| Red_Special227 14.11.2004 17:38 |
I love News of the World, so many put albums like Sheer Heart Attack and stuff before it but besides WWRY/Champions it had so many wonderful songs, It's late is personally one of my all time favourites, All dead, All dead is such a beautiful song, and Spread your Wings is chilling how beautiful. There is a bit of nonsense in there (Sheer Heart, Fight from the, Sleeping) but even with Get down, make love the rock part is cool, and Who needs you a wonderful songs. And lets not forget My Melancholy Blues, which is my favorite song ever! I think this Album deserves WAY more credit! |
| deleted user 14.11.2004 22:50 |
My Hot Space is way better than YOUR News of The World! Seriously, NOTW was awesome. WWRY and WATC-too overused for me. |
| Flo Joe 15.11.2004 11:31 |
Lots of treasures in there which I didn't recognized when I listened to the cd for the first time! |
| gabriel79 15.11.2004 11:48 |
apart from the first two songs is a really awesome album.i like it very much.it's late is one of my favourite queen songs ever |
| Fenderek 15.11.2004 11:59 |
I only skip WATC / WWRY... The rest is great. Can't understand why ppl don't like "Get Down Make Love" so much- there are much worse Queen tracks out there... |
| brENsKi 15.11.2004 12:14 |
i think some queen songs have parallels to some beatles songs - and it's usually THESE queen songs that are least liked - possibly beacuse they don't sound too original if you remove the "indulgent" middle of GDML the rest of the mood and feel of the song is similar to Come Together |
| brENsKi 15.11.2004 12:25 |
it's not funky at all!!! it's somewhere between blues and electro-rock (a la kraftwerk) |
| deleted user 15.11.2004 13:10 |
Now where is the funk in GDML? I can't seem to gyrate my hips to the beat! |
| deleted user 15.11.2004 13:20 |
Killaqueen!!! wrote: Don't take the word 'funk' too seriously...jeezThen what could be more subtle than that? |
| MercuryArts 15.11.2004 14:04 |
This along w/ The Game were the first two Queen recordes I got. They were for my 13th B-day. So these two will always have a special place in my heart. This is what got the fire's burning that haven't begun to die out after 23 years. And for the record, being a huge Sinatra fan as well, I would have loved to hear Frank sing My Meloncholy Blues. It was right up his alley. He referred to this style song as Saloon Songs. |
| NOTWMEDDLE 15.11.2004 15:19 |
This was the second legitimate Queen album I ever got in April of 1992. This is what I wrote from another review source. The album opens with the one-two punch of the #4 charting We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions. The former was written by guitarist Brian May and is known for its stomp-stomp-clap beat and rally cry. The latter was frontman Freddie Mercury's victory cry which has become a victory song. Next, is drummer Roger Taylor's punk-sounding Sheer Heart Attack. The song was as punk as Queen ever got and Roger plays drums, bass and rhythm guitar on this track. Brian's All Dead, All Dead is a soft beautiful ballad sung by Brian with Freddie on backing vocals. Bass player John Deacon's Spread Your Wings follows and is a mellow hard rocker about one not giving up on his dreams. Fight From The Inside is another heavy rocker sung and written by Roger(whom also played guitar and bass on the track and did all the vocals on this track). The lyrically dirty Get Down Make Love kicks off the second half and is one of the few blatant sexual anthems that Freddie wrote with raunchy guitar playing by Brian. Brian steps out in front on Sleeping On The Sidewalk which is a bluesy shuffle track with some great guitar work and was recorded without overdubs(save Brian's harmony vocals). John's Who Needs You is another great track with Freddie's elegant vocals and featuring Brian and John on acoustic guitars. Brian's It's Late is almost in the same vein as some of the epics they wrote in the past, but alot heavier and not strange. The ending is great as Roger goes into this insane Bonham/Peart like drumming, if not better. It was released as a heavily edited single in the US and flopped but the song kicks ass. The lyrically depressing but superb My Melancholy Blues is an all-out jazz song featuring Freddie's sorrowful vocals which is a great song for those whom have had either broken hearts or bad days. This album peaked at #3 in the US and sold over 4 million in the US alone to date because of the songs and not the personalities in the band. This album is highly recommended! |
| Giacco 73 15.11.2004 15:26 |
I love News of the World! |
| deleted user 15.11.2004 16:19 |
NOTW is the first Queen album I ever heard! It's actually an interesting story: I was walking my dog one day when I saw a CD lying on the side of the road. I picked it up and saw that it was NOTW. At that time I really hadn't heard that much of Queen, but I picked up the CD and listened to it to find out if there was a reason it was lying on the side of the road. I still don't know why anyone would have thrown it out, but their loss is my gain! It's still one of my faveorite albums (plus it has sentimental value, lol). |
| mike hunt 15.11.2004 16:25 |
news is a great album, how can anyone complain of that album. After the first five albums news of the world is problably their best. |
| sdferertg 15.11.2004 16:41 |
Hi there, I'm new here at Queenzone, but I've been following you guys for a long time. I have to say, NOTW is my favourite album. It has his very own sound I think. I love "It's Late", especially the fast part in the middle. And "My Melancholy Blues" following, such a nice piece of work by Freddie. I Love it! Houdoe, GaLiLe0 |
| MetzgerR 15.11.2004 17:10 |
I agree: News of the World is quite wonderful! I didn't really like it very much when I first got it - I considered exchanging it for something else for a bit - but it really has grown on me since. All Dead, All Dead is probably one of my favourite songs right now, and I love Spread Your Wings and It's Late. To be honest, Get Down Make Love is one of my least favourite songs...but that's more because of the lyrics than anything else...it's hard for me to enjoy a song when I'm terribly embarrassed by the words! Ja ne! |
| The Mad Hatter 15.11.2004 17:40 |
I love NOTW. I think it's really a great album. "Spread Your Wings," "It's Late," and "My Melancholy Blues" are probably my favorite songs on the album. I tend to skip WWRY and WATC, because I think they get overplayed. |
| don't_stop_me_now 9697 15.11.2004 17:57 |
NOTW is great. Spread Your Wings is such a beautiful song. |
| Mr. Bulsara 15.11.2004 18:44 |
My Favourite Queen Live Song Is Sheer Heart Attack From Houston Texas, December, 1977. This Song Is From "The News Of The World". Thank You, God Bless You, Sweet Dreams You Lot Of Tarts. Goodbye. |
| Megamike The GREAT 15.11.2004 18:49 |
I LOVE that album.. the first song on side 2 was awesome LIVE. the vinyl version is great.. but live is where it took a WHOLE new meaning... of course I am talking about GDML...(Get Down, Make Love for those that can't understand abbvs) The first "Album" I got was Live Killers.. it was so close to what I had seen, but the Game was second, although I had bought a LOT of the Another One Bites The Dust 45's (7" for the UK ppl) |
| LadyMoonshineDown 15.11.2004 19:49 |
News of the World is one of my favorite albums. I think because We Will Rock You and We are the Champions is on this album gives off the impression that the other songs are just the same. I personally love those two songs, but I can understand where one might see that because of the cliche they have grown into. Anyway...before I get off topic, I would say that I agree with you. News of the World is seriously overlooked. Maybe not by Queen fans such as ourselves, but by most of the public and the critical music world. Besides the irony of the two "most beloved sports anthems", the other songs are just as great, if not, better. However.....I feel this way about all of Queen's albums. Never truly, as some would say, 'up to par' with the American public and music aficionados, but spectacular as we all know. |
| mike hunt 15.11.2004 20:41 |
what do music critics know, they think kurt cobain was a genious. If they knew so much about music they wouldn't be writing about it they would be playing it. |
| LadyMoonshineDown 15.11.2004 20:57 |
Good point.... I'm sick of who they think are musical geniuses and what not. Oh, and the deal with Kurt Kobain? Horseshit. Kurt Kobain has nothing on the work that Queen and it's members have produced. cheers. |
| sdferertg 16.11.2004 03:24 |
As I said before, NOTW is my favourite Queen-album. But still, there are some points in the album I don't like so much. For example the ending of "Sheer Heart Attack" and the ending of the 'solo' in "Get Down, Make Love". Houdoe, GaLiLe0 AkA Ad |
| trustno1 16.11.2004 05:27 |
The ending of SHA is the best bit about the song. Much the same with most of Roger's other songs, too. |
| Lord Blackadder 16.11.2004 13:08 |
All Dead All Dead Sleeping On The Sidewalk It's Late Spread Your Wings Sheer Heart Attack... All these are absolute Queen classics. Brian especially proved himself as an amazing songwriter on this album. F****** classic album. Underrated. |
| MetzgerR 16.11.2004 13:31 |
I love the ending of SHA! Of course, the first time I listened to it, I freaked out, thinking my cd player had ruined the whole thing... But after I realized it was supposed to be that way... Ja ne! |
| Queenette=1 16.11.2004 14:24 |
NOTW was the first album I got as well and I got it from my father. I have to say that it was that album that got me to love Queen. I enjoyed every song on it! Now my son enjoys the same album and Queen(my son has it on cd, unfortunately I no longer have the album.) When I was growing up of course I was not told to take care of my belongings because they would one day be very valueable one day, so I no longer have any of the "albums" I used to have. This is the best Queen album ever considering all included...the singers&writting, the music, album cover, and everything. It's App'pro'po. Sincerely Queenette |
| sdferertg 16.11.2004 14:26 |
MetzgerR wrote: I love the ending of SHA! Of course, the first time I listened to it, I freaked out, thinking my cd player had ruined the whole thing... But after I realized it was supposed to be that way... Ja ne!Well, I don't actually mean the "beebs", I mean the sudden cut. The song suddenly stops. A fade-out or something like that would have been nicer I think....but that's my opinion...and I respect yours of couse! Houdoe, GaLiLe0 aka Ad |
| tastytunge 16.11.2004 14:28 |
"NEWS OF THE WORLD" IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE . THE BEST SONG QUEEN EVER WROTE IS "IT'S LATE.DAMN I LOVE THAT SONG!! I WISH I COULD FIND A LIVE VERSION OF IT . |
| Giacco 73 16.11.2004 14:29 |
News of the World is an all-time masterpiece! |
| deleted user 16.11.2004 16:24 |
mike hunt wrote: what do music critics know, they think kurt cobain was a genious. If they knew so much about music they wouldn't be writing about it they would be playing it.I agree |
| MetzgerR 16.11.2004 17:22 |
News of the World is easily one of my top picks by Queen...Spread Your Wings and It's Late are absolutely wonderful, and I really love just about every song included. Right now, though, it's All Dead, All Dead that's really just struck a chord with me. The first time I heard it was a few weeks after one of my closest friend died, and now All Dead, along with No One But You make me think of her every time I hear them. I know All Dead was written long before she was even born, but it's become 'Ashley's Song' to me, and will always touch me more deeply than most. Ja ne, minna. |
| Lawyeris 17.11.2004 01:32 |
NOTW is great album, but it could be much better if they included Feelings Feelings - it's superb masterpiece for me |
| Gondorian Queen Fan 17.11.2004 11:03 |
News Of The World rocks,man.That's my second favourite Queen album.I luv It's Late,We Will Rock You and We are the Champions.Those songs rock! |