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Well, you forget that Rome is not a city like another. It is the capital of the Catholic church.
So, it doesn't matter if someone had a gig in Chile or in the States, it's not the same thing.
Furthermore, should the Queen Elizabeth die, and should the band (or any other artist) had a concert in London that very night, they would be killed on the place.
Please, die-hard fans, try to look at things objectively...
I thought The Vatican was the capital of the Catholic Church.
Queen's concert was TWO days after the pope's death, so that Queen Elizabeth argument is irrelevent.
Why must the 10% of Italians who are not Catholic goose step to the will of the Catholic Church for an entire week?
Can anybody tell us what the gig was like?
shit hot of course.
don't know realy not seeing them till newcastle
Well, you forget that Rome is not a city like another. It is the capital of the Catholic church.
So, it doesn't matter if someone had a gig in Chile or in the States, it's not the same thing.
Furthermore, should the Queen Elizabeth die, and should the band (or any other artist) had a concert in London that very night, they would be killed on the place.
Please, die-hard fans, try to look at things objectively...
I thought The Vatican was the capital of the Catholic Church.
Queen's concert was TWO days after the pope's death, so that Queen Elizabeth argument is irrelevent.
Why must the 10% of Italians who are not Catholic goose step to the will of the Catholic Church for an entire week?
Well, the Vatican is IN Rome, you know. And Italians are 99% Catholic.
Is the Queen Elizabeth argument so irrelevant? Would they play in London TWO days after her death? I really don't think so.
Besides, they were lucky the gig happened just after the Pope's death but before the pilgrims could manage to arrive in Rome. Should the concert have been yesterday or today or tomorrow, there was NO WAY they could have had it: there are now two millions non-Roman people around the city, mostly in line waiting to go to St Peters. Public transport is collapsing and tomorrow travelling by car will be forbidden in the whole city. How would people be supposed to reach Palalottomatica?
So, you see, it's not only a matter of good taste, after all.
Interesting how people are leaping to slam Brian and Roger (as usual), ignoring, you know, actual EVIDENCE.
From a letter Brian's site from an Italian lass named Isabella...
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John Paul II loves young people most of all. He often meet them. He loves their happiness, the music and the fun he has with young people all over the world.
Tonight thousands and thousands of young people where sitting in S. Peter's Square, playing guitars and singing for him, and shouting his name as an encouragement.
The security tried to stop them, but they all remained there, saying that he loves their music. And a few hours later someone read a note written from the Pope himself, saying thank you to
all those people who were singing and praying for him, "I call for you and you answered" he wrote, and that he is peaceful and we all must be peaceful.
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And special emphasis to another later phrase in her letter - MUSIC HEALS.
So there you have it. Honest to God, sometimes reading this message board it's all I can do to keep down the bile. Ask yourselves where the other people are coming from before scolding them from the safety of your nicknames.
From a letter Brian's site from an Italian lass named Isabella...
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John Paul II loves young people most of all. He often meet them. He loves their happiness, the music and the fun he has with young people all over the world.
Tonight thousands and thousands of young people where sitting in S. Peter's Square, playing guitars and singing for him, and shouting his name as an encouragement.
The security tried to stop them, but they all remained there, saying that he loves their music. And a few hours later someone read a note written from the Pope himself, saying thank you to
all those people who were singing and praying for him, "I call for you and you answered" he wrote, and that he is peaceful and we all must be peaceful.
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And special emphasis to another later phrase in her letter - MUSIC HEALS.
So there you have it. Honest to God, sometimes reading this message board it's all I can do to keep down the bile. Ask yourselves where the other people are coming from before scolding them from the safety of your nicknames.
Queen always does the same mistake - they (especially Brian) are trying to explain why they did this or that! Sun City, Rome show etc. - and explanations always are terrible! "You can dance and sing in the day I die" - it's something what I'd preffer not hear at all... I'm not sure if Roger nor Brian sung and danced when Freddie's dead!
Do what you want to and have to do because of your contracts and don't explain it!
Do what you want to and have to do because of your contracts and don't explain it!
Thank You! I was hoping that I wouldn't have to say it. The Pope was, from what I understand, basically a good man, but I'm appalled that he continued the traditional anti-feminist, anti-gay, anti-contraception ways that he did. I'm all for tradition, but women (I'm one), gay people (I'm not, but have no problem with it), and people who actually don't want STDs and a dozen kids (like me), should be heard too.
By the way, I absolutely believe that Queen did right by performing. Rotten luck for them that their Rome gig was in the right place at the wrong time. They sure are in lots of controversy over it.
By the way, I absolutely believe that Queen did right by performing. Rotten luck for them that their Rome gig was in the right place at the wrong time. They sure are in lots of controversy over it.
I booked a few days in Rome and was hoping to get a ticket for the gig, luckily I did from a girl who sold me it for 50 euros as she was so upset about the pope. Im glad they did not pull the gig, and quite rightly so.
The gig was great, Paul Rogers is a GREAT frontman and singer and his bluesy style deliver the songs in another way than Freddie would ,I have been a fan of Free and Bad Company and had seen him with the Law at Mk Bowl years ago, the guy has a great voice. Really though the fans love the songs so much Queen don't need a vocalist the fans singing was immense.
Downside of the gig, Intro was crap, EMINEM and Beautiful Day??!!. Brian also fucked up a solo for 'a little bit of love' and the freddie on the piano on a big screen for bo rhap is a bit like that Elvis thing. Highlights: 39, TYMD, I want it all, Hammer to fall and Brian's solo. The really funny thing was when Roger sung Radio Ga Ga, there was no one on drums but Paul came on the sing the last verse and chorus and RT went back on drums (I thought Queen never played to tapes thats why they always left for the opera bit o Bo Rhap. When Roger sung how music changes through the years he looked at Brian like taking the piss out of the fact that his hair has never changed! Hope to catch them again here in England. By the way Queen sound much better with a Rhythym guitarist, allows Brian to really come to the fore.
The gig was great, Paul Rogers is a GREAT frontman and singer and his bluesy style deliver the songs in another way than Freddie would ,I have been a fan of Free and Bad Company and had seen him with the Law at Mk Bowl years ago, the guy has a great voice. Really though the fans love the songs so much Queen don't need a vocalist the fans singing was immense.
Downside of the gig, Intro was crap, EMINEM and Beautiful Day??!!. Brian also fucked up a solo for 'a little bit of love' and the freddie on the piano on a big screen for bo rhap is a bit like that Elvis thing. Highlights: 39, TYMD, I want it all, Hammer to fall and Brian's solo. The really funny thing was when Roger sung Radio Ga Ga, there was no one on drums but Paul came on the sing the last verse and chorus and RT went back on drums (I thought Queen never played to tapes thats why they always left for the opera bit o Bo Rhap. When Roger sung how music changes through the years he looked at Brian like taking the piss out of the fact that his hair has never changed! Hope to catch them again here in England. By the way Queen sound much better with a Rhythym guitarist, allows Brian to really come to the fore.
Hey what is it they say "when in Rome do as the Romans do" this really seems to apply now! I can appreciate how difficult it would have been to reshedule, and I'm really pleased Queen are touring again, and gonna see them myself, but was disappointed they went ahead with the show, when the country, and millions of people are in mourning. Nightmare situation, but I think wrong choice was made.
Queen always does the same mistake - they (especially Brian) are trying to explain why they did this or that! Sun City, Rome show etc. - and explanations always are terrible! "You can dance and sing in the day I die" - it's something what I'd preffer not hear at all... I'm not sure if Roger nor Brian sung and danced when Freddie's dead!
Ofcourse they didn't dance or sing when Freddie died but they didn't try to stop others having fun. Grief is personal, you shouldn't force your feelings on other people.
And I don't think that this is anything like the Sun City thing.
Thats a bullshit remark, John deacon isn't leader of the catholic church, leader of 1.1 billion people. He didn't help to bring down the iron curtain. And its got fuck all to do with him coz he aint involved with the tour.
Oh how niave do u guys sound... catholics dont believe in pre marital sex, and so it aint about stopping protected sex, and premoting the spread of STSs, its about havin one sexual partner in lovin relationship, and lettin gods will be done whether the couple conceives.
Queen always does the same mistake - they (especially Brian) are trying to explain why they did this or that! Sun City, Rome show etc. - and explanations always are terrible! "You can dance and sing in the day I die" - it's something what I'd preffer not hear at all... I'm not sure if Roger nor Brian sung and danced when Freddie's dead!
Ofcourse they didn't dance or sing when Freddie died but they didn't try to stop others having fun. Grief is personal, you shouldn't force your feelings on other people.
And I don't think that this is anything like the Sun City thing.
I don't mean it's like the Sun City thing I just think that when they try to explain what they do - it sounds awful! You have to believe to what you do and explanations destroys this belief.