Some three decades since their last album, Queen have toyed with the idea of releasing new music.
Not since 1995 when the rock icons dropped 1995’s ‘Made In Heaven’ – four years following the passing of legendary frontman Freddie Mercury in 1991 – drummer Roger Taylor just revealed that he and guitarist Brian May “might” just give fans some new music.
In an interview with Uncut magazine, the now 75-year old stick man said:
“I think we might.” “Brian and myself were talking the other day, and we both said that if we feel we have some good material, why not?” “We can still play. We can still sing. So I don’t see why not.”
Touring with Adam Lambert as the lead vocalist since 2012 and earning rave reviews, Brian doubts whether there will be a new Queen album featuring the former ‘American Idol’ runner-up. Despite their studio recording several potential songs, May is concerned that Queen fans might be opposed to the idea yet respects their loyalty to the late flamboyant frontman.
In a 2023 interview with Total Guitar magazine the band’s lead guitar said:
“We have been in the studio. We did knock a few ideas around in the middle of one of those tours. But it just never quite reached the place where we felt it was going to be right. So we haven’t pursued it that far.” “I really don’t know. But I think there’s a bit of a barrier there. I think if people see Queen on a record label, they still want it to be Freddie singing. It could be Jesus Christ on it, but they’d still want Freddie, and I don’t blame people for that.” “There are people on Instagram who get annoyed with me, ‘Why are you still carrying on without Freddie?’ And I go, ‘Don’t tell me what I should do! I do what I feel I should be doing.’”
Admitting that there are still some fans who are less than pleased that Queen + Adam Lambert are touring, Brian insists that Freddie would be happy that the band have continued to play their music, adding:
“There are people who like we shouldn’t even be going on stage without Freddie. But I think that would have been very sad, and that’s not what Freddie would have wanted either. He would have wanted us to continue developing. And of course, because we are continuing and developing, it keeps his legacy alive.”
Notwithstanding his own incredible vocals, May thinks that Freddie would’ve been slightly jealous of Adam’s incredible singing voice.
“I’ve heard a billion voices in my life, and I’ve never heard a voice like Adam’s. Time an time again, I can picture Freddie saying, ‘You b******!’ Because Adam’s range is so ridiculous, isn’t it? And so often, I’ve found myself wishing that Freddie and Adam could have gotten together, because they would have had the greatest time. They’re so similar in some ways, personally and musically,” said Brian May.
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Author: Saul Goode