OK guys, I have written several threads about Brian May's vastly inflated ego. I can't help but post yet another one! Did you read the latest post that he put up on his website in which he suggests that "Prophet's Song" could have been as big a hit as "Bohemian Rhapsody" if only it had been released instead? Is he nuts?!! Here is what he wrote:
"I sometimes wonder this also [whether "Prophet's Song" could have been as big as "Bohemian Rhapsody"]. It was always so random which song got picked for the leading single from a Queen album. It bothered me sometimes. History can never be reversed ... certain things became engrained in public consciousness and it will pretty much always be that way. That's why sometimes I wish the Greatest Hits would disappear for a while, and people would have more chance to get back into the original albums with an unprejudiced ear. Still, after GH 1 becoming the biggest album in History in the UK, I guess I ought not grumble ! "
In the first place, it is disturbing to hear him talk about "history" being reversed as a function of which Queen was released first from the "A Night At the Opera" album. What the F***! I honestly suspect that the reason Brian May does not like "Queen's Greatest Hits" is because Freddie Mercury has more songs on it than he does. Whenever he does live shows (including the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, of all things!!), we all know that he reverses the ratio in favor of his own songs.
Why in the world does he think that "Prophet's Song" is one of the great Queen songs? After all, was it ever a hit in any way? This comment reminds me of something funny that I heard from Tito Jackson, I think. He said something along the lines of how, if only he had been given the right breaks in life, then he, and not Michael Jackson, would have been the great star. Brian May's posting here is just as delusional.
By the way, like all of Brian May's early releases, I suspect that "Prophet's Song" would have tanked. The melody is weak, and Freddie Mercury sounds like a girl. While "Bohemian Rhapsody" possessed a funny, campy quality, the self-serious quality that you find in "Prophet's Song" is stifling.
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LOL. I like The Prophet's Song...but it's not THAT good. (I want to underline the "THAT" xD). The part in the middle is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO annoying! "now I know...now I know...now I know..." Ugh. lol. Bo Rhap is better. :D....he just can't face the facts (probably)...or he wants to show off. But that's Brian for you! XD
*siiiiiiiigh* Just because the Prophet's Song wasn't a HUGE hit, doesn't mean it wasn't a great song. In fact, I happen to like it BETTER than Bohemian Rhapsody. Bo Rhap just gets annoying after a while, due to the over-playing of said song on the radio and everywhere else....
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Brian May wrote :[/QUOTENAME][...] sometimes I wish the Greatest Hits would disappear for a while, and people would have more chance to get back into the original albums with an unprejudiced ear.[/QUOTE]
I agree with this.
I don't see the problem in him wondering. If I missed something, fine, but he didn't say it was a better song. I think what he said is something all Queen fans wonder about (maybe not those specific songs).
I don't know if the story is true, but I heard that Freddie didn't want "I'm in Love with My Car" as the B-Side to "Bohemian Rhapsody" because he didn't want Roger getting royalties or something.
Honestly, I don't think Brian May is Mr. Perfect, but I'm fine with letting him wonder whatever he wants, or even - gasp - having a problem with something Mr. Perfect Freddie did (which was another thread, but, whatever).
It's also your business to complain about his contemplations. But I don't see anything wrong with saying what he's thinking. I think most adults wonder... "If 'X' had happened, might I be in the corner office instead of Bob ?"
I agree with this.
I don't see the problem in him wondering. If I missed something, fine, but he didn't say it was a better song. I think what he said is something all Queen fans wonder about (maybe not those specific songs).
I don't know if the story is true, but I heard that Freddie didn't want "I'm in Love with My Car" as the B-Side to "Bohemian Rhapsody" because he didn't want Roger getting royalties or something.
Honestly, I don't think Brian May is Mr. Perfect, but I'm fine with letting him wonder whatever he wants, or even - gasp - having a problem with something Mr. Perfect Freddie did (which was another thread, but, whatever).
It's also your business to complain about his contemplations. But I don't see anything wrong with saying what he's thinking. I think most adults wonder... "If 'X' had happened, might I be in the corner office instead of Bob ?"
What a way of twisting things around! First of all, Brian was answering a fan's letter, not coming out of the blue with this suggestion.
The fan of course stroked Brian's ego a bit by asking such a question, but who can blame Brian for taking the opportunity to say he "always wondered". And he in fact says that his song is not as commercial in his opinion.
Freddie himself was the first to dismiss his own songs ("use them like tissues"). I think Brian handled the question very well. And he has every right to wonder whether some different single choices might have resulted in more success for his songs.
The fan of course stroked Brian's ego a bit by asking such a question, but who can blame Brian for taking the opportunity to say he "always wondered". And he in fact says that his song is not as commercial in his opinion.
Freddie himself was the first to dismiss his own songs ("use them like tissues"). I think Brian handled the question very well. And he has every right to wonder whether some different single choices might have resulted in more success for his songs.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color=009966>?Freya? wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Whoa.. Deja vu.
http://www.queenzone.com/queenzone/forumnew/forum_topic_view.aspx?Q=666597[/QUOTE]
Not even original enough to come up with a new title this time. Very, very sad.
I suggest the topic starter checks into a mental health clinic.
http://www.queenzone.com/queenzone/forumnew/forum_topic_view.aspx?Q=666597[/QUOTE]
Not even original enough to come up with a new title this time. Very, very sad.
I suggest the topic starter checks into a mental health clinic.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Freddie's #1 Fan Forever wrote: [/QUOTENAME]OK guys, I have written several threads about Brian May's vastly inflated ego. I can't help but post yet another one! Did you read the latest post that he put up on his website in which he suggests that "Prophet's Song" could have been as big a hit as "Bohemian Rhapsody" if only it had been released instead? Is he nuts?!![/QUOTE]
Your name says it all. You are a "Freddie fan", not a Queen fan. You're twisting things to match your personal vendetta against Brian May. Brian is merely wondering how things would have been different if another song had been released as a single. He has every right to like his own songs. This is not even remotely close to being an "ego trip" as you have suggested countless times.
To state the obvious, you are beyond obsessive about cutting Brian to shreds at any opportunity. Witnessing the amount of effort you put into this is actually scary. How many times did you edit the Wikipedia article about the FM Tribute concert, with your outlandish suggestion that the concert was all about Brian satisfying his ego? You are so completely out to lunch. Nobody with any sense of impartiality or self-respect takes you seriously. You are a disgrace to Queen fans everywhere.
Your name says it all. You are a "Freddie fan", not a Queen fan. You're twisting things to match your personal vendetta against Brian May. Brian is merely wondering how things would have been different if another song had been released as a single. He has every right to like his own songs. This is not even remotely close to being an "ego trip" as you have suggested countless times.
To state the obvious, you are beyond obsessive about cutting Brian to shreds at any opportunity. Witnessing the amount of effort you put into this is actually scary. How many times did you edit the Wikipedia article about the FM Tribute concert, with your outlandish suggestion that the concert was all about Brian satisfying his ego? You are so completely out to lunch. Nobody with any sense of impartiality or self-respect takes you seriously. You are a disgrace to Queen fans everywhere.
i agree. Queen is about 4 people, and that 4 people have the right to think what they want. in my very personal point of view Brian May didn't tried to said it like that, ohh i feel sick just to writing this down.
Brian always did say he was the most pig headed member of the group. Who knows, he maybe, out of all the members in the band quite possibly made some key decsions that really did help them as a group,,, all thanks to his ego.
Brian can complain and whine and have as big an ego as he wants. I don't care. He's Brian May, he's earned the right.
Ok Guys,
In the first place, I am glad to see the interest that this exciting topic has generated. On the other hand, the release of the mediocre "Prophet's Song" in place of the brilliant “Bohemian Rhapsody” would likely have resulted in the demise of the entire band. It is outrageous to me that Brian May fails to recognize this fact. After all, costs involved in making “A Night At the Opera” were enormous, and Brian’s previous singles had flopped. The thing that really pisses me off the most here is Brian’s failure at acknowledge the fact that “Bohemian Rhapsody” is the very reason for why he and the others became famous in the first place!
In the first place, I am glad to see the interest that this exciting topic has generated. On the other hand, the release of the mediocre "Prophet's Song" in place of the brilliant “Bohemian Rhapsody” would likely have resulted in the demise of the entire band. It is outrageous to me that Brian May fails to recognize this fact. After all, costs involved in making “A Night At the Opera” were enormous, and Brian’s previous singles had flopped. The thing that really pisses me off the most here is Brian’s failure at acknowledge the fact that “Bohemian Rhapsody” is the very reason for why he and the others became famous in the first place!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Freddie's #1 Fan Forever wrote: [/QUOTENAME]the release of the mediocre "Prophet's Song" in place of the brilliant “Bohemian Rhapsody”
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Not only a die-hard stepford, also a musical moron.
No one with an education in music, experience as a musician or anything similar could agree with you in a straight face.
If you don't like the song, fine. If you deny the song's qualities: you are very, very dumb.
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Not only a die-hard stepford, also a musical moron.
No one with an education in music, experience as a musician or anything similar could agree with you in a straight face.
If you don't like the song, fine. If you deny the song's qualities: you are very, very dumb.
I agree with ThomasQuinn.
In other news, Hell has just frozen over.
In other news, Hell has just frozen over.
To Freddie's #1 Fan,
If you quote somebody in your writings you could at least quote him/her correctly.
Brian continues his answer on Soapbox: "But the Prophet's Song is not really so commercial, I think ... more for the specialists .."
And that pretty much says that Brian is aware that Prophet's Song probably wouldn't have had the same impact on charts as Bo Rhap did. It's great a song, though. Just not the type of song that tops the charts.
If you quote somebody in your writings you could at least quote him/her correctly.
Brian continues his answer on Soapbox: "But the Prophet's Song is not really so commercial, I think ... more for the specialists .."
And that pretty much says that Brian is aware that Prophet's Song probably wouldn't have had the same impact on charts as Bo Rhap did. It's great a song, though. Just not the type of song that tops the charts.