- Audio CD (5 Mar 1991)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Hollywood
- ASIN: B000000OAE
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Staying Power |
| 2. Dancer |
| 3. Back Chat |
| 4. Body Language |
| 5. Action This Day |
| 6. Put Out The Fire |
| 7. Life Is Real |
| 8. Calling All Girls |
| 9. Las Palabras De Amor |
| 10. Cool Cat |
| 11. Under Pressure - Queen/David Bowie |
| 12. Body Language (1991 Bonus Remix By Susan Rogers) |
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
'Hot Space' is infamous as being Queen's sole 'flop' album, as aside from the David Bowie collaboration 'Under Pressure' (which itself dates from a separate session a year before the album proper, and so in a sense could be described as a tacked on extra here) the singles from this album all failed to make an impact on the charts and the album was quickly dismissed as a misfire. Looking back while 'Hot Space' could never be described as one of their best albums it's certainly massively underrated, and to my ears is a far more interesting album than follow-up 'The Works' (by which point the band seemed so desperate for a hit single that the album feels more like a shallow compilation of A and B sides).
The big sticking point for any Queen fans will be 'Hot Space's original A-Side, where the band jumped onto the funk/disco genre with wild abandon. With 'Another One Bites The Dust' being such a big hit for them before Queen seem to have become temporarily disco obsessed, and the first 5 tracks are all based heavily around massive bass riffs. Where on 'The Game' the band had begun to use synthesisers they were mostly laid over the top of the normal Queen sound, but now the bass guitar is replaced by keyboards, the drums are replaced by drum machines and Brian May's signature guitar is cut back to a bare minimum. It's undoubtedly a shock, but for the most part the songs DO work, where the band may have overstepped the mark is in giving over an entire half of the album to this genre.
Even for those who aren't convinced by the disco/funk tracks Side-B is a return to the more familiar Queen rock/pop sound, with 'Put Out The Fire' being the albums sole heavy guitar rock song, while elsewhere the band provide a pair of ballads ('Life Is Real' and 'Las Palabras De Amor') the up-empo guitar pop of 'Calling All Girls' and the slow funky 'Cool Cat' which features Freddie in falsetto voice throughout.
'Hot Space' shows many of the faults common to the bands 80's output: too much synthesiser and a lack of the genre-hopping and invention of the bands 70's work, and this is also the first Queen album where Freddie is the sole lead vocalist on every song (Brian and Roger now relegated to backing vocals and the odd solo line here and there), a sad mistake which unfortunately would hold true for each of their remaining albums and stripped the band of the variety they once possessed: however, compared with the albums they produced before and after this is by no means a 'misfire', and worthy of rediscovery.
Not a classic, but by no means a failure either, 'Hot Space' is a good solid Queen album.
The big sticking point for any Queen fans will be 'Hot Space's original A-Side, where the band jumped onto the funk/disco genre with wild abandon. With 'Another One Bites The Dust' being such a big hit for them before Queen seem to have become temporarily disco obsessed, and the first 5 tracks are all based heavily around massive bass riffs. Where on 'The Game' the band had begun to use synthesisers they were mostly laid over the top of the normal Queen sound, but now the bass guitar is replaced by keyboards, the drums are replaced by drum machines and Brian May's signature guitar is cut back to a bare minimum. It's undoubtedly a shock, but for the most part the songs DO work, where the band may have overstepped the mark is in giving over an entire half of the album to this genre.
Even for those who aren't convinced by the disco/funk tracks Side-B is a return to the more familiar Queen rock/pop sound, with 'Put Out The Fire' being the albums sole heavy guitar rock song, while elsewhere the band provide a pair of ballads ('Life Is Real' and 'Las Palabras De Amor') the up-empo guitar pop of 'Calling All Girls' and the slow funky 'Cool Cat' which features Freddie in falsetto voice throughout.
'Hot Space' shows many of the faults common to the bands 80's output: too much synthesiser and a lack of the genre-hopping and invention of the bands 70's work, and this is also the first Queen album where Freddie is the sole lead vocalist on every song (Brian and Roger now relegated to backing vocals and the odd solo line here and there), a sad mistake which unfortunately would hold true for each of their remaining albums and stripped the band of the variety they once possessed: however, compared with the albums they produced before and after this is by no means a 'misfire', and worthy of rediscovery.
Not a classic, but by no means a failure either, 'Hot Space' is a good solid Queen album.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Hop Space as an album has that extra bounce that makes it stand out from the rest of Queen's Albums. It gives us a large insite in to Freddie's full range of musicical talent which ranges from Rock, Opera, Pop and now dance and funk, as well as the versatility of Brian May's Guitar playing. But does this album really deserve all the flack that the press gave it.
The first for tracks (Staying Power,Dancer,Back Chat and Body Language) are mainly lively Discotec songs that would of first shocked any harder Queen fan.
Action this Day and Put out the Fire bring us back to the real rock motivated song that Queen produce so well as seen before in their last album The Game.
In this great mixture of an album two very heart felt songs Life is real(Song for Lennon) and The Words of Love involve us in deep emotion which most listerns may indentify too.
Then back to funk with Calling all Girls and Cool Cat but the grand Finale is one song that will live forever Under Pressure.
This song is the light at the end of the tunnel, Mercury and Bowie compliment each over so well and Deacon's bass line is pure genius. So is this album all bad.
No Not at all it just shows a groovy side to Queen and i think it has stood the test of time very well.
The first for tracks (Staying Power,Dancer,Back Chat and Body Language) are mainly lively Discotec songs that would of first shocked any harder Queen fan.
Action this Day and Put out the Fire bring us back to the real rock motivated song that Queen produce so well as seen before in their last album The Game.
In this great mixture of an album two very heart felt songs Life is real(Song for Lennon) and The Words of Love involve us in deep emotion which most listerns may indentify too.
Then back to funk with Calling all Girls and Cool Cat but the grand Finale is one song that will live forever Under Pressure.
This song is the light at the end of the tunnel, Mercury and Bowie compliment each over so well and Deacon's bass line is pure genius. So is this album all bad.
No Not at all it just shows a groovy side to Queen and i think it has stood the test of time very well.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
OK, it's not typical Queen. OK, it's not aged well. BUT have those who dismissed this album truly explored all it has to offer? The lyrics and delivery of "Life is Real" by Freddie could easilly slot into any other Queen album and "Las Palabras de Amor" is my all time personal favourite Queen song that deserved to do better in the charts.
The rest of the album has a mix of songs that were a major departure but gave Queen the space to experiment with sounds that would later come together much stronger in "The Works" for example.
Oh, and what about "Under Pressure"??!!
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A sometimes misunderstood album
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Published 9 days ago by Sinom
Not quite the usual.......
Not a rock Queen album. Has dance/disco tracks but each have their own pleasant character. This album contains one of my favourite of all Queen tracks "Calling all girls". Read more
Published 17 days ago by Mr. R. Cross
A Night at The Discotheque rather then A Night at the Opera
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The worse Queen album could be the better for other groups
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in the middle of Queen's creation. Read more
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Luke warm space...
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Published 19 months ago by I. P. J. Brayshaw
Totally under-rated
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Published on 12 Mar 2010 by Nick Honner
best as far as I'm concerned
This is the only Queen album I own, although I have heard all of them in their entirety. This struck me as their most off the wall, experimental (in many ways) album and that... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2010 by SllaB war deR
Better than you may have heard!
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Published on 21 Dec 2009 by Mr Fahrenheit
Not a Queen Fan
The best thing to do with this record is:
1. Select Back Chat
2. Turn the volume up to 11 or something
3. Grab your tennis racket
4. Read more
1. Select Back Chat
2. Turn the volume up to 11 or something
3. Grab your tennis racket
4. Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2009 by James Carr
Brilliant studio sound
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