Is Freddie Mercury the best pure rock vocalist ever? I think so. There's not an actual Queen thread here I can find, so let's post some stuff from Montreal 1981, and wish Van Halen would release some proshot from that year:
Click on the Vid or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwlqH...665061FC208A5F to get the full song list...
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Actually, besides Freddie, they were all great musicians and Brian May is a brilliant guitarist. The best version of "Love of My Life" I've heard:
Queen were good and Freddie could sing just fine, but their great songs are few in my opinion, and their hits have really been run into the ground...
I'd say they're overrated...
For the best pure rock vocalist award, I'd have to go with Dio...
I don't disagree they had some difficulties writing new material, but I think they hit a wall at just the wrong time and concentrated on touring South America where they were huge rather than trying to cater to the switching tastes of Europe and North America. Then Freddie got sick just as they were sort of reborn after Live Aid in 1985. If he hadn't gotten the HIV, I think they might have reinvented themselves a bit in the late 1980s...Originally Posted by ELVIS
Queen were good and Freddie could sing just fine, but their great songs are few in my opinion, and their hits have really been run into the ground ...
I'd say they're overrated...
For the best pure rock vocalist award, I'd have to go with Dio...
Freddie IS the best vocalist in rock. He and Dave are the best frontmen in music.
Probably not in a good way...
This is the Queen era I like...
Allegedly, the only band to actually take Live Aid seriously (practice-wise)
Is Dave Roth reading this ??
Rough sound...
And here's the proof:
The keyboards ruined them ! They got soft ! Sound like any other band we know ? I have a live Queen cd from 79 that is really good. Live Killer, I think it's called. Not great sound but a good show. That Montreal dvd is Queen at their best.
I think he is the greatest frontman of all time,he could do it all.
"Avant Garde is French for bullshit.”
Queen still turned in some amazing live gigs in the early to mid-80s, before Freddie's health made it impossible to continue. But as far as their records go, give me the 70s stuff. Yeah, there were moments of greatness here and there, but as far as an album you can put on and play all the way through, I'll stick with "The Crown Jewels".
Eat Us And Smile
Cenk For America 2024!!
Justice Democrats
"If the American people had ever known the truth about what we (the BCE) have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." - Poppy Bush, 1992
Lives Killers. I still have the LP of it. Agreed. Queen was the best in the 70's.
No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!
Pat Robertson might have called Freddie a "godless Sodomite", but he wrote one of the greatest "Christian rock" songs ever........
Queen KILLED it that day.
There were some standout performances that day...I really liked U2's Bad, and Bowie's Heroes...but Queen had the best overall set.
I was sitting out at the pool listening on my boombox, and would run in the house to change tapes on the ol' Betamax. Watched most of the show later, while Queen was good on the radio the video showed the work they put into the set.
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Writing In All Proper Case Takes Extra Time, Is Confusing To Read, And Is Completely Pointless.
I love all eras of Queen. This song has such a bitch ass groove. The casual Queen fan of the time probably hated it, but to me, this buries Dust.
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The Game was one of the first records I bought. Liked Don't Try Suicide, too.
"Nobody gives a daaaaamn." Play The Game is a great song, too!
As far as "Hot Space" goes...
It has some good stuff on it. And I'll go as far as putting up one of the "dance" tracks against pretty much any contemporary poptrack.
(especially the ones featuring that Pitbull character)
Yes, even this one.
Or this:
Although, some tracks are vastly improved via mashups:
[QUOTE=Coyote;1774369]As far as "Hot Space" goes...
It has some good stuff on it. QUOTE]
Shit Yeah....
I remember reading an interview with Nuno where he said Hot Space was his favorite Queen album. He appreciated how Brian May remained relatively minimalist for such an amazing guitarist. I'm paraphrasing (cuz I'm drunk) but he said something to the effect that 'the silence on that album speaks volumes.'
Let's go vocals only for a while...
And, of course...
I first saw this wasted out of my mind. LOL! I was going "What the hell?"
Innuendo is a great song.Some great songs on that album also.
This one drastically increases my cardio rate at the gym when it pops on the iPud...
lol , stop trollingQueen were good and Freddie could sing just fine, but their great songs are few in my opinion, and their hits have really been run into the ground...
I'd say they're overrated...
For the best pure rock vocalist award, I'd have to go with Dio...
that's why queen had three greatest hits albums and dio had err.. none ?
the first greatest hits is still the top amount of weeks in the charts for any album in the uk - beating even the beatles
live aid - stole the show vs led zep reformed , u2 & the who - overrated ??
agree 100%
keep this up and i may take you off my ignore list j/k
some stuff you may not have heard from the miracle ( 1989 ) arguably their best album of the 80's imo
yngwie malmsteen raved over it !!!! ( elvis will appreciate that i'm sure )
amazing video this one - music's grate too
I'll go with Rob Halford. I heard some recent Priest in concert stuff and his voice is as strong as ever. Diamonds and Rust!!Queen were good and Freddie could sing just fine, but their great songs are few in my opinion, and their hits have really been run into the ground...
I'd say they're overrated...
For the best pure rock vocalist award, I'd have to go with Dio...
Nah, Rob couldn't quite bring it live like Freddie could. Jesus, I think he actually sings better live than he did on the albums a lot of time because his voice sounds better a bit unpolished. Roger Taylor was no slouch either in the backing vocals dept...
I had a couple Queen albums in the seventies. Three actually, Night, Day, and News of the World. Each had good songs but they had some less than stellar, odd songs too. News was probably their most radio friendly album. Almost every song got lots of airplay. But the other two are much better. My fave tune would be "Tie Your Mother Down". Surprised it hasn't been mentioned. I like the Fast version of "We Will Rock You" too.
Freddie had major talent, no doubt. I wonder if he could still sing if he was still alive. I heard Elton John and Rush do some live stuff on tv recently. Elton and Geddy have lost their voices.
It's all you need. They were turning into a ballad pop band the last few years.Queen still turned in some amazing live gigs in the early to mid-80s, before Freddie's health made it impossible to continue. But as far as their records go, give me the 70s stuff. Yeah, there were moments of greatness here and there, but as far as an album you can put on and play all the way through, I'll stick with "The Crown Jewels".
Getty lost his years ago. Rush should do a tour of just the instrumental stuff. Maybe throw in Tom Sawyer & a few more popular vocal songs. That I would go see ! Otherwise I am done with them live.
Good thing j/k. Thought you were turning into a masochist.
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This thread sucks when surfing from the phone. My internet has been down for 2 days, it feels like I'm STILL living in Eastern Europe
I hope I'll see all the vids and post some of my own tomorrow.
personally i can't wait
by own , i presume you mean 'tits out sunbathing'
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