There is something similar in the melodic style of these two bands. May and Nelson both play beautiful melodic electric guitar lines. Overall, however, I like the Be bop Deluxe repertoire a lot better and as I was listening to them today this thought spang to mind. Bill is a perfunctory vocalist and it's amazing that he sings and plays at the same time, but I could imagine that if they had had a killer vocalist like Mercury they would have been a lot more popular than they were.
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