How bad were Queen?

[ICB]

Radio ga ga
Radio goo goo


You still think we're joking?

Did you see Live Aid when that was played?

 

[Major Tom]

Fat-bottomed girls? Anyone not cringing? Anyone still flying the flag of irony?

Something about wanting to ride one's bicycle? There's two more and I think you lot know many more than me...

I preferred Graham Norton's version of Bohemian Rhapsody too.

I was going to get to these. Hope you haven;t fogotten We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It's version of Bo Ra

 

[ziconess]

are you suggesting the flash soundtrack isn't a work of genius?

fool.

I would propose that Queen meerly basked in the glow of Flash's briliance.

 

[Major Tom]

Did you see Live Aid when that was played?

Christ did I? And the worse thing was that in the evening I met up with a bunch of mates, two of who were big Queen fans and insisted on reliving it in every last embarrassing detail.

 

[kyser_soze]

Long long ago I learned that Queen are a Marmite band - you either love 'em or hate 'em. The H8rs don't know what they're missing however - a well developed sense of irony, self-deprecation and fun.

 

[milesy]

queen did some great stuff - "fat bottomed girls" is a brilliant song.

but they played sun city. boo hiss.

still some fucking great songs though.

 

[Major Tom]

are you suggesting the flash soundtrack isn't a work of genius?

er.... yeah

 

[Orang Utan]

I'm an Arbiter of Taste (self appointed).

I believe I dubbed you that and it was only of Comestible, not Music.
You sir, are wrong about Queen. They were fantastic, but they were simultaneously awful. In a post-ironic kind of way.

 

[Major Tom]

Long long ago I learned that Queen are a Marmite band - you either love 'em or hate 'em. The H8rs don't know what they're missing however - a well developed sense of irony, self-deprecation and fun.

I can add to that - you either hate them, love them, or you're me and you like about about 6 songs they did between 1975 and 1980.

 

[ICB]

Christ did I? And the worse thing was that in the evening I met up with a bunch of mates, two of who were big Queen fans and insisted on reliving it in every last embarrassing detail.

Unlucky

 

[Orang Utan]

They are as bad as Phil Collins in the sense that they are good.

 

[killer b]

I believe I dubbed you that and it was only of Comestible, not Music.
You sir, are wrong about Queen. They were fantastic, but they were simultaneously awful. In a post-ironic kind of way.

the sage has spoken.

this thread is so over...

 

[Loki]

I fucking love Queen and don't care what anyone thinks.

 

[John Quays]

I fucking love Queen and don't care what anyone thinks.

Nor did they, apparently

 

[pilchardman]

Pish thread PM, D minus.

At least it's bringing the Jeremy Clarkson brigade out in the open.

 

[Loki]

QUEEN
Roger Taylor
Drums
Brian May
Guitar
Freddie Mercury
Vocal
John Deacon
Bass


"One Vision"

Fucking amazing band.

 

[Major Tom]

"One Vision"

No talent

 

[Belzub]

used to absolutely hate them, but now I'm pretty much indifferent. There's no way in hell i could ever listen to any of their songs though.

cradle of filth are shit though.

 

[Orang Utan]

QUEEN
Roger Taylor
Drums
Brian May
Guitar
Freddie Mercury
Vocal
John Deacon
Bass


"One Vision"

Fucking amazing band.

Was there any need for that?
John Lennon
Vocals
Paul McCartney
Bass, Guitar
George Harrison
Guitar
Ringo Starr
Drums

I present to you The Beatles - have you heard of them?

 

[perplexis]

Where's the "Worse even than the above" option?
The "Unutterably arse" option?
The "Every time I even think of Brian May's hair I have an uncontrollable urge to kill people" option?
I think they're awful, no amount of Bill'n'Ted is going to make me think anything they ever did has any quality.

They're one of those bands that make me really angry because so many people profess that they're good. Utterly baffling opinion.
I'm convinced people only listen to them for nostalgia or irony but justify it with some dirge about how genius they were.

Most of their songs make me want to hurl.

Pile of toss

 

[Major Tom]

Was there any need for that?
John Lennon
Vocals
Paul McCartney
Bass, Guitar
George Harrison
Guitar
Ringo Starr
Drums

I present to you The Beatles - have you heard of them?

Can I do the Polyphonic Spree?

 

[geminisnake]

Why couldn't I vote they are as bad as Sting, Grumpy AND Brucey??

 

[mangakitten]

I must confess I haven't been arsed to read this thread, but I have to stand up in defence of Queen!! Queen are brilliant and I say to anyone who disagrees.

There, now, you can't argue with logic like that.

 

[IntoStella]

On a scale of Sting - Springsteen, Sting being really very bad indeed, Springsteen being so mindblowingly shite you wish you would die before the song finished.

You think Phil Collins is better than Bruce Springsteen?

Has Yoss seen this?

 

[IntoStella]

I was going to get to these. Hope you haven;t fogotten We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It's version of Bo Ra

I have never seen Queen live (to answer the other thread).

But I have seen Fuzzbox.

 

[pilchardman]

You think Phil Collins is better than Bruce Springsteen?

Yes. In comparative terms. But we're way off the scale of "Would deserve to live if I was in charge of executions" here.

 

[MightyAphrodite]

I must confess I haven't been arsed to read this thread, but I have to stand up in defence of Queen!! Queen are brilliant and I say to anyone who disagrees.

There, now, you can't argue with logic like that.

yeah!! i cant vote on this poll...cause i love/d Queen!!

 

[pilchardman]

yeah!! i cant vote on this poll...cause i love/d Queen!!

You thereby lose all rights.

 

[editor]

Springsteen being so mindblowingly shite you wish you would die before the song finished.

Early Springsteen was fucking amazing. You know nothing, chum!

 

[MightyAphrodite]

You thereby lose all rights.

i know...pollist ...

we all have guilty pleasures that arent nang to the 'IN CROWD' though dont we??