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Originally Posted by f3lix
How many of those groups improved their songs over time? How many have a musical made after them? How many could control live crowds of 100k+? My biggest complaint about the Beatles is they were a boy band for years and years before becoming the great band they ended up being, but also they were notorious for being awful live. The Eagles always played their music the exact same as the record/cassette/CD/etc... What's the point of hearing them live?
Again, I'm not and never will argue popularity as a tool for greatness, as even in my own world, the biggest sellers each year is fluff shit and great music is now being pushed aside by publishers for music that sells big; it's a disgrace. Queen + whoever is still playing to sold out venues without Freddie, which says a lot about their music. Had Freddie still been around, they would have just killed one of those Super Bowl half time shows.
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I don't know maybe The Beatles didn't progress at all from Meet the Beatles to Abbey Road. Are you fucking kidding me or just trolling? They broke all fucking sorts of new ground. Queen sucked ass for their last 7 studio albums. I think I can name maybe three songs off those albums combined. . .and I'm a fan. This is the first claim of anybody ever saying the Beatles sucked live. Monday please. Brian May completely is a product of the studio and you're kidding yourself if you think otherwise. He writes articles on how he did it. Deacon can't play bass to save his ass.
Queen + Paul Rogers played to a not so sold out Verizon theater in a Dallas suburb not too long ago. So tap the brakes on that one.
ABBA has a fucking musical based on their songs. And it's the 12th longest running of all time (over 5,200 in the West End). So what? So has Frankie Vallie and a few others. Did you think Queen was some sort of trend setter with this? Mother fucking Judas Priest with White Snake and also special guests April Wine sells bigger venues than Queen + Paul Rogers. So does Motley Crue. Ozz Fest draws stupid crowds. And Eagles still sell out arena and Paul McCartney still sells out stadiums. Old fuckers pay crazy money to go see the geriatric tours.
But going by not being super popular and not selling obscene amounts of records, Rush is much greater than Queen. Three dudes are are badass at their instruments.