Queen's best two albums from the 1980's were arguably The Game & The Works, but which one is your favourite and why?
Personally i think The Works just gets over the line as the best album of the 1980's because of the variety of music on that album and it just flowed very well together with hit singles from every band member .
Roger - Radio Gaga
John - I want to break free
Freddie - It's a hard Life
Brian - Hammer to Fall.
All brilliant tracks plus Tear it up , Machines , Keep on Passing the open windows etc....... 10 /10.
I would however give "The Game" 9/10.
AlbaNo1 · Member since
The Game.
Different and consistent new sound at that point. Actually unusual due to the more narrow range of styles.
Guitar on Dragon Attack is way better than Tear it Up and Hammer to Fall.
Play The Game is a bit better than Its A Hard Life
The emotion on Sail Away Sweet Sister and Save Me is stronger than anything on The Works.
It’s the last album with proper lead vocals from Roger and Brian .
Freddie vocals at the start of Prime Jive are awesome.
Russian Headlong 2 · Member since
The Works
Ivo-1976 · Member since
The Game. What Alba says.
Sebastian · Member since
The Game, by far.
Bo Alex · Member since
I think The Game it's overall a better album but It's A Hard Life is the best song.
Saint Jiub · Member since
The Game by far, no contest etc ... ditto
Of the fifteen 20th century Queen studio albums, I rank the Game as #7 and The Works as #12.
I am ignoring the 16th studio album, as well as the forthcoming 17th studio album rumoured to be titled "God's Gift".
MyHumanZoo · Member since
No contest...The Game
Velizar · Member since
The Works. There isn't better album than "The Works" from the 80s.
Invisible Woman · Member since
I think ... The Works.
Misfire. · Member since
Interesting views thanks everyone for your opinions.
I actually was going to say The Game because i love that album but its Queen in there comfort zone so i chose The Works because the songs seem richer and more polished.
The guitar work on "Keep on passing the open windows" is superb and Freddie's vocals on " I want to break free" are on fire!
But after saying all that both albums beat any other Queen album in the 80's by miles.
A Kind Of Magic, The Miracle and Innuendo lacked interest and catchy tunes as massive as what The Game or The Works had to offer.
antiden · Member since
My Queen's favorite album of the 80's was/is/will be THE MIRACLE.
THE GAME is a rather commercial album. THE WORKS (along with AKOM) is too short.
Saint Jiub · Member since
^ Agreed
I especially like tracks 4-7
mike hunt · Member since
The Game for me....The only song I'm not crazy about Is Suicide. The Works has 3 songs I skip, Tear It Up, Man On The Prowl, Machines. Dragon Attack rules!
mike hunt · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]AlbaNo1 wrote:[/b]
The Game.
Different and consistent new sound at that point. Actually unusual due to the more narrow range of styles.
Guitar on Dragon Attack is way better than Tear it Up and Hammer to Fall.
Play The Game is a bit better than Its A Hard Life
The emotion on Sail Away Sweet Sister and Save Me is stronger than anything on The Works.
It’s the last album with proper lead vocals from Roger and Brian .
Freddie vocals at the start of Prime Jive are awesome.
