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JAZZ

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Rune2000
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4 stars Jazz is considered to be a bit of an outsider comparing to the rest of Queens 70's catalog. Maybe it's because the album stands in between the two Queen eras or maybe that people expect to hear jazz influences? Either way I find most of the criticism unjust because Jazz is one of their better outputs!

It's by no means a masterpiece like Queen II or A Night At The Opera but those two albums are in a league of their own when it come to creativity and flawless execution. For me Jazz is basically a new take on the "Sheer Heart Attack"-formula which offers a wide array of compositions among which are many great classics. Just like Sheer Heart Attack this one offers most of it's highlights over the course of the first 20 minutes while the rest of the album is mostly a mixed bad of hits and misses. This is once again not a bad thing since the hist overshadow the misses by a margin so the overall quality of the songwriting is high.

It's a pity that Queen chose to leave their unique sound for a more conventional sound in the 80's which is why I never cared much for their albums after this one. In a way it's a sort of a farewell album and an excellent addition to any rock music collection.

***** star songs: Mustapha (3:00) Jealousy (3:13) Bicycle Race (3:02) Don't Stop Me Now (3:29)

**** star songs: Fat Bottomed Girls (4:16) If You Can't Beat Them (4:15) Let Me Entertain You (3:02) Dead On Time (3:22) Dreamer's Ball (3:30) Leaving Home Ain't Easy (3:14) More Of That Jazz (4:20)

*** star songs: In Only Seven Days (2:28) Fun It (3:29)

Rune2000 | 4/5 |

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