Mustapha Ibrahim
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Post by Mustapha Ibrahim on Jul 2, 2020 1:16:32 GMT
So, I changed it up a bit.
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Post by ThomasQuinn on Jul 2, 2020 6:16:53 GMT
You've broken it up into waaaay too many chunks (I really can't call a two-year period an "era") for me to answer this question. It's '74-'79 for me.
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Steve
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Post by Steve on Jul 2, 2020 6:27:48 GMT
You've missed out MIH too.
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Post by queen1970s on Jul 2, 2020 8:55:34 GMT
For me it's 1970_1975
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Lord Fickle
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Post by Lord Fickle on Jul 2, 2020 10:07:58 GMT
You need to allow more than one vote. Mine is '74-'77.
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BrƎИsꓘi
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Jul 2, 2020 10:35:25 GMT
...or just redo the poll?
from an evolution/developmental perspective, the band didn't fall conveniently into those pockets.
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Post by NathanH on Jul 2, 2020 11:30:10 GMT
If I did the poll I'd have done:
1970-74 (Early days until Queen II)
1974-76 (First worldwide success e.g. after the release of Sheer Heart Attack and Killer Queen)
1977-80 (Recording changes e.g. stripped back production)
1981-1986 (Heavy synthesisers and large concert audiences)
1987-1991 (No concerts and final part of Freddie's life)
1992- (Post-Freddie including Made In Heaven, collaborations and tribute concert)
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Post by Steve on Jul 2, 2020 12:32:07 GMT
If I did the poll I'd have done: 1970-74 (Early days until Queen II) 1974-76 (First worldwide success e.g. after the release of Sheer Heart Attack and Killer Queen) 1977-80 (Recording changes e.g. stripped back production) 1981-1986 (Heavy synthesisers and large concert audiences) 1987-1991 (No concerts and final part of Freddie's life) 1992- (Post-Freddie including Made In Heaven, collaborations and tribute concert) Almost there! Maybe change the 2nd bottom one to 1987 - 1995 then 1996 onwards. |
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Post by NathanH on Jul 2, 2020 12:51:08 GMT
If I did the poll I'd have done: 1970-74 (Early days until Queen II) 1974-76 (First worldwide success e.g. after the release of Sheer Heart Attack and Killer Queen) 1977-80 (Recording changes e.g. stripped back production) 1981-1986 (Heavy synthesisers and large concert audiences) 1987-1991 (No concerts and final part of Freddie's life) 1992- (Post-Freddie including Made In Heaven, collaborations and tribute concert) Almost there! Maybe change the 2nd bottom one to 1987 - 1995 then 1996 onwards. That's exactly what I was thinking but I didn't know where to split it whether to do it upto Made In Heaven or until Queen Rocks/Greatest Hits III e.g. John's retirement. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 14:25:09 GMT
I know, it’s not an original Queen era, but I have only become a huge Queen fan after 2010. The Q+AL concerts that I‘ve seen live have been the best concerts of my life so far. I love to watch footage of the old times, but watching it on TV or YT can’t beat the feeling of a live concert. So I have to go with Q+AL. Even though I actually miss some original material from them to make it perfect.
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Post by queen1970s on Jul 2, 2020 14:43:46 GMT
You need to allow more than one vote. Mine is '74-'77. Yes but sadly that's how this charts works in here. I didn't vote the chart cause my favourite eras were 1970_1975 and I couldn't chose because of the setting of chart |
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emrabt
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Post by emrabt on Jul 2, 2020 19:21:56 GMT
There are other polls that allow more than one vote here.
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Post by Dimitris on Jul 2, 2020 20:13:29 GMT
Despite my vote which was ANATO ADATR I always consider their first 5 albums like one period.
I really have a big interest and somehow a weird love to their dark period 83 - 85 I always find sweet and bitter. Their talent was there, some songs and ideas were very clever and great. On other hand there are some uninspired moments or easy digest things. Moreover the period where Freddie starting losing his sweet tone and having big voice problems on their concerts.
Some of their concerts were on fire while others were like let's do a good concert.
It was a dark period the band knew it. Their anxiety and pressure to be back and sound fresh was very obvious.
In my opinion they didn't use Brian and Freddie 100% and also so much drum machines and loops.
However they gave us some diamonds and The works which in my opinion needed some more songs in order to be a milestone album.
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Post by Mr Mercury on Jul 2, 2020 20:51:50 GMT
You've broken it up into waaaay too many chunks (I really can't call a two-year period an "era") for me to answer this question. It's '74-'79 for me. I am the same. For me, Queen's best period ran from Queen 1 up to Jazz era. |
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Mustapha Ibrahim
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Post by Mustapha Ibrahim on Jul 3, 2020 0:05:42 GMT
Should I redo the poll? I can if you want. I can split it into less groups.
EDIT: Okay, I just changed it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2020 1:50:16 GMT
Ok, now I‘m out. I had chosen Q+AL era, but won’t choose 1992-now. That’s almost 30 years!!  So much has happened in that time. I don’t really prefer one of the old eras, they all have something special. So no vote from me. |
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Post by nickip on Jul 3, 2020 6:31:42 GMT
I can’t answer this - one of the most compelling reasons for loving Queen - for me - is the absolute variety of styles they have come up with. I love Queen II but I love most of Innuendo the same amount. There are bits of Hot Space that stand out for me jut like there are bits of ANATO or NOTW. In terms of live shows I’ll listen to any era - including QAL. What I listen to and when depends on my mood and varies day to day.
So there is no favourite era - just the feeling that Queen have been the soundtrack of my life for about 40 years. The joy I experienced as I explored the back catalogue after I got into them just added more colour. And as I have changed over the years there has always been a tune or an album that has matched where I am. As I get older there’s a lot of nostalgia Of course. But when little nuggets of something new come out it’s great and I’d love to hear everything ever recorded. But I don’t NEED to have it in my hands just in my ears.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Jul 3, 2020 9:04:59 GMT
That's better. So, 1974-1979 covers it for me with two votes.
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Post by ted on Jul 4, 2020 15:13:32 GMT
I voted for 1974-1976. Why? My 3 favourite Queen albums were released during those years: Sheer Heart Attack, Queen II and A Day at The Races.
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Post by macduff77 on Jul 4, 2020 16:45:00 GMT
I voted for 74-76 and 80-82 as 5 of my 6 favorite albums fall on these dates (SHA, ANATO, ADATR, TG, HS). The other album is Innuendo.
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Post by Rhye on Jul 6, 2020 3:23:35 GMT
I prefer '74 (Queen II) - '78 (NOTW European Tour)
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Post by The Real Wizard on Jul 6, 2020 6:46:31 GMT
You've broken it up into waaaay too many chunks (I really can't call a two-year period an "era") for me to answer this question. It's '74-'79 for me. I actually agree with that one. In 1977 the band changes a lot, both on stage and on record, with punk happening and all. It's the first time they felt the need to refocus what they're doing based on what's trending. In '76 and earlier they answered to nobody and nothing.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Jul 6, 2020 6:47:14 GMT
You've missed out MIH too. Yep - if I could make one change to the poll, I'd make that category 1989-95.
I picked that one, 74-76 for being at their creative peak in the studio, and 77-79 for being at their artistic peak on stage.
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Post by ThomasQuinn on Jul 6, 2020 9:37:55 GMT
You've broken it up into waaaay too many chunks (I really can't call a two-year period an "era") for me to answer this question. It's '74-'79 for me. I actually agree with that one. In 1977 the band changes a lot, both on stage and on record, with punk happening and all. It's the first time they felt the need to refocus what they're doing based on what's trending. In '76 and earlier they answered to nobody and nothing.
Fair point with regards to a change in outlook in the '77-'78 period, but IMHO that doesn't justify breaking up Queen's career into neat two calendar-year periods to assess them - until very late in '75, the shows belong much more to the '73-'74 'aesthetic' than the 1976 one. Somewhere between Hyde Park and the Chamions video shoot, something starts to shift. But somehow, the change in the six months or so from the Crazy Tour to the Game Tour seems like it's much greater - I can't quite put my finger on what it is. Even though, for instance, the setlists in 1980 were much more similar to the 1978 sets than the 1978 ones were to the 1976 setlists, the shows themselves just seem different to me. In studio terms, although things started to shift on NOTW and Jazz, perhaps more so than ANATO/ADATR compared to Sheer Heart Attack, The Game has always seemed like much more of a watershed to me, and not just because of the (marginal) synths.
Bonus points for the topic starter. I've been considering and attempting to define Queen's different periods much more seriously than I have in a long time since this topic was posted.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Jul 6, 2020 10:13:48 GMT
I actually agree with that one. In 1977 the band changes a lot, both on stage and on record, with punk happening and all. It's the first time they felt the need to refocus what they're doing based on what's trending. In '76 and earlier they answered to nobody and nothing.
Fair point with regards to a change in outlook in the '77-'78 period, but IMHO that doesn't justify breaking up Queen's career into neat two calendar-year periods to assess them - until very late in '75, the shows belong much more to the '73-'74 'aesthetic' than the 1976 one. Somewhere between Hyde Park and the Chamions video shoot, something starts to shift. But somehow, the change in the six months or so from the Crazy Tour to the Game Tour seems like it's much greater - I can't quite put my finger on what it is. Even though, for instance, the setlists in 1980 were much more similar to the 1978 sets than the 1978 ones were to the 1976 setlists, the shows themselves just seem different to me. In studio terms, although things started to shift on NOTW and Jazz, perhaps more so than ANATO/ADATR compared to Sheer Heart Attack, The Game has always seemed like much more of a watershed to me, and not just because of the (marginal) synths.
Bonus points for the topic starter. I've been considering and attempting to define Queen's different periods much more seriously than I have in a long time since this topic was posted.
Indeed, it's impossible for everyone to agree on how to define the periods - especially when things were changing so much between 76-82.
I'm willing to put up with any number of classifications of that era, but it should be pretty well set in stone that 74-76 was their creative peak.
To me it's baffling that 1/3 of us here don't think so, even as a second or third choice. It would be like Beatles fans casting aside Rubber Soul through Sgt Pepper in favour of Beatles For Sale and Yellow Submarine.
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Post by RhapsodiaBohemia on Jul 7, 2020 23:59:35 GMT
'86 Queen is my favorite era of Queen as I listen to Magic Tour songs about everyday
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Post by saintjiub on Jul 8, 2020 0:47:17 GMT
Fair point with regards to a change in outlook in the '77-'78 period, but IMHO that doesn't justify breaking up Queen's career into neat two calendar-year periods to assess them - until very late in '75, the shows belong much more to the '73-'74 'aesthetic' than the 1976 one. Somewhere between Hyde Park and the Chamions video shoot, something starts to shift. But somehow, the change in the six months or so from the Crazy Tour to the Game Tour seems like it's much greater - I can't quite put my finger on what it is. Even though, for instance, the setlists in 1980 were much more similar to the 1978 sets than the 1978 ones were to the 1976 setlists, the shows themselves just seem different to me. In studio terms, although things started to shift on NOTW and Jazz, perhaps more so than ANATO/ADATR compared to Sheer Heart Attack, The Game has always seemed like much more of a watershed to me, and not just because of the (marginal) synths.
Bonus points for the topic starter. I've been considering and attempting to define Queen's different periods much more seriously than I have in a long time since this topic was posted.
Indeed, it's impossible for everyone to agree on how to define the periods - especially when things were changing so much between 76-82.
I'm willing to put up with any number of classifications of that era, but it should be pretty well set in stone that 74-76 was their creative peak.
To me it's baffling that 1/3 of us here don't think so, even as a second or third choice. It would be like Beatles fans casting aside Rubber Soul through Sgt Pepper in favour of Beatles For Sale and Yellow Submarine.
I would cast aside Rubber Soul through Sgt Pepper in favor of Sgt Pepper, The White Album and Abbey Road |
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Jul 8, 2020 5:41:14 GMT
Indeed, it's impossible for everyone to agree on how to define the periods - especially when things were changing so much between 76-82. I'm willing to put up with any number of classifications of that era, but it should be pretty well set in stone that 74-76 was their creative peak. To me it's baffling that 1/3 of us here don't think so, even as a second or third choice. It would be like Beatles fans casting aside Rubber Soul through Sgt Pepper in favour of Beatles For Sale and Yellow Submarine.
I would cast aside Rubber Soul through Sgt Pepper in favor of Sgt Pepper, The White Album and Abbey Road well, two out of three ain't bad. Rubber Soul has always been one of my favourite Beatles LPs. TBH, depending upon my mood it's (usually) Abbey Road then Rubber Soul. I like RS because it's the transformation LP, this was where the band first realised they could do more with the studio itself being an instrument. This was the first time the Beatles went into the studio for a prolonged (pre-planned) period of recording - four weeks. Creatively, this was the band evolving and the first hints of what was to come. There's some truly great pieces on this album; You Won't See Me, Norwegian Wood, The Word, Girl, Nowhere Man, I'm Looking Through You and (IMO) the finest pop ballad ever written; In My Life. Factor in the non-album double A-side We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper, and the RS period was the Beatles at their inspired/creative best. Try and find yourself a copy of "Rubber Soul Sessions" - a 3-disc collection of those recordings, there's some very interesting stuff to hear. Brian Wilson cites RS as the inspiration for Pet Sounds. Without Rubber Soul, there'd be no Pet Sounds - and consequently, no Sgt Pepper or White Album. |
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Post by woody on Jul 8, 2020 10:22:25 GMT
all of them.......
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Post by carpediem on Aug 10, 2020 15:34:47 GMT
I voted 1974-76. Its a clear winner for me so that was my only vote. Four great albums released in just three years! But I always do lean more towards the early and mid 70s music for all the old bands.
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So much has happened in that time.
