let me say that i like hot, sometimes alot but it took along time to grow on me. staying power is good, back chat and action this day is also good. actually there's only one or two songs i don't like. I do admit it's on the bottom of my list but still good. compare hot space to other bands worst, like judas priest turbo makes hot space look like a masterpiece.
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I love some numbers from it played on their live shows better than listening to them on the album. Though it is not a bad album at all, it is not my favorite...
I loves Hot Space! :D
It's better than The Works and The Miracle. I love the falsetto on Cool Cat
I do. I especially like the live versions of the songs. Rocks
Like it a lot. Cool Cat is exceptional, Calling all girls a wonderful melodic rocker, Under Pressure stands for itself, Back Chat sets a wonderful atmosphere... not their best, but when it's good, it's very good.
I always wondered why it really charted so bad in the US... I know the obvious reasons that are already common knowledge: of course, older Queen-Fans and american rock-fans were disturbed by the new sound and in some cases did not buy it.
But as stated before, considering that AOBTD 2 years earlier was such a massive hit in the same musical direction, it appears strange. And by the way, with not so many huge hit-singles in the US anyway, a No. 11 for Body Language is really impressive. It charted better than some of our most beloved Queen-classics. Normally, with a single charting that high, one could expect the album to be sucked onto a Top10-Spot by the interest the single caused. Even if that would've been a totally different audience, it's strange that it stuck on, what was it ? 24 ?
I always wondered why it really charted so bad in the US... I know the obvious reasons that are already common knowledge: of course, older Queen-Fans and american rock-fans were disturbed by the new sound and in some cases did not buy it.
But as stated before, considering that AOBTD 2 years earlier was such a massive hit in the same musical direction, it appears strange. And by the way, with not so many huge hit-singles in the US anyway, a No. 11 for Body Language is really impressive. It charted better than some of our most beloved Queen-classics. Normally, with a single charting that high, one could expect the album to be sucked onto a Top10-Spot by the interest the single caused. Even if that would've been a totally different audience, it's strange that it stuck on, what was it ? 24 ?
Hot Space is great!!
Although it's one of the albums I listen to the least, I have a greater appreciation for Staying Power and Back Chat after watching the MK DVD. It's too bad they didn't have better songs on the album because '80-'82 was Freddie at his vocal best. I think it was just a matter of the band experimenting and trying something they hadn't before. At least they never sold out and joined the New Wave sound. Still, Hot Space deserves respect.
I like Hot Space and often put it on just to play through Staying Power, Dancer and Back Chat.
BTW - I've always thought Dancer was White Man under a different arrangement.
It often depends on where you come in. I got a schoolfriend into Queen in 1983, so Hot Space was the first album he got to know.
When he heard A Night at the Opera he was stunned at how different that was to their 'regular' sound!
BTW - I've always thought Dancer was White Man under a different arrangement.
It often depends on where you come in. I got a schoolfriend into Queen in 1983, so Hot Space was the first album he got to know.
When he heard A Night at the Opera he was stunned at how different that was to their 'regular' sound!
I wonder why people still discuss this today in the same old manichean way: ist a good or a bad album. It was commercially less successful, that's all.
If you consider it in terms of sound and production, then it forms a continuity all the way from Jazz and even from News in some respect. In terms of songwriting, some songs are typical queen signtures (e.g las palabras de amor, life is real, under pressure, put out the fire, calling all girls). Some other, more funky-sounding tunes turn out to be very powerful live numbers (Staying power, action this day), where you just recognize the queen manufacturing brand.
So I tend to see Hot Space as a flip side to The Game, which togather with Jazz were my long-time favorites. My view is that Queen never really did a bad album: it did good and better albums instead.
If you consider it in terms of sound and production, then it forms a continuity all the way from Jazz and even from News in some respect. In terms of songwriting, some songs are typical queen signtures (e.g las palabras de amor, life is real, under pressure, put out the fire, calling all girls). Some other, more funky-sounding tunes turn out to be very powerful live numbers (Staying power, action this day), where you just recognize the queen manufacturing brand.
So I tend to see Hot Space as a flip side to The Game, which togather with Jazz were my long-time favorites. My view is that Queen never really did a bad album: it did good and better albums instead.
It just occured to me that if did not chart that well anwhere in the world, it's probably because of its artwork: tha album sleeve seems not to have any particular concept and the colours chosen do not exactly appeal to the eye. When it came out in 82 I remeber I was rebuked by the ugly colours on the sleeve and wainted a long time before bying it.
For me, Hot Space was the last time that Queen ever took a gamble and did something that THEY wanted to do. After '82, Queen became a vehicle for EMI to dictate that they would churn out top 40 hits all the time.
Works, AKOM & Miracle just go to show how the industry works:
82 - Queen come up with a ground-breaking record showing a completely new direction and sound for a band that has been hailed as a Rock band. Sales are poor due to bad marketing and poor choices of simgles.
83 - Queen forced to take a break because of lack of trust from EMI and tension in the band increases as their contract looks shakier.
84 - Queen return to the studio knowing that they have to make EMI happy and settle for being a chart band, therefore take fewer risks with their material.
henceforth, they became an industry puppet - the only controversial thing they ever did after that was to appear at Sun City, but those appearances even had the backing of EMI.......
Sigh!
Works, AKOM & Miracle just go to show how the industry works:
82 - Queen come up with a ground-breaking record showing a completely new direction and sound for a band that has been hailed as a Rock band. Sales are poor due to bad marketing and poor choices of simgles.
83 - Queen forced to take a break because of lack of trust from EMI and tension in the band increases as their contract looks shakier.
84 - Queen return to the studio knowing that they have to make EMI happy and settle for being a chart band, therefore take fewer risks with their material.
henceforth, they became an industry puppet - the only controversial thing they ever did after that was to appear at Sun City, but those appearances even had the backing of EMI.......
Sigh!
Hot Space is fine.A Night At The Opera is the best Queen album in my opinion.
Hot Space tracks that I like:
1.Dancer
2.Calling All Girls
3.Las Palabras De Amor(The Words Of love)
4.Life Is Real(Song For Lennon)
Hot Space tracks that I like:
1.Dancer
2.Calling All Girls
3.Las Palabras De Amor(The Words Of love)
4.Life Is Real(Song For Lennon)
Yeah,I think Body Language is pretty disgustin'.The same for the video.I don't dare to watch the video.
Don't take my use of the word "sordid" to mean Body Language disgusted me. It didn't. I actually rather liked that bit. I just thought the song itself wasn't very interesting. What might've said the same about Get Down Make Love. But on that one the "heavy" bit rescued it. And I would've been happy if Freddie had kept with "cunt stains on my pillow". :-)
Maybe I've lost the ability to be disgusted. :-)
Seriously, sexual crudity doesn't disgust me but plenty of other things do - such as homophobia and fascism.
Maybe I've lost the ability to be disgusted. :-)
Seriously, sexual crudity doesn't disgust me but plenty of other things do - such as homophobia and fascism.