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captainbeyond 
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 12:05 |
Hey All,
I'm racking my brain and cannot come up with any truly satisfactory bands that have either a sound or an essence quite like Queen's. Anybody have any thoughts?
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luc4fun
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 12:12 |
No band can ever reach Queen levels..
Anyway I have been impressed by Keane which in some songs especially vocalist has something in common with Queen songs, but I wud not dare to compare with Queen anyway..
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 12:19 |
The Darkness?
Uriah Heep (the "Heep Choir")
Closest I could think of - and while I fully acknowledge that Heep preceeded Queen with the vocal choir thing, Queen did do it better...
...and I was joking about The Darkness...
...I'll get me coat 
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 13:03 |
The great band City Boy was somewhat like Queen, but a
million times better. They even had two singers, which was kind
of cool Unacceptable remark edited out
Edited by Trotsky
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 13:05 |
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I was listening to STYX ... and i think it sounds a bit like Queen
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frippertronik
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 13:25 |
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mmmmmm... queen is the perfect fussion of jimy hendrix and the beach boys, but i don't know any band that sounds like queen... the guitar of brian may and the choral arrangemants are uniques.
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 13:38 |
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Astaroth
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 13:41 |
 Flip_Stone wrote:
The great band City Boy was somewhat like Queen, but a
million times better. They even had two singers, which was kind
of cool Unacceptable remark edited out
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kind of an homofobic comment 
and .... million times better??? I don't think that any band could make music like queen and sound better than them
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 13:43 |
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Not even Queen sounds like Queen anymore...
There are only two bands I can think of that made me go "That really sounds like Queen"
80's hair-metal band Extreme (especially on III Sides To Every Story
with the vocals and the grand sound. Check out 'Rest In Peace' on that
album to hear what I mean) and early 90's alt band Spacehog (blended
both Bowie and Queen into an unusual mix, too bad it couldn't have been
more interesting. Check out 'The Chinese Album' for the most obvious
sign of influence.)
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 13:53 |
Flip_Stone wrote:
The great band City Boy was somewhat like Queen, but a
million times better. They even had two singers, which was kind
of cool Unacceptable remark edited out
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stupidest post ever.
Edited by Trotsky
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 14:00 |
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Flip_Stone, the remark you made is unacceptable and I have edited it
out ... please consider the fact that we have members from all sorts of
racial/religious backgrounds, belief-systems and lifestyles.
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 14:11 |
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i hate to break the news to everyone but "EXTREME" you know "that" band is very close when it comes to diversity....i know cherone can't touch freddy but he is good in extreme.....the only other band would be........maybe.....old spocks beard..gentle giant............
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 14:31 |
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A.C.T. is like Queen, Saga, and Prog metal combined. Although the music might not be similar to Queen's, the vocals are very similar.
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Empathy
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 14:37 |
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Wasn't there some band called "Jelly" or something like that in the
90's? I remember hearing that they were heavily Queen-influenced. I
vaguely remember agreeing with that synopsis, to a point.
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Pure Brilliance: 
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captainbeyond
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 17:21 |
THANKS all for sharing. Still trying to wrap my ears around this one.
Empathy: I think you're referring to Jellyfish, who I adore. Their approach is more playful and less melodramatic than Queen's, though beautifully played with blissful melodies and harmonies.
RobertPlant: I have not checked out A.C.T. Definitely tell me more.
Dante: thanks for the tip on Extreme. I never would have guessed. As for Spacehog, I kind of remember them from a bunch of years ago. I'll have to revisit them. Thanks.
IF ANYONE COMES UP WITH ANYTHING ELSE, PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING. BIG THANKS!!!!
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 17:47 |
Hmm...
Princess, Duchess, Empress, Czarina, Baroness, Thatcher,
Queasy, Queue, Quest, Charles, Query, Querulous, Queer, Prince Andrew
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 17:56 |
I've got a disc by a group called Rough Silk that kinda sounds like Queen, but nowhere near over-the-top. They're more like Queen in their straight-ahead rock moments like Hammer To Fall, Tie Your Mother Down, or I Want It All.
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Saskia
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 18:47 |
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Valensia and Robby Valentine, both from Holland, are supposed to be a lot like Queen.
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Astaroth
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 19:07 |
Valensia has a tribute disc to queen, nice voice
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Posted: February 27 2006 at 17:04 |
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Some of The Sweet (early 70´s) sounds a lot like Queen, especially the high harmonizing with the vocals.
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