| Simon |
10-07-2009 11:06 AM |
Oh well Queen... I was so much into them when I was 13, 14. I remember going on vacations to Scotland with my family and listening to them all the time, they were a brilliant soundtrack. Later I lost them, and nowadays I hardly listen to them. But from time to time the spark comes along... like this year I went cruising and suddenly put "A Night At The Opera" on, which I never really had appreciated as an album before. I loved it! The only weak track was "Sweet Lady", the rest is so unique and charming, it just works. "The Prophet's Song" is a masterpiece, so is "Love Of My Life".
A TV documentary got me into them, back in 1994. My brother copied me their Greatest Hits 1 & 2 on cassette. Later then "Live Killers", which he had on LP! Then I was listening to them non stop - despite the bad sound, "Live Killers" held one magical moment after the other. Unforgettable memories!
My favourite album must be "Sheer Heart Attack", there is something about it. Back then I also loved "The Works" a lot. I always held Queen as an example for a band going shit with the 80s - in the 70s they were proud not to use ANY synthesizer on their albums, then you listen to "Hot Space" and you damn the 80s. ;-) The album is not as bad as its reputation though, and the live versions rock good.
Talking about "I Want It All" - the best version must be from "Queen Rocks". It's the perfect mix between the chorus-heavy single version and the longer guitar solo from the album version.
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