The Great QUEEN debate!!!

[Nicky007]

Curious to hear what you think of Queen and the unmentionable, Mad 

Nicky.

[Deenfan]

CC... aaaarrgggghhhh.... I cannot make myself go through all of it. All of any one of the songs. I don't like the vibe. This is more like it:

http://www.bobrivers.com/#v8302  "Asshole son..."

[Deenfan]

Hey, it's Weird Al, and Bohemian Polka!!

[Deenfan]

How 'bout this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNvk9OEmyZ8 "I want to date a bisexual..."

[maddox]

 

[Deenfan]

What else is there to say?!

[Deenfan]

OK then, Deenie:

39  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnpGXPYAIQ  (you see the guys really enjoyin themselves)

To be honest, I'm a bit hesitant to click on that link... do I want to see that?!!??!?!

[Deenfan]

Ok, here I go, clicking on all the links, one by one. Simultaneously does have it's merits, especially in matters of efficiency, but...

Teo Torriatte(Let Us Cling Together) Queen live at Japan:..................Nice. Good.
Queen - Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)................................Nice little thing.
Queen-'39..........................................................................Happygoluckythingy. Nice, if a bit sick.
Queen "Long Away"...............................................................Very enjoyable. Simple thing.

Man, he does have good teeth, that Freddie. You almost wonder if he did really fit into, well, that was bad wordage... I'm trying to say, of all people to... be... forget it.

Queen- Father To Son............................................................Chaotic.
queen - killer queen................................................................Hey, I know this one! Very good!!
Queen: The Prophet's Song (Slide Show).......................................Good. Strange, and takes a bit of listening to, but it pays off. Very good.
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust...........................................He he. Weird track. Speaking of which, I have to give you a link to Weird Al's...

ANOTHER ONE RIDES THE BUS

[Deenfan]

Queen Made In Heaven.......................................................This is very beautiful. And cheeky.

The one thing that made me go through all this, apart from the fact that Nicky deserves it, is this quote from the first Shadow Gallery album:

Long live Freddy Mercury

[Nicky007]

Hm ... hm... looks like the hjemmebryg (+ some other things) is pretty potent up there - in Svartnes (my new guess) ?

Well, Deenie, iac you got to listen to some of the best Queen songs.

Hope at least you can get some intimation of why we are millions who dig'm.

Yeah, I also noticed Freddie's teeth - a twist on the dentata theme 

I'l play yer links when I'v had my temporary fill of Phideaux (on MySpace) 

So, Mad, did you have some good experiences with the Queen songs ? 

Nicky.

[Deenfan]

Svartnes... Right fjord, actually...

[Nicky007]

OK, Deenie, no sense in guessin further. Ya gotta tell me now. There are several settlements along that d* fjord.

And do you have some photos you can share with us ?  The landscape must be spectacular. (You don't need to send any fotos of yer bedroom antics.)

And where do yer mates live ?  Where do you guys rehearse - in Tromsø ?

And what in the world are you doin in such a remote place ?  Did yer Dad help sink the Tirpitz ?

Nicky.

[Deenfan]

He sat ringside, shouting insults and wiggling his big toe disrespectfully in the general direction of the sinking ship!

...or was that my grandfather...?

It'd be just like any of them.

Where I'm at? One last hint, then: As far as communities go in this remote place, I live near the middle of the largest one - walking distance to school, kindergarten, shops, police, community hall, sporting hall, health center (doctors, old people's homes, dentists...the lot)... and the woods, the fjord, the lakes, the rivers and the mountains. You can reach it all, by foot, in one day.

Rehearsals?!?! Are you mad? The keyboard player in Langhus, 1580kms away, and the singer lives in Notodden, 1678kms away. To our shock and delight, the bass player is no longer a residence of neither La Paz, Bolivia, where he lived during the Return to the Mirror sessions, nor Zomewhere, Poland, where he lived during the Shifting Sands sessions! He is actually living near where I am at, although we reckon he'll spiral off to New Zealand (where his sister actually lives, come to think of it) or some similar place any day.

The guitarist is in Tromsø, so you'll feel a bit informed.

[Nicky007]

Where I'm at?

OK, so it's gotta be Balsfjord 

Nicky.

[Deenfan]

  That's the fjord, yes.

[Nicky007]

That's the fjord, yes.

OK, I can see that now 

Andersdal then - gotta be !!!

How did you guys meet ?  My guess: You all grew up together in Andersdal and the Tromsø area 

Fabulous:  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Andersdalen?uselang=no

Nicky.

[erik]

My cents worth, Queen is a major force in rock and pop music, not to be dismissed. Their Greatest Hits II was one of my first cd's and I have played it to death (because I didn't have much to play but also because I really liked it of course). Later on I got Greatest Hits (I) and Innuendo. The latter is marvellous and gets regular play, Greatest Hits II not so often anymore (I'm saturated with that). Also, relevant on this forum: Clive and John M are big Queen fans!

As for Chris Cornell, I did listen to the links you provided Nicky and Euphoria Morning was subsequently added to my shopping list, I will be getting it sometime soon.

Regarding Nicky's observation in his first post in this thread about prog staying under the radar, I think it's on the rise again for some time, with a whole bunch of prog-related/influenced bands reaching the album charts: Radiohead, Muse, Mars Volta, Sigur Rós and now even Porcupine Tree.

[Deenfan]

OK, I can see that now 

Andersdal then - gotta be !!!

How did you guys meet ?  My guess: You all grew up together in Andersdal and the Tromsø area 

Fabulous:  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Andersdalen?uselang=no

Nicky.

First of all, apologies to Matt and all other members actually trying to talk about Queen... but then Andersdal?!?!

I don't know if there are people there at all, maybe 50 or so. You must look for 50 times that.

[keyboardistmatt]

As for Chris Cornell, I did listen to the links you provided Nicky and Euphoria Morning was subsequently added to my shopping list, I will be getting it sometime soon.

Euphoria Morning is a good album.

[Nicky007]

My cents worth, Queen is a major force in rock and pop music, not to be dismissed.

As for Chris Cornell, I did listen to the links you provided Nicky and Euphoria Morning was subsequently added to my shopping list, I will be getting it sometime soon.

Great with serious Roomies 

Regarding Nicky's observation in his first post in this thread about prog staying under the radar, I think it's on the rise again for some time, with a whole bunch of prog-related/influenced bands reaching the album charts: Radiohead, Muse, Mars Volta, Sigur Rós and now even Porcupine Tree.

Yeah, and Queensrÿche, DT, and (semi)topically, CC 

Also, relevant on this forum: Clive and John M arre big Queen fans!

Mad is no longer an Arena fan 

Euphoria Morning is a good album.

First of all, apologies to Matt and all other members actually trying to talk about Queen... but then Andersdal?!?!

Yeah, but this is a manhunt !!!  All means go 

OK, so it must be Nordkjosbotn.

I just didnt like the name at first 

http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordkjosbotn

You talked about a school and a clinic (turns out to be natural medicine). The store you mentioned is probably the Rema 1000  http://www.gulesider.no/kart/#lat%3D7714346.73183%26lon%3D916194.49142%26zoom%3D18%26layers%3D00B00%26id%3Da_10000134897%26offset%3D0%26tab%3Daddress

You'r the bloke at the corner talkin to the pair of b*bs, right ?

Yeah, there's a surprisingly big community there at the cusp of the Balsfjord. Guess the climate is (relatively) clement 

"Og maj'n kom inn på går'n sin og der fikk han se ..."


So when will Queen be playin in Nordkjosbotn ? 

Nicky.

[Deenfan]

Nordkjosbotn?!  Are you accusing me of consuming one full hour just to drive 70kms!?

Nice try, but there are only 400 people there.

NEEEXT!!


"Og maj'n kom inn på går'n sin og der fikk han se ..." ...ei fetta så diger at han gjikk i kne?!

Man, this is deteriorating. You, other people: Ignore this. Nothing to see here!

[Iggy]

I find it very amusing. At least I know where Balsfjord is now (completely at the top of the world  )

[maddox]

My dear people, for once...

Could we just stay on topic? 

[Deenfan]

We're close. We're on topic of the world!!

[johninblack]

Storsteinnes?