Thistle
^ I love that album: it's the album that got me into Queen (I'm a sentimental turd!!) :p
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k-m
I wasn't comparing the forthcoming release against MiH, because the latter contained a few fresh songs and they were actually good. On the reworked ones, I agree with Brenski - oversentimental and plastic sounding. Just like Freddie's Mr Bad Guy album. I just don't think that after 20 more years they discovered something that's actually better. I just don't buy that story! I hope they can prove me wrong.
crazy duck
Mih was the album that got me into queen aswel, its fantastic! They definitely made some dodgy songs better on there. (Don't worry walter white im a sntimental turd too):-)
Thistle
lol :)
The Real Wizard
[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
It's got some decent tunes on it, and a few sound better on the Cross/Freddie solo albums...add to that Brian's supposed comments about it being "Queen's best album" and I think it's safe to assume that quality control went out the window, when the chief queen passed on
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Ha, chief queen ... I like that.
But a reality check - the Cross were an average band at best. They played derivative rock when most people weren't listening to rock anymore, and most of their music has dated pretty badly. Had a member of Queen not been in the band they wouldn't have gotten past the bar scene. But of course there were a few good songs, most of which were penned by Roger. It's the Queen version of Heaven For Everyone that's magnificent. Leaps and bounds beyond the original.
[QUOTE]MIH sounds a little too like "plastic"[/QUOTE]
I'd just say it's well produced. It was 1995, not 1974.
Made In Heaven is one of the grandest achievements of their career. They pieced together an album of leftovers, and it was truly a collaborative venture. 1987-1995 was an incredibly productive period, both as a band and individuals, which is astonishing considering what they went through.
So what if the experience has tinted Brian's glasses a bit? Of course no Queen record is greater than A Night At The Opera. He'd probably be the first to tell you that. But the album is certainly one of their best. I'd argue that side B is the best side of Queen music since The Game.
It's got some decent tunes on it, and a few sound better on the Cross/Freddie solo albums...add to that Brian's supposed comments about it being "Queen's best album" and I think it's safe to assume that quality control went out the window, when the chief queen passed on
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Ha, chief queen ... I like that.
But a reality check - the Cross were an average band at best. They played derivative rock when most people weren't listening to rock anymore, and most of their music has dated pretty badly. Had a member of Queen not been in the band they wouldn't have gotten past the bar scene. But of course there were a few good songs, most of which were penned by Roger. It's the Queen version of Heaven For Everyone that's magnificent. Leaps and bounds beyond the original.
[QUOTE]MIH sounds a little too like "plastic"[/QUOTE]
I'd just say it's well produced. It was 1995, not 1974.
Made In Heaven is one of the grandest achievements of their career. They pieced together an album of leftovers, and it was truly a collaborative venture. 1987-1995 was an incredibly productive period, both as a band and individuals, which is astonishing considering what they went through.
So what if the experience has tinted Brian's glasses a bit? Of course no Queen record is greater than A Night At The Opera. He'd probably be the first to tell you that. But the album is certainly one of their best. I'd argue that side B is the best side of Queen music since The Game.
Saint Jiub
MIH is in my top 5 as well, even though I feel that the title track is the only the only "solo" song improved by the Queen on MIH.