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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 28, 2020 20:41:55 GMT
I don't know if they're "going through the motions" because I haven't seen them. And even if I HAD seen them, and they seemed to be going through the motions (and I'm not sure how that could be determined), that would only be evidence of them going through the motions for that ONE night - I'd have no evidence that the previous night was anything other than an artistic triumph.
Precisely.
And never mind the recent nostalgia tours - you only had to see Queen on an average night between 1982-85 to see them going through the motions. There were plenty of them.
Queen going through the motions was still better than most bands at their best, but compared to what they offered in 1976-77, it was night and day.
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Post by Sakura4anime25 on Aug 28, 2020 21:05:03 GMT
Same thing with a Rolling Stones concert I went to, they performed the major hits that you would expect, but also some more obscure songs as well. There's a big difference between Queen and the Stones - almost everyone views Queen as a singles band, whereas the Stones are far more often seen as an albums band (at least for the 1968-72 era).
The fact that the Stones were inactive for most of the 1980s means they didn't have to so openly become a singles band the way Queen did. They came back for Steel Wheels and didn't need to rely on new hits to keep going. Their old albums stood up.
But because Queen had to keep churning out the hits in the 80s to adjust to the new FM radio models and the MTV era, their fanbase grew (outside of North America, of course) and those hits had to follow them wherever they went. And with that the old stuff was mostly relegated to a dustbin where it's remained ever since.
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They should’ve retired in 1991. The music was with Freddie. i have nothing against Adam, I think he’s talented and respectful of Freddie. But I don’t consider tribute bands “bringing the music to the masses”. I see it as bringing bastardized “covers” and kind of sad. How is the current version of Queen, consisting of its two founding members who wrote half the songs, a tribute band ? That's an absolutely silly and completely false label to apply to them.
Black Sabbath were Black Sabbath in the 80s when only Tony Iommi was in the band. Deep Purple are still Deep Purple with only one member who played on the first album. AC/DC was still AC/DC when Angus was the only original member. I can go on and on.
If you don't want to see shows because some of the original members aren't around, that's fine. But they are not tribute bands. Tribute bands didn't write the songs.
They don't write songs they play songs by 70’s/80’s Queen., just like every tribute band does. Even Roger said in a 2019 documentary (Show Must Go On) that they’re a tribute band-- but just a damn good one. They are a tribute band because they are a band that plays homage to Quee and the songs they wrote IN TNE PAST. They are not ”Queen”, they are ”Queent+.” Two different bands, IMO. |
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How is the current version of Queen, consisting of its two founding members who wrote half the songs, a tribute band ? That's an absolutely silly and completely false label to apply to them.
Black Sabbath were Black Sabbath in the 80s when only Tony Iommi was in the band. Deep Purple are still Deep Purple with only one member who played on the first album. AC/DC was still AC/DC when Angus was the only original member. I can go on and on.
If you don't want to see shows because some of the original members aren't around, that's fine. But they are not tribute bands. Tribute bands didn't write the songs.
They don't write songs they play songs by 70’s/80’s Queen., just like every tribute band does. Even Roger said in a 2019 documentary (Show Must Go On) that they’re a tribute band-- but just a damn good one. They are a tribute band because they are a band that plays homage to Quee and the songs they wrote IN TNE PAST. They are not ”Queen”, they are ”Queent+.” Two different bands, IMO. Calling Queen + Adam Lambert a "tribute band" makes absolutely no sense. Yes, they do honour Queen and Freddie's brilliance but the definition of a tribute band is as follows: "A group of musicians who play the music of a very famous band and try to look and sound like them." Gary Mullen & The Works, Queen Real Tribute, Queen Extravaganza (when they were still active) are tribute bands. They play Queen's songs and dress like their 80s selves. They are NOT Queen, just an imitation. On the other hand, you've got Q+AL, made of two members of the ORIGINAL band and a new frontman. Brian and Roger play their own music, the music they wrote/worked on THEMSELVES, not someone else's. Yes, Adam isn't part of the original lineup, but he never claimed to be. He doesn't try to be Freddie, and one doesn't need to be a Q+AL fan to see that. So I think that not only calling the new Queen incarnation a "tribute band" is unjustified but it also seems to be something Q+AL haters resort to using as a reason to hate on Adam and/or Brian and Roger's decision. I am unbiased here, calling them what they aren't simply because you disagree with their career choices is pointless negativity. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2020 10:13:45 GMT
How is the current version of Queen, consisting of its two founding members who wrote half the songs, a tribute band ? That's an absolutely silly and completely false label to apply to them. Black Sabbath were Black Sabbath in the 80s when only Tony Iommi was in the band. Deep Purple are still Deep Purple with only one member who played on the first album. AC/DC was still AC/DC when Angus was the only original member. I can go on and on. If you don't want to see shows because some of the original members aren't around, that's fine. But they are not tribute bands. Tribute bands didn't write the songs. They don't write songs they play songs by 70’s/80’s Queen., just like every tribute band does. Even Roger said in a 2019 documentary (Show Must Go On) that they’re a tribute band-- but just a damn good one. They are a tribute band because they are a band that plays homage to Quee and the songs they wrote IN TNE PAST. They are not ”Queen”, they are ”Queent+.” Two different bands, IMO. Roger never said that they‘re a tribute band! |
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Post by Ri on Aug 30, 2020 11:48:14 GMT
They don't write songs they play songs by 70’s/80’s Queen., just like every tribute band does. Even Roger said in a 2019 documentary (Show Must Go On) that they’re a tribute band-- but just a damn good one. They are a tribute band because they are a band that plays homage to Quee and the songs they wrote IN TNE PAST. They are not ”Queen”, they are ”Queent+.” Two different bands, IMO. Roger never said that they‘re a tribute band! Both Brian and Roger have even expressed anger at being called a tribute band so I don't understand why any Queen fan would call them that. |
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Post by Lord Fickle on Aug 30, 2020 13:00:43 GMT
They don't write songs they play songs by 70’s/80’s Queen., just like every tribute band does. Even Roger said in a 2019 documentary (Show Must Go On) that they’re a tribute band-- but just a damn good one. They are a tribute band because they are a band that plays homage to Quee and the songs they wrote IN TNE PAST. They are not ”Queen”, they are ”Queent+.” Two different bands, IMO. I think it's a little bit insulting, not only to the band, but to the fans as well, to label them as a tribute act. I certainly wouldn't have paid £170 to see someone dressed up as Freddie and a bloke wearing a Brian wig. If Q+AL are a tribute band, then you would have to label all other bands who are touring (or had planned to tour) without all their original members as the same. That would include Genesis, The Rolling Stones, and many others. |
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Aug 30, 2020 13:13:20 GMT
They don't write songs they play songs by 70’s/80’s Queen., just like every tribute band does. Even Roger said in a 2019 documentary (Show Must Go On) that they’re a tribute band-- but just a damn good one. They are a tribute band because they are a band that plays homage to Quee and the songs they wrote IN TNE PAST. They are not ”Queen”, they are ”Queent+.” Two different bands, IMO. I think it's a little bit insulting, not only to the band, but to the fans as well, to label them as a tribute act. I certainly wouldn't have paid £170 to see see someone dressed up as Freddie and a bloke wearing a Brian wig. If Q+AL are a tribute band, then you would have to label all other bands who are touring (or had planned to tour) without all their original members as the same. That would include Genesis, The Rolling Stones, and many others. hear! hear! and just about every major rock act that's ever continued after the demise/departure of a founder member: AC/DC...Kiss...ELO...Deep Purple...Van Halen...Thin Lizzy...Status Quo...Killers...Rainbow...Whitesnake...Iron maiden...Def Leppard...The Doors...Eagles...Marillion...Hawkwind...UFO...INXS...Judas Priest...Lynyrd Skynyrd...the Who... and Yes. |
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Post by Lord Fickle on Aug 30, 2020 13:27:23 GMT
I think it's a little bit insulting, not only to the band, but to the fans as well, to label them as a tribute act. I certainly wouldn't have paid £170 to see see someone dressed up as Freddie and a bloke wearing a Brian wig. If Q+AL are a tribute band, then you would have to label all other bands who are touring (or had planned to tour) without all their original members as the same. That would include Genesis, The Rolling Stones, and many others. hear! hear! and just about every major rock act that's ever continued after the demise/departure of a founder member: AC/DC...Kiss...ELO...Deep Purple...Van Halen...Thin Lizzy...Status Quo...Killers...Rainbow...Whitesnake...Iron maiden...Def Leppard...The Doors...Eagles...Marillion...Hawkwind...UFO...INXS...Judas Priest...Lynyrd Skynyrd...the Who... and Yes. Gosh, Yes. How many different versions have Yes have there been? |
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Post by Frank on Aug 30, 2020 13:46:05 GMT
I think it's a little bit insulting, not only to the band, but to the fans as well, to label them as a tribute act. I certainly wouldn't have paid £170 to see see someone dressed up as Freddie and a bloke wearing a Brian wig. If Q+AL are a tribute band, then you would have to label all other bands who are touring (or had planned to tour) without all their original members as the same. That would include Genesis, The Rolling Stones, and many others. hear! hear! and just about every major rock act that's ever continued after the demise/departure of a founder member: AC/DC...Kiss...ELO...Deep Purple...Van Halen...Thin Lizzy...Status Quo...Killers...Rainbow...Whitesnake...Iron maiden...Def Leppard...The Doors...Eagles...Marillion...Hawkwind...UFO...INXS...Judas Priest...Lynyrd Skynyrd...the Who... and Yes. Oh absolutely! It's a continuation of the Queen story. It might not be the story some agree with, but it's the story we've got. And frankly, I'm happy the show goes on. Without QAL, I would never have had the opportunity to see my heroes live and in the flesh. I'll always cherish my memories of the past decade, and even though I'm not a huge fan of him as a solo artist, I'm thankful Adam is around to give Queen a new lease on life. |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 30, 2020 15:14:19 GMT
hear! hear! and just about every major rock act that's ever continued after the demise/departure of a founder member: AC/DC...Kiss...ELO...Deep Purple...Van Halen...Thin Lizzy...Status Quo...Killers...Rainbow...Whitesnake...Iron maiden...Def Leppard...The Doors...Eagles...Marillion...Hawkwind...UFO...INXS...Judas Priest...Lynyrd Skynyrd...the Who... and Yes. Gosh, Yes. How many different versions have Yes have there been? At least a dozen. And there are currently two versions existing simultaneously.
Jon Anderson recently said how he and Steve Howe have put their differences behind them, and it looks like they don't want to work together in the Yes idiom to save the friendship. So instead Howe guested on Anderson's latest album, which Anderson called "cathartic." It's pretty admirable.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 30, 2020 15:23:55 GMT
They don't write songs they play songs by 70’s/80’s Queen., just like every tribute band does.
So unless you write a new album that 99% of your fans don't want to hear, you're branded a "tribute band" ? That would make most bands from 40+ years ago tribute bands, because their setlists tend not to have songs written after 1983. That's ridiculous.
Even Roger said in a 2019 documentary (Show Must Go On) that they’re a tribute band-- but just a damn good one.
At what timestamp? It's on YouTube.
I have my doubts he said that. But if he did, he's patently wrong.
If you wrote the songs, you are not a tribute band. full. stop.
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Post by saintjiub on Aug 30, 2020 16:13:45 GMT
Queen has been a 100% nostalgia act since 2010. At least QPR wrote some new material. QAL has been resting on Queen's laurels and are a pale image of Queen's former glory.
... and yes, I would label most 70's and 80's bands as nostalgia acts even with all original members ... if the band is finished creatively. Unfortunately, Adam Lambert ruins the nostalgia for me ... I just cannot stand his vocal style, and his stage persona seems phony to me.
What I particularly find annoying about QAL is that QAL tends to push back archive releases. I had been looking forward to the Miracle box set, but the QAL live album has put in doubt whether the Miracle box set will actually be released.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2020 16:19:41 GMT
At the end of the day, those terms are hard to define, as they work by tendency rather than prescription. What's a 'nostalgia' act? What's a 'tribute' band?
I don't mind either qualifier for what Maylor are currently doing, as I don't think those are dirty words at all.
The overwhelming majority of concert pianists, opera singers and symphony orchestras are 'nostalgia' acts or 'cover artists' doing stuff written hundreds of years ago by people who died long before they (and we) were born. That doesn't make any of them bad musicians or 'not real musicians' or whatever.
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Post by kimmlogan on Aug 30, 2020 20:54:03 GMT
They don't write songs they play songs by 70’s/80’s Queen., just like every tribute band does. Even Roger said in a 2019 documentary (Show Must Go On) that they’re a tribute band-- but just a damn good one. They are a tribute band because they are a band that plays homage to Quee and the songs they wrote IN TNE PAST. They are not ”Queen”, they are ”Queent+.” Two different bands, IMO. Calling Queen + Adam Lambert a "tribute band" makes absolutely no sense. Yes, they do honour Queen and Freddie's brilliance but the definition of a tribute band is as follows: "A group of musicians who play the music of a very famous band and try to look and sound like them.". That seems to describe them perfectly, IMO. |
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Post by Lord Fickle on Aug 30, 2020 21:08:32 GMT
Queen has been a 100% nostalgia act since 2010. At least QPR wrote some new material. QAL has been resting on Queen's laurels and are a pale image of Queen's former glory. ... and yes, I would label most 70's and 80's bands as nostalgia acts even with all original members ... if the band is finished creatively. Unfortunately, Adam Lambert ruins the nostalgia for me ... I just cannot stand his vocal style, and his stage persona seems phony to me. What I particularly find annoying about QAL is that QAL tends to push back archive releases. I had been looking forward to the Miracle box set, but the QAL live album has put in doubt whether the Miracle box set will actually be released.Well, given there's only been one Q+AL release, it can hardly be said that it "tends to push back archive releases". I think you can probably blame Covid, at least in part, for that, as had the tour gone ahead, they probably wouldn't have put the live album out, and we might, *might* have had The Miracle box set by Christmas. |
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Post by Lord Fickle on Aug 30, 2020 21:15:30 GMT
Calling Queen + Adam Lambert a "tribute band" makes absolutely no sense. Yes, they do honour Queen and Freddie's brilliance but the definition of a tribute band is as follows: "A group of musicians who play the music of a very famous band and try to look and sound like them.". That seems to describe them perfectly, IMO. Yes, I must admit, Brian and Roger do a pretty good job of looking and sounding like themselves.  |
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Post by kimmlogan on Aug 30, 2020 21:52:22 GMT
They don't write songs they play songs by 70’s/80’s Queen., just like every tribute band does.
So unless you write a new album that 99% of your fans don't want to hear, you're branded a "tribute band" ? That would make most bands from 40+ years ago tribute bands, because their setlists tend not to have songs written after 1983. That's ridiculous.
Even Roger said in a 2019 documentary (Show Must Go On) that they’re a tribute band-- but just a damn good one.
At what timestamp? It's on YouTube.
I have my doubts he said that. But if he did, he's patently wrong. If you wrote the songs, you are not a tribute band. full. stop. Disagree. They pay tribute to the band they were with Freddie. That is a tribute band. Now it seems you see that as some sort of insult. I personally like Adam Lambert very much and I think he literally is part of Freddie’s legacy as he clearly was highly inspired by Freddie. I think he’s been respectful Freddie and his respect is genuine. But they are inherently nostalgic and not a band that continues to put out new music, so yes, they are a tribute band, IMO. |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 30, 2020 21:57:24 GMT
So unless you write a new album that 99% of your fans don't want to hear, you're branded a "tribute band" ? That would make most bands from 40+ years ago tribute bands, because their setlists tend not to have songs written after 1983. That's ridiculous.
At what timestamp? It's on YouTube.
I have my doubts he said that. But if he did, he's patently wrong. If you wrote the songs, you are not a tribute band. full. stop. Disagree. They pay tribute to the band they were with Freddie. That is a tribute band. Now it seems you see that as some sort of insult. I personally like Adam Lambert very much and I think he literally is part of Freddie’s legacy as he clearly was highly inspired by Freddie. I think he’s been respectful Freddie and his respect is genuine. But they are inherently nostalgic and not a band that continues to put out new music, so yes, they are a tribute band, IMO. Of course you're entitled to your opinion, but it doesn't have any bearing on the facts. A band doesn't suddenly become a tribute band because members died/left and they stopped releasing albums. With that logic, at Live 8 in 2005 Pink Floyd were a tribute band, as they hadn't released an album with Roger Waters since 1983. When the Shadows reunited a few years back they weren't a tribute band. Both propositions are obviously absurd.
Unless their official website refers to them as a tribute band, that's not what they are. The two people who founded Queen are using the name Queen because they are what is left of Queen. They are not "paying tribute" to what they used to be - they wrote half the songs. Tribute bands don't write the songs they play.
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Post by kimmlogan on Aug 30, 2020 22:08:27 GMT
That seems to describe them perfectly, IMO. Yes, I must admit, Brian and Roger do a pretty good job of looking and sounding like themselves. Mostly because Adam is reminiscent enough of Freddie that people feel satisfied in their nostagia of Freddie’s Queen.. Let's face it, There’s a reason why they couldn't really pull it off with Rodgers There was always this wannabe quality that made it disappointing to see. People always came to see Freddie and they still do. |
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Post by kimmlogan on Aug 30, 2020 22:15:59 GMT
Disagree. They pay tribute to the band they were with Freddie. That is a tribute band. Now it seems you see that as some sort of insult. I personally like Adam Lambert very much and I think he literally is part of Freddie’s legacy as he clearly was highly inspired by Freddie. I think he’s been respectful Freddie and his respect is genuine. But they are inherently nostalgic and not a band that continues to put out new music, so yes, they are a tribute band, IMO. Of course you're entitled to your opinion, but it doesn't have any bearing on the facts. A band doesn't suddenly become a tribute band because members died/left and they stopped releasing albums. Unless their official website refers to them as a tribute band, that's not what they are. The two people who founded Queen are using the name Queen because they are what is left of Queen. They are not "paying tribute" to what they used to be - they wrote half the songs. Tribute bands don't write the songs they play.
No, that’s just your opinion too. Not fact. That the wrote some of the songs doesn't make them less of a nostalgia act. It just means they’re paying tribute to themselves. So are they a nostalgia act when they perform Freddie’s songs? Who wrote the songs doesn't change how they are functioning, which is as a tribute to who they used to be. That's what tribute bands do and are. They fit the definition. |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 30, 2020 22:17:06 GMT
At the end of the day, those terms are hard to define, as they work by tendency rather than prescription. What's a 'nostalgia' act? What's a 'tribute' band? I don't mind either qualifier for what Maylor are currently doing, as I don't think those are dirty words at all. The overwhelming majority of concert pianists, opera singers and symphony orchestras are 'nostalgia' acts or 'cover artists' doing stuff written hundreds of years ago by people who died long before they (and we) were born. That doesn't make any of them bad musicians or 'not real musicians' or whatever. A "nostalgia act" is an arbitrary term, and Q+AL fit the profile. But a tribute band is specifically defined as other people paying tribute to the music, not members of the original band.
Good point about people playing 300 year old music. They are simply musicians playing music that has survived the test of time. No need for the labels.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 30, 2020 22:18:31 GMT
Calling Queen + Adam Lambert a "tribute band" makes absolutely no sense. Yes, they do honour Queen and Freddie's brilliance but the definition of a tribute band is as follows: "A group of musicians who play the music of a very famous band and try to look and sound like them.". That seems to describe them perfectly, IMO. Brian and Roger aren't trying to look or sound like themselves - they *are* Brian and Roger.
And Lambert isn't trying to look or sound like Freddie. Even the recent singers of Yes who are trying to sound like Jon Anderson don't suddenly make Steve Howe and Alan White's band a tribute band. They are Yes.
Jesus - you are incorrigible.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 30, 2020 22:21:20 GMT
So unless you write a new album that 99% of your fans don't want to hear, you're branded a "tribute band" ? That would make most bands from 40+ years ago tribute bands, because their setlists tend not to have songs written after 1983. That's ridiculous.
At what timestamp? It's on YouTube.
I have my doubts he said that. But if he did, he's patently wrong. If you wrote the songs, you are not a tribute band. full. stop. Disagree. They pay tribute to the band they were with Freddie. That is a tribute band. Now it seems you see that as some sort of insult. I personally like Adam Lambert very much and I think he literally is part of Freddie’s legacy as he clearly was highly inspired by Freddie. I think he’s been respectful Freddie and his respect is genuine. But they are inherently nostalgic and not a band that continues to put out new music, so yes, they are a tribute band, IMO. It is your OPINION that they are paying tribute to the band they used to be. That is not what they would say if you asked them.
Your misuse of the terminology at hand isn't an "insult" - it is patently wrong. You are equating "nostalgia" with "tribute" - they are not one and the same.
Whether or not you like Lambert is irrelevant.
And saying "IMO" doesn't make you less wrong.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 30, 2020 22:22:10 GMT
Of course you're entitled to your opinion, but it doesn't have any bearing on the facts. A band doesn't suddenly become a tribute band because members died/left and they stopped releasing albums. Unless their official website refers to them as a tribute band, that's not what they are. The two people who founded Queen are using the name Queen because they are what is left of Queen. They are not "paying tribute" to what they used to be - they wrote half the songs. Tribute bands don't write the songs they play.
No, that’s just your opinion too. Not fact. That the wrote some of the songs doesn't make them less of a nostalgia act. It just means they’re paying tribute to themselves. So are they a nostalgia act when they perform Freddie’s songs? Who wrote the songs doesn't change how they are functioning, which is as a tribute to who they used to be. That's what tribute bands do and are. They fit the definition.
They're not covers if they wrote the songs. FFS. The definition of a cover song is playing a song YOU DID NOT WRITE.
A cover band is a band that plays entirely covers. A tribute band is a cover band that also dresses up.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 30, 2020 22:31:52 GMT
People always came to see Freddie and they still do. People do not come to the show for the 2 minutes of video screen footage of Freddie.
That is by far the stupidest thing written on this forum to date - congratulations.
If you don't stop wasting webspace with this nonsense, you're going to get banned. This is borderline trolling now.
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Post by kimmlogan on Aug 30, 2020 22:39:08 GMT
Disagree. They pay tribute to the band they were with Freddie. That is a tribute band. Now it seems you see that as some sort of insult. I personally like Adam Lambert very much and I think he literally is part of Freddie’s legacy as he clearly was highly inspired by Freddie. I think he’s been respectful Freddie and his respect is genuine. But they are inherently nostalgic and not a band that continues to put out new music, so yes, they are a tribute band, IMO. I don't feel insulted. I'm just pointing out that you are patently wrong because you are equating "nostalgia" with "tribute" - they are not one and the same. Whether or not you like Lambert is irrelevant. Saying "IMO" doesn't make you less wrong. You saying I’m wrong doesn't make me less right. It's just your opinion. Listen, they say themselves that Queen was an amalgamation of all four of them. They may have thought they all were equally contributory but I believe Freddie certainly was more than 50% of what made Queen, Queen... and the 3 of them dividing up the other half. Nostalgia is an element of tribute bands. Nostalgia, tribute, heritage act... there’s no hard and fast way of describing the concept; it’s more a case of innate recognition than anything else. Point is they are not an active band creating new music. They are a band playing tribute to what they used to be designed to give people a taste of nostalgia, There’s nothing wrong or insulting about that. 🤷♀️ |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Aug 30, 2020 22:44:35 GMT
Nostalgia is an element of tribute bands. The fact that tribute bands evoke nostalgia does not mean all nostalgic provoking acts are tribute acts. This is basic logic. Listen, they say themselves that Queen was an amalgamation of all four of them. They may have thought they all were equally contributory but I believe Freddie certainly was more than 50% of what made Queen, Queen... and the 3 of them dividing up the other half. Of course they said that at the time - it was good PR to show band unity. But that isn't objective reality, because thousands of bands have changed members and kept their names since the 1950s. You just seem to believe that Queen are somehow an exception to that, because you are ignoring every other example being given to support the facts.
It is your opinion that Freddie was more than 50% of Queen. It is therefore your opinion that the "tribute band" label is thus to be applied to the current incarnation of Queen. It is not your opinion vs. someone else's opinion. It is your opinion vs. facts. And you seem to be unable to differentiate between the two. No matter how you personally define things, a band containing members of the original band is not a tribute band. And you aren't going to convince anyone even remotely musically literate otherwise. So knock it off - this is your last warning. |
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Post by kimmlogan on Aug 30, 2020 22:46:47 GMT
People always came to see Freddie and they still do. People do not come to the show for the 2 minutes of video screen footage of Freddie. That is by far the stupidest thing written on this forum to date - congratulations. If you don't stop wasting webspace with this nonsense, you're going to get banned. This is borderline trolling now. Whoa, whoa. I’m trolling because I don't agree with you and I'm gonna get banned for it? You’re gonna use your admin power to ban people who debate and agree with you? No, they come for the screen footage AND the way Adam is reminiscent of and reminds them of Freddie Let's put it this way. Most wouldn't come just to hear Roger and Brian singing the songs, or anyone that was too unlike Freddie. |
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Post by Mustapha Ibrahim on Aug 30, 2020 22:50:10 GMT
I disagree. You're saying that Queen isn't what they used to be and they're paying tribute. There are more people in the band now, but that doesn't change a thing. Brian and Roger are still here. They're still Queen doing concerts for their fans. If Queen wants more members, that's fine. Just because there are new songs in the setlists and more members doesn't make a band a "tribute" one.
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