Queen the band sucks. I don’t get why anyone likes them. Aside from Bohemian Rhapsody, their songs are bland and fall short. Their rock is dry. And the opera-style singing is cringe. Examples:

Another One Bites the Dust

  • Catchy bass line, fun to direct at an opponent, CORNY AF. The song is about people being killed, but sounds like a funky Michael Jackson song with an Opera singer.

We Will Rock You

  • Good solo, repetitive and annoying simple beat. Boom-boom-ch. So lame.

We Are the Champions

  • Such a self-aggrandizing and braggy song. “No time for losers”? Okay, Donald Trump.

Bicycle Race

  • I don’t even have to say anything about this one. Everyone knows how corny this song sounds.

Somebody to Love

  • Touching topic, cheesy lyrics and even cheesier choir-like singing. It’s cringe.

I am happy for the band and their success. I admire Freddie Mercury’s unapologetic flamboyance. The dude kept it real. But, I just can’t like the music.

I’m sorry if I’ve offended anyone. I understand we all have different taste and respect everyone’s freedom to like and enjoy what they want. I’m not trying to insult anyone for their taste, but merely expressing my own in a somewhat humorous attempt.

  • dumbass@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I notice you got nothing to say about the greatest Queen song ever, Dont Stop Me Now, I guess theres always an exception to the rule.

    • Zannsolo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      One of my favorite things I’ve seen on the internet was a gif mashup of don’t stop me now with a gif of a porn where everybody looked coked out of their minds and this girl is dancing all crazy.

      • Jarix@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Actually listening to Ogre Battle when i read your comment. So thats fun and i wanted to share and thank you.

        I found a deep cuts playlist to listen to before reading This article (i didnt agree with everything the article claimed, but was a passionate take on queen which was fun in its own way)

        I accidently opened up the wrong app when I finished reading it and intended to come back here. After seeing the track list Ogre Battle immediately caught my eye as it is also the name of one of my favourite video game franchises.

        Now i wonder if there is any connection between the song and the game. Now I really hope(and my head cannon until proven wrong!) is that the game creator or someone on the team was a huge Queen fan

  • Vinny_93@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I totally agree but I suppose you have to note that at the time, it was somewhat unique.

    That said, pop music has been bland since the 70s. Rock has dominated the charts for decades and anything remotely experimental is just called ‘noise’ by boomers who just seem to want more of the same.

    The surge of dance music is a breath of fresh air that has become the same issue, but now affecting the next generation.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Pop music, by definition, is bland (or mundane anyway, in the sense of routine).

      The broader the reach, the simpler it has to be.

      Compare any pop artist to Miles Davis. Anyone can grok pop stuff, even if they don’t care for it. Damn few people get Miles - I barely do and I have music theory training.

  • ABCDE@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Choosing their most radio-friendly songs and ignoring everything else? Yeah nah.

      • InFerNo@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Spread your wings

        It’s a hard life

        These are the days of our lives

        Doing alright

        You take my breath away

        All dead, all dead

        Jealousy

        Save me

        Cool cat

        Is this the world we created

        Don’t try so hard

    • Skua@kbin.earth
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      2 months ago

      To be fair, if someone listens to the six best known songs by a band and only likes one of them, it’s no surprise they wouldn’t bother digging into the catalogue further

    • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Anyone looking to dive into a Queen album, might I recommend A Night at the Opera?

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Ooh! Ooh! Do I finally get to say the thing??? Yaaay!

    Username is relevant. This guy HAS really lost his mind!

    Oh, wait…I’m supposed to use THEIR username…I’m so used to hearing MINE.

    Eh. Still works.

  • Anissem@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    What in your opinion is ‘good’ music? Queen was a fantastic band, one of the best imo.

  • Ydna@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I don’t like Queen but I attribute it to the genre more than anything else. Do you dislike queen but also like other 70’s-80’s bri’ish rock?

  • li10@feddit.ukEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I just don’t understand how you could describe them as dry?

    Like, in my mind if you were to criticise them it would be that they’re too over the top. They’ve got punchy vocals, in your face solos, and most of the songs you listed are stadium rock.

    There’s a bravado and flamboyance to everything they do, so it’s kinda supposed to be corny and fun. Not all music needs to be sad and have deep meaning, sometimes you need to let loose.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I just don’t understand how you could describe them as dry?

      To answer your question as written, yes: you apparently don’t understand, as supported by the paragraph that followed this one. And that’s okay: I don’t understand either, for instance.

  • someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Upvote because unpopular and everyone forgets the sub.

    I do agree with bicycle, but that doesn’t support the conclusion of Queen.

    • dustyData@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      My unpopular opinion is that inverting upvotes for unpopular opinion is stupid and only creates confusion. It was stupid on Reddit and it is even stupider on Lemmy. If an opinion is unpopular and you disagree with it, you should downvote it and reflect its popularity correctly. If you get super upvoted you failed because it means your opinion isn’t unpopular at all and it is actually shared by a lot of people.

      • someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I’m losing track of your logic but I think you have it backwards. In this sub community you are supposed to upvote unpopular things. Doesn’t matter if you personally agree or not.

        Yes there was tendency over at the other place to upvote popular things or things you agree with. That is the inversion.

        Or you can just sit the whole thing out without voting.

        *I may follow your thought a bit better now. The whole point of this sub community is the get unpopular ideas out there. Challenge the status quo. See new opinions, challenge your own. Avoid group think. Otherwise you have an echo chamber. If that’s what you want you should block it instead of being counterproductive for the rest of us.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Oh god, “The Boss” is downright fucking awful, I thought so in 1985, still do today.

      He’s like the worst of the juvenile blue-collar, chip-on-his-shoulder, “I’m deep”.

      And I grew up in blue-collar country, most aren’t like that.

      • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Gonna play two chords
        Gonna sing real hoarse
        Gonna brush my teeth and wipe my butt
        An I’m gonna say! …
        This ones for you

        [18 bars of rhythm guitar]

        Got me a band
        Everybody knows how to play
        Gonna drive em crazy
        Cuz we’re gonna just keep on playing this same hook over two chords for four and a half minutes!
        …
        This ones for you

        Sax solo

        [Repeat first verse and fade out]

      • gramie@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 months ago

        As he himself says, he writes songs about the working man, but has never held the job in his life.

        However I did go to see him this summer for the first time. The cheesy Rock Icon bit is tedious, but by the middle of the show I was enjoying myself. He really is an excellent showman.

      • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I think sometimes some artists need a guide - I didn’t care much for Springsteen until someone lent me We Shall Overcome, based on folk working songs and mythology from Appalachians.

        And then I’ve heard Tom Morello introduce a few of Springsteen’s songs with some socio-political context on his radio show and enjoyed them more with that insight.