Where are the negative persons??

No Freddie = NO QUEEN. QUEEN 1991 RIP

You know fuck-all, my friend. Kiss Brian May's ass. He and Roger put their money where their mouth is. They're better men than you'll ever be.

Bound to be a loser in the end. Hopefully a real fan will get the ticket you're too pure to buy. Enjoy staying home and listening to your CDs.

If I was God, then Freddie would still be with us.

All I was trying to say was this, people need to move on and not live in the past for the rest of their days. Life goes on, we all need to move on, and not live in a time warp. This not only applies to our dear Freddie, but to anyone we have lost ( I lost my sister-in law last month, age 33, with 3 kids under 4 years old). We must never forget those we have lost, but we cant stay still forever, we all have to rebuild our lives and move on.

We just dont need to here the same thing over and over again, its boring, and people get fed up of it.
I am not trying to tell others what they should do, but its sad when some folk are so pig headed that they wont give anything new a chance, so miss out in the end and live to regret it.

Ray D O'Gaga wrote:

Being a fan means being supportive of the band - or in this case, what's left of the band - even though your favorite member is dead or not participating and being a fan CERTAINLY means at the VERY LEAST not WISHING and HOPING for the tour to be a FAILURE and practically SALIVATING WITH DELIGHT when the Fancourt show turned out to be less than spectacular. And I have seen MANY on this board doing just that over the last two weeks. Not everyone but many (and not necessarily you). Regardless of whether or not Freddie was your favorite, regardles of how much you like or dislike Paul Rodgers, regardless of whatever personal grudge you hold against Brian May for whatever perceived greed/arrogance/whatever you see in him, a TRUE FAN does not wish ABJECT FAILURE for the band or the remnants of the band they claim to love. "If they don't do it MY WAY, I hope they FAIL!" BOLLOCKS! You don't have to like or agree with everything they do, but that is going way too far for anyone to call themselves a fan. To THAT group of "fans", I say FUCK THE LOT OF YOU! I hope the tour is blindingly successful and popular if for no other reason than to spite you all and rub your smug, self-righteous and holier-than-thou faces in it! HA!

Good post, except for the following stepford quote:

"Being a fan means being supportive of the band - or in this case, what's left of the band - even though your favorite member is dead or not participating"

Am I not a real fan if I think Flash Gordon or Hot Space is subpar? What if I dislike the Pepsi commercial or 5ive etc etc. Must I blindfully accept everything Queen does as being perfect? What is wrong with expressing a critical opinion?

By the way, I do plan on seeing Queen if the come to North America.

One thing is to be a FAN and other thing is to be Fundamentalist about something. I think PR is a very good singer, not in my top list but just a very good singer, but i like the idea of Brian and Roger doing something and is their band so they can do it whith whoever they want to.

pastieman wrote:

If I was God, then Freddie would still be with us.

All I was trying to say was this, people need to move on and not live in the past for the rest of their days. Life goes on, we all need to move on, and not live in a time warp. This not only applies to our dear Freddie, but to anyone we have lost ( I lost my sister-in law last month, age 33, with 3 kids under 4 years old). We must never forget those we have lost, but we cant stay still forever, we all have to rebuild our lives and move on.

We just dont need to here the same thing over and over again, its boring, and people get fed up of it.
I am not trying to tell others what they should do, but its sad when some folk are so pig headed that they wont give anything new a chance, so miss out in the end and live to regret it.

Sorry about your sister-in law :(

Yes, I agree, but if some people wants to miss out and regret - let them do it. Don't waste your time!

This tour is to much a Brian May solo tour and a C-version of the magic tour. Why can´t they play a medley like "ogre battle, white queen, tenement funster, save me, it´s late, sail a way sweet sister...and so on???

Why are they skip INNUENDO, one of the greatest song ever???

It's only a bloody record......

But heres something for you to think about, the symbol of Queen is mainly known as the pheonix isnt it? well Pheonix's never die(ish), when they do they are reborn from the ashes, so if you think, Queen, the main pheonix died in 1991, but the ashes from that pheonix gave birth to a new pheonix, that pheonix being QUEEN+PAUL ROGERS! so in a way Queen live on becos of that pheonix!

I agree it's a shame Innuendo isn't brought into the set list. I think it's too hard for them to play that song at the moment. Maybe we can expect other songs during the summer concerts.

Queen without Freddie is like the Doors without
Jim Morrison,the Stones without Mick, the Crickets without Buddy Holly.

Freddie
1991 RIP

Queen
1991 RIP

We love you and miss you.

Best of luck to Paul Rodgers and Brian and Roger
trying to re- capture some magic that is forever
gone.
gone.

Sharon G. wrote:

Queen without Freddie is like the Doors without
Jim Morrison,the Stones without Mick, the Crickets without Buddy Holly.

Freddie
1991 RIP

Queen
1991 RIP

We love you and miss you.

Best of luck to Paul Rodgers and Brian and Roger
trying to re- capture some magic that is forever
gone.
gone.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Sharon G. wrote:

Queen without Freddie is like the Doors without
Jim Morrison,the Stones without Mick, the Crickets without Buddy Holly.

Freddie
1991 RIP

Queen
1991 RIP

We love you and miss you.

Best of luck to Paul Rodgers and Brian and Roger
trying to re- capture some magic that is forever
gone.
gone.

Oh gawd ... the melodrama ...

Go out, see the show, have a good time. That's all its about. Its not the fucking Second Coming.

Rip Van Winkle wrote:

Ray D O'Gaga wrote:

Being a fan means being supportive of the band - or in this case, what's left of the band - even though your favorite member is dead or not participating and being a fan CERTAINLY means at the VERY LEAST not WISHING and HOPING for the tour to be a FAILURE and practically SALIVATING WITH DELIGHT when the Fancourt show turned out to be less than spectacular. And I have seen MANY on this board doing just that over the last two weeks. Not everyone but many (and not necessarily you). Regardless of whether or not Freddie was your favorite, regardles of how much you like or dislike Paul Rodgers, regardless of whatever personal grudge you hold against Brian May for whatever perceived greed/arrogance/whatever you see in him, a TRUE FAN does not wish ABJECT FAILURE for the band or the remnants of the band they claim to love. "If they don't do it MY WAY, I hope they FAIL!" BOLLOCKS! You don't have to like or agree with everything they do, but that is going way too far for anyone to call themselves a fan. To THAT group of "fans", I say FUCK THE LOT OF YOU! I hope the tour is blindingly successful and popular if for no other reason than to spite you all and rub your smug, self-righteous and holier-than-thou faces in it! HA!

Good post, except for the following stepford quote:

"Being a fan means being supportive of the band - or in this case, what's left of the band - even though your favorite member is dead or not participating"

Am I not a real fan if I think Flash Gordon or Hot Space is subpar? What if I dislike the Pepsi commercial or 5ive etc etc. Must I blindfully accept everything Queen does as being perfect? What is wrong with expressing a critical opinion?

Your mistake is equating "being supportive" with "blindfully accept everything Queen does as being perfect". That's YOUR spin, not mine, and there's an ocean of difference between the two. You conveniently neglected to mention or acknowledge that I also said in the very same text you quoted "you don't have to like or agree with everything they do", because you either didn't read it or it got in the way of tarring me with that tired old "stepford" brush. Sticks and stones. I'm not crazy about every decision made by or regarding Queen since 1973, but I'm damn well not out there wishing FAILURE on them either. THAT'S what I was talking about, and I think its fairly evident to anyone that paid attention to what I said. You just jumped the gun on me, Rip, perhaps because you're sensitive to being criticized for your own frequent criticism of the band over the years? I don't know. Maybe get your bifocals checked, Rip, or rub the sleep out of your eyes (assuming you've wakened from that 20 year nap).

Well.. I just want to offer THIS backstage chat between Brian and crew:

Paul: WOW... I DID IT.. I REALLY DID IT..

Brian: umm.. yeah you did it, with the help of the backing tape we hid in your mic.. it cancelled out YOUR vocals and put the correct ones in.. I am pretty impressed.. Deaky built it for Freddie years ago..

Roger: Hahaha, I remember that, GOD, Freddie couldn't sing to save his life.. John was the real vocalist in Queen.. so he built that gadget and POW.. Freddie was a hit..

Paul: Man.. I wish I had this in my old band.. this thing rocks..

Brian: well.. just don't get cocky.. you STILL have to make it look like you are singing.. if you want proof of how it works just look at the "Kller Queen" on the We Will Rock You concert.. Freddie missed his cue but it STILL gave his voice.. boy we had a LOT of explaining to do then.. good thing the next night he hit his mark..

Jamie: Hey Bri.. can I get one for MY guitar playing?

Brian: no.. so far the only version we have is this mic..


So there you have it.. he just lip synched.

Rip Van Winkle wrote:
Good post, except for the following stepford quote:

"Being a fan means being supportive of the band - or in this case, what's left of the band - even though your favorite member is dead or not participating"

Am I not a real fan if I think Flash Gordon or Hot Space is subpar? What if I dislike the Pepsi commercial or 5ive etc etc. Must I blindfully accept everything Queen does as being perfect? What is wrong with expressing a critical opinion?

By the way, I do plan on seeing Queen if the come to North America.

No... I think you can easily be a real fan, be supportive of the band in a general sense, and still voice criticism and opinion in a positive way. If you dont like Hot Space for example, youre perfectly entitled, and of course it doesnt mean youre not a Queen fan. Same with any of the other examples you mentioned. Even disliking this tour is fine. Expressing an opinion is fine.. its part of what makes boards like this work.

On the otherhand, people like Poodlehead, dont express opinions. They state them as fact and deny anyone else a right to their opinion. If THEY think that Queen is dead [even tho Queen would dispute that!]... well thats okay I guess. Telling us that Queen ARE dead regardless of our opinions - or Brian, Roger or John's opinions- is NOT okay. Insisting that we cant be "true" fans - obviously only the True Keepers Of the Faith get to decide who is a "true" fan... shades of the Inquisition - is NOT okay.

Personally I dont think Freddie would have any time at all for being worshipped in this embalmed and deified way at all. Personally I think Freddie would be happy for Brian and Roger to continue making music as Queen, in much the same way as he obviously wanted them to make MADE IN HEAVEN. I think Brian and Roger have a much greater idea of what Freddie would like than any of us. So... thats _my_ opinion :)
I hope I get the chance to see Queen on this tour. It would be wonderful.
Cheers

Steve