[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color="#FF1493">The Fairy King wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]stephane begin wrote: [/QUOTENAME]it s defenetly hot space the worst album, just listen to Freddie on the dvd live at the bowl, he feel bad about the album and he almost excuse himself on stage befor signing stayin power, he said that it s just a bloody record, who care what people say,(i love stayin power by the way). the only good song with las palabras de amor on that album.
remember that in 1982 was the last tour in USA people lost interest because of the sound of body langage. they never had a hit after that in the US.
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He didn't excuse for anything Queen did, especially Hot Space. And Body Language was a relative big hit in the US, hence the inclusion on the American Greatest Hits. The US lost interest in The Works era, because they didn't tour the US and some say the Break Free video...but i think the lack of publicity is the main reason.[/QUOTE]Why does everyone believe in this nonsense. Most in the US lost interest in Queen because of the material they were producing. Most of the songs were simply shitty!
Not because of not touring or some stupid video.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]The Fairy King wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Greatest Hits III is the worst compilation released by the lads imo.[/QUOTE]
Greatest Hits III is the worst compilation released ever.
Interesting, this is Guitar Player magazine's review for the album when it came out...
[QUOTE]This isn't exactly a greatest hits collection for Queen's American fans, as it focuses on latter day European releases and includes live tracks with Elton John and George Michael that were recorded after singer Freddie Mercury's death. Fair-weather fans won't find "Bohemian Rhapsody" or "Killer Queen"-style crowd pleasers here, but they'll still get the trademark Brian May tone and licks.
"You Don't Fool Me" is vintage May with its extended solo replete with echo-laden harmonies. He favors a dirtier tone on "Let Me Live," and adds a signature guitar-choir flourish at the end. Fans of May's classic "Brighton Rock" cadenza will dig "Princes of the Universe," in which he unleasehes a ferocious, unaccompanied break that provides a glimpse into his twisted, dark side. With every tune on Greatest Hits III, May re-establishes himself as one of the most indentifiable guitarists of all time.
In addition to the stellar guitar work, any Queen record is going to be a great vocal showcase, and this is no execption, with all four members (the late Freddie Mercury in particular) in great form. The new remix of "Another One Bites The Dust" - featuring the Fugees' Wyclef Jean - shows how far-reaching Queen's influence has been over the years, and George Michael's vocal on "Somebody To Love" sounds so good it makes you wonder why the remaining members don't team up with him and take this show on the road.[/QUOTE]
Greatest Hits III is the worst compilation released ever.
Interesting, this is Guitar Player magazine's review for the album when it came out...
[QUOTE]This isn't exactly a greatest hits collection for Queen's American fans, as it focuses on latter day European releases and includes live tracks with Elton John and George Michael that were recorded after singer Freddie Mercury's death. Fair-weather fans won't find "Bohemian Rhapsody" or "Killer Queen"-style crowd pleasers here, but they'll still get the trademark Brian May tone and licks.
"You Don't Fool Me" is vintage May with its extended solo replete with echo-laden harmonies. He favors a dirtier tone on "Let Me Live," and adds a signature guitar-choir flourish at the end. Fans of May's classic "Brighton Rock" cadenza will dig "Princes of the Universe," in which he unleasehes a ferocious, unaccompanied break that provides a glimpse into his twisted, dark side. With every tune on Greatest Hits III, May re-establishes himself as one of the most indentifiable guitarists of all time.
In addition to the stellar guitar work, any Queen record is going to be a great vocal showcase, and this is no execption, with all four members (the late Freddie Mercury in particular) in great form. The new remix of "Another One Bites The Dust" - featuring the Fugees' Wyclef Jean - shows how far-reaching Queen's influence has been over the years, and George Michael's vocal on "Somebody To Love" sounds so good it makes you wonder why the remaining members don't team up with him and take this show on the road.[/QUOTE]
Seems really weird to me that people slag off The Works. I rate it as my third fave album after Q2 & ANATO. I suppose Flash Gordon soundtrack would be the worst but then again it was made especially for the film so it won't include loads of great tracks, more tunes to fit the film.
PS. Wasn't Delilah on Innuendo and not The Miracle?
PS. Wasn't Delilah on Innuendo and not The Miracle?
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remember that in 1982 was the last tour in USA people lost interest because of the sound of body langage. they never had a hit after that in the US.
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Actually "Radio Ga-Ga" was their last Top-40 single in the US (if you can consider a song that barely made the Top 40 a hit, that is). That was their make-or-break single after Hot Space, and I remember everyone just seemed to think the song was silly. (The "I Want To Break Free" video afterwards didn't help.) If they would have released one of the more rock-oriented tracks from The Works as the first single (since the point of the Works album was to show Queen was still a ROCK band), they may have ended up back on top. But the songs on there weren't very strong anyway IMHO so any single from it may have had the same effect.
I kind of like Flash Gordon since it's sort of a return to the slightly "progressive" type of sound they were doing in the early/mid-'70s (rather than their simple '80s sound), though synthed up.
remember that in 1982 was the last tour in USA people lost interest because of the sound of body langage. they never had a hit after that in the US.
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Actually "Radio Ga-Ga" was their last Top-40 single in the US (if you can consider a song that barely made the Top 40 a hit, that is). That was their make-or-break single after Hot Space, and I remember everyone just seemed to think the song was silly. (The "I Want To Break Free" video afterwards didn't help.) If they would have released one of the more rock-oriented tracks from The Works as the first single (since the point of the Works album was to show Queen was still a ROCK band), they may have ended up back on top. But the songs on there weren't very strong anyway IMHO so any single from it may have had the same effect.
I kind of like Flash Gordon since it's sort of a return to the slightly "progressive" type of sound they were doing in the early/mid-'70s (rather than their simple '80s sound), though synthed up.
flash gordon
The Works or A Kind of Magic get my votes.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Drowse1 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]PS. Wasn't Delilah on Innuendo and not The Miracle?[/QUOTE]
It was a joke. Some people are critiquing albums and listing songs that aren't even on that album.
It was a joke. Some people are critiquing albums and listing songs that aren't even on that album.
Flash Gordon, obviously, because it's more of a soundtrack than an actual album.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]goinback wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE]
remember that in 1982 was the last tour in USA people lost interest because of the sound of body langage. they never had a hit after that in the US.
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Actually "Radio Ga-Ga" was their last Top-40 single in the US (if you can consider a song that barely made the Top 40 a hit, that is). That was their make-or-break single after Hot Space, and I remember everyone just seemed to think the song was silly. (The "I Want To Break Free" video afterwards didn't help.) If they would have released one of the more rock-oriented tracks from The Works as the first single (since the point of the Works album was to show Queen was still a ROCK band), they may have ended up back on top. But the songs on there weren't very strong anyway IMHO so any single from it may have had the same effect.
I kind of like Flash Gordon since it's sort of a return to the slightly "progressive" type of sound they were doing in the early/mid-'70s (rather than their simple '80s sound), though synthed up.[/QUOTE]You make some valid points. I remember when that single was released. We all thought it was a weak and silly song. All the DJ’s on the radio made fun of it too calling it “Radio Ca, Ca” which in Spanish means “Shit” You take Freddie’s voice off that and you could never tell that was song by Queen. I would say it’s their most over-rated song. Just about everything on the “Works” CD is very sub-par. Most songs sound very reminiscent of previous numbers. Their second worst album. The video really had nothing to do with their decline in the USA. MTV never really showed it and that in it's self made it sought out to see what the commotion was about. It was really just the poor excuse for music they were producing. That simple.
remember that in 1982 was the last tour in USA people lost interest because of the sound of body langage. they never had a hit after that in the US.
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Actually "Radio Ga-Ga" was their last Top-40 single in the US (if you can consider a song that barely made the Top 40 a hit, that is). That was their make-or-break single after Hot Space, and I remember everyone just seemed to think the song was silly. (The "I Want To Break Free" video afterwards didn't help.) If they would have released one of the more rock-oriented tracks from The Works as the first single (since the point of the Works album was to show Queen was still a ROCK band), they may have ended up back on top. But the songs on there weren't very strong anyway IMHO so any single from it may have had the same effect.
I kind of like Flash Gordon since it's sort of a return to the slightly "progressive" type of sound they were doing in the early/mid-'70s (rather than their simple '80s sound), though synthed up.[/QUOTE]You make some valid points. I remember when that single was released. We all thought it was a weak and silly song. All the DJ’s on the radio made fun of it too calling it “Radio Ca, Ca” which in Spanish means “Shit” You take Freddie’s voice off that and you could never tell that was song by Queen. I would say it’s their most over-rated song. Just about everything on the “Works” CD is very sub-par. Most songs sound very reminiscent of previous numbers. Their second worst album. The video really had nothing to do with their decline in the USA. MTV never really showed it and that in it's self made it sought out to see what the commotion was about. It was really just the poor excuse for music they were producing. That simple.
I would have to say that Flash is Queen's worst album but then Queen 1 and Queen 2. They just weren't my favorite albums. I just couldn't get into that kind of music like I could the albums after. People who have said The Miracle. I would have to say that is there best a long with Inuuendo. Also those that didn't like "The Works" that is also one of there best a long with "Hot Space" I guess we just have a difference of taste. Also just so you know that Delilah is from the Innuendo album. Seems someone way back had that wrong. And also Backchat is from Hot Space.
Thanks my two cents worth.
Thanks my two cents worth.
Here are my bottom 3
1. The Miracle.
Paint by numbers rock songs padded with maudlin saccahrine badly produced pop. Queen at it's most formulaic. Brian singlehandedly saved this one from embarrassment with some punchy guitar work, but it's still the least LP of a great body of work.
2. A Kind of Magic.
The LP that never should have been. Throwing the kitchen sink at songs from the movie Highlander to pad out a full LP after the soundtrack wasn't released. Best songs were from the movie. Some good stuff but doesn't really work as a cohesive work.
3. Hot Space.
I can admire their sense of adventure but this LP didn't play to their strengths. Would have been better as a Freddie Mercury solo album.
Just my opinion and a bit catty, I've still listened to these hundreds of time (well... dozens of times for Miracle).
:)
1. The Miracle.
Paint by numbers rock songs padded with maudlin saccahrine badly produced pop. Queen at it's most formulaic. Brian singlehandedly saved this one from embarrassment with some punchy guitar work, but it's still the least LP of a great body of work.
2. A Kind of Magic.
The LP that never should have been. Throwing the kitchen sink at songs from the movie Highlander to pad out a full LP after the soundtrack wasn't released. Best songs were from the movie. Some good stuff but doesn't really work as a cohesive work.
3. Hot Space.
I can admire their sense of adventure but this LP didn't play to their strengths. Would have been better as a Freddie Mercury solo album.
Just my opinion and a bit catty, I've still listened to these hundreds of time (well... dozens of times for Miracle).
:)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Champipple wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Here are my bottom 3
1. The Miracle.
Paint by numbers rock songs padded with maudlin saccahrine badly produced pop. Queen at it's most formulaic. Brian singlehandedly saved this one from embarrassment with some punchy guitar work, but it's still the least LP of a great body of work.
2. A Kind of Magic.
The LP that never should have been. Throwing the kitchen sink at songs from the movie Highlander to pad out a full LP after the soundtrack wasn't released. Best songs were from the movie. Some good stuff but doesn't really work as a cohesive work.
3. Hot Space.
I can admire their sense of adventure but this LP didn't play to their strengths. Would have been better as a Freddie Mercury solo album.
Just my opinion and a bit catty, I've still listened to these hundreds of time (well... dozens of times for Miracle).
:)
[/QUOTE]I agree with all your points.
The Miracle was billed as their return to rock, but there is not much rock on that. Most of the songs are drentched in synths and it contains two of their very worst songs "Rain must fall" & "My baby does me"
A kind of magic is their absolute worst album. Talk a bout a boring album. Four uninspired musicians simply going through the motions. Also contains two of their worst songs "Pain is so close to pleasure" & "One year of love"
Hot space has always sounded like they were simply rushing to cash in on the success of "Another one bites the dust" one of their most over-rated songs. Also contains two of their worst songs "Body Language" & "Cool cat"
1. The Miracle.
Paint by numbers rock songs padded with maudlin saccahrine badly produced pop. Queen at it's most formulaic. Brian singlehandedly saved this one from embarrassment with some punchy guitar work, but it's still the least LP of a great body of work.
2. A Kind of Magic.
The LP that never should have been. Throwing the kitchen sink at songs from the movie Highlander to pad out a full LP after the soundtrack wasn't released. Best songs were from the movie. Some good stuff but doesn't really work as a cohesive work.
3. Hot Space.
I can admire their sense of adventure but this LP didn't play to their strengths. Would have been better as a Freddie Mercury solo album.
Just my opinion and a bit catty, I've still listened to these hundreds of time (well... dozens of times for Miracle).
:)
[/QUOTE]I agree with all your points.
The Miracle was billed as their return to rock, but there is not much rock on that. Most of the songs are drentched in synths and it contains two of their very worst songs "Rain must fall" & "My baby does me"
A kind of magic is their absolute worst album. Talk a bout a boring album. Four uninspired musicians simply going through the motions. Also contains two of their worst songs "Pain is so close to pleasure" & "One year of love"
Hot space has always sounded like they were simply rushing to cash in on the success of "Another one bites the dust" one of their most over-rated songs. Also contains two of their worst songs "Body Language" & "Cool cat"
a kind of magic just sounds like too much of a forced album. the lyrics on most of them are just terrible...
dont lose your head? "dont drink and drive my car, dont get paralyzed"....ugh!!!!
i only like 'a kind of magic', 'who wants to live forever' and 'one vision' but the quality is not as good as their other ones.
(although props to bri on the heavy guitar on princes of the universe)
dont lose your head? "dont drink and drive my car, dont get paralyzed"....ugh!!!!
i only like 'a kind of magic', 'who wants to live forever' and 'one vision' but the quality is not as good as their other ones.
(although props to bri on the heavy guitar on princes of the universe)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color="#FF1493">The Fairy King wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Why do most of you pick The Works as the worst album?? Overall it's really an high quality album. With exception of maybe Tear It Up.
I pick Hot Space. Why? Cuase i can't pick Flash Gordon. xD
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1.) The Works is a shorter album of only 9 tracks.
2.) The band was at a low point in getting along with one another and it shows. For instance, I read somewhere that "Hammer to Fall" and "Tear It Up" were Brian's overly-heavy guitar based tracks both lyrically and musically as a bitter response against the recent pop/funk direction the band had taken. There seems to be a lack of universal group influence customary in Queen where different members leave their mark on another's song.
3.) This was a very commercially conscious album. 'Hard Life' was a ballad update and revision of a lot of 'Bo Rhap's' design, 'Man on the Prowl' was another Elvis-styled attempt at recreating 'Crazy Little Thing' and it's success. 'Is This The World...' was a political song that seems designed for Live Aid and their attempt at redeeming their contraversial South African show.
4.) Overall this album lacked the intensity usually recorded on a Queen album.
5.) Hammer to Fall and I Want To Break Free for me are the only two pure and total classics on this album.
Plus I am less of a Mack fan than Richards or Baker.
I pick Hot Space. Why? Cuase i can't pick Flash Gordon. xD
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1.) The Works is a shorter album of only 9 tracks.
2.) The band was at a low point in getting along with one another and it shows. For instance, I read somewhere that "Hammer to Fall" and "Tear It Up" were Brian's overly-heavy guitar based tracks both lyrically and musically as a bitter response against the recent pop/funk direction the band had taken. There seems to be a lack of universal group influence customary in Queen where different members leave their mark on another's song.
3.) This was a very commercially conscious album. 'Hard Life' was a ballad update and revision of a lot of 'Bo Rhap's' design, 'Man on the Prowl' was another Elvis-styled attempt at recreating 'Crazy Little Thing' and it's success. 'Is This The World...' was a political song that seems designed for Live Aid and their attempt at redeeming their contraversial South African show.
4.) Overall this album lacked the intensity usually recorded on a Queen album.
5.) Hammer to Fall and I Want To Break Free for me are the only two pure and total classics on this album.
Plus I am less of a Mack fan than Richards or Baker.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]AmeriQueen wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color="#FF1493">The Fairy King wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Why do most of you pick The Works as the worst album?? Overall it's really an high quality album. With exception of maybe Tear It Up.
I pick Hot Space. Why? Cuase i can't pick Flash Gordon. xD
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1.) The Works is a shorter album of only 9 tracks.
2.) The band was at a low point in getting along with one another and it shows. For instance, I read somewhere that "Hammer to Fall" and "Tear It Up" were Brian's overly-heavy guitar based tracks both lyrically and musically as a bitter response against the recent pop/funk direction the band had taken. There seems to be a lack of universal group influence customary in Queen where different members leave their mark on another's song.
3.) This was a very commercially conscious album. 'Hard Life' was a ballad update and revision of a lot of 'Bo Rhap's' design, 'Man on the Prowl' was another Elvis-styled attempt at recreating 'Crazy Little Thing' and it's success. 'Is This The World...' was a political song that seems designed for Live Aid and their attempt at redeeming their contraversial South African show.
Plus I am less of a Mack fan than Richards or Baker. [/QUOTE]
1. The Game was shorter in length with 2.50 mins. Or are you comparing it to Hot Space. Then your opinion really lacks substance.
2. That's a weird observation, if you look at the credits you have two collaborations: May/Taylor and Mercury/May (Machines and World we created resp.) Weird huh for a band who arent't getting along. + There are no records of them not getting along, only articles in tabloids who were writing they were breaking up ever since the early 70's.
3. Dunno about that...Machines, Radio Ga Ga and Tear It Up don't sound like anything they'd ever done really. Hard Life is a ballad but with a very outlandish opera intro and Man on the Prowl is more rock n roll than rockabilly. :P
And about 'World we created' which you say was written for Live Aid is odd, as they didn't know they were playing the bloody thing when they were touring in 84 and early 85(?) let alone recording the song. ;)
I pick Hot Space. Why? Cuase i can't pick Flash Gordon. xD
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1.) The Works is a shorter album of only 9 tracks.
2.) The band was at a low point in getting along with one another and it shows. For instance, I read somewhere that "Hammer to Fall" and "Tear It Up" were Brian's overly-heavy guitar based tracks both lyrically and musically as a bitter response against the recent pop/funk direction the band had taken. There seems to be a lack of universal group influence customary in Queen where different members leave their mark on another's song.
3.) This was a very commercially conscious album. 'Hard Life' was a ballad update and revision of a lot of 'Bo Rhap's' design, 'Man on the Prowl' was another Elvis-styled attempt at recreating 'Crazy Little Thing' and it's success. 'Is This The World...' was a political song that seems designed for Live Aid and their attempt at redeeming their contraversial South African show.
Plus I am less of a Mack fan than Richards or Baker. [/QUOTE]
1. The Game was shorter in length with 2.50 mins. Or are you comparing it to Hot Space. Then your opinion really lacks substance.
2. That's a weird observation, if you look at the credits you have two collaborations: May/Taylor and Mercury/May (Machines and World we created resp.) Weird huh for a band who arent't getting along. + There are no records of them not getting along, only articles in tabloids who were writing they were breaking up ever since the early 70's.
3. Dunno about that...Machines, Radio Ga Ga and Tear It Up don't sound like anything they'd ever done really. Hard Life is a ballad but with a very outlandish opera intro and Man on the Prowl is more rock n roll than rockabilly. :P
And about 'World we created' which you say was written for Live Aid is odd, as they didn't know they were playing the bloody thing when they were touring in 84 and early 85(?) let alone recording the song. ;)