FLASH GORDON (OST)

The much maligned 'Flash' album is not as bad as many here portray it. Yes, it was a huge cash in at the time to use a major rock act as super group Queen to promote the shallow kiddie flick with appalling acting and mediocre special effects, but in some way the Queen soundtrack was quite endearing. It was strange to hear Queen in the background of such scenes as the rocket blasting out into space, the awful Quaterback sequence and the attack of the castle but it is still ironically appropriate in its quirky bombastic style.

We all loved the soundtrack main title when it first blitzed the charts and its become a sort of classic of kitsch 80s at its lowest ebb. In many ways the soundtrack enhanced the film and vice versa but its not really a Queen album, unlike the soundtracks that Pink Floyd produced for the respective films.

Unquestionably the album is not the best that Queen could offer but it still has merit, even if as a curio. It is fun and has some great dialogue such as Gordons Alive! (Brian Blessed overacting again) or the evil sinister Kala's Dispatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body...). The synthesizer sequences are innovative at times and theres some cool guitar from May.

Not the best soundtrack but certainly not the worst either - impossible to ignore and hated almost universally. Its the 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' of rock soundtracks. People love to hate it! In other words Grab a copy now!

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