Innuendo: mediocre album?

I've never been interested in press critique of the band. Music journalists really are the lowest rung on the writing ladder. Music taste is so subjective, why bother with anyone elses opinion ? 

Innuendo came out to mixed reviews - so what ? so did all Queens albums.

With hindsight I'd say that Innuendo had some brilliant highs (Innuendo, Days, Bijou, Show, Can't live with you, Slightly Mad) and some horrible lows (Hitman, Delilah, Gods people) but it was the first album for a long time that felt like a real collection of songs and not a singles rag-bag - no easy feat in the Cd age when the Record company want the four best songs at the front.

By far their best album since Jazz.

Agreed..their best since Jazz.

Also, keep in mind the impressive work Freddie did here, not only as a singer (for which he's been praised a lot - of course, he deserves it!), but also as songwriter. Even though he was so ill, he managed to be the dominant songwriter on one of the band's best albums. And what he wrote was top notch.

Hello

First, excuse my english.

Innuendo had very good critics in all the world. Fortunately, the world isn't  USA. And Queen vs Rolling Stone Magazine is old war since News of the World.

For me, Innuendo is excellent. I'm Queen fan since Innuendo (single) release, I was child and I didn't know who are Queen.

regards

Sebastian wrote: Also, keep in mind the impressive work Freddie did here, not only as a singer (for which he's been praised a lot - of course, he deserves it!), but also as songwriter. Even though he was so ill, he managed to be the dominant songwriter on one of the band's best albums. And what he wrote was top notch.

I agree!....i find Queen's best albums were dominated by Freddie, followed by Brian.    A kind of magic suffered from a lack of freddie because most of his idea's were spent on Mr. Bad Guy.   If freddie's songwriting was lacking like on Hot space or didn't write a lot like on A kind of magic the album usually didn't turn out so strong.

Disagree with your last statement, mike.

AKOM is by far their strongest album of mid 80s. 

My 2nd all-time favorite Queen album's ADATR where dominated both Brian and Fred, with four of them showed us mastership of songwriting, arrangements and musicianship.

AlexakaRosco wrote: Disagree with your last statement, mike.

AKOM is by far their strongest album of mid 80s. 

My 2nd all-time favorite Queen album's ADATR where dominated both Brian and Fred, with four of them showed us mastership of songwriting, arrangements and musicianship.

let's not make this a freddie vs the rest of the band thread.....Of course they're all great,  but songwriting was dominated by freddie and brian.  Ususally when one of those guy's was lacking the album suffered big time.  jazz had two weak songs from roger but the dominate songwriter's freddie and brian made up for it, and the album was still very good.  Hot space and 'the works' Both freddie and brian had mixed results.  Both albums were average by Queen standards.   A kind of Magic was a cool record....I like it better than The miracle,  but if freddie's best idea's wern't spent on his solo album it would have been light years better.    Remember,  Mr Bad guy wasn't a weak album because the songs sucked,  it's the musical direction he took with some those songs that sucked.   Anyway,  back to Innuendo.   The best queen album since jazz/The Game era.  How does it compare with those two albums?...i think those three (Jazz, The Game, Innuendo) were about even.

Innuendo is a brilliant album and is totally unnapreciated world wide as most of the other Queen albums. I think there should be a new review on "Hot Space" totally trashed by critics & fans alike but was it really that bad? most people will automatically say yes it was but there are some great songs on there such as "Put out the Fire" and "Las Palabras de Amor " and of course  "Under Pressure" to name just three. This album was put out before its time, if you have not listened to this album for a very long time then I urge you to do so, Freddies vocals are special. Music critics opinions are like arseholes, we all have one.

I respectfully disagree that Freddie's songs were "weak" on Hot Space.  Staying Power, Body Language and Life is real are ALL steller imo.

It's Brian's songs on Hot Space that are the worst...Dancer is awful...Put Out The Fire is a real ho-hum rocker...and Las palmbras De Amour is bland and uninspired.

Hot Space is Brian's worst record (songwriting-wise).  The Works is a bit better (especially Hammer To Fall) but Tear It Up is horrid.

1*queen-collector wrote: Innuendo is a brilliant album and is totally unnapreciated world wide as most of the other Queen albums. I think there should be a new review on "Hot Space" totally trashed by critics & fans alike but was it really that bad? most people will automatically say yes it was but there are some great songs on there such as "Put out the Fire" and "Las Palabras de Amor " and of course  "Under Pressure" to name just three. This album was put out before its time, if you have not listened to this album for a very long time then I urge you to do so, Freddies vocals are special. Music critics opinions are like arseholes, we all have one.

I think Hot Space is great little album, not their best but not their worst either, and I say that as someone who rates ANATO, AKOM, The Miracle, Queen, Innuendo, Jazz, NOTW & The Game as excellent albums.  There's just something so unique about the album that makes me like it, the only dud on there for me is Body Language (which I think is perhaps their worst single ever, Sorry Freddie).

Back in the mid 90's when I first purchased it I never liked it & it more or less sat on the shelf untouched for years, then they released "Live At The Bowl" a few years back & I heard Back Chat, Action This Day & Statung Power and liked all three songs so I decided to dust off Hot Space & give it a listen and as I said above, apart from Body Language I really liked it, then again I like such a wide range of music these days which may explain why I've completely changed my opinion of the album.

I like most of Hot space,  but the songs i don't like are Dancer,  body language,  and put out the fire.   Calling all girls is average I guess.   I do like staying power and cool cat, under pressure, back chat.  like i said before, a mixed bag.

I think that Hot Space's Songs are much better in Live at the Bowl, with Brian and Roger playing that songs.

AlexakaRosco wrote: Disagree with your last statement, mike.

AKOM is by far their strongest album of mid 80s. 

My 2nd all-time favorite Queen album's ADATR where dominated both Brian and Fred, with four of them showed us mastership of songwriting, arrangements and musicianship.
AKOM strongest album of the mid 80's? You have GOT to be having a laugh....

Bigfish wrote: AlexakaRosco wrote: Disagree with your last statement, mike.

AKOM is by far their strongest album of mid 80s. 

My 2nd all-time favorite Queen album's ADATR where dominated both Brian and Fred, with four of them showed us mastership of songwriting, arrangements and musicianship.
AKOM strongest album of the mid 80's? You have GOT to be having a laugh....

It's all opinions......I think Magic has some real good tunes,  and it might be Queen best mid 80's album.  What is the compitition?....The only other album that they released during that period was The Works.   IMO,  both albums are on the same level.   Both Inconsistent, but has some great moments

PrimeJiveUSA wrote: I respectfully disagree that Freddie's songs were "weak" on Hot Space.  Staying Power, Body Language and Life is real are ALL steller imo.

It's Brian's songs on Hot Space that are the worst...Dancer is awful...Put Out The Fire is a real ho-hum rocker...and Las palmbras De Amour is bland and uninspired.

Hot Space is Brian's worst record (songwriting-wise).  The Works is a bit better (especially Hammer To Fall) but Tear It Up is horrid.

agree with staying power,  body language is not good.  Life is real is pretty good, but not nearly as good as his 70's ballads.   cool Cat (with john) is a guilty pleasure.  love the feel of that song.   Brian's tunes,  I agree dancer and put out the fire are not good.   I love Las Palmbras De Amor,   So yea, Hot Space is  brians worst album as a guitar player and songwriter.  The Works wasn't much better for him.  Tear it up and machines are average.  Hammer to fall is very good.     That's why in the 80's Queen lost their edge.  The two dominate songwriter's wern't what they were in the 70's, and roger and john were only good for one or two songs per album.   The only albums  that roger wrote more than one good song was Innuendo and NOTW.