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Re: Queen Oh man, you are lucky. I saw them with Paul Rodgers, which was obviously not the same, but still a dream come true. I started listening to Queen when I was 15. On that birhtday, I was given "Made In Heaven", which was brand new at the time. I liked it, bought all the albums afterwards and never looked back. Only forward, where there was a metallic gleam ;) My fave albums have to be Innuendo and A Night At The Opera. Innuendo for the title track, the last track and a few others. A Night At The Opera because I thought the first note was brilliant, the last note was brilliant and all the notes in between equally so. And bevause it has Bohemian Rhapsody on it and The Prophet's Song, which pretty much beats BoRap in every sense. @BlutAusNerd: Take a listen to these: Stone Cold Crazy (not the best sound, but live and Freddies line at the beginning is very black metal :D )

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Re: Queen While I wouldn't put it like that, i do agree... from a musical standpoint, Queen do cater to a very high standard. Just look at the number of todays bands who cite Queen amongst their influences. But anyone can like or dislike what they please, that's the cool thing about free will :) Then again... ZdmcemWVwbc

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Re: Queen I actually felt like that was heavier than Now I'm Here, and I enjoyed it. Maybe not as metallic as others from the same era like Scorpions or Thin Lizzy, but it has certainly sparked my interest. I also feel like his vocals are more brazen than the sappier/smoother tones he used later, which was another plus for me.

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Re: Queen I guess converting BlutAusNerd to a Queen fan is worth the 100th post :) Yes, Freddies voice and singing technique changed quite a lot. On the first 5 or so albums it was very high at times, but grew steadily deeper and in some respect more powerful I guess. It peaked in a song called "Mother Love", which was the last song he ever recorded, just a few months before his death. I'll post another link, just listen to it, this is a man already given up by doctors, barely able to stand at a microphone. Never mind the cheesy video, just listen to the voice. This is what got me hooked on the band when I first heard it. Not heavy or anything, but... r8ltKs2iavY

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