That is why stadiums all over the world still play their music and one of the top selling artists today took her name from one of their songs.

Hey....there's an idea! Imagine the cool killer art that could be hand with their graphic and damn right creepy early album covers like Virgin Killer.....

The Bio channel today had a 4 hour documentry on the band - 2 on the band and 2 on Freddie alone. Was pretty good - alot of footage I have never seen before. They went a little deeper into the debautchery (sp) of the band in the late 70's and early 80's. Shesh! Sounds like they would have given Motley Crue a run for their money.

I showed my kids the I WANT TO TO BREAK FREE video about a year ago - the look on their faces was priceless. We then started to try and explain what Coronation Street was.....

Because of their appeal worldwide, it would probably include many of their later hits from Innuendo, The Miracle, The Works, and A Kind of Magic. Sure that tracks like Another one Bits the Dust would be on, but doubt so many songs from their first few albums would be included.

I respectfully disagree. Their best album is Innuendo, followed by The Works. After the disaster Hot Space tour, Freddie refused to tour America. The band gained the world, but lost the US.

Don't get me wrong - I love Jazz, Sheer Heart Attack, and ANATO as well. Only album I don't own is the first one....just can't get into it.

I visited the UK a few months after Freddie passed away. I'll never forget that as we left Heathrow- there was a large graffiti mural on a public bridge wall that said "Freddie Lives!"....

What's wrong with the Radio GA GA video???

Now if you said I want to Break Free or Bodytalk - i would understand.

When I saw the last incarnation of Queen with Paul Rodgers, Under Pressure for some reason was just incredible to hear live...the finale of the song was very moving.

That and Radio Ga Ga.

Everyone is talking of Freddie - which is natural. But don' forget the band had three other great songwriters. And my favorite member has always been and will be Brian May.

"Brain May! Brian May!".....from The Invisible Man

Sounds really good.

It would sell crazy all over the world, except in the USA.

Think through it...the majority of the planet loves the later material (as do I). In the USA, no one knows Queen existed after Hot Space. I've seen them twice (without Freddie obviously) and it always irked me off that they change their set lists for America so much from the norm....

So is pin is done. Your song and art selection would need to be different.

Looking at your list, all those artists are dead or not performing anymore for a long time, except Madonna. When it is all said and done, I think Freddie was one of the most talented musicians of all time, in terms of performance. My favorite period was the Magic - Innuendo period...they really settled in and made some great music. If only....

I don't believe it was a cash grab, just like the recent tour with Adam. It was all about getting the songs performed again for people (like me) who never saw them live with Freddie. In many of his interviews, he shrugged off the notion of musical integrity, which I get.

See that song right there to many people in the world, means free from oppression, due to back when it was released in 82 or so. MTV banned the video of course because America didn't get the meaning of the video. So would you put that on the pinball? Look at the 85 set list, half of the songs that only Americans know (Fat Bottomed Girls, You're My Best Friend, etc) are not even on the set list, and rightfully so.

I collect vinyl and I have The Game, and everything else from them past The Works. Nothing prior to that. If I want to hear it, I just turn on the radio.

That is your opinion, and you are welcomed to it. I disagree.

Deacon retired. Yes, I wish he was there, but has had some issues on his own. All I know is I loved seeing Roger and Brian - both times and believed that Freddie would have wanted it. After all, The Show Must Go On right?

Technically he was bi-sexual. And I don't believe the "Americans couldn't handle a queer/red states" theories. Cue Elton John and many others.

Freddie didn't want to go back to the US unless they had a #1 album, and their record company dropped marketing resources. So that is the story. He never really came out on his sexuality, that was released far later. In fact he only disclosed he had aids the day before he died. He was a very private person and the band stopped touring after 86 anyway. I'm sure they would have toured again at some point, but he was a big drinker as well and in the end, stopped taking his medication to hasten his death. What he did do, is literally record until he was unable to. He kept going when most people would have retired with the news. Because of his decision, we have the albums of The Miracle, Innuendo, and Made in Heaven. It's a pity we don't have a bit more - for their songwriting really reached new levels after 87.

Innuendo itself is a masterpiece. Before he recorded THE SHOW MUST GO ON, May gave the song to him and they obviously knew what the lyrics were about. Freddie slammed down a large vodka on the rocks, and said something to the effect of "Let's do this f#$%^ing thing" The one thing he didn't have time to do was film a video for the song which is a big loss to the world.

One thing nobody can ever take away from his legacy is on every song - he gave it everything he had. Even the ones he didn't write or like.

That was probably a bit too much info.

Like everyone else, I knew the old stuff. I went over to the UK in 92, the year after he died. As I left Gatwick airport, I remember seeing "Freddie Lives" spay painted on an interstate wall. I thought it was interesting. The whole country was in mourning, and my uncle one night over many pints, played a few Queen videos for me. I asked for BICYCLE RACE. He laughed and said it was rubbish and put on WANT TO BREAK FREE, and some live material from The Works. I never heard that music before..and I was into metal and classic rock and roll. Something about their delivery and Freddie's performance felt more real and genuine than anything else I had seen...I was hooked.