I think that Queen became so good because of a couple of things:
1) Freddie Mercury's talent
2) The wright musicians to play with him
3) capable of writing all good songs themselves and everyone has different characters
4) very clever/consistent marketing. I think we don't have to forget that.
Queen is not the best band in the world, but Freddie is the best singer. Queen would have been rubbish without Freddie (AS EVERYTHING AFTER MADE IN HEAVEN IS)
Trifle harsh I think. They would've been very different without Fred, but it's true that they would not have been as successful. But I think you have to credit the three of them for No-One But You. that was a good track. Everything else they've done is really re-hashing old ground, so doesn't really count. I thought Roger's 46664 tracks were ok. But yes, they miss Mr Mercury (for inspiration as well as his talent)
One thing that the Tribute Concert brought home to me and was later confirmed by Made in Heaven is that the three remaining members of Queen are bloody great musicians.
They should still be working together and making new music!
"but Freddie is the best singer. Queen would have been rubbish without Freddie (AS EVERYTHING AFTER MADE IN HEAVEN IS"
STEPFORD ALERT!
Come on, There are far better rock singers then Freddie, there are far better pop singers then Freddie. Everything after made in heaven? That would be 1 song?
Fred said it himself, that the band were nothing without each other. So there you've got it -- all for one, one for all, and magic. And that doesn't even include mentioning talent, tremendous as it is.
"but Freddie is the best singer. Queen would have been rubbish without Freddie (AS EVERYTHING AFTER MADE IN HEAVEN IS"
STEPFORD ALERT!
Come on, There are far better rock singers then Freddie, there are far better pop singers then Freddie. Everything after made in heaven? That would be 1 song?
Wow, I am just going to pretend you didn't write that there are far better singers than Freddie to keep from having a temper tantrum.
I have to agree with Gunpowder Gelatine. I never find Freddie's voice boring to listen to on any album. He always had something that a lot of singers don't have. The delivery, his tones, the conviction in the words, etc. Plenty that I just don't find in many bands these days. Though, they are out there. :)
I expect many casual fans think a lot of Queen albums have 2-3 really good songs but the rest are duds. A Day at the Races, The Game, AKOM, & The Miracle come to mind.
" Fred said it himself, that the band were nothing without each other."
I guess I agree with Freddie.
On their own, I never found any of the members music particularly listenable. Many of their solo efforts were almost laughable. None of them have really held up the test of time (All IMHO, of course).
But, together, for whatever reason, they clicked and really came up with some amazingly diverse and original work.
Also, let's not forget that they certainly produced a handful of bad songs too. ;o)
Their 80's stuff is a bit dated, but I find their 90's work and especially most of their 70's stuff still sounding surprisingly fresh.
I wouldn't normally pick up on something like this, and Drs DAJA's English is far better than my Dutch, but "Freddie´s voice reached the highest nuts" is possibly the most apposite typo I've ever seen !!! Nice one !
