Innuendo
by Queen

I think Queen are excellent but I don't quite like this album although Days Of Our Lives and Show Must Go On are defo stand out tracks here. Innuendo track, I'm Going Slightly Mad, Don't Try So Hard and Bijou get pass marks but the rest is pretty weak, especially for such a top band

While the album as a whole may not be musically that dark, there is a haunting and gloomy aura hovering over the album, especially on tracks such as I'm Going Slightly Mad, Bijou and The Show Must Go On. Mercury was a dying man, but you genuinely cannot tell just by listening to the sheer power in his ethereal vocals. As was the trend with Queen in the 80's and in this case, '91, the album has got some effortless filler tracks like All God's People and Ride The Wild Wind. So when it is taken seriously, in dark moods, it works just as well as it does for a casual listen.

From Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/19/2018 20:38 | #225230 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

I'm new to this album, though I've probably heard the rest of theirs when I was lots younger. Hmm, not sure what to make of this. It probably fits the regular queen formula of few singles standing out, few other good tracks and some duds. It does feel like one of their of their more coherent albums though. Mercury does sound lots different here, not bad, seems to be a lot higher. I am finding it hard to get through the production though, which I really don't like at all and is very off putting. That's a shame as they massively upped their game from the last album with some strong material. Where their best albums sound like a band playing, this sounds very much like it was constructed in the studio with session guys on rhythm section. Still, when's it's good, it really is and any amount of sterile pop rock over production can't spoil the highs. (Edited)

Lots of good and their best two songs combined with a bunch of less interesting stuff sums up to a very good record for me. "Show Must Go On" and the title track are absolute killers!

From Daydreamer 06/04/2017 10:23 | #191980 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

When I was younger this was my favourite Queen album. It still ranks very high and represents a majestic farewell from Freddie. His voice sounds thinner due to illnes but still very powerful and able to hit some glorious notes.
The tittle track, Days of Our Lives and The Show Must Go On are some of the greatest Queen songs ever.