Innuendo - Queen > Reviews > The Show Went on Right Until The End

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Originality	Groundbreaking
Lyrics	Sublime
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Outstanding
Value for Money	Excellent

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This album is what I would call the finale when it comes to Queen. Over two decades Queen had continued to make music that was loved by more or less everyone, whatever the age, whether it be older people, people of the same era, or younger people that found themselves bought up with them.

Freddie Mercury, the lead singer, real name Farook Bulsara, was Persian, something that not many people were aware of, the were aware that he wasn't English but not familiar with his real nationality. Living life to max as every rock star should, it became evident during the late eighties that Freddie Mercury was not well and speculations began as too what was wrong with him. Freddie was never ashamed of his sexuality and was not afraid to be himself whether it be on the stage or off stage at one of the many parties that he used to attend, his flambuoyant behavious lead to him being diagnosed with the HIV virus which eventually developed into full blown AIDS.

This was a shock to everyone, probably not to the people that knew him well, but to the millions of fans that worshipped him and the band itself consisting of Brian May, Roger Taylor and JOhn Deacon. I remember well to this day, the day that Freddie Mercury passed away from this killer disease many a tear was shed as he was so well liked and admired by many.

Innuendo was recorded when Freddie was at his weakest, however he was a strong willed person and would not let his fans down. Recorded during 1990 and released early 1991, the album was full of new material and was a story about the end.

Tracking Listing

Innuendo
I'm Going Slightly Mad
Headlong
I Can't Live With You
Don't Try So Hard
Ride the Wild Wind
All Gods People
These are the Days of Our Lives
Delilah
The HItman
Bijou
The Show Must Go On

Innuendo was one of those tracks that followed in the same sort of footsteps as Bohemian Rhapsody, a very long instrumental at the start of it before Freddie actually kicks in and starts to sing.

I'm Going Slightly Mad, I feel is portraying how Freddie was feeling at the later stages of his illness, being one biscuit short of a full pack and other various lines that make you think that he is losing the plot a little. With the lyrics "I'm Going Slightly Mad, It Finally Happened" leaves you to think that he knew this was going to happen, wasn't sure when it was going to but eventually did.

Headlong reminds me of the tracks that were done in the 80's. A quite catchy track that really gets you singing along and a typical Queen track.

I Can't Live With You starts with a really good section from Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Taylor, the three all put together are absolutely fantastic. This is one of my favourite tracks on the album, very catchy, great lyrics that are telling a story once again.

"I don't know what time it is, all I know is I Can't Live With You"

Delilah

This is a track that I don't particularly like but can't associate myself with. Delilah was Freddie's Siamese Cat which he adored so much and was going to leave behind.

"You make me so very happy when you cuddle up and go to sleep beside me"

"You are the Apple of My Eye"

"You make me smile when I'm about to cry"

Its quite a sad track really, and if you are big Freddie fan then you can understand where he is coming from.

The Show Must Go On is the final track and is basically saying that no matter how ill he is, he is still going to put that show on. The video to this particular track is made up of various cuts from different tracks throughout the years as Freddie was too ill to be filmed. This was the song to the end of an era and he fulfilled and made his fans proud of him right until the end.

"The Show Must Go On, inside my heart is breaking, my make up may be flaking, but my smile still stays on."

I was bought up with Queen, and I must admit I really love this album, purely because its a life story, more so than the rest of the albums that have been produced. A great album, which we thought would be the last but Queen will still live on.