QUEEN AND THE BEATLES

Queen

The Beatles to me are the one band that possesses a strong "Better than Queen in history" argument because of 3 major reasons:

A) They broke new ground, doing all the production techniques and innovations they share with Queen, first.

B) The Beatles did it all in a 7 year period, pushing that wealth of music so tightly.

C) The Beatles got better the whole way, peaking(arguably) with their last recording, 'Abbey Road'

Both bands had their careers cut short by untimely deaths. Both bands dominate all other bands in album sales(along with Abba and Led Zeppelin). Both were the most popular of British Bands at different times.

Arguments for Queen:

A.) Queen wrote and recorded Bohemian Rhapsody, the biggest hit of all time!

B.) Queen had the better voice in Mercury, and had more range among vocalists, though the Beatles more similar voices were arguably better in depth(depth of singers in number).

C.) Queen had Brian May's legendary Red Special sound, a distinct trademark that gave Queen an added glory.

D.) It's all opinion, but ultimately Queen's music is just better.

I feel like the Beatles broke new ground, establishing a new standard in rock production. Queen took it further, not breaking as much ground maybe, but the results are better for my taste.

E.) One final note for Queen, The Beatles had great love from the people, played great shows, and Lennon + McCartney were great stagemen. Ultimately though, there can be only one true champion of the stage, because Freddie has no equal.

P.S. Wouldn't it be neat to see a band with Paul McCartney, Ringo, Brian and Roger all working together, just for one album?

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