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Post by Lord Fickle on Oct 2, 2021 19:31:05 GMT
Roger Taylor believes that Adam Lambert “deserves the chance to record a Queen song.”Earlier this month, Taylor revealed that Brian May “suddenly lost interest” in a “pretty damn good“ new song the pair were writing in Nashville with Lambert, and admitted “I don’t really know why.” Now, in a new interview with musicradar, Queen’s drummer muses on the possibility of the trio returning to the studio and says, “Will we ever do another Queen album? I don’t see why not.” “I honestly think that Adam’s voice deserves it,” says Taylor. “He deserves the chance to record a Queen song.” www.loudersound.com/news/adam-lambert-deserves-the-chance-to-record-a-queen-song-says-roger-taylor
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Post by rylan2020 on Oct 2, 2021 21:43:28 GMT
If he is touring with them I don’t see why not Paul got the chance to do a album why not Adam.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Oct 2, 2021 21:51:27 GMT
The thing is, one song doesn't make an album. Even Roger's new album isn't all 'new' stuff. Perhaps Brian is worried about starting something they might not be able to finish?
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Post by Sammy B. Willickers on Oct 3, 2021 0:09:24 GMT
I'd like to see it, even as someone who isn't that much of a fan of the collab. If it happens, I hope they sorta merges their styles together, leading to something sorta like Hot Space, but with real instruments and better lyrics (and rockier)
While I don't think he deserves it (like Roger says), I'm open for it and I think it could be cool, if Paul got an album, then I think Adam should at least get one song with the group, That's just my opinion tho
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Post by badboybez on Oct 3, 2021 6:22:47 GMT
I’d only listen to the instrumental version
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Post by Steve on Oct 3, 2021 6:55:41 GMT
Bring it on I say. Would love to hear a studio recording.
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Post by Dimitris on Oct 3, 2021 10:01:11 GMT
I'd like to see it, even as someone who isn't that much of a fan of the collab. If it happens, I hope they sorta merges their styles together, leading to something sorta like Hot Space, but with real instruments and better lyrics (and rockier) While I don't think he deserves it (like Roger says), I'm open for it and I think it could be cool, if Paul got an album, then I think Adam should at least get one song with the group, That's just my opinion tho Every release from Q+ postpones future archival releases. Also there is a great potential to harm Queen momentum, like it happened during 2005-2008.Queen were at a very great high of sales in 2002-2004, the need of public for Queen related releases was high. Anthologies were about be released, in 2006 Queen officially announced that the anthologies will be postponed for 2009.The restis history. |
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Post by ThomasQuinn on Oct 3, 2021 11:21:30 GMT
I'd give it a fair chance, but I'm not particularly optimistic. I like Roger's recent work, I like Brian's post-Queen work, but I don't think they have it in them to get that real Queen sound, with or without AL, anymore. They just need Freddie and John - and likewise, I don't think Freddie and John could've done it without Brian and Roger.
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Post by scotttmax on Oct 3, 2021 11:24:18 GMT
Whatever they record, it can’t be any worse than 75% of The Cosmos Rocks….
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Post by Sammy B. Willickers on Oct 3, 2021 17:41:23 GMT
I'd like to see it, even as someone who isn't that much of a fan of the collab. If it happens, I hope they sorta merges their styles together, leading to something sorta like Hot Space, but with real instruments and better lyrics (and rockier) While I don't think he deserves it (like Roger says), I'm open for it and I think it could be cool, if Paul got an album, then I think Adam should at least get one song with the group, That's just my opinion tho Every release from Q+ postpones future archival releases. Also there is a great potential to harm Queen momentum, like it happened during 2005-2008.Queen were at a very great high of sales in 2002-2004, the need of public for Queen related releases was high. Anthologies were about be released, in 2006 Queen officially announced that the anthologies will be postponed for 2009.The restis history. Not like they were gonna release that stuff anyway, With Brian and Roger not wanting to release their archives in the first place. Also, I wouldn't worry about it harming Queen's momentum, Queen are too big to fail at this point, they could shit on a plate, sell it to people and many people would buy it, just because it's 'Queen'. They don't HAVE to try, which is why they rereleased GH for the 50 millionth time instead of doing anything that requires actual effort |
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Post by chadhanging on Oct 3, 2021 18:19:32 GMT
Just let it die.
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Post by Dimitris on Oct 3, 2021 18:58:05 GMT
Every release from Q+ postpones future archival releases. Also there is a great potential to harm Queen momentum, like it happened during 2005-2008.Queen were at a very great high of sales in 2002-2004, the need of public for Queen related releases was high. Anthologies were about be released, in 2006 Queen officially announced that the anthologies will be postponed for 2009.The restis history. Not like they were gonna release that stuff anyway, With Brian and Roger not wanting to release their archives in the first place. Also, I wouldn't worry about it harming Queen's momentum, Queen are too big to fail at this point, they could shit on a plate, sell it to people and many people would buy it, just because it's 'Queen'. They don't HAVE to try, which is why they rereleased GH for the 50 millionth time instead of doing anything that requires actual effort Q+Adam works for live, not for studio, an album with Adam will certainly will harm their status. It is different to have a singer as vehicle for live concerts and different to be in a band like Queen and have a singer for an album. Better go solo GH re-issue is record company options and decisions, usually happens when a contract expires or the artist /band doesn't deliver an album. In 90s when Queen didn't release BBC, Rocks compilation came out. GHIII released earlier due to millennium. As I mentioned before anthologies were postponed in mid 00s due to Paul Rodgers collaboration. The miracle box give its place to the live album with Adam. This album released to keep the audience in touch with the rescheduled Rhapsody tour. If the covid didn't have happened, the things would have beeen much different with archival releases. I don't know what their contract is and for how long, but since 2014 Queen have released a good amount of unreleased stuff (live&studio). |
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Post by scotttmax on Oct 3, 2021 19:53:52 GMT
Not like they were gonna release that stuff anyway, With Brian and Roger not wanting to release their archives in the first place. Also, I wouldn't worry about it harming Queen's momentum, Queen are too big to fail at this point, they could shit on a plate, sell it to people and many people would buy it, just because it's 'Queen'. They don't HAVE to try, which is why they rereleased GH for the 50 millionth time instead of doing anything that requires actual effort Q+Adam works for live, not for studio, an album with Adam will certainly will harm their status. It is different to have a singer as vehicle for live concerts and different to be in a band like Queen and have a singer for an album. Better go solo GH re-issue is record company options and decisions, usually happens when a contract expires or the artist /band doesn't deliver an album. In 90s when Queen didn't release BBC, Rocks compilation came out. GHIII released earlier due to millennium. As I mentioned before anthologies were postponed in mid 00s due to Paul Rodgers collaboration. The miracle box give its place to the live album with Adam. This album released to keep the audience in touch with the rescheduled Rhapsody tour. If the covid didn't have happened, the things would have beeen much different with archival releases. I don't know what their contract is and for how long, but since 2014 Queen have released a good amount of unreleased stuff (live&studio). So you’re saying you hope that they don’t record anything with Adam because it’ll push hypocritical releases back? Sorry but I 100% disagree with you. Those old/unreleased songs and tit bits will always be there and will see the light of day at some point. New music is something we crave from the band |
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Post by scotttmax on Oct 3, 2021 21:13:12 GMT
That should read hypothetical not hypocritical….. damn predictive text!!
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Post by Jakelic on Oct 3, 2021 22:25:32 GMT
It would be very interesting to see what kind of song they would create for/with Adam. I dislike his singing and stage persona, but I would really be curious to see where Rog and Bri stand as authors now. I think Cosmos Rocks was sub par, but for example, No one But You was a fantastic song. As solo material, Brian did 2 fantastic, very strong albums, and I think 46664 was an extremely powerful song in the line of Innuendo and AKOM albums (heavy stuff). Also Rog's new single is a beautiful piece, but I am not a huge fan of the rest of his and Cross' work.. maybe I should give his albums another listen. But in collab with Paul, somehow the writing style was very different and I would say unrecognisable, like they were trying to accomodate Paul and his musical style rather than Queen's. So I wonder what type of music would they choose for Adam, as we know, those guys can surely write from heavy metal and rock all the way to pop and disco, whatever they want... would be nice to see what the guys that wrote some of the world's best music still have to offer.
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Post by Dimitris on Oct 4, 2021 10:43:03 GMT
Q+Adam works for live, not for studio, an album with Adam will certainly will harm their status. It is different to have a singer as vehicle for live concerts and different to be in a band like Queen and have a singer for an album. Better go solo GH re-issue is record company options and decisions, usually happens when a contract expires or the artist /band doesn't deliver an album. In 90s when Queen didn't release BBC, Rocks compilation came out. GHIII released earlier due to millennium. As I mentioned before anthologies were postponed in mid 00s due to Paul Rodgers collaboration. The miracle box give its place to the live album with Adam. This album released to keep the audience in touch with the rescheduled Rhapsody tour. If the covid didn't have happened, the things would have beeen much different with archival releases. I don't know what their contract is and for how long, but since 2014 Queen have released a good amount of unreleased stuff (live&studio). So you’re saying you hope that they don’t record anything with Adam because it’ll push hypocritical releases back? Sorry but I 100% disagree with you. Those old/unreleased songs and tit bits will always be there and will see the light of day at some point. New music is something we crave from the band They can make new music or kind of like MIH or LMIYHA. The idea of creating new music with Adam or anybody else, only harm can do. The aftermath and what is left behind is more valuable than an album. Remember Five, Robbie Williams, Cosmos rocks /flops, all are low quality. Better nothing than an album with anybody under Queen name. |
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Oct 4, 2021 13:26:39 GMT
my 2¢ :
i don't like his voice (good as it is) - far too "Broadway" for my liking. regardless of my views, they probably could record something with AL - because he has carried the Queen banner for over a decade now.
i think the issue runs a little deeper than AL:
The problem with older bands is the post-member-departure dilemma. Many 70s bands have a very identifiable sound. Bands like Genesis, Purple and Yes sound evolved with (maybe because of) lineup changes - but (fundamentally) because lineup and style changes were gradual, they were still recognisable - their fans "went with them".
With a decade between Queen's last LP and Cosmos Rocks Queen's lineup change was too significant a jump and the sound was no longer recognisable as intrinsically "Queen". Cosmos Rocks didn't sound like Queen - it sounded like a post-hippy-era-Smile LP. Factor in another decade between CR and whatever they may try to record as QAL, and the leap from CR will be even more unrecognisable. And anything recorded now will sound so far removed from MIH (and the trademark Queen sound), that I fear this may be the overriding reason why the band took the Nashville session no further.
After the damp squib of CR, Brian is possibly wary of putting the Queen name to any new songs, and probably feels their attempts in Nashville didn't feel right. But then, that's understandable - if it doesn't bear the traditional Queen "sound", then it's unworthy, and if it "does sound like Queen" - then the "karaoke Queen" criticisms will come to the fore. The Doctor is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Oct 4, 2021 16:40:37 GMT
my 2¢ : i don't like his voice (good as it is) - far too "Broadway" for my liking. regardless of my views, they probably could record something with AL - because he has carried the Queen banner for over a decade now. i think the issue runs a little deeper than AL: The problem with older bands is the post-member-departure dilemma. Many 70s bands have a very identifiable sound. Bands like Genesis, Purple and Yes sound evolved with (maybe because of) lineup changes - but (fundamentally) because lineup and style changes were gradual, they were still recognisable - their fans "went with them". With a decade between Queen's last LP and Cosmos Rocks Queen's lineup change was too significant a jump and the sound was no longer recognisable as intrinsically "Queen". Cosmos Rocks didn't sound like Queen - it sounded like a post-hippy-era-Smile LP. Factor in another decade between CR and whatever they may try to record as QAL, and the leap from CR will be even more unrecognisable. And anything recorded now will sound so far removed from MIH (and the trademark Queen sound), that I fear this may be the overriding reason why the band took the Nashville session no further. After the damp squib of CR, Brian is possibly wary of putting the Queen name to any new songs, and probably feels their attempts in Nashville didn't feel right. But then, that's understandable - if it doesn't bear the traditional Queen "sound", then it's unworthy, and if it "does sound like Queen" - then the "karaoke Queen" criticisms will come to the fore. The Doctor is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Yeah, I get this. If they'd lost Freddie after, say, NOTW or Jazz, they could possibly have found another singer and made another ten albums. AC/DC managed it and Genesis thrived after Gabriel left. Much as I wouldn't object to hearing some new material with Adam, I can understand Brian's hesitation, and it could just be too late in the day now. They could go out on a relatively high after the tour next year. Do they want to potentially risk going out on a damp squib with an unpopular new album? |
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Post by Dimitris on Oct 4, 2021 16:57:13 GMT
The only reason for having a new album with Adam is to go out on tour. They can't play GH forever.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Oct 4, 2021 17:04:02 GMT
Brian will be 75 next year. Can you see them touring again?
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Post by Dimitris on Oct 4, 2021 17:47:59 GMT
Brian will be 75 next year. Can you see them touring again? I don't know, it's up to him and his health. I wish him the best. If they have courage and time, better record an album like MIH or go deep into their archive, even record solo album. |
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Post by NathanH on Oct 4, 2021 18:20:44 GMT
Paul McCartney still does it, and I dunno know why I've always classified Brian and Paul on the same sort of active scale. If Paul can do it, why can't Brian?!
I can't imagine Brian and Roger retiring from playing live altogether. Maybe they'll stop doing worldwide tours, but I reckon they'll still perform the odd show. Even if it is a short one or maybe appearing onstage as a guest.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Oct 4, 2021 18:40:07 GMT
Brian will be 75 next year. Can you see them touring again? I don't know, it's up to him and his health. I wish him the best. If they have courage and time, better record an album like MIH or go deep into their archive, even record solo album. Yes, I'm kind of hoping Roger's album is a success and that might give Brian the impetus to do one. Trouble is, he's concentrating on his Gold Series at the moment. |
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Post by Dimitris on Oct 4, 2021 18:45:11 GMT
I don't know, it's up to him and his health. I wish him the best. If they have courage and time, better record an album like MIH or go deep into their archive, even record solo album. Yes, I'm kind of hoping Roger's album is a success and that might give Brian the impetus to do one. Trouble is, he's concentrating on his Gold Series at the moment. I do the same thoughts. |
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Post by hoopdiddy on Oct 4, 2021 18:55:49 GMT
why can't Brian and Roger make songs as Queen with just themselves?They're both good singers. Roger could even release a song as Queen alone if he wanted, he's done it before.
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Post by florians on Oct 4, 2021 19:00:25 GMT
I would be happy to get new Music from Brian and Roger together (or Solo). If they would do it with AL...fine for me. If I don't like it, I won't buy it. For sure we could not expect anything which would be close to classic Queen. If they WANT to do something, they should just do it. They could release it as "Lambert, May & Taylor" to avoid all the "it's not Queen" fuzz and lower the pressure. Time is fading away...for how long do these guys have a chance to remain active...?
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Post by florians on Oct 4, 2021 19:01:25 GMT
why can't Brian and Roger make songs as Queen with just themselves?They're both good singers. Roger could even release a song as Queen alone if he wanted, he's done it before. Roger released a Queen song on his own? I must have missed that one. |
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Post by hoopdiddy on Oct 4, 2021 19:07:10 GMT
why can't Brian and Roger make songs as Queen with just themselves?They're both good singers. Roger could even release a song as Queen alone if he wanted, he's done it before. Roger released a Queen song on his own? I must have missed that one. Fight From the Inside. Though i guess it doesn't count cuz he needed other 3s approval to put it on the album. |
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Post by florians on Oct 4, 2021 19:09:24 GMT
Roger released a Queen song on his own? I must have missed that one. Fight From the Inside. Though i guess it doesn't count cuz he needed other 3s approval to put it on the album. Now I got it...thought you meant Roger released a song as Queen on his own. |
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Oct 4, 2021 21:25:24 GMT
The only reason for having a new album with Adam is to go out on tour. They can't play GH forever. and that's as maybe. but there's a plethora of material they can perform live. For instance, some bands have done a double-set where the first half is a classic LP in its entirety and the second half of the gig being hits. I think Def Leppard did this (with Hysteria) and Eagles are touring Hotel California this year? There's also the "other approach" that artists like Bowie adopted, of significantly changing the body of the setlist from tour to tour. with bigger artists like, Bowie, Elton, Queen etc - there's more than enough well-known tracks maybe swap in/out 10-12 tracks per tour - without having a new LP to draw from. |
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