I wouldn't mind debating with you sometime later on my friend, time to go. We'll discuss progressive rock if that's OK with you? Some other time.

rock n roll.

but Brian May IS an orchestra

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I was refering to Steely Dan... but alright.

Freddy Mercury & David Bowie
 

"Under Pressure" is a 1981 song recorded by Queen and David Bowie. It marked Bowie's first released collaboration with another recording artist as a performer, and is featured on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.
It would be Queen's last number one single in the United Kingdom until the success of "Innuendo" almost ten years later.
source: Under Pressure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

"Paul Rodgers" is a more esteemed artist than Meatloaf, in my opinion.

Undoubtedly Queen. I'm gay for Freddie Mercury.

i've just got Jazz and News of the World

Jazz has some moments of brilliance but a lot of crud filler as well

News of the World is uniformly good, and i can even stand We are The Champions in its proper context

Yeah, I always liked thinking that all those macho jock dickheads i went to school with, putting kids down and calling them f*gs... they were the same people skating around the rink to what is essentially a gay anthem. The irony of that was always amazing to me.

You know, I never really connected the gay ethics, to the music itself for some reason, I guess maybe the same goes for so called "race music" also on my part. I just don't think it really matters that much when it comes to the music itself :confused:.

How's this for a comparisation:

Queen vs. Electric Light Orchestra (for the musical approach) or Queen vs. David Bowie (for the theatricality).

Discuss.

I have one better.

Queen Vs King Crimson

i say Queen pales to all three

Queen are better.

King Crimson >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Queen

Not a great comparison as King Crimson were very much Prog, compared to Queen who are more Hard glammy rock with a lot of other element thrown in, including a little Prog. But this was only in their early days, most of their proggy influences were gone by about the late 70's.

The comparison is not as strange as you think, Queen were one of the first bands to play pomp rock (an easier listening form of prog rock and normally with shorter songs) which eventually evolved into arena rock.

That's a fair point. I guess if you're only comparing the Queen's earlier era then it makes sense; probably everything prior to News of the World.

I`d classify most of their earlier stuff as pomp rock and a song like "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a great example of this. Queen did this song in just 5 to 6 mins, wheras a group like Yes probably would`ve stretched it out for around 20 mins!

I agree Soldier, 20 minutes or longer. Rush was good about doing the exact same thing doing the era of Caress Of Steel and 2112.

Both those albums follow the same pattern. "Caress of Steel" 3 shorter songs at the beginning, before moving into 2 longer pieces of 12 and 20 mins each. The idea is changed around for "2112" the long 20 mins piece at the beginning before moving into 5 shorter songs.

Who do you prefer Yes or Rush?

Yes.