music, queen and Pablo Honey

My best mate and I have spatted like this since we were 8 (and he fell in love with Suzy Quatro even though I pointed out her base guitar playing was mythical and that leather trousers were not a hallmark of musical excellence).

Great fun mun...he hates Queen by the way (one's appreciation, or lack of it, of Queen is a now a vital addendum to any new post)

I've likely contributed to this in the past, in future I'll stay away from any band title threads where I know I have nothing positive to say.

I think that's a rule of thumb I'll take too. But this thread is one that surprises me. I honestly though that there were just opinions here. No ridicule or snobbery involved.

PE SA wrote: A Evans wrote: PE SA wrote: A Evans wrote: PE SA wrote: It would be a very dull world if we all liked the same things Have you listened to Cian Ciarans new album mate? No I have not heard Cians album. Got gulps 7" but not ciarans. Is it any good? Have not heard anything of his recent work outside the furries apart From acid casuals (I think that's ciaran but wouldn't swear to it). Ye very good mate. Quite laid back, posted one song on the 'new music' thread, take a listen. Spoke to him a few weeks back (he was at Dinefwr Lit Fest watching Gruff), really nice guy. i have only met guto and gruff, twice! once when they were DJ's in toucan bar in cardiff, and the other watching mogwai they were next to us in the coal exchange few years back, (mr.beast album tour i think). i was hoping they would invite him on stage to play Dial_Revenge with him, but it was not to be. i think all band members are top guys and genuinely nice. was gutted i couldnt make the dinefwr festival. was it good? did you see howard marks?   will check out the track later. its probably very good as most things the SFA members have done are. i think the peth is the poorest but even they have some very good tracks.

Ye the Dinefwr Festival was very good. Weather was crap and there was a poor turn out (down to the weather i think). Ye saw Howard Marks, saw his stage show in Swansea about 10 years ago (Mr Nice tour) but he has updated it so it was fresh and quite funny to be fair.

Gruff was his usual brilliant self. Played for about an hour and finished with an epic version of Skylon, there can't have been more than 150 people watching him. Went from that to seeing the Stone Roses 2 nights later where there were 70,000 people .

PE SA wrote: A Evans wrote: PE SA wrote: A Evans wrote: PE SA wrote: A Evans wrote: PE SA wrote: It would be a very dull world if we all liked the same things Have you listened to Cian Ciarans new album mate? No I have not heard Cians album. Got gulps 7" but not ciarans. Is it any good? Have not heard anything of his recent work outside the furries apart From acid casuals (I think that's ciaran but wouldn't swear to it). Ye very good mate. Quite laid back, posted one song on the 'new music' thread, take a listen. Spoke to him a few weeks back (he was at Dinefwr Lit Fest watching Gruff), really nice guy. i have only met guto and gruff, twice! once when they were DJ's in toucan bar in cardiff, and the other watching mogwai they were next to us in the coal exchange few years back, (mr.beast album tour i think). i was hoping they would invite him on stage to play Dial_Revenge with him, but it was not to be. i think all band members are top guys and genuinely nice. was gutted i couldnt make the dinefwr festival. was it good? did you see howard marks?   will check out the track later. its probably very good as most things the SFA members have done are. i think the peth is the poorest but even they have some very good tracks. Ye the Dinefwr Festival was very good. Weather was crap and there was a poor turn out (down to the weather i think). Ye saw Howard Marks, saw his stage show in Swansea about 10 years ago (Mr Nice tour) but he has updated it so it was fresh and quite funny to be fair. Gruff was his usual brilliant self. Played for about an hour and finished with an epic version of Skylon, there can't have been more than 150 people watching him. Went from that to seeing the Stone Roses 2 nights later where there were 70,000 people . was gutted i couldnt make the festival. but flying out to kos on the date of the festival made me feel slightly better about it!!! only seen gruff perform skylon once! it was brilliant. he just sat down with a lifejacket on and just played the 10min (or however long it is!) epic story!!

The Staves were lovely too really good band.

salmidach wrote: If queen were so bad, how does their music still sell 40 years after they were formed and 20 years after the death of Freddie Mercury... My 7 year old daughter knows the words to we are the champions and we will rock you. that had nothing to do with me, but she picked them up on the radio... The Cure I can agree with, but to just say Queen are over-rated and over popular is a joke. they have influenced many big acts, current and passed....

i enjoy queen, they have some poor tracks, but they do have some absolute belters - i want it all, show must go on, innuendo, don't stop me now, fat bottomed girls, the entire night at the opera album, tie your mother down, under pressure.

PE SA wrote: i enjoy queen, they have some poor tracks, but they do have some absolute belters - i want it all, show must go on, innuendo, don't stop me now, fat bottomed girls, the entire night at the opera album, tie your mother down, under pressure.   the only bad thing with queen now is i feel they should stop. constant tours with other people singing (i mean, jessie j??? come on. some songs should not never be touched, queen songs are in that category as nobody can sing the songs like freddie did, may and taylor for me should know that). I really do have the utmost respect for bassist John Deacon who said without freddie there is no queen. brian may and roger taylor have really started to make people sick of queen which is a shame as they are a band that will forever be known as one of the greats in british rock history, if you like them or not. thats really the only issue i have with queen. its because of my fathers queen records i wanted to play guitar, and i am sure i am not alone in that.