Is Bono from U2 greater than Freddie Mercury?

I would say Freddie was one of the biggest icons of 20th century rock music, and, while I really like early U2, I just don't see Bono in that way. While Bono wrote and contributed to many great songs, I don't imagine Sunday Bloody Sunday, or Pride, being remembered in the way that Bohemian Rhapsody will be. read more

Bono had a much heavier voice from the JT tour thru the Lovetown tour than Mercury ever had. I think Freddie M. is significantly overrated online; he was a great singer, but he was also a very affected and mannered singer and interpreter who could be irritating or shallow in his singing, and very often very campy. read more

As singers, Freddie wins hands down, as musicians each member of Queen may be better than their U2 counterparts. As a whole, U2 are all over Queen. They are one of the few bands where the whole is greater than the sum of their parts. I've always seen Queen as a great singles band whereas U2 made great albums. read more