Queen: Flash/Hot Space/The Works
Description
An album-length deep cut of Queen's contentious transition period
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Playlist Length
0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes
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1
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Mixed Mood
Track Popularity Rating
Deep
Style
Varied
Average Release Decade
1980s
Main Genre:
Rock
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[Here's mine as a Spotify playlist](https://open.spotify.com/user/1231441506/playlist/0881SpTP9ATwHNz62d5kji): - I Want to Break Free (single version) - Under Pressure - Calling All Girls - Radio Ga Ga - Dancer - Tear It Up - Let Me In Your Heart Again - Flash (single version) - It's a Hard Life - Staying Power - Put Out The Fire - Keep Passing the Open Windows - Hammer to Fall - Las Palabras De Amor The Flash Syphony (think Exogenesis) - In the Space Capsule (Love Theme) - In the Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise) - The Kiss - The Hero (October 1980 Revisited version) 18 songs, 1 hour 8 mins Although I struggle with it, one has to respect their New Wave/Disco attempts, and on the face of it, some of those songs are actually really nicely resolved: you can feel in *Dancer* and *Put out the fire* they're trying to find their space as the band they've been in this brave new world. Although *Staying Power*'s bassline drives me nuts, it's such a tight little song that I have to respect. *More Cowbell!* If there was an overture for Flash, I'd include that, but instead I'm going for the MUSE effect with a quick brace at the end; the *Revisited* version of *Hero* of course includes the *Battle Theme* and feels a bit more resolved than the original *Hero* cut; which is one of the biggest what if? ponderables about their catalogue: resolved more as a stand-alone track, it could have been one of their notable songs. I'm aware lots of people don't rate *Tear it up* but I like it. I wish *Hammer to Fall* was recorded better - the live version from *Live Magic* is the best, but you know, rules.. -- Edit: I listened to the original album again and realised the Revisited version of *Hero* isn't -all that- different to the original, once you've removed the context of the maniacal laugh at the start etc
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DoDoDoTheFunkyGibbon
Reddit Timestamp
5/22/17 4:11
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