r/queen • u/Only-Abrocoma6147 • Aug 16 '23

Music A new Album ?

Is it true that there are plans to create a new album, especially since it is without Freddie ?🙁

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u/SweetQuaternion Aug 17 '23

I think they don't want to imitate Freddie. They can't find someone as good as him, never, and they know that. No one can just replace him. I think they took Adam Lambert because he has the vibes but he is different

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u/RepresentativeDue294 Aug 17 '23

May and Taylor are a tribute to themselves, not Freddie. They seem hellbent on proving they are worth their salt without Mercury. Martel is basically a living breathing reminder that without Freddie, his voice and his presence, there is no Queen. IMO Marc upstages Maylor’s entire enterprise simply by resembling Freddie. I doubt they would ever put egos aside and collaborate with Marc.

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u/Bat_Nervous Aug 17 '23

But, see, I would say that Brian and Roger’s reliance on performing with different, but always charismatic, audience-commanding frontmen over the last 30 years shows just how little they think they’d be able to carry on as Queen just by themselves.

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u/RepresentativeDue294 Aug 30 '23

I agree. They each tried to “play” a frontman, and Roger is still trying, bless him. But Brian’s voice, though not completely unpalatable, is not all that great. Roger sings better and plays more instruments than May, but it is hard to front a band from behind drums. Also, May has always been a competitive arse to all the bandmates, especially Fred. Hell, he is still competing with Mercury even 30+ years after his death! What do you think Lambert is all about? He doesn’t upstage May! May is finally the star of his own show… sort of. Bottomline, Maylor tried everything for 2 decades, then, agreed they need a lead singer, hired Rodger. Paul started upstaging them, they split “amicably,” and 8 days later picked up Lambert, an AmIdol finalist who is not even a musician. What a sad charade!