Synthesisers responsiable for Queens demise in 80's?

The other day I was looking at some of the reviews on the internet of Queen albums and when comparing the 70's and 80's stuff,it seems the 70's albums are a hell of a lot better.
Now that may seem usual for any fans of Queen but then I suddenly realised that in the rise of the 1980's,music artists where relying on synths to assist their music and Queen were no different.
When that thought crossed my mind it seemed 70's Queen was always better than the 80's would be basically because Queen abused their synths.
Think about it? if Radio Ga Ga was more of a rock track (like it did at live aid) than it already does wouldnt that have made it a better and more successful song?
I definetly think so.

70'S Queen:Great Rock albums and some classic Rock tracks.

80's Queen:Not as great as they were in the 70's.
Too much emphesis on pop music,not enough on rock.

Q.Why Queens 80's songs wernt as good as the 70's Queen?
A.They abused SYNTHS

They can't just keep doing the same music every decade. They said they wanted to to different kinds of songs. And what's all this demise rubbish. Good God.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=purple>Bijou in Queens Crown wrote: [/QUOTENAME]They can't just keep doing the same music every decade. They said they wanted to to different kinds of songs. And what's all this demise rubbish. Good God.[/QUOTE]


True...

Freddie said in an interview that I saw from 1982, that music HAD to move on...I remember him saying that for a reason....so sadly, we have to deal with all of the crappy music thats out nowadays :(

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=purple>Bijou in Queens Crown wrote: [/QUOTENAME]They can't just keep doing the same music every decade. They said they wanted to to different kinds of songs. And what's all this demise rubbish. Good God.[/QUOTE]


And they were wrong for that. It hurt the music. Ruined some friggin' good songs I reckon. Take "You don't fool me". Think of the 90's treatment it got on Made in Heaven. Got it in your head? Good. Now think of how it would've sounded on Hot Space....

My point exactly. (Before anyone say it I know it's debatable about the song on Made in Heaven. Oh yeah and if you need help picturing the song, think "back chat" no, maybe it would've been a tad faster.)

Synths are the best. Thats how they got the reversed cymbal on Play The Game

Typical thread for Queenzone, I must say. It looks like this board is not for Queen fans, but for fans of Queen in the 70's and for fans of Queen in the 80's. Strange habit of this board. Like when you love Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, it is impossible to enjoy Breakthru. I love almost everything Queen did. Except for a few of Roger's songs, and the Flash Gordon record. Ok, Queen did a few bad songs, not so many (Cool Cat, Party, Dragon Attack, All Gods People...), but I like Races as much as Works, and Magic as much as Queen II. It's the change from a kind of glam/camp/gay-ish image to the masculine rockers, I guess, that is difficult for some to accept. In the pop charts of the 80's I think Queen still sounded pretty heavy.
Sometimes I don't understand a few people here. Would a Depeche Mode fan moan about the differences between A Broken Frame and Ultra? It sounds like what goes on on Metallica boards. The band was great until 1991, and for 15 years now they release sheer bullshit. But you know, if you can learn one thing from Freddie, it is to be open to different kinds of music. So I do love Bring Back That Leroy Brown and Keep Passing The Open Windows.
And remember what John Deacon said in 1989: "Demise? There is no demise of Queen!"

Jan

I think the reversed cymbal on Play The Game is just a reversed cymbal. No synths.

Pigeonholing is common for most people. If Queen had ended in 1979 there surely would be two fan groups: some fond of the multi-layered band (until Races) and some others preferring the versatile but more minimalistic News and Jazz. Had they ended in 1975 and there'd be two groups: some defending that Queen and Queen II were ace and Sheer Heart + Opera were a sell-out, and some saying that Queen and Queen II were monotone and Sheer + Opera were versatile. And so on...

jan78 hit the nail on the head for me. I don't understand why people can't like Queen2 and also like a kind of magic. people are missing out on a lot of good music!....yes, I love march of the black queen and also love 'one year of love'.

Wouldn't the band itself be the first one to laugh about all this? Freddie said: "I don't regret any of the things I did. I mean what did YOU look like, ten years ago?" And that's the point. The point of Friends Will Be Friends b/w Seven Seas Of Rhye. Or The Show Must Go On b/w Keep Yourself Alive. The point of people hating the Wembley concert for being just a greatest hits concert, because they want to hear Nevermore or Flick Of The Wrist only. Because they yawn about Scandal but almost faint about The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke. How dare they play Radio GaGa and not My Fairy King! Oh well...didn't Brian even say something like his favourite game is not giving the public what it demands?

Jan

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<B>Jellybean Queen <h6>sweet body kisses wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=purple>Bijou in Queens Crown wrote: [/QUOTENAME]They can't just keep doing the same music every decade. They said they wanted to to different kinds of songs. And what's all this demise rubbish. Good God.[/QUOTE]


True...

Freddie said in an interview that I saw from 1982, that music HAD to move on...I remember him saying that for a reason....so sadly, we have to deal with all of the crappy music thats out nowadays :([/QUOTE]

Since you just barely became a Queen fan, show me the interview.

Be that as it may, there are still some bloody good Queen 80's songs: Innuendo, I Want It All and One Vision to name a few.

i love queen for all their music, bringing an album like queen 2 in 1982 would have been impossible or a night a the opera in 1989? lol

yes it was a different era. Bohemian Rhapsody is an all time great song but i am not sure it would have had the same effect had it been brought out in 1985 not 1975. the 80s were pet shop boys, frankie goes to hollywood, duran duran, culture club. music had changed. if Queen had released killer queen at that time it would have bombed. not just Queen but also Bowie and Elton John, The Stones. they all lasted from the 70s through the 80s and their 80s work is often thought less of than their 70s stuff but in my opinion it was just a different time and music had changed. Queen's music had to change too. How many bands from the 70s saw their careers bomb in the 80s. there were many and thats because they didnt move with the times.

Actually I have it on very good authority that Adidas shoes were responsible for Queen's demise in 80s. That's what the toaster told me anyway.

John: DEMISE?? There is no DEMISE of Queen.
Roger: Don't like that word, demise.