#11...He's not a replacement for Freddie Mercury.
There's nothing wrong with that song.
Or this one...
If Queen wanted that they wouldn't have called themselves Queen w/ Paul Rodgers. What was the band supposed to do with themselves? They're one of the most prolific bands out there. Just hang it up and never make any more music? If Queen wanted to get a replacement (for which there is none!) for Freddie then I'm positive they would've grabbed someone like
Mika
or
Gerry McGhee
Both would be solid and fit like a glove. Brian May obviously didn't want that. Paul Rodgers is a wandering soul with his musical career. While I feel Bad Company was his home, Free before them and The Firm proved he could fit with a "super group" and hold his own.
Don't go into the collaboration with a preconceived mindset that it's Queen, a Freddie replacement but rather its something something different. A new direction or something that Queen wanted to share with their fans. Queen can't help if their sound is so unmistakable.