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 wish some people that liked Queen and these styles of music would realize they are not immune from the subjectiveness of music tastes. It’s one of the bigger ‘bubbles’, if not the biggest, but certainly not the only one or I’d argue, the majority.
I like my choice of music to the point where most pieces invoke more joy and emotion to me than Bohemian Rhapsody, and I find it somewhat strange that even so long after it was released it still remains on top. That’s completely different from what I like, where a new song can pretty much take the top spot at any time if it’s good enough. If it’s the same song every time, that’s something I wouldn’t consider a healthy level of innovation for a genre, but rather a sign that it has reached it’s peak and has became seemingly permanently stale. At that point it feels to me that deep nostalgia keeps it in place, rather than it actually being the best current music has to offer.
There’s nothing wrong with that though, nostalgia is a valid reason to like a song. But often some people that like that kind of music become militantly angry if you point that out. And then cite popularity contests that only people that like that kind of music participate in, to somehow say that everyone likes their music. And that in turn makes those contests seem kind of disingenuous since they claim they are finding the best music of all time. It’s self selecting, because anyone that can’t boost their specific music to the top because their genre still has healthy levels of competition and can’t produce one piece that everyone agrees on, simply won’t bother.
Just my two cents to an unpopular opinion. Again I don’t mind people liking Queen’s music, but I’ve had people literally be offended because I didn’t want to listen to a group of men scream “Mama mia” in an attempt to burst my ear drums because they want the volume to be at 300% when that part starts, only to then also sing along for another volume boost. Anyone else doing that with their music would be told to mind their own business and keep the volume reasonable. It’s the double standard and the denial of contrary opinions that I don’t like. You can’t expect everyone to like your music.
I couldn’t agree more. Living in the UK I can tell you this is a dangerous opinion to hold. To me, their music is like nails on a chalk board. I cannot stand their music. I could never quite explain why. I’ve always just put it down to taste. But it’s annoying to have to deal with just how much EVERYONE loves them for some reason. Like, there isn’t much music I’d hate to hear more than Queen. I almost find it weird that this is the case. I sort of wish I liked them, so that there weren’t so many occasions where I have to listen to music that I find shockingly bad.
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.
