JAZZ

We are dealing with the last good and classic Queen album, the one done just before the closing of the decade. A typical album of the calibre of Opera (less Scaramouchka the Bohemian that raps, sods and dies) and Races. We have left the harder edged (and slightly poorer News Of The World album but there are still some traces (notably in the closer on each vinyl side) and although some (a lot) of the tracks have high -energy feel , they came back to that sophisticated pop tunes that made up those classic Night and Day albums.

Mustapha , Fat Bottomed Girls and Bicycle Race (both being summed up on a superb poster most teens will remember and take in their graves) are off to a superb start worthy of their best album and there are many tracks that would've been a highlight on News and THE Highlight on following albums: If You Can Beat Them , Let Me Entertain You, Fun It , Don't Stop Me Now. Jealousy and Dreamer's Ball being the quieter moments.

I think that what worries most Queen fans is the title of the album. Not to fear , this is still a superb classic pop rock album. Prog? only slightly so!