Queen the band sucks. I don’t get why anyone likes them. Aside from Bohemian Rhapsody, their songs are bland and fall short. Their rock is dry. And the opera-style singing is cringe. Examples:
Another One Bites the Dust
- Catchy bass line, fun to direct at an opponent, CORNY AF. The song is about people being killed, but sounds like a funky Michael Jackson song with an Opera singer.
We Will Rock You
- Good solo, repetitive and annoying simple beat. Boom-boom-ch. So lame.
We Are the Champions
- Such a self-aggrandizing and braggy song. “No time for losers”? Okay, Donald Trump.
Bicycle Race
- I don’t even have to say anything about this one. Everyone knows how corny this song sounds.
Somebody to Love
- Touching topic, cheesy lyrics and even cheesier choir-like singing. It’s cringe.
I am happy for the band and their success. I admire Freddie Mercury’s unapologetic flamboyance. The dude kept it real. But, I just can’t like the music.
I’m sorry if I’ve offended anyone. I understand we all have different taste and respect everyone’s freedom to like and enjoy what they want. I’m not trying to insult anyone for their taste, but merely expressing my own in a somewhat humorous attempt.
I agree with you 100%, every sentence, and now I don’t know whether I should up- or downvote you
thank youuuu 🙌
Well you’re wrong. Have an upvote.
They were trying to be more prog rock with their first two albums and I much prefer those to the popular singles of their later career
Yes, very cheesy. Cheese tastes good.
They have 15 studio albums and you only talk about the famous singles lol.
Anyone looking to dive into a Queen album, might I recommend A Night at the Opera?
I regret that I have but only one upvote to give.
To be fair, if someone listens to the six best known songs by a band and only likes one of them, it’s no surprise they wouldn’t bother digging into the catalogue further
Choosing their most radio-friendly songs and ignoring everything else? Yeah nah.
Any deep cuts you can recommend?
Spread your wings
It’s a hard life
These are the days of our lives
Doing alright
You take my breath away
All dead, all dead
Jealousy
Save me
Cool cat
Is this the world we created
Don’t try so hard
Keep yourself alive
Seven seas of Rhye
Brighton rock
Whew, scrolled way too long thinking no one else enjoyed Brighton Rock
I also respect your freedom to like what you want, but also also
Upvoted because it’s unpopular.
The artist has perfectly captured the feline character when being scolded here: annoyed, defeated…but utterly incapable of shame or remorse.
Love this meme.
I totally agree but I suppose you have to note that at the time, it was somewhat unique.
That said, pop music has been bland since the 70s. Rock has dominated the charts for decades and anything remotely experimental is just called ‘noise’ by boomers who just seem to want more of the same.
The surge of dance music is a breath of fresh air that has become the same issue, but now affecting the next generation.
Pop music, by definition, is bland (or mundane anyway, in the sense of routine).
The broader the reach, the simpler it has to be.
Compare any pop artist to Miles Davis. Anyone can grok pop stuff, even if they don’t care for it. Damn few people get Miles - I barely do and I have music theory training.
Ooh! Ooh! Do I finally get to say the thing??? Yaaay!
Username is relevant. This guy HAS really lost his mind!
Oh, wait…I’m supposed to use THEIR username…I’m so used to hearing MINE.
Eh. Still works.
I don’t like Queen but I attribute it to the genre more than anything else. Do you dislike queen but also like other 70’s-80’s bri’ish rock?
Sucks is the wrong word. You just don’t like their music. They certainly don’t suck. Like them or not, they are undeniably talented.
A pedantic argument, admittedly. A spade is still a spade.
I don’t really listen to Queen, but Bohemian Rhapsody is my go for song to test a new headphone.
Oddly enough that’s my least favorite Queen song. I get why most people like it but it’s very different from their other songs that I enjoy.
Liking the song isnt that important when testing gear. The production value and its composition make it good for seeing what the gear can do.
Coincidently though when Senheiser was showcasing its $50,000 dollar Orpheus Headset, they had a pay 100 dollars to use it for 15 minutes promotion. They had it hooked up to Tidal to get their master quality audio and the most picked song for real audiophile folk was apparently Hotel California by the Eagles
So if you arent a fan or Bohemian Rhapsody, maybe Hotel California might be a better test track when/if you are testing new audio gear
For me it’s Pink Floyd. Never got into them, especially as I’m a guitar player. David Gilmour is such a vanilla player.
For me it’s Pink Floyd.
What‽ 😮 Now I know how everyone else in this thread that disagrees with me feels. To me, Pink Floyd is on another level. There are good bands, great bands, and pioneering legends. Pink Floyd is a pioneering legend. Waaaooowwww. So interesting how something that can be deeply moving to me can feel vanilla to someone else and vice versa.
Anyways, thanks for being cool about it 🙂👍
Haha I think Pink Floyd is one of the worst bands I’ve ever heard. I do not understand how anyone can like their music, voices, melodies, etc. maybe I should post that here 😂
maybe I should post that here 😂
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That’s the beauty of music though, there’s something for everyone!
+1 for use of interrobang.
+1 for writing the word “interrobang”
which if we get your comment enough up votes, YOU will be responsible for many people seeing it for the first time in their lives
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What, you don’t like 45 minutes of boomer bends?
Lmao I’ve never heard of it being described in that way but that’s perfect 😂
They really did suck. I tried to get into their catalog a number of times because I thought I was missing something due to the amount of people into them.
Couldn’t do it.
Same with aersomith, prince and others
This might be more an aesthetic/sound/genre thing for you, not any one specific band (considering your other examples)
Could be. I mean, I do enjoy 70s and 80s rock. But something about these listed i just cast get into. Dunno.
Honestly, that’s the case for me. I can recognize that they were good, but I wouldn’t ever choose to listen to them. I like music from that era, but Queen just isn’t my sound.
Thanks for reminding me to listen to aerosmith & Prince.
Anything else you dislike?
Self-flagellation and coprophilia
I notice you got nothing to say about the greatest Queen song ever, Dont Stop Me Now, I guess theres always an exception to the rule.
That’s a funny way to spell Ogre Battle.
Actually listening to Ogre Battle when i read your comment. So thats fun and i wanted to share and thank you.
I found a deep cuts playlist to listen to before reading This article (i didnt agree with everything the article claimed, but was a passionate take on queen which was fun in its own way)
I accidently opened up the wrong app when I finished reading it and intended to come back here. After seeing the track list Ogre Battle immediately caught my eye as it is also the name of one of my favourite video game franchises.
Now i wonder if there is any connection between the song and the game. Now I really hope(and my head cannon until proven wrong!) is that the game creator or someone on the team was a huge Queen fan
It’s so good google made it as the song for a Google doodle for Freddie’s birthday some years ago.
One of my favorite things I’ve seen on the internet was a gif mashup of don’t stop me now with a gif of a porn where everybody looked coked out of their minds and this girl is dancing all crazy.
Man, now I gotta go look for this.
