The one thing Hot Space got right

Hot Space was the first Queen album were Freddie sung lead vocals on ALL the tracks.

I think Freddie should of done this from the day one.

If Brian and Roger wanted to sing lead vocals they should of done so on b-sides.

Roger shared lead vocals on Action This Day, as well as Brian on Put Out The Fire.

My favourite part of the "early" albums was often the songs sung by Roger and Brian. Tenement Funster, Drowse, '39, Good Company are all stand out tracks.

[QUOTE] [b]Biggest Band On The Planet wrote:[/b]

Hot Space was the first Queen album were Freddie sung lead vocals on ALL the tracks.

I think Freddie should of done this from the day one.

If Brian and Roger wanted to sing lead vocals they should of done so on b-sides.

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I don't think Freddie should HAVE done this from day one.

Part of the appeal of the band to me was their decision to have different LVs. It's why 'Let Me Live' is my favorite on MIH. One of many disappointments from HS onwards was just Freddie on LV.

Also Bowie shared on under pressure.

I'm actually glad Brian and Roger sang some Queen songs through out their career. I couldn't imagine Freddie singng Drowse for example.

You all already said it. ^


I was hoping it'd be something interesting. Or offensively funny. ...like Roger's shitty fake drum break before the synth prior to the blazing solo in back chat.

Some guys I know were going through the 80s and 90s Queen albums that they had ignored at the time and one of the things they commented on was that they missed RT and BM on lead vocals and pointed out songs which could have benefited from being sung by the writer. One example, which we know and have both version, is Too Much Love Will Kill You. Freddie has the better vocal there but Brian has more feeling. Of course I always want to have both versions.

'Let me live' is an extremely naive song, even without the Concert for Bruzundanga multivocal interplay which nails it as a strictly tribute piece.
Although adding your voice to a dead man's voice is the lowest form of tribute, in my opinion.

[QUOTE] [b]Joeker wrote:[/b]

Roger shared lead vocals on Action This Day[/QUOTE]

On stage, he did. In the studio, it could be argued that Roger's part constitutes multi-tracked backing vocals, while the bona fide lead is just Frederick.

[QUOTE] [b]Joeker wrote:[/b]

as well as Brian on Put Out The Fire.[/QUOTE]

Fake news! (Roger does sing a few lines in that song, though).

Then again, every single track on 'The Game' had Frederick on lead vocals at least for a few lines.

Should HAVE done! Where the hell is this "would/could/should OF" coming from??

[QUOTE] [b]aristide1 wrote:[/b]

'Let me live' is an extremely naive song, even without the Concert for Bruzundanga multivocal interplay which nails it as a strictly tribute piece.
Although adding your voice to a dead man's voice is the lowest form of tribute, in my opinion.[/QUOTE]

Yup.....The Beatles would have never done anything like that.......

Just like we got bonus tracks with different singers in known tracks, we should have gotten more songs with Freddie on vocals at this point. Who knows what's yet to come in a distant future.

Under Pressure and Put Out of Fire were the only good things to come from Hot Space.

I loved the fact Hot Space had all Freddie leads!