Queen - The Game (+ Bonus Track)
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Artist: QueenEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1991-06-17
Music Label: Hollywood Records
Soundtracks:
- Play The Game
- Dragon Attack
- Another One Bites The Dust
- Need Your Loving Tonight
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Rock It (Prime Jive)
- Don't Try Suicide
- Sail Away Sweet Sister
- Coming Soon
- Save Me
- Dragon Attack
Music reviews of The Game (+ Bonus Track)
Music Review: As Strong as Queen Gets - John Deacon Takes Center Stage
Rating: 5 Stars
Looking back at the 1970s, sometimes many forget how big the band Queen was. Even as Queen moved into the 1980s, while their popularity did slightly decline in the United States, it continued to be very high in Europe. Their performance at Live Aid is widely considered one of the greatest of all-time and their subsequent "Magic" tour is considered one of the all-time greatest concert tours. If it weren't for Freddie Mercury's death in 1992, we might still be talking about Queen being as big a band as the Beatles. When Queen released their 1973 self-titled debut album, it showed all of the signs of greatness to come. This album would show how the band embraced a "theatrical" feel to their music (which was something seen by other bands such as the Kinks) as well as embrace a sound that would evolve into what would become Heavy Metal. In 1977 Queen would achieve their greatest commercial success with "News of the World" (spurned by the hits "We are the Champions" and "We Will Rock You"). Their follow-up "Jazz" wasn't quite as successful, but I felt was a superior effort to "News of the World". The reason why "Jazz" is better is because Queen does an incredible job at incorporating a variety of styles into their music. However, Queen would achieve even bigger success than "News of the World" with the release of "1980's The Game". While this is a short album from Queen, it is not short of effort - this would prove to be even a better effort than "Jazz".
Queen is an example of the sum of the parts actually being greater than the whole. However, if you take each of the four members of Queen, they easily stand on their own as a top musician in their profession. Freddie Mercury is easily known to be the emotional and flamboyant lead vocalist of Queen who indeed has a legendary voice. Brian May is the legendary lead guitarist and probably the second most popular member of the band. Roger Taylor and John Deacon go extremely underrated. Listen to Taylor's thundering drumming in the studio or live and one can easily understand why he was asked to participate in an All Star Drum Jam (The S.O.S. All-Stars) at the Live Earth concert. As for John Deacon, he might be one of music's all-time underrated bass players. Many of his bass lines have proven to be the foundation for Queen's musical sound. In addition to being top musicians, all four members play integral roles in the songwriting. This is the album where we really see Deacon come into his own - as a songwriter and as an all-time bass player.
On "The Game", Queen would move away from their heavy metal sound and the ragtime sound (found on "A Night at the Opera" and "A Day at the Races"). This album is more pop-friendly in some ways, yet Queen continues to do some trademark innovating. In addition to the stellar bass work by Deacon, this would also be the first Queen album to incorporate significant use of the synthesizer - showing that Queen was ready to usher in the 1980s. Here is a synopsis of the ten original tracks.
"Play the Game": The opening sequence immediately showcases the use of the Synthesizer. The song features trademark Queen's theatrical sound. Great piano work by Mercury and outstanding guitar by May.
"Dragon Attack": This track has a definite funk feel to it. May's guitars are brilliant as always, but here we see how good Deacon performs on bass as he demonstrates how it can be a lead instrument. Look for Taylor's marching band style drums almost two minutes into the track.
"Another One Bites the Dust": Everyone knows this classic tune that has a funk beat to it. Deacon's bass line is legendary on this one. This is not only a song where Deacon showcases the bass as the lead, but he also reinforces himself as an awesome songwriter.
"Need Your Loving Tonight": Here is another Deacon penned tune - and this one is completely underrated. It has a pop friendly feel to it. Great guitar work on this one.
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love": Everyone knows this to be Queen's foray into Rockabilly. Deacon's bass is spot on again and plays an integral role in the sound. Mercury plays acoustic guitar on this one - something he did in concert. May's guitar solo is awesome on this one.
"Rock It (Prime Jive)": Underrated song. I love how Mercury sings the slower intro and then turns it over to Taylor when the song hits a faster pace. Lots of synthesizers on this one. Taylor's naturally higher octaves work well here.
"Don't Try Suicide": Once again, Deacon takes the lead with some great bass work. At times this song has a blues feel to it. This is another underrated track.
"Sail Away Sweet Sister": May takes lead vocals on this. This song has a classic Queen theatrical feel to it. Super guitar solo by May on this one.
"Coming Soon": This song was written by Taylor. May's guitar work is awesome on this one.
"Save Me": The album wraps up with a classic Queen theatrical-styled song. Great harmonies. The song almost has a "Beatles"-like interlude toward the end.
Overall, this would prove to be Queen's strongest effort they would put out to date. While many may know this album for "Another One Bites the Dust" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", there is so much more that this collection offers. Deacon's contributions should not be overlooked either. Finally, the songs aren't long, but you will get the most out of them. Highly recommended.
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