Queen's influences

And don't forget "Beach Boys" and their vocals harmonies.

The old rock 'n' roll as well. Just look at all those covers they played in the early days (both with Queen as with the other projects).

The Platters were a big influence on Freddie, and not because he decided to cover 'The Great Pretender'.

If you listen to songs from The Platters, you will notice that a lot of the background vocals are similar to Queen's. The only difference is that Queen gave those vocals and operatic edge.

I always thought that IT'S LATE sounds a bit like Free...
First album is full of references to The Who, Led Zeppelin...
So is the second one (especially in Brian's compositions- they are very influenced by Zeps III)... "You'Re My Best Friend sounds a bit like The Doobie Brothers, THE MILLIONAIRE WALTS always reminded me about ELO,
son And Daughter always sounded very Tony Iommi, Seven Seas Of Rhye and Now I'm Here- a bit like T.REX...
God- there's a lot!!!

All I know is that Eric Clapton was one of Brian's big influences.

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Deaky was a big Yes fan.

He was a pretty big 'No' fan when they asked him to carry on.

The first Queen albums are basically Led Zeppellin + Cream ;

The Beach Boys

The Who

and that Joni Mitchell album: Court And Spark, that was a favourite of Freddie.

There are two bands that said Queen copied them things...like Sparks and Morgan.
There are similarities.
For sure, I would say Uriah Heep in the way they did chorus in the first albums...they transformed the beach boys chorus into something more near to Queen.
The only chorus exactly the same as the Beach Boys did is in Father to son in one part.

Roger has said in at least one interview "We wanted to be a sort of Yes meets Led Zeppelin", talking about the early days. (B.P. Fallon, RTE 2FM, 1986)

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He was a pretty big 'No' fan when they asked him to carry on.[/QUOTE]

SPEAKING OF "CARRY ON"

I'm sure some of the guys are still alive (*and gals)

THEY SHOULD TOTALLY MAKE A "CARRY ON, QUEENIE" about a band past it's glory days and stuff hitting the road with a young gay blade

Anyone interested in writing the treatment then the script?

Can't be shared until repeat denials.

Small party of 3-4 embrat and Steve London sound great from here with a tech on details (* Sebastian) and an old bugger familiar with the tone of the 30+ film series


I'd try to perk up gags.
sequences would be run by Steve London 20.and then a consensus would be made after it gets passed around a bit.

Then we'd pitch it to one of those old actors (*assuming they're still alive) and see what happens.

May not stay QUEENIE but QUEEN is synonymous with gay male in the era so it'd likely pass without legal pressure. Just a film about aging Glam *rockers or so

Hattie Jacques hasn't returned my calls for years.

Jim Dale would make an excellent Freddie