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Judging by this forum, there are quite a few people in here that are fans of this great band.
I'm not ashamed to say that they are my favourite band. By a mile.
I only started getting into them about 10 years ago, when I taped version of "A Night At The Opera" that my parents had. I loved it... and played it to death. That Christmas, I asked for both Greatest Hits compilations, and my love for them just grew from there. I now have pretty much their whole back catalogue, in one form or another, and in a way, it is a timeline of British rock in general, from glam in the early seventies, to disco in the early 80's, and also an alternative to the "new romantic" period that was choking the music industry in the later part of the 80's, and into the nineties, where in retrospect, you knew the end was near for Freddie, as songs from "Innuendo" and "Made In Heaven" will attest - pure emotion.
Freddie Mercury was a freak. He could have very easily chose a career as a tenor, if he wanted to, but tried his hand at rock, and as a result, is one of the best frontmen ever for a band. His range, from the operatic tones of "Bohemian Rhapsody" to the hard rock style of "We Will Rock You", and everything in between, showed his amazing versatility.
Brian May was a great axeman, creating the music for some of the best songs ever written, and was a pretty good songwriter to boot along with Mercury. And Roger Taylor on the drums and John Deacon on bass were quite competent themselves.
Listening to the earlier albums, May and Taylor actually sang a few songs - May sounding very soft and almost angelic, whilst Taylor was the exact opposite, like Rod Stewart. It has in a way allowed them to pursue careers post-Queen, with moderate success.
I think if Freddie was alive today, Queen would still be around. And I think that they would still be relevant. Sure, they wouldn't be Top 40 material, but they would still have a massive following.
Rumours also persist about Queen reforming. Whilst I would love to see it, it obviously wouldn't be the same without Freddie.
As for my favourite album, it would have to be "A Night At The Opera". But there are redeeming qualities that make Queen, Queen 2, Sheer Heart Attack, A Day At The Races, News Of The World, Jazz, The Game, Hot Space, The Works, A Kind Of Magic, The Miracle, Innuendo and Made In Heaven quite hard to group in order of favouritsm.
My favourite song would have to be "Innuendo". One of their last, but definitely a classic. But I could easily name another 20 songs, such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Who Wants To Live Forever and Another One Bites The Dust.
I would go as far as saying that they would be the best band of all time. Yes, they would have some stiff competition from groups such as The Beatles, but I probably wouldn't be alone in my thoughts.
I'm not ashamed to say that they are my favourite band. By a mile.
I only started getting into them about 10 years ago, when I taped version of "A Night At The Opera" that my parents had. I loved it... and played it to death. That Christmas, I asked for both Greatest Hits compilations, and my love for them just grew from there. I now have pretty much their whole back catalogue, in one form or another, and in a way, it is a timeline of British rock in general, from glam in the early seventies, to disco in the early 80's, and also an alternative to the "new romantic" period that was choking the music industry in the later part of the 80's, and into the nineties, where in retrospect, you knew the end was near for Freddie, as songs from "Innuendo" and "Made In Heaven" will attest - pure emotion.
Freddie Mercury was a freak. He could have very easily chose a career as a tenor, if he wanted to, but tried his hand at rock, and as a result, is one of the best frontmen ever for a band. His range, from the operatic tones of "Bohemian Rhapsody" to the hard rock style of "We Will Rock You", and everything in between, showed his amazing versatility.
Brian May was a great axeman, creating the music for some of the best songs ever written, and was a pretty good songwriter to boot along with Mercury. And Roger Taylor on the drums and John Deacon on bass were quite competent themselves.
Listening to the earlier albums, May and Taylor actually sang a few songs - May sounding very soft and almost angelic, whilst Taylor was the exact opposite, like Rod Stewart. It has in a way allowed them to pursue careers post-Queen, with moderate success.
I think if Freddie was alive today, Queen would still be around. And I think that they would still be relevant. Sure, they wouldn't be Top 40 material, but they would still have a massive following.
Rumours also persist about Queen reforming. Whilst I would love to see it, it obviously wouldn't be the same without Freddie.
As for my favourite album, it would have to be "A Night At The Opera". But there are redeeming qualities that make Queen, Queen 2, Sheer Heart Attack, A Day At The Races, News Of The World, Jazz, The Game, Hot Space, The Works, A Kind Of Magic, The Miracle, Innuendo and Made In Heaven quite hard to group in order of favouritsm.
My favourite song would have to be "Innuendo". One of their last, but definitely a classic. But I could easily name another 20 songs, such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Who Wants To Live Forever and Another One Bites The Dust.
I would go as far as saying that they would be the best band of all time. Yes, they would have some stiff competition from groups such as The Beatles, but I probably wouldn't be alone in my thoughts.
