| plumrach 13.02.2012 05:12 |
Pretend for a moment that its not a Queen album and that you just randomly came across the album, would you like it then? Or is it because in the fans views it goes against what you feel Queen "should" be producing in the way of music? Lets not forget that it did pretty well in the UK Charts and it reached number 4 the same as News of the World and thats a decent album as well |
| pittrek 13.02.2012 05:15 |
I don't like it - I don't care if it's Queen or not. However I DO like the LIVE versions of the songs |
| Day dop 13.02.2012 06:44 |
I've always liked it - and always will do. I bought it without reading any reviews - and it was never a disappointment in the slightest. Quite the opposite in fact. Those tunes are seriously catchy. Staying power, Back chat and Dancer = yes yes yes. And all the rest. Can you tell I listened to the album only yesterday? :-) |
| liam 13.02.2012 06:56 |
I like rock not 80's synth pop so I would probably despise it more without the queen name attached. |
| liam 13.02.2012 06:56 |
I like rock not 80's synth pop so I would probably despise it more without the queen name attached. |
| thomasquinn 32989 13.02.2012 07:44 |
If it weren't a Queen-album, I'd never have bought it. There are three songs on it that I like, two I find o.k., and all the others either don't do anything for me, or outright annoy me. |
| Rubbersuit 13.02.2012 09:38 |
thomasquinn 32989 wrote: If it weren't a Queen-album, I'd never have bought it. There are three songs on it that I like, two I find o.k., and all the others either don't do anything for me, or outright annoy me.100% agree. Anyone else and I would have avoided it. The only reason I think I like anything off it is because I listened to it about a thousand times when it was released cause of how big a Queen fan I was. |
| Tommilaiho 13.02.2012 09:57 |
I'd say that i would still dislike that album . I don't actually hate it , because it has a couple of nice peaces in there , but in general that album is not what i want listen to. |
| Queenman!! 13.02.2012 10:44 |
I don't like Hot Space except Under Pressure and Put Out the Fire. The rest is black, funky gaybar music. |
| philip storey 13.02.2012 11:00 |
I thought the songs sounded great live ,but the studio production was quite poor.Some good songs though.Freddie and John pushed Roger and Brian in a direction that they were not happy with.It certainly pushed the barriers though. |
| TomP63 13.02.2012 11:24 |
Better ask what Roger feels about Hot Space......... My opinion, I've been a Queen adapt since 1974, and yes of course Queen and their music went several directions over the years. But from the first album until The Game, Queen could nothing wrong. Well nothing wrong, some songs did lift an eyebrow, but then again it was Queen! But with Hot Space, mmh that's different kind of cup a tea. When I bought the album I started with the B side, this not on purpose, just my mistake. Put Out The Fire, hell what a start, but then the rest, nah, Cool Cat, even with Bowie (unreleased though) does nothing for me. Hot Space is not just a bloody record, Hot Space is Queen's biggest mistake big time. John and Freddie did Queen no justice by pushing the rest of the members to a direction theu didn't wanted. Why Queen did make Hot Space is beyond me? Because it was in them days modern music? Don't make me laugh, just stick to your guns and your believes boys. When do I like Hot Space, if the demo's are released and if the album was produced in a 'new different way'. And if they get rid of the fake bass and drums.............if that ever will happen. Tom |
| Calling_all_girls 13.02.2012 11:47 |
IMHO, if the songs were played without all the synths, drum machines, etc and played with just the guys and the natural instruments, I think it would have been such a better album. |
| brENsKi 13.02.2012 12:05 |
can't imagine why you would think that people who hate this album only do so cos it's queen. i hate it cos i think it's a steaming festering pile of shit. regardless of who shat it out their bottom - it's still a turd. |
| Micrówave 13.02.2012 12:07 |
I would absolutely be intrigued... These four white boys can make this funky record? Impressive. Who the #$$@! is John Deacon and why hasn't George Clinton called him? |
| Vocal harmony 13.02.2012 12:16 |
It was Roger Taylor who introduced funk to a Queen album, Fun It, on Jazz. It's funny that John and Freddie seem to be blamed for it. On The Game John wrote Another one Bites the Dust which became a huge hit. Hot Space took things further, but it is less then half the album that ventures into Disco/ Dance and one of those is a Brian May song, Dancer. Hot Space is just Queen being Queen. It's different to the Album before it and different to what came after it, You don't have to like everything they've done. I like it more than The Works and A Kind of Magic. If you don't like it that's fare enough, but it doest make it bad. |
| plumrach 13.02.2012 12:33 |
Also would it not take 4 peoples approval for the album to be released> If Brian and Roger did not like it then why let it go ahead? |
| kosimodo 13.02.2012 12:45 |
Suprisingly good it sounds in the documentry:) |
| kosimodo 13.02.2012 12:45 |
Suprisingly good it sounds in the documentry:) |
| dive2063 13.02.2012 13:03 |
I like this album and I don't care about crytic. Catchy sounds, good lyrics on some songs, and, of course, great live versions (Action This Day, Back Chat) |
| louis.007 13.02.2012 13:20 |
I hated it when it first came out, well apart from Las Palabras. I think the problem was, if anything, that it was 5 years too soon for a rock band to follow such a hard line of funk. I now like it for what it was although was thrilled when they went back to their roots with The Works.... strange though that out of the 2, I tend to play Hot Space more?? Don't forget though that Staying Power & Under Pressure were amazing live! |
| TomP63 13.02.2012 13:28 |
well live is a different story,of course sounded Hot Space better live......because its the band who can rock and cán play loud, the extended version of Staying Power is even better than the album cut. Roger did not introduce funk to the band with Fun It, you can't compare just one track with a complete dull and bad produced album. |
| The Real Wizard 13.02.2012 14:09 |
queenman!! 12321 wrote: I don't like Hot Space except Under Pressure and Put Out the Fire. The rest is black, funky gaybar music.Even Life Is Real and Las Palabras de Amor? Give those two a listen before writing them off. |
| whynot 13.02.2012 14:13 |
I liked it when the album came out, and still like it a lot. Put out the fire is still one of my all time favourites Queen tracks. The Hot Space tour is one of my favourite tours, full of energy which I missed in 1986. |
| philip storey 13.02.2012 14:50 |
I can't hear Brian at all on Body Language,strange that track did well as a single in America yet the album was a complete disaster in the states.Queen never really recoverd from this and of course then Freddie made the other band members dress up for that video and that was that as far as America went. |
| matt z 13.02.2012 14:57 |
queenman!! 12321 wrote: I don't like Hot Space except Under Pressure and Put Out the Fire. The rest is black, funky gaybar music.BLACK?? hardly... many try to immitate the rhythm of black music, but end up merely copying elements of it (ANother one Bites the Dust in this case with Queen- Chic's "Good times" - John was even around during the recording of that song) I wouldn't really have listened to it if it werent a Queen album... ESPECIALLY with a lead song like STAYING POWER... which i think is weak as f$$k for Queen standards. Luckily they hooked me in. a song like Dancer or Back Chat with the stinging guitar licks.. that would keep me in. But hardly anything else...and also Under Pressure was recorded long before... so on this review it doesn't count. I like the album yes, but would have never bought it having heard only a few songs... it'd be like a weak Duran Duran album |
| Canadian May Fan 13.02.2012 16:10 |
pittrek wrote: I don't like it - I don't care if it's Queen or not. However I DO like the LIVE versions of the songsAgreed. Most of the songs are rather anemic, but I love how they sounded on tour. |
| tonipini2 13.02.2012 16:22 |
The Rolling Stones did "Undercover" in 1983. Eighties sound and fashion... |
| brENsKi 13.02.2012 16:30 |
TomP63 wrote: well live is a different story,of course sounded Hot Space better live......because its the band who can rock and cán play loud,did you actually see them live on the Hot Space tour? thought not....well i did your opinion is subjective...and so is mine i saw queen on that tour - and i didn't think the funky HS tunes sounded better or worse live..they sounded the same....horrible...but that's my opinion |
| Holly2003 13.02.2012 17:08 |
brENsKi wrote:Too true. I saw Queen twice on The Works Tour and I don;t recall anyone shouting for Dancer, Staying Power, Calling All Girls etc. And Queen knew this too, since they didn't play any Hot Space songs live again (not counting UP). The songds are simply weak, and even the better ones are undermined by poor production.TomP63 wrote: well live is a different story,of course sounded Hot Space better live......because its the band who can rock and cán play loud,did you actually see them live on the Hot Space tour? thought not....well i did your opinion is subjective...and so is mine i saw queen on that tour - and i didn't think the funky HS tunes sounded better or worse live..they sounded the same....horrible...but that's my opinion |
| MERQRY 13.02.2012 17:40 |
I don't hate Hot Space but neither like it at all... it has some good songs... Las palabras de amor, Under Pressure,Life Is Real is BEAUTIFUL, put out the fire... calling all girls isn't bad at all, anyway the LP would be great with this tracklist: Side one: -Staying Power (Live milton keynes) -Dancer (it has some Heavy guitars, a more heavier version with more guitars and without some synths would be better) -Back Chat (Live version with more guitars) -Action this day (Live Japan) - Soul brother (instead Body language...Soul brother isn't a GREAT song but is funny and far better than the awful Body language) Side two: -Put out the fire -Life is Real -Calling all girls (live japan) -Las palabras de amor (maybe the intro with guitars instead synths) -Cool cat (Allright many people doesnt like it but i think it's a little relaxing) -Under Pressure (A live version with bowie maybe is too much but it would was great) Anyway i know many people who like the disc as it was... that's very subjetive... |
| TomP63 13.02.2012 17:49 |
yes brEnski I did saw the Hot Space tour, I was that one lucky bastard who was at the Bowl, and Action This Day rocked! Really it did, even Staying Power, why, just because Roger did an awesome job on Power, which is an understatement. But yes your right, mine opinion is an subjective one. The thing with Hot Space is, my first tour I saw was in 1977, yep I'm that old, but in 1982 I couldn't believe that a band with such rock reputation made and released an album as Hot Space. In that time it was only 7 years before they came with BohRap, or only two years before that with Save Me. It wasn't attempt to hook on the notorious disco fever which was at the time 'so huge'...it was a bad mistake. A couple of bad song on an album can't make an album awful. But a lot of bad or call it weak song do make a bad album. I don't hate Hot Space, it's not my favorite. And of course Queen dropped everything of Hot Space on The Works Tour. The Works isn't even an album by Queen 'standards', but oh so much better that Hot Space. Roger really hates Hot Space, that's why the re-release from last year is so disappointing, no extended versions, no demo's, it was Roger's veto on that. But all in all, regarding Hot Space, it's just my opinion, and somehow I did enjoy the Hot Space Tour, especially the Dutch shows......... |
| TomP63 13.02.2012 17:56 |
of course they did not dropped everything of HS, luckilly they kept UP on the setlist......my bad. Tom |
| Vocal harmony 13.02.2012 18:00 |
Holly2003, I don't know which two shows you saw on The Works tour, because all the shows I was at they played Staying Power. As for anyone thinking Fun It isn't a funk song. . . . Go and listen again! |
| TomP63 13.02.2012 18:07 |
Funk or disco that's a BIG difference. And on Fun It, Brian is throughout the whole song noticeable. The lack on HS ís Brian....... |
| TomP63 13.02.2012 18:07 |
Funk or disco that's a BIG difference. And on Fun It, Brian is throughout the whole song noticeable. The lack on HS ís Brian....... |
| TomP63 13.02.2012 18:07 |
sorry double post damn provider! |
| Vocal harmony 13.02.2012 18:36 |
Well Feddie referred to Hot Space as containing songs "in the funk black category". I guess he would know what he was talking about. And RT wrote the first Queen song that went in that direction, yes it had guitar on it, but listen to what the Bass and Drums are doing. There is more Guitar on Hot Space then you may first realize. In fact Body Language is the only song on which BM does not play. |
| GratefulFan 13.02.2012 18:48 |
Vocal harmony wrote: Holly2003, I don't know which two shows you saw on The Works tour, because all the shows I was at they played Staying Power. As for anyone thinking Fun It isn't a funk song. . . . Go and listen again! I didn't read that post as implying that Staying Power wasn't played. I read it to say that the songs weren't popular or in demand on The Works tour and Queen adjusted to this reality by electing not to play them on subsequent outings. I could be completely wrong however. Either way, I hope everybody that ever saw Queen live and failed to invite me accidentally brushes their teeth with hot water for a week. All of you! :P < That's me and that's also you spitting out your hot water in disgust. So, you know, ha. |
| TomP63 13.02.2012 18:49 |
Well vocal harmony guitars on HS or guitar on Fun It, that's a complete other discussion. Guitar on HS, most filling parts, a decent solo can be heard on BC, the rest is harmony guitar, intro's done by synths. On the original version of SP they removed Brian's innput and replaced it with a synth. The demo's from HS proved that Queen had a different intention with HS. If they stick to the demo's, HS wouldn't be that bad. Freddie talkin' 'bout the funk black category is merely his guessing to give HS a label.....my guess is Fred had no idea how to call or sell HS to the diehard fans or Joe Public Tom |
| MERQRY 13.02.2012 20:36 |
GratefulFan wrote:He said "... And Queen knew this too, since they didn't play any Hot Space songs live again (not counting UP)" and Queen played Staying power many times in The Works Tour...Vocal harmony wrote: Holly2003,I don't know which two shows you saw on The Works tour, because all the shows I was at they played Staying Power.As for anyone thinking Fun It isn't a funk song. . . . Go and listen again!I didn't read that post as implying that Staying Power wasn't played. I read it to say that the songs weren't popular or in demand on The Works tour and Queen adjusted to this reality by electing not to play them on subsequent outings. I could be completely wrong however.Either way, I hope everybody that ever saw Queen live and failed to invite me accidentally brushes their teeth with hot water for a week. All of you! :P < That's me and that's also you spitting out your hot water in disgust. So, you know, ha. |
| jpf 14.02.2012 01:37 |
plumrach wrote: Pretend for a moment that its not a Queen album and that you just randomly came across the album, would you like it then? Or is it because in the fans views it goes against what you feel Queen "should" be producing in the way of music? Lets not forget that it did pretty well in the UK Charts and it reached number 4 the same as News of the World and thats a decent album as well"Hot Space", with the exception of "Under Pressure", is full of the type of music that I can't stand. As far as Queen goes it's great that they tried incorporating different genres of music into their songs. What the problem was with "Hot Space" is that they had a hit with "Another One Bites The Dust" (which came out of no where; they weren't going to release the track as a single) and they jumped on that bandwagon for the next studio lp. They were looking for another hit with the same type of music. IMO funk/dance/disco was not Queen's forte. Rock fans, Queen's core audience, wanted nothing to do with this direction. This resulted in them leaving in droves. Queen, somewhat, learned a lesson. It's too bad that Brian and particularly Roger didn't veto Freddie and John's input on that lp. That lp really hurt them in the U.S. Basically they blew it here. It took "Wayne's World" and Freddie's death to get them back into any type of spotlight here. |
| jpf 14.02.2012 01:46 |
Vocal harmony wrote: It was Roger Taylor who introduced funk to a Queen album, Fun It, on Jazz. It's funny that John and Freddie seem to be blamed for it. On The Game John wrote Another one Bites the Dust which became a huge hit. Hot Space took things further, but it is less then half the album that ventures into Disco/ Dance and one of those is a Brian May song, Dancer. Hot Space is just Queen being Queen. It's different to the Album before it and different to what came after it, You don't have to like everything they've done. I like it more than The Works and A Kind of Magic. If you don't like it that's fare enough, but it doest make it bad.RE: It was Roger Taylor who introduced funk to a Queen album, Fun It, on Jazz. Correct. Many people forget that Roger brought that steaming pile to a Queen lp. The thing is "Fun It" was simply filler. Unless you have the "Jazz" lp you won't have ever heard that song. With that said "Another One Bites The Dust" really was what people heard first when it comes to a funk Queen song. |
| jpf 14.02.2012 01:47 |
plumrach wrote: Also would it not take 4 peoples approval for the album to be released> If Brian and Roger did not like it then why let it go ahead?Advance money from the record company already had been spent. A tour was lined up. They needed to get the lp out and the record company wanted to make their money. |
| plumrach 14.02.2012 02:51 |
@phillipstorey I can't hear Brian at all on Body Language,strange that track did well as a single in America yet the album was a complete disaster in the states.Queen never really recoverd from this and of course then Freddie made the other band members dress up for that video and that was that as far as America went _________________________________________ If you are talking about I want to Break free, freddie said that it was Rogers idea and he agreed with it |
| Holly2003 14.02.2012 02:59 |
Vocal harmony wrote: Holly2003, I don't know which two shows you saw on The Works tour, because all the shows I was at they played Staying Power.Ah, you;re right. I was at the two Dublin shows, But according to this website Staying POwer was played on about 1/2 the gigs: link Still, one song from HS, played only at half the gigs, suggests the band was keen to distance themselves from HS. Surely that's not in dispute? |
| Gaabiizz 14.02.2012 03:08 |
Day dop wrote: I've always liked it - and always will do.I bought it without reading any reviews - and it was never a disappointment in the slightest. Quite the opposite in fact. Those tunes are seriously catchy. Staying power, Back chat and Dancer = yes yes yes. And all the rest. Can you tell I listened to the album only yesterday? :-)Is True |
| Gaabiizz 14.02.2012 03:09 |
Hot Space Is Good Album |
| DaveyLane 14.02.2012 07:46 |
queenman!! 12321 wrote: I don't like Hot Space except Under Pressure and Put Out the Fire. The rest is black, funky gaybar music.I must admit I don't know too much about "funky gaybar music" (though it does sound like rather a lot of fun). I wonder what is particularly wrong with black music, as rock music as we know it pretty much would be nonexistant if it weren't for blues (or as you call it black) music.... |
| Queenman!! 14.02.2012 08:41 |
DaveyLane wrote:==================================queenman!! 12321 wrote: I don't like Hot Space except Under Pressure and Put Out the Fire. The rest is black, funky gaybar music.I must admit I don't know too much about "funky gaybar music" (though it does sound like rather a lot of fun). I wonder what is particularly wrong with black music, as rock music as we know it pretty much would be nonexistant if it weren't for blues (or as you call it black) music.... Nothing wrong with black, funky gaybar music.It's just absolutely not the music I prefer. Don't put my words out of content by gving the word Black a negative load. |
| Queenman!! 14.02.2012 08:44 |
The Real Wizard wrote:========================queenman!! 12321 wrote: I don't like Hot Space except Under Pressure and Put Out the Fire. The rest is black, funky gaybar music.Even Life Is Real and Las Palabras de Amor? Give those two a listen before writing them off. True.... those two are not that bad... thanks for clearing my memory. |
| plumrach 14.02.2012 09:05 |
After the success they had with Another One Bites The Dust I guess Queen thought that they could have a guaranteed likeable album in a similar genre but as we now know, some of us like it and some cant stand it and there is nothing wrong with wanting to go in that direction |
| Micrówave 14.02.2012 10:16 |
It was Brian May's evil plan all the way. Let Freddie record a bunch of "Black Funk Category" songs, move to New York City, start hanging out at seedy bars, get sick & die, sell a bunch of records, and replace him with Paul Rodgers. Watch out Roger, I'm just saying... |
| dysan 15.02.2012 04:43 |
I like the album very much, and I'm stunned that Queen fans are quite stuffy and narrow minded. It isn't their best, but without it we wouldn't have had those great 80s tracks. |
| brENsKi 15.02.2012 11:42 |
classic oxymoron "great" and "80s tracks" |
| k-m 15.02.2012 14:21 |
"Hot Space" is an interesting record, but the production on the funk-flavoured tracks was really flawed in my opinion. The more 'classic Queen' tracks were delivered with style, as always, but songs like Staying Power, Dancer, Back Chat or Body Language simply sound dated to me. They would probably do with more craftsmanship too, but Queen made up for it during live shows. On the album, they didn't sound right and it is no surprise we still buy "Thriller" and are kind of oblivious when it comes to "Hot Space" ;) Overall, an interesting experiment, but probably only for the better it didn't work, because we'd get more, I'm sure;) Queen is Queen, and not MJ or George Clinton and I think Freddie was right leaving such experiments for his solo record a couple of years later. Oddly enough, the band was still struggling with production in 1984, because despite its many qualities, "The Works" still lacked that linear, album sound. "Hot Space" is an underrated record, unfairly dismissed by many, certainly not the worst Queen album in their catalogue imo (this honour should go to either AKOM or Jazz), but the direction didn't suit them. |
| matt z 15.02.2012 15:49 |
Micrówave wrote: It was Brian May's evil plan all the way. Let Freddie record a bunch of "Black Funk Category" songs, move to New York City, start hanging out at seedy bars, get sick & die, sell a bunch of records, and replace him with Paul Rodgers. Watch out Roger, I'm just saying...Hmm... i wonder what he has in store for Kerry Ellis?? I guess i gotta reference the "Brian's Curse" forum so far it hasn't got the Foo Fighters. (hell, i know what I'D DO with that @.... i mean with Kerry Ellis... fine woman she is... fine singer.... soo fine... |
| gerry 16.02.2012 06:03 |
Hot Space wasnt a bad album, just Queen trying a few new styles. it was refreshing and new and i like it. would rather listen to Hot Space than Made in Heaven. GERRY. |
| tomchristie22 16.02.2012 06:04 |
I like Hot Space, I think. I'll put it this way, I like the songs, with some exceptions (looking at you, Body Language). I don't like the way a lot of the songs were recorded. Life Is Real and Las Palabras De Amor are fine on the studio recording, the rest sound poor but are great in live versions (Staying Power, Back Chat, Action). This is all excluding Under Pressure (recorded separately), and Put Out The Fire. Put Out The Fire, while lighter than most guitar driven Queen songs, is one of the heavier songs on Hot Space. The live versions actually seem to soften it with the addition of prominent synth in the chorus, so it's almost the opposite effect to other live Hot Space songs. I think I like both live and studio equally (I enjoy the 'is dead' straight into Dragon Attack live though). |
| dysan 16.02.2012 06:13 |
Quote: classic oxymoron "great" and "80s tracks" I rest my case :o) |
| Amazon 16.02.2012 07:48 |
dysan wrote: "Quote: classic oxymoron "great" and "80s tracks" I rest my case :o)" :D That's a bit unfair. While most of Queen's best work was during the 70's, I do think they released some great songs in the 80's. Much of The Game, IWIA, WIWI, and a couple of other songs (such as Princes of the Universe) for example. |
| malicedoom 16.02.2012 09:12 |
Queen album or no, I enjoy: Staying Power Dancer Action This Day Calling All Girls Under Pressure Also think the title of the album is cool. So there. |
| Queen4ever13 16.02.2012 09:43 |
Queen fans are some harsh critics. Not every one of their albums could be perfect. They created the music they wanted to firstly for themselves, they obviously couldn't please everyone all the time. You have to give them credit for such experimentation, they could play a diverse range of music, I don't believe any other band could create what they did. |
| mryum1970 16.02.2012 10:08 |
Don't hate it, but far from love it. I thought Under Pressure was great, with a looser feel for Queen that I hoped they would explore more. Still, a few good songs -- las parabalas de amor, Life is Real are 2 of my fav Queen songs. Put Out the Fire and Calling All Girls are a bit also-ran compared with their earlier work, but they have their moments. The synthy, dance pop is not my thing, so those songs fail imo. Not a terrible album, just comparatively terrible to their previous work. |
| The Real Wizard 16.02.2012 10:09 |
Queen4ever13 wrote: You have to give them credit for such experimentation, they could play a diverse range of music, I don't believe any other band could create what they did.Yes, but ... The March Of The Black Queen and Body Language were created by the same band, 8 years apart. Shite is shite. Being a fan doesn't mean you can't think independently. There aren't many people who think any band's entire output was excellent. In fact, the only band I can say such a thing for is the Stone Temple Pilots. There is not a dud in their entire catalog, as far as I'm concerned. |
| Micrówave 16.02.2012 10:12 |
There aren't many people who think any band's entire output was excellent.There are a couple, though... |
| Stelios 16.02.2012 10:36 |
What makes you belive that Body Language is a bad song according the intentions of its writer? I believe Body Longuage was more of a concept and astatment (that Freddie needed at the time) than just a song. Freddie wanted it steamy, simple, "bath-housy",(homo)sexy, mistirious,edgy and most improtantly a bit TRASHY. He recreated a bunch of feelings, senses and attitude into sound. I think he did a good job. p.s. I have similar feelings /thoughts about Delilah. |
| brENsKi 16.02.2012 10:50 |
Queen4ever13 wrote: Queen fans are some harsh critics. Not every one of their albums could be perfect. They created the music they wanted to firstly for themselves, they obviously couldn't please everyone all the time. You have to give them credit for such experimentation, they could play a diverse range of music, I don't believe any other band could create what they did.you make it sound like it had never been done before Deep Purple did it in '75 with Come Taste The Band...and a lot of 70s bands experimented with soul/funk/disco/dance etc... call it what you will...ELO did it with the changes on their discovery album, as did Foreigner and genesis, and let's try and forget Kiss also did....from what i recall all of these bands diverted briefly in to the "dance" category BEFORE queen |
| br5946 16.02.2012 11:30 |
Amazon - you have a fair point in denying the supposed oxymoron, and I agree. Queen did some really brilliant songs in the 80s. Princes of the Universe, Las Palabras De Amor, One Vision, It's A Hard Life, Rain Must Fall, Don't Try Suicide, Play the Game and Hammer to Fall are just eight I can think of off the top of my head. |
| Amazon 17.02.2012 06:41 |
br5946 wrote: "Amazon - you have a fair point in denying the supposed oxymoron, and I agree. Queen did some really brilliant songs in the 80s. Princes of the Universe, Las Palabras De Amor, One Vision, It's A Hard Life, Rain Must Fall, Don't Try Suicide, Play the Game and Hammer to Fall are just eight I can think of off the top of my head." Yeh, I don't think they were quite as terrible during that decade as some people seem to think. :D |
| Queen4ever13 17.02.2012 09:46 |
I just meant to the extent that Queen did, if you look at Bring back that Leroy Brown, Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy, Millionaire's Waltz, Dreamer's Ball, vauedeville, minstral, ragtime, and no one even coming close to Bohemian Rap. opera included, no other band has done what they did. |
| tomchristie22 19.02.2012 06:08 |
Sure, they have plenty of great songs from the 80's, but they were much more consistently great in the 70's. I can play most of their 70s albums without skipping any tracks, much less than I can say about Hot Space, The Works, Magic and The Miracle. Also I don't think The Game is really considered an 80's album, the songs were conceived (and recorded as far as I know) in 1979. Save Me and Crazy Little Thing were already being played live in 79 as well. So The Game is 70's material as far as I'm concerned |
| MERQRY 21.02.2012 19:57 |
tomchristie22 wrote: Sure, they have plenty of great songs from the 80's, but they were much more consistently great in the 70's. I can play most of their 70s albums without skipping any tracks, much less than I can say about Hot Space, The Works, Magic and The Miracle. Also I don't think The Game is really considered an 80's album, the songs were conceived (and recorded as far as I know) in 1979. Save Me and Crazy Little Thing were already being played live in 79 as well. So The Game is 70's material as far as I'm concernedNot all The game songs were recorded in 70's... |
| Wasitallworthit 22.05.2012 07:33 |
I thought it was a great album always cheers me up |
| Wiley 22.05.2012 21:19 |
I love it. It is in my car CD stereo more often than not. I sometimes skip Back Chat and Life is Real but the rest I like a lot. To me, Dancer is highly underrated. Had more tracks been arranged similarly to Dancer with the right mix of funk and heavy guitars, it would have been even better. Everybody talks about how Staying Power worked live because of the rock feel... well, you have that in Dancer and it's the studio version. Having said all of this, my favorite Queen song is "Under Pressure" and it's a good addition to the album. |
| tomchristie22 23.05.2012 03:45 |
MERQRY wrote:I realize this now, I hadn't checked the sleeve notes at the time I posted originally. I wouldn't say Dancer is my favourite Hot Space track, but it's definitely the most Queen-like stylistically, mainly because it's the only track with multiple overdubbed guitars.tomchristie22 wrote: Sure, they have plenty of great songs from the 80's, but they were much more consistently great in the 70's. I can play most of their 70s albums without skipping any tracks, much less than I can say about Hot Space, The Works, Magic and The Miracle. Also I don't think The Game is really considered an 80's album, the songs were conceived (and recorded as far as I know) in 1979. Save Me and Crazy Little Thing were already being played live in 79 as well. So The Game is 70's material as far as I'm concernedNot all The game songs were recorded in 70's... |