Great Song or The Greatest Song

[kosmo vinyl]

Queen - "Fat Bottomed Girls"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMnjF1O4eH0

"Get on your bikes and ride!"

[Relaxer]

Most likely in my all-time top 10
at this urgent hour, I'd put it at #6

[kosmo vinyl]

I'm going through a bit of a Queen obsession at the moment, primarily because I was in a particularly grumpy mood the other day while driving to the Metro and that new classic rock station served up "Killer Queen" and it completely changed my mood.   So I've blasting some Queen greatest hits in the car, for the short trips around the hood.

It dawned on me that a whole lot of Indie Rock bands could use more inspiration from Queen.  Where is the swagger, the hooks, the soaring vocals, when was the last time you air drummed to a Indie Rock band. 

[Vas Deferens]

Bicycle Race.....i want to ride my bicycle~~~~~~~~ 

[sweetcell]

It dawned on me that a whole lot of Indie Rock bands could use more inspiration from Queen.  Where is the swagger, the hooks, the soaring vocals, when was the last time you air drummed to a Indie Rock band. 

agreed, but how many bands have been panned as being "queen rip-offs"?

damned if you do, damned if you don't...

[sweetcell]

Bicycle Race.....i want to ride my bicycle~~~~~~~~ 

considering how FAT your ass has gotten recently, we all want you to ride your bicycle hon!!!

[kosmo vinyl]

It dawned on me that a whole lot of Indie Rock bands could use more inspiration from Queen.  Where is the swagger, the hooks, the soaring vocals, when was the last time you air drummed to a Indie Rock band. 

agreed, but how many bands have been panned as being "queen rip-offs"?

damned if you do, damned if you don't...

I'm not saying that bands need to start sounding exactly like Queen or become Queen rip-offs, partly because there was only one Freddie Mercury.  What they need to do is stop jumping on the latest indie rock craze and develop their own sound, using bands like Queen for inspiration.

One of my favorite records of the last decade came from Splitsville, a little heard band outside of the power pop scene.  Anyways, you can tell the band members grew up listening to Queen, KISS, The Beatles, Beach Boys etc, but they were able to bring those influences together and still create a sound of their own.  They also recorded the best Coldplay/Keane song I've ever heard.

[James Ford]

Highly recommend this dvd

http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Rock-Montreal/dp/B000VZBCW4

[Vas Deferens]

omg wtf !

Bicycle Race.....i want to ride my bicycle~~~~~~~~ 

considering how FAT your ass has gotten recently, we all want you to ride your bicycle hon!!!

[sweetcell]

[Shadrach]

"I Was Born To Love You" is a really great and somewhat forgotten or overlooked Freddie Mercury song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GPa7ybW6V4

[walkonby]

but freddie was gay.  people hate gay people.

[runwhiteyrun06]

"A Night at the Opera" is such a great album, especially the transition of going from "The Prophet's Song" to "Love of my Life".

[Jaguar]

but freddie was gay.  people hate gay people.

Get over it Walkie. You're living in the past. Thankfully, that statement isn't anywhere near as true as it once was.

[walkonby]

but freddie was gay.  people hate gay people.

Get over it Walkie. You're living in the past. Thankfully, that statement isn't anywhere near as true as it once was.

http://trueslant.com/laurieessig/2009/11/30/how-american-christians-helps-kill-african-gays/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a-7up7azdQ&feature=related

http://www.dallasvoice.com/artman/publish/article_11500.php

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/02/AR2009110202120.html

http://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/03/nyregion/anti-gay-attacks-increase-and-some-fight-back.html?pagewanted=1

http://mediamatters.org/research/200910010008

http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/pope-gay-marriage-attacks-mankind-an-endangered-species/discrimination/2010/01/11/6772

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008597989_ricinthreat07m.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/31/homophobic-attacks-increase-police-statistics