QueenZone discussion #888138

louvox wrote: In my opinion “The Works” is a crappy album. It sounds to me as if they were simply going through the motions. You are absolutely right about the songs you mentioned. There just re-writes of pervious songs. The entire record sounds uninspired and flat. Drenched in awful synthesizers. The only decent song in that line up is “Hammer to fall”. I was 22 years old when that album and it only cemented the downfall of Queen in the USA for most fans. US Radio stations didn’t even bother playing anything of it. Most Queen fans in the USA refers to “Radio Ga Ga” as “Radio Ca Ca” (That means shit in Spanish) Every album except for “Innuendo” from them on was pretty much sub-par at best. Most fans in Europe will disagree with me, but Queen could fart on a record and most fans in Europe would praise it as pure genius.

louvox wrote: In my opinion “The Works” is a crappy album. It sounds to me as if they were simply going through the motions. You are absolutely right about the songs you mentioned. There just re-writes of pervious songs. The entire record sounds uninspired and flat. Drenched in awful synthesizers. The only decent song in that line up is “Hammer to fall”. I was 22 years old when that album and it only cemented the downfall of Queen in the USA for most fans. US Radio stations didn’t even bother playing anything of it. Most Queen fans in the USA refers to “Radio Ga Ga” as “Radio Ca Ca” (That means shit in Spanish) Every album except for “Innuendo” from them on was pretty much sub-par at best. Most fans in Europe will disagree with me, but Queen could fart on a record and most fans in Europe would praise it as pure genius.

louvox wrote: Most fans in Europe will disagree with me, but Queen could fart on a record and most fans in Europe would praise it as pure genius.

<b><font color="#FF1493">The Fairy King wrote:

louvox wrote: Most fans in Europe will disagree with me, but Queen could fart on a record and most fans in Europe would praise it as pure genius.

Please, Europeans have taste...Americans don't. Just look at the top 10 of your charts ffs! The Works isn't a bad album and the follow-ups aren't either. They still sounded better than the other shit that was going on in the 80's...especially in America.

GreatKingSam wrote:

<b><font color="#FF1493">The Fairy King wrote:

louvox wrote: Most fans in Europe will disagree with me, but Queen could fart on a record and most fans in Europe would praise it as pure genius.

Please, Europeans have taste...Americans don't. Just look at the top 10 of your charts ffs! The Works isn't a bad album and the follow-ups aren't either. They still sounded better than the other shit that was going on in the 80's...especially in America.

Im not being funny, but look at the top of our chart! Crazy Frogs, un-inspirational generic emo-rock, Busted clones, knob-heads like Chico... we can't exactly talk can we?!

FriedChicken<br><font size=1>The Almighty</font> wrote: I think the songs on The Works are great, but that they suck because they were produced so bad. The drums sound so terrible and the guitars are so thin. If they would've recorded a song like Tear it Up or Keep Passing the Open Windows in the late 70's (NOTW/JAZZ) it could've been huge hits

louvox wrote: You couldn’t really tell them apart from the rest of those Euro-trash-pop-synth bands turning out weak dance tunes.

great king rat 1138 wrote: considering that my 3 equal favourite Queen Albums are Queen, Queen 2 and Hot Space

una999 wrote: I used hate hammer to fall now i think its one of their best songs keep passing the open windows - used to hate that too cos thought was too goody goody but now i love it Americans are nothing but a bunch of right wing conservative obsessive freaks (not all he he!!) queen did bad in the states cos freddie was gay - as simple as that - and america is the land of the free??? I dont think so. Europe is far more liberal Anyway that american guy did say that we in europe think everythin he did was great - i agree there, like the way we hear freddie is no 1 in UK charts - it doesnt matter But i know better - i didnt buy lover of life, singer of songs cos whats the point buying it? we already have the songs on how many issues already??? but yes europeans have better tastes in music - or shud i say americans like rubbish? I mean ye produce shows like gerry springer (i know he's english), jenny jones (spelling) etc. A president wins an election over gay marriage, and ye shoot john lennon. By the way i love america

<b><font color="#FF1493">The Fairy King wrote:

louvox wrote: Most fans in Europe will disagree with me, but Queen could fart on a record and most fans in Europe would praise it as pure genius.

Please, Europeans have taste...Americans don't. Just look at the top 10 of your charts ffs! The Works isn't a bad album and the follow-ups aren't either. They still sounded better than the other shit that was going on in the 80's...especially in America.

louvox wrote: Brain and Roger may have said that about the IWTBF video, but they also said that they were "too busy else where" and were interested in playing stadiums only (something of course we don’t have in the USA). So which is it? In either case it’s a cop out. Yes the video was band here, but not by their fans. It became a very sought out. The song however was totally ignored by US radio and fans a like. It’s a lightweight pop song with a stupid synthesizer solo that sounds like someone taking a shit;

Wiley wrote: I was thinking some time ago about this and I might have brought it up in some other thread back then. I know Queen made a huge experiment with Hot Space and it wasn't very successful and they needed a strong album to follow it. Then came 'The Works', where I think they wanted to play it safe and get back on their feet. * It's a Hard Life - Typical Freddie ballad reminiscent of Play the game. * Man on the Prowl - a bit in the style of Crazy Little Thing Called Love * Tear it up - A bit of We will rock you in there (beat oriented track with A/D riffs) * ITTWWC - Acoustic little number reminiscent of Love of my life and that's almost half of the album, hehe :). What do you guys think?

louvox wrote: To HJ I am not bashing Euopean Queen fans either. Nor I am saying that we here have better taste.

louvox wrote: In my opinion “The Works” is a crappy album. It sounds to me as if they were simply going through the motions. You are absolutely right about the songs you mentioned. There just re-writes of pervious songs. The entire record sounds uninspired and flat. Drenched in awful synthesizers. The only decent song in that line up is “Hammer to fall”. I was 22 years old when that album was released and it only cemented the downfall of Queen in the USA for most fans. US Radio stations didn’t even bother playing anything of it. Most Queen fans in the USA refers to “Radio Ga Ga” as “Radio Ca Ca” (That means shit in Spanish) Every album except for “Innuendo” from them on was pretty much sub-par at best. Most fans in Europe will disagree with me, but Queen could fart on a record and most fans in Europe would praise it as pure genius.

louvox wrote: To Lester Burnham, Well said. The “gay” card seems to be the excuse offered up by most Europeans on why Queen didn’t tour in the USA anymore or why their popularity declined. That had absolutely nothing to do with it. What is the excuse for never returning to Japan? It was quite simply the music they were putting out at the time. In spite of all the success they were having in Europe the music was crappy and just because something is successful; it doesn’t necessarily make it good.