New 'Queen' Album
 

Brian May has announced plans to begin work on the first Queen album since late frontman Freddie Mercury died in 1991. The Bohemian Rhapdosy guitarist recruited Paul Rogers to take over vocal duties for a series of live dates earlier this year (06), and now he wants to record new tracks with drummer Roger Taylor and the former Free singer. He says, "I talked to Paul, and confirmed we will be heading into the studio in October. Now it really looks as if we are on. "(It) will bring us all to a new place. We will take it gently at first, the priority being to feel good, and put ourselves in the mood to create."
18/08/2006 07:52

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Not sure what to think of this. Brian and Roger have both written some great songs in the past, that's one of the things I loved about Queen how they all wrote and sometimes Brian and Roger would sing too, but without Freddie I'm not sure. I have the live DVD of the Queen + Paul Rogers tour and I thought it was pretty good (well, the show was, the DVD was crap) and will of course be interested to hear anything new, but am not sure if Paul would be writing with them too, I'd rather hear songs by just Brian and Roger I think.

Hmmmmmmmmm i aint sure what to make of it. I think they should just stick to touring.

Queen have some good songs but if they churn out rubbish, i think older Queen fans would have something to say

Actually, I think it's good that they plan on recording something new. It's better than just being a nostalgia-cashmachine.

iv alwyas had the opinion that half of the queen songs were good and the other half were crap!

and it just6 so happened that the ones i like are the ones writtian by freddy or at least have him somewhere! the brian may stuff i didnt really like!!

i just cant stand crazy little thing called loved!

lol it aint a good song gotta agree

I think that some of the songs Brian and Roger wrote were good;

Brian May - Brighton Rock, Now I'm Here, '39, Tie Your Mother Down, We Will Rock You, Fat Bottomed Girls, Save Me, Flash, Who Wants To Live Forever, Hammer To Fall, I Want It All, Headlong

Roger Taylor - A Kind Of Magic, Radio Ga Ga, I'm In Love With My Car, Breakthru, These Are The Days Of Our Lives

...and Crazy Little Thing Called Love was a Freddier song.

Brian May wrote some of my favourite Queen songs as he tended to write the heavier stuff. What made the songs great though was the combination of his huge heavy guitar sound and Freddie's incredible vocals. Paul Rogers is a decent blues rock singer but is not in the same league as Freddie Mercury no one ever has been or probably ever will be. I always find Paul Roger's voice really dull whereas Freddie just oozed charisma even just with his voice, never mind when you got the visual performance side aswell.

People have touted the awful Robbie Williams as a possible Queen frontman as he's such a "great entertainer" That maybe so (I personally find his antics incredibly annoying and feel a strong urge to punch him in the face whenever I see him onstage) but they forgot the other important element, he can't actually sing. He's a pub singer who got lucky whereas Freddie was a unique talent.

They should not release an album under the Queen moniker as it is not Queen without Freddie just as it would not be Queen if Brian May had died and Freddie had lived.

Sigh! Freddie Mercury is dead while Robbie Williams lives, where's the justice?

I think perhaps Robbie would have been a mistake after he was rumoured to be involved with Queen, but I think he is very much under-rated and people pass him over just because his fanbase is mainly young girls. I love his music and think he has a great voice, yes he has an ego on stage but that's just him, doesn't make him a bad person. If you ever see him in interviews and such he is very much down to earth and as normal as anyone else. I think he is a good entertainer, it'd be nice to hear him sing more of Angels than just the odd word, and he should stop experimenting now (the latest single is awful) but I still like his music.

As for Queen, I agree that Paul Rogers voice can be a bit boring, he has enough enthusiasm and energy but his voice is too deep I think. After hearing him sing Somebody To Love from the tribute show I think he could pull it off, though I'm not sure how his voice is now, as that was a while back. I agree about them using the Queen name too, but I don't know what else they could do, if they made a new name it wouldn't seem 'right'.

The show must go on as they say. I think it's a good idea. Obviously they won't be what they were but it will give Queen fans something to look forward to. An album will mean another tour too. Paul Rogers is also in great shape for his age. He looks and sings as though he was 30.

You can't state that these were written by individual members as they were written by Queen as a group. Although Queen fans know who came up with what!!

I think this is a bad idea.. Queen died when Freddie did and as John Deacon no longer has anything to do with "Queen" it just isn't Queen. If they want to continue then it shouldn't be under the Queen name. I like Paul Rogers' voice but it would be nice to see him have some influence - not just singing the songs for Roger and Brian.

It's the same with all bands that have lost members. I think it's better to keep it alive and kicking rather than just live. What's the harm in writing a new album? Yes, Freddie was the biggest influence on the band but would Freddie rather have had the band continue or just stop right there and then? Look at other bands like The Who; Keith Moon and John Entwistle were as big a part of the band as Pete and Roger and they're still going.

Yeah Keith and John were an essential part of the Who's markup as they both brought a very unique sound to the band. After Moon they turned to a lot more of a pop orientated sound but still managed to play some good stuff thanks to Townsend's creativeness. I think losing a singer or the main songwriter from a group would hurt the group more though. For example if Townsend died instead of Moon then that woulda been the end of the Who I think. The others apart from maybe John Entwistle didn't write a good song between them.

Queen will never be the same as they were, just like the Who are. Ask me a year ago and I woulda said no, Queen should call it a day. However the Who's new material, and the great performance of Paul Rodgers on the new Queen DVD have made me believe that this could be a good idea. The new rock opera by The Who, Wire and Glass, though it may not quite be Who's Next quality is surprisingly very good. Zak Starkey does a good job on the drums, certainly better than anyone has done for the Who since Keith died. The basslines aren't as prominent, and Daltery is losing his range like JBJ is, but Townsend is as good as ever. Wire and Glass is very well written and works for me. I just hope the new material is going to be good by both bands.

I agree I dont know why they call it Queen. why not just start a new band a call rename it like when that guy from Joy division died and they formed New Order

I agree, I have no problem with them startin a supergroup with Paul Rodgers but don't call it Queen, it just isn't.

Also you cannot compare losing the drummer and bass player to the lead singer (especially this one) or even the lead guitar player (Especially when he's as distinctive as Brian May). Keith Moon may have been an iconic drummer but you can get over it. Bon Jovi could continue without Tico and Alec and we'd all still buy the records and go and see them. I'd think twice about going to see Bon Jovi if Richie or Jon wasn't involved.

Going back to Robbie I'll give you that Angels is a good song, any pub band can sing it as well as him but it's a good song. It's his only one though. I don't have a problem with ego's, all good frontmen have them. I just think he goes on stage and arses about like some guy you'd call a wanker if you saw them at a disco. Some people like Ozzy and David Lee Roth can pull that kind of thing off but not him. Not for me anyway although judging from the amounts of tickets he sells I guess I'm in the minority.

Yeah or even call it 21st Century Queen or Queen 2 or something like that.

It's just a name, it's brand, it's an industry. I mean Axl still calls it Guns n' Roses altough it's freakshow. WOuld anyone go to his show if it was called Axl and The Ugly Ones? Probably not! Now Brian May and Roger Taylor have found a guy who they think is a good singer for what Queen was supposed to be when they started off. Paul Rodgers said it a xillion times that he is not trying to replace Freddie as this is impossible. Fair enough. They will write some Queen-type of songs - bombastic choruses, annthemic lyrics, mind-blowing guitars. There's going to be a different voice, yes, but if they feel they can be QUEEN than let them try. Fans, critics and posterity in general will judge them.

However, no matter if the album is great or a total flop, QUEEN's rock-legend image will take no harm. It will be Brian May and Roger Taylor who have failed, no way the allmighty QUEEN.

this being said, I am actually looking forward for some new Queen rythms.

I agree that Paul Rodgers should have some writing influence on new material

are they actually definetly gonna call use just the Queen name, or Queen + Paul Rodgers like they did on tour?

Not ALL.

(and yes I know I'm being overly literal, I understand your point.)

A Tico fan, cool! Don't worry I'm not dissing Tico, he would be sadly missed. I for one am still a little sad that Alec is no more and it's not the original 5 members. I would be saddened by the loss of Tico as he is an awesome and underrated drummer and it would lessen the enjoyment of Bon Jovi the more diluted they became. However I would not even consider going to see Bon Jovi without Richie Sambora.

Queen + Paul Rodgers will release their new album, "The Cosmos Rocks", in Europe on September 15 and the U.S./Canada on October 14 via EMI. A single, "C-lebrity", will precede the album on September 8.

I've been meaning to listen to C-Lebrity for months now, and haven't actually got around to it yet, is it any good?

Dunno, I'm the same as you. Been meaning to listen to it for a while now but haven't got round to it.

I saw Queen + Paul Rodgers perform at some charity event a few weeks ago. Can't say I like PR as a performer :/