80s QUEEN
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Topic: 80s QUEEN
Posted By: Cristi
Subject: 80s QUEEN
Date Posted: November 20 2006 at 13:21
Well...   no excessive negativity please.
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Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: November 20 2006 at 13:35
| I wouldn't have played any of these over the 70s stuff, and in fact their 80s stuff seems to get worse the more I hear it, BUT 'The Miracle' has some excellent tracks. The title track is the most progressive thing they'd done since 'The Millionaire's Waltz' and has a great, moving climax, while 'I Want It All' was their best rocker in years. Not so wild about the rest of it, but for those songs, that album wins. |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: November 21 2006 at 03:55
the miracle for me. the game is good too,but it sounds like they were listen a lot of elvis at the time  ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 21:25
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The Miracle, with The Works close second. BTW, Innuendo is missing, and The Game is not an 80's album.  ------------- |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 25 2006 at 06:24
Well, Innuendo is not missing since it is an 1991 album. As far as I know, The Game was released in late 1979, but on this site it is listed as an 1980 album.
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clarke2001 wrote:Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: November 25 2006 at 20:14
Ooops...my apologies for Innuendo. I was convinced that it was released in 1990 (last year of the 80s). However, decade started with 1st Jan 1981, so Flash Gordon And The Game are 70's albums, undoubtedly. ------------- |
Posted By: Stjernestøv
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 18:45
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I voted The Miracle, it has no bad songs, amazingly. And yes, I suppose you could say the decade starts with xxx1, but for practical and logical reasons one might as well count from xxx0. I would have a hard time calling 1990 "the 80's", because it contains no number 8.
I see you are from Croatia. Perhaps it is more common with your way over there? If so, does that mean you celebrated the new millennium in december 2001 instead? Sorry for derailing the topic here, but I'm genuinely curious. :) ------------- "My stories? No, my little lord, not mine. The stories are, before me and after me, before you too." |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 18:55
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The Miracle is a great album. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 19:50
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All great, bets is probable The Works and the Miracle, with the Game and A Kind Of magic not far behind. hot space is an acquired taste and even when aqcuired it fals behind. best song of the era is Back chat, totally great ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: December 10 2006 at 05:44
It's not more common way, it's just me being geeky  Anyway, I'm driven with feelings more than with facts, for me, The Game is 70s album and Innuendo goes with bundle with 80s albums, I dont know....probably because of Greatest Hits & Greatest Hits II compilations... ------------- |
Posted By: Stjernestøv
Date Posted: December 10 2006 at 17:00
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Hehe, ok. ^^ ------------- "My stories? No, my little lord, not mine. The stories are, before me and after me, before you too." |
Posted By: M. B. Zapelini
Date Posted: December 11 2006 at 04:41
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I'm not a Queen fan, but their 80s albums are mostly crap. And still there are people who complains of 80s Genesis... ------------- "He's a man of the past and one of the present" PETER HAMMILL |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: December 11 2006 at 05:13
so, what? just because Queen did it doesn'r mean Genesis were ok to do it...  ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: silversaw
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 02:04
| The Miracle for me...it was the first album I owned by Queen and has a special place. Not to mention that this album rocks pretty darn hard for a band that only had another 2 years of life in them. |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 03:25
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The Miracle for me ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: unforgivable74
Date Posted: February 11 2008 at 06:58
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I had to vote for 'The Works' simply on the basis of 'Keep Passing The Open Windows'. It's just wonderful and the extended version is a true delight if ever you get the chance!!!! ------------- Laughs as I clean my teeth, laughs as I rub at my eyes. |
Posted By: SilverEclipse
Date Posted: February 12 2008 at 13:53
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As my favorite band, I really can't stand the direction they went in during the 80s. Each album is a few hits surrounded by filler-ish tracks. Still, I'll go with The Game. It has a few strong tracks besides the singles. ------------- "and if the band your in starts playing different tunes, I'll see you on the dark side of the moon" |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: February 14 2008 at 10:59
| ^I got all these albums again recently dirt-cheap (like £1 each) after not hearing them for a few years. Have to agree, the band's choice of singles was great as it is those tracks which are far better than the others. Did enjoy 'The Game' and 'The Works' more than I used to, though- especially the latter. 'Hot Space' is plain bizarre... |
Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: February 14 2008 at 23:12
| The Game, c'mon, Another One Bites the Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: February 14 2008 at 23:14
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I actually REALLY like Game and Miracle... so I voted Miracle. Not good prog music, but good dance-y rock! ...I really hate Hot Space |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 00:46
| I do prefer 70's Queen, but I don't think their 80's output is as bad as a lot of people make it out to be. "Who Wants to Live Forever?" is one of my favourite Queen songs. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 09:22
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I'm a big fan of the Highlander movie and TV series, so have always liked A Kind of Magic because it is the Highlander soundtrack. ------------- 
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