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Icarium 
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Posted: October 20 2014 at 10:03 |
two bands whom had similar status in thier respective decade, a crossover between pop on one side and art rock /ambisious rock, whom really could not be pin-pointed to any domain. They also have a Heavy pedagry, be it post-grunge /alternative or Heavy metal, two bands who explored every boundery in their popular Music landscape.
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Posted: October 20 2014 at 11:09 |
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Queen.
Radiohead is a great band as well, but I believe it would be a bit more suitable to compare them to Pink Floyd.
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Posted: October 20 2014 at 12:13 |
I don't agree with your description of Radiohead and I don't think that there's much similarities to speak of between the two bands. Not even statuswise. From Kid A and on Radiohead has been a genuinely progressive band, taking rock music to places it hasn't been before. Can't say Queen did the same in their time (but I still enjoy them in smaller dozes. Especially Queen II).
Well, I like Radiohead the most.
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Posted: October 20 2014 at 12:36 |
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The guys who made Kid A
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Posted: October 20 2014 at 14:44 |
KId A was my favourite Radiohead album until In Rainbows came out. Love those textures. I'm quite fond of Queen and would say they are the best all round musical entertainment package ever and the visuals were as important as the music. Freddy Mercury is one the most amazing people to ever walk the planet. That said if its just about music then Radiohead is the band I would rather concentrate on but then that's just my taste for slightly depressing surreal music rearing its ugly head.
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Posted: October 20 2014 at 15:15 |
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Posted: October 20 2014 at 16:37 |
Queen II is the only ablum from the band I can get through.
Radiohead is groundbreaking and much more enjoyable to me.
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Posted: October 21 2014 at 00:08 |
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Posted: October 21 2014 at 04:02 |
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Posted: October 21 2014 at 06:08 |
Two entirely different bands.
Queen will be remembered for its intense, lush, in-your-face, effervescent art/glam rock. Freddie Mercury was one of the best vocalists in the whole world and across genres, and the band put their great technical skills to a very good use. Their broad tastes and versatile musicianship allowed Queen to make very impressive music in virtually all and any styles they could think of, ranging from heavy metal to disco to "traditional" jazz to psychedelic to country. Does it make them "prog"? Hmmm.
The bulk of Radiohead's body of work is minimalistic and kind of bleak, but certainly unique and experimental and therefore "proggy", that's what some people like. I'd be interested to see if anyone remembers Radiohead 20-30 years after they retire.
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Posted: October 21 2014 at 08:43 |
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Went with Queen.....could never get into Radiohead.
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Posted: October 21 2014 at 08:46 |
 dr wu23 wrote:
Went with Queen.....could never get into Radiohead. |
This (except for Pyramid Song and a few of the more experimental bits from Radiohead)
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Posted: October 21 2014 at 08:48 |
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Radioheaed.
Icarium: the Pol Pot of English spelling.
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Posted: October 21 2014 at 08:51 |
Padraic wrote:
Radioheaed.
Icarium: the Pol Pot of English spelling.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Posted: October 21 2014 at 11:47 |
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Radiohead, easily. I like Queen, but I don't love them. They've not made anything near as dear to me as any one of Radiohead's albums The Bends and on.
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Icarium
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Posted: October 21 2014 at 16:56 |
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qwiiiin
Edited by Icarium - October 21 2014 at 17:10
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Posted: October 22 2014 at 06:11 |
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I don't hate Queen, I just have no interest in them. I used to have no interest in Radiohead but I got into them about eight years ago thanks to Steven Wilson putting in the good word for them on his website at the time...
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted: October 22 2014 at 10:10 |
Argonaught wrote:
Two entirely different bands.
Queen will be remembered for its intense, lush, in-your-face, effervescent art/glam rock. Freddie Mercury was one of the best vocalists in the whole world and across genres, and the band put their great technical skills to a very good use. Their broad tastes and versatile musicianship allowed Queen to make very impressive music in virtually all and any styles they could think of, ranging from heavy metal to disco to "traditional" jazz to psychedelic to country. Does it make them "prog"? Hmmm.
The bulk of Radiohead's body of work is minimalistic and kind of bleak, but certainly unique and experimental and therefore "proggy", that's what some people like. I'd be interested to see if anyone remembers Radiohead 20-30 years after they retire. |
How can you possibly judge that?  What size of "best vocalists" group was he part of then? 50? 100?
On topic, I find it a pretty hard call because they both fulfill different needs of mine. Queen is outright entertainment and Radiohead have the knack of bringing out uncanny, raw emotions. I don't think they are particularly comparable anyway. But I do know I don't like any Queen album as much as Kid A, so Radiohead it is.
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Posted: October 22 2014 at 20:05 |
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This is difficult. I love Radiohead. But my childhood: listening to the radio, Queen's songs (new at the time) were always among the best: Bohemian Rhapsody, Somebody to Love, Killer Queen, Bicycle, Rock You/Champions. Nostalgia or present day?... Going with nostalgia this time...
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Posted: October 29 2014 at 04:20 |
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queen by miles
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