Heroes: Bowie and Queen

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 7:25 pm

Well this is pretty damn good.

Great vocals

Deacon on bass - wow!

Mick Ronson - coolest guy ever? What a talent he was.

Far too many taken so young (including Freddie himself). What a fitting double act. Tremendous!

https://youtu.be/quAvfChhWDE

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:28 pm

Bump

WazzaClaret · Post by **WazzaClaret** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:00 pm

What a tragedy that those 2 were taken as soon as they were. The term legend is brandished far too easily nowadays but they certainly were worthy of that status.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:10 pm

Absolutely. Mick Ronson a tragic loss too.

Siddo · Post by **Siddo** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:55 pm

Not being funny mate, but the fact you had to bump it says a lot...

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:00 pm

What does is it say, Siddo? I can’t wait for this.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:08 pm

There's an argument that rock stars should die youngish so they are always remembered for their performances and not shuffling around in slippers and comfortable cardigans.

bodge · Post by **bodge** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:11 pm

I have some respect for Bowie but Queen were utterly dreadful beyond listenable, totally unpalatable.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:27 pm

jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 16, 2021 7:25 pm
Well this is pretty damn good.

Great vocals

Deacon on bass - wow!

Mick Ronson - coolest guy ever? What a talent he was.

Far too many taken so young (including Freddie himself). What a fitting double act. Tremendous!

https://youtu.be/quAvfChhWDE

A fitting tribute indeed.
Some on here don't get it, obviously.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:30 pm

bodge wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:11 pm
I have some respect for Bowie but Queen were utterly dreadful beyond listenable, totally unpalatable.

WHAT !!!!!!!. Queen produced some of the best songs ever recorded.
You may well be hard of hearing though so just get the lyrics and remember when you were lonely.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9akkIovPZvw

mill hill claret · Post by **mill hill claret** » Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:39 pm

bodge wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:11 pm
I have some respect for Bowie but Queen were utterly dreadful beyond listenable, totally unpalatable.

Why do you feel the need to tell everyone you dont like queen ...if you don't like them is there any need to comment

GodIsADeeJay81 · Post by **GodIsADeeJay81** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:27 am

https://youtu.be/J06yQb4lbPk

Good song, but I prefer the Motorhead version

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:18 am

Siddo wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:55 pm
Not being funny mate, but the fact you had to bump it says a lot...

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:23 am

mill hill claret wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:39 pm
Why do you feel the need to tell everyone you dont like queen ...if you don't like them is there any need to comment

FFs...... Now People outraged for Not Liking somebody. FWIW I dont Like Queen Either but Bowie was Fine.

djemba-djemba · Post by **djemba-djemba** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:31 am

jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 16, 2021 7:25 pm
Well this is pretty damn good.

Great vocals

Deacon on bass - wow!

Mick Ronson - coolest guy ever? What a talent he was.

Far too many taken so young (including Freddie himself). What a fitting double act. Tremendous!

https://youtu.be/quAvfChhWDE

I’m not sure why you are ‘wowing’ at the bass in the song?

mill hill claret · Post by **mill hill claret** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:46 am

tim_noone wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:23 am
FFs...... Now People outraged for Not Liking somebody. FWIW I dont Like Queen Either but Bowie was Fine. ]

I wouldn't say I was outraged

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:49 am

bodge wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:11 pm
I have some respect for Bowie but Queen were utterly dreadful beyond listenable, totally unpalatable.

Don't be daft!.........

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:50 am

tim_noone wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:23 am
FFs...... Now People outraged for Not Liking somebody. FWIW I dont Like Queen Either but Bowie was Fine.

Aye, and thy's bein' daft an all!

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:58 am

Simply two of the greatest acts to grace music,4 of the greatest albums ever,
Hunky Dory
The rise and fall of Ziggy Startdust and the spiders from Mars
A night at the opera
A day at the races
What's not to like?

Siddo · Post by **Siddo** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:04 am

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:58 am
Simply two of the greatest acts to grace music,4 of the greatest albums ever,
Hunky Dory
The rise and fall of Ziggy Startdust and the spiders from Mars
A night at the opera
A day at the races
What's not to like?

Err, everything?

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:06 am

Siddo wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:04 am
Err, everything?

No worries Siddo,who are your music heroes?

Quickly signed of as I asked this question,maybe he was embarrassed to tell us of his fixation with the two woman from Bucks Fizz,as the two blokes whipped off their clothes..."Making yer mind up"

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:49 am

A genius,sadly the likes of we will never see again.

https://youtu.be/4bcnO3VQ_fc

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 9:32 am

bodge wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:11 pm
I have some respect for Bowie but Queen were utterly dreadful beyond listenable, totally unpalatable.

In disagreeing with bodge, I'll say that Queen are one of the best acts I've ever seen live. The last time I saw them was at Maine Road on the Magic Tour in 1986. You might not have liked them bodge, and that I can accept, but they were very definitely not utterly dreadful, beyond listenable or totally unpalatable.

As for respect for Bowie - he was an absolute genius.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:34 am

The words genius and legends are thrown around so easily these days, but Bowie and Freddie Mercury really were .

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:46 am

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:06 am
No worries Siddo,who are your music heroes?

Quickly signed of as I asked this question,maybe he was embarrassed to tell us of his fixation with the two woman from Bucks Fizz,as the two blokes whipped off their clothes..."Making yer mind up"

Nahhh he is an officianado of "Pushing Pineapples and shaking trees" an "Agadooer" of the nth degree ...

Zom Zom · Post by **Zom Zom** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:31 pm

I have time for Bowie. I own a couple of his albums and a singles compilation or two. However, as with virtually every act, there's stuff I just can't stand, and Bowie provides a few, Boys Keep Swinging for example. He's widely regarded as a legend, and I'll go along with that whole-heartedly.

As for Queen, Freddie Mercury was every thing a front-man should be; charismatic, energetic and had a presence rarely matched on stage. Great voice too. Again, as with Bowie, there's some of their material I have to skip when it's spinning. I'm Going Slightly Mad springs to mind. Another where 'legend' is more than deserving. I was never an out-and-out Queen fan, far from it, but I remember feeling numb when I heard of his death.

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:54 pm

mill hill claret wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:39 pm
Why do you feel the need to tell everyone you dont like queen ...if you don't like them is there any need to comment

If that is the case, there is no need to tell people how wonderful they were.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 3:04 pm

bfcjg wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:34 am
The words genius and legends are thrown around so easily these days, but Bowie and Freddie Mercury really were .

This message board often provides me with my music for the day. Today it's been Queen.

Jakubclaret · Post by **Jakubclaret** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 3:19 pm

bodge wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:11 pm
I have some respect for Bowie but Queen were utterly dreadful beyond listenable, totally unpalatable.

Radio gaga & I want to break free were top top tunes the rest goes on mute for me, horses for courses even though I wasn’t keen I’d still prefer them to some of the sh1t that gets AirPlay nowadays.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:44 pm

It would be a dull world if we all had the same tastes.

Hibsclaret · Post by **Hibsclaret** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 5:48 pm

The thing about Queen that made them special was the songs written by all four in very different styles. When you then add in the quality of the musicianship and an unrivalled front man it becomes work of genius shown particularly on both A Night at the Opera and my particular favourite A day at the races.

They will definitely not be everyone’s cup of tea, as in everything, but it is difficult not to be wowed by the complexity of vocal harmonies and brilliantly written songs particularly from the mid 70’s. There is even one half of a song sung in Japanese that is just brilliant.

I was also one of the lucky ones at Maine Road given it was the last tour as it turned out.

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:09 pm

Hibsclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 5:48 pm

I was also one of the lucky ones at Maine Road given it was the last tour as it turned out.

Some of us were even luckier to have been at Knebworth which turned out to be their last gig

Hibsclaret · Post by **Hibsclaret** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:14 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:09 pm
Some of us were even luckier to have been at Knebworth which turned out to be their last gig

Depends how near you got to the stage. 50k versus 250k

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:39 pm

Hibsclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:14 pm

Depends how near you got to the stage. 50k versus 250k

Only 120k and we were close enough to see them.....

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:27 pm

Hibsclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 5:48 pm
I was also one of the lucky ones at Maine Road given it was the last tour as it turned out.

Brilliant night but could never have thought at the time that it would be their final tour.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:34 pm

Quicknick wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:54 pm
If that is the case, there is no need to tell people how wonderful they were.

Siddo · Post by **Siddo** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:09 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:06 am
No worries Siddo,who are your music heroes?

Quickly signed of as I asked this question,maybe he was embarrassed to tell us of his fixation with the two woman from Bucks Fizz,as the two blokes whipped off their clothes..."Making yer mind up"

The few who know me on here can confirm that I had a record collection worth thousands of pounds. I sold some of that, then rebuilt my collection and made a mint. I now have a collection of vinyl and cds that are worth a lot of money including rare demos and cds not released over here that sell for up tp £800 each.
None of them include any of the tracks you and Bosscat alluded to. None of them include Bowie or Queen, but I do concede that some Queen tracks are worth a bob or two. However, I think that Queen in particular are overrated. My initial comment on having to bump your own post was an observation on jd being surprised that he didn't get a lot of people flooding the board agreeing with him.
I don't even know some of the artists that some tried to slag me off with. I presume they are crap artists that you listen to, but you know they are crap, so try to belittle me by your knowledge of inferior music?
I also think Steve 1956 that your ridiculous comment Bucks Fizz shows your musical knowledge and taste.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:25 pm

Siddo wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:09 pm
The few who know me on here can confirm that I had a record collection worth thousands of pounds. I sold some of that, then rebuilt my collection and made a mint. I now have a collection of vinyl and cds that are worth a lot of money including rare demos and cds not released over here that sell for up tp £800 each.
None of them include any of the tracks you and Bosscat alluded to. None of them include Bowie or Queen, but I do concede that some Queen tracks are worth a bob or two. However, I think that Queen in particular are overrated. My initial comment on having to bump your own post was an observation on jd being surprised that he didn't get a lot of people flooding the board agreeing with him.
I don't even know some of the artists that some tried to slag me off with. I presume they are crap artists that you listen to, but you know they are crap, so try to belittle me by your knowledge of inferior music?
I also think Steve 1956 that your ridiculous comment Bucks Fizz shows your musical knowledge and taste.

in that vast collection of vinyl, but I haven't a clue what that's got to do with liking Bowie or Queen....have you got anything by the Lancashire Hot Pots....I love them,and Post Malone to,I have absolutely no taste,

you still haven't divulged Who are your musical heroes.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:25 pm

Siddo wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:09 pm
The few who know me on here can confirm that I had a record collection worth thousands of pounds. I sold some of that, then rebuilt my collection and made a mint. I now have a collection of vinyl and cds that are worth a lot of money including rare demos and cds not released over here that sell for up tp £800 each.
None of them include any of the tracks you and Bosscat alluded to. None of them include Bowie or Queen, but I do concede that some Queen tracks are worth a bob or two. However, I think that Queen in particular are overrated. My initial comment on having to bump your own post was an observation on jd being surprised that he didn't get a lot of people flooding the board agreeing with him.
I don't even know some of the artists that some tried to slag me off with. I presume they are crap artists that you listen to, but you know they are crap, so try to belittle me by your knowledge of inferior music?
I also think Steve 1956 that your ridiculous comment Bucks Fizz shows your musical knowledge and taste.

Good Editing there Sid. Agreed on Queen BTW. Not for me At all but Hey ho....but then again never really bothered with the northern soul stuff in the Main... reggae and Tamla Motown was my preferred choice. Now I like mostly weird and Wonderful Sh!t!!

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:27 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:25 pm
in that vast collection of vinyl, but I haven't a clue what that's got to do with liking Bowie or Queen....have you got anything by the Lancashire Hot Pots....I love them,and Post Malone to,I have absolutely no taste, you still haven't divulged Who are your musical heroes.

I'd guess he's A big fan of Bobby Hebb to name one give it a spin ...love love love.