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Post by Sneelock on Aug 10, 2020 17:38:58 GMT
Freddie's "superficiality"? What do you mean exactly. I thought it was well documented that he was bombastic in life as he was on stage. He think he was acting? He had nothing to say. About anything. doesn't make you a bad person!
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Post by toomanyhatz on Aug 10, 2020 21:44:10 GMT
I loved, loved, loved Queen as a kid, I suspect for much the same reasons I loved Elton John (someone else G doesn't seem to be a big fan of). Just when I was learning to love music, here was a band that seemed to love creating it, and didn't even seem that particular about what style or genre they were working in, and had the talent and curiosity necessary to see even the silliest, most outrageous ideas through to their lofty conclusion (this is where "Bohemian Rhapsody" comes in).
That the end goal was serving their own egos rather than some lofty political or social aim is neither here nor there to me - the important thing is that they were also serving the music. Not to mention the fact that they created some unique, personal statements like "You Take My Breath Away," "All Dead, All Dead," "Drowse," and "You're My Best Friend," (to pick one from each songwriter, which is I guess my way of saying all the members of the band had some skill in that department).
They lost their sense of adventure to my ears when the 70s drifted into the 80s (give or take a few good songs), but it didn't detract from what they accomplish on their first 7 or 8 records, which is still a hell of a run.
I wouldn't argue against somebody who finds nothing there - music is a personal experience - just telling you what I get out of it. You know, kind of like how you guys feel about "Geno."
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Post by toomanyhatz on Aug 10, 2020 21:54:19 GMT
I voted for "Killer Queen," by the way, which is a prime example of what makes them so special to my ears. I hear echoes of English Music Hall, torch song, standards, hard rock, glam, commercial pop, a touch of fusion, and maybe a few other things in there. Yet it adds up to something uniquely Queen. It doesn't really sound quite like any of the other many things I hear echoes of.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Aug 11, 2020 10:56:27 GMT
Killer Queen - A great, odd single. Like Hatz says, slightly incongruous elements that combine to sound like nobody else. To me it’s one of those 70s pop records, like Wuthering Heights, that is so weird and memorable it demanded to be a hit record. Like Roxy there is an air of decadent 1920s European hedonism going on but unlike Roxy there is no ennui, no bourgeois regret, instead it’s a celebration/seduction, an invitation into an exotic world. There’s a real lightness of touch too - the little triangle touches, the cooing backing vocals (“wanna trrryyyy?”), the middle 8 - and May’s solo is a delight.
Another One Bites The Dust – not a favourite but it’s a killer bassline and I’ve always dug May’s cheeky little guitar phrases as well as the crunchier stuff.
Brighton Rock – a fan fave. Both Freddie and May are on top form. A couple of great Freddie moments for starters: first of all the heady rush of “It's so good to know there's still a little magic in the air...I'll weave my spell!!” which is one of those classic Freddie moments where you just love his chutzpah in a “fucking ‘ave it, Fred!” kinda way. It’s a Queen thing, you might not understand. Secondly the “Oh rock of ages...a little people magic if you will!” line which not only gives me goosebumps but I also find oddly moving in a “power of the people” 1970s counterculture kinda way. Images of huge, swaying crowds at some rock festival you know? I love Brian’s solo too. I think he’s badger loving, Tory voting rock god.
Radio GaGa - For years I wasn’t fussed, mostly because of the lumpy, clodhopping chorus but the verses are rather lovely and I find them rather moving these days. It’s a shame the chorus is bathetic.
Don’t Stop Me Now - It’s one of Freddie’s anthems I guess. I’ve come back round to it over the years. I think there is something very human about it. Again, it's a celebration but to me it communicates Freddie's spirit too. Something indomitable. Like I said, human. Universal.
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Post by toomanyhatz on Aug 11, 2020 16:58:29 GMT
Nice to see this piece of ridiculousness still exists: explodedqueen.wordpress.com/I love these - the idea that someone's weird obsession can get all kinds of attention from people's random Google searches. What a world!
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