Hot Space
by Queen

I'm with Gary! Before anyone calls me a knob :) or says my comment is unhelpful let me try and put it in context. I am extremely respectful of what Queen achieved, Freddie was one of the very best showmen with a unique voice, and as a band I am absolutely aware they released some of the most iconic singles ever, but, first and foremost I am a mad keen 80's synth fan, rather than a mad keen Queen fan. The positives with this apart from the synth element are that all the main vocals are Freddie's, and there are no long indulgent guitar solos'. For me, too many of their earlier albums contained too much quirkiness, with, in the main, the singles standing out. On those albums I feel they were trying to be Beatle-like, not in sound necassarily, but the need to have no one singer and some almost oddball tracks. So, for the reasons given this is one of the Queen albums I am most likely to listen to. It is consistent too, now whether you think it's consistently good or bad is down to your musical taste. Anyone liking synth may want to pay a visit to this album, it could surprise you.

Am i one of the very few who think this an excellent album. It's my third favourite Queen album after 'opera' and 'sheer'. I think side one is amazing, especially staying power, body language and action this day. My only complaint is the whole album hasn't got the white funk sound. Having said that, side two has some really good tracks, the cool funk of cool cat, Freddie's answer to Lennon's imagine, life is real, and off course the brilliant Bowie collaboration under pressure. You may have heard some negative views on hot space but it really stands up well today.

Stop hating on this album!!! Take another listen to it!! Listen to a live version of Staying Power or Back Chat!! They are intricately done. Brian eases off his guitar to let John make a heavier beat. Freddie once said that Queen could do anything, play any type of music. This is not bad music in the slightest, it's just different. The whole point in music is to experiment, so stop judging and appreciate the music for what it is! How can this album be the worst album Queen has ever done when you listen to Side B!??! Las Palabras De Amor is one of the most beautiful songs Queen has ever written. Life of Real sounds like it could've fit on The Game album, which was #1 in America. Under Pressure is one of Queen's biggest hits. Brian keeps a rock feel with Put Out the Fire. Hot Space is a great album -- listen to it again, carefully, dance a little for God's sake, and you'll understand how underrated this album truly is.

Hot Space is superficially unappealing, especially the disco-based material that dominates the first side, substantively at least they’re exploring new territory and don’t exhibit any real decrease in creativity. Still, there’s no reason why anyone in their right mind would prefer this to any of Queen’s seventies albums.

The "black sheep" album for Queen. However, it has a couple of great tracks such as Under Pressure and Cool Cat. Las palabras del amor is the worst queen song ever. Cheesy and plenty of bad taste.