Nice distraction, but nothing gets away from the fact that you're trashing this tour before it even starts.
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Isn't Paul Rodgers a bit of a "nobody" compared to the giant of Queen?
I went to his website and said that he had been party to XX million records sold, but where are these records. Yep, i have heard "All Right Now". I may have heard of Bad Company, but can i name many of their songs.
Now with Queen - they are more household names. People can just rattle of the songs they have released, etc?
I went to his website and said that he had been party to XX million records sold, but where are these records. Yep, i have heard "All Right Now". I may have heard of Bad Company, but can i name many of their songs.
Now with Queen - they are more household names. People can just rattle of the songs they have released, etc?
Maybe it turns out that Rodgers can do things with his voice Freddie couldn't? Of course, no-one would admit it.
I didn't know him before the HOF, but now I like the freshness and lightheartedness he seems to have (despite his age). Brian and Roger IMO desperately need someone with new viewpoints, new ideas, new energy, new challenges, not only commercial interests like all the other crap collaborations, someone who helps them to get out of their routine.
Give them a chance and judge afterwards.
I didn't know him before the HOF, but now I like the freshness and lightheartedness he seems to have (despite his age). Brian and Roger IMO desperately need someone with new viewpoints, new ideas, new energy, new challenges, not only commercial interests like all the other crap collaborations, someone who helps them to get out of their routine.
Give them a chance and judge afterwards.
Great post, Hank.
I still can't get over how many people don't know who Paul Rodgers is????
I read on Allmusic.com that he has sold over 125 million albums worldwide with his various bands!
Try Bad Company's first album, it is nothing short of amazing. Listen to that and tell me Rodgers has a crap voice.
Hank H. made the perfect point about adding freshness to Brian and Roger.
I like this whole thing because none of us saw it coming, everyone was hoping for all these other guys to front Queeen and then they pull this out of the hat!
I think a lot of you doubters are going to be pretty surprised how good this turns out when they take this on the road!
I read on Allmusic.com that he has sold over 125 million albums worldwide with his various bands!
Try Bad Company's first album, it is nothing short of amazing. Listen to that and tell me Rodgers has a crap voice.
Hank H. made the perfect point about adding freshness to Brian and Roger.
I like this whole thing because none of us saw it coming, everyone was hoping for all these other guys to front Queeen and then they pull this out of the hat!
I think a lot of you doubters are going to be pretty surprised how good this turns out when they take this on the road!
Oh no Paul Rodgers isnt the one that ruined WWRY on that thing where Queen won the 80's period? The man tried to sing it for gods sake. But I agree with whoever said George Michael would be good - he was brilliant on the tribute concert!
You know what...?
Just litened to those Hall of fame tracks again and...
IMO he sang WATC better than Freddie... Differently, but also he was hitting the right notes and wasn't going to lower register... And those ad libs... Sorry guys... That's just MHO...
*Jehowa, Jehowa*
PS
To all dickheads who could understand it wrong- I'm talking about THIS TRACK ONLY, not the whole Queen catalogue. I'm not even saying that I prefer Rodgers' vice to Mercury's. Just this one particular track sounds better for me...
*now, the whistle...*
Just litened to those Hall of fame tracks again and...
IMO he sang WATC better than Freddie... Differently, but also he was hitting the right notes and wasn't going to lower register... And those ad libs... Sorry guys... That's just MHO...
*Jehowa, Jehowa*
PS
To all dickheads who could understand it wrong- I'm talking about THIS TRACK ONLY, not the whole Queen catalogue. I'm not even saying that I prefer Rodgers' vice to Mercury's. Just this one particular track sounds better for me...
*now, the whistle...*
Never heard of him.
Yep - I had never heard of him before either, before I saw the HOF gig - so maybe he or his group were not that big in Australia (I don't know). Has anyone noticed how some music sites have picked up on the story and reporting it as "Paul Rodgers is REPLACING Freddie Mercury"????? Damn - so much for the Queen + Paul Rogers .............that is not how the general public will see it. They will see it as Freddie being replaced !! (so much for Brians vow never to do so........)
wow I've just gone through these posts. Have to say that Paul Rogers magnificent voice-soft melodic stuff listen to Be my Friend/Mourning Sad Morning. Harder stuff The Hunter/Mr Big all Free. Bad Co 1st album and Straight Shooter the track Shooting Star...the guy has emotion can sing a song. Course he aint gonna replace Freddie stupid comment that. But Roger and Brian are the two that give the rock 'n roll edge and with a bit of blues hey I'd go and see em. My only reservation is the Queen moniker-but wots in a name. My fave album is II, Paul doing some of that Pomp stuff-hardly but I could hear him doin a Father to Son or White Queen..refer back to first few lines of this post. And as an older person Bands like Free and Bad Co didn't need to have a hit every 5 mins, they built up fan bases oh Led Zepp another good example of this, by touring, LPs (as they were then)were bought and listened to, buy ticket see band HAPPY. Me I'll see em. Thank you
I listen to Hall of fame performance and I have to say I enjoyed it a lot. Maybe Brian, Roger with Paul Rotgers could go back where they started - to their (hard) rock roots. I'd be happy with that as I don't like Queen's stuff from first half of 80's too much. Maybe it was huge success, but it wasn't Queen I started listening.
And if they do good music, I don't mind if it's under 'Queen', 'Free' or 'Free Queen' label.
And if they do good music, I don't mind if it's under 'Queen', 'Free' or 'Free Queen' label.
Yep - I had never heard of him before either, before I saw the HOF gig - so maybe he or his group were not that big in Australia (I don't know). Has anyone noticed how some music sites have picked up on the story and reporting it as "Paul Rodgers is REPLACING Freddie Mercury"????? Damn - so much for the Queen + Paul Rogers .............that is not how the general public will see it. They will see it as Freddie being replaced !! (so much for Brians vow never to do so........)
Not seen that anywhere, could you direct me to the music sites that say that? (other than QZ)...
LONG, INTROSPECTIVE POST, BUT WORTH READING
Ok, boys and girls. I think - I know that the majority of us will never see anyone other than Freddie Mercury as the lead singer of Queen, simply because that is the fact of the matter. Freddie was and is the lead singer of Queen. Unfortunately, Freddie's life was cut way too short and we were left with Brian, Roger and John to carry on the Queen flag. John decided not to. A few years go by, Queen in its present day is Roger and Brian, who happen to have a hit musical out. Roger and Brian go to the openings of WWRY, see their songs being cheered on by packed houses and start to miss playing those songs themselves. Hall Of Fame comes up. Someone has to sing. Paul Rodgers doesn't fill Freddie's shoes or replace Freddie, he just stands in for the lead singer who couldn't make it. It worked out. Paul wasn't terrible. He sang quite nicely, I think. Paul's no Freddie. Paul never will be, nor will anyone else. I think maybe the closest we get to Freddie is in ourselves - when we're watching Queen: Live At Wembly 86, perhaps, and catch ourselves prancing around our bedroom with a broom handle, singing the absolute hell out of some Queen songs - perhaps just like Freddie. Maybe Paul Rodgers feels the same way. When the tour begins and Paul proves that he's either worthy of "filling in" for Freddie or not, let us judge then. This has been said by others, of course, in other words.
I am a 24 year old guy who never had the chance to see Queen live until September of this year - with no Freddie. I think and have always thought that Freddie made Queen. Freddie was and is Queen. On the night of the Las Vegas premiere, I attended the after-party concert. It was strange, sitting there listening to those songs, hearing others sing Freddie's words. Let me assure you - hearing Brian and Roger play together almost drowned out that strange feeling. Freddie's in that music. You can't help but hear him. He's everywhere when you hear the boys play live in this day. To those of you who can, go see Queen + Paul Rodgers or whatever the hell you want to call the lineup. Don't just imagine Freddie being there, enjoy the music. Enjoy it for what it is now. For those of us who were too young to see Queen live when Freddie was alive, here is our chance. We are missing out on seeing, of course, the biggest rock legend that ever was - but we have the chance to see his backup band. We have the chance to see the people who put together some of the songs Freddie sang - the people who played those songs. Don't shit on Paul before giving him a go. To those of you who won't have the chance to go or are contemplating, check out my story and pictures of the September Queen show at
http://www.angelfire.com/musicals/wwryvegas
If you've read all of this, thanks.
Ok, boys and girls. I think - I know that the majority of us will never see anyone other than Freddie Mercury as the lead singer of Queen, simply because that is the fact of the matter. Freddie was and is the lead singer of Queen. Unfortunately, Freddie's life was cut way too short and we were left with Brian, Roger and John to carry on the Queen flag. John decided not to. A few years go by, Queen in its present day is Roger and Brian, who happen to have a hit musical out. Roger and Brian go to the openings of WWRY, see their songs being cheered on by packed houses and start to miss playing those songs themselves. Hall Of Fame comes up. Someone has to sing. Paul Rodgers doesn't fill Freddie's shoes or replace Freddie, he just stands in for the lead singer who couldn't make it. It worked out. Paul wasn't terrible. He sang quite nicely, I think. Paul's no Freddie. Paul never will be, nor will anyone else. I think maybe the closest we get to Freddie is in ourselves - when we're watching Queen: Live At Wembly 86, perhaps, and catch ourselves prancing around our bedroom with a broom handle, singing the absolute hell out of some Queen songs - perhaps just like Freddie. Maybe Paul Rodgers feels the same way. When the tour begins and Paul proves that he's either worthy of "filling in" for Freddie or not, let us judge then. This has been said by others, of course, in other words.
I am a 24 year old guy who never had the chance to see Queen live until September of this year - with no Freddie. I think and have always thought that Freddie made Queen. Freddie was and is Queen. On the night of the Las Vegas premiere, I attended the after-party concert. It was strange, sitting there listening to those songs, hearing others sing Freddie's words. Let me assure you - hearing Brian and Roger play together almost drowned out that strange feeling. Freddie's in that music. You can't help but hear him. He's everywhere when you hear the boys play live in this day. To those of you who can, go see Queen + Paul Rodgers or whatever the hell you want to call the lineup. Don't just imagine Freddie being there, enjoy the music. Enjoy it for what it is now. For those of us who were too young to see Queen live when Freddie was alive, here is our chance. We are missing out on seeing, of course, the biggest rock legend that ever was - but we have the chance to see his backup band. We have the chance to see the people who put together some of the songs Freddie sang - the people who played those songs. Don't shit on Paul before giving him a go. To those of you who won't have the chance to go or are contemplating, check out my story and pictures of the September Queen show at
http://www.angelfire.com/musicals/wwryvegas
If you've read all of this, thanks.
MrJordy, very well put.
For the person that asked:
Not seen that anywhere, could you direct me to the music sites that say that? (other than QZ)...
Here is what NME Music News has to say:
DON'T STOP THEM NOW!
Rock legends QUEEN are to reform for a tour next year - with
Seventies rocker PAUL RODGERS replacing deceased legend FREDDIE
MERCURY on vocals.
Queen guitarist Brian May confirmed the news in a posting on his
official website brianmay.com.
A UK tour will definitely go ahead, with the possibility of a
European leg and a world tour under discussion. The tour will
feature material by both Queen and Rodgers, one-time vocalist with
both Free and Bad Company.
The statement on May's website reads: "It really all came about
because of the Fender 50th Anniversary gig that I did with Paul
Rodgers. We were both so amazed at the chemistry that was going on
in 'All Right Now', that suddenly it seems blindingly obvious that
there was something happening here."
While Queen's drummer Roger Taylor is definitely taking part, there
is no news on whether bass player John Deacon will get involved.
Queen stopped touring in 1986, after frontman Mercury fell ill. He
died of an AIDS-related illness in 1991.
Not seen that anywhere, could you direct me to the music sites that say that? (other than QZ)...
Here is what NME Music News has to say:
DON'T STOP THEM NOW!
Rock legends QUEEN are to reform for a tour next year - with
Seventies rocker PAUL RODGERS replacing deceased legend FREDDIE
MERCURY on vocals.
Queen guitarist Brian May confirmed the news in a posting on his
official website brianmay.com.
A UK tour will definitely go ahead, with the possibility of a
European leg and a world tour under discussion. The tour will
feature material by both Queen and Rodgers, one-time vocalist with
both Free and Bad Company.
The statement on May's website reads: "It really all came about
because of the Fender 50th Anniversary gig that I did with Paul
Rodgers. We were both so amazed at the chemistry that was going on
in 'All Right Now', that suddenly it seems blindingly obvious that
there was something happening here."
While Queen's drummer Roger Taylor is definitely taking part, there
is no news on whether bass player John Deacon will get involved.
Queen stopped touring in 1986, after frontman Mercury fell ill. He
died of an AIDS-related illness in 1991.