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Sir Kazual

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I preface this by saying I'm a huge fan of Paul Rodgers, but I think Graham Bonnet would have been a more logical fit for the Queen reunion shows. I've been saying that since the announcement in 2009 to anyone who'd listen.
 

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First I've ever heard anyone mention Graham's name in any sort of Queen vocalist/reunion conversation. Interesting.

You may be on to something :think:
 

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I love Paul and I love Graham as singers and the latter probably would probably have been a more comfortable choice than the former. I think Paul was chosen largely because Freddie was a huge fan and tried to emulate his machismo in both singing and stage presence during his career. Besides, Paul Rogers is a much bigger name than Graham Bonnet and Graham probably would have been a real obscurity for a lot of Queen fans and music fans in general.
 

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Graham Bonnet would have been a very interesting addition to the line-up!

I'm afraid that for me, though, Queen died with Freddie and when John Deacon decided to retire. I don't have much respect for May and Taylor for wringing every last drop out of the Queen legacy - the third "Greatest Hits" album was bad enough! As for Half-of-Queen and Paul Rodgers I refused to go and see them because they tried to trade off the Queen name. Had they gone out as Rodgers, May and Taylor then I would probably have been there like a shot. Since then they've gone down even further in my estimation - the Olympics closing ceremony nonsense did nothing to redeem them in my opinion. They should have done something alongside a Freddie video vocal - and why they trotted out "We Will Rock You" again, rather than the more appropriate "We Are The Champions" puzzled me.
 

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What Queen's done since Freddie left isn't something I think about at all.

I choose to remember Queen in their prime.
 

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