Brian May: Egomanic

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Scott_Mercury wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Lester Burnham wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Scott_Mercury wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Here's the next idea.... take Mercury's vocals off of all these songs, and subtract Freddie's stage presence, showmanship, and delivery of these songs.... let me know how these same songs do.

Make no mistake.. Brian is a brilliant guitar player, and a quality songwriter... but without Freddie Mercury, Brian May would be a Ph.d astronomer, and play guitar as a weekend hobby... I believe this with 100% truth.. [/QUOTE]

At the same time, take Brian's guitar off all these songs, with his unique tone and orchestrations... let me know how these same songs do. Without Brian, Roger, and John, Freddie would be a graphic designer, and slag around various London pubs with whatever band he happened to drift into as a weekend hobby.

I believe this with 100% truth.


As for Freddie's #1 Fan Forever, he/she/it is merely a WUM. Disregard him/her/it and don't get your panties into a collective bunch.[/QUOTE]

But there is a difference my friend. In the "talent" department Brian has it, as does Freddie... Brian has a unique sound, recognizable by guitarist, non-guitarist, and music fans alike... but Brian really does lack some of the "it factor".

I mean face it.... go to freakin www.youtube.com and you will find hundreds, if not thousands of guitarist who are technically better then Brian. Perhaps these would be famous will simply never have that chance encounter to meet their "Freddie".

You see..... there are alot of guitar players, famous, non-famous, and weekend band players who really can show Brian up.... I mean, he's simply not the showman of Hendrix or Angus Young, nor does he have 1/100th of the chops of Joe Bonamassa or Steve Vai....

Now... don't let me sound like a Freddie fanatic... I'm actually a accomplished guitarist myself, and Brian is without a doubt in my top 5 of all guitarist.

But I'm not delusional.... lots of guitar players have no need to imitate Brian, because on all accounts they are better.

Name me 5 professional singers that would think (much less say) out loud that they are better than Freddie Mercury??

Go to youtube.com .... and count the Freddie immitator's.

At the end of the day....an average singer meeting up with Brian May will equal limited success, and maybe a short career...ask Tim Staffel.

A average guitar player meeting up with Freddie Mercury....well, that equals Queen.

Sadly, Roger seemed to be the only one to admit that the other 3 had to raise their game the first 3-5 years the band was together just to keep up with Freddie.... in Roger's own words from 1986 "Freddie, especially in the early days was light years ahead of us in terms of musical ability and showmanship." Modern Drummer-1986

In 1970-1973 Freddie Mercury made up his mind that he was going to be a star.... whoever ended up with him, was just along for the ride.... they could ever choose to get as serious about music as he was, or sit and do nothing. Freddie just so happen to take 3 smart men with him who were all smart enough to realize what they had in their most powerful asset...that being Mr. Mercury.

Queen 1991 RIP???

What a ignorant thing to say.

Truth is, the legacy of Freddie is so powerful, that Brian's kids could probably continue as "Queen+"

I'm not saying Bri, Rog, and John aren't important....I'm saying this whole thing we call Queen could not have happened without the birth of Mr. Bulsara.

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Yes I do stand by what you are saying.... I to use to think Brian was the one and only. How ever, I have matured a little in my brain, maybe the drugs lol helped me see other things, but, yes there are more accomplished players out there other than Brian. How ever, to Brian’s credit, and I don’t know any other play who has.... made there own guitar out a fire place in the

I think we're overrating most of the (unsigned?) guitarists on Youtube. Maybe I've been watching all the wrong videos!

I think this whole issue of freddie vs brian is played out. Brian a egomanic?...hell yea!... but so was roger, freddie, and john. i think every successful person has a big ego, it's just the way it is. i got caught up in this freddie vs brian crap in the past, but now I realize how silly it is. Everyone has a favorite member, but Queen wouldn't have worked if it wasn't for all four members. Everyone has an opinion, but to call the prophet song weak is a joke. That song is simply brilliant along with the rest of ANATO, it's actually one of queens best songs alongside Bo Rhap and love of my life.

[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![/QUOTE]... oh, not all that crap again...!

Know what: as soon as I read his comment, I thought of you and began checking this board for your moan-and-bitch reply, hoping for something mildly original and entertaining.

But you were slow, and repetitive in your arguments, and you didn't even bother to think of a new title for your thread.

I feel aquite let down: clowns once were something you could always count on.

One... two... three...

this has STEPFORD written all over it.

freddie isn't the only one with talent, you tart.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Scott_Mercury wrote: [/QUOTENAME] But there is a difference my friend. In the "talent" department Brian has it, as does Freddie... Brian has a unique sound, recognizable by guitarist, non-guitarist, and music fans alike... but Brian really does lack some of the "it factor".

I mean face it.... go to freakin www.youtube.com and you will find hundreds, if not thousands of guitarist who are technically better then Brian. Perhaps these would be famous will simply never have that chance encounter to meet their "Freddie". [/QUOTE]

My problem with these guitarists with the "it factor" is that they all suffer from the "yawn factor" - in other words all they seem to know is how to play extremely fast. I much prefer Brian for the way he plays. As he once said himself "I Like to think about what Im playing". Brian plays with more feeling than these "it factor" players ever could. And thank God for that. Players like Malmsteen just bore me with their endless miles of speed metal shredding riffs nowadays.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Freddie's #1 Fan Forever wrote: [/QUOTENAME] I think that one of the great things about "Bohemian Rhapsody" is the extent to which it is so very tightly written. At no point does it lose your interest. "Prophet's Song," on the other hand, is just plain boring. I mean, essentially half of the song is made up of what sounds like stupid, pretentious noise and no melody. The "Now I Know, Now I Know, Now I know, Listen to the Wise Man" part is not only boring, but its self-serious elements are so ridiculously inflated that it becomes inadvertently funny. [/QUOTE]

To me the "Now I Know" part is an essential part of the song as it is about the madness of the phrophet (I think) - and I believe that is what you miss the point of. I also happen to think that Freddie's singing on that bit is very good. These days, I prefer to listen to this track rather than the very much overplayed Bo Rhap (and before you start to think it - I happen to like Bo Rhap as well). As for whether it would have done as well as Bo Rhap, well Brian "may" well have liked to think it would have - after all it is his baby.

are you american,are you tyring to create confrontation between queen fans,as america did it in iraq,for me QUEEN are:FM,BM,RT,JD

Where is John Deacon?

i wrote him in the fourth place

Some people just can't read.

You're so full of shit. No no better than most of the media at twisting someone else's words. What a jackass you are.

Brain May : Egomaniac
- couldn't agree more
- you ever written to him on that stupid soapbox?
He's totally rampant on that thing!
- Reminds me of my wife
- Knows everything ABOUT everything and can't possible EVER by wrong

I think the prophets song is much better than Boh Rhap.. Lots of you won't agree but i think so.

I think that Prophet's Song and Bohemian Rhapsody are by and large as good as each other, although my personal favourite is the Prophet's Song.

^ i agree - you're great!
Bo Rhap is a very good song too, but when i listen it sometimes- it annoyes me alot..