| stormtrooperinstilettoes 20.05.2005 05:59 |
I really have not listened to Hot Space for years an years - then my little boy pulled it out today and asked to listen to it. I got as far as dancer and had to turn it off. Is it really that bad??? I can remember trying hard to like it when it came out - and now I can honestly say that I don't like it..... am I alone in this????!! |
| Mr Drowse 20.05.2005 06:22 |
It's certainly does not rank in my list of the best Queen albums but it's got some really good songs on it. I like under pressure, las papabras de amor, put out the fire and life is real. |
| JeanH 20.05.2005 06:31 |
Like Mr. Drowse, I wouldn't rate it up there with my fave Queen albums but it still has some wonderful songs on it. Under Pressure is the gem on that album I think. I like Cool Cat, I'd love to hear the version with David's vocals, anyone ever heard this? I know he only does backing vocals but I've always been curious as to what it sounded like. |
| NTL 20.05.2005 06:52 |
The more I listen to Hot Space the more I realise that its one of Queens better albums, its not to my personal taste but I think its damm good for what it is. |
| Fenderek 20.05.2005 07:46 |
Not the worst (AKOM isIMO) but not a good one either... Pitty as some songs aren't bad (Staying Power really rocks live...) but this crappy production is just awful... |
| dillydallyo 20.05.2005 08:32 |
hmm. I actually like it very much:P I think the songs go very well together.. |
| Daburcor? 20.05.2005 10:19 |
I really don't see the problem with Hot Space. I myself like it more than News Of The World... Easliy. To call either a BAD album would be foolish. |
| stormtrooperinstilettoes 20.05.2005 10:36 |
Not saying its BAD - but am saying that it doesn't do it for me!! Ok have to agree that Under Pressure is a great song and Life Is real is up there too. But it just doesn't compare to Queen II, DATR, NATO, NOTW etc. |
| lovequeen 20.05.2005 10:53 |
The Cool Cat version with Bowie on backing vocals is quite easily to be found from the d/l programmes on internet, I think it has a bit softer sound than the album version and I like it very much. Couldn't say which one's better though, but all in all, that's my fav song on the Hot Space album alongside Under Pressure. |
| Fenderek 20.05.2005 11:01 |
Demos sound much better than the actual album cuts... And the live version of Life Is Real was just sensational, whereas-again- production destroyed the song for me on the album... |
| flash00. 20.05.2005 12:22 |
yea i really like hot-space:) *grabs hold of linda in the head lock..washes her mouth out with soap* haaaaaaa swearing!!! very lady like ;)) lolll |
| chewing gum bum 20.05.2005 12:31 |
Hey Linda, what the FUCK do you care what other people think about this album. You've only been a fan for a couple of years. I agree with stormtroopers. I remember it WELL when it first came out and I also tried my best to like it. Even at the time as soon as it came out any hardcore fans like me and others quickly dismissed it. There were a few good songs on it but the majority of it was horrid. But again, they admitted that it was expeimental. And they never tried that again because oif the backlash at the time. So where you've been a fan for a few years and probably like it, the rest of us had to deal with it for the past 23 years. Even the band themselves have panned it or tried to make excuses for it at the time. Especially Roger. You have to remember, a lot of the fans that like the material they recorded in the mid to late 80'sre a young group of people. Others that grew up with them in the 70's are very critical when it comes to the stuff they did in the 80's and it started with Hot Space. |
| QueenNewcastle 20.05.2005 12:32 |
i think SOME of the songs are alreet. "Staying Power" is really good live, "Calling All Girls" is kanny gd, "Put Out The Fire" is really good and of course "Under Pressure". |
| jcrawford79 20.05.2005 13:21 |
Great album....and a hell of a lot better than The Works, A Kind of Magic, or The Miracle. |
| jasen101 20.05.2005 13:26 |
I love Hot Space. |
| Lester Burnham 20.05.2005 13:28 |
Fenderek wrote: Demos sound much better than the actual album cuts... And the live version of Life Is Real was just sensational, whereas-again- production destroyed the song for me on the album...What's the instrumentation on the live versions? Is it: Freddie - vocals, piano Roger - drums, vocals Brian - acoustic guitar John - bass Fred Mandel - synths ? |
| Scott_Mercury 20.05.2005 14:49 |
1) I like Hot Space.....Dancer is one of my favorite on the album. 2) I thought "Linda of the Valley" had left Queenzone??? |
| Sonia Doris 20.05.2005 14:59 |
hm... no comment exc i like it |
| omega 20.05.2005 15:13 |
i was gonna write something about my feelings on hot space, then i thought "whats the point" i know how i feel about it and it makes no difference to me if one person loves it or another person hates it. all i know is that its there and it will allways be there and thats it. fin. pointless reply from me. i just cant be bothered |
| flash00. 20.05.2005 15:53 |
*chewing gum bum* i dont think linda was being nasty she just made a comment hey chewing gum bum i love your name lol |
| teddybear 20.05.2005 18:01 |
"Your mind honey is a bleak place"..........(Action this Day) ..........well I got the album out yesterday and listened to it too (after ever so how long) - and cringed abit - it is not their best work for sure - but I do think these songs were much better live (as on the Milton Keynes DVD) - then they took on more personality - but the album on the whole is daft I think - although there are a couple of "gems" on there. But there is always an album we like more or less than the others, thank goodness they put out so many good ones that we can overlook this little hic-cup. |
| chewing gum bum 21.05.2005 08:38 |
Hi Flash, No I don't think Linda was being nasty at all BUT whenever the topic of Hot Space comes up people always groan about it and I read her comment and just got frustrated. I never wrote that I hated it but I was so diappointed when it came out Everybody at the time was used to heavy guitars or nice ballads or whatever people loved about Queen. Then they went into this funky mode. It was quite a drastic change since they just got done with a VERY popular Game album. Hot Space was what started the downfall of their popularity here in the States. So I'm not picking on Linda, my apologies for coming across pissy. Good thing the topic of what BoRap and what it's about came up. That one always starts a flurry of nasty remarks to the poster. Glad you like my name... got it from Drowse. |
| deleted user 21.05.2005 14:03 |
Scott_Mercury wrote: 1) I like Hot Space.....Dancer is one of my favorite on the album.Same Here. :D |
| chewing gum bum 21.05.2005 20:48 |
I will admit though that even though the songs on HOT SPACE can cause some Queenzoners to spew venom because of the direction the band took at that time there is no denying that when they took those songs to the stage and played them live, they really rocked them. The Milton Keynes show is evidence of that. Those HS songs just EXPLODED in a live concert. |
| TheDrown 22.05.2005 04:10 |
I love this album. Good songs and strong ideas. I think every member of Queen allowed themselves to be browbeaten to public opinion. It's got good stuff on it. As to whether or not that makes me a 'true' fan, I don't fucking care. I wonder about 'true' fans who feel the need to compare different albums, make lists of what was 'best' and 'worst', and so forth. Why compare? You've got hours of greatness to listen to, featuring a wide spectrum of ideas, and so forth. If you don't like it, then skip it and listen to what you do like. Don't hold Queen to some pre-concieved 'sound'. Look at Bowie- hes done that more than Queen have, as in, switch musical styles- and when asked about it, he said, "I Don't have a loyalty to any 'sound' or 'genre'- I do what I like, and I do what interests me.' And I think the same is true for any artist/band, especially QUEEN. By that method of thinking, every album can be enjoyable-theres no need to compare and contrasts with past/future work. |
| deleted user 22.05.2005 11:00 |
I like Hot Space. I certainly like it more than AKOM. |
| deleted user 22.05.2005 11:52 |
Queen tried some sounds out in the funk and soul area. It's pure taste. I like it. |
| Benny Faye 22.05.2005 14:32 |
This album is #5 in my top five. I still haven't figured out why. The first time I ever listened to it I thought, "What in the hell is this?! This can't be Queen!" But it grew on me. Not a single bad track in my opinion. |
| Mcm 22.05.2005 15:07 |
The Lord Of Darkness wrote: Queen tried some sounds out in the funk and soul area. It's pure taste. I like it.I agree. IMO HS is equal in terms of writing, performance and production to all the other albums. It's just a different style. I also think that the HS tracks on the MK82 DVD are outstanding. |
| stormtrooperinstilettoes 24.05.2005 05:02 |
Woooooooahhhhh! Good arguments all round here! All I said was I listened to HS for the first time in years and found myself to be as disappointed in it as I was way back when. As to who is a true Queen fan and who ain't well thats a load of bull to be honest - we are all true Queen fans, whether we have been with the band since the mid 70s and saw them way back when (preen preen) or whether we came to them late after Fred's death. We all love the music and thats all that matters. The point is that we all have our favourite bits of Queen - they are so diverse that they cater for everyone in one way or another - I just don't like the dancey soul stuff at all cos I love the hard ass rock guitar stuff and the beautiful poetic ballads. It just ain't me. We are all entitled to opinions and also entitled to put out views forward. HS is the only album I was totally disappointed in - it fell down on so many areas for me and I felt like the band had sold (or 'souled' chortle chortle) out to the new dancey stuff. But hey ho - they are great experimenters and great musicians so why not try a new challenge - just wasn't for me thats all! Keep smiling! Kez xx |