[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr. Barcelona wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I have to disagree with sharon, Queen2 rules and loser in the end is one of my least favorite queen songs ever, but I do agree it's a required taste, it's not for everyone. It's my favorite queen album, but in some ways, sha, anato and adatr are better albums. I like Hot space, It's probably one of my least favorites, but theirs only two songs i don't like "dancer" and "body language" the rest is good.[/QUOTE]
This goes to show difference in tastes....
The song "dancer" is not Queen's best song, obviously.
But I like "dancer" better than:
Now I'm here
A kind of magic
Leaving home ain't easy
Sleeping on the sidewalk
I also really like the Jazz album.
For me, songs such as "Spread Your Wings", We are the Champions", "BoRhap", "Don't stop me now", "Innuendo" etc..etc...
are really Queen at their best.
These type of Queen songs take the listener on a exquisite ride, where you can tell you are listening to a more complicated band then...say the Stones.
But most of the songs on Queen 2, I feel are VERY HARD for the average listener to get their ear around....."Fairy Master Stroke" and bullshit like this is Queen weakest work in my opinion.
Song's like "Jesus", "The Night Comes Down", "Liar" are worked for me on Queen 1.
Queen 2 album sounds like B sides from the Queen 1 album that scrapped because they weren't good enough.
I must say, I was very suprised when I first came to Queenzone to see how many of you think Queen 2 is the shit.....
Queen 2, A kind of magic, and the Works are all equal to me.....actually I like Works and AKOM better.
Just my opinion.
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If you don't like Hot Space you're not a Queen fan. Period. Now please leave darling.
imho Q2 is a much better album than Hot Space...Q2 is just real rock n' roll, some songs on HS ("Staying Power" for one) could be performed on one keyboard, really. Sure, there are great songs on HS like UP or CAG or POTF but the live versions of SP and ATD really show what a weak studio effort it was, compared to previous albums. Then the rebound. Brian did say in interviews that The Works really pulled from ANATO and NOTW. "Is This the World..." = Love of My Life, "Tear It Up" = WWRY, "Hammer to Fall" = It's Late (my opinion, not Brian's statement). And Man on the Prowl? Didn't the label actually request something "like" Crazy Little Thing. Also, It's a Hard Life bears an uncanny chord resemblance to "Play the Game."
Q2 experiments with song structure (how many songs on HS fade into one another?) and chorus vocals and Brian's guitar tone. The opening bit on Ogre Battle (is that the flying faders? anyone? Darren Robbins? John Stuart?) is another intricate piece of studio wizardry. Roger sings, and Brian sings on Q2. None of that stuff on HS. Maybe it's just a case of comparing apples to oranges, since HS is deliberately spare, but my vote is still Q2.
Q2 experiments with song structure (how many songs on HS fade into one another?) and chorus vocals and Brian's guitar tone. The opening bit on Ogre Battle (is that the flying faders? anyone? Darren Robbins? John Stuart?) is another intricate piece of studio wizardry. Roger sings, and Brian sings on Q2. None of that stuff on HS. Maybe it's just a case of comparing apples to oranges, since HS is deliberately spare, but my vote is still Q2.
how can anyone say Queen2 is better than the game,the works, akom, or even hot space, like the last poster said, it's like comparing apples and oranges. The first 8 albums are my favorite, Queen2 in my opinion is brilliant, but I admit there's times i'd rather listen to hot space, the works, magic, It depends on my mood. Don't forget my beloved barcelona, simply one of the most original and creative albums ever released.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dear Friends wrote: [/QUOTENAME]If you don't like Hot Space you're not a Queen fan. Period. Now please leave darling.[/QUOTE]
Because you have the authority do define what makes a fan right?
Because you have the authority do define what makes a fan right?
AOBTD is a pretty empty song, but still a good song.
Hot Space's songs are awful and absolutely empty, lacks everything... Hot Space lacks Queen.
Hot Space's songs are awful and absolutely empty, lacks everything... Hot Space lacks Queen.
most people do forget, that this "disco style" had ever existed and was always part of queen. in my opinion the songs are great and i think the live version of back chat speaks for itself,the production of the album is at the time one of the best don t forget that the rolling stones for example took mack for recording. queen always played the style of the time and they did record it with the queen style. the songs on hot space fits even today
I love mack! He did a great job on "the game" I believe freddie called him a genious.
Mack did some great things for Queen. The records he produced/mixed sound a lot rawer than the tick, polished David Richards era (1986-1991) records.
Queen could not have made another Jazz or News Of The World. They wanted to survive the 1980's. More pop, less rock.
As for Hot Space: not their best. But it makes the other albums shine even more. Staying Power and Body Language are unique. Under Pressure is a classic. The album has some great guitar work (Dancer and Put Out The Fire).
I don't think Another One Bites The Dust had so much to do with it. Crazy Little Thing Called Love didn't make them a rock-a-billy band. Queen were very influenced by the Munich nightlife and the music that goes along with it. Queen wanted to sound good in the disco.
Queen could not have made another Jazz or News Of The World. They wanted to survive the 1980's. More pop, less rock.
As for Hot Space: not their best. But it makes the other albums shine even more. Staying Power and Body Language are unique. Under Pressure is a classic. The album has some great guitar work (Dancer and Put Out The Fire).
I don't think Another One Bites The Dust had so much to do with it. Crazy Little Thing Called Love didn't make them a rock-a-billy band. Queen were very influenced by the Munich nightlife and the music that goes along with it. Queen wanted to sound good in the disco.
Hot Space... certainly not my favourite Queen album, and not their strongest one either, but it's certainly not their worst. Roger Taylor wrote two very good songs for that album, two of the strongest in fact. I'm quite fond of Back Chat (although I do prefer it live) and Life Is Real is brilliant. Under Pressure, one of the highlights.
I wasn't fond of Cool Cat, and as for Body Language - I find it a bit boring. I don't think there's anything breathtaking about the lyrics, but I have to say that I like the bassline. That's all the song has to offer I think.
I wasn't fond of Cool Cat, and as for Body Language - I find it a bit boring. I don't think there's anything breathtaking about the lyrics, but I have to say that I like the bassline. That's all the song has to offer I think.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Don Corleone wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I don't think Another One Bites The Dust had so much to do with it. Crazy Little Thing Called Love didn't make them a rock-a-billy band. Queen were very influenced by the Munich nightlife and the music that goes along with it. Queen wanted to sound good in the disco. [/QUOTE]
That's a good point, but then again Crazy Little Thing Called Love still wasn't as big as Another One Bites The Dust. I agree with you that there were many other factors in influencing the sound of Hot Space, but i think the mega success of AOBTD was also very much a solid inspiration in Queen making a Disco/Funk album.
That's a good point, but then again Crazy Little Thing Called Love still wasn't as big as Another One Bites The Dust. I agree with you that there were many other factors in influencing the sound of Hot Space, but i think the mega success of AOBTD was also very much a solid inspiration in Queen making a Disco/Funk album.