Question(s) for all those that hate Hot Space

[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]
I've always liked it - and always will do.I bought it without reading any reviews - and it was never a disappointment in the slightest. Quite the opposite in fact. Those tunes are seriously catchy. Staying power, Back chat and Dancer = yes yes yes. And all the rest.  Can you tell I listened to the album only yesterday? :-)[/QUOTE]

Is True

Hot Space Is Good 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]

I must admit I don't know too much about "funky gaybar music" (though it does sound like rather a lot of fun). I wonder what is particularly wrong with black music, as rock music as we know it pretty much would be nonexistant if it weren't for blues (or as you call it black) music....

[QUOTE] [b]DaveyLane wrote:[/b]
[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]
I must admit I don't know too much about "funky gaybar music" (though it does sound like rather a lot of fun). I wonder what is particularly wrong with black music, as rock music as we know it pretty much would be nonexistant if it weren't for blues (or as you call it black) music....[/QUOTE]

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Nothing wrong with black, funky gaybar music.It's just absolutely not the music I prefer. Don't put my words out of content by gving the word Black a negative load.

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
[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.[/QUOTE]

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True.... those two are not that bad... thanks for clearing my memory.

After the success they had with Another One Bites The Dust I guess Queen thought that they could have a guaranteed likeable album in a similar genre but as we now know, some of us like it and some cant stand it and there is nothing wrong with wanting to go in that direction

It was Brian May's evil plan all the way.

Let Freddie record a bunch of "Black Funk Category" songs, move to New York City, start hanging out at seedy bars, get sick & die, sell a bunch of records, and replace him with Paul Rodgers.

Watch out Roger, I'm just saying...

I like the album very much, and I'm stunned that Queen fans are quite stuffy and narrow minded. It isn't their best, but without it we wouldn't have had those great 80s tracks.

classic oxymoron
"great" and "80s tracks"

"Hot Space" is an interesting record, but the production on the funk-flavoured tracks was really flawed in my opinion. The more 'classic Queen' tracks were delivered with style, as always, but songs like Staying Power, Dancer, Back Chat or Body Language simply sound dated to me. They would probably do with more craftsmanship too, but Queen made up for it during live shows. On the album, they didn't sound right and it is no surprise we still buy "Thriller" and are kind of oblivious when it comes to "Hot Space" ;)
Overall, an interesting experiment, but probably only for the better it didn't work, because we'd get more, I'm sure;) Queen is Queen, and not MJ or George Clinton and I think Freddie was right leaving such experiments for his solo record a couple of years later. Oddly enough, the band was still struggling with production in 1984, because despite its many qualities, "The Works" still lacked that linear, album sound.
"Hot Space" is an underrated record, unfairly dismissed by many, certainly not the worst Queen album in their catalogue imo (this honour should go to either AKOM or Jazz), but the direction didn't suit them.

[QUOTE] [b]Micrówave wrote:[/b]
It was Brian May's evil plan all the way.
Let Freddie record a bunch of "Black Funk Category" songs, move to New York City, start hanging out at seedy bars, get sick & die, sell a bunch of records, and replace him with Paul Rodgers.
Watch out Roger, I'm just saying... [/QUOTE]
Hmm... i wonder what he has in store for Kerry Ellis??

I guess i gotta reference the "Brian's Curse" forum
so far it hasn't got the Foo Fighters.

(hell, i know what I'D DO with that @.... i mean with Kerry Ellis... fine woman she is... fine singer.... soo fine...

Hot Space wasnt a bad album, just Queen trying a few new styles. it was refreshing and new and i like it.
would rather listen to Hot Space than Made in Heaven.
GERRY.

I like Hot Space, I think. I'll put it this way, I like the songs, with some exceptions (looking at you, Body Language). I don't like the way a lot of the songs were recorded. Life Is Real and Las Palabras De Amor are fine on the studio recording, the rest sound poor but are great in live versions (Staying Power, Back Chat, Action).

This is all excluding Under Pressure (recorded separately), and Put Out The Fire. Put Out The Fire, while lighter than most guitar driven Queen songs, is one of the heavier songs on Hot Space. The live versions actually seem to soften it with the addition of prominent synth in the chorus, so it's almost the opposite effect to other live Hot Space songs. I think I like both live and studio equally (I enjoy the 'is dead' straight into Dragon Attack live though).

Quote: classic oxymoron "great" and "80s tracks"

I rest my case :o)

dysan wrote: "Quote: classic oxymoron "great" and "80s tracks"
I rest my case :o)"

:D That's a bit unfair. While most of Queen's best work was during the 70's, I do think they released some great songs in the 80's. Much of The Game, IWIA, WIWI, and a couple of other songs (such as Princes of the Universe) for example.