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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Ray D O'Gaga wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]akindofmagic wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Rompez wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I can't understand why most of the people don't like My Life Has Been Saved. I think that it's brilliant song. It's very warm, emotional and atmospheric. Love the into. Maybe it's been unfavorite because it's to "steady" by Queen standards. What do you think?
P.S. You Don’t Fool Me is my another favorite track on the album :)
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You don't Fool me is a fabulous song.[/QUOTE]
Absolutely agreed.[/QUOTE]
I agree!! The guitar solo is just fabolous!
P.S. You Don’t Fool Me is my another favorite track on the album :)
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You don't Fool me is a fabulous song.[/QUOTE]
Absolutely agreed.[/QUOTE]
I agree!! The guitar solo is just fabolous!
Mother Love--100 stars
A Winter's Tale--100 stars
The rest is brilliant, but these two are GENIUS
A Winter's Tale--100 stars
The rest is brilliant, but these two are GENIUS
When I bought MIH, I was prepared to be disappointed - but I wasn't! In many ways, I actually prefer this album to Innuendo, or The Miracle.
IABD was a lovely opener, and the title track was a revelation, compared to the FM version.
Let Me Live featured some great vocals harmonies, and reminds me of Somebody To Love. It's a shame Freddie didn't sing all the vocals, but it does make it unique, having all three singers sharing lead vocals, which wasn't done before on a Queen track (not counting the operatic section in Bohemian Rhapsody).
IWBTLY was another great improvement on the FM version, and is a wonderful, fun, upbeat rocker.
Mother Love is, well, incomparable to anything else, containing the last vocals Freddie recorded. A difficult track to listen to, even now.
My Life is probably the weakest track on the album - no, the second weakest. The original version (B side of Scandal) was better, imo.
HFE is still one of my favourite Queen tracks, and I would have loved to have heard it performed live on the Q+PR tour. Brian's guitar solo on this track, is probably one of my favourites.
TMLWKY... hmm... now don't shoot me, but somehow, I prefer Brian's solo version. Freddie's vocals sound strained on this version, and the whole thing is played just a tad too fast. The ending, also, is quite abrupt, and seems rushed, if you know what I mean. The best version of this, in my opinion, was a live version on the B side of Brian's Resurrection single, with Cozy Powell on drums - awesome!
You Don't Fool Me, I have never liked much, although it does contain some nice guitar work from BHM.
Now, I have a different interpretation of A Winter's Tale. Bearing in mind this was the last song Freddie wrote, my feeling is that he was not only talking about 'Winter' as in snow, but as the 'Winter' of his life. The final season, where the nights draw in, and all you want to do is curl up by a nice warm fire. I also think he was thinking of how he sees Heaven being "all so beautiful, like a landscape painting in the sky". Peaceful, tranquil, and "Oooo... it's bliss", meaning he would finally be free of the pain of his illness.
I wish the album had ended there, as the IABD outro is, in my opinion, the weakest track of the album, and kind of spoils the vibe left by AWT. I think AWT should have gone straight into Track 13.
Overall, I would give MIH 8/10. 1 point lost for IABD outro, and ½ each knocked off for the averageness of My Life Has Been Saved, and the fact that I don't like YDFM.
IABD was a lovely opener, and the title track was a revelation, compared to the FM version.
Let Me Live featured some great vocals harmonies, and reminds me of Somebody To Love. It's a shame Freddie didn't sing all the vocals, but it does make it unique, having all three singers sharing lead vocals, which wasn't done before on a Queen track (not counting the operatic section in Bohemian Rhapsody).
IWBTLY was another great improvement on the FM version, and is a wonderful, fun, upbeat rocker.
Mother Love is, well, incomparable to anything else, containing the last vocals Freddie recorded. A difficult track to listen to, even now.
My Life is probably the weakest track on the album - no, the second weakest. The original version (B side of Scandal) was better, imo.
HFE is still one of my favourite Queen tracks, and I would have loved to have heard it performed live on the Q+PR tour. Brian's guitar solo on this track, is probably one of my favourites.
TMLWKY... hmm... now don't shoot me, but somehow, I prefer Brian's solo version. Freddie's vocals sound strained on this version, and the whole thing is played just a tad too fast. The ending, also, is quite abrupt, and seems rushed, if you know what I mean. The best version of this, in my opinion, was a live version on the B side of Brian's Resurrection single, with Cozy Powell on drums - awesome!
You Don't Fool Me, I have never liked much, although it does contain some nice guitar work from BHM.
Now, I have a different interpretation of A Winter's Tale. Bearing in mind this was the last song Freddie wrote, my feeling is that he was not only talking about 'Winter' as in snow, but as the 'Winter' of his life. The final season, where the nights draw in, and all you want to do is curl up by a nice warm fire. I also think he was thinking of how he sees Heaven being "all so beautiful, like a landscape painting in the sky". Peaceful, tranquil, and "Oooo... it's bliss", meaning he would finally be free of the pain of his illness.
I wish the album had ended there, as the IABD outro is, in my opinion, the weakest track of the album, and kind of spoils the vibe left by AWT. I think AWT should have gone straight into Track 13.
Overall, I would give MIH 8/10. 1 point lost for IABD outro, and ½ each knocked off for the averageness of My Life Has Been Saved, and the fact that I don't like YDFM.
I actually think that the reprise of Its A Beautifull Day was a very good idea. The guitar, the drums, the bits from Seven Seas Of Rhye leave you with a sense that it's not over yet...
I loved this song in the Wembley DVD.
Very touching.
I loved this song in the Wembley DVD.
Very touching.
I agree with drwinston here. Made In Heaven is a nice collection of remakes and leftovers, but certainly not a good Queen album.
Mother Love, Winter's Tale, You Don't Fool Me are poor compositions. Beautiful day is a nice, unfinished idea. Let Me Live and My Life Has Been Saved are only average.
I do like the cover songs, but they do not save this album. I rate Hot Space a lot higher than this. Sorry Brian.
Mother Love, Winter's Tale, You Don't Fool Me are poor compositions. Beautiful day is a nice, unfinished idea. Let Me Live and My Life Has Been Saved are only average.
I do like the cover songs, but they do not save this album. I rate Hot Space a lot higher than this. Sorry Brian.
I just can't believe why this guy is reviewing all the albums...
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Don Corleone wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I agree with drwinston here. Made In Heaven is a nice collection of remakes and leftovers, but certainly not a good Queen album.
Mother Love, Winter's Tale, You Don't Fool Me are poor compositions. Beautiful day is a nice, unfinished idea. Let Me Live and My Life Has Been Saved are only average.
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Sorry, but Mother Love & Winter's Tale are songs from the heart, very poignant songs.
Mother Love, Winter's Tale, You Don't Fool Me are poor compositions. Beautiful day is a nice, unfinished idea. Let Me Live and My Life Has Been Saved are only average.
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Sorry, but Mother Love & Winter's Tale are songs from the heart, very poignant songs.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Don Corleone wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I agree with drwinston here. Made In Heaven is a nice collection of remakes and leftovers, but certainly not a good Queen album.
Mother Love, Winter's Tale, You Don't Fool Me are poor compositions. Beautiful day is a nice, unfinished idea. Let Me Live and My Life Has Been Saved are only average.
I do like the cover songs, but they do not save this album. I rate Hot Space a lot higher than this. Sorry Brian.
wrong wrong wrong.....very wrong...sad if you rate hot space higher then this...only album hot space rates above is Flash Gordon.....
you have a narrowminded view on this album....Mother Love, Winter's Tale, You Don't Fool Me are not poor...how so..explain...poorly written? you are a moron
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Mother Love, Winter's Tale, You Don't Fool Me are poor compositions. Beautiful day is a nice, unfinished idea. Let Me Live and My Life Has Been Saved are only average.
I do like the cover songs, but they do not save this album. I rate Hot Space a lot higher than this. Sorry Brian.
wrong wrong wrong.....very wrong...sad if you rate hot space higher then this...only album hot space rates above is Flash Gordon.....
you have a narrowminded view on this album....Mother Love, Winter's Tale, You Don't Fool Me are not poor...how so..explain...poorly written? you are a moron
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made in heaven is a very solid queen album. Mother love and a winter's tale are among my favorite queen songs, also the title track is superb. I rate this album with the very good queen albums, not their very best but pretty close.
made in heavens a fantastic album, favourite song is mother love.
It's A Beatiful Day 9
Made In Heaven 10
Let Me Live 9
Mother Love 9
My Life Has Been Saved 7
I Was Born To Love You 1000
Heaven For Everyone 8
Too Much Love Will Kill You 8
You Don't Fool Me 7
A Winter's Tale 6
Made In Heaven 10
Let Me Live 9
Mother Love 9
My Life Has Been Saved 7
I Was Born To Love You 1000
Heaven For Everyone 8
Too Much Love Will Kill You 8
You Don't Fool Me 7
A Winter's Tale 6
I think the problem with MIH is that there is virtually no bona fide hard rock- that had been a hallmark of most Queen albums but on the other hand it was a welcome return to the piano sound on songs such as Let Me Live and My Life Has Been Saved
anyone knows where can I get lyrics for track 12?
Newbie here. I love every song on MIH. The very most beautiful song on the album, and that I have heard in my lifetime of listening is A Winter's Tale. Written composed and keyboarded by Freddie, it has a much different, surreal sound and feel. I hear more appreciative beauty than sadness and self blame, putting himself down as in Mother Love (also painfully beautiful). AWT is so psychedelic it leads me to believe Freddie felt his morphine while writing it. Nevertheless the song exudes positivity, hope, and inner peace. I give AWT a 10+++.