If You Could Just Have Three Queen Albums In Your Collection.

The thing is, I see each person's choice and I agree with it.

Still sticking with mine and the reasons I gave. I must be a nostalgic fool.

Queen l, Queen ll, ANATO

my three favorite albums in order. Im not going to explain why I like them, I probably couldn't. But that's them. Completely subjective.

If bootleg's would count I'd probably trade Boston '76 for ANATO. That's my favorite recording of anything Queen. Beats all official and nonofficial releases.

ANATO - QUEEN II - INNUENDO

A night at the opera
Queen II
A day at the races

1. Sheer Heart Attack
2. The Game
3. Live At The Bowl

^ whereabouts In Glasgow are you from, Mark?

Didn't think to put a live album in there lol....Live At The Bowl is a good shout!!

Queen, Queen II, and Sheer Heart Attack.

A Kind of Magic, The Works & Hot Space
and i'd file them with my Python LPs - amongst all the other comedy vinyl i have

^ Why does The Works always get such a bad rap? With the exception of Tear It Up and Machines, I think it's a really good album. It already has the firm faves of RGG, IWTBF, IAHL and HTF, and I really love KPTOW as well. Sure, it's not as strong as Queen II for instance, but I really don't understand the negativity. Each to their own, I suppose :)

the works dates horribly
bad 80s production, really tinny, hollow sound and some really 80s-cliche-riddled song-writing

oh, and the one track on it that i really like - Keep Passing The Open Windows - is the most blatant "Joe Jackson" rip-off - I'm surprised the two artist's legal teams weren't in long drawn out wrangles over it....it's almost like Steppin' Out never existed two years before !!!

brENsKi wrote:

the works dates horribly
bad 80s production, really tinny, hollow sound and some really 80s-cliche-riddled song-writing

oh, and the one track on it that i really like - Keep Passing The Open Windows - is the most blatant "Joe Jackson" rip-off - I'm surprised the two artist's legal teams weren't in long drawn out wrangles over it....it's almost like Steppin' Out never existed two years before !!!

Those arn't my favorite Queen records or anything, but I'v heard a lot worse album than those.... St Anger?

brENsKi wrote:

the works dates horribly
bad 80s production, really tinny, hollow sound...

Ssshhhhhh.....they'll want to remaster it :p

In all seriousness though, I see your point - but if you see past production issues, most of the songs on The Works are good listening (IMO).

Also, I never really knew the comparison with the JJ song you mentioned, as I've never really bothered with his stuff.....I know I'm as slow as a week in the jail, but I'm off to check it out lol.

^ FUCK! Yep, I know the song lol.....it was one of those cases where I knew the tune on hearing it, but had forgotten the title. I actually really like that song, and they do sound sort of similar - although I think KPTOW is better.

- A Day at the Races
- Queen II
- The Miracle

...I guess.

My three Queen albums?

12/4/1979 - Newcastle
4/23/1979 - Tokyo
5/1/1979 - Fukuoka (the bicycle horn alternative source)