I can not believe how many fans are dishing on Paul Rogers. It is great that he is not singing like Freddie, and Freddie would want him to make it his own. If you want the same old thing, stay home and listen to the records.
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I have absolutely no problem with Paul Rodgers, he's a great singer. But they should have rehearsed more, I can't believe that even with help of all the monitors with lyrics he still keeps forgetting the words.
Yeah totally agree with you freddie's would want him to follow his own lead and just be himself and it maybe a shock statement i'm making but i think freddie would be doing exactly what paul is doing now,but without the strutting and running around don't forget he would be 59 now if still alive.
Paul did a great job in Antwerp yesterday. He's a great singer and he seems like a nice guy to me. Singing all those songs is very hard - even freddie made small mistakes too, even during his best shows.
I'm just very happy that they are on the road again - it has been too long!
I'm just very happy that they are on the road again - it has been too long!
I can not believe how many fans are dishing on Paul Rogers. It is great that he is not singing like Freddie, and Freddie would want him to make it his own. If you want the same old thing, stay home and listen to the records.
The guy should fuck off he's shit. Anyway Queen ended in 1991 RIP.
I can not believe how many fans are dishing on Paul Rogers. It is great that he is not singing like Freddie, and Freddie would want him to make it his own. If you want the same old thing, stay home and listen to the records.
The guy should fuck off he's shit. Anyway Queen ended in 1991 RIP.
NO Queen with freddie ended in 1991 RIP queen without freddie rules 2005 and beyond.
Brenda,
Great reply!!!
It is hard to believe Freddie would be 59.
Freddie would have pushed to change the music and make it new and fresh. Cheers to Queen 2005 and beyind!
Great reply!!!
It is hard to believe Freddie would be 59.
Freddie would have pushed to change the music and make it new and fresh. Cheers to Queen 2005 and beyind!
Ah, agree Brenda, seems like people don`t understand this, but it probably is because of they are using the Queen name. Perhaps Paul don`t run around on stage as Freddie did, but i don`t think Freddie would have done it eiter at the age of 59.
I must confess i had doubts about Paul after the gig at the 46664 concert, but this changed after Brixton i`m pleased to say. Queen+Paul Rodgers rocks! ( Just Queen if Freddie still was alive would have been better, but you have to see the reality of today).
I must confess i had doubts about Paul after the gig at the 46664 concert, but this changed after Brixton i`m pleased to say. Queen+Paul Rodgers rocks! ( Just Queen if Freddie still was alive would have been better, but you have to see the reality of today).
hi all,
yeah its a bit strange- imagine Freddie in his late 50s standing onstage, singing the old songs..
anyway, i think that Paul is sure doing his best and the true rock (not only Queen) fan should be right behind him.. the guy is the best singer Bri and Rog could choose. cheers, BR
yeah its a bit strange- imagine Freddie in his late 50s standing onstage, singing the old songs..
anyway, i think that Paul is sure doing his best and the true rock (not only Queen) fan should be right behind him.. the guy is the best singer Bri and Rog could choose. cheers, BR
Well, I don't think anybody could blame a guy whose wife died 14 years ago for wanting to get married again. So why blame Brian and Roger for wanting to have a new lease of life with Paul on vocals? This is not about betraying Freddie's memory!
Besides that, The Stones are touring withoutBill Wyman, Black Sabbath are touring without Ozzy Osbourne, Deep Purple toured for decades without Ian Gillan, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page are still playing without the other two... and this could go on.
Paul's voice is OK and he reaches the peak by performing WWRY, his performance is awesome... Rogers' drumming is amazing (he's in an incredibly shape), Brian's guitar playing is as good as ever (great solos, btw) and Spike does his best on keyboards. The setlist is a very good selection of songs - and I can't see why so many ppl complain about the fact the setlist doesn't change. As far as I know, the setlist for a tour is supposed to stay the same for all the gigs of that tour. It was a typical setlist for the Magic tour, one for the Hot Space tour and another one for the ANATO tour, and nobody complained :)
As for Paul forgetting the lyrics, I think it's understandable. It's certainly not very easy to sing another band's songs, under the pressure of 14000 ppl in the audience. Freddie forgot the words to Bohemian Rhapsody in 1976 (Osaka, if I remeber well) and to Radio Ga Ga. Roger was completely silly in forgetting more than once the words to I'm In Love With My Car and Happiness. And Brian too, in the later years, when siniging WWRY, sang the third verse instead of the second :) All of them had bad moments throughout the years, got out of pitch, lost their key or forgot lyrics. Except for John - this guy is great, he has never forgotten any lyrics in all his life :)
Besides that, The Stones are touring withoutBill Wyman, Black Sabbath are touring without Ozzy Osbourne, Deep Purple toured for decades without Ian Gillan, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page are still playing without the other two... and this could go on.
Paul's voice is OK and he reaches the peak by performing WWRY, his performance is awesome... Rogers' drumming is amazing (he's in an incredibly shape), Brian's guitar playing is as good as ever (great solos, btw) and Spike does his best on keyboards. The setlist is a very good selection of songs - and I can't see why so many ppl complain about the fact the setlist doesn't change. As far as I know, the setlist for a tour is supposed to stay the same for all the gigs of that tour. It was a typical setlist for the Magic tour, one for the Hot Space tour and another one for the ANATO tour, and nobody complained :)
As for Paul forgetting the lyrics, I think it's understandable. It's certainly not very easy to sing another band's songs, under the pressure of 14000 ppl in the audience. Freddie forgot the words to Bohemian Rhapsody in 1976 (Osaka, if I remeber well) and to Radio Ga Ga. Roger was completely silly in forgetting more than once the words to I'm In Love With My Car and Happiness. And Brian too, in the later years, when siniging WWRY, sang the third verse instead of the second :) All of them had bad moments throughout the years, got out of pitch, lost their key or forgot lyrics. Except for John - this guy is great, he has never forgotten any lyrics in all his life :)
I can not believe how many fans are dishing on Paul Rogers. It is great that he is not singing like Freddie, and Freddie would want him to make it his own. If you want the same old thing, stay home and listen to the records.
The guy should fuck off he's shit. Anyway Queen ended in 1991 RIP.
Broken Record..........
If it wasn't for Paul Rodgers there would be no tour.
Well, I don't think anybody could blame a guy whose wife died 14 years ago for wanting to get married again. So why blame Brian and Roger for wanting to have a new lease of life with Paul on vocals? This is not about betraying Freddie's memory!
I agree
Besides that, The Stones are touring withoutBill Wyman, Black Sabbath are touring without Ozzy Osbourne, Deep Purple toured for decades without Ian Gillan, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page are still playing without the other two... and this could go on.
Paul's voice is OK and he reaches the peak by performing WWRY, his performance is awesome... Rogers' drumming is amazing (he's in an incredibly shape), Brian's guitar playing is as good as ever (great solos, btw) and Spike does his best on keyboards. The setlist is a very good selection of songs - and I can't see why so many ppl complain about the fact the setlist doesn't change. As far as I know, the setlist for a tour is supposed to stay the same for all the gigs of that tour. It was a typical setlist for the Magic tour, one for the Hot Space tour and another one for the ANATO tour, and nobody complained :)
Although, of course there wasn't such wide spread availablity of bootlegs or downloads, or cheap travel in those days. Today fans can get to many more gigs I suppose, or can get dowloads etc so they experience more of the tour as a whole. This is probably why there's this attitude.
As for Paul forgetting the lyrics, I think it's understandable. It's certainly not very easy to sing another band's songs, under the pressure of 14000 ppl in the audience. Freddie forgot the words to Bohemian Rhapsody in 1976 (Osaka, if I remeber well) and to Radio Ga Ga. Roger was completely silly in forgetting more than once the words to I'm In Love With My Car and Happiness. And Brian too, in the later years, when siniging WWRY, sang the third verse instead of the second :) All of them had bad moments throughout the years, got out of pitch, lost their key or forgot lyrics. Except for John - this guy is great, he has never forgotten any lyrics in all his life :)
Yep, can't put them on too high a pedastall...
I can not believe how many fans are dishing on Paul Rogers. It is great that he is not singing like Freddie, and Freddie would want him to make it his own. If you want the same old thing, stay home and listen to the records.
The guy should fuck off he's shit. Anyway Queen ended in 1991 RIP.
Such a lame argument. No objectivity. Personally, I don't think Brian or Roger sound that strong in their vocal performances either, but it's still enjoyable. Still a good show 'cause of the music. But I've only seen Brixton so far. Wembley and Hyde Park to go. The downloads sound like their definitely improving, so looking forward to these later gigs!
I can not believe how many fans are dishing on Paul Rogers. It is great that he is not singing like Freddie, and Freddie would want him to make it his own. If you want the same old thing, stay home and listen to the records.
The guy should fuck off he's shit. Anyway Queen ended in 1991 RIP.
Such a lame argument. No objectivity. Personally, I don't think Brian or Roger sound that strong in their vocal performances either, but it's still enjoyable. Still a good show 'cause of the music. But I've only seen Brixton so far. Wembley and Hyde Park to go. The downloads sound like their definitely improving, so looking forward to these later gigs!
And I actually think Paul is doing a good job of it in his own style. If we can't have Freddie singing, I'd rather have someone doing it differently then try to immitate. As we've seen no-one can really come close. George Michael was fantastic at the tribute, but it was his own style, but fitted to the song. That's probably as good as you'll ever get, but GM wouldn't suit the rest of the Queen material IMO. Especially the out and out rock numbers. It's not his area.
Well, I don't think anybody could blame a guy whose wife died 14 years ago for wanting to get married again. So why blame Brian and Roger for wanting to have a new lease of life with Paul on vocals? This is not about betraying Freddie's memory!
Great stuff, good point.