Let's hear from people who like early Queen!

These are two of my favourites:








Plus, how much of a Led Zep influence can you hear in the very early stuff - The first Queen LP in particular?

I used to own them. "seven seas of rye" was cool.

But for me it's just too much unfocused OTT riffing and not much else.

I loved early Queen and was following them until let's say the Hot Space album... after that they became rather blabaldigoogedeegooohhh...

I mean come on now... Radio Gaga? what the fuck was that supposed to be?

Nikki Sixx (!?!) thinks Queen are better than Zep, given that Zep only really had blues as their foundation and Queen were able to develop into a much wider ranging beast.

However, he also thinks that curly haired men can't rock. Duh, ROGER DALTRY - hello???

RocknRollDave said:

Hot space? Never got that album. I prefer their later stuff. "innuendo" is their best album.

thesexofit said:

Yes Radio Ga Ga is a shite-fest of unprecedented magnitude.

And yes, Innuendo is one of their best albums, and a great title track too (which is also very Led Zep too)

And yes, Zep were overblown blues and whether or not you like Queen, you have to agree that they were a diverse band covering a huge range of styles. Not always with success, but always with interesting results.

Have to disagree with you on Radio Ga Ga. It's a tremendous period piece, replete with experimentation and burgeoning pop sensibilities. Lyrically it's a satire on the meaninglessness of the medium and as such is more successful than the Polices' "De do do do...", and visually it's a riot of colour and a worth homage to Fritz Langs' "Metropolis" dragged kicking and screaming into the video age.

RocknRollDave said:

BreddieMercury said:

....or alternatively, just like Queen's "I'm In Love With My Car" and, well, anything by Rush, it is proof positive that YOU SHOULD NEVER LET THE DRUMMER WRITE SONGS

"hot space" was disco wasn't it? I love "flash", is that on it? That was ahead of it's time on the sampled clips from a film gimmick.

"radio was new" etc.....I like "the works". Strong album. Overplayed though.

"a kind of magic" has its weaknesses. I love the highlander tracks like "gimmie the prize" and "princes of the universe". "dont lose ur head" is unintentionally funny thanx to john speaking "dont lose ur head".

I love the track "inuendo". "the miricle" was prety piss poor in general

"Love kills" is very gay but is a fantastic solo song, as was "made in heaven".

"Always with the negative waves, Moriarty!"

RocknRollDave said:

thesexofit said:

not disco, more of a Funk experiment that the fans didn't appreciate at all.. Arif Mardin was in as producer(!)

back then it was rather a disapointment, but listening today I must say there are quite a cpuple of superb songs on it

Body Language was always my killer cut, if only for the bass

Yeah sort of a forgotten album. Sounds interesting. Arif did bee gees "esp" though that was alot later though.

thesexofit said:

Robin Gibb was on a prog called Faith & Music on UK TV last night - a dodgy series trying to link musicians up with religious beliefs () but there were some great Bee Gees clips of them live in the 70's and in the studio recording Saturday Night Fever.

Disco Sux!!!

RocknRollDave said:

RocknRollDave said:

I think I saw that. That is on around midnight. I saw the donny osmond one too.
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BreddieMercury said:

Oh come on! Have you never had a soft spot for the Bee Gees....?

BreddieMercury said:

Breddie...? your face looks kinda familiar...

You got me...I am Mark Chapman.

Dancelot said:

Innuendo is there strongest album bijou is one of my favorite songs

a night at the opera has some brilliant songs too but I'm In Love With My Car ,
Good Company & 39 get skipped

queen are a strange band for me , i really like there stuff , ie; when they are say on the radio i'd turn it up !!! and think brill these guys are brill !! but,.....

when i try to listen to em at home i get bored real quick and switch em off !!!

does any of what i said make sense ???

I own all of the sudio Queen cds & I would have to pick A Day At The Races as my favorite album. I think they should release a double cd compilation of all the best stuff post Live Killers.

MrRedbell said:

A decent Live compilation of otherwise unavailable live tracks would be nice.

In fact, if you go on the official Queen site, you can purchase downloads of a number of bootlegs, but I there's not much that takes my fancy on there yet.

Seem to remember something in the rules for this org prohibiting talking about bootlegs.

Or maybe that doesn't apply to you.

RocknRollDave said:

BreddieMercury said:

These are official, band-sanctioned releases of what were once "bootleg" illegal recordings, but are now legal, and available on their official website, like I said, you deaf twat.
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RocknRollDave said:

PS You READ the Org RULES?!?!

You're a Queen fan and you're calling ME a deaf twat???

RocknRollDave said:

BreddieMercury said:

What...?

Go figure, Sherlock.

RocknRollDave said:

BreddieMercury said:

Go what...?

[Edited 4/11/05 5:43am]

Heh heh heh.

RocknRollDave said: