Queen+ Paul Rodgers - OFFICIAL "The Cosmos Rocks" discussion thread (1 Viewer)

[EricSchulz]

What a tough CD to review! Rather than a track-by-track review (Michael, you pretty much covered it all already!) let me just share some thoughts:

* It doesn't strike me as a Queen album. I've never been a fan of Paul Rodgers (I don't hate his singing either, just not my cup of tea), but about half of it doesn't even sound like Queen. I was hoping for more of Brian's amazing guitar work (love it when he goes crazy with the orchestral sound!).

* I'll repeat something I said in an earlier post: I REALLY miss Brian and Roger doing lead vocals.

* Rather than using Paul as lead vocalist, I had moments where I wished that Brian and Roger would try a Santana/"Supernatural" recording using a range of vocalists.

* Considering this was the first "Queen" recording in seventeen years, some of the lyrics were more than just weak, they were abysmal!

* I hope "Runaway" is available here as a single track download when the CD is released in a few weeks. Really liked it!

So, maybe it will grow on me after a few more listens, but as it stands now, I'd give it a solid "C".

 

[Michael Allred]

After many MANY listens my opinions overall haven't changed, love some of it, hate some of it and am "eh" on the rest....much like Queen's entire career.

BTW Eric, I would've *liked* to have read a song by song from you!

 

[oscar_merkx]

Just returned from Glasgow's SECC concert.

Call me disappointed

 

[EricSchulz]

Care to elaborate?

 

[EricSchulz]

A link to the review of "Cosmos Rocks" in Billboard.com:
The Cosmos Rocks

 

[EricSchulz]

iTunes is offering both "Runaway" and "The Show Must Go On" as bonus tracks that, surprisingly, are available for seperate purchase!

 

[barrydalive1]

That's cool, I'm going to check them both out.

 

[AnthonyC]

It's an ok album, I liked about half of it; but I have to agree with the sentiment that it didn't feel like Queen other than some of Brian May's guitar parts. I wasn't expecting much so I'm not really disappointed with the album...just disappointed that they didn't just come up with a new name for the May/Rodgers/Taylor trio. Not because of any "It's just not Queen without Freddie!" mentality (although it really isn't...) but because it just doesn't have that Queen sound.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

A local radio station has the whole album up for streaming and I've finally listened to it.

It's not horrible, but it's very bland. Simple, straightforward, bluesy rock. Nothing special IMO.

 

[EricSchulz]

Tomorrow night (Thursday, Nov. 6th) is a "simulcast" to many digitally equipped theaters (there are about six in Milwaukee that are showing this) of the recent PR + Queen Ukraine show. It's being shown at 7:30PM locally.

 

[Michael Allred]

Eric, I saw the theatrical showing and while it was cool to see it on such a huge screen, my GOD was the audio screwed up! NO surround sound, the backing vocals were inaudible and the bass was barely there. Really ruined the experience for me. I had thought maybe it was a screw-up on the theater's part but I had been reading accounts from other fans nationwide and the same thing happened with them. What a shame.

 

[Matt_A]

Yep, the quality of the simulcast sucked big time. I was really disappointed with the audio quality, and the video was shown on a really craptastic LCD projector. I could have gotten 10 times the quality at home. Bummer.

 

[EricSchulz]

I tried to get last Thursday night off to go catch it...looks like I didn't miss much!

 

[EricSchulz]

Confirming rumors on some of the Queen fan sites, they are calling it quits with Paul Rodgers: Queen, Paul Rodgers Split Up