I really like the album, It's also in my top 3, I think (the following lit:
1: A night at the opera
2: Sheer heart atack
3: Innuendo
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If it wasn't for the title song, I would hardly ever listen to it. It has some nice songs on it, but they don't stand up to the older work, whereas Innuendo (the song) outruns everything they did before. The song also has one of the best intros I've ever heard, building up a lot of tension. Simply love it.
Interesting that there are such diverse opinions! I think Innuendo is by far the best Queen albums. I get shivers when I listen Innuendo, The Show Must Go On, These are the days.... and Don't Try So Hard.The songs are so good, the quality and production is just awesome. The voice of Freddie is so breakable, but powerful, you can hear he added his last energy in singing those songs, esspecially The Show Must Go On. What a power. But every Queen album has a certain atmosphere which you can't compare them. I like the artwork as well from "Innuendo"
For me,both Innuendo the album and the tiltletrack are masterpieces.The song remains in the same league of Bohemian Rhapsody and the album is the Best Queen studio effort since the 70's.Freddie sings like never before and the other 3 guys are simply stunning.In this album you find the naked Queen art without any pression of releasing a commercial product,being aware of freddie illness.Simply,relaesed with heart and soul without any other score in mind but giving to the world their last and excellent goodbye.I remember back in 4th February,1991 when it was released put my hands on the first copy of it straight back from the box with the 1991 limited edition calendar.I was the first who got it in my home town!And obviously I was never aware that it would be the last studio album that I could buy with Freddie still alive,but this is another sad and tragic story...
just listened to the Tribute concert version of Innuendo, with Robert Plant singing, and all i can say is......
wow. what the hell was that? it proves what a rock-solid track it is instrumentally, but mostly because i didn't even hear Plant through about half the song...the other half, it sounded like he was just makin' crap up. Actually sounded worse than my brother-in-law singing YTMBA at my wedding (having deciding after rehersal that maybe i was serious about wanting this thing sung at my wedding and maybe he should learn it, despite the fact i gave him the song to listen to, and sheet music, about 5 months prior). but, the album version of 'Innuendo'? amazing. absolutely amazing.
the whole album? *shrugs* the ONLY thing that puts me off is 'Delilah'. i dunno; my wife loves it, and i think it's a fun song, but i just feel like it detracts from the overall album.
wow. what the hell was that? it proves what a rock-solid track it is instrumentally, but mostly because i didn't even hear Plant through about half the song...the other half, it sounded like he was just makin' crap up. Actually sounded worse than my brother-in-law singing YTMBA at my wedding (having deciding after rehersal that maybe i was serious about wanting this thing sung at my wedding and maybe he should learn it, despite the fact i gave him the song to listen to, and sheet music, about 5 months prior). but, the album version of 'Innuendo'? amazing. absolutely amazing.
the whole album? *shrugs* the ONLY thing that puts me off is 'Delilah'. i dunno; my wife loves it, and i think it's a fun song, but i just feel like it detracts from the overall album.
Innuendo is probally my favorite album and one of my favorite songs.