This album, along with Hot Space, are my top choices when I want to hear something "fresh" and Queen related, since I don't listen to them very often but everytime I do it I rediscover them.
Hot Space was the first Queen album I got after GH (with ADATR) and I just love it.
The Miracle is great aswell. Very different from the early albums and it sounds so fresh. I just LOVE Party and Kashoggi's Ship and the way they blend together. The production is really NEAT, clean and crisp. I think that this makes it a great album to listen to after a few weeks or months listening to the earlier, raw-er or live material. Great contrast and, overall, a great album (too many keyboards on WIAWI, though...)
Wiley
Thread
Posts in chronological order
The Miracle is the only cd I don't have. I absolutely love I Want It All, but I had that on Classic Queen cd so I never bothered. The Miracle is also on Classic Queen and I wasn't a big fan of the song (can take it or leave it). I guess that's why I never bought it. But after reading all this, I want to check it out now. Thank you all for talking me into spending money I don't have on another cd. My wife will love you! LOL! =)
Thank you all for talking me into spending money I don't have on another cd. My wife will love you! LOL! =)LOL
I agree with those who say that it's not very well-crafted, it doesn't run together as well as it should, but it's not all that bad. I enjoyed The Miracle, and I still do. I got the original copy made in 1989 and I have been wearing it out for the last couple of years lol
I really enjoy The Invisible Man, one of my all-time fave songs. I also feel Party and Khashoggi's Ship do a good job of opening the album, they go perfect together. I Want It All is really good too, as is Scandal, Hang On In There, and The Miracle. Breakthru, however, is not as connected as the other songs, as is Rain Must Fall and My Baby Does Me, but they all are strong nonetheless.
And then, there's the refective song, Was It All Worth It. Probably one of the greatest songs off this album, it really should have had a good video to accompany it. I was able to add Freddie's saying from Wembley in '86, when he mentions the rumors that Queen was gonna split up, you know...
"You know something, there's been, ah...there's been a lot of rumors lately...about a certain band called Queen and the rumors are that, ah...the rumors are that we're gonna split up, what do you think?
*crowd goes wild*
They're talkin' from here!
*crowd goes wild again*
My apologies, but I say what I want, you know what I mean?
So forget those rumors, we're gonna stay together until we f***ing well die, I'm sure."
I found that to be a great opener to Was It All Worth It, so I used this program to add it to the song, before it begins. To me, it just makes it even better.
Anyway, bottom line, The Miracle is a fantastic album that, despite being underrated by some, it is a divine symbol of Queen's endurance, ability, and dedication to music and their fans.
Overall Score: 9.99/10 (or you can just say 10)
I really enjoy The Invisible Man, one of my all-time fave songs. I also feel Party and Khashoggi's Ship do a good job of opening the album, they go perfect together. I Want It All is really good too, as is Scandal, Hang On In There, and The Miracle. Breakthru, however, is not as connected as the other songs, as is Rain Must Fall and My Baby Does Me, but they all are strong nonetheless.
And then, there's the refective song, Was It All Worth It. Probably one of the greatest songs off this album, it really should have had a good video to accompany it. I was able to add Freddie's saying from Wembley in '86, when he mentions the rumors that Queen was gonna split up, you know...
"You know something, there's been, ah...there's been a lot of rumors lately...about a certain band called Queen and the rumors are that, ah...the rumors are that we're gonna split up, what do you think?
*crowd goes wild*
They're talkin' from here!
*crowd goes wild again*
My apologies, but I say what I want, you know what I mean?
So forget those rumors, we're gonna stay together until we f***ing well die, I'm sure."
I found that to be a great opener to Was It All Worth It, so I used this program to add it to the song, before it begins. To me, it just makes it even better.
Anyway, bottom line, The Miracle is a fantastic album that, despite being underrated by some, it is a divine symbol of Queen's endurance, ability, and dedication to music and their fans.
Overall Score: 9.99/10 (or you can just say 10)
The Miracle is technically brilliant, but is otherwise pretty terrible. Slightly better than Magic (not difficult), but nowhere near as good as Innuendo, perhaps Queen's best album since News of the World
Zeni, who's sprocket is wet, you may have been thinking of me - I don't like The Miracle at all - and seeing as I am not allowed to say anything against, I'll bugger off.
(ps It's cack)
(ps It's cack)
Zeni, who's sprocket is wet, you may have been thinking of me - I don't like The Miracle at all - and seeing as I am not allowed to say anything against, I'll bugger off.
Sure you can... just create a "The Miracle is crap" thread!
TM is a well-produced collection of hit-singles picked with some really good tracks and one-two typical (in german we say "Schlager") catchy tunes (like Miracle, Rain must fall), and very strong single-B-sides, which could replace every other song on the album (except Breakthru, which is a classic, and IWIA, which I'd loved to hear live - it would have been a bigger rocker than Hammer to fall). David Richards is a great producer, although I am a bit critical with the drums sound.
Was it all worth it is my favorite on vinyl, on CD I prefer Hang on in there, their best B-side IMO they ever released (with I go crazy)
Rain must fall is a track which I don't like very much, but all in all the album is high standard. There are no fillers IMO.
Was it all worth it is my favorite on vinyl, on CD I prefer Hang on in there, their best B-side IMO they ever released (with I go crazy)
Rain must fall is a track which I don't like very much, but all in all the album is high standard. There are no fillers IMO.
Zeni, who's sprocket is wet, you may have been thinking of me - I don't like The Miracle at all - and seeing as I am not allowed to say anything against, I'll bugger off.
(ps It's cack)
I knew I wasn't completely daft.
The Miracle is okay.
Miracle is quite good because breakthru is my 4th fav video,the miracle is my 3rd fav video and i want it all is in my top ten fav songs.So yh the miracle is great but the other part i dont like is that i know that when they released that album freddie had aids.But all the other songs that i didnt mention,are great!hehe thx x
I was so glad to read so many great comments about The Miracle because I absolutely love it and yes, I think it is underrated and not praised enough. Along with the great rock and obviously Freddie's voice which sounds at its best, it's the album's positivity that I find so beautiful. I get huge energy out of it. It's like a hymn to life, fun, and hope.
I think that closing with Was It all Worth It, and also the bonus Hang On in There, is a perfect choice, both musically and especially because of the lyrics.
I love it!
Fairy
I think that closing with Was It all Worth It, and also the bonus Hang On in There, is a perfect choice, both musically and especially because of the lyrics.
I love it!
Fairy
the miracle, "the works" and a "kind of magic" are good to very good queen albums, in my opinion are pretty much all equal depending on my mood. you could also add "made in heaven" in that category. For vintage queen listen to the first 8 albums and inuendo.
It's a lovely album to leave the 80s with. I don't know how anyone could not like it. If you don't you are a fool. All the tracks are brilliant. Some stronger than others but a fabulous album.
It's a lovely album to leave the 80s with. I don't know how anyone could not like it. If you don't you are a fool. All the tracks are brilliant. Some stronger than others but a fabulous album.
I'm a fool, then. But since this is an appreciation thread, I'll go look for the review thread so I can give this album the thrashing it deserves.
To each his own...