I dont think Aerosmith is over the hill in touring, they still have great shows, all the originals.
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Arlene rote: Anyhow...I think Paul was pinching himself when Brian & Roger approached him thinking he's won the lottery and how damn lucky he is...because you can be sure that he thought about any potential backlash from Queen fans...but they are not necessarily diehard Paul Rodgers fans, he has No big deal career, he had nothing to lose...and figured if this pans out...Wow, my career takes a quantum leap from bottom of the barrell oldies 3rd tier, light speed jump to International Icon...and if it blows up in a backlash, I can go back to my OWN Paul Rodgers fans and continue playing gigs across the USA at fairs and such. Win/Win Situation no matter how you slice it for Paul...
Maybe Queen fans are more happy Brian and Roger approched him, becuase that means we get to SEE them in Concert.
Maybe Queen fans are more happy Brian and Roger approched him, becuase that means we get to SEE them in Concert.
Arlene rote: Anyhow...I think Paul was pinching himself when Brian & Roger approached him thinking he's won the lottery and how damn lucky he is...because you can be sure that he thought about any potential backlash from Queen fans...but they are not necessarily diehard Paul Rodgers fans, he has No big deal career, he had nothing to lose...and figured if this pans out...Wow, my career takes a quantum leap from bottom of the barrell oldies 3rd tier, light speed jump to International Icon...and if it blows up in a backlash, I can go back to my OWN Paul Rodgers fans and continue playing gigs across the USA at fairs and such. Win/Win Situation no matter how you slice it for Paul...
Maybe Queen fans are more happy Brian and Roger approched him, becuase that means we get to SEE them in Concert.
You are absolutely right. And if the end result is I get to see Roger & Brian because now they feel good about going on tour and that it feels right FOR THEM...then more power to Paul...but it IS Roger & Brian that I will be going to see.
In fact, in my mind, the only one who could damage Freddie's legacy would be Freddie himself had he lived. Let's hypothetically say Freddie decided to take Queen into Nu-Metal territory. Or even if he didn't do that and was just a balding, overweight
60 year old version of himself, the critics would blast him saying "why didn't he quit while he was ahead?".
Why should critics say this to a hypothetical older Freddie going on a tour, and not to older Bri and rog + PR who are actually doing it right now?
Fairy
Agreed Fairy...Freddie said those things to blow smoke at the nasty critics so they wouldn't think they had gotten to him. But Freddie took VERY personally as well as professionally all criticsm of his work and Queen's work...and for all his bravado facade about "It's just a bloody record" yada, yada...again why should he let critics think they had hurt his pride or dignity. All the jokes, the sarcasm, was his great and confident way of a comeback to and handling the criticsm.
Freddie treated his music as the love of his life that it was. That's the ONE thing that kept him going as his body and mind was being ravaged by AIDS. Even Mary Austin said that when Freddie became too physically ill to make music anymore..he sort of lost the will to live.
THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT AND HOW MUCH MUSIC MEANT TO FREDDIE, period.
If Freddie was 60 years old, an aging rocker, alive now and did pop, nu metal, new age, celtic, rap..(no I'm NOT kidding) whatever music he felt inside of him he had to explore and create...if the critics or fans dismissed it, Queen, and Freddie, if they said it was "Hurting the Queen legacy or Freddie's Legacy" well I'm sure Freddie would have a GREAT "F**k em" comeback,..you can bet he would bellow and bluster that he didn't care...but you can DAMN well bet that Freddie WOULD care, and that it would hurt his dignity the way the flailing and whipping he took for Hot Space did.
Music was the breath of life and the love of his life for Freddie. And any music he might have continued to make had he lived...to Freddie music defined who he was and it still would.
Arlene, I agree with every word you said. And about what kind of music he would do now...sure, we cannot know what he'd be into, but we can be sure it would be magical, as Freddie was and is.
Fairy
Fairy
Arlene, I agree with every word you said. And about what kind of music he would do now...sure, we cannot know what he'd be into, but we can be sure it would be magical, as Freddie was and is.
Fairy
I also agree with a lot of what Arlene has said in her last post, the way I see it the two big winners here are Paul and us fans who get to see Brian and Roger on the road again.
Just to add something else into the melting pot, (and this will get some reaction), how do we know that Queen would still be around today as a group?? I would like to think they would be, but they might have split as a band, and may never have toured or made any new cd`s. They might have had a big barny, or thought how the hell do we top the last tour, lets call it a day while we are still at the top, and go our own way and do our own thing.
None of us will ever really know, its all if`s, but`s and maybe`s.
Arlene, I agree with every word you said. And about what kind of music he would do now...sure, we cannot know what he'd be into, but we can be sure it would be magical, as Freddie was and is.
Fairy
I also agree with a lot of what Arlene has said in her last post, the way I see it the two big winners here are Paul and us fans who get to see Brian and Roger on the road again.
Just to add something else into the melting pot, (and this will get some reaction), how do we know that Queen would still be around today as a group?? I would like to think they would be, but they might have split as a band, and may never have toured or made any new cd`s. They might have had a big barny, or thought how the hell do we top the last tour, lets call it a day while we are still at the top, and go our own way and do our own thing.
None of us will ever really know, its all if`s, but`s and maybe`s.
Great Point. No we don't know how things would have turned out for Queen...only how we conjecture on what we wish and want would or might have been had Freddie not passed. But yes, Queen could have split up, and not necessarily under bad circumstances. Hey, Phil Collins carried on 2 simultaneous careers With Genesis and as a solo artist...but this year he finally officially left Genesis, under very friendly circumstances. But Collins is VERY successful now as a solo artist and 2 careers got to be too much. And don't necessarily assume that even though Freddie was the STAR, that he could have gone off on a solo career. We all know that Roger, Brian, & even John...all tried their hands at solo careers...before Freddie passed on. Or somebody could have retired, whatever. We have no way of knowing if Queen would have stayed together as the 4 original members..and if they still would have been successful. But...it sure is nice to Dream...about it being so, eh. :)
Freddie going to cry from heaven. Dear God...
Freddie going to cry from heaven. Dear God...
Yep your right, with tears of joy that Brian and Roger are playing Queen music live once again to all his loyal subjects
Im 15 and an avid fan of QUEEN. All my life ive been upset because of the prospect of not being able to see them live. I never thought id even get close to any member. I went to see QUEEN and Paul Rogers last night...it was FANTASTIC! I know Rogers is nothing like Freddie but his vocals were supurb and he did the job to the best of his abilitys. Most fo you people who complain have seen them live and have experianced Freddie, i have not and for that i am truely sadened, but gave me an opportunity i never thought i would have. Embrace the fact that you have seen them as a whole and enjoy the fact that people my age are enjoying the music that has so much passion and meaning. That the joy that music has brought to you will bring to others aswell.
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Can we find something else to talk about on here.
Can we find something else to talk about on here.
"No offense to Paul...but * you have to have a career in order to potentially commit career suicide. I have followed Paul's 3rd tier C List "career" as a has been for the last decade and a half playing crappy cow palaces and county fairs...and Opening???? for Steve Miller in 1993..which I saw by the way. I like Steve Miller, but his career was washed up in the early 80's and he relies on touring purely as an oldies act...and Paul had to OPEN!!!! for him in 1993. What does that tell you about Paul's career?"
In all fairness - Paul has done what all great musicians tend to do once they reach a certain age and status, which is record and release music which they want to perform, rather than that which they would need to in order to remain commercially viable - thats why he has had a less than illustrious last ten years.
His years in Free and Bad Company (both great and successful bands) have more than earnt him an A list place........
Name me someone else realistically better suited to the job from your so called "A list".
And would you mind telling me exactly how Queen have had an illustrious ten years? Yes, its testament to their brilliance that they can sell out arena's after all this time, but you'll remember that Free, like Queen had their career cut short by the death of a member, and who knows how great they may have become?
Give the guy a chance - he's a fantastic front man.....Now lets talk about something else; as is repeatedly said on these shores : BORED.
In all fairness - Paul has done what all great musicians tend to do once they reach a certain age and status, which is record and release music which they want to perform, rather than that which they would need to in order to remain commercially viable - thats why he has had a less than illustrious last ten years.
His years in Free and Bad Company (both great and successful bands) have more than earnt him an A list place........
Name me someone else realistically better suited to the job from your so called "A list".
And would you mind telling me exactly how Queen have had an illustrious ten years? Yes, its testament to their brilliance that they can sell out arena's after all this time, but you'll remember that Free, like Queen had their career cut short by the death of a member, and who knows how great they may have become?
Give the guy a chance - he's a fantastic front man.....Now lets talk about something else; as is repeatedly said on these shores : BORED.
Paul Rodgers = The Great Pretender.
THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE.
Freddie I'm so sorry it's come to this.........please forgive them.
We still love you even though some on here have a new hero.
THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE.
Freddie I'm so sorry it's come to this.........please forgive them.
We still love you even though some on here have a new hero.