Vincent Vega Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 (edited) Now I may come under flack for this, but in my opinion, Freddie was one of the greatest singers of all time, definately within the top 5, if not the top rock singer of all time. Queen's music was versatile--they tried all different styles and couldn't be pegged into one genre, whether it be Metal, Hard Rock, Opera, Pop, Rag-Time, Disco, Reggae, Dance, Ballroom, Ballad and many other styles. Freddie was much the same way: His look, style, and theme changed many times throughout his career, moreso than any other musician except maybe Bowie. He was a ''good old fashioned lover boy'' and yet the great pretender all in one. They were truly an amazing band. Sorry for going on and on, but Freddie was one of the most fascinating artists ever imo and Queen is my favourite band.Early- Late 70s Freddie:Late 70s-19801980-1989]1989-1991 Edited January 12, 2008 by Honky Chateau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells_Bells Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Why would you come under flack for saying that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UseYourAppetite Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 (edited) Queen are absolutely AMAZING, or at least they were, I haven't had a chance to see them with Paul Rodgers yet. Freddie was truly the master of the stage, nobody had a prescence like him and his voice was so versatile and strong he could sing pretty much anything he put his mind to, which he often did with Queen. One of the most fascinating things about Freddie, for me at least, was that he would go on stage and be this absolute God who you just couldn't take your eyes off, and then he would come off and go backstage and he was just a completely different person, shy, quiet and well spoken. Even though he was gay, which wasn't exactly universally accepted back then, and not exactly the greatest looking guy in the world, he could go out on stage and just memorise the audience. Queen had the kind of chemistry that only comes in very special bands. Guns had it, the Stones have it, Zep had it, The Who had it and so did Queen. It's quite amazing how many genres they could stretch to and make them completely their own. So many of their songs are absolute classics and I can never get tired of listening to them. All of them were some of the very best at what they did. Definitely in my top five bands, most probably in my top three. Edited January 12, 2008 by UseYourAppetite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnr=axl Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Why would you come under flack for saying that? That's what i wondered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 Queen are absolutely AMAZING, or at least they were, I haven't had a chance to see them with Paul Rodgers yet. Freddie was truly the master of the stage, nobody had a prescence like him and his voice was so versatile and strong he could sing pretty much anything he put his mind to, which he often did with Queen. One of the most fascinating things about Freddie, for me at least, was that he would go on stage and be this absolute God who you just couldn't take your eyes off, and then he would come off and go backstage and he was just a completely different person, shy, quiet and well spoken. Even though he was gay, which wasn't exactly universally accepted back then, and not exactly the greatest looking guy in the world, he could go out on stage and just memorise the audience. Queen had the kind of chemistry that only comes in very special bands. Guns had it, the Stones have it, Zep had it, The Who had it and so did Queen. It's quite amazing how many genres they could stretch to and make them completely their own. So many of their songs are absolute classics and I can never get tired of listening to them. All of them were some of the very best at what they did. Definitely in my top five bands, most probably in my top three. Amen. Great post. They were really one of the greatest bands ever, and he was an awesome guy. Actually, he wasn't gay, but he was Bi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Flower Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Some say that Freddie was gay, but looking at those photos, I'm not sure I believe them. I've never been a huge Queen fan. In fact, I really can't stand 'em nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Some say that Freddie was gay, but looking at those photos, I'm not sure I believe them.Sarcasm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pain cake Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) IMO Queen had the greatest catalogue of albums of any band to come out of the 70's, better than Zeppelin, The Stones or anyone else; from Queen I to The Game, they had a streak of 8 glorious albums full of sheer classics and true gems. They were just such an amazingly talented band, the vocal combinations of Freddie, Roger Taylor and Brian May were just mind blowing, they could have all been lead vocalists, and the power through their harmonys is absolutely breath taking. As well as their instrumental talents; Brian May being a guitar talent that dwarfs someone like Jimmy Page, Roger Taylor being one of the most influential and imaginative drummers of the era and Freddie's piano skills, which are usually not quite obvious but come through on such tracks as Death on Two Legs. And with John Deacon who could always lay down a good groove and sometimes came through with some great Bass lines, Queen were without a doubt in my mind a band only 2nd to a group like the Beatles. Edited January 13, 2008 by pain cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon87 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) Queen was such an amazing band and Freddie was, is and will always be the best frontman and vocalist ever. Edited January 13, 2008 by Spoon87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallic ko Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Never seen the big deal about them, never will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Yeah, I bet you like his mustache, Miser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ88 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Some say that Freddie was gay, but looking at those photos, I'm not sure I believe them. I've never been a huge Queen fan. In fact, I really can't stand 'em nowadays.he was not gay, he was bi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Seal Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Freddie was simply amazing, one of the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Eloquently put, there is so much to such a great band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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