I know many people think it's too 80's pop, or that they shouldn't have made too many songs inspired by 'Highlander', but I still think this is one of Queen's greatest albums.
OK, perhaps 'One Year Of Love' and 'Friends Will Be Friends' might be kinda sappy. Yet it doesn't ruin a great trend of creativity within the band.
To me it was the album that defined Queen as STILL being the champions, and a never ending force of creative, stylish, and powerful music as the perfect follow-up of their Live Aid performance.
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A Kind Of Magic tends to get written off, but it's still a great album. Who Wants To Live Forever, A Kind Of Magic, One Vision and Princes Of The Universe are the best, but I like Pain Is So Close To Pleasure, One Year Of Love and Friends Will Be Friends, however sappy they may be. Then again, I like sap. :) Though I can't say I like Don't Lose Your Head that much, and Brian imitating bagpipes in Gimme The Prize was a little strange, but overall, it's a solid album. Probably one of their most underrated.
I love that album!
it's one of my favourite queen albums, espacially who wants to live fovever, a kind of magic and one year of love
I think it's pretty good.
If you ask me, it shits all over the studio albums on either side of it, despite there only being 9 songs.
I think the only two weak point comes late in the album with Gimme The Prize. I have never liked that. On the other hand, I think One Year of Love is masterful. Soppy be damned. Friends will be Friends is also a tad weak but enjoyable enough.
Overall, their best 80s effort.
If you ask me, it shits all over the studio albums on either side of it, despite there only being 9 songs.
I think the only two weak point comes late in the album with Gimme The Prize. I have never liked that. On the other hand, I think One Year of Love is masterful. Soppy be damned. Friends will be Friends is also a tad weak but enjoyable enough.
Overall, their best 80s effort.
As an album I think it's far better than The Works, which is just a few songs thrown together. AKOM has an "album flow" even though its a mixture of soundtrack and non-sountrack songs. Not their best, as it is really littered with synths, but at least it works as an an album. It doesn't sound like a bunch of singles. And Princes of the universe is one of the best Queen-Tracks ever IMO.
Because it's an appreciation thread- I'm not going to say anything...
Well, OK- Who Wants To Live Forever is awesome!
Well, OK- Who Wants To Live Forever is awesome!
maybe it is a step up from the works
I just found out one more good thing I can say about AKOM- it's better than Flash...
As an album I think it's far better than The Works, which is just a few songs thrown together. AKOM has an "album flow" even though its a mixture of soundtrack and non-sountrack songs. Not their best, as it is really littered with synths, but at least it works as an an album. It doesn't sound like a bunch of singles. And Princes of the universe is one of the best Queen-Tracks ever IMO.
agree.and freddie voice in one year of love is terrific.one of his greatest moments
I just found out one more good thing I can say about AKOM- it's better than Flash...
Hehe...
I agree from this in wholeness!
HA! YES! you got that right Fenderek!
Just forget about PISCTP, all will be okay...
I really like it...it is simply not as good
as many of the other albums.
as many of the other albums.
I love 'A Kind Of Magic'!It is my favourite Queen 80's album and I love every single songs in it.I discovered these songs thanks to the film Highlander,another one of my favourites.And also those songs worked wonderfully live in the "Magic Tour".It also contains my favourite Queen song of the 80's,a masterpiece called "Who Wants To Live Forever".