Anyone like Queen?

[Joe Cox]

New vinyl box set and a 'Queen by Rega' turntable, which looks pretty cool. Not sure about the coloured vinyl but at least they address the audio quality.

 

[thescarletpronster]

Anyone like Queen?

No. No one likes Queen.

 

[Lost Angeles]

Anyone like Queen?

No. No one likes Queen.

I like Queen 1 & 2, although not as much as I used to.

 

[Lost Angeles]

I should have said The magic worn off for me"

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

Anyone like Queen?

No. No one likes Queen.

If only that was true. I was working in Our Price when Mr Mercury kicked the bucket, and I can assure you, we hardly ever sold a CD before he died, then suddenly, everyone's a fan.

I truly dislike them, especially the 80s stuff, though I'd struggle to find a track I liked from any period. I also can't forgive them for playing Sun City, and I'll never understand how they were allowed to play at Nelson Mandella's birthday bash years later. Brian May has had the same haircut and same awful guitar sound throughout their career, some of the live singing was at best, out of key, and at worst, truly grating. At least John Deacon had the decency to leave before they really started to scrape the barrel.

Rant over.*biggrin*

 

[Waxy]

There. I've said it. *beee*

 

[chebby]

You'd have got your head kicked in for liking Queen where I grew up in the 1970s. So, no, I didn't like them.

I was only just 12 when Bohemian Rhapsody came out and it would have been a matter of survival rather than musical taste (even if i'd really had any idea who they were )

Older lads were expected to be skins or 'grebos'. Not 'fa##ing 'ippies'.

 

[MajorFubar]

Yep. I like Queen.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

I like and dislike some of their songs. I have never bought any of their songs though and doubt I ever will.

 

[Petherick]

I got dragged along to the Hammersmith Odeon to see Queen in about 197x something by my old friend Martin (hi Martin) against my better judgement. Still one of the best concerts I've ever been to! But I still think some of the music is very questionable especially their 'disco' period.

 

[Al ears]

I got dragged along to the Hammersmith Odeon to see Queen in about 197x something by my old friend Martin (hi Martin) against my better judgement. Still one of the best concerts I've ever been to! But I still think some of the music is very questionable especially their 'disco' period.

Quite agree, and in my collection there is only one album. That is 'A Night at the Opera' which I still listen to occasionally.

 

[plastic penguin]

You'd have got your head kicked in for liking Queen where I grew up in the 1970s. So, no, I didn't like them.

I was only just 12 when Bohemian Rhapsody came out and it would have been a matter of survival rather than musical taste (even if i'd really had any idea who they were )

Older lads were expected to be skins or 'grebos'. Not 'fa##ing 'ippies'.

Yup, the same year my bro dragged me off to a Dr. Feelgood gig. After that could never show my Rainbow albums in public again.

Like you, Queen weren't my bag.

 

[Frank Harvey]

I'm no Queen fan, never have been, but I do appreciate a voice when I hear one - I don't think any singer has ever done any justice to any Queen song ever, there just is no comparison.

I still think Brian May's guitar solos sound like two cats having it off.

 

[Deleted member 108165]

Well, someone on here has to *bye*

 

[thescarletpronster]

[speaks in small voice]

I actually don't mind some Queen songs. I had the greatest hits LP when I was 13 and liked it. Another One Bites the Dust is an utter rip-off of Good Times, though - as are so very many other songs.

 

[Alantiggger]

Most folk quite like a bit of 'Queen' , smashing group LIVE too.

You guys come from a different planet ? .... *wacko*

Not liking Queen, mmmmmm ?

 

[spiny norman]

Another One Bites the Dust is an utter rip-off of Good Times, though

"Well, that Queen record came about because that bass player... spent some time hanging out with us at our studio" – Bernard Edwards

 

[Frank Harvey]

Don't mind their tracks in films - Shaun Of The Dead for example.

 

[Diamond Joe]

I can see this thread ending up like this Family Guy scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ursTBD0sZ0

 

[Freddy58]

No big fan, but I do like some of their tunes, and they were great performers

 

[survivor]

Big fan. `A Night at the Opera` is in my top 10 favourite albums of all time. And yes, that`s the one with `Bohemian Rhapsody` on it. Well how`s this, you could take `Bohemian Rhapsody` off the album and it would still be in my top 10.

 

[survivor]

If only that was true. I was working in Our Price when Mr Mercury kicked the bucket, and I can assure you, we hardly ever sold a CD before he died, then suddenly, everyone's a fan.

Hardly a unique occurrence. In 1977 there was very little interest in Elvis Presley`s `Way Down` single until he died. Very soon afterwards it was number one.

Doesn`t mean the singer wasn`t successful or well thought of.

 

[jjbomber]

... The Sun paper likes her apparently. *biggrin*

 

[GeoffreyW]

If they'd released Greatest Hits 1 & 2 on vinyl of this quality, I'd buy them, but wouldn't buy LPs, though.

 

[lindsayt]

Joe Cox, or anyone else, have you compared this new box set against the original vinyl albums?

There's scope to improve on the mastering of the original albums, but with re-issues you never know for sure if they will sound better or not.

I like Queen. For rock opera type music I strongly prefer them to Meatloaf.