Here Today... Gone To Hell!

From www.brianmay.com:

Well, the news seems to be out .... Roger spilled the beans on his interview with the Wettendass Web-page gal .... so I endorsed it.

And this time it's not just a rumour. We are in the process of looking at venues for a QUEEN tour in the spring. It really all came about because of the Fender 50th Anniversary gig that I did with Paul Rodgers. We were both so amazed at the chemistry that was going on in All Right Now, that suddenly it seems blindingly obvious that there was "something happening here". And if we were to play together some more, which we both thought was an exciting possibility, who would be the drummer ??? Well, the expression "No Brainer" comes to mind. Then the UK Hall of Fame awards just came up out of the blue. Apparently we had won one of the categories and the request was there for us to play. I had already had the conversation with Roger at this point, about how brilliant Paul Rodgers was, and, since, very conveniently, he had also been asked to be there, we agreed we would ask Paul if he would team up with us for this event.

The rest in a way is already History. The show went so incredibly well from our point of view, and we got so many rave reactions from out there, we decided almost then and there that we would look at a tour together.

This is what we have been doing over the last two or three weeks, looking at venues, discussing how we might approach our collective material, etc. etc.

It's very exciting .... ever since the run-up to that Awards show, I felt in my waters that something big and scary was happening. Scary because as soon as you press the button for something like this you set a massive juggernaut into motion which cannot be stopped ! So bang goes the home life, and anything else we might have planned for the coming months. Suddenly the QUEEN Phoenix is rising again from the ashes, and will take precedence over everything in our lives. So be it. So there ya go. I won't go into more details right now, but, barring accidents, QUEEN and PAUL RODGERS will be on the road, pretty much for sure, around April 2005.


Well, I don't agree with the idea of them touring under the Queen name (in the absence of Freddie and John Deacon), and I've never been keen on Paul Rodgers and Free. However, This must be the most exciting music news I've heard in ages - I'm as hyped about this as I would be about the relaease of Chinese Democracy. I really am!

Wy isn't John Deacon joining them?

And Roger Taylor should be the frontman, he's incredible! Plus, people would be less offended if a drummer would be brought into the band than a lead singer

If John was involved that would be cool - as it is...er....this is hardly a Queen tour its just the latest line up of the Brian May band.

How can they call this queen?
Freddie WAS queen.

If they had a new band, with brian & roger, I'd understand but.. this?

Fuck off. Tossers.

Well that isn't entirely true. Queen was a team effort from the four members. Sure, when you think about Queen, Freddie's voice pops into your head, but the other three are all incredible musicians, and they all wrote songs.  Queen's biggest hit single, "Another one bites the dust", was written by John Deacon.

Yeah I know, but.. Queen ain't Queen without FM.

Ya you're right...but its not possible for Freddie to be here with them..So why dont we not complain and support them

That Sucks!! I mean , imagine Slash And Steven Adler calling themselves Guns N' Roses. ???

Imagine Axl Rose calling himself Guns N' Roses

Imagine all the people living life in Peace, you huuuu uuu  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Well in despite of the topic, I disagree totally with the Queen tour, I don't think that they are respecting John and Freddie, is like they left them behind like they were nothing, they should use other name or at least their names to tour not Queen's name, but if you ask me if I would go to the concert HELL YES I WILL GO!!  :love:

I think it would be better if John Deacon was a part of this. I know it is hard to pull something like this off without Freddie. But it is cool for the fans that never got to see they live. Wonder if they will tour the U.S. also maybe in the summer or fall.  :-\   

Well I hope they tour southamerica  :peace:

This is rich, GNR fans complaining about Brian May touring under the Queen name even though some of the most prominent original members are no longer with the band. The same backlash being expressed here is the same thing that is being said about GNR on non-GNR biased boards, that it is ridiculous to pretend it's still the same band even though the highly visible iconic originals(freddie specifically) are no longer around(which is really a shame he had to go so early).

 

Sorry to be negative but Queen ain't Queen without Freddie. I mean when you have a frontman like him you just can't tour under the old name once he's gone. I liked how some bands changed the name slightly when something similar happened. I thought it was respectful and you still recognized them. Like the Grateful dead toured as The Dead after jerry was gone.

and The Doors 21st Century with Ian Astbury.  Even if they modified the name slightly, you'd still get people bitching about it.

Anyway, I hope they come to the US.  I would love to hear some Queen songs live.

exciting news nevertheless! Definitely gonna see them if they play in Holland  :)

Who's gonna sing?  ???

QUEEN and PAUL RODGERS will be on the road, pretty much for sure, around April 2005

They never actually say he is part of Queen he's an additional person, come on GN'R don't even say Guns N' Roses & 5 other people [or however many it is], i never liked Freddie anyway :P

They went out as the Doors of the 21st Centure because John Densmore filed a court injunction to keep them from performing under the name The Doors.

I find this very interesting, as Densmore is the only one in the Doors camp interested in keeping the Doors and Morrisons legacy intact, but by his autobiography, you can see Densmore hated Jim.

Hmmm, i don't really agree with this. To me, freddie was a more important part of queen than axl/slash were to gn'r and i don't like the idea of them touring under the queen name. Atleast we can be fairly sure that they are doing it because they enjoy performing together rather than to make a quick buck,

Repeat after me: Freddie=Queen

I think what Queen are getting ready to do and what the Doors have done is far worse than Axl still using the name Guns N Roses.

Freddie Mercury is irreplaceable just like Jim Morrison.

These guys are the voice and I dont think you can replace a voice.

Well.....maybe the best thing to do would be to stop using band names when important members of bands leave.....thus elimiinating this type of crap that has divided Guns fans forever, and has some Queen fans up in arms. This whole concept of trying to decide whether or not its alright if a band keeps using a name or not is ridiculous, and it does nothing but bring dissension among fans bases all because of the hunger for the almighty dollar(which is essentially the only reason any artist wants a name, "Queen" touring draws a whole lot more fans than the Brian May band. Same thing as "GNR" touring as opposed to the Axl Rose solo band.)

QUEEN will make their first appearance with new vocalist PAUL RODGERS at the second 46664 SOUTH AFRICA concert next year.

The band will play at the event which will take place at the Fancourt Hotel And Country Club Estate on March 19. The gig has been organised by Nelson Mandela to fight against HIV and AIDS.

Guitarist Brian May said: "This is a great occasion for Queen to fulfil our continuing commitment to Nelson Mandela's AIDS cause. It is particularly exciting because this will be the first opportunity for Roger and myself to play a full set on stage with Paul Rodgers."

He added: "We will be routining together especially for this concert in the weeks leading up to this date. It will be an international 'first'."

Making the announcement, former President Mandela said: "46664 South Africa will build on the success of our truly memorable concert in Cape Town last year. It will serve to support the efforts of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and to show the world that South Africa is really addressing this most vital issue. And most importantly, it will help us raise more funds to lead the fight to help those infected and affected by this pandemic."

A further number of international artists will join Queen for the concert, together with several South African artists. The full line-up will be revealed early in the New Year.

Queen famously included South Africa as part of their 1984 tour despite the country then being under worldwide boycott due to its racial policies. The decision caused the band problems in the British Commonwealth where they were heavily criticised, and group were even faced with protests at some New Zealand shows.

As previously reported on NME.COM, Queen announced last week that they are to reform for a tour next year.

A UK tour will definitely go ahead, with the possibility of a European leg and a world tour under discussion. The tour will feature material by both Queen and Rodgers, one-time vocalist with both Free and Bad Company.

Queen stopped touring in 1986, after frontman Freddie Mercury fell ill. He died of an AIDS-related illness in 1991.

Hi there guys,

Does anyone here has that QUEEN DVD We will Rock you?! 

I think it?s a Canada gig, filmed on 1981 or 82.

Good quality?! Is it an official queen release, or that crap dvds some shit record companies release sometimes?!!

Thanks for help.   (is that good compared to other queen dvds?)

Filmed in Montreal wasnt it?

Yep.

Is in good quality I have it  :peace:

Freddie = Queen  :D

There are certain bands in witch evey single member is irreplaceble,bands like Queen, U2, The Beatles or Led Zeppelin.

Queen is NOT Freddie Mercury! Personally, I find it more revolting that John Deacon isn't there, him being alive.

I have mixed opinons on this subject.  Because i see what people are saying for and against this idea. 

I can totally understand them wanting to do some work. They have a right to, they helped create this body of work and just because one is dead should the others just get old and dusty?  As a musician i can understand them wanting to do more. 

Paul Rodgers is a great singer.  It's an exciting idea for them to work together. Perhaps they should be brave and do it under a new name, be a new band. They can still play the Queen and Free stuff but it would make it more interesting.  I bet they will be a cool live.

The thing is that John Deacon doesn't want to be part of the tour, after freddie died he just disappaired of music industry and thats how he wants to keep it.

The reformed members of QUEEN are to play a one-off show in the spring for their fans at LONDON CARLING BRIXTON ACADEMY.

The band will appear with former Free vocalist Paul Rodgers for the first time in the UK on March 28.

Tickets, which are priced at ?55, will be allocated through a lottery system via the group?s website.

The new line-up will make their world debut before the London date at the 46664 South Africa concert on March 19.

Queen are expected to perform a full UK tour later this year.

They stopped touring in 1986, after frontman Freddie Mercury fell ill. He died of an Aids-related illness in 1991.

Freddie Mercury was Queen, he was the frontman, he commanded your attention. He was the "money shot" of the band.

Much like Axl Rose. People look at Axl and are in awe.  He is a leader and a frontman on stage. Axl Rose was/is Guns N Roses.


The difference between the two is although May is excellent people went to a Queen Concert to see Freddie.  So that is why it is wrong to call themselfs Queen.

If they toured as Brian May, Roger Taylor and Paul Rogers how many tickets would they sell? Then compare that to the tickets Queen and Paul Rogers would sell, much much more. Queen was a band of 4 people all writing seperatly and together, equally, they all had a say in everything. This wasn't a Stones thing with the two top men writing most, if not all, of the stuff. .One of them is now dead and another retired, but I don't see why Brian and Roger can't tour under Queen.

I want to see Queen any way I can, and 2 out of 4 aint bad as far as I'm concerned. And if you want to be REALLY fussy, the original members were technically Brian and Roger because they were in a band called Smile before Queen and that's where the Queen seed was born. Besides, it's not your band, it's theirs and they can do as they wish.

Isn't the current Guns 'N' Roses just Axl and aload of other NON original members? If Charlie and Ronnie left The Stones; what do you think Mick and Keith would be called? They wouldn't be called Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

Queen's Biggest Songs and their writers (depends where you are on how big the song was)

We Will Rock You - Brian May
We Are The Champions - Freddie Mercury
Another One Bites The Dust - John Deacon
Radio Ga Ga - Roger Taylor
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Freddie Mercury
I Want To Break Free - John Deacon
A Kind Of Magic - Roger Taylor
Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury
The Show Must Go On - Mostly Brian May
Somebody To Love - Freddie Mercury
Tie Your Mother Down (my favourite and to be covered by VR) - Brian May

(steps off my soapbox)

Also Note: Brian and Roger are on about ?70/80 million each now, they don't need any money. And Paul can't be too poor.

I have always been a Huge Deacon fan and believe he is so underated.  If he was with Brian and Roger then I would be impress and guess they could be called queen. I always tell me friends though how I respect a band like Queen not teaming up with a George Micheal or someone and touring to make money.  The only person I believe (besides Freddie) that I would like to see May/Taylor team up with is David Bowie. Now if they teamed up and played both hits that would be great

If anyone's still interested, all dates for the Europe tour are now confirmed and on sale. Have a look at the official Queen site (www.queenonline.com) for details and purchasing. However, I think all of the UK dates are sold out already (having been on sale for just over an hour!) I'm going to the Newcastle show on 3/5/05

I got my tickets i'm going to the London gig on 11/5/05? ;D

ugh no no no... theyre not allowed to tour without freddie.

if you ask me anyway

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that QUEEN guitarist Brian May says he's growing more "excited" about the upcoming tour with FREE/BAD COMPANY vocalist Paul Rodgers as its start date draws closer. May told Britain's Uncut magazine, "As the tour approaches, it feels like my whole body and soul have been tipped upside down. It's now dawning on me that this huge ball is about to roll again. It's slightly more exciting than scary though." May also rejected criticisms leveled against him and drummer Roger Taylor for touring under the QUEEN moniker without the late Freddie Mercury or retired bassist John Deacon. "Almost my entire life has been lived amid a hail of bullets," he said. "As far as I'm concerned, it's nobody's business but ours. If you think you're gonna hate it, don't come."

The tour is billed as "QUEEN and Paul Rodgers."

The group will play their first show at Nelson Mandela's 46664 AIDS Awareness Concert on March 19 in South Africa. The tour starts in earnest on March 28 in London, England, and is expected to play in North America later this year.

It's sad when a big star say this comentaries, people makes criticisms just to realize that is not for Him but for certain band called Queen without Freddie and John instead of talking BS he should think more in the fans than in himself.

That doesn't really make sense. And once again I say, it isn't your band. What Brian said is right, You don't like it? Then don't come. The venues are selling out/sold out already anyways.

Well I know It's not my band but I know that people out there Feel like it's a lack of respect with Freddie and John that's all I'm saying who said I woudln't go?? I'm already in the first row  : ok:

100% agree with you. and thats the way i've always thought  , you know i also respect the  The ex Beatles as Ringo George and Paul when they were alive,well at least when george wasnt dead , they did respect that. and come on! The Beatles would sell out more than queen or any band......everywhere ,even in Mars!


And someone said roger and Brian have made a lot of money ,of course they have! but the more you got , the more you want! ......so English musicians AREN'T as "respectful or stuck to their roots" as some people says.  :no:

AMEN  :yes:

According my local radio station, a dude called paul would be replacing freddie mercury. wot else do u xpect?

Yes, but they are the guitarist and frontman and the two main songwriters. Not a guitarist and a drummer.

Dont wanan get trashed for posting anything cause i know how people think they shouldnt tiour anymore cause of freddie..But im jsut posting pics and setlists and tour dates

Setlist from Festhalle, Frankfurt

18TH April 2005

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
Breakfree
Fat Bottom Girls
Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Say Its Not True
39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
I?m In Love With My Car
Gtr Solo
Last Horizon
Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can?t Get Enough
It?s A Kind Of Magic
I Want It All
Bo Rap

Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

Mon 28th March UK, London, Brixton Academy

Reaching Out (Paul Rodgers solo)
Tie Your Mother Down
Little Bit Of Love
I Want To Break Free
Fat Bottomed Girls
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Seagull (Paul Rodgers - acoustic guitar and Roger Taylor - bongos)
'39 (Brian May vocals/acoustic)
Love Of My Life (BM vocals/acoustic)
Hammer To Fall (Slow/Fast Version - BM/PR vocals)
Guitar Solo
Last Horizon
Days Of Our Lives (RT vocals)
Radio Ga Ga (RT vocals)
Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
I'm In Love With My Car (RT vocals)
I Want It All (BM vocals)
It's A Kind Of Magic
Bohemian Rhapsody (Freddie video vocals/PR)
Show Must Go On
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Feel Like Makin' Love
All Right Now
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We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

Tue 5 April Italy, Milan, Forum

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
Can?t Get Enough
I Want To Break Free
Fat Bottomed Girls
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Seagull
39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
Little Bit Of Love
I?m In Love With My Car
Gtr Solo
Last Horizon
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Feel Like Makin? Love
A Kind Of Magic
I Want It All
Bohemian Rhapsody
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The Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

Sat 23 April Hungary, Budapest, Sportarena

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
I Want To Break Free
Fat Bottomed Girls
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Say Its Not True
?39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
Feel Like Making Love
I?m In Love With My Car
Gtr Solo
Last Horizon
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can?t Get Enough
A Kind Of Magic
I Want It All
Bohemian Rhapsody
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The Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

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Funny the twisted parallels between GNR & Queen.

Remaining members of Queen get new singer, call themselves Queen.
Remaining Members of GNR get new singer, call themselves Velvet Revolver
Remaining singer of GNR gets new band, calls themselves GNR.

There is something mising without Freddie, but I`d still jump at the chance to hear Brian May play.  So if they call temselves Queen, so what? Good for them, I hope they pull it off.

I got a dvd of one of the shows on the tour and its pretty fuckin awsome..Definetly worth checking out..Brian and Rodger sing jsut as many songs and Paul does..Rodger sings Radio-Ga-Ga and a few others..Show opens with Tie Your mother Down..and Freddie sings the first half of Bohemian Rhapsody on the big screen from the live bowl..Then during the middle its like a tribute to him then at the end they all sing together its pretty cool..And they play Alrigth now by pauls old band Free..Good show

No John Deacon to me this reunion is bullshit with out him. He did write their biggest hit Another One Bites the Dust. Its sooooooo dissappointing he aint a part of this new Queen shit.

Why isnt he part of Queen anyway?

Mr Deacon is using his multi-millions to fund his (very) early retirement, and good on him too. Besides, he was never really one to bask in the limelight, and doesn't approve of a Queen without Freddie Mercury. (Interestingly, of he handful of post-Freddie Queen projects he has partaken in, all have been 'tributes' of sort, e.g the 'Made in Heaven' album, the 1992 Wembley tribute concert).

As for the current tour, I'm dissapointed that the setlists have been very similar night after night, especially after Roger Taylor promised  'rolling setlists'. Still, I am literally bursting with excitement in anticipation of tuesday's gig in Newcastle (just at the prospect of seeing Brian and his home made guitar).

Freddie is Queen. Paul may have a good voice, but Freddie is the heart and soul of queen.

That was their biggest American hit. Not their biggest hit anywhere else. Also he chose not to go, it's not like he was banned.

QUEEN REUNION TOUR: POINTLESS

It's like the Sex Pistols tour, two new guys, Queen is nothing qithout Freddie

Its not a reunion tour...Its called Queen & Paul Rodgers on tour

Whatever... it's bloody pointless, having some mildy unknown guy singing Queen tunes, it's all for the money.......

I'm not a big Queen fan, but if this tour comes to Australia, I know I'll go along.
Who cares if they're doing it for the money, I was too young to see Queen in their prime with Freddie, so this is as close I'll get.

I dont think its for the money..These guys are so rich they dont need money..I think thee doing it for the fans that never got a chance to see Queen play live and because they love what they do...and Paul Rodgers is known quite well

I do think they all do it for the fans, but I don't like that they call themselves as Queen, even if Deacon isn't present with them and also Freddie for obvius reasons, I do know I'll defenitely going to see them In September  :peace:

Paul Rodgers is not unknown. And it aint for the money. Brian and Roger have got alot of money. ALOT.

Is there any american dates or rumors of an america leg of the tour?

Yes..They said they definetly want to do an american tour

Sweet , I dont care what people call them but a chance to see Brian May (if he comes to chicago or Detroit) is worth it to me.

The chance to see Brian May is priceless, for the rest of stuff you can use MasterCard  :hihi:

New editions to the setlist:

Under Pressure in Manchester (4th May) and Another One Bites The Dust in Birmingham (6th May)

Under Pressure sounds great Brian and Roger sang the vocals. Kinda seemed like they said lets just both sing any of it.

Paul Rodgers sang Another One Bites The Dust.

Queen's 'Under Pressure' appeared in the set list last night in Manchester. Replacing 'The Show Must Go On' in the encore, it was the first time it had been played on the tour.

Free's 'Wishing Well' was also played again - it has only recently been added to the set list and looks like staying there.

The full set list was as follows:

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
I Want To Break Free
Fat Bottomed Girls
Wishing Well
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Say Its Not True
39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
I?m In Love With My Car
Gtr Solo
Last Horizon
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can?t Get Enough
A Kind Of Magic
I Want It All
Bohemian Rhapsody
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Under Pressure
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

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Wed 11 May UK, Wembley Pavillion

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
I Want To Break Free
Fat Bottomed Girls
Wishing Well
Another One Bites The Dust
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Under Pressure
Say Its Not True
39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
Feel Like Making Love
I?m In Love With My Car
Gtr Solo
Last Horizon
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can?t Get Enough
A Kind Of Magic
I Want It All
Bohemian Rhapsody
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The Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

Free's Fire And Water was played in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Friday.

Fire and Water For Ireland

Queen + Paul Rodgers rounded up their date European tour in Ireland over the weekend by performing their longest set of the whole trek. The inclusion of the Free classic 'Fire and Water' was a refreshing and welcome surprise to the middle of the well oiled set.

Q+PR now have several weeks off before tackling four huge outdoor shows in July in Portugal, Germany, the UK and Holland.

Dublin and Belfast set List was as follows:

Reaching Out; Tie Your Mother Down; I Want To Break Free; Fat Bottomed Girls; Wishing Well; Another One Bites The Dust; Crazy Little Thing Called Love; Under Pressure; Say Its Not True; 39; Love Of My Life; Hammer To Fall; Feel Like Making Love; Fire And Water; I'm In Love With My Car; Gtr Solo; Last Horizon; These Are The Days Of Our Lives; Radio Ga Ga; Can't Get Enough; A Kind Of Magic; I Want It All; Bohemian Rhapsody

The Show Must Go On; All Right Now; We Will Rock You; We Are The Champions

Launch Radio Networks reports: A live CD and DVD from the European shows that QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS finished last month is on tap for later this year. The band recorded every concert they played, but they only shot one in its entirety, on May 9 in Sheffield, England. Work has begun on listening back to the tapes, which should lead to a live album with the best performances from the tour, and a version of QUEEN's "Fat Bottomed Girls" might come out as a single. No release date has been announced, but the package is expected for later this year.

Rodgers told Launch that he approaches music from a completely different place than the late Freddie Mercury did. "He's classically trained, whereas I come out from blues and soul," Rodgers said. "Our writing styles are different. I tend to go for a very simple lyric with lots of space, he went for quite a wordy approach ? not to say that either one is better or worse, it's just different."

Well, what does the new guy sound like? Is his voice similar? Style?

Launch Radio Networks reports: The QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS European tour will be spotlighted on a live album this fall. It's called "Queen + Paul Rodgers Rock Live", and it should come out September 13. The first single released from the package will have two songs ? "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Reaching Out"/"Tie Your Mother Down"

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS are getting ready to announces shows for later this year in New York City and Los Angeles, with tickets likely to go on sale in July. They'll also play in Aruba on October 8 and Tokyo, Japan, on October 26.

There are just a few dates left on their European tour, which resumes July 2 in Lisbon, Portugal, and ends July 10 in Arnhem, The Netherlands.

How about South America??

Have you never heard of Paul Rodgers? All Right Now? Feel Like Makin Love? Fire And Water?

Also. Dates are rumoured for L.A and NYC sometime before the year is out.

Launch Radio Networks reports: The QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS tour that was expected to hit North America later this summer or in early fall has now been officially bumped into next year. QUEEN guitarist Brian May confirmed what Launch reported last week ? that the Western Hemisphere will get a few key shows in 2005, but the bulk of the road work on this continent will be in the early part of 2006. "The current plan is to come and do Aruba, which is a long story ? don't even ask! (laughs) ? and, and then to do New York and L.A. and make a little noise, and then hit Japan, where we have an offer to do some fairly big stuff, and then get back to the States to do the main stuff in the spring," May said.

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS have a couple of shows left in Europe in early July. They've already announced shows in Aruba on October 8 and Tokyo, Japan, on October 26.

A live album called "Queen + Paul Rodgers Rock Live" will come out September 13. The first single will be "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Reaching Out"/"Tie Your Mother Down".

Set List From Lisbon

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
I Want To Break Free
Fat Bottomed Girls
Wishing Well
Another One Bites The Dust
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Say It's Not True
'39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
Feel Like Making Love
Drum solo
I'm In Love With My Car
Guitar solo
Last Horizon
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can't Get Enough
A Kind Of Magic
I Want It All
Bohemian Rhapsody
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Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

God, I still can't believe that I won't see them tomorrow. I was going to last Friday but the fuckers that bombed London ruined the whole thing, besides killing all those innocent people.

At least the guy who answered my call at ticketmaster was kind enough to call the promoter and explain the situation so I got my money back. I was supposed to call until yesterday but I didn't know that until 2 hours ago. I called and explained the situation, so I'm getting a refund for 3 tickets. 200 euros are too much to spend away for nothing...

Why the hell didn't you just go to the rescheduled concert tomorrow (15th July)?

Cause I'm from Greece and I couldn't reschedule my trip to London?

The Hyde Park show is now being broadcast live on planet rock radio (www.planetrock.com). Brings back many happy memories of an evening I had in Newcastle two long months ago...

Oh my God you should be very pissed that your travel was all for nothing due to those estupid attacks, man people like that make me sick hate those bombers bastards  :rant:

I've been listening to this silly band some lately. So far, I haven't been very imressed. Brian May hasn't played any great guitar solo in any of the songs I've heard. I've heard all of Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack, and Some Kind of Magic. Freddy Mercury doesn't really sing that well in the classic albums. He has a naturally beautiful voice, but he doesn't do the screams he IS capable of doing in the old albums, but he does show off his range in SKOM. Gimme The Prize shows off his skill well. Maybe Halford had to sing like that first for a while until Mercury got the picture.

Songs like Ogre Battle, Fairy Feller, Nevermore, and The 7 Seas of Rhye are good for Queen II, but it certainly isn't the epic rock opera I've been told it is. Sheer Heart Attack is the opposite of Queen II; the A side is solid, but it gets bad as the record goes on.

It's decent rock music, but I just don't see the hype. They just sound like a watered down version of Judas Priest to me. Mercury doesn't SCREEEAM like he could, May doesn't shred, and, um, the other guys just don't stand out at all.  :-\

U are such a bore

No one else cares about screams in their music. Grown men screaming is postively strange anyway. Why does everyone of ur posts have to relate to Judas Priest anyway?

May doesn't shred because unsurprisingly he isn't trying to be Judas Priest :confused:

Queen are a deliberately camp glam band, and if u don't like that, well....i'm sure someone cares....somewhere

The albums u mentioned are okay but Queen do much better later on, Queen are more of a singles band, personally i think 'The Miracle' and 'Innuendo' are the albums to focus on, and GH 1 is a must own.

Queen is a great band, like with Guns each member stands out in what they do and the melodies are never boring and always strong

The only thing good about Queen is Brian May...  ;)

They're one of the best bands of the 70's. I compared them to Queen because both bands have extraordinary lead singers, but Mercury always seems to hold back. He seems to do ballads WAY too much. They have their place, but they are too prevalent in Queen.


If he's such a legendary guitar player, I was hoping to hear more of his reputed skill. I don't hear any great solos or riffs or anything. He's good, but I don't see what the fuss is about. I wouldn't expect him to equal Judas Priest, since Judas Priest has 2 guitarists, it isn't a fair comparison! I mentioned Judas Priest to compare singers, not guitarists. I just wish May would throw out more Ogre Battle-ish riffs in the other songs. That one song, at least, proves he does have skill, but he holds back too often.


I don't mind the cheesiness or glam aspect of Queen. But glam bands like Motley Crue and Twisted Sister have put out entire albums without throwaway tracks. My expectations were too high, I guess. You're definitely right that Queen is a singles band, as they do have some excellent songs. As a whole, their albums are just disappointing. I listen to bands on an album basis, so that explains why I don't dig them.

Maybe that explains the popularity of their greatest hits record, hmm?

Queen are one of the greatest bands of all time. These are a couple of the reasons why...

- Each member individually wrote songs. Queen are the only band in which all members have written a number 1 hit.

Example:
We Will Rock You (May) Number 1 in France
Radio Ga Ga (Taylor) Number 1 in Spain
Another One Bites The Dust (Deacon) Number 1 in U.S.A
Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury) Number 1 in England

- Freddie Mercury is the greatest vocalist ever in modern music. If you look at it fairly and not being bias then you'll see he can out-sing everyone. Listen to Somebody To Love and The Show Must Go On in particular, and you'll see.

- Brian May is easily in the top 5 guitarists ever as far as I'm concerned. He's up there with Page, Hendrix and Ol' Slash. You obviously haven't been listening to the albums you say you have if you say you can't here any solo's. The opening track on Sheer Heart Attack is called Brighton Rock and it's almost nothing but huge riffs and scaling solo's. And why you chose A Kind Of Magic to listen to is beyond me. That is their worst album by far IMO. It's just pop-crap mostly. For great guitar playing listen to the following Queen songs...
Tie Your Mother Down
Bohemian Rhapsody
Now I'm Here
Brighton Rock
Killer Queen
Don't Stop Me Now
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Innuendo
I Want It All
Hammer To Fall
Father To Son
and more.

You seem to be under the impression that everyone should be like Judas Priset. It's not even nearly the same sort of music. Judas preist is very heavy. Queen ain't.

Also your comment about Motley Crue and Twisted Sister is just laughable.

And if you really wanna see Brian May playing as only he can then go and buy Queen: On Fire Live At The Bowl. Live Brian May's guitar just soars. Some amazing guitar playing on Tie Your Mother Down and Fat Bottomed Girls in particular. Get It.

Brian May has created some of the most memorable solos in Rock music whereas nobody really knows any Judas Priest solos...

..and A Kind of Magic is an excellent album even though I agree it's not their best

..queen is showmanship, over the top crazy mad and colourful exuberance...give me Queen over Priest anyday

The Hellion, Beyond the Realms of Death, Dreamer Deceiver, The Sentinel, Sinner, Exciter, Freewheel Burning, and Painkiller all have solos that are more or less recognizable from the first 3 notes, and classic in their own ways. Judas Priest have very, very few rivals when it comes to putting together incredible guitar solos. I'm not upset that May doesn't even come close to this level of skill. He could just put together more "rocker" songs and less ballads.

Brighton Rock is a great song, though. The Prophet's Song is another great one that shows what Queen is good at. They do have nice songs here and there, but they're not in the same league as Deep Purple or Led Zeppelin. A Kind of Magic is an entertaining album, but it's just a different style from the older albums.

you speak as a fan, not as an average individual...ive never met a fan of judas priest, but met plenty of queen fans...i doubt the average person could name a judas priest song never mind a solo...Queen had so many anthemic songs people could sing to and people know many of their songs

i find Deep Purple dull and Queen have certainly played far more styles and experimented far more than Zeppelin or Deep Purple

Neither of them could come close to creating the haunting Who wants to live forever nor the masterpiece of Bohemian Rhapsody nor the reflective Those are the days nor the explosive and operatic Flash or The show must go on...

some of the early albums are a bit too weird for me though

Oh no, not the popularity arguement.  :-\ Judas Priest's early albums aren't given nearly the credit they deserve. Their obscure status doesn't take anything away from their greatness.

If you don't like Deep Purple, get Made in Japan. That one album should convince you that they're one of the premier bands of the 70's. They are possibly more important to music than Led Zeppelin because of their complex guitar/keyboard melodies, while Zep did too much guitar wankery and 15 minute drum solos. ;) At the same time, Deep Purple can be VERY experimental (the live 20 minute version of Space Truckin' is awesome, even though it's 4x longer than the original!), yet still be coherant and interesting.

Overall, Queen II is the best album I have of theirs. It really picks up in the latter half, and it grows on you. It was worth getting. :)

The solo in I Want It All is what I?d call shredding.. Great solo and riff

 Legendary rock icons Brian May and Roger Taylor of QUEEN, and Paul Rodgers of BAD COMPANY and FREE, just off a sold-out, 32-date arena tour of Europe under the banner of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS, are headed for the U.S. later this year. They will bring their acclaimed show to the U.S. for two rare performances this fall, touching down on each coast before heading out for a stadium tour of Japan.

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS today confirmed much-anticipated shows for October 16 at Continental Airlines Arena (The Meadowlands) in East Rutherford, N.J., and October 22 at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, Calif.

Tickets for the Continental Arena date will go on sale at 10 a.m. EST on Saturday, July 30, and for the Hollywood Bowl date at 10 a.m. PST on Sunday, July 31. Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster or www.queenpluspaulrodgers.com, www.queenonline.com, or www.paulrodgers.com. (Check the Web sites for information on pre-sales and special VIP ticket opportunities.)

Following the pair of U.S. dates, QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS will continue on to Japan, where their dates include the Super Arena in Saitama on October 26 and 27, the Dome in Nagoya on November 1, and The Dome in Fukuoka on November 3.

It's been 23 years since QUEEN played concerts in the United States ? in 1982 they sold out a 30-date arena tour. During the following four years, the band defined stadium rock around the world, with mega-shows throughout Europe, Japan, South America and Australasia.

The glory that was QUEEN during those record-breaking years ? at Brazil's Rock in Rio Festival (January 1985) the band reached a record-setting audience of more than 350,000 in a single show ? would never again be seen in the U.S. In 1986 lead vocalist Freddie Mercury was stricken with the then-relatively unknown HIV/AIDS virus. Without the benefit of modern retroviral treatments, Mercury died of an AIDS-related illness, in 1991. Since QUEEN stopped touring North America in 1982, an entire era of subsequent QUEEN anthems has been lost to those audiences, only now to be discovered, with the 2005 dates.

"I never thought I would be doing this again," said May. 'I was always against the idea of putting someone in there trying to impersonate Freddie in any way. Then suddenly I'm looking at this guy who doesn't in any sense try to take the place of Freddie. He comes from his own place musically and we can reinterpret these songs with someone who understands us ? the songs would mean something new."

The collaboration was cemented last fall when May, Taylor and Rodgers performed in public together for the first time, bringing the house to its feet at the first annual U.K. Music Hall of Fame Awards in London. They served up blistering versions of "We Will Rock You", "We Are The Champions" and the finale, "All Right Now".

"There was a natural chemistry between us when we performed together in London," said Rodgers. "The idea took hold for us to do something together after that, and the momentum has taken on a life of its own."

Taylor noted: "Paul is one of the people who's influenced so many of the singers out there at the moment, and Freddie was a great fan of his. I always hoped we would tour again, and I'm thrilled we're doing it. After all, it's our profession; it's what we do and what we're good at."

The Independent in London commented in a review: "All right now ? even without their killer queen. There was a kind of magic in the air when QUEEN played their first concert since 1986?. Rodgers gives good front-man?. QUEEN remains a right royal treat."

" ... a marvelous night that ranks as one of the gigs of the year," added The Guardian newspaper in the U.K.

QUEEN was formed in 1971 and spent the next 20 years writing and recording such multiplatinum albums as "News of the World", "The Game" (#1 for five weeks), "A Night at the Opera", "Classic Queen" and "Live Killers". According to the book of "British Hit Singles & Albums," published by Guinness World Records, QUEEN recently overtook THE BEATLES as the most successful albums artist in U.K. chart history. They scored 1,322 weeks on the U.K. albums chart, 29 weeks more than THE BEATLES and 42 weeks more than Elvis Presley.

As of June 2005, according to the RIAA, QUEEN had sold more than 31.5 million albums in the United States, ranking them the 50th-biggest-selling artist in the States. FOO FIGHTERS' Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins inducted QUEEN into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

Paul Rodgers' voice is one of rock's platinum assets. As a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Rodgers has written, produced and recorded some of radio's biggest hits. He first exploded onto the music scene at 18 with "All Right Now", written by Rodgers/Fraser, then in FREE. The song became a #1 hit in 20 territories and in the 1990s was awarded the Multi Million Award by the British music industry for reaching two million radio plays in the U.K. ASCAP recognized "All Right Now" for passing one million radio plays in the U.S. The members of QUEEN have long cited FREE's "Fire and Water" album as "one of our bibles when we were starting off."

In 1973 Rodgers formed BAD COMPANY with guitarist Mick Ralphs. They wrote, produced and recorded six multiplatinum albums in five years, including such global hits as "Feel Like Makin' Love", "Can't Get Enough", "Rock and Roll Fantasy", "Shooting Star" and "Bad Company". Rodgers played guitar and piano on several of these recordings.

Rodgers partnered with guitarist Jimmy Page in the mid-'80s as THE FIRM. They released two CDs, with singles "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and "Radioactive" written by Rodgers, and had two top-grossing world tours.

Since the '90s, as a solo artist, Rodgers has been honored with a Grammy nomination for his "Muddy Water Blues" album and worked with Jeff Beck, Joe Walsh and, most recently, Aretha Franklin, THE TEMPTATIONS and THE FOUR TOPS for their TV/DVD special, "From the Heart", which celebrated the TOPS' 50th anniversary.

Between them, QUEEN and Paul Rodgers have released more than 50 albums during their long careers and sold in excess of a staggering 200 million records.

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS concerts will feature songs from both catalogs. The set list has showcased such QUEEN mega-hits as "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust", plus "We Are the Champions" and "We Will Rock You", both anthems in the sports world, and the six-minute opus "Bohemian Rhapsody", which cracked the Top 10 twice: first on its initial release, in 1976, and again in 1992 when it appeared in a memorable scene from the comedy film "Wayne's World". The shows have also featured such Rodgers classics as "All Right Now", "Can't Get Enough", "Feel Like Makin' Love" and "Wishing Well".

May (guitar and vocals), Taylor (drums and vocals) and Rodgers (vocals and guitar) are joined on tour by Danny Miranda (ex-BLUE OYSTER CULT) on bass, Jamie Moses (former Brian May band member) on second guitar, and Spike Edney, longtime QUEEN sideman on keyboards. (Though supportive of his band mates, QUEEN bassist John Deacon has elected to retire from touring.)

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS concluded their European tour this month with large outdoor concerts in Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands, and returned to London's Hyde Park, where QUEEN performed a free show before a then-record crowd of 150,000 in 1976. This time their show, postponed a week by terrorist bombings, was dedicated to the city's emergency workers.

Over the past four years, QUEEN has also successfully developed and launched their musical, "We Will Rock You", around the world, in partnership with Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions. Now in its fourth sold-out year in London, it has also enjoyed successful runs in Spain, Australia and Russia, and is packing them in nightly in Las Vegas, Tokyo and Cologne, where it is the #1 German theatrical show. More than four million people have seen the production.

A double-sided QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS single of "Reaching Out"/"Tie Your Mother Down" b/w "Fat Bottomed Girls" was released to radio earlier this month by Hollywood Records. It was recorded live May 9, 2005, at Sheffield Arena, in Sheffield, England.

The U.S. dates will be topped and tailed by the release of a live, two-CD set, "Return of the Champions", released on Hollywood Records September 13, and a DVD set of the show filmed by renowned director David Mallet, released on October 24. They were also recorded and filmed, respectively, during the May 9 Sheffield Arena performance.

The DVD set will contain extensive bonus material, including rehearsal and backstage footage, and highlights of their European shows.

Hollywood Records is also issuing a QUEEN tribute album ? "Killer Queen" ? on August 9, 2005. Artists performing QUEEN songs include GAVIN DEGRAW ("We Are the Champions"), JASON MRAZ ("Good Old Fashioned Loverboy"), FLAMING LIPS ("Bohemian Rhapsody"), ELEVEN featuring Josh Homme ("Stone Cold Crazy"), JOSS STONE ("Under Pressure"), LOS LOBOS ("Sleepin' on the Sidewalk"), SUM 41 ("Killer Queen"), ROONEY ("Death on Two Legs"), JON BRION ("Play the Game"), BE YOUR OWN PET ("Bicycle Race"), INGRAM HILL ("'39"), BREAKING BENJAMIN ("Who Wants to Live Forever"), ANTIGONE RISING ("Fat Bottomed Girls"), SHINEDOWN ("Tie Your Mother Down") and "American Idol" finalist Constantine with the cast of "We Will Rock You", from the Las Vegas production (on a second version of "Bohemian Rhapsody").

At the end of the year, QUEEN will commemorate the 30th anniversary of their two-time hit, "Bohemian Rhapsody" (first released in the U.S. December 7, 1975), with a special anniversary DVD and CD of the band's classic album "A Night at the Opera".

I can't believe that no one have mention News of The World, thats my fave record but I think I speak formyself not everyone else  ::). Anyway I think that Priest has a little of Queen theres a song which scape me that sound like Queen in the sad wings of destiny album, so I think that Halford do his stuff Quite well to fit his voice into Priest style not to be another Freddie Mercury which is very cool.
The guitar riff as Lord Blackadder said are excellent choices to see that Brian is an amazing guitar player, in Queen's music don't try to compare them or try to put them in the level of priest they are totally different, but I guess you already answer that part.
To complement the guitar songs, maybe check it out Who needs you (Deacon) - acustic song with outstanding guitar riffs and solos, Bijou (May) - Hear and tell me about it, Get Down Make love (Mercury) - very experimental guitar stuff.
Also the impromtu song in the wembley stadium which are improvisations.  : ok:

I want to see that performance Im a fan of Joss Stone  :drool:
Los lobos I've heard a few I hope they do a great performance
Sum 41  :no:
The rest I dunno

Halford does have some Queen influence. The layered vocals on Dissident Agressor (on the album Sin After Sin) is a good example of this.

So still thinking that is fair to compare Freddie with Rob?

Hey, I'm a huge Crue fan, but please name the album (that's not Dr. Feelgood) that has no throw-away tracks.

Shout at the Devil, duh.

Freddy?s vocal ability is amazing :o. By the way, replacing him is a fuckin?insult.

They arent replacing him. Queen+Paul Rodgers isn't the same as Queen. They're not trying to do a Doors and just forget about there previous singer. They have tributes to Freddie at every show. They sing songs to him and it's Freddie who sings Bohemian Rhapsody on tape.

:o :nervous: :confused: what the fuck.freddie was the master

Live Queen shows prove that Mercury is much better live than in the studio. He isn't as great as Halford, obviously, but he could have sung a little better if he wanted to.

Queen were a great band, shame old freddy liked to harpoon a chocolate frog.

Freddie was infinatley better than Halford.

I defenitely agree with you!, halford only do Heavy Metal, while Freddie do rock, pop, opera a lot of other things that makes his voice go to different level.

Halford actually sang classical when he was young. His proper vocal technique has allowed him to preserve his voice at a relatively old age. Turbo proves he can do pop as well as Metal, and he wouldn't sound out of place at an opera at all.

By the way, Innuendo is a really cool Queen album. It's still poppish Queen, but it often has heavier moments. I would say Queen II and Innuendo are the 2 ones I will keep in my playlist. :)

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS, featuring legendary rock icons Brian May and Roger Taylor of QUEEN, and Paul Rodgers of BAD COMPANY and FREE, will release a a live, two-CD set, entitled "Return of the Champions", on September 13 via Hollywood Records. A DVD set of the show, filmed by renowned director David Mallet, will follow on October 24. Both the CD and DVD were recorded and filmed, respectively, during the group's May 9, 2005 performance at the Sheffield Arena.

The DVD set will contain extensive bonus material, including rehearsal and backstage footage, and highlights of their European shows.

"Return of the Champions" track listing:

Disc 1:

01. Reaching Out
02. Tie Your Mother Down
03. I Want To Break Free
04. Fat Bottomed Girls
05. Wishing Well
06. Another One Bites The Dust
07. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
08. Say It's Not True
09. '39
10. Love Of My Life
11. Hammer To Fall
12. Feel Like Making Love
13. Let There Be Drums
14. I'm In Love With My Car
15. Guitar Solo
16. Last Horizon

Disc 2:

01. These Are The Days Of Our Lives
02. Radio Ga Ga
03. Can't Get Enough
04. A Kind Of Magic
05. I Want It All
06. Bohemian Rhapsody
07. The Show Must Go On
08. All Right Now
09. We Will Rock You
10. We Are The Champions
11. God Save The Queen

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Sure, I've heard those, never knew the guys name.

Wow that looks cool, wish I could hear how he sounds with them.......

Queenzone.com has loads of downloads for free. Also the DVD and album are out in September.

Cool thanks.

It's always good heard news about Queen, I can't wait till september, but are they gonna play in LA or NY so I can plan a trip there?  :D

QUEEN will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Wednesday, October 12. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out www.rocklineradio.com.

They play the Hollywood Bowl and The Meadowlands, New Jersey in October I believe.

Launch Radio Networks reports: The new album, "Return of the Champions", from QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS was recorded May 9 in Sheffield, England. In addition to the packed house, there was a special guest in attendance that night ? Jer Bulsara, who is the late Freddie Mercury's mother. QUEEN guitarist Brian May told Launch that Bulsara gave her approval to the RODGERS-QUEEN combo at the show. "Freddie's mum came down to the show we did in Sheffield, in the north of England, and she loved it," May said. "She was like, 'Yeah, yeah, you make us really proud.' (laughs) That was wonderful."

A "Return of the Champions" DVD will be released this fall.

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS hit Aruba for a show on October 8, then do their only U.S. shows this year on October 16 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and October 22 in Los Angeles. The group will be back for a real North American tour next year.

Aruba Set List

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
Fat Bottom Girls
Another One Bites The Dust
Bad Company
Say Its Not True
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
Feel Like Making Love
Drum Solo
I?m In Love With My Car
Guitar Solo
Last Horizon
Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can?t Get Enough
Rock And Roll Fantasy
I Want It All
Bohemian Rhapsody
Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions



The Queen + Paul Rodgers 'Return Of The Champions' DVD will now be released on Monday October 31st.

Launch Radio Networks reports: North American fans have been waiting all year to see QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS, and their patience will be rewarded on Sunday (October 16). That's when the group hits the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for their first-ever show on this side of the Atlantic. Rodgers and QUEEN did a very successful European tour earlier this year, which was captured on the recent live album "Return of the Champions".

Even with all that's happened over the past year, there's still a bit of confusion about the role Rodgers is playing in the band. It probably wasn't helped a few weeks ago when the New York Times published a photo of the group with the caption "Paul Rodgers has replaced Freddie Mercury in QUEEN." Rodgers told Launch that no one could ever replace Mercury, who died in 1991, and that it's wrong to describe his situation that way. "I think it's more accurate to say that QUEEN and I are joining forces," he said. "It's come together on a musical level, because we just clicked when we played at the U.K. Music Hall Of Fame together as a unit."

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS will play the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles next Saturday (October 22) before moving on to dates in Japan. The group is planning an extensive North American tour for next year.

In addition to the live album, a "Return of the Champions" DVD is also on the way.

Launch Radio Networks reports: Sunday night (October 16), QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS played their first-ever U.S. show. A packed Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, saw Rodgers and QUEEN pull from both their catalogues during a show that lasted over two hours, including QUEEN standards "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We Will Rock You"/"We Are The Champions", and "Fat Bottomed Girls", along with Rodgers classics like BAD COMPANY's "Feel Like Makin' Love" and "Rock And Roll Fantasy" and FREE's "All Right Now". The band's only other U.S. show for this year is on Saturday (October 22) at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, after which they play a series of dates in Japan, though there are rumors of a proper North American tour for next year.

Backstage after the concert, Rodgers told Launch that the show went great. "Well, it went remarkably well, actually," he said. "When we finished rehearsing, we sort of went, 'OK, we like it ? let's go and see if the people like it,' you know? So each area that we've gone into, we've gone into full-on, but wondering how we're gonna go down here, you know? And it's been just remarkable."

The show drew a cross-section of famous folks, including actor Tim Curry and rockers Billy Squier, ex-RAINBOW frontman Joe Lynn Turner, VANILLA FUDGE drummer Carmine Appice, TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda, and DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott, who's an old friend of the QUEEN guys. Elliott exclusively gave Launch this review of the concert: "I loved it. This is the second time I've seen this tour ? I saw them in Dublin, just before we started the baseball stadium tour this summer, and I thought it was phenomenal. And tonight, seeing 'em in front of this many people is just a beautiful thing. I'm so glad they're still doing it."

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) joined QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS on stage at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday night (Oct. 22) for a rendition of the BAD COMPANY classic "Can't Get Enough".

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS have six dates scheduled in Japan in late October/early November, including a two-night stint (Oct. 26-27) at the 25,000-capacity Saitama Arena in Tokyo. The group are planning an extensive North American tour for next year.

QUEEN did a very successful European tour earlier this year, which was captured on the recent live album "Return of the Champions".

In addition to the live album, a "Return of the Champions" DVD is also on the way.

Hollywood Bowl Set List

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
Fat Bottom Girls
Another One Bites The Dust
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Bad Company
Say Its Not True
'39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
Feel Like Making Love
Drum Solo
I?m In Love With My Car
Guitar Solo
Last Horizon
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can?t Get Enough (Featuring Slash)
Rock And Roll Fantasy
I Want It All
Bohemian Rhapsody
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The Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

Rodgers Isn't Trying To Be Mercury

Queen drummer Roger Taylor has defended the inclusion of former Free vocalist Paul Rodgers in the band's line up. The group are currently touring in support of new CD 'Return Of The Champions', and Taylor says that Rodgers' vocals have added something to the Queen sound without taking anything away from late frontman Freddie Mercury.

He told VH1: "I think that Paul's vocals have added to our sound. In a way, they've given us more. We did actually come from the blues, although might not sound like that all the time...He's added that blues edge to this big world of sound that Brian and I kick up with our other guys. He's Paul Rodgers, he's not trying to be Freddie Mercury, and I wish people would just understand that we're not doing this to cash in on anything. We're not going out there with somebody pretending to be Freddie Mercury. You know what's the point of that? Paul is great to come back with. He's one of our all-time favourites. Certainly one of Freddie's favourite singers ever. And we used to listen to him before we ever made a record."

Paul Rodgers said, on his role with the band: ''I love to take a song and grip it from somewhere way down here and deliver it back to people. Queen actually have a lot of songs that I can relate to on that level. Strangely enough, 'I Want To Break Free' is one of those. Because to me, I feel most of us have something that we want to break free from. A relationship, a job. The place you live, whatever it might be. And so it has meaning on lots of levels. And there's another song that I really am particularly fond of that we do live called 'The Show Must Go On.' That's something that Queen themselves only experienced in the studio. And, so we have the opportunity, it's like virgin territory when we go out and play that live onstage.''

Saitama Super Arena-26/10/05

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
Fat Bottomed Girls
Another One Bites The Dust
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Bad Company
Say Its Not True
Love Of My Life
Teo Torriate
Hammer To Fall
Feel Like Making Love
Drum Solo
I?m In Love With My Car
Guitar Solo
Last Horizon
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can?t Get Enough
Wishing Well
I Want It All
Bohemian Rhapsody
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I Was Born To Love You
The Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

 According to Ireland Online, QUEEN's flamboyant performance at Live Aid 20 years ago has been crowned the world's greatest rock gig.

The set came top of a poll voted for by a panel of over 60 artists, music journalists, broadcasters and music industry executives.

JIMI HENDRIX at Woodstock, the ultimate '60s event in August 18, 1969, came second.

THE SEX PISTOLS at Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall on June 4 ,1976 came third.

BOB DYLAN at Manchester Free Trade Hall in May 17, 1966 came fourth followed by DAVID BOWIE at the Hammersmith Apollo on July 3, 1973.

BOB MARLEY gets sixth place with his One Love Peace Concert on April 22, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica.

The QUEEN gig was described by judges as a "show-stealing performance" which took place in front of 1.5 billion television viewers worldwide.

The countdown is broadcast in a one-hour TV special, "The World's Greatest Gigs", at 11:05 p.m. tomorrow on the U.K.'s Channel 4.

 Some of rock's greatest anthems are to be heard performed live again across America after more than 20 years, as rock legends QUEEN, now joined forces with Paul Rodgers, singer and songwriter of BAD COMPANY/FREE fame, announce they are to play a 23-date tour of the USA and Canada this coming spring.

The tour announcement comes only a matter of weeks after QUEEN and Rodgers ignited sold out box office and strong media attention with two showcase performances at Meadowlands, NJ, and the Hollywood Bowl on a stop-off along the way to their recent sold out Japanese tour.

Away from the North America concert circuit for more than two decades ? an enforced retirement brought on by the tragic loss of lead singer Freddie Mercury ? QUEEN with Rodgers will launch into their coast-to-coast tour Friday March 3 in Miami, Fl at the American Airlines Arena.

Spending six weeks on U.S. soil, the band will closely re-route it's triumphant '82 North American tour, bringing it back to the QUEEN heartlands: Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Seattle, Portland, among other US cities, plus Canadian stops in Toronto and Vancouver, where the tour winds up on April 13, 2006.

Tickets for these much-anticipated shows go on sale earliest December 3 with on sales across the country at different dates up until December 17.

Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster with a Special Presale starting November 30th at www.queenpluspaulrodgers.com, www.queenonline.com, or www.paulrodgers.com.

For the spring 2006 tour dates Brian May (guitar & vocals), Roger Taylor (drums & vocals) and Paul Rodgers (vocals, guitar & piano) are joined by Danny Miranda (ex-BLUE ?YSTER CULT) on bass, Jamie Moses (former BRIAN MAY band member) on second guitar, and Spike Edney (longtime QUEEN sideman) on keyboards. (QUEEN bassist John Deacon has retired from touring.)

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS North American tour 2006:

Mar. 03 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
Mar. 05 - Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Coliseum
Mar. 07 - Duluth, GA @ Gwinett Center
Mar. 09 - Washington, DC @ MCI Center
Mar. 10 - Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
Mar. 12 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
Mar. 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Spectrum
Mar. 16 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Mar. 17 - Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
Mar. 20 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena
Mar. 21 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
Mar. 23 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
Mar. 24 - Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace at Auburn Hills
Mar. 26 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Mar. 27 - Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
Mar. 31 - Glendale, AZ @ Glendale Arena
Apr. 01 - San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena
Apr. 03 - Anaheim, CA @ Arrowhead Pond
Apr. 05 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
Apr. 07 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden
Apr. 10 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
Apr. 11 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden
Apr. 13 - Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum

Billboard.com is reporting that QUEEN guitarist Brian May took to his official web site earlier in the week to address some fan concerns about the price of tickets for the upcoming QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS shows, which top out at around $200.

"Well, I sympathize, guys, but I know our tickets are nowhere near as expensive as the STONES, or ELTON, or whatever (they COULD be!)," he wrote. "People are under no obligation to buy these things! We've made a decision to work indoors rather than outdoors, so that the fans get a better show. Most bands elect to go out and do the 'sheds' in the summer to make money. This is about doing the maximum show that is possible, in arenas, which are conducive to a show of the magnitude of ours. Of course the capacities are less this way, so ticket prices will be higher. But, sound-wise, view-wise and show-wise, I'll personally guarantee it will be worth it!"

The QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS six-week North American arena tour kicks off March 3 in Miami and runs through April 13 in Vancouver

Miami Set List...Includes New Song!

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
Dragon Attack (1st Time Played as Q+PR)
Fat Bottomed Girls
Take Love (New Song!)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Say It's Not True
'39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
Feel Like Makin' Love
Drum Solo
I'm In Love With My Car
Guitar Solo
Last Horizon
Bad Company
Another One Bites The Dust
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can't Get Enough
The Show Must Go On
Bohemian Rhapsody
-----
We Will Rock You
All Right Now
We Are The Champions

Wow! tay played Dragon Attack!! thats great!  I'm gonna see them on April 03!  :love:

I hate you!!  :rant:
Enjoy the show  ;D   : ok:

Any word on these guys touring Australia anytime soon perhaps?

No, I've actually been keeping a look out. This would be great!

I've got the Return Of The Champions DVD of this line-up in concert and yeah, it would be great to see! :beer:

I've seen them twice? :yes: :P

I hate you double time  :P  :rant:

 ;D

With Freddie?

I never got to see them with freddie? :no: The last time they were over here was in '82 or it could even have been '86? :-\ and sadly I was still to young to go :no:

im so sad, they will be in buffalo on the 17th and i wont be able to go. man, id love to be there, queen is my second favorite band, but i have no possiable way to be there :crying:

Dont hate me,  I'll send u pictures heheh ;D

..es q estoi es nervioson!

I just went to see Queen last night in Toronto...It was a sweet show...Ill post the setlist later but they played Under Pressure for the first time ever in North America

Are you sure? I remeber they made a show in Montreal and they played Under preassure too  ???


Sudoroson   :nervous:
 :hihi:
Great man  : ok:

Toronto Set List

Intro Beautiful Day Mix
Reaching Out
Fat Bottomed Girls
Tie Your Mother Down
I Want to Break Free
Take Love
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Love of My Life
Hammer to Fall
Feel Like Makin' Love
Under Pressure
Let There Be Drums
I'm in Love with My Car
Guitar solo
Last Horizon
Bad Company
Can't Get Enough
Another One Bites the Dust
Dragon Attack
Those Were the Days of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
The Show Must Go On
Bohemian Rhapsody
---
We Will Rock You
All Right Now
We Are the Champions
God Save the Queen

I know this thread is for the tour, and im really excited about the idea of goin to see Queen in concert soon , so i just wanted  to see what u Queen fans think about the albums, whats ur favorite album, favorite song, worst album and why?  : ok:


To me the best Queen album is "A night at the opera"
Best song: Bohemian R why? because its perfetc!
WOrst album: Hot SPace  :-[   If not for "under preasure"  that album would just have sucked  :-X
Interesting facts: In my opinion , one of the best guitar solos ever played  by May is the one on "the Invisible Man" great song, "poor" lyrics,  Killer Bass!
Again, in my opinion, "Stone cold crazy", one of the BEST  "METAL SONGS" of the 70's!!! :o   


By the way,  funny thing that i realized listening to "the invisible man"  take a look at these lyrics

"Now I'm in your room and I'm in your bed
And I'm in your life and I'm in your head
Like the CIA or the FBI
You'll never get close never take me alive"

 does it remind u of......? ;)

reminds me of IRS

Exactly!!  :yes:


So lets keep on topic, where r those Queen Fans?? whats ur opinion, Best album, worst album, best song, and whatever that comes to your mind about this Megaband!!! : ok:

Queen - no words can describe what Queen is or what they achieved, one of the greatest bands ever in the history of rock, an interesting fact is that Roger Taylor didn't like the idea of Hot Space taking that kinda rythym kinda folk but the thing is that even though Theres under preassure there I can say that one of the best song on that album is Life is real (song for Lennon) it captures the essential of The Beatles and put a beautiful song with a great thanks to one of Freddie's heroes John Lennon
For me one record that I like a lot is Innuendo followed by News of The World both are great masterpices.
And as Dead Horse said the best song is BoRap I mean that song is flawless theres no one little mistake on that song, absolutly perfect  : ok:
I would say that the worst album is Flash Gordon ST cause even though it was created for a Movie is also part of Queen discography

I fopund this on the net
Is a documental about Freddie's live, 2 thumbs up, thanks Dead Horse for the tip  ;)

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-c9Gm_qBNY&search=Freddie%20Mercury%20untold
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyqUVxnphuE&search=Freddie%20Mercury%20untold
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svfPu0-0-3E&search=Freddie%20Mercury%20untold
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMwZCDH-ihI&search=Freddie%20Mercury%20untold

you r certainly entitled to ur opinion, buti just have to say that ur deeply wrong.  Freddie Mercury is one of the most talented frontmen ever.  An actually good singer (in a traditional sense), awesome stage presence (btw Axl got the white hot pants idea from him), and incredible songwriter/arranger.  Another true perfectionist in rock music.  His death is one of the most tragic in music history.

I agree with that, Freddie is just an icon in music industry anything he did was pure art

Come on! Everybody has one!

Mine is Innuendo

Killer Queen  : ok:

I really like Action This Day, particularly on the Live at The Bowl CD.  : ok:

Can I put all the discography?  ;D
I love
It's a hard life
life is real (song for lennon)
Innuendo -> the guitar spanish solo is just  :drool:
Liar
Rock it (prime jive)

Man i can go forever  :-\. Just one, I rather post the whole albums  :P

Yeah, it's hard for me too...most likely tommorow I'll have another favourite. That's the thing, try to pick just one

Fat Bottom Girls!!!

Oh don't get RichardNixon started  ;D

Stone Cold Crazy

"These are the days of our lives"

there's so many to pick. it's not fair to be allowed just one.
i like sail away sweet sister (to the sister i never had)
bohemian rhapsody (especialy the live vers. when a full stadium sings with them. that's awesome)
innuendo
one year of love
who wants to live forever

and i will stop cos i could go on and on like this...

It's impossible to pick just one.

Under Pressure

Bohemian Rhapsody

Sail Away Sweet Sister

Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy 8)

Its between:

Headlong
Breakthru
I want it all

Probably Headlong for Brian's fantastic guitar work

ok my personal fave today is
It's a hard life
and yesterday was Good old fashion lover boys.
That's weird the best guitar I heard on Innuendo is bijou and innuendo, as for headlong is ok but not as outstanding as those two, actually the hitman has better guitar works but I just can imagine the song on innuendo I think that song is filler on that album

We Are The Champions and another one that I never remember the name.

I'm sorry to spam with this, but Queen is gonna be on tuesday night performing live in the american idol show.
Also the guys are perfomring Queen songs, I think they all are gonna lose, no ones like freddie, perhaps they can performe songs that were sing by Brian and Roger, like sail away sweet sister, Im in love with my car.

Speaking of, I'm listening to Don't Stop Me Now. This song makes me laugh for some unknown reason  :rofl:

hah so you're also on the queen mailing list? ;)


Very true but I know one singer that get's very close to the way Freddie sounded :yes:

uhh I really can't pick one? :-\ ....I love 95% of all Queen songs so it's impossible for me to name just one :beer:

who?

He's not a famous singer or anything...he currently is the singer of a Queen coverband I can send you a demo if you want, It's really weird 'cause he's sounds al lot like freddie

Is it that Argentinean band?

 ;D

I'd like that  :yes:

Nope it's a dutch band,



No Problem I just have to upload it somewhere :)

Oh ok.

It's just cos I know an Argentinean one in which the singer sounds exactly like Mercury.

Either BIIIIIcycle Race or Killer Queen

mmmm lets see

1. scandal

2. who wants to live forever

3. one year of love

4. is this the world we created

5. its a hard life

6. there isnt really a queen song that i dont like,from the freddie solo stuff to the queen classics.i was watching britians strongest man 1984 yesterday on skytv and at the end they played bodylanguage by freddie which shocked me as ive never heard it on tv before.my fav queen song about 14 years ago was the last song on the miracle album,was it all worth it.the orchastre in it was amazing back then and the song still rocks nowadays.check it out if ye aint heard it yet.

Yeah how you know?
I havent been there in a while I think i might step there a little ;)

So you like the 80's stuff as I can see those are on the miracle, the works and a kind of magic  : ok:

I'd Have To say Find Me Sombody to love as it is an Upbeat feel good song : ok: :yes:

Vancouver Set List

It's A Beautiful Day
Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
Fat Bottomed Girls
Can't Get Enough
Take Love
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
Feel Like Makin' Love
Let There Be Drums
I'm In Love With My Car
Guitar Solo
Last Horizon
Bad Company
Red House
Another One Bites The Dust
Dragon Attack
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Under Pressure
The Show Must Go On
Bohemian Rhapsody
---
We Will Rock You
All Right Now
We Are The Champions
God Save The Queen

Don't stop Me Know (cuz i'm havin a good time, havin a good time)
Crazy Little thing Called Love

Don't stop Me Now
Crazy Little thing Called Love

The guy simon said that Innuendo haven't been play live, but in the tribute it was performed live with Robert Plant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GziNrno8F3c&search=Freddie%20Mercury

I've been listening to quite a bit of Queen lately, well the Greatest Hits cds anyway, because that's all I have.
But just going by those cds they had quite a few great songs.
It's a shame Tie Your Mother Down, Stone Cold Crazy and Sail Away Sweet Sister weren't on those albums though, because those songs rock too, but then I guess they weren't "greatest hits"

Exactly the point but as you said those weren't "greatest hits" even though TYMD is on the DVD Greatest hits 1 There are lots of jewels in Queen discography and my personal faves are who needs you, all dead, sail away sweet sister, rock it (prime jive)

I had to read this like 10 times to believe it.  You're young and that is forgiveable, dissin one of the greatest singers that has ever lived is not.  Hearing aids are free on the NHS I suggest you apply for one.

I'm not dissing Mercury or May at all. I just pointed out that they show too much restraint of their abilities. I suspect they did better performances live, so I'll try and find a bootleg one of these days.

Ever heard the early bootlegs when at the end of every show they performed in the lap of the gods? is a must, a few shots are on you tube  : ok:

Is my idea or Slash got the idea of the hat by this, look at Brian's hat in another one bites the dust

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mzkOZvrGCw&search=queen%20argentina

Heretics!  3 pages and still no mention of Flash Gordon?!

FLASH!
AAA-AAAAHHHH
 :peace:

what are those jerks doing? MAKING the crowd SING?! damn... :p

love how he works the crowd. queen rocks

I mentioned this in another thread but I'll ask in this thread too so anyway, is it just me or would Johnny Depp be great for a Freddie Mercury biopic? I don't know, after watching his movies I think he kind of looks like him and all the different roles he played and how much of a good actor he is, I think he could pull it off. And plus, Depp is into music himself like Rock n' Roll and stuff.

yeah.. come to think of it they kinda do have the same look going on with the ugly hair in charlie and the choclate factory!

but can depp sing?

Meh, I'd take Judas over Queen anyday. Just me.

I don't understand why you have to diss on Walk for having a different opinion anyways.

Anyways, thats just my opinion.

   -jack

We are going to diss you too  :rant:
hahaha kidding  :hihi:
well actualy Im not saying that he is wrong, cause is an opinions and opinions are never wrong, but that he can listen to Jazz album which I think is great, I don't see the compares with Judas Priest, totally different bands.

About Depp being Mercury, could make sense he looks like Freddie but he needs to get his mouth more bigger so he can look like him.  :)

Both Judas Priest and Queen had great singers, and they were both great 70's proggish bands before devolving into mass arena-rock. Proggy Priest is the 3 "S" albums, and then VERY quickly (as in just months after Stained Class) sold out with Killing Machine, while Queen had the proggy elements on the first 2 albums, and slowly turned into a mass-appeal band, which definitely happened with News of the World, but could be heard happening earlier.

I think Priest has more mystique because the band changed its image and sound so quickly, while Queen slowly turned away from their proggish roots.

Of course, a lot of the "watered down" post 70's Priest albums are excellent material, especially Defenders of the Faith and Painkiller. Also, many of the lesser songs sound much better live, most notably Desert Plains. They simply don't match up to the 3 "S" albums, though. Likewise, Queen have some good songs post Queen II, but just not as many per album as before.

your comparing queen, a rock/cross experimental/operatic band with a british new wave heavy metal band......

bit of a awkward comparrisson dont you think dude?

queen are ok, sheer heart attacks good (album), btw if your looking for the operatic thing you mentioned in antoher post, check out the album "a night at the opera", i think the title gives it away lol.

priests songs so way better live, heavier.

Priest was part of the NWOBHM, but they were NOT an NWOBHM band. Judas Priest goes back to the late 60's. They predate NWOBHM by over a decade. And yes, all Judas Priest songs are better live.

A Night at the Opera is only an album title. The most "rock opera" (and best) of Queen albums is easily Queen II.

i listened to queen II and found it dull due to it being under produced.

albums after it i find are more interesting.

Give it another listen. It's Queen's best.

Queen II is a great masterpiece, actually yesterday I was listening to it, it does not have the poppy elements of the later albums but it's more jazz, opera, rock orientated and I think is a must for every queen lover. as walk said give it another try ;)

Launch Radio Netwokrs reports: After successful tours of Europe, Japan, and North America, it looks like QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS have decided to continue their working relationship with some new material. A message on QUEEN guitarist Brian May's web site reads, "We will be heading into the studio in October... There was an intent there for a while, but we have all been busy picking up our lives in different ways... but now it really looks as if we are on... We will take it gently at first, the priority being to feel good, and put ourselves in the mood to create." More information is forthcoming, and it should be noted that a source close to Rodgers didn't deny May's story.

May also said the October sessions would be held "at a secret location," and, while that location hasn't been announced, it's worth noting that Rodgers and his band, which includes former HEART guitarist Howard Leese, have booked a U.K. tour for October.

There are no plans for May and QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor to join Rodgers onstage. May said, "It will be good to see the Paul Rodgers we all grew up with, doing his own material, from FREE to BAD COMPANY and THE FIRM, plus, I'm sure, a good helping of the pure blues material which is such a main artery of Paul's music."

O only hope they dont go under the name of Queen

Launch Radio Networks reports: The union of Paul Rodgers and QUEEN members Brian May and Roger Taylor is leading to new material. There have been hints about them going into the studio this fall, and May wrote on his BrianMay.com web site, "Roger and Paul Rodgers and I have been in the studio the last few days working on NEW NEW NEW material ... quite an occasion really. Apart from our excursions with Dave Stewart for Nelson Mandela a couple of years back (most of which never got heard) this is our first QUEEN new recording session for about 15 years. It may turn into an album ... it may lead elsewhere, but right now we are HAVING FUN! And ..... it sounds pretty amazing to my ears ... very different from anything Paul or Queen have ever done. And pretty epic!!" May didn't give any indication as to when this new material would be made public, or if there will be another QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS tour anytime soon.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6151050.stm

Queen's first Greatest Hits album has topped a rundown of the UK's Top 100 best sellers, compiled by the Official Charts company for cable channel VH1.
The album, first released in 1981, has sold 5,407,587 copies - 600,000 more than its nearest rival, the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Pop star Robbie Williams has the most albums in the chart with six.

But the Rolling Stones, Sting, the Sex Pistols and Bob Dylan are among those without a single entry to their names.

Mancunian rockers Oasis, singer Michael Jackson and Canadian star Celine Dion each have three entries in the chart, which includes compilations and original soundtracks.

Jason Donovan - currently appearing in ITV1's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! - has the country's 100th best seller with his 1989 debut, 10 Good Reasons.

Queen are the only band in the chart to sell more than five million albums.

Michael Jackson's Thriller, meanwhile - the biggest selling album of all time according to the Guinness Book of Records - ranks as the UK's eighth most popular release.

Relative newcomers James Blunt and David Gray appear at 19 and 20 respectively, while Dido's first and second albums chart at 15 and 22.

Madonna is the highest ranked solo female, however, with her Immaculate Collection just making the Top 10 in tenth place.

Positions have been determined by basing sales on data ranging from current sales figures to handwritten till receipts from the 1950s.

Blur bass player Alex James will host a rundown of the chart on VH1 on Saturday.

5 million is the top?

Thats it? Dont people over here buy albums - there are 62 million of us!!

Doesnt surprise me lots of people now Queen more for their singles than for any album, which I think is a big mistake.
I think that number has decrease or raise its number thanks to P2Ps programs

Well, not really, when you consider that albums released in the last couple of years have outsold records that came out twenty plus years ago.

Another useless list.

Why is it useless ???

Its fact - official publication of the music industry over here

Its true but kinda tricky for instance when Maiden release Brave New World it was the best selling record for Maiden carreer, yet it wasnt like 7th son or Number of the beast, cause I think it was only for Bruce's return but not for its quality  :-\

Launch Radio Networks reports: If all goes well, QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS will grace us with new music on tour next summer. The group has been in the studio this year, and QUEEN guitarist Brian May told Britain's Sky News, "The tracks seems to be coming out very well, so we'll have to think about whether this is an entire album, or whether it's just a few tracks, and there's a possibility we'll go out on tour next summer as well. We're thinking about that." May didn't say when tourdates might be announced, nor did he say when they might release the new material.

Launch Radio Networks reports: The members of QUEEN are really happy with the new material they recently recorded with Paul Rodgers. Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor were interviewed on the CBC TV show "The Hour", which airs weeknights across Canada, and host George Stroumboulopoulos asked them how work was progressing on a new album. May said, "We went in the studio... to see what happens, 'cause we've already tested it pretty good on stage, and that works great... And we went in almost unprepared... and came up with some tracks, which I think are really great. They're very different, they're very unlike anything that we've done, or anything that Paul's done." Taylor added that the sessions "went spectacularly well."

May also said, "It's gonna be good, 'cause next time we go out (on tour), we won't just be nostalgia, we will be 'This is what we are.'"

Neither May nor Taylor said when a new album might be released, or when a tour might begin.

This stuff really pisses me off, I'm an even bigger queen fan than I'm a guns fan but this just doesn't feel right.

It didn't feel right when they were touring using the queen monniker and it sure as hell doesn't feel right when they are planning on recording new material using the name!

I once found a great freddie quote can't remember it now, but it was something like: "If one of us were to die, Queen would stop to excist........" the quote was longer but really can't remember it If anyone knows what I'm talking about please free to post the quote

but it pretty much proves that this is not what Freddie would have wanted? :no:

I've pretty much lost my respect for Brian and Roger....but on the other hand I gained a lot of respect for john? : ok:

Is it worse that Axl using the GNR name?

Alhough i'm not happy with that either, I think this is worse because slash and the others have left the band out of their free will and sadly freddie did not....

Just imagine Mick jagger dying and the rest of the band continuing with someone else, now that wouldn't be right now would it?

No it wouldnt be right because of the Stones super lengthy career...But May has lots of music left in him and i think he and Rodgers are a great fit and I say all the power to them...as long as they continue to say Queen+Paul Rodgers

Some (not me) could argue that this case is better because May/Taylor can't help it that Freddie died, whereas the members and ex-members of GNR have voluntarily dissolved a business partnership....and I could take your Jagger and counter with Brian Johnson....but I won't. My position on such things is always that I have no say on who uses what name for their music, and if you have rights to the name then good luck to you with using it to sell your art. My say comes in whether I think the music is still any good and whether I want to buy it, and there's no magic formula to determine whether it's valid or not besides how it sounds.

So for example, the new GNR is great, as is AC/DC with Brian, Deep Purple with Gillan and then Coverdale, Sabbath with Dio and then Gillan. Whereas Sabbath with Tony Martin sucks, as does Van Halen without Roth. I saw Queen twice with FM and they were awesome, Freddie was probably the greatest frontman ever along with Jagger, and I'm not that interested in Queen with Paul Rodgers...but it's their band, and I don't think their wrong to use they're name.

Is there any news on the new album?

Go up a couple posts

Thanks : ok:

So they might be touring this summer, but we have no idea when the album is being released?

I dont think they would tour again without a new album or at least a good chunk of new material

Yeah, otherwise it would be just like last year. I mean, I like hearing the hits, but they have some other great songs that I think Paul might be able to do some good stuff with. Brand new songs from the album would be even better.

Say what you will, but I've always enjoyed the score that Brian wrote for the (1980) film 'Flash Gordon'... it's wonderful!

Does anybody here remember that film and the music??

Anyway, here's a little sample of the title track for those of you who aren't familiar with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQVLFn2PTzY

Cheers,
W.R.

The Works and Innuendo are two of my favorite post-70's Queen albums. There are some great songs on both of them. In my opinion The Miracle is their worst album, especially since it has aged so badly. It's the only Queen album that doesn't sound modern. If you take away 'Breakthru' and 'I want it all' the album is pretty bad, compared to the others.

I think all the stuff Queen did in the 70s was amazing - the band needs to release a live DVD from this time period, they had some great shows.

I have every Queen album and DVD.  :yes:

never thought i would see one rwite that about Queen!? :o

Have heard a few doesnt like Queen cos of what Freddie was... and thats ridiculous

Queen is a music legend. They rocked back then and still do!

And Robman... not sure i have all the queen albums... i ahve 20. Is that em all?

Queen only released 15 studio albums, so I'm guessing you've also got some live/compilation albums in there...







I sure hope you're not ranking flash gordon above the miracle?...because that would be just wrong...

Flash Gordon was the biggest waste of money ever and this is coming from a guy who's almost obsessed with Queen I've got everything, all the albums, all the demo's even the very very very rare stuff, but imo opinion FG shouldn't even be noted in queen discography it's a disgrace...


What about "was it all worth it" or "hang on in there"? I don't think they sound dated at all...

Now if you had said that the invisible man sounds dated I could understand that? :hihi:

was counting the albums after 91 in...!  ;D

lol well in that case you should have 30 albums? ;D

wow. Ok. will happy enough with the once i ahve now!

Cannot wait for the new one this year! ;D

Yeah, the live albums are:

Live Killers
Live Magic (which is basically Wembley shortened and edited to fit on one disc, crap)
Live at Wembley '86
One Fire Live At The Bowl

I thnk those are all the official ones, off the top of my head. I also have an awesome DVD or Queen live in Rio '85 that I recorded off TV.

think i only have 1 live thingy with em on dvd... or not quite dvd...! The tribute show! Have seen it a few times! ;D

Yeah the Freddie Mercury tribute is awesome, it's a pity they cut out the first half with GNR and other bands playing their own music.

Best official full concert is probably Wembley '86, although I hope they release a 70s show for DVD sometime.

Great band, they have a variety of music. Great influence to so many bands, GN'R included. Believe Axl once said that in Freddie Mercury he hadn't ever had 'a better teacher' Think its influenced GN'R trying a variety of song styles, from what songs I've heard the variety will continue on Chinese Democracy.

Did you ever see 'Will Will Rock You' the concert in Canada?

It the funniest thing ever. The crowd sucked. Freddie made comments like "they don't know the fuckin words" the band even stopped 'Jailhouse Rock' after one verse because the crowd wasn't into it.  :hihi:

Someone has probably said this already - I love the way their albums are named after Marx Brothers films.

I agree with you man here, Was it all worth it is my personal fave and also chinese torture, I heard somewhere that Axl was going to sing party, is that true?  :nervous:

Paul Rodgers has told Gary Graff of Billboard.com that he "recorded some nine songs" with QUEEN members Brian May and Roger Taylor, and that there are plans to return to the studio in October to do some more work.

Rodgers won't commit to a definite timetable, but he guesses a new album may appear "probably next year the way things are going," with a tour likely to follow.

"With QUEEN and myself, it's a very organic thing," Rodgers explains. "We're letting it sort of develop itself naturally and not pushing it or giving it any pressure. We go in, just the three of us. Roger gets on the kit, Brian gets on the guitar, I get on the acoustic guitar and piano, either/or, and then we share the bass line afterwards."

Rodgers describes the new material as "interesting" and says he's been particularly fascinated by watching May craft QUEEN's trademark harmonies. "What happens is he can hear the song line and then he can hear all the harmonies on top of it," Rodgers explains. "We can't hear them, but when we go out in the studio he tells us what line we should sing. He knows exactly what he's doing and we don't know what it's going to sound like, but when we go back into the studio and the engineer puts everything up we all go, 'Holy smokes, listen to that! So that's the genius of the harmonies."

Brian May: musician/astronomer  :D

Queen guitarist wraps studies for doctorate

Reuters

Wed Jul 25, 8:43 PM ET

Brian May, the lead guitarist from rock band Queen, is close to earning his doctorate in astrophysics -- more than 35 years after quitting his studies to become a rock star.

May arrived on the island of La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands several days ago to conduct astronomical observations in support of his thesis, according to a statement by the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands.

His thesis, "Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud," is the last component of his PhD studies, and May expected to complete his work on Wednesday.

"Maybe you'd like to see the Telescope we are working in," May, 60, wrote on his Web site on Wednesday.

"Galileo ... Galileo ... how full of coincidences life is," he added, referring to the lyrics in Queen's hit song "Bohemian Rhapsody."

After submitting his thesis at Imperial College, London, he will have to wait until university assessors approve his work to be granted his PhD next year.

May was studying astrophysics at Imperial College when he formed Queen with singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor in 1970. He dropped his doctorate research into interstellar dust as the band met with increasing success.

After Mercury's AIDS-related death in 1991, May recorded several solo albums and set up the Brian May Band.

But his interest in astronomy continued, and he co-wrote "Bang! The Complete History of the Universe" with Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott, which was published last year.

Earlier this month, the writer of such Queen hits as "We Will Rock You" and "Fat Bottomed Girls" was granted an honorary doctorate from Exeter University in Devon, England.

Yeah, like you said Flash Gordon sucks, so i don't count it as an album.  :hihi:

On October 29, 2007, Eagle Rock Entertainment will simultaneously release two incredible DVDs capturing the incomparable QUEEN in their pomp as the world's biggest band at a sold-out show in 1981 at Montreal's 18,000-seater Forum. The single 95-minute DVD is "Queen Rock Montreal", and there is a special edition double DVD "Queen Rock Montreal + Live Aid", clocking in at 138 minutes of footage. The live CD/LP from the concert is released on the same date on EMI with HD-DVD and Blu-ray versions to follow in November through Eagle.

Following their record-breaking South American tour, the Montreal shows on November 24 and 25, 1981 were to be the only concerts by QUEEN ever shot on film ? indeed they were the first group to shoot an entire show in full cinema format 35mm. These releases offer the best ever sound and picture quality on a QUEEN concert release. Always a great live band, with two years non-stop touring behind them and Freddie Mercury in front of them, QUEEN excelled themselves with the cameras rolling. The footage has been digitally restored from the original film and the sound has been newly mixed and mastered for DTS Surround Sound and PCM Stereo from the original multi-track tapes.

"Hello Montreal...long time no see. You wanna get crazy?" asks Freddie as the band tear into their alternative "fast" version of "We Will Rock You", and from there on QUEEN show their hard rock roots, slowing down only for "Love of My Life" and the more mid-tempo "Under Pressure", notably being performed live for the first time in this concert.

The real joy to be had in watching Freddie, Brian, Roger and John performing here is that, unlike any other QUEEN concert film available, this delivers raw QUEEN. This is before the "Hot Space" album, before keyboards would find a place in the band's touring line up; this is simply four musicians in total cohesion.

Originally titled "We Will Rock You", this film was first launched at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1983 ? as only QUEEN could. It was then released in North America (September 1984), becoming the first commercially available film of QUEEN in concert. For this special edition, the picture has been digitally restored from the original 35mm negative.

The double disc release offers the incredible bonus of a slew of Live Aid features and performances. Regularly polled as the greatest live performance of all time, QUEEN's mighty Live Aid show at 6:44pm on July 13, 1985, is here in full. In addition to the set that reinforced QUEEN's position as unrivalled rock entertainers, Freddie and Brian's performance later in the evening of the poignant "Is This The World We Created" is included. Also featured are 11 minutes of never before seen Live Aid rehearsal footage, plus a rehearsal interview with the band. In addition, there's the curiosity value of a 1982 news feature from U.S. TV series "PM Magazine". Brian May and Roger Taylor bring the story up to date with a brand new audio commentary on the Montreal concert.

Track listing:

01. Intro
02. We Will Rock You (fast)
03. Let Me Entertain You
04. Play The Game
05. Somebody To Love
06. Killer Queen
07. I'm In Love With My Car
08. Get Down Make Love
09. Save Me
10. Now I'm Here
11. Dragon Attack
12. Now I'm Here (reprise)
13. Love Of My Life
14. Under Pressure
15. Keep Yourself Alive
16. Drum & Timpani Solo
17. Guitar Solo
18. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
19. Jailhouse Rock
20. Bohemian Rhapsody
21. Tie Your Mother Down
22. Another One Bites The Dust
23. Sheer Heart Attack
24. We Will Rock You
25. We Are The Champions
26. God Save The Queen

Track listing (Double Disc Live Aid footage)

Live Aid:

01. Bohemian Rhapsody
02. Radio Gaga
03. Hammer To Fall
04. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
05. We Will Rock You
06. We Are The Champions
07. Is This The World We Created

haven't these both been released before?

Is this the same as the We Will Rock You DVD, filmed in Canada?
That was shitty concert, and this isn't an official release.  :no:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003644191

From Brian May's website

Well folks ...

We had a frenetic few days ... about last Friday, we made a snap decision that we'd like to offer a track for World AIDS Day - a track which we've been enjoying in the studio ...

Those who saw Queen plus P.R. on tour last year might remember that Roger sang a contemplative little song called "Say It's Not True" in our acoustic set ...

Well, the idea came up to bring this song into the fold, as something Paul, Roger and I could put our collective stamp on .... and, in the atmosphere of 'good chemistry', the song grew rapidly into ... well, a modest Epic, I would say ! We all sing on it, it takes a new direction, and it packs a lot of surprises ...

Our intention is to give the track away completely free for World AIDS Day - which is this weekend - so suddenly we had to pull out all the stops and really complete this recording ...

So that's where I've been, this rainy night, until 6am ... down at Roger's studio, slaving over a hot mixer! I'm very excited about the way it sounds ... pretty adventurous, I think, and it has important things to say ...

So it goes to mastering this morning ... and ... should emerge .... momentarily!! It's BIG!!!

Watch this space! We haven't done this for a very long time ... but somehow the spirit of Queen has been very strong, the last few days ... and Paul has been in magnificent voice, I'm sure you will agree ... As for guitars ... they are not lacking ... I got some sore fingers along the way ... no holds barred .. Well, enough said - the track is perfectly capable of speaking for itself ....

Cheers
Bri




QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS: A BRAND NEW RECORDING FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

STOP PRESS:
The actual Download page will be up
for tomorrow (Fri 30 Nov) available from approx
10.00 AM GMT


QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS:
A BRAND NEW RECORDING FOR FREE DOWNLOAD
ESPECIALLY FOR NELSON MANDELA?S 46664 ON WORLD AIDS DAY
Available From December 1
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It has not been that closely a guarded secret that rock legends Queen and Paul Rodgers have been in the recording studio for their first sessions together following their successful world tour of 2005/2006. Indeed, both singer/songwriter and founding member of Free/Bad Company Paul Rodgers and Brian May have been quoted on their websites [www.paulrodgers.com and www.brianmay.com] as being "quietly excited" about the music that has been produced from this creative union.

Spurred on by their commitments as Ambassadors to Nelson Mandela?s 46664 HIV AIDS global campaign, on which the spotlight will fall December 1 with a World Aids Day awareness and fundraising concert in Johannesburg, South Africa, Brian May, Roger Taylor and Paul Rodgers have announced they are rushing to finish a track specially written for 46664 by Roger Taylor and have it available as a free download in time for this coming Saturday?s AIDS HIV benefit concert.

The track, Taylor?s ?Say It?s Not True?, originally came to light for the launch of the 46664 campaign back in November 2003. Taylor wrote the song as a gift to Mandela and performed it live for him for the first time with Brian May and Dave Stewart at the inaugural 46664 concert in Cape Town that month. The song carries the message that HIV AIDS is something that can affect any one of us no matter our sexual or racial status.

Taylor performed an acoustic version of the song again nightly during the Queen + Paul Rodgers? 2005 tour, each time dedicating it to Mandela?s work to bring people and politicians together to fight HIV AIDS.

Having played two previous 46664 concerts, but committed in the studio this year, Queen and Paul Rodgers decided to revisit the song, with all three of them sharing the vocals, and to make the song the band?s message of support to Mandela this year.

?By making the song available for free?, says Taylor, ?we hope to help Nelson Mandela with his campaign to get across the message that no-one is safe from infection. We have to be aware, we have to protect ourselves and those we love. The song follows the line of Mr. Mandela?s personal message: it?s in our own hands to bring a stop to this.?

Queen?s last new studio recording was back in November 1997 when May, Taylor and band?s bassist John Deacon reunited to record ?No-One But You? a song written by Brian May which was shaped by the early loss of the late Freddie Mercury to AIDS. The song was the last new work to be released by the band, issued as a single in January 1998.

A video of ?Say It?s Not True? will be premiered during this Saturday?s 46664 Johannesburg World AIDS Day concert and the track available to download exclusively on www.queenonline.com and through www.46664.com www.46664global.com and www.paulrodgers.com on World Aids Day, December 1.

Visit:
www.queenonline.com
www.46664.com
www.46664global.com
www.paulrodgers.com
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The December 1st 46664 Johannesburg World AIDS Day concert will be the fifth International 46664 concert to take place since the AIDS charity was founded under the banner of Nelson Mandela?s former prison number in 2002. The Johannesburg concert is the first to be held on World AIDS Day and takes place at the 50,000 seater Ellis Park Stadium and has been made possible through the support of Joburg City.

46664 was founded in 2002 by Dave Stewart with Queen?s Brian May and Roger Taylor. Taylor and May have participated in three of the previous concerts.

The first 46664 concert, in November 2003, through radio and television coverage delivered the 46664 message to more than 2 billion people in 166 countries, the most widely distributed media event in history.

Artists appearing at this weekend?s concert include Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Ludacris, Corinne Bailey Rae, Goo Goo Dolls, Razorlight, Jamelia together with appearances by a further fifteen acts drawn from the biggest names in South African music including Johnny Clegg, Just Jinjer, the Soweto Gospel Choir and World artist Angelique Kidjo.

Under the guidance of Nelson Mandela, 46664 is a campaign vehicle of the Nelson Mandela charitable organisations. 46664?s aim is to raise awareness of the global HIV AIDS pandemic, as well as funds to support the ongoing 46664 campaign and the HIV AIDS projects it directly supports throughout sub-Saharan Africa. 46664?s project funds develop and support practical programmes for the prevention, testing, care and support for those infected and affected by HIV AIDS in Africa.

46664 recently unveiled its 2007/2008 campaign which will build on its past achievements and expand its outreach activities to communities and schools to engage the youth most affected by HIV AIDS.

WOW! "and it finally happened"  shit, I'll be waiting for friday : ok:

Yep, I'm going to be "slightly mad" on December 1  : ok:
Perhaps that's your early present for your birthday  ;)

Very exciting. I love Queen, but I love Freddie most. I've always been skeptical about all this new Queen business, but I'm curious to hear it. What can I say? I'll give it a fair chance :peace:

I think its a great song. Definitely sounds like Queen.

download here http://www.queenonline.com/sayitsnottrue

Undecided about the vocals, but musically it's pretty damn good, especially when it gets pretty rocking, and Brian's soloing sounds fucking great, reminds me of Slash in some parts. :beer: : ok:

Wow! that doesn't sound like Paul Rodgers. Kick ass tune. I can't wait for the album.

The singing over the acoustic part is Taylor and May....but you knew that  ;D

decent tune, i guess.

i love me some Queen, but without Freddie it just seems kinda pointless...

oh well, if Alice in Chains can continue without Layne, so can these guys...

its not pointless if the fans enjoy it, and the band can tour and play their music.

From Brian May:

**Sat 01 Dec 07**
SINT RESPONSE. SAY IT'S NOT TRUE

Thanks folks, for the wonderful flood of messages about our download track. I'm quite overcome. After the intensity of the last 72 hours of 'polishing' of the track, I slept for most of the next day (or tried to, through the awful noise of builders which surrounds my house every day...), so I missed most of the 'launch' moments (this is tale very familiar to me, from way back in the days of "A Night at the Opera" - and further ...) so I got a shock, a very good shock, opening my E-mail box. I'm really glad that folks have been enjoying the song and the performance and the production - and some of you are very eloquent, to the point where I got pretty moved reading the messages. I wish I could write directly back to everyone, but will you please accept our sincere thanks for the support ... it will be a real boost for our morale, when we go back in to shape what we hope will be a worthy new studio album.

Meanwhile ... enjoy !

Cheers

Bri

www.brianmay.com

I think the new recording is awesome....Taylors vocals are a bit over done...But man Paul sounds amazing...Looking forward to some more new stuff, I seen them back in 2006 when they came to Toronto and they were awesome

I have to register to download?

if so no thanks

Wooa it sounds good, OK it's not Freddy singing but it's great to hear something new, and Taylor doesn't sound overdone it sounds as equal as modern times rock n' roll or fight from the inside i could say  ;)

I like it, sounds like classic Queen.

I dig it, I think it's great they're creating new material while keeping the vintage sound.



Just submit a junk email, you know like a hotmail account or something. I always keep one handy for registering with websites.  You can immediately download the song after that.

or make up a bogus name. Does it really matter?

That guitar sound is similar to that of the tone of Catcher In The Rye. Mmmm..... Hehe.

They've vastly improved the song, for those who haven't heard the 'original' it was played live in 2005, and i think in 2006 just with Roger Taylor and it wa all acoustic. For me the low point of the gig.

But with some quality guitar and Paul Rodgers voice brought in to rock it up, its actually pretty good.

Not sure they should be keeping the name 'Queen' though. Queen + Paul Rodgers was ok, but you just can't replace Freddie.

Pretty good song, i love when it builds up... Brian's guitar is kick ass as usual!

 :beer:  cheers for that! : ok:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYl-_uZcu64     : ok:

If it was re-arenged and recorded as fast as they say they did a hell of a job !! I'm so happy when I get to hear fresh sounds from Brian May and Roger Taylor.

This is in my humble opinion a very good song, and I really appreciate that Paul Rodgers isn't trying to mimic Freddie Mercury but instead has always done it his own way.

I hope they will, in the future, release something and tour behind it.

Great song. It's cool that they're giving it away for free.

I like hearing Brian May rocking out again but really ... c'mon. The song's not that bad, but "not the bad" isn't the standard for Queen material. Without Freddie and John Deacon, this just isn't Queen. Paul Rodgers is a fantastic vocalist, but Freddie is the greatest male rock vocalist in history. Fact, not opinion. I wish May and Roger Taylor would have continued on as a different project.

I did not like it

guitar solos yes.

rest of the song is shit.

Well yeah perhaps it is difficult to accept it as Queen, cause it is not Freddy or John in the project one of course cause is dead and the other one cause he has retired, but does that means that it is not Queen really, I mean Brian and Roger always wanted to keep Queen family together.
Is not like Axl really wanted to keep GNR with other guys and stuff it just happened

But Slash quitting isn't the same as Freddie, the world's greatest frontman, getting HIV/AIDS and dying. The continuation of "Queen" is sort of disrespectful no matter which way you cut it.

Yeah but slash quiting might be like John quiting, at the end who knows if Freddy would still alive and Queen separated, who knows

QUEEN guitarist Brian May spoke to the press after the premiere of "We Will Rock You" in Vienna on January 24, 2008. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

Q: There are rumors that you will be going on tour late this year.

May: "We are planning to. We're planning to tour in the autumn."

Q: What are your plans for the future?

May: "Ah well, we're finishing an album at the moment with Paul Rodgers. We plan to tour later in the year and that's about as far as I can see at the moment. I keep busy. I do lots of other things too. I've become a Chancellor of a University. I don't know if you know that, and a Doctor, and I don't sleep. (laughs)"

Q: Any other musical plans?

May: "We are working ? I guess the big news which I didn't tell anyone else, it that we're now working very hard on the sequel. Ben has now finished the first draft of his script called 'We Will Rock You 2' and so will be the continuing adventures of Scaramouche and Galileo and that's a great challenge, you know. To achieve this once is incredible and we feel lucky, but if we could do it twice, then, you know, and with some new surprises, good fun."

With a new album in the pipeline ? the first new studio album to carry the QUEEN name since the Freddie Mercury sessions ? QUEEN is heading back on the road for a four-month tour, once again in the company of musician/singer/songwriter Paul Rodgers who joined the band for the highly successful 2005/2006 world tour, the European leg of which ended with the band's spectacular London Hyde Park open air concert before going on to play the U.S. and Japan.

In all, the band's tour was attended by more than a million people.

Together Brian May, Roger Taylor and Paul Rodgers have recorded their first album's worth of material, jointly written and produced. With the title yet to be disclosed, the album is being readied for release September 1, two weeks ahead of the start of the tour.

The QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS 28-date arena tour will take in 14 countries in just seven weeks, and take the band to Northern Eurasia, Central and Southern Europe, and the UK, and is expected to wind up at the end of the year with the band's highly anticipated return to South America, the setting of some of its most historic tours in the early '80s.

QUEEN's historic Latin America dates set new world records for the numbers of the audiences it attracted. At the 1985 Rock in Rio concert the band played to an unheard of audience of 300,000 and was watched on television by nearly 200 million people throughout the South American continent.

The 2008 tour kicks off mid-September in Russia with two dates at Moscow's SCO Olympic Arena, moves on into Poland for a massive free concert at the historic Gdansk Shipyard, and then follows a path through Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland and the Netherlands before arriving in the UK early October for 6 dates including London's 02 Arena on October 13.

The UK dates see the band additionally play Nottingham, Glasgow, Cardiff and Birmingham with a final UK date at Liverpool Arena on October 18 before continuing on to Spain, Hungary, Serbia, Czech Republic and Austria for seven further dates.

Tracks on the new QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS album will include "Say It's Not True" (see video below), previously released at the end of last year by QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS as a special World Aids Day download for Nelson Mandela's 46664 HIV AIDS charity , plus a "first" for a QUEEN album ? a cover version. The remaining tracks are all newly written by May, Taylor and Rodgers during the late 2007/early 2008 recording sessions.

One of these tracks, "C-lebrity", will receive a sneak preview when the band make a by-demand return to the UK's ITV "Al Murray's Happy Hour" for the final show on April 4.

Tickets for all UK dates will go on sale at venue box offices and usual ticket agents from Saturday April 5.

UK ticket prices: ?49.40, ?39.50 (check venues).
A Phil McIntyre Entertainment Tour.

The Cosmos Rocks over Europe at:

EUROPE LEG 1:
Tuesday 16 September Moscow SCO Olympic Arena RUSSIA
Wednesday 17 September Moscow SCO Olympic Arena RUSSIA
Saturday 20 September Gdansk Shipyard POLAND
Sunday 21 September Berlin Velodrom GERMANY
Tuesday 23 September Antwerp Sportspaleis BELGIUM
Wednesday 24 September Paris Bercy FRANCE
Friday 26 September Rome Palalottomatica ITALY
Sunday 28 September Verona Arena ITALY
Monday 29 September Zurich Hallenstadion SWITZERLAND
Wednesday 1 October Munich Olympiahalle GERMANY
Thursday 2 October Mannheim SAP Arena GERMANY
Saturday 4 October Hannover TUI Arena GERMANY
Sunday 5 October Hamburg Color Line Arena GERMANY
Tuesday 7 October Rotterdam Ahoy NETHERLANDS

UK
Friday 10 October Nottingham Arena
Saturday 11 October Glasgow SE&CC
Monday 13 October London 02
Tuesday 14 October Cardiff Arena
Thursday 16 October Birmingham NIA
Saturday 18 October Liverpool Arena

EUROPE LEG 2
Wednesday 22 October Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi SPAIN
Friday 24 October Murcia Estadio Municipal SPAIN
Saturday 25 October Madrid Palacio de Deportes SPAIN
Tuesday 28 October Budapest Sportarena, HUNGARY
Wednesday 29 October Belgrade Arena SERBIA
Friday 31 October Prague 02 Arena CZECH REPUBLIC
Saturday 1 November Vienna Stadthalle AUSTRIA

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.

Look for the first plays of the new QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS single on UK radio next week:

Did anyone here end up getting the new album, and if so, is it any good?

It SUCKS! and I'm a Queen fan :no:

What's so bad about it?

Didn't really like it myself. Sounds more like BC than Queen...

it's "too poppy" for my taste. I know Queen had GREAT POP songs but this album doesnt come near to what Queen once stood for.

Yeah, I put it in the OK category

I put it this way, I'm a Queen fan but i don't listen that album all day long or any song of that record, agreed with Robman OK album, nothing more  :no:

Well does everyone know by now that Queen & Paul Rodgers are done? Heres a New Queen Rumour

QUEEN's BRIAN MAY Addresses ADAM LAMBERT Rumors - May 22, 2009 
 
RollingStone.com reports: After Adam Lambert's killer performance with QUEEN on Wednesday night's season finale of "American Idol" (see video below), rumors flew that he had already been offered a job singing with the band. That's slightly premature, according to the band's guitarist, Brian May. ?Amongst all that furor, there wasn't really a quiet moment to talk," May tells Rolling Stone in an e-mail interview. "But [drummer Roger Taylor] and I are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with him at some point. It's not like we, as QUEEN, would rush into coalescing with another singer just like that. It isn't that easy. But I'd certainly like to work with Adam. That is one amazing instrument he has there."