The Queen Thread

[TAC]

 



The Daily Doug did some Queen today!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VtwLfaQHu4

[DragonAttack]

That was fun!

Enjoyed his erroneous drum crash during 'Who Wants To Live Forever', and then his 'got that one right' comment on the second one 

His updated background bookcase from last week on his Fbook page   https://www.facebook.com/helvering

[Azyiu]

Brian May becomes Sir Brian Harold May as he receives Knighthood in 2023 Honours List! 

“I'm happy and grateful to receive this honour. I will regard the knighthood not so much as a reward, but more as a charge – a commission - for me to continue to fight for justice - to be a voice for those who have no voice.  I will endeavour to be worthy - to be that Knight in Shining Armour.” - Sir Brian May

More here: https://www.queenonline.com/news/sir-brian-harold-may

[DragonAttack]

Just wanted to give you a very belated ‘thank you’ for posting this 

Never imagined that my wife and I could honestly say that we met a future Knight decades earlier

[Stadler]

Any thoughts by anyone on any of the Queen tributes going around?  A guy name Gary Mullen is playing a local theater, and while seeing Fred is best, seeing someone pay decent tribute would be good, though for me, a bad tribute would not be worth it.  If that makes sense.

[DragonAttack]

Just for the lighting during the BoRhap operatic part....     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul3M5wwrgog

a full show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaZriqhXuqQ  (nice come back with POTU/One Vision after the intermission).  And they do finish with GSTQ.

We had a ball prepandemic seeing them at the same concert hall as DT for the I&W anniversary tour, and there were more people who saw The Works.  No idea how his voice is four years later.

They're playing in Baltimore....but my days of going downtown at night are in the past

[DTwwbwMP]

I've seen 4 different tribute acts.
1. Mullen & the Works 2. Almost Queen 3. Queen Extravaganza 4. Classic Rock perform NATO.

They were all decent and fun, but nothing I'd ever remotely think about seeing again! What I'm dying to see  is a '70's Queen tribute band (glam, pre-mustache Freddie) playing ROCK ....not their pop stuff!

STILL wishing MP, Cherone, Nuno & Badger would do this!

[Azyiu]

STILL wishing MP, Cherone, Nuno & Badger would do this!

Yeah, I think Extreme completely stole the show at the Freddie Tribute Concert. When everyone else, including both Metallica and G'N'Rs, was playing their biggest hits; Extreme went the distance and put together a medley featuring some of Queen's classics in their own style.

By the way, by MP did you mean Mike Portnoy? I don't think he ever jammed with Gary, Nuno and Pat... at least not that I know of.

[Kwyjibo]

Didn't MP play with Cherone on that Who tribute he did several years ago?

Other than that I don't think he's played with any Extreme members.

[Stadler]

I just saw Extreme open for Aerosmith at Fenway, and they killed it.  I love MP, but Kevin Figueroa (is that his name?) has been doing a great job and fits in well.  I don't know if that would translate to "Queen"; the original Extreme with Paul Geary were huge fans of Queen (Nuno was up front about III being their "Queen" record); I don't know if Kevin shares that.

I really miss the Portnoy/Gilbert tributes; I'd love to see "Dragon Attack" or "One Vision", whatever Mike calls it, with him, Paul, anyone but Billy Sheehan on bass (I love Billy, but he's not John Deacon-eque), and maybe Gary on vocals (though I personally would love to see Tom Chaplin from Keane, though I can't imagine he's in Mike's circle).  Maybe Eric Gillette.  NOT Jeff Soto.

[DTwwbwMP]

Didn't MP play with Cherone on that Who tribute he did several years ago?

 

[DragonAttack]

14 shows just announced for a Fall North American tour for Q+AL, opening here in Baltimore 

The fourth time will be saying 'goodbye'....

If we can get tickets.  We'll be NB I-95 when they go on sale at 10AM Friday.  This just might be a 'price be damned' purchase.

[DragonAttack]

Rather sad to think that Freddie's belongings are going to be put up for sale.  A real shame that it all wasn't gathered up for a museum, and done so years ago.

That said, we've made plans for its visit in NYC in June.  Thanks TAC for sending this on to me.  But by that time, Mrs. DA had already jokingly made a post on Fbook to start a GoFundMe page in order for us to buy an item

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/freddie-mercury-a-world-of-his-own-the-evening-sale

https://www.sothebys.com/en/series/freddie-mercury-a-world-of-his-own

[Azyiu]

Rather sad to think that Freddie's belongings are going to be put up for sale.  A real shame that it all wasn't gathered up for a museum, and done so years ago.

I agree with you wholeheartedly. Then again, money is a primary factor. If the band or label isn't putting up the initial fund for such a museum, it will be next to impossible to see it become a reality. Interestingly, I came across to the Freddie Mercury Museum in Tanzania    https://freddiemercurymuseum.com/

[Stadler]

I tried to buy the dwarf that Ronnie James Dio had in his front lawn (and which nearly killed him) from an auction, but it went up to something like $2000, and that was too rich for my blood.  I'd love to have something from Freddie, but I can't imagine even the least expensive stuff won't be outrageous.

I may try to go to NYC in June to see the collection, though.

[Stadler]

Hey not for nothing, but I'm watching the bonus video from the Live At Wembley Stadium set.  The main concert (the video and the audio from the CD set) is from the Saturday show, the 12th, but the DVD has the full show from the 11th as that bonus.  It didn't rain on the "main show", the 12th, but it started pouring during the Friday show.  It didn't resonate with me before, but Brian and Freddie play Love Of My Life and Is This The World We Created? acoustically, and while it appears that Brian is under cover of the lighting rig, for some of it, Freddie is not, and it's a literal downpour.   I know it's July, so it's probably warm, but for all the talk about Fred's physical condition, for part of Love Of My Life he's nonetheless standing IN THE RAIN, singing , and it's breathtaking.  I, no shit, was fighting off a tear or two as he ended the song with "I still love you" to the crowd, and you know, KNOW, that the "love" of Freddie's life is that crowd.   What a performance. 

[DragonAttack]

Just a reminder as to the Freddie display coming to Sotheby's in NYC this week.

[Zydar]

Dolly Parton is releasing a cover album in November of famous rock songs.

The fourth single is out now, We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbF11BeP1kA&list=OLAK5uy_mtwlPqe8eJ5YN2LQdPY1lALOivVySl6mA

[TAC]

WTF??

https://bravewords.com/news/queen-fat-bottomed-girls-removed-from-new-greatest-hits-collection

[Mladen]

Eh, it was never a great song to begin with. 

[Kwyjibo]

Have they listened to the lyrics at least once or have they decided to remove it solely on the title?

In the 70s and 80s, there were a lot of songs with questionable lyrics. Fat bottomed girls is not one of them.

[Adami]

No reason was released. No need for overreaction yet.

[DragonAttack]

As a market for five year olds, I totally understand it.

Meanwhile....TAC sent this 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Tommy Johansson cover to me last week.


Tommy Johansson-Bohemian Rhapsody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsbWtnveZSw

I put up with 15-30 seconds of all the covers I've had sent to me.  Or... I totally ignore the offerings.

He did a FAB rendition of 'Who Wants To Live Forever' last year.

This.....THIS.....  is spectacular !!!!!     

I've listened to it five times....one time I watched.  The 'young' man certainly has the pipes, and I loved the metal aspects of it.

And to take this song, of all songs on, and do it justice. 

WOW!

(btw...53 years ago this month, Queen performed their first concert...37 years ago was Knebworth)

[DragonAttack]

Sotheby's auction of Freddie's personal belongings this month netted over $50M.  His piano went for 'only' $2.2M (below expectations), but other items went above expectations (crown and robe for almost $800K). 

They didn't sell any swag at the NYC exhibit, so Mrs. DA ordered this lovely hardcover 256 page book for ourselves (and as holiday stocking stuffers)





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This Sunday at 630pm on MeTV is a corny show called 'Collector's Call'.   An old friend Joe Demelio will be showing off his lifetime passion (obsession). 
My wife and I did many a trade/purchase with him back in the day, and he was of great assistance at our first North American convention. 

https://www.metv.com/collectorscall/videos/29c52c095626e2e1

[Stadler]

I saw the ad for that show (my father-in-law and I watch MeTV when he comes over; M*A*S*H, Andy Griffith, Beverly Hillbilly's, Hogan's Heroes).

[TAC]

$50 MILLION?? Wow!