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.
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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.
I also respect your freedom to like what you want, but also also
Upvoted because it’s unpopular.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Only their frontman, actually.
It’s their importance in time and last power. You have your tastes and then we have what they mean external to you. You can choose to not like them and still value their importance to society.
Don’t feed the troll, guys … everyone knows that Queen is one of the greatest, no need to explain it to that nincompoop.
I don’t really listen to Queen, but Bohemian Rhapsody is my go for song to test a new headphone.
I love Queen, but (with the exception of Somebody To Love) I feel like you’ve picked out the worst and most overplayed Queen songs. If you’re open to seeing why folks like them so much, I’d suggest the following (in my order of preference):
- Under Pressure
- I Want To Break Free
- Radio Gaga
- Stone Cold Crazy
- Killer Queen
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- You’re My Best Friend
- Don’t Stop Me Now
- Who Wants To Live Forever
There’s a pretty good mix in there. Some are more operatic than others. Some go pretty hard.
Who Wants To Live Forever
This was always one of my favorites, and perfect in The Highlander
Totally agree, that’s how I was first introduced to it.
My late best friend was a big fan of “I’m Going Slightly Mad” and he would sing it to himself probably a bit too much.
Sorry radio gaga is kinda bad. Killee queen is straight fire though.
No Hammer to Fall? Do you even Queen, bro?
You’re so right. I also just realized that I forgot One Vision as well.
-I’m in love with my car
-Death on two legsI’d add Seven Seas of Rhye to that list.
It’s also wild to me how many of the most played Queen songs are among their least interesting.
The songs that become popular aren’t the “best”, they’re the ones that cater to the biggest audiences. That often makes them a bit more bland and “safe”
you have my upvote.
This sub is perfect now.
Potentially the worst music take I’ve ever seen. Enjoy the upvote.
I missed the word “take” on first read. And was gonna ask what made them so bad live and was it Adam Lambert
Didn’t mention Fat Bottom Girls. Pathetic.
Only good Queen song is Under Pressure and I think Bowie wrote it.
