Queen

[neil]

I liked the Queen wembley gig! fantastic and freddie was unbeatable!
But i dissagree that bands should split when a member leaves or dies .

I am a big fan of the who and if there is proof of success and survival after the deaths of original members then this band are it! hey! they aint made an album in 22 years but live they can still pack a punch. I am a fan of there later stuff, dvds like the albert hall gig , vegas, boston, in the past five years they have played brilliant live shows,

True rock survivors in my book!and to think the daily mail said that status quo were the best rock band second to the beatles ?? what !!! fuck off.. did they write rock operas?, play shea stadium? make films? no!! they played three chords for 40 years .

[steve56]

i love status quo formed in 1961 i was 5;they played hayling island in 64 but i missed them .

[stripeysydney]

Mind you ' it sometimes works.We went see Arther Lee who used to be in the American band "Love", the rest of the bad were half his age ;but it was obvious that they really enjoyed playing with Arther[who was ace].
All the rest of Love are dead now,so it would be a bit difficult for them to reform.
I do think that the queen reforming thing with Paul Rodgers is a really naf idea.I reckon the main reason is boredom, it gives them something to do...

[The Last Word]

True to a degree, but the real money-grabbing bastards are, as ever, the ones who run the industry, and from what I gather they're not quite as bad as they were in the past, so you can sort of understand performers wanting to relive former glories and get the fair whack they perhaps didn't get first time round. Yes, The Clash kept their word, and good on 'em, but for most a career in music means - ahem - career opportunities.

We also live in an age when interest in the music of the past is at a premium. Partly due to revivalism, partly due to the myriad outlets music has these days, and partly due to people discovering music they find superior to anything new on offer. I mean - who's out there now? It must've been good for someone who's just got into Simon & Garfunkel to go and see them perform, though it'd obviously be the older fans clutching their switch cards first.

Perhaps it's just down to craft and craftsmen. If you've still got it, why not still flaunt it? This Queen malarkey is a bad idea, but Paul Rogers was on Jools Holland last christmas performing My Brother Jake, and he was fantastic.

Whether or not any of this excuses the Stones I can't say.

[Deuce Bigolo]

Theres always the exception to the rule,usuually the Lead Vocalist

After all the lead Vocals are what the fans really relate to

The music can be performed by any skilled musician but the Vocals are unique

No 2 singers ver sounded the same to me

cheers
B....OZ

[Pervert]

In which case it's time to Name That Nolan Sister!

[Deuce Bigolo]

OK Smartass...next option Bucks Fizz?

I suppose for the kilt wearing it should be pointed out we're talking about singers/performers with a Legendary Status not the girls choir down the local church who got some air time when music was at its lowest ebb-DISCO

cheers
B....OZ

[Pervert]

Heheheheheheh.

[Deuce Bigolo]

Don't forget to put some towels on the floor when your pissing yourself laughing

Rumor has it there was a fifth Nolan Sister but she had an ego so was relegated to roadie

cheers
B....OZ

[Pervert]

Too late for the towel

And before Steve jumps in in five hours, there were five Nolans. One went solo and was never seen again, except as a guest on sad late night shows.