[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Seven_Seas_Of_Rhye II wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Popularity means nothing. That Paul with his bad company was popular doesn't count anything. It's an american crazyness, an american taste. And how Queen were popular proves what american listeners are. Let's opperate with just our thoughts on what real, great music is for us. Paul is just regular balladeer. OK, - for myself.
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I bought Bad Company's first album the other day. It's great, I love it. Yes, the songs on it are simple compositions, but there's a lot of soul in the songs, and great melodies. "Seagull" for example is a simple song, 4 chords, simple structure, simple arrangement, but it's a great ballad. Paul is no Beethoven to be sure, but I like his music nonetheless.
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Guys, I like Seagull too! But how many others you can count? 4-8 songs? We are here at Queenzone and I compare his composing with Queen. Queen never put ANY feeble song into the album. Every song is a masterpiece. I love so many other bands but I just wanna say Queen is a mountain and compare Paul to them.
I can sit with my Ovation guitar and play 2-3 chords and I like it, and I put a soul in these 2-3 chords but it'll never be a song to release, THE SONG must be something else!!!
It always looks rude when try to compare creations. Telling the truth I don't like to compare musician's creations...
Stop it! This is not a topic theme. I'm very excited that Paul will record something with Roger & Brian! That's fantastic!
P.S. In my replies I didn't comment NEW Paul's song. We're talking about his composing.
I can sit with my Ovation guitar and play 2-3 chords and I like it, and I put a soul in these 2-3 chords but it'll never be a song to release, THE SONG must be something else!!!
It always looks rude when try to compare creations. Telling the truth I don't like to compare musician's creations...
Stop it! This is not a topic theme. I'm very excited that Paul will record something with Roger & Brian! That's fantastic!
P.S. In my replies I didn't comment NEW Paul's song. We're talking about his composing.
"Queen never put any feeble songs onto an album"
Well there are many that would dispute that! Body Language! springs to mind, look on many of Queen albums there is at least one weak track
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etc, I am sure many will agree that not every queen track is a master, but my original point was you can't slag off a song until you hear it, and secondly a simple song doesn't make it a bad song.
Look at Dear Friends, it's wonderful, and very basic, imagine if Paul had presented that as his first composition with Q+PR, you lot would have slagged it off until the Christmas.
The man has written some real jems, he has a style, yes, it's diferent to Queen, yes, but nobody can claim he can't write, because he clearly can otherwise he would not have managed to stay working in the music business for 40 years
Well there are many that would dispute that! Body Language! springs to mind, look on many of Queen albums there is at least one weak track
Coming soon
Body lang
More of that Jazz
etc, I am sure many will agree that not every queen track is a master, but my original point was you can't slag off a song until you hear it, and secondly a simple song doesn't make it a bad song.
Look at Dear Friends, it's wonderful, and very basic, imagine if Paul had presented that as his first composition with Q+PR, you lot would have slagged it off until the Christmas.
The man has written some real jems, he has a style, yes, it's diferent to Queen, yes, but nobody can claim he can't write, because he clearly can otherwise he would not have managed to stay working in the music business for 40 years
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Togg wrote: [/QUOTENAME]but my original point was you can't slag off a song until you hear it, and secondly a simple song doesn't make it a bad song.[/QUOTE]
Simple songs can indeed be good songs. But that doesn't mean they all are good songs. Based on the 45 seconds I've heard so far, for me "Take Love" falls into the "not so fantastic" category.
Simple songs can indeed be good songs. But that doesn't mean they all are good songs. Based on the 45 seconds I've heard so far, for me "Take Love" falls into the "not so fantastic" category.
You paraphrase my words! I ALSO consider that it doesn't mean how simple song is. I put a Tavazi Szel example. A feeble song mustn't be a simple, who did say this? You can wrote 22 chords song with 11 modulations but it would be awful. Please read carefully. I just wanna say THAT, for my musicical taste, all the songs that Paul wrote (most of them are simple) besides 2-3 are average songs for me. That's it. Point.
Caal, thanks for your site!!! I've learnt Queen notes from your midi's. Greatest Queen midi archive!
Caal, thanks for your site!!! I've learnt Queen notes from your midi's. Greatest Queen midi archive!
True I agree, simple can be dreadful sometimes, as for all of Pauls songs, well he has worked on more albums then Queen and I haven't heard them all, but I wouldn't say they were all simple and in the same style, he has put a lot out over the years, most of his hits have a certain 'feel' to them, but check out some of his older albums.
I agree, Paul songs have a feel. Certainly. For me, it's just not my kind of melodies. Noone argue about the tastes, about musical too - TASTES DIFFER.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Togg wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Thanks wrote: [/QUOTENAME]does "some research" = "re-reading the perfectly clear original"?[/QUOTE]
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Well, being able to read plain English has always been a particular pleasure for me. No doubt one day you will be in a similar position.
Leaving mutual abuse aside, isn't the quote genuinely specific?
It must be wonderful to be you![/QUOTE]
Well, being able to read plain English has always been a particular pleasure for me. No doubt one day you will be in a similar position.
Leaving mutual abuse aside, isn't the quote genuinely specific?