[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Serry... wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]mike hunt wrote: [/QUOTENAME]yea, I think serry missed my point. [/QUOTE]
I'm really sorry Mike, maybe I missed your point, maybe I missed my brain, but my reply was to azzadude who wrote about "commercial songs". That's why I can't understand why you and shemp are arguing with me...[/QUOTE]
Im not arguing with you. Im saying that the rocks album had more commercial songs which were radio friendly. These songs did not show the depth of queen’s potential heavier songs once taken in comparison. As for sales, yeah your right, one or two songs might not make a difference, but then again, some times non Queen fans see Bo Rap on the back cover and by the album coz they like that song. Point is, as a rock album, Queen had many more songs that were heavy that did not find there way to the album, much heavier songs that should some one buy the album, they would agree Queen could %100 rock!
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another example is "tear it up" another weaker song. The "rocks" idea was great, and I think this CD could have been amazing. For those who say it's only natural mostly brian songs were on an album like this are fooling themselves. In the early years freddie wrote some of Queens heaviest tracks ever. That's a fact, not an opinion.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]mike hunt wrote: [/QUOTENAME]another example is "tear it up" another weaker song. The "rocks" idea was great, and I think this CD could have been amazing. For those who say it's only natural mostly brian songs were on an album like this are fooling themselves. In the early years freddie wrote some of Queens heaviest tracks ever. That's a fact, not an opinion. [/QUOTE]
Please, read again! Of course what you say it´s correct, Freddie did write some heavy songs in the early days, but if you look at ALL Queen career, you´ll find out that in the end Brian has more hard rock songs than Freddie. Am i corect or not?
Take care
Please, read again! Of course what you say it´s correct, Freddie did write some heavy songs in the early days, but if you look at ALL Queen career, you´ll find out that in the end Brian has more hard rock songs than Freddie. Am i corect or not?
Take care
Personally the 2 tracks that could have gone on the album was 'Let me entertain you', thats a great track to rock out to, also 'sweet lady' has its appeal as it is a good rocky song, even if the playing on the track is a little suspect in my opinion.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Bobby_brown wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]mike hunt wrote: [/QUOTENAME]another example is "tear it up" another weaker song. The "rocks" idea was great, and I think this CD could have been amazing. For those who say it's only natural mostly brian songs were on an album like this are fooling themselves. In the early years freddie wrote some of Queens heaviest tracks ever. That's a fact, not an opinion. [/QUOTE]
Please, read again! Of course what you say it´s correct, Freddie did write some heavy songs in the early days, but if you look at ALL Queen career, you´ll find out that in the end Brian has more hard rock songs than Freddie. Am i corect or not?
Take care[/QUOTE] your 100% correct.
Please, read again! Of course what you say it´s correct, Freddie did write some heavy songs in the early days, but if you look at ALL Queen career, you´ll find out that in the end Brian has more hard rock songs than Freddie. Am i corect or not?
Take care[/QUOTE] your 100% correct.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Bobby_brown wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
If you guys look at Queen back catalogue it´s only normal that Brian has the best songs to feature on the best Rocks compilation.
On the other hand, if some Love songs or romantic songs were put together it would be Freddie´s the major contributor.
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That was the point of the guys who think that Brian is jealous of Freddie (and IMO he is). It's not about who wrote more hard rock songs, because it was Brian - no question about it, but why it was compilation of hard rock songs, but not of love or romantic songs? That was their point (not mine, by the way).
If you guys look at Queen back catalogue it´s only normal that Brian has the best songs to feature on the best Rocks compilation.
On the other hand, if some Love songs or romantic songs were put together it would be Freddie´s the major contributor.
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That was the point of the guys who think that Brian is jealous of Freddie (and IMO he is). It's not about who wrote more hard rock songs, because it was Brian - no question about it, but why it was compilation of hard rock songs, but not of love or romantic songs? That was their point (not mine, by the way).
the only time I'v seen a hint of jealousy from brian was in the mid 90's when he said " freddie was unable or unwilling to write during the innuendo sessions" now we know freddie wrote a huge amount for the miracle and especially Innuendo. Other than that little complaint I don't see brian ever being jealous. Brian seems to get pretty emotional these days when he talks about freddie. This is pretty evident during the VH1 honors interview.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Serry... wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Bobby_brown wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
If you guys look at Queen back catalogue it´s only normal that Brian has the best songs to feature on the best Rocks compilation.
On the other hand, if some Love songs or romantic songs were put together it would be Freddie´s the major contributor.
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That was the point of the guys who think that Brian is jealous of Freddie (and IMO he is). It's not about who wrote more hard rock songs, because it was Brian - no question about it, but why it was compilation of hard rock songs, but not of love or romantic songs? That was their point (not mine, by the way).[/QUOTE]
According to a Brian interview, the band was aproached by EMI (if my memory is correct). I don´t know if they can say no to a project, because i don´t know the deals they have with EMI.
But one thing is for shure, the big companies business men are ruining great careers by releasing crappy Best-off´s and other stuff to make money (Prince is a major example of a career that was put down by those men).
At the time, could THE BAND (not Brian alone) say no? Could EMI release it against their will?- I don´t know, but the project was interesting, and even Brian agrees about the set list not being perfect (because it included the well known hits), but could Brian argue about the fact that his set list would sell better (or our setlist)?- I don´t think so. Companies have to make profit, and the regular fan only buy it if he sees something familiar in it.
That´s the way it is, and Queen is far away of becoming an underground band!
Take care
If you guys look at Queen back catalogue it´s only normal that Brian has the best songs to feature on the best Rocks compilation.
On the other hand, if some Love songs or romantic songs were put together it would be Freddie´s the major contributor.
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That was the point of the guys who think that Brian is jealous of Freddie (and IMO he is). It's not about who wrote more hard rock songs, because it was Brian - no question about it, but why it was compilation of hard rock songs, but not of love or romantic songs? That was their point (not mine, by the way).[/QUOTE]
According to a Brian interview, the band was aproached by EMI (if my memory is correct). I don´t know if they can say no to a project, because i don´t know the deals they have with EMI.
But one thing is for shure, the big companies business men are ruining great careers by releasing crappy Best-off´s and other stuff to make money (Prince is a major example of a career that was put down by those men).
At the time, could THE BAND (not Brian alone) say no? Could EMI release it against their will?- I don´t know, but the project was interesting, and even Brian agrees about the set list not being perfect (because it included the well known hits), but could Brian argue about the fact that his set list would sell better (or our setlist)?- I don´t think so. Companies have to make profit, and the regular fan only buy it if he sees something familiar in it.
That´s the way it is, and Queen is far away of becoming an underground band!
Take care
Queen Rocks is essentially the pick of the songs that Brian wrote.
Bobby, I think you overrate EMI's possibilities and Brian is posing about his own possibilities, IMHO. If he could force EMI to release the shit he (Brian) produced (Brian has produced some shit with "young talents", you know...) - he COULD say "no" when he wanted to say "no". Just my opinion.
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