I've never seen an episode of American Idol, so I can't comment on that guy. But I wish Queen would hang it up. It's not that I don't think the remaining two participants are talented--they are, obviously--but without Freddie's input (and Deacon's songs and playing, for that matter), it's just not anywhere near as interesting. They were like the Beatles for me, in that it was the hopping genres tune after tune, each written in such a different voice due to the different songwriters and singers that really made the band. Cut out one of them, and the best one by far, no less, and add in the fact that they're decades past their real creative primes, and it's just dull.
As for Rodgers, I recall hearing he was already fired. Thank gods.
Luther, you know my feelings about Queen, but still: I can sympathize with every word you write here. Despite my not liking them, they were a perfect unit for people who do/did; including Roy Thomas Baker's work for them. The whole of Queen was much more than the sum of its parts.
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