I really do apologise for bringing up something that appears to have been put to bed a while ago, but....
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Originally Posted by mojopinuk
QUEEN
A band that very much has an unmistakeable, distinctive sound and I hate absolutely everything about it. It makes me cringe just to think about it.
A band with flamboyance, charisma and a knack for producing catchy, infectious stadium rock anthems. Personally all I hear is music I cannot possibly take seriously as all I hear is novelty, comedy rock that draws absolutely zero emotion from me of any kind whatsoever. I find it impossible to connect with Queens music on any level at all and am baffled by anyone who can find anything in there to love so much - something that baffles me even more when you consider the massive amount of hardcore fans who will tell you that Queen are the absolutely epitome of rock music. The greatest band to ever live.
Overly dramatic, theatric nonsense with zero substance whatsoever.
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Right, I personally love Queen, I think for me I do agree that their production is very dramatic and perhaps overdone, but I'd like to say why I think I Queen deserves my appreciation.
For a start, I really love the way that they could as a band act in a way so "outrageously" camp in a culture so oppressive to homosexuals, even if the culture found them merely interestingly different in the way they acted.
In short, Freddie Mercury was a bisexual Asian man in the 1970's - not the best idea for a rock star in what was comparatively an intolerant society.
Also, I think you've conveniently overlooked the musical artistry of their songs - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a well deserved hit, which I think cannot be singled out as "irritating novelty" or "comedy rock" - it's got the foot-tapping rhythm, Brian May's characteristic noodling which is a legitimate style as much as any guitarist.
I'd also like to mention "'39", which I think made very good use of a 12 string in what was essentially a pop song, but one of the most original.
Of course if you don't like their voices, that's another thing, but I personally feel that there's not really enough of a reason to put them in "Room 101" here.
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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
I think Queen is a great shout.
And there's also the one thing that Queen fans always like to sweep under the carpet when you mentioned it. For all their so-called greatness they never cracked the American market. Yeah they toured there, yeah they may have sold out a few gigs there but they never became big stars over there.
Let's face it, a movie with 4 guys headbanging in a car did more for Queen's popularity in the States than their whole discography & touring there ever did.
I'd like to second Queen going in.
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Hmmm? With the greatest respect sir, I really haven't a clue as to what "cracking the American market" has to do with a band's legitimacy or indeed the quality of their music? For instance Rival Sons are in my opinion a better band than Queen are, and they haven't made any impact at all on the UK market. I'm sure they've tried too, albeit with less effort and money than Queen, but nonetheless all bands want to in some way sell abroad and many fail.