| Bohemian Rahpsody 03.11.2006 07:22 |
How do you think the Jazz albulm rates compared to Queen's other albulms? And how did Jazz and any singles from it chart internationaly? Thank you to all those who answer, B.R |
| louvox 03.11.2006 10:41 |
It's a fair offering. I don't rate it as a great album. It reached number 3 in the USA and the single Bicycle/Fat bottom reached number 5. As a whole I would rate this a 6 on a scale of 1 - 10. 10 being a classic. It is certainly better than any of the later crappy records from the 80's. It does contain one of their worst songs in my opinion "More of that jazz" |
| Jazz 78 03.11.2006 12:13 |
I was the first person in my town to buy this the second it came out. Saw the band in concert just a few days before. Though I grew up with this album and loved it at the time it's not one of the better sounding records. The drums are horrible on it. Too bright sounding. No depth to them at all like on Queen II or NOTW. Dead on Time is musically brilliant. Very well performed by the band and Freddie sang his ass off. There are other jewels on it too but that track stands out for me. It's fun to re-live my youth with this album. |
| brENsKi 03.11.2006 12:14 |
Jazz is one of those "had to be there" albums if you don't get it, then there's a good chance you weren't there growing up in 1978 it had a very distinctive queen sound, but was a radical departure for them from their usual formula - definitely their Rubber Soul - 13 three-minute pop songs..don't stop me now, being the jewel |
| Micrówave 03.11.2006 12:33 |
It's worth it for Jealousy and Dead On Time, that is one of their best!! The inside poster reminds me of the "grooming issues" of the 70s. I also like to just stare at the cover for hours. |
| AllDeadAllDead 03.11.2006 12:55 |
more of that jazz, fun it, and if you cant beat them.... are the major clunkers of this record. and the major clunkers off all queen until hot space came along. but Bicyle Race is one of the most incredible queen songs ever to be heard commercially. its so bizzarre, and so perfect. has some of the most topical hip queen lyrics too. out of character in fact. |
| Rotwang 03.11.2006 13:26 |
I agree that the engineering on this album is weak but it is a great transitional record for their sound going from the elaborate multitracks to a diluted rock sound. Overall I think it's a great album. Plus, I think the tour for the album was Queen's "crowning" moment in time. |
| Jazz 78 03.11.2006 13:29 |
I agree with Brenski. You HAD to be there at the time to get it. It was a totally different album from the previous 6 but still had all those Queen trademarks. I've always noticed when the topic of this album comes up that More Of That Jazz ALWAYS turns out to be one of the least receptive numbers. I've personally always enjoyed that song. Basically it's just Roger branching out on his own but still a cool song. |
| Joeker 03.11.2006 15:01 |
I think its one of those albums that you also had to literally be there at the concert to really enjoy it...I think some of Queen's best live songs came out of that Album, along with news of the world |
| Joeker 03.11.2006 15:01 |
I think its one of those albums that you also had to literally be there at the concert to really enjoy it...I think some of Queen's best live songs came out of that Album, along with news of the world |
| DeeEmm 03.11.2006 15:32 |
Well, I bought the album the other day, and I personally believe it to be most excellent. A very solid album, on about the same scale but slightly lower than SHA, methinks. Fat Bottomed Girls, Bicycle Race and Don't Stop Me Now are excellent. EDIT: Oh, and Dreamer's Ball is great! |
| I♥The80's 03.11.2006 15:55 |
It's one of my favorite albums. I love pretty much all the songs on it! xD Great album and very underrated IMO :D |
| Gone. 03.11.2006 16:02 |
EXCELLENT album...VERY WELL done...And all of the songs are amazing...Slightly underrated though :(...In my opinion, I would even put it higher than ANATO, in terms of ranking. :DDDDDD Dead On Time is a personal favorite of mine. *heart* |
| Bobby_brown 03.11.2006 17:02 |
Great album. Great tour. I think it´s a Sheer Heart Attack part 2. Take care |
| Bohemian Rahpsody 04.11.2006 06:13 |
Thanks for the responses so far! I think that it isn't their best albulm, but it is because it is so different that I really like it. Some great songs, I was born far to late to see the tour though *sigh* Oh well, thanks alot for you're responses so far guys, keep them coming! B.R |
| mike hunt 05.11.2006 02:40 |
AllDeadAllDead wrote: more of that jazz, fun it, and if you cant beat them.... are the major clunkers of this record. and the major clunkers off all queen until hot space came along. but Bicyle Race is one of the most incredible queen songs ever to be heard commercially. its so bizzarre, and so perfect. has some of the most topical hip queen lyrics too. out of character in fact.i AGREE. i THINK MORE OF THAT JAZZ AND FUN IT ARE ROGER AT HIS WORST. THE REST OF THE ALBUM ROCKS. |
| Donna13 05.11.2006 06:52 |
Jealousy is my favorite on this album. |
| Gone. 05.11.2006 09:55 |
I disagree....I personally think that More Of That Jazz and Fun It are at Roger's best. :D But...my favorites are Jealousy and Dead On Time. ;D |
| NJQueenFan 05.11.2006 15:21 |
Very good for a rock album, pretty good for a Queen album. In the pantheon of Queen album rankings.... it's just under SHA and just over The Game. |
| flash! 28068 05.11.2006 16:20 |
I love it. The first and last song aren't ones i would listen to regularly however. |
| Shane Jazz 05.11.2006 20:05 |
I've always had a soft spot for Jazz. Highlights for me are Dead on Time, Dreamer's Ball and the never mentioned, but sublime, In Only Seven Days. I recently read somewhere that Jazz was Queen's version of the White Album. A valid point, in that they threw in basically everything but the kitchen sink. Leaving Home Ain't Easy has really grown on me over the years. A very laid-back, relaxing track. I would have flip-flopped LMEY and Mustapha in the tracklisting. |
| mircal 05.11.2006 20:51 |
I think its a mad ass album. Its very out there and i think all the tunes rock. Ok, dead on time is a bit.. well the end gets better when they rock on... but is there last album before they got in to synths, so... but fat bottom girls. That rocks |
| goodco 06.11.2006 05:14 |
some good, old, dusty, comments can be found here link |
| eenaweena 06.11.2006 05:38 |
for me, jazz is one of their so-so albums, or if not, their only so-so album. it's not that bad, but it's not that good either. it's still more on the good side though. bicycle race, fat bottomed girls, and don't stop me now are their best ones in this album, but they didn't reach that high in the charts. but IMO, despite the chart position, i love these songs and of course the album. the older, more operatic songs are more of my type though. |
| ITSM 06.11.2006 11:30 |
I think the best songs on Jazz are: -In only seven days -Don't stop me now -Jealousy -Let me entertain you -Fun it I really don't think Roger had his best time writing songs in 1978. My personal favourite Taylor-song is "Drowse" from A Day at the Races. Jazz was my favourite Queen-album 6 years ago. Now today it's Queen II and A Day at the Races. Queen(1) comes in 3rd position. I think Jazz is a really unserious Queen-album, and I don't like that anymore. I think the real serious songs are the best, like "White Queen", "The March of the Black Queen", "My Fairy King", "Great King Rat", You take my breath away", "The Fairy Fellers Master-Stroke", "The Night Comes Down", "Doing All Right", "Ogre Battle" etc... ...But all in all, I think Jazz is 6/10, and that's pretty good on a Queen-scale! ITSM, 23 year old boy from Norway. |
| zurich 06.11.2006 13:00 |
I agree with others that you sorta had to be there. Jazz, along with Live Killers, The Game, Flash, and Hot Space all have special places in my heart because it was the age where I could buy these albums when they came out. I was too young to buy the early albums when they came out. My favorite song from Jazz is Jealousy. |
| Jimmy Dean 06.11.2006 22:25 |
Jazz, don't get me wrong, it's a wonderful album. It's Queen's attempt at the White Album, in my opinion, along with NOTW. In fact, it could have been a double album had they used the same instruments and kept Mike Stone as their sound engineer and co-producer. Both albums were basically a bunch of songs that didn't really fit, but somehow they blend together quite nicely. What I mean is... II was dark and over the top, SHA was a carnival of sorts and very edgy, ANATO and ADATR were quite operetic and grandiose - a wide spectrum of vocal arrangements, but Jazz as well as NOTW were very messy. But, I find Jazz to be the weaker of the two. And I think the reason for this is the running order of the songs. It just seems side 2 was included for the sole purpose of Don't Stop Me Now. I'm not saying the songs were shit... In fact, I belive them to be all strong compositions, save the dreadful More of that Jazz... I think it brings down Fun It, which is not an entirely bad song, just slightly weaker than the rest. So, the running order... Side 2 starts of with a bang when Dead on Time rips through the speakers...and then In Only Seven Days brings you back down... but then there's Dreamers Ball, which is fun but you stop paying attention, and then lose it to Fun It and Leaving Home. You wake up to Don't Stop and finally end it on that stupid pastiche in More of that Jazz which just gives the album a bad name. ("Only our team is the real team", lol! horrible lyrics) A better track list, in my opinion Side 1 1. Mustapha 2. Fat Bottemed Girls 3. Jealousy 4. Bicycle Race 5. If You Can't Beat Them 6. Dead On Time Side 2 1. Let Me Entertain You 2. In Only Seven Days 3. Dreamer's Ball 4. Leaving Home 5. Don't Stop Me 6. Fun It |
| mike hunt 07.11.2006 01:50 |
I disagree that you had to be there to like jazz. It's a pretty solid album, lots of fun. I agree with jimmy deans track listing for the most part, but "fun it" has to go in the trash bin, and end the album on a high note with don't stop me now. |