Fairly good piece at QOL where Greg describes his daily chores in the Queen household. I did however baulk at his choice of Jazz as his favourite LP; fine, everyone has their own subjective view, and the songs are good, but he cites that 'it sounds great'. I think the general consensus amongst fans with some musical knowledge or sonic appreciation is that Jazz has always been cited as one of the band's worst sounding albums - very untypical and un-natural drum sounds spoil the album form a listening point of view for many.
brians wig · Member since
Regardless, it's still a bloody good album.
Back2TheLight · Member since
Have to agree with CMS. While there are some good songs on there, it's far from my favorite...I have to say the drums sound really flat. Being a drummer myself, I've always liked the drum sound that was recorded on ADATR...just real big, huge John Bonham type sound. I really feel that ADATR captures the true essence of what Queen was inside of a studio without a whole lot of trickery. They had a bit of that with Opera, and even SHA if you want, but the Jazz album just doesn't cut the mustard for me, coming from a musicianship standpoint. I will give the 2011 remasters a listen when it comes out, as I was rather impressed with the treatment that they did with the first two records, which again on the debut album, I felt that the whole album sounded like it was recorded out of a tin can before the remasters came along. Who knows...
The Real Wizard · Member since
GB says:
"EVERY known fact ever written about Queen live is, I believe, now in the text."
