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James

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  1. Love of My Life is the greatest love and breakup song ever.
  2. Never, ever, ever question Bruce Dickinson.
  3. A Night at the Opera, one of Queen's greatest. # Side 1 1. "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To..." (Mercury) - 3:43 2. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" (Mercury) - 1:07 3. "I'm in Love with My Car" (Taylor) - 3:05 4. "You're My Best Friend" (Deacon) - 2:52 5. "'39" (May) - 3:31 6. "Sweet Lady" (May) - 4:03 7. "Seaside Rendezvous" (Mercury) - 2:15 # Side 2 1. "The Prophet's Song" (May) - 8:21 2. "Love of My Life" (Mercury) - 3:39 3. "Good Company" (May) - 3:23 4. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Mercury) - 5:55 5. "God Save the Queen" (trad.; Arr. May) - 1:18 This album literally saved Queen from bankruptcy. Had it not been the fantastic success it had been, Queen would have died in 1975.
  4. I was surprised that Freddie Mercury wasn't the first frontman mentioned! Freddie did sometimes play the piano (and the maraccas
  5. I Was Born To Love You or Love Of My Life, both sung by the legendary Freddie Mercury.
  6. Alright then, let's look at the two possibilities we've set aside: The Who (Townshend primarily) are already rich due to their prior successes, and now Townshend feels that becoming richer by not only going on more tours but by also selling songs to advertisements is a spectacular idea, or: The Who were screwed out of their money and aren't as rich as most other rock stars out there, therefore Townshend and Daltrey figure that they can get around having to sell records (as they've already sold the most they'll ever sell) by selling their songs in advertisements, thus increasing the amount of money they both make? Which is more likely? Which is more logical?
  7. No, if anything, it's more Daltrey than it is Townshed. The point is, the band did not make a lot of money and had to tour just to make a decent share. Their "greatest" hits just so happened to be the ones that they get the least money from. Just because they're rock stars don't make 'em rich. My two favourite bands are Queen and The Who (seein' 'em this October), so, well, I know my facts.
  8. Hearing "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", "Somebody to Love", and "Bohemian Rhapsody" on the radio at work come on on the same day. If they throw in "Killer Queen", I'm ecstatic. The radio station at work refuses to play good music. They play what they want, apparently.
  9. Actually found a source to back up my claim... "Why review The Who again so soon after the last review? Quite simply, this is one of the most eagerly awaited CD re-releases since the format was invented. The album had been previously issued on CD in the USA, the subject of an earlier Making Time review, but this is the UK version of the album which does differ slightly. Furthermore, it is a double CD with numerous additional tracks, some of which may not have been released previously in the UK. This is an album with a chequered history that arose from a long-running dispute between the Who and Shel Talmy, the album's producer. It is best to know the basics of this to understand why it has been probably the hardest to obtain of any classic album. The short version is as follows. Shel Talmy was the Who's original producer who had already worked with the Kinks on the likes of You Really Got Me. He was impressed when he saw a Who gig in London and looked to capture that live energy in the group's recorded sound. From this point the first classic hits emerged in I Can't Explain and Anyway Anyhow Anywhere. As well as playing numerous gigs, the band spent a lot of time in the studio recording elements of the live act as new Townsend songs. However, a rift developed between the band and Talmy, possibly due to the level of control that the producer seemed to be exerting and the lack of original material in the tracks being recorded. Consequently, the Who wanted to get rid of Talmy. The immediate effect was that the release of Circles/Instant Party Mixture was cancelled. The band started to record without Talmy and arranged the release of Substitute on Reaction Records. Both Circles and Instant Party were recorded and were, at times, b-sides to the new single. Shel Talmy's reaction was to take the Who to court as he had a contractual right to record the band that extended as far as a four-year option on future recordings. He also arranged for A Legal Matter / Circles to be released as a spoiler. The Kids are Alright and La La La Lies were also released by Talmy on the Brunswick label. The band remained relatively unaware of the extent of the situation financially until they realised that they were not receiving many royalties, even from Tommy, and that most of the money was heading towards Talmy. Talmy still owned the My Generation recordings and this prevented their release in the UK although there was a release of the album by Virgin some years back." http://www.makingtime.co.uk/cdrev102002.html Long story short, Townshed isn't the sellout. It's the whole band, and, they're busy getting screwed by a bad record move.
  10. Radiohead sucks. End'o'story.
  11. If you're pissed about The Who selling out, you probably haven't heard "The Who Sell Out". Besides, selling out is the only way Daltrey can get money. Deal with it.
  12. Glad to see that others mentioned Queen. I mean, the BBC did give them 9th spot for A Night At The Opera, and they hardly get mentioned here? Ugh. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5294652.stm
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