The Official Queen Thread

ConGrUenCy · 08-06-2009, 04:24 AM

Freddie went to the same school as me in Mumbai, India.

I love Queen's music, especially a Night at The Opera and A Day at The Races.

cardboard adolescent · 08-11-2009, 03:36 PM

i've been on a total queen binge recently. it's fun to go back to music you loved as a kid and say... wow, i still love this shit!

Whatsitoosit · 08-14-2009, 06:37 AM

A&E did a Biography on Freddie Mercury, it was on the other night. Compared to their other biographies I was disappointed. They didn't play any actual Queen music and showed very little footage of Freddie. It was mostly photo montages and voice over, I guess they couldn't clear the rights. It always gets me choked up when they come to the last 5 years of his life.

I'm kinda all Queened out at the moment, every now and then I pop a song on but when I was younger I would listen to them religiously.

storymilo · 08-14-2009, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

i've been on a total queen binge recently. it's fun to go back to music you loved as a kid and say... wow, i still love this shit!

Wait... you're not a kid?

Damn I've been really confused lately...

Oh yeah, and Queen are awesome

Antonio · 08-14-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker

>:l

While Rodgers was a bad choice for a vocalist to tour with, Brian and Roger had the right idea in not having anyone be the "new singer for Queen" and having somebody that's not trying to "imitate Mercury pretty well"... because nobody really can.

They should tour with somebody else, utilizing the same "Queen + [x]" format for their name.

yeah, make it a yearly thing or something.

IWP · 08-24-2009, 11:29 AM

I like quite a few Queen songs, but I have yet to get a single album by them. Would I be better off just getting a "best of" album by them, or should I get actual albums one by one?

sidewinder · 08-24-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by IWP

I like quite a few Queen songs, but I have yet to get a single album by them. Would I be better off just getting a "best of" album by them, or should I get actual albums one by one?

I was in this situation recently. Because I'm a fan of albums and often prefer to hear it as it was intended rather than in a compilation, I ended up getting A Night at the Opera and Sheer Heart Attack first. One was the top rated album and the other featured the song I like most, "Killer Queen". I then checked out A Day at the Races and plan to check out Queen II next. I often like to go in order but when a band has a large catalog I'm ok with picking and choosing out of order.

Of course it's not like you can really go wrong with a greatest hits comp, it's a matter of preference and also depends on how involved you want to get in listening to Queen. If you plan to eventually check out the album, might as well just do that.

IWP · 08-24-2009, 07:17 PM

I might just get A Night At The Opera since Bohemian Rhapsody is one epic ass song. What other songs would you recommend from that album?

ddp · 08-25-2009, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by IWP

I might just get A Night At The Opera since Bohemian Rhapsody is one epic ass song. What other songs would you recommend from that album?

Every song is a classic on that record.
Just get it!!

sidewinder · 08-25-2009, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by IWP

I might just get A Night At The Opera since Bohemian Rhapsody is one epic ass song. What other songs would you recommend from that album?

If you're getting the album, listen and pick your favorites!

08-14-2009, 06:37 AM	#193 (permalink)
Whatsitoosit Bringer of Carrots Join Date: May 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 648	A&E did a Biography on Freddie Mercury, it was on the other night. Compared to their other biographies I was disappointed. They didn't play any actual Queen music and showed very little footage of Freddie. It was mostly photo montages and voice over, I guess they couldn't clear the rights. It always gets me choked up when they come to the last 5 years of his life. I'm kinda all Queened out at the moment, every now and then I pop a song on but when I was younger I would listen to them religiously. __________________ "It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face."

08-24-2009, 11:29 AM	#196 (permalink)
IWP A S T H E T I C Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 532	I like quite a few Queen songs, but I have yet to get a single album by them. Would I be better off just getting a "best of" album by them, or should I get actual albums one by one? __________________ insert witty remark here

08-24-2009, 07:17 PM	#198 (permalink)
IWP A S T H E T I C Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 532	I might just get A Night At The Opera since Bohemian Rhapsody is one epic ass song. What other songs would you recommend from that album? __________________ insert witty remark here

08-06-2009, 04:24 AM	#191 (permalink)
ConGrUenCy Music Addict Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 68	Freddie went to the same school as me in Mumbai, India. I love Queen's music, especially a Night at The Opera and A Day at The Races.

08-11-2009, 03:36 PM	#192 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	i've been on a total queen binge recently. it's fun to go back to music you loved as a kid and say... wow, i still love this shit!