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LynneSin

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8. Although Brian May and Roger Taylor are extremely talented musicians....

Tue Jul 1, 2014, 01:50 PM

Jul 2014

I don't think they would be where they are today if it wasn't for Freddie Mercury. If you think of all the Glam/Prog Rock bands of the late 70s and early 80s so many of them have fallen to obscurity even with extremely talented musicians. Freddie Mercury put them on the map and made Queen the legend that they are and the reason why the band is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

I would have no problem buying tickets to a Roger Taylor/Brian May tour. But putting a Mercury wannabe in to replace Freddie was just wrong so wrong. Same thing with Yes replacing Jon Anderson. I understood when they did it right after Anderson fell sick. Yes had tour date commitments to finish and wanted to finish. But Anderson recovered and his voice is just as amazing so not bring him back is just wrong!

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Time again for bands you'd wish would reunited and finally do that reunion tour. [View all] LynneSin Jul 2014 OP

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Who cares, most of the original and long time band members do not tour with them LynneSin Jul 2014 #6

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I saw Jon Anderson at the Queen in Wilmington a few years ago - AMAZING LynneSin Jul 2014 #5

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Although Brian May and Roger Taylor are extremely talented musicians.... LynneSin Jul 2014 #8

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Freddies Gone..........Adam is our New Queen Now.....get over it Bud! RobertPeeTay Aug 2014 #17

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