zepfan1 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 why is Queen winning this best rock band of all-time vote? I just don't get it,,, I mean Zepp should be a no brainer right? Well, we are still 2nd so that's cool...for now! very irritatting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepfan1 Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 HERE'S MY top 3.... Zeppelin Beatles Stones Queen top 10 but not #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 The Brits love Queen. I've seen them consistently place higher than Zep in UK polls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 why is Queen winning this best rock band of all-time vote? Because Queen fans outnumber Zeppelin fans in that poll, obviously. It's all subjective, there's no reason to be pissed/annoyed/bothered/angered by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothership Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Can I suggest that it is an age thing? At about the time Zep stopped Queen were just about starting out (late '70's). Any polls done now will most likely involve those sub-40 and they would have been brought up on Queen not Zep. Zep fans from back in the day (now in their late 40s, 50s any beyond) are probably not being polled. I'm not saying it's right but it could be an argument for why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Usually Floyd win these things. But really, what does it matter who wins some random poll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desirezep Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Led Zeppelin over The Queen, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones,anyday no question of it,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 The Brits love Queen. I've seen them consistently place higher than Zep in UK polls. They have sold way more albums in UK than Zeppelin. Their two greatest hits compiliations are among the 10 best selling albums of all time there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughter Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 On one poll "Killer Queen" was voted to have the best solo of all time. 2nd was "Comfortabley Numb" and third comes "Stairway." I thought that was pretty bad, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
040879 Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Queen were the first major rock band I saw. 1977 at Southampton Gaumont. Contrary to the unhistorical nonsense above, they were huge then. This show was in a very small venue that they could have sold out 10 times over,quite easily. I think they played Wembley Arena on the same tour. I next saw them in 1979 at the NEC,Birmingham, which I believe was the biggest indoor one show,one band crowd ever in England at the time.They did'nt 'become' popular in the late 70's as is asserted above, they were already very popular, having released their first album in 1972, I think. For me, what happened in between was I saw Led Zeppelin. That put Queen firmly into context as a good but actually uninspired rock band that seemed to lack sincerity, conviction and any real commitment to anything except crowd-pleasing histrionics. Try to find any interesting or insightful comments by any member of Queen about music,the history of it or the making of it. Ultimately, at this distance, much as i liked them then, they strike me now as a rock band who weren't especially interested in music in a wider sense. There are a lot around like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepfan1 Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 On one poll "Killer Queen" was voted to have the best solo of all time. 2nd was "Comfortabley Numb" and third comes "Stairway." I thought that was pretty bad, myself. BEST SOLOS? that is a joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBulle Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I always hated Queen...can't seem to get into it... Led Zeppelin are the best for sure. The Who and Rolling Stones following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughter Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 BEST SOLOS? that is a joke! The concept or the fact that the UK voted a queen solo 2 spots over any Led song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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