Works, The - Queen > Reviews

Advantages: A welcome return to form
Disadvantages: A little short

While Queen showed an uncanny ability to stay abreast of changing musical fads and fashions most of the time without falling flat on their faces, by the early 1980s it was starting to look if they had had their day. Blondie and the Boomtown Rats both made mediocre bandwagon-jumping albums in 1982, the same year that Queen came up with the similarly ersatz funk-influenced 'Hot Space', their weakest ever. Thankfully they redeemed themselves with 'The ... Read review

Advantages: This
Disadvantages: That

This CD is really one of the better CDs in available to buy. It sort of stinks as a whole that everybody doesn't know it. Everybody should try and obtain this CD. I hope everybody who listens to music, will please go out and spend their good money at the CD store, while obtaining and adding this one to their collection. This review used to be better. But I cannot write reviews for free. Come and see my wonderful reviews at Epinions. the ... Read review

Advantages: Great for memories of misspent days at college
Disadvantages: Frustration when driving! Can't go into air guitar mode

This album sums up the eclectic time that was the early 80's. Every time I hear this album, I always play the associated videos in my head. This was the time of 1984, with the link in to Big Brother with Radio Ga-Ga, but then at the hit of the skip button, you are whisked away into mundane domesticity, with Freddie and the guys all dragged up in I want to break free. The fear of new technology being introduced into the workplaces at the time, gives ... Read review

Advantages: Some punchy songs
Disadvantages: Couple of weaker tracks

Although this album only has nine tracks nearly every one became a well-loved part of the Queen repertoire. "Radio Ga Ga" which is an age-old complaint about the songs we grew up with being better than those of the current generation (and in fact radio programmes being better in the good old days) has a catchy chorus which makes you want to sing along. Likewise "I Want To Break Free" an anthem to escaping housework has a punchy beat just right for ... Read review