"John dominates business in the sense of legal dealings with other people," explains Brian May, "Which he's very hot on. He is the only one of us who can really keep up with what's going on. He doesn't let anybody off with anything. He knows more than anybody too, about the equipment. We have a very good crew now, but in the past John has been called on on many occasions at the last minute to fix things. He's a bass player and has a bass player's mentality in many ways. He's very solid and no nonsense. He's always got his feet firmly on the ground. He's needed particularly with Freddie and me because we tend to go off at tangents without any thought of where we're coming back to. Deacy will sit there and bring us back down."
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That's interesting...where did that come from?
ok, john rules, i love mr. deacky, spread your wings, your my best friend, and many others. go john go.
It is in fact mostly the singer/songwriter/guitarist duo that has the biggest influence on other musicians, especially other singers and songwriters, duos like Lennon/McCartney, Strummer/Jones or Mercury/May. Freddie and Brian did most of the songwriting (May being a much better songwriter than Freddie IMO).
But the songwriting is only a part of the whole complex, an important, if not the most important part of it, but it still needs more input to complete the whole thing.
I think that if a band works well, it is the chemnistry between these particular members that makes the band work.
Regarding the music in general, the whole thing "Queen", without splitting it into particular tasks, I think each member was equally important.
And you can't compare Queen with The Beatles, such as John and Ringo. The Beatles were another band at another time and Ringo did mean a hell of a lot. Whether he was a great drummer or songwriter or singer or not - he had personality! Probably more than any other Beatle. He was Ringo.
If you mention Ringo Starr, you don't have to add anything because everbody knows who you're talking about and everybody loves him as a Beatle.
But the songwriting is only a part of the whole complex, an important, if not the most important part of it, but it still needs more input to complete the whole thing.
I think that if a band works well, it is the chemnistry between these particular members that makes the band work.
Regarding the music in general, the whole thing "Queen", without splitting it into particular tasks, I think each member was equally important.
And you can't compare Queen with The Beatles, such as John and Ringo. The Beatles were another band at another time and Ringo did mean a hell of a lot. Whether he was a great drummer or songwriter or singer or not - he had personality! Probably more than any other Beatle. He was Ringo.
If you mention Ringo Starr, you don't have to add anything because everbody knows who you're talking about and everybody loves him as a Beatle.
john was very important (i knew i could spell it) to queen.
John Deacon is a very basic bassplayer.
You've never listened to The Millionaire Waltz and You're My Best Friend carefully, have you?
John was a brilliant bassist. But yes, I have to agree that he's nowhere near the level of guys like Geddy Lee and Chris Squire.
Yes, I agree. Freddie and Brian were the most important members of Queen and also the most well known members. I know a lot of people who know Brian and Freddie but not Roger and John. Brian is very great guitaist, singer and song writer. Before and after Freddie death he also did the most interviews and he was seen the most. Usually in the most band guitarists are 2nd most important members. Bass-players the least.
I think Roger is important.
He does a good job on the drums. If Roger or John weren't there, then Queen wouldn't exist.
Besides, I got into Queen when I saw Roger's picture on the Sheer Heart Attack Album.
He does a good job on the drums. If Roger or John weren't there, then Queen wouldn't exist.
Besides, I got into Queen when I saw Roger's picture on the Sheer Heart Attack Album.
yes, i have listened to 'millionare waltz' and 'best friend', 'fairy fellers' and all the rest, if you listened to what i said, john is a very good but not an all time great, that's my only point. the way i see it, freddie is argubly the greatest front man ever (top 3) brian is a top ten or fifeteen of the greatest rock guitarist ever, Roger and john are much lesser, roger is a top 40 drummer and john is lucky if he makes the top 50, meaning their great, but not on the same level as freddie and brian, that's my only point.
To me there is a difference between being an important member of Queen and an influential member of Queen.
Each member had equal importance to the band, maybe not solely based on music but John's handling of finances was important to the band for example. Freddie and Brian wrote the majority of the songs and the majority of the well known "hits" which Queen are reknowned for but we all know what input both Roger and John had to albums with their own songs and ideas.
Obviously Freddie, being the icon he is, will have had a larger influence on music than John who is virtually unknown to the average person on the street. However, if you talk about Queen's music influencing then you need to take the band as a whole as that was what they were; 4 people who made bloody good music!
Each member had equal importance to the band, maybe not solely based on music but John's handling of finances was important to the band for example. Freddie and Brian wrote the majority of the songs and the majority of the well known "hits" which Queen are reknowned for but we all know what input both Roger and John had to albums with their own songs and ideas.
Obviously Freddie, being the icon he is, will have had a larger influence on music than John who is virtually unknown to the average person on the street. However, if you talk about Queen's music influencing then you need to take the band as a whole as that was what they were; 4 people who made bloody good music!
i can't disagree with the last, i agree 100 percent, but i love getting some of the people on this board going.