Styx vs Queen - Discuss...

[UnKillShredDur]

Two bands I love, but you can only pick one... Which one, and why?

 

[Elwood P. Dowd]

Queen, because of the nude bicycle race thing. Best trolling of idiot fangirls by an artist ever.

 

[Arkangel]

Can anyone name 5 well known Styx songs that aren't "Come Sail Away"?

 

[Doc Cassidy]

Can anyone name 5 well known Styx songs that aren't "Come Sail Away"?

Mr. Roboto, Blue Collar Man, Renegade, Too Much Time on My Hands, Lorelei, Lady.

Queen is still a million times better though.

 

[Aquinas]

Suite Madame Blue.

But neither of these nigs, as great as they are, dont hold a candle to the bowie

 

[Nien Nunb]

Queen, but a lot of people forget that a lot of Queen's lesser known shit is fucking terrible.

Also anyone who is shocked or saddened by Freddy Mercury's death deserve a thread here, because the dude went to a LOT of orgies.

 

[Perverted Cat]

Easy choice for me: Queen. In terms of sheer talent, songwriting, and legacy, I think they've had the bigger impact, including on myself.

We Are The Champions, ftw!

 

[Dolphin Lundgren]

Styx only because of Renegade.

 

[drtoboggan]

Queen. They were gay in a good way.

 

[Salt Water Taffy]

This is an interesting compare and contrast, since even though Styx and Queen were more or less contemporaries in the late '70 and early '80's Queen tends to get more lumped in with the '70's hard, cool rock like Deep Purple or early Aerosmith, even though these aren't super accurate comparisons, while Styx tends to get lumped in with '80's cheese like Starship or Men Without Hats even though Styx was kinda over before stuff got really cheesy. In other words, Queen is the band that it's cool to like and Styx isn't. But they definitely both have their strengths and weaknesses though. They both have good songs and shitty songs, every artist does. I think people forget that Queen had a lot of songs that, while they aren't bad, aren't badass arena rock anthems and can't not be described as goofy/playful/campy ("Fat Bottomed Girls", "Bicycle Race") or at least light/fluffy ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love", "You're My Best Friend"). They were undeniably an incredibly campy band when they wanted to be. So is Styx, kinda, but in a different way.

If I can be frank, "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" are so overplayed at sporting events/rallies/any time people are supposed to get pumped up that they just don't make me feel any emotion besides annoyance though, honestly.

 

[JB 236]

Both bands suck to be honest but Queen suck harder because they are overplayed trash.

 

[SomethingWittyandBadass]

While Styx reminds me of opera rock vikings that are close to the heavy metal genre, Queen has the emotional fever that makes me actually giddy and full with joy. Freddie makes things feel like it's the 80s once again, including in his song "Old Fashioned Lover boy" I still remember myself dancing and singing to the chorus entirely. Queen has a more of a stamp on the history of rock because of this, using piano and rock and roll is one way to promote passive and aggressive art form in such a massive and interesting manner. Bonus points if the lads are british.

 

[SomethingWittyandBadass]

Can anyone name 5 well known Styx songs that aren't "Come Sail Away"?

Renegade
Blue Collar Man
Lady
Mr. Roboto
Fooling yourself

 

[Lackadaisy]

Anyone who votes for Styx is a limp wristed faggot

 

[The Shadow]

While I admit I've come to hate We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You and Bohemian Rhapsody due to overplay, Queen II is a fantastic album and I love Princes of the Universe and Hammer to Fall.

Crazy Little Thing Called Love is a decent song, but needed more wildness than it had. Rockabilly isn't supposed to be sung like a soft ballad.

 

[AnOminous]

Two bands I love, but you can only pick one... Which one, and why?

Queen. Just a much wider, variable range of work and a much greater influence on rock music specifically and society in general.

 

[Gordon Cole]

Styx were mediocre at best. Queen had some crap, but when they were on point, they were on point.

 

[Pikapool]

Queen, they have the classics

 

[Piss Clam]

Has to be Queen.

In related news:

 

[Doc Cassidy]

Crazy Little Thing Called Love is a decent song, but needed more wildness than it had. Rockabilly isn't supposed to be sung like a soft ballad.

Dwight Yoakum's cover is great.