Not too far from where I live, thereâs a disused petrol station under a bypass thatâs been turned into a Chinese restaurant. Itâs always busy and very popular and everyone knows about it. Inside, the owners also run an antiques shop, and its rammed full of chintzy, gaudy ornaments and decorations and shiny things. The thing is, the food at this place is fucking awful. The shiny decorations and all the tat distracts you from the fact that itâs actually really bad. 10 minutes down the road thereâs a town full of really good places to eat, none of them have the distracting stuff, but theyâre a million times better. Every time we drive past this Chinese and the car parkâs full I think âwhy donât people just go a bit further and get something goodâ and it baffles me. That Chinese restaurant, thatâs Queen that is. My first 1/5 and thatâs just for the song Spread Your Wings, which is passable and because thereâs no 0 option.
Imagine a band that played South Africa for a huge payday at the height of apartheid.
Imagine a band writing a song about Live Aid and not donating the revenue from it.
Imagine a band turning a charity single into a double-a side so that they could least get half the revenue.
Imagine.
Theyâre a 2. Theyâre a perfectly fine fun-time band, I wouldnât storm out the room if one of their songs came on. But I have no desire to listen to them. I donât actively hate any of their songs, but at the same time, I donât actually âlikeâ any of their songs. Theyâre just there.
Have never quite understood the mad fandom that surrounds them.
Freddie was a good front-man. I will never watch that Bohemian Rhapsody film.
Only know the singles. A few cracking ones (I Want To Break Free, Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody), some are ok, some are absolute wank (Donât Stop Me Now).
Letâs be honest, the bass line in Under Pressure is better used in Ice, Ice Baby.
Theyâre not really my cup of tea but theyâre ok.
I like Queen. I like camp and ridiculousness. I like that tonnes of people like them and I like bands that mix pop melodies with something weird. I think their best song is their Christmas song.
I never listen to them or particularly like many of their songs but theyâre still good and 4/5. I guess Freddie Mercury 4/5 the rest of Queen 1/5 or something.