| GrowUpGlamberts 22.04.2018 23:40 |
Never thought it was a bad song. Maybe not Roger's best, but far from his worst. Discuss. |
| blueroom 23.04.2018 00:54 |
It's quite lyrically and musically simple, to be honest it seems quite lazy to me. I'm a big fan of Roger's songs but I never really liked this one. Plus, it pales in comparison to the rest of the album. An okay song, when compared to a load of masterpieces, suddenly seems a lot worse. |
| OhioMustapha 23.04.2018 01:13 |
sounds pure classic rock, no reason for hate. |
| mike hunt 23.04.2018 02:13 |
No hate...I Just don't think It's a very good song. Some of Roger stuff tends to grow on me over time, but not loser In The End. Doesn't fit Queen2 at all. Listen to Modern Times on the first record, a perfect fit. Same with Tenament Funster on Sheer Heart Attack. Two great ones from Roger. |
| Bo Alex 23.04.2018 02:27 |
I like it. Once I read in a mag that is a Steve Vai favourite. |
| Cruella de Vil 23.04.2018 03:51 |
Maybe the reason that it 'doesn't fit' is just why it's there in the first place; it's called contrast. It's a nice, fat kick in the face after the lush sounds of the previous tracks. Funny How Love Is there for the same reason. |
| dysan 23.04.2018 06:22 |
I share all the pros and cons expressed here. It's not a great track, but is fine in context really. If the call was either See What a fool vs LITE I think they called right. |
| master marathon runner 23.04.2018 06:51 |
Eh ? - hate ? - what you talkin' 'bout Willis? |
| Invisible Woman 23.04.2018 08:03 |
I don't hate songs. I like or don't like songs. |
| Holly2003 23.04.2018 12:21 |
Loser in the End is like when your idiot half brother wearing a Kiss t-shirt wanders into the family photograph: everyone is embarrassed but no one wants to rock the boat by shoving him out of frame. |
| mike hunt 23.04.2018 12:22 |
Good one Holly |
| Dr Magus 23.04.2018 12:28 |
Roger must have liked it though. He ripped it off for The Cross' Power To Love. |
| Sebastian 23.04.2018 13:57 |
On 'Hot Space' it would've been the best track by far. On 'Queen II', it's by far the worst. |
| mike hunt 23.04.2018 15:23 |
Nonsense!....Action this Day is better, Back Chat is better, under pressure is better, words of Love is better. Cool Cat is better. Just because a song has heavy guitar and drums Doesn't make it good. |
| dysan 23.04.2018 17:28 |
I'd say in a certain mood it's not the worst track on QII |
| bucsateflon 23.04.2018 18:16 |
Anomalies of those who have nothing else better to do. The song is fine... |
| dysan 23.04.2018 18:22 |
eh |
| mooghead 23.04.2018 20:53 |
"Nonsense!....Action this Day is better, Back Chat is better, under pressure is better, words of Love is better. Cool Cat is better" Ok, I will bite. Define 'better'. |
| *goodco* 24.04.2018 01:55 |
Staying on topic......I am more than fine with the song, it's placement, the lyrics....'almost' everything except......the drums! The mix doesn't match the rest of the album. |
| dysan 24.04.2018 06:57 |
I wonder if it was left off the album and suddenly released as a previously unknown track from the session we'd be calling it treasure. Maaaaaybe |
| Iron Butterfly 24.04.2018 08:34 |
The song seems so uninspired to me. |
| The Fairy King 24.04.2018 10:39 |
It makes side white not flow well. Like Dysan said...if it was a non-album b-side for Seven Seas of Rhye then we'd be loving it more. I actually like the song and it's sentiment and it's Rogers answer to Brians "ode to daddy". |
| mike hunt 24.04.2018 11:15 |
mooghead wrote: "Nonsense!....Action this Day is better, Back Chat is better, under pressure is better, words of Love is better. Cool Cat is better" Ok, I will bite. Define 'better'.I know It's subjective...He said loser was much better than anything on Hot Space. I simply disagreed. |
| matt z 24.04.2018 11:41 |
There was a day last week, where it sounded like a pretty great mock blues track. I still don't get the bit about someone being or getting looser in the end. Maybe it was a gay commentary |
| mike hunt 24.04.2018 12:32 |
Things is musically It has nice stuff in it....but like I said before, just because it has loud drums and guitar Doesn't make the actual song good...Rush newest album clockwork Angels is like that for me...I know It's a fan favorite and has loads of musical talent..ripping drums, bass lines at It's best. Alex sounds great on guitar, but saying all that I only like 4 songs on the whole album. Most of the songs don't grab me. Relax Rush Fans, I know the Gardening is a great one .... |
| Holly2003 24.04.2018 12:38 |
I'm a Rush fan. I listened to Clockwork Angels on my stereo system once. That was enough. It's just noise. I don't know if the musicianship is good. I can't hear it over the din. |
| Holly2003 24.04.2018 12:49 |
mooghead wrote: Define 'better'.It's the opposite to "not as good as" and a step up from "equal to". You're welcome. |
| Graeme Arnott 24.04.2018 14:10 |
I think the loud drums and guitar makes this song good, I hated hot space when it was first released and must admit still do so today, but it"s each to their own which is good because it would be boring if everyone liked the same stuff. |
| mike hunt 24.04.2018 17:12 |
I'm not a fan of Hot Space...I'm a huge fan of Queen 2. I'm only saying they're are songs on Hot Space that I like better than Loser In The End, which is the only song I don't like on that album....See What A Fool I'v been is much better. Especially live. |
| princetom 24.04.2018 19:29 |
i think that LITE shows up a good contrast to SDOD. as being placed at the end of the first side of the LP (does anybody listen to vinyls anymore) doesn't make it offensive as you can skip it anyway. The lyrics... well... there were worse in their history. the song's a straight rocker. and it makes totally sense in getting a (album listening) audience being somewhat more interested on the 2nd side of the album. it's an outro. and for me it works. maybe i'm a little bit too 'old fashioned'. . and in comparisation to "hot space" there's ... .. . (WTF!?!?!?!) . .. ... some of you compare queen II with hot space ? SRSLY ? different time. different style. different ambition. great aswell. but for other reasons (my favourite is "dancer" ;-) ) . personally i think FHLI is more annoying because of that wall of sound. while everything else on this album is so clearly defined. . i don't get the fuzz about this LITE. it's great. a simple straight number with some potentionally cheesy lyrics. is it better to sing about ogres ? hummm. just thinking. :-) |
| dysan 24.04.2018 20:24 |
Good post. I agree about ending side 1. The fade out (which is excellent) worked perfectly as the end of a side. RE the lyrics - they sounded quite powerful when I was little. Knowledgeable. |
| dysan 24.04.2018 20:28 |
Something I've forgotten about - I used to think it was very similar to the (not very similar) Arnold Corns version of Moonage Daydream. Stuttering and kinda jangly fuzz. |