Question(s) for all those that hate Hot Space

Also would it not take 4 peoples approval for the album to be released> If Brian and Roger did not like it then why let it go ahead?

Suprisingly good it sounds in the documentry:)

Suprisingly good it sounds in the documentry:)

I like this album and I don't care about crytic.
Catchy sounds, good lyrics on some songs, and, of course, great live versions (Action This Day, Back Chat)

I hated it when it first came out, well apart from Las Palabras. I think the problem was, if anything, that it was 5 years too soon for a rock band to follow such a hard line of funk.

I now like it for what it was although was thrilled when they went back to their roots with The Works.... strange though that out of the 2, I tend to play Hot Space more?? Don't forget though that Staying Power & Under Pressure were amazing live!

well live is a different story,of course sounded Hot Space better live......because its the band who can rock and cán play loud, the extended version of Staying Power is even better than the album cut. Roger did not introduce funk to the band with Fun It, you can't compare just one track with a complete dull and bad produced album.

[QUOTE] [b]queenman!! 12321 wrote:[/b]
I don't like Hot Space except Under Pressure and Put Out the Fire. The rest is black, funky gaybar music.[/QUOTE]
Even Life Is Real and Las Palabras de Amor? Give those two a listen before writing them off.

I liked it when the album came out, and still like it a lot. Put out the fire is still one of my all time favourites Queen tracks. The Hot Space tour is one of my favourite tours, full of energy which I missed in 1986.

I can't hear Brian at all on Body Language,strange that track did well as a single in America yet the album was a complete disaster in the states.Queen never really recoverd from this and of course then Freddie made the other band members dress up for that video and that was that as far as America went.

[QUOTE] [b]queenman!! 12321 wrote:[/b]
I don't like Hot Space except Under Pressure and Put Out the Fire. The rest is black, funky gaybar music.[/QUOTE]

BLACK??

hardly... many try to immitate the rhythm of black music, but end up merely copying elements of it (ANother one Bites the Dust in this case with Queen- Chic's "Good times" - John was even around during the recording of that song)

I wouldn't really have listened to it if it werent a Queen album... ESPECIALLY with a lead song like STAYING POWER... which i think is weak as f$$k for Queen standards. Luckily they hooked me in.

a song like Dancer or Back Chat with the stinging guitar licks.. that would keep me in. But hardly anything else...and also Under Pressure was recorded long before... so on this review it doesn't count.

I like the album yes, but would have never bought it having heard only a few songs... it'd be like a weak Duran Duran album

[QUOTE] [b]pittrek wrote:[/b]
I don't like it - I don't care if it's Queen or not. However I DO like the LIVE versions of the songs[/QUOTE]

Agreed. Most of the songs are rather anemic, but I love how they sounded on tour.

The Rolling Stones did "Undercover" in 1983. Eighties sound and fashion...

[QUOTE] [b]TomP63 wrote:[/b]
well live is a different story,of course sounded Hot Space better live......because its the band who can rock and cán play loud,[/QUOTE]
did you actually see them live on the Hot Space tour? thought not....well i did
your opinion is subjective...and so is mine
i saw queen on that tour - and i didn't think the funky HS tunes sounded better or worse live..they sounded the same....horrible...but that's my opinion

[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]TomP63 wrote:[/b]
well live is a different story,of course sounded Hot Space better live......because its the band who can rock and cán play loud,[/QUOTE]
did you actually see them live on the Hot Space tour? thought not....well i did
your opinion is subjective...and so is mine
i saw queen on that tour - and i didn't think the funky HS tunes sounded better or worse live..they sounded the same....horrible...but that's my opinion[/QUOTE]

Too true. I saw Queen twice on The Works Tour and I don;t recall anyone shouting for Dancer, Staying Power, Calling All Girls etc. And Queen knew this too, since they didn't play any Hot Space songs live again (not counting UP). The songds are simply weak, and even the better ones are undermined by poor production.

I don´t hate Hot Space but neither like it at all...
it has some good songs... Las palabras de amor, Under Pressure,Life Is Real is BEAUTIFUL, put out the fire... calling all girls isn´t bad at all, anyway the LP would be great with this tracklist:

Side one:
-Staying Power (Live milton keynes)
-Dancer (it has some Heavy guitars, a more heavier version with more guitars and without some synths would be better)
-Back Chat (Live version with more guitars)
-Action this day (Live Japan)
- Soul brother (instead Body language...Soul brother isn´t a GREAT song but is funny and far better than the awful Body language)

Side two:
-Put out the fire
-Life is Real
-Calling all girls (live japan)
-Las palabras de amor (maybe the intro with guitars instead synths)
-Cool cat (Allright many people doesnt like it but i think it´s a little relaxing)
-Under Pressure (A live version with bowie maybe is too much but it would was great)

Anyway i know many people who like the disc as it was... that´s very subjetive...