I THINK HOT SPACE IS AN UNDERRATED ALBUM (BY THE PRESS, BASICALY)
I THINK NOBODY PLAYS THE SAME MUSIC TROUGH THE YEARS
HOT SPACE IS IMO A VERY GOOD ALBUM
ITS SOMETHING DIFFERENT...
22 YEARS AGO, QUEEN TRIED TO TEST SOMETHING DIFFERENT
IT HAS ROCK, DISCO, FUNK, BALLADS...
I`VE RESCUED IT A LONG TIME AGO
AND I LISTEN TO IT
I hate to take a pessimist view of this, but I firmly believe this despite having LOVED this album at the time of its release:
Hot Space is the most dated sounding of all the Queen albums because of their innate fear of synths and their perplexing and crushing inability to find an organic use for them in their music until the AKOM album.
If (repeat, IF) the public image of Hot Space is changing, I chalk it up to Brian's (and Roger's?) revisionist efforts - trumping up their own tracks as a way of selling back catalog that never really worked in the past. Not to say I blame him, 'cuz he just never could measure up to Freddie in the hit department and that must suck for him; but all these DVD-As and video compilations are littered with "extra" things that seem very Taylor & May driven.
Freddie pushed too hard on Hot Space, and it sounds forced, if you ask me. Now here's Brian saying "yeah, but look at my tracks - they were pretty good!"
I hate to take a pessimist view of this, but I firmly believe this despite having LOVED this album at the time of its release:
Hot Space is the most dated sounding of all the Queen albums because of their innate fear of synths and their perplexing and crushing inability to find an organic use for them in their music until the AKOM album.
If (repeat, IF) the public image of Hot Space is changing, I chalk it up to Brian's (and Roger's?) revisionist efforts - trumping up their own tracks as a way of selling back catalog that never really worked in the past. Not to say I blame him, 'cuz he just never could measure up to Freddie in the hit department and that must suck for him; but all these DVD-As and video compilations are littered with "extra" things that seem very Taylor & May driven.
Freddie pushed too hard on Hot Space, and it sounds forced, if you ask me. Now here's Brian saying "yeah, but look at my tracks - they were pretty good!"
Interesting theory, but if I may interject...the only May-written Hot Space track on the new DVD is 'Put Out The Fire', and that's only as a bonus track. It's a bit pessimistic to think that Brian's only doing this to gain exposure; in fact, I would be the first to question Brian's overall involvement in releasing such a product. I am more convinced that Queen Productions is just trying to get live material out there for the fans instead of intending to make a quick buck.
I will forever question the motives behind the recent reissue of Greatest Hits, but I am less inclined to question the reasoning behind a DVD release, as it takes a lot of time and effort. So I don't think it's May's & Taylor's patented Queen money-making machine, as they could have found an easier way to churn out more product instead of releasing a relatively obscure show from their most maligned period as a band.
I love how they put the technology into the Hot Space album, it's damn good. I like this album very much. I think most of the songs are underrated, Staying Power, Action this Day and Life is Real are very good songs, but underrated. It's definately one of my favourite albums, it's enjoyable. The Works and A Kind a Magic are crap albums, it misses the real Queen-sound, which I can find back in the Hot Space album...
And the songs from HS are really sounding great live, for example Staying Power, Back Chat and Action this Day.
it misses the real Queen-sound, which I can find back in the Hot Space album
HEHEHEHEHEHEHE
HIHIHIHIHIHIHI
HOHOHOHOHOHOHO
You can enjoy the album or not, but about finding the real Queen-sound in Hot space....
Stop smoking that when you listen to the music.
:)
Oh man, the real Queen-sound on HS... well, that's almost like asking if Freddie is still alive. :) Err, don't get me wrong, I love HS, but it's not one of my favs, no no no. For my favs, I'll just stick to the 70s era.
Lester Burnham wrote:
It's a bit pessimistic to think that Brian's only doing this to gain exposure...
I will forever question the motives behind the recent reissue of Greatest Hits, but I am less inclined to question the reasoning behind a DVD release, as it takes a lot of time and effort.
Then again, maybe I just misunderstood your post.
No, you understood well, and you make some good points. I freely admitted from the start that I was being pessimistic to begin with. So you're right. But I think there might be a grain of truth in there... however small.
When I repeated the "IF", I was trying to say that I was not so much evaluating the VALIDITY of the original post so much as just going with the premise and kind of making an argument, without placing a VALUE on the premise (of RIGHT or WRONG). You know, just following the idea along a few roads and seeing where it leads. Hope that makes sense.
But the point of yours I like best is the one about the GH CD. On the other hand, it does make a big difference to know how much or little the guys are involved in the decisions.
I just don't like the 'funky'-ness, I don't think the music is bad, just not my favorite sort of music. I only listen to HS when it's midsummer and it's really hot outside and I'm nestled in a beachair in the sun... Man, I wish it's still summer! well, let's continue my little story :S... Of course there are songs on the HSalbum which I always love, but most things are really sunny-weather-music... IMO...
