Roger Taylor was on breakfast TV this morning, and he said they are RECORDING A NEW ALBUM
Obviously Freddie isn't gonna be dug up to sing, so Paul Rogers is singing (and John Deacon isn't involved either ), but he said that it's still gonna sound like Queen.
Can't wait, think he said the release date would be around the middle of next year.
I think it's a shame Deacon isn't involved, but I have to admit that Roger and Brian sounded awfully good with Mr. Rodgers.
I'll buy it.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Hmm...since Freddie died, I haven't really given a listen to anything Queen without him. Maybe I should give it a listen. Y'all say the live album is good?
Not to be a jerk, but I am truly not sure what Deacon brought to the band. I guess if I give a listen, I'll find out. But I don't remember his name next to many of the great songs of the past. But we'll see.
I really like Brian May, and while I've never bought one of his solo albums, I've always loved his songs on the albums of the past. And I really do like his voice, so I guess we'll see.
Life is a waste of time
Time is a waste of life
So get wasted all of the time
And you'll have the time of your life
wha....? huh? paul rogers in place of freddy???? how is THAT going to work???
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
I was pretty skeptical of the Rodgers too, to the point where I had the chance to see Queen w/ Rodgers and turned it down. It took me several years to pick up the live album. And, as long as you go into it not expecting Freddie, it is pretty good. The Bad Company songs I like better with May and Taylor, and the Queen material is usually good, occasionally great with Rodgers.
The three piece Queen (May, Taylor, Deacon) did do one Freddie-less song on their G.H. III disc (called "No One But You (Only The Good Die Young) ) which was quite good. And there was usually at least one Deacon song per record - Another Bites The Dust, I Want To Break Free, and You're My Best Friend were all his.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Yep, George Michael does great on that one, and I'd imagine he'd do most of the ballads well too, but I really can't see him doing Tie Your Mother Down, Fat Bottomed Girls or I Want It All with any conviction.
Agreed. George couldn't have pulled off the rocking stuff.
And now he's just a pathetic junkie.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Y'know, I just don't think George Michael has the range. He has something of the voice, but the range just isn't there. I think I've done a better version of Somebody to Love at karaoke than he did at the Concert for Life. This was before I became a smoker though.
Life is a waste of time
Time is a waste of life
So get wasted all of the time
And you'll have the time of your life
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Without Freddie or Deacon, I'm just not interested in Queen. When I first heard they got Paul Rogers, I asked myself why they didn't audition George Michael, but I still wanted to hear how they sounded. Then, when I heard John Deacon wasn't involved, the whole thing went into the part of my brain that houses such concepts as Page/Plant (no JPJ? Well, screw that!), Boston without Brad Phelps, Van Halen without Michael Anthony.....I don't know where in my brain that is precisely, but I do know it's in the 90% that I don't ever use.
Dandelion don't tell no lies
Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion
I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
a fate I don't deserve.
), but he said that it's still gonna sound like Queen.
paul rogers in place of freddy???? how is THAT going to work??? 
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