A Day At The Races.....Failed attempt at ANATO or Part 2 of greatness?

Yes, the third one, defo.

Count me with the proud minority that actually prefers ADATR and always has. I love both albums though...I love all of the '70's albums. It's my favorite string of albums from any artist from any era.

I wonder what the interpersonal dynamics were in the ANATO / ADATR period. Probably more mutually supportive than in the 1980s. Team Dynamics is quite important, in terms of the quality of the product.

I remember one of their producers said they worked more as a team in the 70's than they did in the 80's. I think it showed in their work.

Indeed. By the 80s it was all business. They were working separately, had separate limos to the gig, and separate dressing rooms. They never hung out socially unless it was after a gig.

But hey, it was after a solid decade of work to climb up to the top. Once you get there, there's only one place to go. And relationships tend to go with it.

We've seen the 1977 backstage and studio footage, and the One Vision studio footage. But if there was footage from 1982 or 83, I bet it'd paint a different picture. There's probably a good reason why the cameras weren't rolling.

How about some other pairs of albums where the 2nd one is considered a pale copy?

Sparks - KMH and P (1974)
Bowie - Low and Heroes (1977)
Blur - Parklife and Great Escape (1994/5)
Tindersticks - 1 and 2 (1993/95
Tin Machine - 1 and 2 (1989/91)

Are Queen 1 and Queen 2 a pair? If so they buck the trend where the second one is better.

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

Indeed. By the 80s it was all business. They were working separately, had separate limos to the gig, and separate dressing rooms. They never hung out socially unless it was after a gig.

But hey, it was after a solid decade of work to climb up to the top. Once you get there, there's only one place to go. And relationships tend to go with it.

We've seen the 1977 backstage and studio footage, and the One Vision studio footage. But if there was footage from 1982 or 83, I bet it'd paint a different picture. There's probably a good reason why the cameras weren't rolling.
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This ^^^

Although we should also bare in mind that as the tour budgets increased so did the opportunities to "live" on tour less as a group of people and more as individuals making the experience as comfortable and or fun as possible.

Freddie's circle of friends etc could fill a limo without any other band members!

So yes there was defiantly an element of them not being as close as they once were, but also an element of practicality

Until the last year....then I think they got close again and worked together. You could hear the results on Innuendo, really good album. Especially the title track. Vintage Queen all over again. It was all about the music again and It showed.

ANATO and ADATR are like having 'Sgt Pepper' and 'Abbey Road' back-to-back. 1A and 1B as far as quality, each exceptional in their own rite.

I think back to the day, and the one thing that stood out on ADATR was no 'medley' or crossfades or instant transition from one tune to another.

Personal tastes: I love side one of Queen II, sides two of SHA, ANATO, and NOTW.....but side two of ADATR always gets the nod as my favorite album side.

[QUOTE] [b]dysan wrote:[/b]

How about some other pairs of albums where the 2nd one is considered a pale copy?

Sparks - KMH and P (1974)
Bowie - Low and Heroes (1977)
Blur - Parklife and Great Escape (1994/5)
Tindersticks - 1 and 2 (1993/95
Tin Machine - 1 and 2 (1989/91)

Are Queen 1 and Queen 2 a pair? If so they buck the trend where the second one is better.[/QUOTE]


Bon Jovi - Sluppery When Wet / New Jersey. You can almost translate each track over from one to the other!

How are Queen 1 and 2 a pair? They sound nothing alike. Queen 1 is a Cream/Zep influence. Straight forward hard rock record. QUEEN 2 Was originally named "over the top" for a reason.

yeh lol

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Bon Jovi - Sluppery When Wet [/QUOTE]

I prefer that name to the original title :)

Slappery When Wet is also good.

RTB said that relations were not very good during the making of Jazz and there was a lot of separatism.

Away from home and too much coke will do that. Perhaps that's why it's their first truly insane album?