Man On The Prowl is underrated

I hate to say Man On The Prowl is growing on me after giving it another chance. I don't exactly like it, but I don't dislike it. The ending is still jarring after repeated listening.

That ending is supposed to be a bit disconcerting I think. But if they thought they were going to have another multi-million dollar seller with it like CLTCL, then they were kidding themselves.

Not that bad,it was nice hearing Freddie trying to sing a bit like...Elvis!

Man on the Prowl has a great solo!!! There's a tutorial on YT I believe.

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[b]ludwigs wrote: [/b] Man on the Prowl has a great solo!!! There's a tutorial on YT I believe.[/QUOTE]

Just looked it up. Thanks for the tip. Nice! Not technically difficult but nice touch and feel to get that 1950s sound. Don't like the song but that's given me a new perspective about it.

"and finally, the freddie monologue "i'm in the dark, i'm blind, i don;t know what's coming to me" was removed from the MIH version - perhaps it woulda felt wrong...out of place"

I dunno - a lot of the lyrics on Made in Heaven could be construed as maudlin considering his untimely death.

It's not like he sang "Help I'm stuck in a coffin" in any of the songs though.

The ending to Man On The Prowl seems deliberate to me: A cutting short in chaos effect. I like it.

I always liked the sound Brian got on the guitar solo. I enjoy this over Break Free any day of the week.

I listened so many times to my low-quality .mp3 of MOTP in the past that it started to annoy me. Thank goodness I have all albums on CD now, although I just skip it in my Queen playlist.

I love the entire album "The Works". It's been said many times that Queen went back to what worked for them after "Hot Space" seemed to turn off some Queen fans. But I may be in the minority here, I love "Hot Space" too. :)

MOTP always reminded me of CLTCL, but I love MOTP. It grooves really well, IMO. The " baby, baby, look out" lead in is very rocking!

I also love the rhythm guitar riff in IWTBF. The guitar stem I have of this is great!

Honestly, there isn't ONE Queen song I dislike, which to me is crazy. However, "Modern Times Rock n Roll" took a very long time to grow on me.

Brian & Roger: "Let's make a concept album about nuclear war, with a sound like Radio Ga Ga, Tear It Up, Machines and Hammer To Fall"
Freddie & John: "No way, we're afraid of the fans' reaction, we won't sell enough, let's put some pop shit on it"

Sadly, it could have been the record of the decade, but...

The B-side of The Works as a concept album can be find in Strange Frontier (Strange Frontier, Killing Time, I Cry For You)