The writers at Word Magazine, in their October 2005 issue, must have been having a lousy day, or been green with envy, because they ripped into, and were extremely nasty to both Freddie Mercury and Paul Rodgers.

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''Paul Rodgers In Queen. Yes, and let's have Jimmy Nail fronting the Scissor Sisters while we're at it.''

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''Rod Stewart With The Faces. The consummate entertainer. Invented the old ''throw the mic stand about' routine. Kicked footballs into the crowd. Freddie Mercury ripped him off something rotten.''