Queen Discussion Thread

Yes, Panic! are definitely a fun band...they don't take much seriously so I appreciate that!



Oh yes, The Darkness are HUGE Queen fans...and obviously quite influenced by them. They induced Queen into the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2004:



- I wish I could find ACTUAL video...this is just the audio with stills from the induction, etc. Better than nothing...

As for performing...well in 2005 at Hyde Park The Darkness were going to come on stage and perform a few songs with Queen + Paul Rodgers. Unfortunately due to terrorist attacks on London, the concert was pushed back a few weeks and due to that The Darkness could no longer appear due to scheduling conflicts :(

BUT in 2011, Brian May did join them on stage! And they played 3 tracks together:

Bareback


Tie Your Mother Down


I Believe In A Thing Called Love


The 1st and 3rd are Darkness songs and appeared on the Darkness site as they professionally filmed it. I believe that's why TYMD didn't appear as they don't have the rights to show it? TYMD is a fan video but not too bad!

Killer Queen

Wow! ITA with you. This would have been one I would love Adam to have covered. Hopefully next time :D

BTW is this the last Queen song with "Queen" in the title? ;D
Just curious!

White Queen (As It Began)
The March of the Black Queen
Killer Queen

Today's track...

Tenement Funster

Written by: Roger Taylor

Musicians:

Roger Taylor - lead and backing vocals, drums
Freddie Mercury - piano
Brian May - guitars
John Deacon - bass guitar, acoustic guitar





- Early titles included Teen Dreams and at one point You're Young And You're Crazy

- Wasn't a single on its own right but was a part of Queen's First E.P. that took one track each from albums 2-5.

- Segues into the next track, Flick Of The Wrist (and Gabby, there are is one "medley" of segues on this album too of three songs and after the third I will post a video of all three together!)

- Queen as a band never played this track live but Roger did play it on his two solo tours, getting its debut in 1994, 20 years after it was written.

ALTERNATIVE RELEASED VERSIONS:

SINGLE VERSION


- NOT essential listening.

- From Queen's First EP and subsequent compilations.

- Fades out the Flick Of The Wrist intro.

JAPANESE SINGLE VERSION

- NOT essential listening...but nice.

- Complete standalone that ends on the ringing guitar chords.

BBC SESSION 5


- NOT essential listening.

- The backing track appears to be identical. I do believe Roger recorded a different vocal for it but overall this is not much different.

- Like the Japanese CD single, this one is a complete standalone ending.

UNRELEASED VERSIONS:

INSTRUMENTAL DEMO


- NOT essential listening.

- Played at a Queen convention complete with "talkover" from Greg Brooks.

- A few different guitar/drum overdubs.

INSTRUMENTAL DEMO W/FLICK OF THE WRIST INTRO


- NOT essential listening

- VERY similar to finished backing tracks.

UNRELEASED LIVE VERSIONS

ROGER TAYLOR LIVE IN PARIS - DEC 1994


- I loved this tour especially as Roger is up front but occasionally also went back to help drum.

BRIAN AND ROGER GUESTING WITH TAYLOR HAWKINS AND THE COATTAIL RIDERS - MAY 2010


- This gig is famous among Queen fans. Taylor Hawkins is the drummer for the Foo Fighters and along with Dave Grohl one of the band's best friend. Taylor has a side project and on their second album both Brian and Roger guested on songs. During a London tour, Taylor got both Brian and Roger to come up and they did songs they hadn't done in YEARS. If Brian and Roger had added a few more songs to the setlists over the year, the "purists" would be a lot more mollified! I just wish there were better quality vids of it. This is the only time Brian has played the track live.

PERSONAL NOTES:

- One of my favorite Rog songs. It's pure youthful rebellion. To me it kind of symbolized young rock and roll. It's one of those tracks I wish he'd perform nowadays as one of his songs during Queen shows.

Nest up...Freddie's first angry song directed at band management....Flick of The Wrist

Well.....she doesn't really. She's an actress. She's not bad but she's more actress than singer. She just did that TV star does an album thing in the 80s, especially as she hit it off with a rock god.



It was. I will eventually get to detailing this album as I consider it a Brian May solo project...although that's barely. It's probably my LEAST favorite Queen-related project with only a few songs I'd ever choose to listen to again :D I probably wouldn't even list it, but since I do love his Anthems album with Kerry Ellis, it didn't seem right to exclude one but not the other when it is basically the same circumstance. Brian writes, produces, and plays on virtually every track in some fashion! You will hear more later...with some interesting trivia none-the-less.



Not quite. They met at a film preview and he invited her to watch Queen at Wembley. It was a strange time in Brian's life.



Indeed. That's the best part of this project. Brian seemed to enjoy himself!