| agneepath9 03.12.2003 08:54 |
(although i like the album) does anyone else think it is a touch overated? |
| Red_Special 03.12.2003 08:57 |
no |
| Fenderek 03.12.2003 08:59 |
It is! Funny enough, though, the best song on it (DRAGON ATTACK) is actually UNDERRATED... |
| D.Blythe 03.12.2003 10:26 |
On the whole, I would say the album is UNDERRATED. You have the songs everyone knows, "Crazy Little Thing" and "Bites The Dust", then the lesser known hits, "Play The Game" and "Save Me", then some of the album tracks that are too often overlooked like "Dragon Attack", and one I think is criminally overlooked "Sail Away Sweet Sister". |
| Jjeroen 03.12.2003 10:40 |
Overrated indeed, although I quite like it in general it just is not nearly as good as other Queen stuff... It doesn't deserve to be the hottest selling Queen album in the US ever... There are quite some okay songs, one or two realy good ones, but also some of the worst things Queen ever made... (IMO) |
| akan 03.12.2003 11:20 |
i think it is one the the best queen albums, it has a jazzistic groove and the songs are very different each others; it takes a lot of styles and queen play very musically and funny; freddie's voice is at the best period and the band seems to be supported by a great enthusiasm |
| wstüssyb 03.12.2003 11:39 |
the ONLY shitty thing about the game is how short it is compared to previous stuff |
| Guy 03.12.2003 12:11 |
I don't think it's overrated at all. AOBTD, CLTCL, Save Me and Play The Game are great songs and Dragon Attack is nice too. |
| Wayne Gretzky 03.12.2003 12:15 |
One of few Queen albums I like all tracks on. |
| MexQueenFM 03.12.2003 12:24 |
not overrated, but too short, and DA is way underrated :) |
| Mr Mercury 03.12.2003 13:11 |
wstüssyb I agree with you |
| Brian's sweet sister 03.12.2003 13:50 |
Whaaaat? None of their albums were, overrated. I think 'Rock it' and 'Don't try suicide' were very underrated songs. But maybe the title, don't try suicide was a bit worrying. |
| QueenSite 03.12.2003 13:54 |
I honestly think it is a bit overrated, I think that News of the world or Jazz are better than it. The reason because it was reissued so many times (dvd audio, audiophile vinyl, etc) is because it was one of their best sellers |
| Rich Tea 03.12.2003 15:23 |
The Game was a breath of fresh air! I think Queen always surprised people with the variations in their albums. Queen & Queen II could have been a completely different band. At the time my hard rockin mates had already decided that ANATO was Queens sell out album although personnally I thought SHA was a move into a more commercial feel. I think the Game shows Freddie & John moving to a more American sound while Brian is still clinging to the Rock feel. Problem with the Game is Don't try Suicide & AOBTD pinch riffs from The Police & Chic respectivly. Over rated well at the time here in the UK like all Queen albums (with the noteable exception of NOTW) it was slated and not rated at all. Their isn't a definitive best album we will argue about that one for years but the Game does have some brilliant tracks on it Sail Away Sweet Sister, Dragon Attack & Save Me which would all appear in my Queen top 20. The DVDA is pretty awesome and I guess it was the real big album for Queen in the US just a shame they took it so seriously and recorded the Game II (sorry Hot Space) which unfortunatly wasn't quite as spotanious. I very nealy lost interest myself in 82 it was a good job the shows were so good! |
| andYYY 03.12.2003 20:14 |
The Game Overrated?? I always though it was underrated compared to the older stuff. the appeal lies in its simplicity, its one of the best queen lp's for driving to, esp prime jive, coming soon, need your loving tonight, the whole lp just works for me, and save me is fab.:o)i like every song on it, sure its short, but now that i've lived with it for 20 odd years, i kinda got used to it..;o) |
| Queenleaf 03.12.2003 22:43 |
I don't really have an opinion but I feel the need to say that I hate it when the short albums cost as much as longer ones. Aurgh! |
| Matti 03.12.2003 23:00 |
Lol to that. But no, I don't think The Game is overrated. |
| siljeoen 04.12.2003 05:50 |
The Game rocks!!!! |
| Bohardy 04.12.2003 10:10 |
Hey, Rich Tea. That's a VERY good point about Don't Try Suicide ripping off Walking On The Moon. I have to say I'd never noticed the similarities between the two tracks before, but given that Walking On The Moon came out the year before The Game, and went to number 1, I think it's fair to say that it heavily "influenced" the riff in DTS. |
| Spisso 04.12.2003 11:55 |
Absolutely not underrated... And "Sail away" is wonderful, maybe Brian's best song... |
| Rich Tea 04.12.2003 14:30 |
Yes the Walking on the Moon riff was so obvious at the time. I don't think Brian has ever been worried about copying a certain style if he thinks it suits the song for example listen to "the Prize" and then listen to Big Country's "Fields of Fire" I wonder how many others people can spot? |
| Daburcor? 04.12.2003 14:48 |
Sail Away is my fave song on the Game. BEAUTIFUL in DTS surround!!! |
| look what they've done to claudi.... 04.12.2003 16:50 |
the album is great, one of my faves actually |
| Saffron Caribou 04.12.2003 19:00 |
Cool! I thought I was the only one that thought that The Game was underrated. |
| Uglyduckling 12.12.2003 07:48 |
Deffoe underated. THe things (or lack therof) I had heard about the Game before I listened to it meant I was very pleasantly surprised upon hearing how good it was. |
| The Real Wizard 15.12.2003 23:50 |
This is what I think happened in 1980: Yes, The Game was Queen's best-selling album in the USA. But it wasn't Queen fans who made that happen; it was singles buyers who realized there were a few good singles, so they bought the album! And it was the singles-buyers who made those two songs go to #1 in the singles charts... not Queen fans! Many hardcores were disappointed with the overly-poppy feel of many of the tracks, especially the singles, and they were already disappointed with Queen, even before Hot Space came out. The concert halls filled up mostly with pop fans on that tour, not Queen fans. There were indeed some great tunes on The Game, and although it had their signature harmonies and arrangements in many of the songs, they were really going pop for this record, in order to appeal to the American market. In that sense, yes, I believe The Game was over-rated, because it had too many pop-oriented songs which seemed to go too far away from Queen's style. Diversifying is always a great thing, but when you diversify towards pop, you will lose some hardcore fans. It later happened with Metallica fans after the Black album. |
| Fenderek 16.12.2003 03:13 |
V. good post- agree 100% |
| Brian's sweet sister 17.12.2003 15:57 |
But THAT is what I love about Queen, that they have so many different styles. I love everything they did. Every album, none of them were bad IMO. |