I hate the way some assholes insist on supporting their rock band like a football team. Yes, Queen are the greatest of all time in their genre, but Brian May and Roger Taylor are world class musicians in their own right who were inadvertently plunged into a black hole by a dire consequence of Freddie Mercury's sex life.
Freddie was the greatest and is irreplacable. That is blindingly obvious.
I don't give a stuff if you were at every Queen concert and have every cd and dvd, perhaps you should read the sleeve notes and check your spelling of BRIAN, hell if you have every release by Queen you should have read it enough times.
Oh and thanks for the advice, I'll get straight to burning my 2 tickets for the Paris gig! You are obviously a mine of information on the world of music, I'm sure Freddie would be very proud of your sort, urging music lovers to burn their tickets.
Freddie ain't doing anymore gigs, life moves on, its sad but true. I can't wait to see the new Queen + Paul Rodgers tour, if you're not going "on protest" then stay home, shut up and let the rest of us go and have a blast.
I assure you that we will not be the losers.
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Those who never experienced Queen live haven't got a better choice. It's the same for the Rolling Stones fans: two founding members are gone: Brian Jones and Bill Wyman; AC/DC tours without Bon Scott since 1980... Everyone's free of his own decisions, that's crap to tell such a thing. I want to hear Queen songs played live without seeing a cover band, that's it.
i think instead of burning our tickets we should applaud brian and roger for what they're doing, reviving the greatest songs ever.
of course i cant burn my ticket since i dont have one :(
of course i cant burn my ticket since i dont have one :(
Well thanks for pointing out where I am going wrong Poodle. I suppose being at Worcester in 73 and Knebworth in 86 (attending 50+ concerts in between) makes me not a real "Fan" although I think that there is a chance that I may be.
When this came up a few weeks ago I posted then and I'll post it again. I was fortunate enough to be born at just the right time to appreciate what are and will be one of the best live acts EVER. You must remember Wembley when one Vision started ..... THE GROUND SHOOK ....and when Bo Rap and Ga Ga were played. What was the atmosphere like ???
Come on lets give others (including the youngesters) the chance to hear and feel the music and appreciate what Brian and Roger are willing to do for us.
I am taking my Wife, my 20 year old Son and 22 year old Daughter to Cardiff. It's like Christmas Eve in our house.
So how about just letting everyone enjoy it. If you want to stay at home that's fine by me.
See ya
PS
If you want me to get you a Tour Programme and send it to you I will ......
When this came up a few weeks ago I posted then and I'll post it again. I was fortunate enough to be born at just the right time to appreciate what are and will be one of the best live acts EVER. You must remember Wembley when one Vision started ..... THE GROUND SHOOK ....and when Bo Rap and Ga Ga were played. What was the atmosphere like ???
Come on lets give others (including the youngesters) the chance to hear and feel the music and appreciate what Brian and Roger are willing to do for us.
I am taking my Wife, my 20 year old Son and 22 year old Daughter to Cardiff. It's like Christmas Eve in our house.
So how about just letting everyone enjoy it. If you want to stay at home that's fine by me.
See ya
PS
If you want me to get you a Tour Programme and send it to you I will ......
Leave us alone! We'll do whatever we want! It's still half ofQueen, and it's good enough for me, 'cuz my dream was to see Queen perform...but, since Deaky and Freddie will never come back, might as well see Brian and Roger perform! They still rock,too!!!
Everybody is entitled to their opinion and has the right to express it. If the tour does come to North America I know I'm going. It may not be "Queen", but they'll put on a hell of a show just the same. Think of them as the best tribute band in the world.
So are Ac/Dc 'fans' who bought anything by Ac/Dc after Bon Scott died also not real fans? What the fuck is a real fan? Is it people who listen to nothing except Queen? Those people are called obsessed fans. I am a Manchester United fan and also a David Beckham fan. I was sad when he left Man United but that doesn't mean I stopped supporting United or liking David Beckham.
And also who are you to tell other people what they should do. Especially when you're only about 12 or 13. If you don't approve of the tour then just say that but except that it really isn't anything to do with any of us. It goes ahead regardless of what any of us think. And the majority of people going to these concerts don't waste their time on this board, maybe I shouldn't bother anymore because all I seem to read on here nowadays is ignorant claptrap from people who obviously have something wrong with them (I mean burn your tickets in protest WTF? Who is gonna call of a concert because of that? They still have your money).
P.S. With one post you have caused so much hate, be proud.
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And also who are you to tell other people what they should do. Especially when you're only about 12 or 13. If you don't approve of the tour then just say that but except that it really isn't anything to do with any of us. It goes ahead regardless of what any of us think. And the majority of people going to these concerts don't waste their time on this board, maybe I shouldn't bother anymore because all I seem to read on here nowadays is ignorant claptrap from people who obviously have something wrong with them (I mean burn your tickets in protest WTF? Who is gonna call of a concert because of that? They still have your money).
P.S. With one post you have caused so much hate, be proud.
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Have you no respect for Freddie ?.
IT IS NOT QUEEN
Queen died as a live band in August 1986.
Why is it only John Deacon can see the light ?
The tour should be renamed Brian May/Roger Taylor + Paul Rogers.
QUEEN SHOULD NOT AND I REPEAT NOT BE USED IT IS BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO FREDDIE'S MEMORY.
BURN YOUR TICKETS AND PROTEST ON MASS.
He's probably cranky coz he did not get a ticket himself !! (likely coz they were all sold out) - LOL
(and no, I am not going either, only coz I am an Aussie and they are not coming here)
*rolls eyes* this is why i rarely come here.....
I am a true Pink Floyd fan. I like all eras.
The Syd era 1966-68(first three singles(Arnold Layne, See Emily Play and Apples & Oranges) and Piper at the Gates of Dawn)
The Transitional era 1968-1970 as these albums are mainly half instrumental/half vocal tracks(next two singles(It Would Be So Nice and Point Me at the Sky), A Saucerful of Secrets(David Gilmour joins part way through initially as second guitarist but then became Syd's replacement), More Soundtrack(band did whole film score and issued as their third album), Ummagumma and Atom Heart Mother)
The Classic Floyd era 1971-75(Meddle, Obscured By Clouds(soundtrack to French film La Vallee), Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here)
The Waters rule era 1977-83(Animals, The Wall(last album with classic lineup as Rick Wright was fired by Waters due to Waters' ego but Wright stayed until 1981 to finish the album and play The Wall shows), Is There Anybody Out There: The Wall Live 1980-81(released in 2000 and was more of a band feeling than the studio counterpart), When the Tigers Broke Free single(not on album until the 2001 best of Echoes and the 2004 reissue of The Final Cut) and The Final Cut(a Waters solo effort and almost Floyd's farewell))
The Gilmour led era 1987-?(A Momentary Lapse of Reason(David Gilmour invites Rick back into the band as paid musician and Nick Mason is hardly on album for drumming), Delicate Sound of Thunder(3/4 of classic Floyd playing like a band again and the Momentary Lapse stuff is better), The Division Bell(Wright re-instated and sounds moer like classic Floyd era Floyd musically) and Pulse)
Some people like Queen carrying on without Freddie and John just as much as Floyd are loved without Syd Barrett or Roger Waters.
At least Gail Ann Dorsey is not playing with Queen. I don't like her singing nor her bass playing(I am not sexist but she is not that great to me IMHO) with Bowie and I would have cringed if Reeves Gabriels was Queen's second guitarist with his whammy pedal enhanced guitar solos on each track.
The Syd era 1966-68(first three singles(Arnold Layne, See Emily Play and Apples & Oranges) and Piper at the Gates of Dawn)
The Transitional era 1968-1970 as these albums are mainly half instrumental/half vocal tracks(next two singles(It Would Be So Nice and Point Me at the Sky), A Saucerful of Secrets(David Gilmour joins part way through initially as second guitarist but then became Syd's replacement), More Soundtrack(band did whole film score and issued as their third album), Ummagumma and Atom Heart Mother)
The Classic Floyd era 1971-75(Meddle, Obscured By Clouds(soundtrack to French film La Vallee), Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here)
The Waters rule era 1977-83(Animals, The Wall(last album with classic lineup as Rick Wright was fired by Waters due to Waters' ego but Wright stayed until 1981 to finish the album and play The Wall shows), Is There Anybody Out There: The Wall Live 1980-81(released in 2000 and was more of a band feeling than the studio counterpart), When the Tigers Broke Free single(not on album until the 2001 best of Echoes and the 2004 reissue of The Final Cut) and The Final Cut(a Waters solo effort and almost Floyd's farewell))
The Gilmour led era 1987-?(A Momentary Lapse of Reason(David Gilmour invites Rick back into the band as paid musician and Nick Mason is hardly on album for drumming), Delicate Sound of Thunder(3/4 of classic Floyd playing like a band again and the Momentary Lapse stuff is better), The Division Bell(Wright re-instated and sounds moer like classic Floyd era Floyd musically) and Pulse)
Some people like Queen carrying on without Freddie and John just as much as Floyd are loved without Syd Barrett or Roger Waters.
At least Gail Ann Dorsey is not playing with Queen. I don't like her singing nor her bass playing(I am not sexist but she is not that great to me IMHO) with Bowie and I would have cringed if Reeves Gabriels was Queen's second guitarist with his whammy pedal enhanced guitar solos on each track.
I have a number of responses to this.
1. YAWWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN. Welcome to the conversation, three months later...
2. Queen had four members. One dies. Three people are now "Queen". One retires. Two people are now "Queen". Legally, technically, logically. Would you like me to use shorter words?
3. If you don't want to see it, fair enough, you can sit outside and picket along with fairydandy from QOL (what? oh is he? oh, ok with matthew poulter (what? him too? oh ok by yourself)), which is your right in a democracy. Of course the price to be paid for living in a democracy is to allow OTHER PEOPLE THE SAME RIGHTS THAT YOU WOULD CHOOSE FOR YOURSELF. ie, if others choose to attend an evening billed as Q***n + Paul Rodgers, then why not let them? I think the musical is a vacuous half arsed bastard child of a Queen cover band & some of Ben Elton's oldest and most insipid work, but plenty of other people seem to like it so I don't question their loyalty or "fan-ness". I'd question their taste, mind...
4. Define "Queen fan" in such a way as to include you and exclude everybody who is attending these concerts (and especially note that with the UK dates almost completely selling out based on QOL/QFC sales alone, you'll be excluding most members of both this and the QOL forum).
There. Four independent, coherent logical responses, none of which refer to you as a "fucking precious no-mark with the intellectual capacity of a lobotomised amoeba".
Oh, and it's "en masse", not "on mass", unless there's a religious connotation that I missed.
1. YAWWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN. Welcome to the conversation, three months later...
2. Queen had four members. One dies. Three people are now "Queen". One retires. Two people are now "Queen". Legally, technically, logically. Would you like me to use shorter words?
3. If you don't want to see it, fair enough, you can sit outside and picket along with fairydandy from QOL (what? oh is he? oh, ok with matthew poulter (what? him too? oh ok by yourself)), which is your right in a democracy. Of course the price to be paid for living in a democracy is to allow OTHER PEOPLE THE SAME RIGHTS THAT YOU WOULD CHOOSE FOR YOURSELF. ie, if others choose to attend an evening billed as Q***n + Paul Rodgers, then why not let them? I think the musical is a vacuous half arsed bastard child of a Queen cover band & some of Ben Elton's oldest and most insipid work, but plenty of other people seem to like it so I don't question their loyalty or "fan-ness". I'd question their taste, mind...
4. Define "Queen fan" in such a way as to include you and exclude everybody who is attending these concerts (and especially note that with the UK dates almost completely selling out based on QOL/QFC sales alone, you'll be excluding most members of both this and the QOL forum).
There. Four independent, coherent logical responses, none of which refer to you as a "fucking precious no-mark with the intellectual capacity of a lobotomised amoeba".
Oh, and it's "en masse", not "on mass", unless there's a religious connotation that I missed.
Have you no respect for Freddie ?.
IT IS NOT QUEEN
Queen died as a live band in August 1986.
Why is it only John Deacon can see the light ?
The tour should be renamed Brian May/Roger Taylor + Paul Rogers.
QUEEN SHOULD NOT AND I REPEAT NOT BE USED IT IS BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO FREDDIE'S MEMORY.
Whats up mate couldnt u get a ticket
BURN YOUR TICKETS AND PROTEST ON MASS.
OK I'll be ashamed of myself but I'm going anyway :) Can I burn the ticket afterwards?
I don't really even care if there's a concert or music or any event at all, I just want to see Brian and Roger in front of me.
I don't really even care if there's a concert or music or any event at all, I just want to see Brian and Roger in front of me.
You are correct but there is a difference these different lineup's created new material and new era's Brian/Roger/Paul are only covering OLD ground. Queen hits sung by a singer although not bad is going to find it impossible to reach the notes Freddie could in some Queen songs
Perhaps if they made Paul Rodgers a full member of Queen and they recorded new albums/material with him I would find it easier to accept him. I just feel the OLD Queen should be laid to rest.
Perhaps if they made Paul Rodgers a full member of Queen and they recorded new albums/material with him I would find it easier to accept him. I just feel the OLD Queen should be laid to rest.
Just having read this thread, here's my thoughts...
The thread starter needs to shut the hell up.
Brian and Roger have every right to carry on with the Queen name.
Freddie is probably looking forward to these shows a great deal from where he is. He would not want Queen to just abruptly stop after 1992 (Freddie Tribute concert). Freddie was the best singer and it is very difficult to have someone stand in for him. But Paul Rodgers is and will do his very best.
This tour is in no way disrespectful to Freddie because this is giving people a chance to see Queen live either again or for the first time. Two members is better than none.
Brian and Roger had a choice between Paul Rodgers, Robbie Williams, and Britney/Beyonce/Pink... honestly, Paul's a better choice.
Paul is a fantastic singer and I doubt Bri and Rog would allow him to butcher the songs in their prescence on stage in front of millions of people.
Post this in the Queen Tour '05 forum.
Nothing makes you a bigger or better fan than anyone else here. I personally could care less that you've been to see them live and how much of their merchandise you have. You are not special.
Brian and Roger will go on tour as QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS no matter how much you bitch and whine and protest. A lot of people had said that Freddie should have shaven off his moustache in the early 80's. No Queen member is breaking down for any over-zealous fans. Get over it. And finally...
Nobody is forcing you to attend any shows. But a lot of people actually do want to go and paid damn good money for their tickets. Let us enjoy ourselves. We don't need prats like you trying to be all "I'm a REAL fan" because you're not. You're just an obsessed freak with serious frontman issues.
The thread starter needs to shut the hell up.
Brian and Roger have every right to carry on with the Queen name.
Freddie is probably looking forward to these shows a great deal from where he is. He would not want Queen to just abruptly stop after 1992 (Freddie Tribute concert). Freddie was the best singer and it is very difficult to have someone stand in for him. But Paul Rodgers is and will do his very best.
This tour is in no way disrespectful to Freddie because this is giving people a chance to see Queen live either again or for the first time. Two members is better than none.
Brian and Roger had a choice between Paul Rodgers, Robbie Williams, and Britney/Beyonce/Pink... honestly, Paul's a better choice.
Paul is a fantastic singer and I doubt Bri and Rog would allow him to butcher the songs in their prescence on stage in front of millions of people.
Post this in the Queen Tour '05 forum.
Nothing makes you a bigger or better fan than anyone else here. I personally could care less that you've been to see them live and how much of their merchandise you have. You are not special.
Brian and Roger will go on tour as QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS no matter how much you bitch and whine and protest. A lot of people had said that Freddie should have shaven off his moustache in the early 80's. No Queen member is breaking down for any over-zealous fans. Get over it. And finally...
Nobody is forcing you to attend any shows. But a lot of people actually do want to go and paid damn good money for their tickets. Let us enjoy ourselves. We don't need prats like you trying to be all "I'm a REAL fan" because you're not. You're just an obsessed freak with serious frontman issues.