heard of the queen and i was absolutely against them.I was puritan and couldn't accept the fact that some drag homosexual people could be so talented.
but i accepted it and now just love them.
as far as your opinion is concerned,i think you are wrong when you say he yelled really loud....i have listened to many voices,either of rock music,or of classical music,or of jazz....everything...and i admit that he has one of the best voices ever..i am never exaggerating...one of the BEST voices.
As far as freddies personal life is concerned...you don't know with what things fame can fill your mind.its strange.
Freddie wanted just to be happy.he told that.he told that happiness is the only thing he searched for.after all,he knew well that he was not going to live for a long time.he knew that before AIDS.he took the decision that he would entertain himself till the end.He was a clever man and althought arrogant,he was very true and sincere.So...you cant critisize the man like this....it's wrong,very wrong.ok?
3. Freddie Mercury. He annoys me. In some ways, I can't understand the man. To me, he isn't a person who had his head screwed on straight. And look at his life, and how it ended. It's a tragic blunder of gigantic proportions. In short, he's a gifted moron who self-destructed.
Hello people....well....listen...
I first heard of the queen and i was absolutely against them.I was puritan and couldn't accept the fact that some drag homosexual people could be so talented.
but i accepted it and now just love them.
as far as your opinion is concerned,i think you are wrong when you say he yelled really loud....i have listened to many voices,either of rock music,or of classical music,or of jazz....everything...and i admit that he has one of the best voices ever..i am never exaggerating...one of the BEST voices.
As far as freddies personal life is concerned...you don't know with what things fame can fill your mind.its strange.
Freddie wanted just to be happy.he told that.he told that happiness is the only thing he searched for.after all,he knew well that he was not going to live for a long time.he knew that before AIDS.he took the decision that he would entertain himself till the end.He was a clever man and althought arrogant,he was very true and sincere.So...you cant critisize the man like this....it's wrong,very wrong.ok?
louvox
I couldn’t agree more. I discovered Queen back 1976 and quickly became an ardent fan. I was lucky enough to witness them live on four occasions (1977, 78, 80 & 82). Hands down the best lives show I ever seen. They had such a unique sound, but soon after “The Game” they simply became another boring Euro trash pop sythnizer band. They were leaders and settled just to be followers. I understand incorporating new sound & styles, but instead of making it their own, they just copied what everyone else was doing. You’re right there is some decent stuff in their later offerings, but for the most part it’s mostly tripe. In Europe they could fart on a record and most of their fans there would praise it, but here in the USA we simply called it exactly what it is. Probably why Queen never returned here.
Louis
Louis
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My opinion did actually change... I discovered Queen when I was around the age of 13 and I became really fanatical about Freddie Mercury; I regarded him as a God; now I'm nearly 18 and I could say my head has become MUCH clearer; I think it is simply a part of growing up. If you start to reflect over things seriously, gather information and look behind the surface, you become clear-minded and you're not at the risk of beeing actuallly 'manipulated' by certain phenomena...
Now I hope I understand Freddie Mercury's life and I think of him as a very talented artist with a tragical fate as many great artists do have such destinies.
As to the 'moron' you mentioned; well the great Russian writer Dostoyewski wrote a book entitled 'The Idiot', and you know why? The main character was called by the society 'idiot' because he was an ideal person who had never commited sins, but was misunderstood by the corrupt society. What I'd like to say, usually the society calls someone 'crazy' or 'strange' if it is someone extraordinary; same story with Jesus Christ who was called 'Mad the Swine'...
Freddie Mercury's life had been very likely such because he was trapped by fame amongst other significant influences... I wrote a whole analysis on the question why his life could have been as we know it:
http://mercury-and-queen.gmxhome.de/home.htm
I hope everybody of you can read my site, especially the sections 'Love Of my Life', 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Stardom and Decadence', because I'd like to share my thoughts with you.
It took me a lot of time to reveal Mercury's 'riddle', but I hope that now I am closer to the truth.
Now I hope I understand Freddie Mercury's life and I think of him as a very talented artist with a tragical fate as many great artists do have such destinies.
As to the 'moron' you mentioned; well the great Russian writer Dostoyewski wrote a book entitled 'The Idiot', and you know why? The main character was called by the society 'idiot' because he was an ideal person who had never commited sins, but was misunderstood by the corrupt society. What I'd like to say, usually the society calls someone 'crazy' or 'strange' if it is someone extraordinary; same story with Jesus Christ who was called 'Mad the Swine'...
Freddie Mercury's life had been very likely such because he was trapped by fame amongst other significant influences... I wrote a whole analysis on the question why his life could have been as we know it:
http://mercury-and-queen.gmxhome.de/home.htm
I hope everybody of you can read my site, especially the sections 'Love Of my Life', 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Stardom and Decadence', because I'd like to share my thoughts with you.
It took me a lot of time to reveal Mercury's 'riddle', but I hope that now I am closer to the truth.
deadbird
Of course you can't understand him
He was a being of something beyond... understanding, and mind working, and logic and things like that.
The trouble is... you can't understand magic.
He was a thing of beauty: he birthed into the word something simply unexplainable, because it happens... in your heart. It's about being moved to tears, it's about wanting to dance and not haveing to know why.
It makes no sence. yet something in us knows it is good.
Freddie was a smart person. you cannot honestly know about things he did and made and not think so. he was not only smart in ways we assume the word: he thought deep about things, no matter how much he's like to portay otherwise:brushing thinsg off like very little effected him.) look at the music. it's undeniable.
Self destruction? waht can you say. Maybe. sure. But from what actions? ....self medication.
Frddie had a lot of faces.
but when you've looked at a life as in depth as I admittedly have looked into this one.... it's really not cryptic.
Freddie was a sad guy.
and it's.... tragic. I agree. Messy. Yeah. But in so many ways that were very overlooked.... he was admirable: in the sence of, a heart I believe in deep in there, and the almost superhuman adoration we have for him now.
It's like In Brian's "ust one life" sort of:
"perhaps inside you...
you were messed up like me.
But to them you were whole and strong
a friend in their need."
ahhh this is way too big a topic for me to have started rambling about.
thing is, have your opinion, it's all cool.Just to call Freddie a self destructed moron who wasted his talent(many would HIGHLY disagree with you).... it's just.... to me, very untrue, and almost disrepectful.
not this many people can be wrong.
He was a being of something beyond... understanding, and mind working, and logic and things like that.
The trouble is... you can't understand magic.
He was a thing of beauty: he birthed into the word something simply unexplainable, because it happens... in your heart. It's about being moved to tears, it's about wanting to dance and not haveing to know why.
It makes no sence. yet something in us knows it is good.
Freddie was a smart person. you cannot honestly know about things he did and made and not think so. he was not only smart in ways we assume the word: he thought deep about things, no matter how much he's like to portay otherwise:brushing thinsg off like very little effected him.) look at the music. it's undeniable.
Self destruction? waht can you say. Maybe. sure. But from what actions? ....self medication.
Frddie had a lot of faces.
but when you've looked at a life as in depth as I admittedly have looked into this one.... it's really not cryptic.
Freddie was a sad guy.
and it's.... tragic. I agree. Messy. Yeah. But in so many ways that were very overlooked.... he was admirable: in the sence of, a heart I believe in deep in there, and the almost superhuman adoration we have for him now.
It's like In Brian's "ust one life" sort of:
"perhaps inside you...
you were messed up like me.
But to them you were whole and strong
a friend in their need."
ahhh this is way too big a topic for me to have started rambling about.
thing is, have your opinion, it's all cool.Just to call Freddie a self destructed moron who wasted his talent(many would HIGHLY disagree with you).... it's just.... to me, very untrue, and almost disrepectful.
not this many people can be wrong.
john bodega
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]SomebodyWhoLoves wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Hello,
I was a huge fan of Queen and Freddie Mercury. I still am a fan but am no longer fanatical about the band, and as a consequence, my opinions about the band have changed. I feel my opinions are much more objective and levelheaded now.
1. Noone can deny Freddie's vocal talent but I believe he wasted it during the 80s on the following albums: Hot Space, Works, Magic, Miracle. In these albums, he obviously doesn't put as much attention to detail that used to be a Queen trademark. All he did on these albums was yell really loud. There's definitely a difference between their 70s classics like ANATO and Magic, don't you think?
2. Musically, I like and respect their albums from the 70s, and Hot Space. Everything else after hot space is musically pure crap. It's obvious the quality of their songs deteriorated into pop mush. If you think Queen is selling out NOW, you must be blind if you can't see that they began to "sell out" in the 80s, especially with the Works album and after.
3. Freddie Mercury. He annoys me. In some ways, I can't understand the man. To me, he isn't a person who had his head screwed on straight. And look at his life, and how it ended. It's a tragic blunder of gigantic proportions. In short, he's a gifted moron who self-destructed.
[/QUOTE]
I'm glad someone dug this old post up.
I'm building an idiot, and I need something to base my plans off of. Needless to say, this guy is the perfect blueprint.
I like their 80's stuff less, generally speaking. But 'everything after Hot Space' was crap???
Traditionally, people keep bread in the pantry, not *stuffed in their ears*, buddy. You might try this sometime.
I was a huge fan of Queen and Freddie Mercury. I still am a fan but am no longer fanatical about the band, and as a consequence, my opinions about the band have changed. I feel my opinions are much more objective and levelheaded now.
1. Noone can deny Freddie's vocal talent but I believe he wasted it during the 80s on the following albums: Hot Space, Works, Magic, Miracle. In these albums, he obviously doesn't put as much attention to detail that used to be a Queen trademark. All he did on these albums was yell really loud. There's definitely a difference between their 70s classics like ANATO and Magic, don't you think?
2. Musically, I like and respect their albums from the 70s, and Hot Space. Everything else after hot space is musically pure crap. It's obvious the quality of their songs deteriorated into pop mush. If you think Queen is selling out NOW, you must be blind if you can't see that they began to "sell out" in the 80s, especially with the Works album and after.
3. Freddie Mercury. He annoys me. In some ways, I can't understand the man. To me, he isn't a person who had his head screwed on straight. And look at his life, and how it ended. It's a tragic blunder of gigantic proportions. In short, he's a gifted moron who self-destructed.
[/QUOTE]
I'm glad someone dug this old post up.
I'm building an idiot, and I need something to base my plans off of. Needless to say, this guy is the perfect blueprint.
I like their 80's stuff less, generally speaking. But 'everything after Hot Space' was crap???
Traditionally, people keep bread in the pantry, not *stuffed in their ears*, buddy. You might try this sometime.
mutley
Queen had to change if they were still doing stuff like a night at the opera they would not of lasted the new direction like crazy little thing called love and another one bites the dust was refreshing and brought them lots of new fans.
mutley
Queen had to change still doing stuff like a night at the opera they would not of lasted the new direction like crazy little thing called love and another one bites the dust was refreshing and brought them lots of new fans.