| ActionFletch 28.02.2011 00:59 |
As an newbie upstart :) here, I want to know if many other fans were aghast at the last two proper albums? i.e. The Miracle and Innuendo. I grew up in the 80s and went backwards in time listening to everything Queen had ever done. So I was incredibly excited when The Miracle was released. After listening to it a few times, I tried to like it but ultimately I felt the band had sold out, to simply make as many top 40 hits as possible, and worse than that, they just weren't great songs. The funny thing is, i can't listen to that album these days, but I have lots of time for the B-sides, Hang On In There, Stealin & My Life Has Been Saved. For me, all those B-sides are terrific vintage Queen, and well recorded with great sounds. When Innuendo was released, again I was excited and then quickly disappointed. Songs like Ride The Wild Wind are pure trash, absolute cringe worthy cliches. I'm sorry to say, there's is not one song that ever made me think, 'what a great band'. I've read a few of the "best album/worst album, best song" etc threads, and I know that a lot of people rate Innuendo highly. Please understand liking music is a very subjective subject. :) I mean no disrespect, but would like to know if many (or anyone) has similar feelings to these albums in particular as myself. I've noticed quite a few people have mentioned not liking the A Kind Of Magic album, whereas I absolutely love the whole thing. Maybe I'm just odd! |
| ActionFletch 28.02.2011 01:05 |
So to clarify my position... i would give an absolute 10 out of 10 to every album Queen ever did (inc Flash/Hot Space) right up to and including A Kind Of Magic. Then i would, personally, vote down below 5, the next two! Except for the b-sides i mentioned! lol! |
| YannickJoker 28.02.2011 03:31 |
ActionFletch wrote: Maybe I'm just odd! === Nobody's normal, we're all odd and we all have different opinions. This actually made me think a bit and if you allow me to go slightly offtopic I'll express those thoughts further. There's nothing I hate more than seeing people argue over their opinions. See this youtube example: 'mj is the best evah, nobody can defeat him' 'wtf you idiot, freddie destroys all' Whenever I see these youtube comments I have to control myself and not reply. There's no such thing as the best artist. There's just artists/bands people like best, but they're not the best per se. MJ-fans often are the worst and most agressive in their thinking. But anyway, to get back to the point and be ontopic, I don't think it's weird and you're surely not alone, but I do like those last two albums alot, although there's often something, on many of the albums, I'd rather skip, but not one song on Innuendo (not even Delilah!) as every song seems to fit within the album. As a stand-alone song, I wouldn't really bother to listen to Delilah though, but to me it fits in the context of the album. On The Miracle, I'd skip My Baby Does Me but I don't dislike it that much. |
| Soundfreak 28.02.2011 04:52 |
I can also add that all this rating is absurd. When you are an artist and do an album you are working in the context of your time and you can only use the ideas that are there. And when you are doing that you never know how things develop or what will stand the test of time. All those people that write things like "album X was bad and had poor songs...how could they do that..." should ask themselves if everything they did in their lives so far was always "perfect" or "brilliant". Those who paint, write or make music know very well, that sometimes the ideas flow and then there is an emptiness. Things you didn't really enjoy doing can turn out to become your masterpiece. And especially for the last two Queen albums everyone should consider what they knew, when they created them. And to this day it's a miracle to me how Brian May could write a song like "Show must go on", that has become a timeless classic. And never forget....most artists in pop music are just "one hit wonders". |
| PieterMC 28.02.2011 17:58 |
ActionFletch wrote: So to clarify my position... i would give an absolute 10 out of 10 to every album Queen ever did (inc Flash/Hot Space) right up to and including A Kind Of Magic. Then i would, personally, vote down below 5, the next two! Except for the b-sides i mentioned! lol! Are you crazy? |
| PrimeJiveUSA 28.02.2011 19:55 |
It's cool if that's what you feel. To *me*, Innuendo is an album that SHOUTS "what a great band". |
| rhyeking 28.02.2011 20:30 |
A lot people don't like the synthetic or plastic sound of The Miracle, so no, you're not alone. I like The Miracle, so I won't be keeping you company on that side of the fence. Sorry :-) I like the cool, dispassionate feeling this album displays. I like the clean, clinical sound. Did other artists at the time do it better? Sure, but that's beside the point. It's Queen's trademark sounds as they imagined it through that style and when I first hear The Miracle album, it struck me as somewhat refreshing, and different for them. Keep in mind, my advancement through Queen's catalogue was not linear. I bought albums in the order I found them. The Miracle was one of the last. It was owned by the brother of a friend of mine on CD and I borrowed it and copied it to cassette. CDs were new-ish and less common, so it was interesting to hear how clean and clear that medium was (my other Queen albums were either on cassette or LP). I knew "I Want It All" and "The Miracle" from Classic Queen, but imagine my surprise at hearing the full versions of each. From the start, this album was fun (come on, "Party" and "Khashoggi's Ship" are just plain fun). I like that there are no sad songs here. The closest they get is "My Baby Does Me," which is not really sad as much as it's a bluesy lament. It's not in the same category of sad as, say, "White Queen," "Love Of My Life," "Nevermore," "Dear Friends," or "Save Me." No, I liked this album all the way through, even the two bonus tracks, "Hang On In There," and "Chinese Torture." I do agree that the B-Sides are just as strong as the album tracks, if not the singles, and if there was indeed enough extra material (B-Sides + Unreleased tracks) for a second album, as is rumored, it's a shame that second LP never got out. We know two of those mythical tracks were "Too Much Love Will Kill You" and "Dog With a Bone." Innuendo, for me, is among their most theatrical in concept. A Day At The Races is often considered the sister album to A Night At The Opera, and in many ways it is, but for me, there are parallels between Opera and Innuendo. Opera always had for me a vaudevillian feeling, like we're seeing a bunch of different routines in a show, some serious and some zany. Innuendo, as I imagine it, is us peeking backstage to see the dark madness behind the scenes as the show continues on stage, becoming gradually more out of control and insane. The artwork used for the album and singles, that of JJ Grandville, is so appropriate to this idea, the slightly skewed, off-kilter view of the world. I picked a collection of his work, "Fantastic Illustrations Of Grandville," which contain the images used for the albums and singles and in the Innuendo video. Speaking of the videos, I love how stylistically they mesh together (everything manic, weird and theatrical). I prefer the animated "Days Of Our Lives" video, but there's a lot to love in the Black & White Version. It's also interesting that in the EPK for Innuendo, Roger says the album began as a continuation of The Miracle, and the demos for Innuendo seem to support that, but the end result shows two very different works, both of which I like for different reasons. |
| mooghead 01.03.2011 15:42 |
I remember this thread from 15 years ago... |
| br5946 02.03.2011 08:39 |
I think The Miracle album is one of Queen's finest works. Complete fluidity throughout. And if the singles off Innuendo are anything to run by, that album proves to be a good one as well (shock, horror, I don't have it, just its singles off GH2 and These are the Days off GH3!) Here's a taster of my top 50 Queen songs to give hints of my opinion of Innuendo's singles: #41 - I'm Going Slightly Mad #29 - title track (I know, I know, but its my opinion, so don't flare up too much for it) #21 - TSMGO (again, I know people think it's epic, but still...) #15 - These Are the Days #8 - Headlong And now for entries in my top 50 from the Miracle album #45 - Rain Must Fall #36 - The Invisible Man #28 - title track #23 - I Want It All #20 - Breakthru Some fans might get angry, some fans will be intrigued. If you want me to load the entire fifty in a post so you can give feedback, I'll do so! |
| Benn 02.03.2011 08:52 |
I've been saying this for years. Once they scored in the US with AOBTD, EMI used them as puppets to write singles. All their previous flair and creativity was lost post Hot Space and they never took a chance again. There is the odd highlight in the 80's, but very few and far between. You kind of wish they'd not bothered to re-form for Live-Aid, don't you....? |
| Silken 02.03.2011 09:06 |
br5946 wrote: I think The Miracle album is one of Queen's finest works. Complete fluidity throughout. And if the singles off Innuendo are anything to run by, that album proves to be a good one as well (shock, horror, I don't have it, just its singles off GH2 and These are the Days off GH3!) Here's a taster of my top 50 Queen songs to give hints of my opinion of Innuendo's singles: #41 - I'm Going Slightly Mad #29 - title track (I know, I know, but its my opinion, so don't flare up too much for it) #21 - TSMGO (again, I know people think it's epic, but still...) #15 - These Are the Days #8 - Headlong And now for entries in my top 50 from the Miracle album #45 - Rain Must Fall #36 - The Invisible Man #28 - title track #23 - I Want It All #20 - Breakthru Some fans might get angry, some fans will be intrigued. If you want me to load the entire fifty in a post so you can give feedback, I'll do so! ----------------------------------------------------------- How can anyone decide which song is better than another when most of them are great? Which one is better, Headlong or Breakthru? TSMGO or Innuendo? Impossible to tell! BTW, Innuendo is my favourite album (although I don't like all the songs, it is perfect from the beginning to the end; even the artwork is amazing) and The Miracle one of my least favourites. |
| Back2TheLight 08.04.2011 02:52 |
I remember reading Peter Freestone's book, with him saying that Freddie wasn't really over the moon about The Miracle, but that he put his heart and soul into Innuendo. I liked The Miracle when it first came out, it was catchy, pop fun. But compare it to the works of something like Innuendo, and it doesn't hold a candle. Innuendo was made by four men who had the passion to make a bad ass album, and that they did. Ok, I'm not a big fan of Delilah, but who gives a shit? Someone else on this forum said something close to the same thing, and I have to agree that it fits the continuity of the album. But when you have things like The Show Must Go On and the title track, the light heartedness of Delilah can be over looked. |
| bigV 08.04.2011 11:12 |
rhyeking wrote: I like The Miracle, so I won't be keeping you company on that side of the fence. Sorry :-) So you're the other guy who likes that album, huh? :D I love "The Miracle". It's one of their top 5 albums in my opinion. V. |
| Dr Zoidberg 08.04.2011 14:20 |
Innuendo is my favorite album in their catalogue. |
| Makka 09.04.2011 11:38 |
bambams-paradise wrote: I remember reading Peter Freestone's book, with him saying that Freddie wasn't really over the moon about The Miracle, but that he put his heart and soul into Innuendo. I liked The Miracle when it first came out, it was catchy, pop fun. But compare it to the works of something like Innuendo, and it doesn't hold a candle. Innuendo was made by four men who had the passion to make a bad ass album, and that they did. Ok, I'm not a big fan of Delilah, but who gives a shit? Someone else on this forum said something close to the same thing, and I have to agree that it fits the continuity of the album. But when you have things like The Show Must Go On and the title track, the light heartedness of Delilah can be over looked. I think you mean skipped on the CD! :) F**ken awful song that along with All God's People ruined a big part of Innuendo (yes, my opinion). The Miracle was more miss than hit for my liking. Haven't listened to it in a long time. |
| kruh 11.04.2011 07:14 |
The Miracle and Innuendo are much better albums than The Game, Hot Space or Flash Gordon. Some of the songs on these three albums are shit. Like the (Comming soon, Rock it, Action thise days, Calling all girls). |
| The Real Wizard 11.04.2011 09:57 |
Yes, you likely are alone, or very close to it. You won't find too many Queen fans who don't rate Innuendo as one of their strongest records - particularly the strongest post-Game record. |
| Sebastian 11.04.2011 10:29 |
People usually like the Innuendo album for one or several or all of the following reasons: * Wonderful vocals from Freddie, hitting some very high notes with such power and emotion. * Wonderful instrumentation - no synth-bass for a change (first time since The Game/Flash). * Wonderful drumming - real drums for most of the songs. Roger played very well. * Wonderful guitar work - Days of Our Lives is the favourite solo of many people (me included). * Steve Howe is there! * It's got some marvellous songs - Show Must Go On, Innuendo, etc. * The last album made before Freddie died. * All four Queennies seemed to have loved it. But I've also found people who don't like it, usually citing: * Delilah. * The fact the album Fred's swan song may've distorted the public's perception. * Too many synths. * MIDI drums on some songs, rather than Roger's actual playing. * Too much processing on vocals ... it makes it sound 'fake' to some people. * Headlong et al are considered good rockers, but (to some) very weak compared to their 70's heavy ditties. * Some of the lyrics (as per usual on Queen albums). * Innuendo (the song) being, reportedly, not even close to their 70's epics. * Show Must Go On being, to some, a bit predictable (same sequence for 90+% of the song). * Great solos, but not too much multi-tracking as in the golden era. * Little to no piano. * Remember when they used those wonderful acoustic guitars? I think, at the end of the day, a lot of people are entitled to love the album, a lot of people are entitled to prefer, by far, their 70's output. |
| Libor2 11.04.2011 11:10 |
For me those two albums are the best they did in '80 (and start of '90 to be precise). IMHO their albums from The Game to The Works were the lowest point of their music. Starting with A Kind Of Magic it seemed to be better and better again. And I count Innuendo to their best works (oh well, I don't like Delilah, but so what?). When I first heard song Innuendo, I was shocked how good it sounded. So... no, I'm not in the same company as you are. Even as I love Queen's old works the most (say from Queen to Jazz), I have to admit their last two albums are very good/great. (I don't count Made In Heaven to this, as it's another story). And of course I speak from my point of view, as music is very subjective thing and I understand every (Queen) listener has different opinion to every (Queen) piece of music. |
| PrimeJiveUSA 11.04.2011 21:30 |
Sebastian...of course, I can only speak for myself, but I LOVED Innuendo on the day of it's release. I had know idea that Freddie was near death(most American fans didn't). I saw it as an album that totally exceeded my diminishing expectations. The Miracle was quite good, to my ears, so I was optimistic that Queen were rebounding. I'll never forget when I first played it...I was floored! Yes, there are a lot of synths...but they sounded great and added atmosphere. |
| Back2TheLight 11.04.2011 21:43 |
The Miracle, as I view it, was a good album for the most part, but sounds slightly dated. But it was the late 80's, and the sound fits in for THAT period of time. Gotta remember, the 80's were very synth heavy. I Want It All was the song that baited me when I was only 9 years old. Didn't get alot of radio airplay here in the states, but when I DID hear it, I was hooked. That drew me in. This was long before I knew anything about Freddie or any of the other guys, or long before AIDS became a big epidemic. I liked the music. Innuendo was even better. Headlong was a jam. I still love that song. The Hitman, Innuendo. The band was actually sounding like a band, not just a couple band members and a drum machine and synth bass. |
| PrimeJiveUSA 12.04.2011 16:46 |
bambams..."I Want It All" actually got a LOT of play on "rock" stations here in the U.S.. I heard it a LOT during the summer of '89. In fact, I never heard "Radio Ga Ga" on the radio or "A Kind Of Magic"...so "IWIA" seemed kinda like a minor comeback for Queen over here. Other than that, my fellow American, I totally agree with your post! |
| rhyeking 12.04.2011 18:12 |
In Canada, I remember "Radio Ga Ga" on the radio and on MuchMusic (our MTV) from '84, when I was 8 years old. I don't remember "A Kind Of Magic" at that time, but maybe I didn't notice it. I do remember "I Want It All," which, like "Radio Ga Ga," had a memorable chorus. And that was all before I got into Queen in '92-ish. I do remember the RSVP request show on MM playing "A Kind Of Magic" at 4 PM one day, just after I got home from school (this was after I'd bought Classic Queen and it was then, as now, a personal favourite). It was first time I'd seen the band outside the "Rhapsody" video after I got into Queen. The different look was fascinating. They looked like normal dudes having fun. It's still a favourite video, because of that unexpected moment, seeing them on TV playing a song I loved. |
| Jayo 27.04.2011 16:51 |
Word for word, your review reflected my feelings when 'The Miracle' and 'Innuendo' came out. 'The Miracle' sounded like Brian and John had got their kids to write all the lyrics, and Innuendo was bland. Generally the songs were just weak and, in the case of the one's Roger wrote, naggingly reminiscent of relatively recent chart hits. I was amazed when 'Innuendo' came out that none of the reviewers seemed to have noticed how weird Freddie's voice sounded -all thin and reedy, small and weark. Of course, now we know why. To me, Queen stopped being special around 1981. |
| dysan 30.04.2011 09:04 |
I was there for AKOM but remember The Miracle coming out very clearly (it seemed like an ages between them!) To me it is a great summer album, Innuendo is a cold winter album and as such prefer the former. There is another thread about the Miracle track order which is mainly correct - there is a truely excellent record with the material we have. But that's not to dismiss what was actually released. May is on absolute fire, and there are points where the madness of early Queen is there. It's great. |
| mike hunt 02.05.2011 01:44 |
The Miracle had a feel of a Band that was past their best, and was on their way out.....but had some fine moments...Innuendo sounded like a band that was out to prove those critics wrong and release a vintage Queen album, and that they did. The first time I heard Innuendo i was blown away, and had no idea Mercury was sick...i Just thought it was a brilliant album the first time I heard it. their best since the 70's. |
| Holly2003 02.05.2011 02:51 |
I have mixed felings about Innuendo. I appreciate the variety of songs, and the fact they were reaching for something -- not just a return to the 1970s but possibly to end their career as Queen with something special. But I hate the synths and the overly-processed sound of Brian's guitar esp. on I Can't Live With You. Some of the songs are among the worst Queen have done e.g. Delilah and Headlong. There's some filler there too with Ride the Wild Wind and I'm Going Slightly Mad. However, there are also a few songs that wouldn't be out of place on any of their great 1970s albums, i.e. Innuendo, TATDOOL & The Show Must Go On. Definitely their best album since The Game but still not as strong as anything before The Game. |
| mike hunt 02.05.2011 03:26 |
Slightly Mad is great IMO.....i do agree headlong isn't as good as the 70's rocker's...not even close. The hitman you could add to that as well. not horrible songs, but not as good as Tie Your Mother Down or stone Cold Crazy either. The Game vs Innuendo....very close. |
| dysan 03.05.2011 09:13 |
This is the nearest thread I can think to say that I've been listening to Live Magic for the first time in YEARS. It was the first Queen album I had (a proper cassette, compared to my parents greatest hits LP and a badly copied tape of the debut album - a curious mix for a young chap!). For some reason I'd drifted away from it as I moved on to discover the other albums and as I learned more considered it a waste of time - edited versions of songs, uninteresting mix of songs etc. But reappraising it I must say it is a brilliant listen. The edits make it a really tight listen and the atmosphere is brilliant. Even the CD issue with the full versions of some songs loses something. Maybe I'm being nostalgic, but Live Magic is really super. |
| br5946 06.05.2011 17:05 |
Regarding the negativity on Headlong, I heartily disagree. That song is a true rocker and a dynamite Queen classic. |
| ActionFletch 06.05.2011 18:55 |
Dyson- Yeah, i had and loved the old Live Magic cassette too! Short, Powerful and well edited, even if its not a "true" real life concert experience, it was a great sonic blast in the ears. I've similar complaints listening to the Brothers In Arms CDs these days. I grew up with the vinyl LP, with much shorter versions of most songs. The CD songs just go on and on and on.... |
| dysan 07.05.2011 04:09 |
Finally! Another Live Magic fan! |
| ActionFletch 07.05.2011 04:47 |
I have a fond schoolyard memory of lending the LiveMagic tape to my best mate. A few days later he says to me, "Yeah its good, but geez, there some dude in the crowd that sings really loud...." I then had to tell him, that "dude" is probably Roger Taylor! lol Ah, great memories discovering good music! |
| dysan 08.05.2011 05:42 |
Brilliant. Because I was little it just blew my mind - I'd seen the Wembley gig when it was TV so could picture what was going on on stage, but there was some bits that I still go 'Whaaaaa?' when I listen to it - which I don't get with other '86 concert recordings. |
| louvox 10.05.2011 18:31 |
First and foremost, Queen is one of the greatest artists of all time. They made some of the most amazing music ever recorded. Unfortunately they were not able to sustain it throughout their entire career. Their early efforts had uniqueness, style and pristine production. The qualities of their songs were outstanding and original. Then that all changed in the 80’s. They became lazy, predictable and worst of all compromising. Instead of setting new trends, they ashamedly followed them. Instead of taking in what was new and making it their own, like they have done in the past, they simply copied what everyone else was doing. Their work became bland, boring and sterile to the point that they became unrecognizable. I know that they continued to have success in Europe, but in the USA they became a joke. The string of records from “Hot Space” to “The Miracle” were sad glimpse of their former self’s. Innuendo was brave attempt regain their former glory, but it was too little, too late. Even that CD has some skin cringing moments on it (Delilah & Ride the wild wind) You’re not odd. You reflect what the majority of Queen fans feel in the USA. So your not alone |
| PrimeJiveUSA 10.05.2011 19:00 |
I'm an American fan...and I may be alone in this...but Innuendo was never "too little, too late". The title track, "Don't Try So Hard", "Bijou" and "The Show Must Go On" easily rank with their '70's output. "Ride The Wild Wind" is hardly "cringeworthy". The Works had "Radio Ga Ga" and "Hammer To Fall". Hot Space had "Staying Power". A Kind Of Magic had "Who Wants To Live Forever". The Miracle had "I Want It All" and "Was It All Worth It?"., No, my fellow American, they never became a "joke" in my eyes. Somewhat diminished? Yes. Totally lost and irrelevent? Hell no. |
| dysan 11.05.2011 03:08 |
Bowie fans have the same discussion about his 80's stuff. Believe me, Queen were still in another league during their 'bad' era. |
| Daniel Nester 11.05.2011 07:18 |
Nice thread. I re-listened to The Miracle over and over again when writing the review/article for The Illustrated History. Here are a the final perhaps relevant paragraphs, FWIW. Keep in mind this is for a more general Queen-curious audience: In the final analysis, if we’re to rate The Miracle, Queen’s 1989 thirteenth studio album after 19 years together as a four-piece unit, an interesting exercise might be to compare it alongside other bands’ thirteenth albums, and see how it stacks up. The Beatles never hit 13—Let It Be, the band’s swan song, is number 12. The Who’s notoriously meager studio output holds at 11 with Endless Wire. There’s Genesis’s Invisible Touch, Aerosmith’s Just Push Play, Deep Purple’s Slaves and Masters (1990), Kiss’s Asylum (1985), and Judas Priest’s Jugulator. The list of mediocrity goes on. But if we’re to be truly fair, we might look to those bands that retained the same line-up over their careers—no mach 1 and mach 2 line-ups, no tribute band lead singers. And for that sort of comparability we’re left with Queen’s The Miracle and Rush’s Presto, also from 1989. Presto is a synth-heavy affair. The band sits poised to go back to its rock roots, but the band’s experimental side isn’t quite there yet. Sound familiar? This might be just the sort of charitable review we could give The Miracle. Especially considering the follow-up album would be their last and one of their best. |
| Martin Packer 11.05.2011 08:08 |
@Daniel I think you mean Mark 1 and Mark 2 rather than Mach 1 and Mach 2. Colour me pedantic... :-) Martin |
| Daniel Nester 11.05.2011 09:03 |
Good catch! They fixed it in the book, I think/hope. This an early Word hard drive version. Update: yep, they fixed it! I have a mental block with that term, ever since I first heard of it in This is Spinal Tap. |
| drmurph 11.05.2011 17:49 |
It was songs like Radio Ga Ga and I want to break free which first got my attention (I was 8 at the time). The Miracle was the first Queen album I had the excitement of buying on release day (Too young to get aKoM, though I do remember -and still have- taping I want it all from the radio onto the space on the end of side 2 of my aKoM tape). I bought the vinyl album, loved all the singles (to be) didn't care for Party/Khashoggi's ship or My baby does me, I even liked Rain must fall. (I also liked Freddie's new stubble image -without moustache- much more respectable!) I loved Innuendo, I bought the vinyl (so took many a year before I heard the full versions of all the songs) and loved even All God's people (just so different from anything else). I guess you like what you grow up with. Now I'm older it's hard to say, I probably prefer the first five albums as pieces of art to listen to as a whole but like the singles mainly from later albums. |
| Daniel Nester 11.05.2011 18:22 |
First one I bought as a new release was Hot Space. Heavy sigh. |
| dysan 15.05.2011 15:37 |
Finally dug out my Live Magic tape. I'd forgotten about the dolby tonebrust at the start. Somehow that made it even cooler to me aged 10. |
| madprofessorus 18.06.2011 11:16 |
personally I discovered Queen back at 1989 with The Miracle LP,I Want it All was the first Queen track that I heard,and since then I become a fan.To me,those 2 records restored Queen's reputation,and Innuendo sure was the best record they made since The Game,too bad it was their last.... |
| Dusta 19.06.2011 21:50 |
Should I be ashamed? I love Ride The Wild Wind. Love it alot. I like the sense of building excitement the songs builds, and I love Freddie's relaxed vocal. I loved Queen's music right on into the eighties, though I admit there was a period where I lost track. Didn't listen to music a great deal. I didn't listen to Innuendo until after Freddie's passing, but I loved it. I noticed something was missing...but couldn't put my finger on it until I realized it was the rich vocal overdubs. FreddieOverFreddieOverFreddie. Otherwise, I found the album quite satisfying, and very Queen like. What I remember about Queen in the eighties was that they never lost those rich melodies, which is always what drew me to Queen in the first place. From the very beginning. Those rich melodies. And that wasn't lost in the eighties, in my opinion. The Miracle is not my favorite Queen album, but I don't hate it. And Hot Space has actually grown on me a bit. I admit I wasn't wild about it when it came out, but bought and listened, anyhow. Made In Heaven is not my favorite, either, though I do appreciate the concept and effort put into it. There is a reason I'm a Queen fan. I love their music. Not every song, but overall. I suppose, though, that my taste may be questionable, since I love Ride The Wild Wind. Alot. |
| tcc 19.06.2011 22:41 |
I like The Miracle album. It is a matured piece of work. I like the version of I Want It All from the album. As I am very used to the Greatest Hits II version, I tend to forget the album version. Therefore, whenever I listen to The Miracle and the opening music comes on, I always wonder what song is that and to my surprise it is I Want It All. |
| malicedoom 20.06.2011 13:08 |
I'm with you - I've always preferred the album version of I Want It All to the single version. I prefer the non-vocal intro and the extended guitar section in the middle, with the usual incredible work from Brian. |
| Dane 21.06.2011 10:15 |
Maybe Bri an Rog should rerecord The Miracle and Innuendo without the eighties-synths and produce it as more of a 'stoner-rock' album. Hard and Raw! |
| PrimeJiveUSA 21.06.2011 21:03 |
Dusta...I love "Ride The Wild Wind" a LOT. too! There's two of us, at least! ;) |
| dysan 22.06.2011 02:54 |
Make that 3. While I loved most Queen stuff as I got into their 70's stuff - it was Roger that was my first 'favorite writer' in the band (it changes every month) and that carried over into the 80's too. |