| Misfire. 14.07.2020 16:57 |
Queen's best two albums from the 1980's were arguably The Game & The Works, but which one is your favourite and why? Personally i think The Works just gets over the line as the best album of the 1980's because of the variety of music on that album and it just flowed very well together with hit singles from every band member . Roger - Radio Gaga John - I want to break free Freddie - It's a hard Life Brian - Hammer to Fall. All brilliant tracks plus Tear it up , Machines , Keep on Passing the open windows etc....... 10 /10. I would however give "The Game" 9/10. |
| AlbaNo1 14.07.2020 19:29 |
The Game. Different and consistent new sound at that point. Actually unusual due to the more narrow range of styles. Guitar on Dragon Attack is way better than Tear it Up and Hammer to Fall. Play The Game is a bit better than Its A Hard Life The emotion on Sail Away Sweet Sister and Save Me is stronger than anything on The Works. It’s the last album with proper lead vocals from Roger and Brian . Freddie vocals at the start of Prime Jive are awesome. |
| Russian Headlong 2 14.07.2020 19:34 |
The Works |
| Ivo-1976 14.07.2020 19:48 |
The Game. What Alba says. |
| Sebastian 14.07.2020 23:28 |
The Game, by far. |
| Saint Jiub 14.07.2020 23:45 |
The Game by far, no contest etc ... ditto Of the fifteen 20th century Queen studio albums, I rank the Game as #7 and The Works as #12. I am ignoring the 16th studio album, as well as the forthcoming 17th studio album rumoured to be titled "God's Gift". |
| Bo Alex 14.07.2020 23:45 |
I think The Game it's overall a better album but It's A Hard Life is the best song. |
| MyHumanZoo 15.07.2020 00:03 |
No contest...The Game |
| Velizar 15.07.2020 05:29 |
The Works. There isn't better album than "The Works" from the 80s. |
| Invisible Woman 15.07.2020 05:30 |
I think ... The Works. |
| Misfire. 15.07.2020 06:38 |
Interesting views thanks everyone for your opinions. I actually was going to say The Game because i love that album but its Queen in there comfort zone so i chose The Works because the songs seem richer and more polished. The guitar work on "Keep on passing the open windows" is superb and Freddie's vocals on " I want to break free" are on fire! But after saying all that both albums beat any other Queen album in the 80's by miles. A Kind Of Magic, The Miracle and Innuendo lacked interest and catchy tunes as massive as what The Game or The Works had to offer. |
| antiden 15.07.2020 13:23 |
My Queen's favorite album of the 80's was/is/will be THE MIRACLE. THE GAME is a rather commercial album. THE WORKS (along with AKOM) is too short. |
| Saint Jiub 15.07.2020 16:22 |
^ Agreed I especially like tracks 4-7 |
| mike hunt 15.07.2020 20:07 |
The Game for me....The only song I'm not crazy about Is Suicide. The Works has 3 songs I skip, Tear It Up, Man On The Prowl, Machines. Dragon Attack rules! |
| mike hunt 15.07.2020 20:10 |
AlbaNo1 wrote: The Game. Different and consistent new sound at that point. Actually unusual due to the more narrow range of styles. Guitar on Dragon Attack is way better than Tear it Up and Hammer to Fall. Play The Game is a bit better than Its A Hard Life The emotion on Sail Away Sweet Sister and Save Me is stronger than anything on The Works. It’s the last album with proper lead vocals from Roger and Brian . Freddie vocals at the start of Prime Jive are awesome.That pretty much sums It up for me.. |
| Vocal harmony 15.07.2020 22:49 |
The Game is the better album because they were still treating new ground (for them). The Works sounds clinical and like they were purposely trying to bring back the sound and production qualities they'd largely left behind on the previous two albums. Innuendo is by far the best thing they'd done in years, and while having the classic Queen sound still sounded fresh. |
| brENsKi 16.07.2020 05:51 |
agreed. ^ The Game was new ground and a crossover (for Queen) - if not for rock bands in general. The stripped-back feel of many of the tracks was nothing new - they'd been here previously with NOTW, so all this left was the crossover. the crossover stuff had been done by major rock bands through the mid 70s; Eagles, ELO, Doobie Bros, Zep, Bowie, Elton and many more had ventured into other (non-classic rock) mainstream genres. Although, i appreciated (at the time) Queen trying something different, it was the first LP (back then) where they started to lose me. The Hot Space sound was 8 years too late. so onto the Works. I never liked the Works - it underlined the change in Queen that they'd become a singles band - Game & HS being the LPs that where the "4 singles per LP" rot set in. For me, concentrating on radio-friendly singles makes a band's material less valid (long-term) and renders them disposable. the very notion of creating lots of singles on one LP is effectively time-stamping your recordings with the trends/styles of that time. this is usually applicable to the instruments, production, writing and arrangements - songs date badly because of this. (IMO) HS, Works and AKOM date horribly for these very reasons. This wasn't unique to Queen, many 70s bands ventured down this "more immediate" fashion cul-de-sac in the 80s. the only solution was to back right out of it and revert to what they did best. For me, Queen redeemed all of their 80s output, by "goin' back" when they released The Miracle. I know for many this LP isn't liked (and yes there are a few singles on it), but I do like it, because it's Queen sounding like "classic Queen". Innuendo (although not 80s) underlined this intended return to glory. |
| Misfire. 16.07.2020 09:45 |
That is entirely what The Works album was "The Works" ! After so many fans had ruffled there feathers over Hot Space the band went back to basics what Queen fans wanted more guitar orientated songs So Brian made sure he had guitar work in "Tear It Up" & "Hammer To Fall" Incidentally the headbangers mix was awesome ! |
| user1 16.07.2020 13:47 |
pls delete |
| mike hunt 16.07.2020 16:04 |
The Miracle gets off to a weak start with Party..by track 3 It gets much better. Breakthru and Scandal are good tracks. It's Brain's best album as a guitarist since Jazz. |
| Misfire. 16.07.2020 16:14 |
Brenski "The Miracle" & "Innuendo" for me where when Queen had lost the fun in there music, and Songs like "Delilah" "Party" "Kashoggies Ship" were cheap fillers and not high class Queen. which i never play at all. I liked the sleeve design on "Miracle" but the album only had a few decent songs on it i.e "I Want It All" "Breakthru" & on "Innuendo" i liked " All Gods People" "Im Going Slightly Mad" but what annoys me is that Queen worked on a lot of songs for "The Miracle" and discarded many and there could have been so many gems there. I honestly think Queen started to slip with the "Kind of Magic" album and onward they declined. Is there a perfect Queen album from start to finish without any fillers? Well yeah everything from "Queen" to "News of the world" then you get albums with a few good tracks on them afterwards but some not so good tracks also which start to become fillers. |
| brENsKi 16.07.2020 18:16 |
SaddleBrownsometimes, i think you don't even read your own posts. "Delilah", "Party" and "Kashoggies Ship" [sic] (it's Khashoggi's Ship) - are the very definition of "fun" - so either you want "fun" - or you don't?. Added to that, "Invisible Man" "Breakthru" "I'm Going Slightly Mad" "The Miracle" and "Rain Must Fall" are very upbeat/positive songs - especially considering the themes within. The Miracle also (with hindsight) reflects the changing times - the themes running through tracks like "I Want It All", "The Miracle" and even "Was It All Worth It" convey a message of hope for the future. Paint that album against Freddie's illness and the world stage in 1989: Berlin, (Gorbachev's) Russia, (Perestroika and glasnost), and an end to the Cold War - and this LP is heralding in a new era. Conversely, - if you are talking "fun" - your two favourite albums from the 80s "The Works" and "The Game" are littered with misery and maudlin: "It's A Hard Life", "I Want To Break Free", "Keep Passing The Open Windows", "Is This The World We Created?", "Don't Try Suicide", "Sail Away Sweet Sister" and "Save Me". Factor in the message of lament and negativity running through "Radio Ga Ga", "Machines (or back to humans)"and "Hammer To Fall" and your two favourite 80s albums are nowhere near the fun you think they are - unless you fail to understand the themes? "The Works" - in particular - released in 1984 (very apt), is very Orwellian in theme. Even the "Ga Ga" video "Metropolis" stylings portray images straight out of Orwell's "1984" and the early days of The Cold War. "The Works" is symptomatic of and running through with typical "Cold War" era themes - an abject misery-fest. For me, "The Miracle" and "Innuendo" are infinitely superior to "The Game" and "The Works" in almost every conceivable way. |
| mike hunt 16.07.2020 22:39 |
Innuendo Is classic Queen..yes, they should of excluded Delilah but the rest Is great. |
| brENsKi 17.07.2020 08:19 |
mike hunt wrote:Innuendo Is classic Queen..yes, they should of excluded Delilah but the rest Is great.and exactly which of the band would be willing to be perceived as th c*** who told a dying Freddie: "no, you can't put a song about your f**king cat on the LP - i don't care how ill you are...it's a pile of sh*t" |
| AlbaNo1 17.07.2020 09:18 |
Some sort of mild passive aggression or subtly resisting full participation to complete the song could have done it. Instead Freddie managed to get them all miaowing while Brian produced feline sounds from his guitar. Try playing Delilah then All Dead, All Dead back to back. That works. |
| Misfire. 17.07.2020 10:20 |
Brenski That is your opinion and it is not compulsory for every Queen fan. We all have our favourite albums so my opinion is not to be taken in a less favourable way to your opinions. Innuendo had a strange feel of death to it and they sound like they were trying to hard to make the album work bit it fails to get the right ambience. At Least with The Game & The Works the band were at full throttle where Innuendo Freddie said to the band "just fucking write me anything to sing darling" and you can tell by the album they did. |
| Markman38 17.07.2020 10:29 |
mike hunt wrote: Innuendo Is classic Queen..yes, they should of excluded Delilah but the rest Is great.Amen to that, I completely agree |
| brENsKi 17.07.2020 10:36 |
SaddleBrowni never said it was compulsory. and i also did not say your opinion is less valid - i merely pointed out the flaws in your reasoning. if you'd said "i prefer the works because it's more poppy, or catchy".. or whatever - then that would work, but you didn't. Your reason was that Innuendo and Miracle contained no fun. I provided examples of where Miracle and Innuendo were much more "fun" than the Works. Honestly? if you can see more fun in the Works, then you definitely do not understand the themes/lyrics of the songs at all. The Works is steeped in negativity, gloom, heartbreak, suicide, lies, mortality, and Cold-War misery. [color=SaddleBrown]Benross wrote: Innuendo had a strange feel of death to it and they sound like they were trying to hard to make the album work bit it fails to get the right ambience. At Least with The Game & The Works the band were at full throttle where Innuendo Freddie said to the band "just fucking write me anything to sing darling" and you can tell by the album they did. [/color]far from it. Miracle and Innuendo actually sound like Queen being Queen again. The plastic pop synthesised radio-friendly stuff of 80-86 was very much of its time - and dates quite badly. |
| AlbaNo1 17.07.2020 10:51 |
Fun is maybe not the right word and also a bit subjective. I don’t think the intended meaning of the original poster is to describe frivolous or quirky song subjects. There can be a sense of joy, satisfaction or thrill with Queen at their best. Personally I don’t really get that from The Works but each to their own, Going by the amount of extra material that didn’t make the album it certainly seemed a more creative period than Hot Space or Magic. It was also a very successful album in most of the world, One sense of “fun” that I get from the Miracle is a vibe that the band seemed to enjoy being together which comes through in the songs and videos. |
| Misfire. 17.07.2020 15:18 |
Lets put it another way maybe the word "Fun" should be replaced with the word "enjoyable" there that sounds more reasonable for Brenski. I think The Works is more enjoyable to listen too by 1% than The Game album. Works for me lol |
| oystermouth1971 23.07.2020 07:59 |
Pretty much on a par imo. Although The Works didn’t have Don’t Try Suicide on it which is a plus. |
| Astin 10.08.2020 08:10 |
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| pittrek 11.08.2020 11:22 |
I don't like The Game. There, I said it. The only good song on the album (IMHO) is AOBTD. Play The Game - crap, but the live versions are tolerable Dragon Attack - the instrumental part is interesting, the rest sucks, live versions are tolerable Another one Bites The Dust - great Need Your Loving Tonight - boring crap, live versions are OK Crazy Little Thing Called Love - overrated crap, live versions are usually pretty good Rock It (Prime Jive) - boring crap, live versions are OK Don't Try Suicide - I barely remember it exists Sail Away Sweet Sister - OK, so there are TWO songs on this album which I really like Coming Soon - boring crap Save Me - boring, but live versions are usually great But The Works .... Radio Ga Ga - great synthpop Tear It Up - great heavy rocker It's A Hard Life - great ballad Man on the Prowl - crap desperately trying to be the new Crazy Little Thing Machines - good I Want To Break Free - great synthpop Keep Passing The Open Windows - I barely remember this song Hammer To Fall - great heavy rocker Is This The World We Created? - great ballad + I Go Crazy - great heavy rocker The Works is the clear winner for me |
| Knobse 11.08.2020 14:07 |
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| k-m 14.08.2020 00:04 |
mike hunt wrote: Innuendo Is classic Queen..yes, they should of excluded Delilah but the rest Is great."Delilah" adds a much-needed lighter, personal touch towards the end, it's quintessential Freddie and I agree with someone above who said it would have been rather soulless to tell Freddie he couldn't put it on the album. |
| Loreta54 31.08.2020 06:04 |
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| Troll Hunter 05.09.2020 15:48 |
RadUrid wrote: Lets put it another way maybe the words "Fun On Earth" should be replaced with the words "Fun In Space" there that is more reasonable with my Queen knowledge. I think The Works is more enjoyable to listen too by 1% than The Game album. Works for me lol, but if you don't get what I'm saying that's fine lolDon't worry I get it |
| TurbanGuy4k 06.09.2020 15:43 |
i like the works better. |
| Troll Hunter 06.09.2020 16:09 |
I actually like "The Game" better, There isn't really a track that I dislike, unlike "The Works" with Man On The Prowl and Machines. |
| mike hunt 07.09.2020 15:55 |
Man On The Prowl, Machines and Tear It Up I dislike... The Game has better albums Tracks as well with Dragon Attack, Need Your Loving and Sail Away Sweet Sister. |