Comments on: Monday Artday: music group

By: Mrs Pincus

Mrs Pincus — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:25:27 +0000

What a long strange trip it’s been! Still a Dead Head in love with a Queen fan. Go figure.

By: McGone

McGone — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:36:40 +0000

Great illustration and story, as usual, sir. I hope “Ellen Weinraub” googles herself someday and finds out how she plays a part in one of your musical memories.

And to Jasper, I shudder at the thought of Jello Biafra fronting a new Nirvana. Good call there.

By: tam

tam — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:02:54 +0000

classic queen was the best. they did get worse, it’s not just you. i remember when freddie died, the week before i listened to howard stern talking in disbelief about how freddie was denying the aids story. great illo as usual.

By: gerri b

gerri b — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:15:36 +0000

As usual, great illustration and a nice walk down memory lane. Love the comment from your girlfriend!

By: Jasper

Jasper — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:08:00 +0000

“Queen cover band”

My sentiments as well. Why is it that all of my favorite bands from when I was a kid refuse to admit that time has moved on and they should as well?

If you lose a member (or two, or three or more) who were integral to what made your band unique, why continue to milk the cash cow and risk destroying your band’s reputation and hard work with a tepid or half-assed imitation. If you’re truly talented, move on and form a new band or do something else. It was bad enough when the old R&B and 50’s rockers reconstituted themselves. For instance, the Platters actually has multiple versions of itself touring at the same time! It’s like a burger franchise.

The surviving guys from Nirvana got it right after Kurt snuffed himself: Dave Grohl started Foo Fighters (which, arguably is bigger than Nirvana, if not quite as influential), and Novoselic is playing golf or building Civil War dioramas or something. You don’t see them at the State Fair as Nirvana Part II with Jello Biafra doing all the Kurt bits.

I refuse to spend a dime on supporting the likes of The Who, The New Cars, Queen (with Paul Rodgers), Boston, Journey, Styx, Foreigner, etc., etc. As far as I’m concerned, they *are* all just a bunch of cover bands.

By: steve d

steve d — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:15:44 +0000

I’ve always liked Queen, but was never a fan like you. Definitely appreciate them more now that I’m older. Nice story and great illustration.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:10:42 +0000

wow, i just heard “Killer Queen” on the radio yesterday. how serendipitous. You left out how queen was responsible for two of the greatest film soundtracks of all time “Flash Gordon” and “Highlander”! You’re right that their earlier work runs circles around their later stuff, but i have a soft spot for those two albums because i’m a nerd.

Freddy Mercury WAS queen.