underated 80's queen.
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Overrated: A Kind Of Magic, The Works, The Miracle. Under Pressure. Brian Mays' guitar solos (sorry Bri).
Underrated: The Millionaire Waltz (absolutetly the best thing they ever did, blows Bo Rhap away). Spread Your Wings and Johns contribution generally.
Underrated: The Millionaire Waltz (absolutetly the best thing they ever did, blows Bo Rhap away). Spread Your Wings and Johns contribution generally.
Overrated: The Miracle album, hating Hot Space, the greatest hits songs being overplayed to death on the radio
Underrated: Ogre Battle, White Queen, '39, the guitar solos in Back Chat and You Don't Fool Me, eighties Queen
Underrated: Ogre Battle, White Queen, '39, the guitar solos in Back Chat and You Don't Fool Me, eighties Queen
Underrated: The Works, A kind of Magic.
i agree. the works and magic are both good albums. for me queen2 is the most underated by the general rock public.
i do wonder why people are here overated = Brian's guitar solo's ?????
overated = the people who post such bollocks
overated = the people who post such bollocks
you have to admit, brian at times was very boring.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]me_and_my_innuendo wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Overrated: 90's Queen. I understand there were some good hits, like "Innuendo", "The Show Must Go On", and "Heaven For Everyone", but even you will admit Queen started to lose their fire in teh late 80's, with Freddie's AIDS and the band's lack of success in the US at that time.
Underrated: There's two things here:
One - Hot Space. Yes, it is one of their lackluster efforts, but for God's sake, think of it this way: It was an experimental album, something that they wanted to try on for a bit. IMO it is great, I am a huge fan of 80's music, and this is as 80's as it gets, so I like it.
Two - The Works. "Radio Ga Ga", "I Want To Break Free", "Hammer To Fall", "Tear It Up", it's all good to me. Some people like a few songs, but despise the rest of the album. How can you, though?
Usually when I hear a song or two from an album, I will buy the album and listen to all the tracks. And most of the time, I will like a lot of them. As is the case with The Works. My faves are "Tear It Up", "Machines", and "Keep Passing The Open Windows". Especially the drum opening in KPTOW. Again, it's very "80's".
There you have it.[/QUOTE]
Pretty much agree with you there bar Hot Space (couple of shining moments but the rest is pap imo)
Underrated
Flash, Jazz apparently.
Overrated
Add the Miracle to the above(90's). Again, these albums had their shining moments but they were few and far between compered to pre 86 albums.
Underrated: There's two things here:
One - Hot Space. Yes, it is one of their lackluster efforts, but for God's sake, think of it this way: It was an experimental album, something that they wanted to try on for a bit. IMO it is great, I am a huge fan of 80's music, and this is as 80's as it gets, so I like it.
Two - The Works. "Radio Ga Ga", "I Want To Break Free", "Hammer To Fall", "Tear It Up", it's all good to me. Some people like a few songs, but despise the rest of the album. How can you, though?
Usually when I hear a song or two from an album, I will buy the album and listen to all the tracks. And most of the time, I will like a lot of them. As is the case with The Works. My faves are "Tear It Up", "Machines", and "Keep Passing The Open Windows". Especially the drum opening in KPTOW. Again, it's very "80's".
There you have it.[/QUOTE]
Pretty much agree with you there bar Hot Space (couple of shining moments but the rest is pap imo)
Underrated
Flash, Jazz apparently.
Overrated
Add the Miracle to the above(90's). Again, these albums had their shining moments but they were few and far between compered to pre 86 albums.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]me_and_my_innuendo wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Overrated: 90's Queen. I understand there were some good hits, like "Innuendo", "The Show Must Go On", and "Heaven For Everyone", but even you will admit Queen started to lose their fire in teh late 80's, with Freddie's AIDS and the band's lack of success in the US at that time.
Underrated: There's two things here:
One - Hot Space. Yes, it is one of their lackluster efforts, but for God's sake, think of it this way: It was an experimental album, something that they wanted to try on for a bit. IMO it is great, I am a huge fan of 80's music, and this is as 80's as it gets, so I like it.
Two - The Works. "Radio Ga Ga", "I Want To Break Free", "Hammer To Fall", "Tear It Up", it's all good to me. Some people like a few songs, but despise the rest of the album. How can you, though?
Usually when I hear a song or two from an album, I will buy the album and listen to all the tracks. And most of the time, I will like a lot of them. As is the case with The Works. My faves are "Tear It Up", "Machines", and "Keep Passing The Open Windows". Especially the drum opening in KPTOW. Again, it's very "80's".
There you have it.[/QUOTE]
I have to pick this post apart: YUou say they lost their fire and didnt have success in the usa in the 80's and then say Hot Space is underrated. Um, the two things are related, they lost success in part due to Hot Space. If you want to say they lost "some fire" it might've been from Hot Space until A Kind of Magic, but for the Miracle and Innuendo they were definitely rejuvinated and had a creative shot in the arm.
Underrated: There's two things here:
One - Hot Space. Yes, it is one of their lackluster efforts, but for God's sake, think of it this way: It was an experimental album, something that they wanted to try on for a bit. IMO it is great, I am a huge fan of 80's music, and this is as 80's as it gets, so I like it.
Two - The Works. "Radio Ga Ga", "I Want To Break Free", "Hammer To Fall", "Tear It Up", it's all good to me. Some people like a few songs, but despise the rest of the album. How can you, though?
Usually when I hear a song or two from an album, I will buy the album and listen to all the tracks. And most of the time, I will like a lot of them. As is the case with The Works. My faves are "Tear It Up", "Machines", and "Keep Passing The Open Windows". Especially the drum opening in KPTOW. Again, it's very "80's".
There you have it.[/QUOTE]
I have to pick this post apart: YUou say they lost their fire and didnt have success in the usa in the 80's and then say Hot Space is underrated. Um, the two things are related, they lost success in part due to Hot Space. If you want to say they lost "some fire" it might've been from Hot Space until A Kind of Magic, but for the Miracle and Innuendo they were definitely rejuvinated and had a creative shot in the arm.
the works and magic are two good albums, not vintage queen by any means, but still great music. the miracle for me is on that same level good but not vintage, then innuendo somehow they pulled out a vintage queen album.
And not a single soul can say anything about the "MARCH OF THE BLACK QUEEN"???? I mean, c'mon, that song is better than BH itself... And Queen II it's their best album, i would say by far (but a lot of people will disagree, of course). The B side is just awesome. And WHITE QUEEN... uf. "Shivers down my spine" when I hear that song. DEFINITLY UNDERRATED, and the finest moment of their music. Something just too diferent, original, gracefull, delicate, and i could go over and over if I knew more words (wich I don't).
HOT SPACE has also been underrated. And it's THE demostration of Queen's versatility. Cool Cat rules!!
OVERRATED: The Miracle, The Game.
HOT SPACE has also been underrated. And it's THE demostration of Queen's versatility. Cool Cat rules!!
OVERRATED: The Miracle, The Game.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]maxpower wrote: [/QUOTENAME]i do wonder why people are here overated = Brian's guitar solo's ?????
overated = the people who post such bollocks[/QUOTE]
When I said Dr Mays solos were overrated I was talking about his live solos which have hardly changed over 30 years. I was not slagging the majority of his studio work.
overated = the people who post such bollocks[/QUOTE]
When I said Dr Mays solos were overrated I was talking about his live solos which have hardly changed over 30 years. I was not slagging the majority of his studio work.
Overrated: A night at the opera, i want to break free, the game, Crazy Little Thing Called Love
underrated: Queen I, Queen II, Jazz, Hotspace, A day at the races, and Made In Heaven
underrated: Queen I, Queen II, Jazz, Hotspace, A day at the races, and Made In Heaven
ok, a night at the opera is overated. keep dreaming buddy, hot is underated? maybe, but give me a break fella.
Overrated albums;
The Game- No hard rock, bad experiments with new wave (Rock It and Don't try Suicide), A Day At The Races- it's good but Sheer Heart Attack and Innuendo are better. There's not enough bite on ADATR (excepting Tie your mother Down)
Songs;
We Will Rock You- it is good but I think people should extend their horizons, All God's People (like BH or STL without the melodic tune), Under pressure (the live version is much better).
Underrated albums- Jazz- great album with fantastic rockers like FBG and Dead On Time. Jealousy and Dreamer's Ball are lovely ballads and we all know about bicycle race and Don't Stop me Now. The miracle is also given a hard time despite being better than anything Queen had done in the eighties.
Songs- Breakthru- it's more than an eighties pop tune, Ogre Battle- a great heavier one form Queen II, Play The Game, a stunning power ballad and You Take my breath Away- Love Of My Life takes all the glory when i think this is just as great.
The Game- No hard rock, bad experiments with new wave (Rock It and Don't try Suicide), A Day At The Races- it's good but Sheer Heart Attack and Innuendo are better. There's not enough bite on ADATR (excepting Tie your mother Down)
Songs;
We Will Rock You- it is good but I think people should extend their horizons, All God's People (like BH or STL without the melodic tune), Under pressure (the live version is much better).
Underrated albums- Jazz- great album with fantastic rockers like FBG and Dead On Time. Jealousy and Dreamer's Ball are lovely ballads and we all know about bicycle race and Don't Stop me Now. The miracle is also given a hard time despite being better than anything Queen had done in the eighties.
Songs- Breakthru- it's more than an eighties pop tune, Ogre Battle- a great heavier one form Queen II, Play The Game, a stunning power ballad and You Take my breath Away- Love Of My Life takes all the glory when i think this is just as great.