Would Queen have been considered a goth band in the early days? They look sort of dead on the Queen II cover, and seem goth at the Rainbow show where Freddie's showing off his new gloves with claws on them....
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In short, no.
C'mon, Couldn't you spring for a "Hell no"? ;)
I think that, like any sane person, they would rather have had their nuts sucked out of an airplane window than ever be considered 'goth'.
No. While the first post in this thread makes a good case, I would say that their musical and video output, as well as their "looks" throughout the years are far to varied to pigeonhole them.
Does Crazy Little Thing... make them a rockabilly band?
Does Crazy Little Thing... make them a rockabilly band?
Does Crazy Little Thing... make them a rockabilly band?That's different though, All they did there was cover an old Elvis song.
I guess what I mean is that, like most great bands, Queen is unique enough not to be a part of any genre.
don't be ridiculous, they made Medieval Metal :P
Isn't a pre-requisite to being considered 'goth' that you are also under the age of 18?
Does Crazy Little Thing... make them a rockabilly band?That's different though, All they did there was cover an old Elvis song.
LOL:))))))))))))
Isn't a pre-requisite to being considered 'goth' that you are also under the age of 18?
I think this also deserves a "LOL" But in an intentional sense, this time.
Note that Queen uses to be pigeonholed as either Glam Rock or "combined opera with rock", and in my opinion both statements are ridiculous. Glam - only in Fred`s looks, perhaps Brian (but not even the whole band), and only in one or two songs out of 170. Opera + rock, only one section of one song, out of 170.
To name them a rockabilly band (for 2 songs and the middle eight of `Don`t Try Suicide`) would be more correct. Or less absurd
To name them a rockabilly band (for 2 songs and the middle eight of `Don`t Try Suicide`) would be more correct. Or less absurd
Goth? No. Queen were always too optimistic to be goth. Sadly, though, they'll always be considered a rock band. It was the 70's so you were either rock or disco or punk. I don't think Queen stayed a rock band and I'm glad because rock music can be very one-dimensional and narrow-minded at times. Queen always did what they wanted to do and I'm glad. I don't think they can be pigeonholed into one category.
bahahahah! thats funny! no they weren't! in the beginning, Queen said (well, i think they said) that they wanted to be a moody group, so they had the dark thing going on...but goth! hell no!
"Would Queen have been considered a goth band in the early days? They look sort of dead on the Queen II cover, and seem goth at the Rainbow show where Freddie's showing off his new gloves with claws on them...."
Well, some songs at that time contain goth-things, like in The March of the Black Queen for example:
'Black on, black on every finger nail and toe...'
or
'I'm lord of all darkness, I'm Queen of the night..'
So, it could be...
Well, some songs at that time contain goth-things, like in The March of the Black Queen for example:
'Black on, black on every finger nail and toe...'
or
'I'm lord of all darkness, I'm Queen of the night..'
So, it could be...