- Audio CD (7 Feb 1994)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Parlophone
- ASIN: B000024ZS9
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Play The Game |
| 2. Dragon Attack |
| 3. Another One Bites The Dust |
| 4. Need Your Loving Tonight |
| 5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
| 6. Rock It (Prime Jive) |
| 7. Don't Try Suicide |
| 8. Sail Away Sweet Sister |
| 9. Coming Soon |
| 10. Save Me |
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After a run of undoubted classic albums in the 70's 'The Game' marks a definite shift in the musical fortunes of Queen, as they enter the '80's with a blaze of synthesizers, a new producer, and a more basic approach to songwriting. In terms of sales 'The Game' was a huge success for the band, but it's rather dry stripped-down approach in both composition and recording (gone are the days of wall of sound layering of vocals and instruments) means this is a definite step back for music fans.
That's not to say its quite as simple as '70's Queen=good, 80's Queen=rubbish' as 'The Game' feels more like a transition album: while it's the first Queen album to feature synthesizers the band aren't relying on them yet, and haven't thrown out the bass guitar and drums in favour of bass synth and drum machines, while it's last throwback to the classic '70's Queen sound is that this is the last album to feature solo songs featuring Brian May and Roger Taylor on lead vocals, something which gave Queen albums great variety in the early days.
Song-wise most of the album highlights here come from John Deacon and Brian May: alongside the immense bass groove of 'Another One Bites The Dust' Deacon provides the wonderful early-Beatles sounding 'Need Your Loving Tonight'; while alongside the bombastic 'Save Me' (surely one of the best Queen songs ever) May also provides the similarly affecting 'Sail Away Sweet Sister' (for which he also provides lead vocals) and 'Dragon Attack', a great groove based song that captures the band playing off each other well. Freddie Mercury's contributions range from the brilliance of title track 'Play the Game' and the amusing 50's rock pastiche 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' to the rather average 'Don't Try Suicide' - a song which is probably most noticeable for it's opening riffs suspicious similarity to The Police's 'Walking on the Moon.' Roger Taylor also has a varied outing: 'Coming Soon' is a decent pounding rock song but 'Rock It' is a very basic by-the-number rock song, with some painfully dumb lyrics ("You really think they like to rock in space - well I don't know").
Stuffed with hits, a few hidden gems, and a couple of bland filler tracks 'The Game' is midway between their brilliant 70's best and the more commercial bland 80's pop fare. It's still a very good album - but they are on the slippery slope, and 'Hot Space' would take them even further into synth-pop hell...
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I must admit i havent heard every Queen album (Hot Space, The Miracle amongst others) and that this isnt one of the more widely discussed ones but its my favourite. Released in 1980, this features 4 great singles in Another One Bites the Dust, Save Me, the underrated Play the Game (maybe its that synth break that does it?!) and of course Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Some might say that having so many singles on it means the rest of the album is filler but Need Your Loving and Dragon Attack (very similar to Another Bites...) are excellent and Brian May's tender vocal on Sail Away Little Sister is one to cherish. The only track i would maybe skip over is Don't Try Suicide. 1980 was a great year for Queen (Flash Gordon would be released a few months after this) and The Game went on to be their biggest U.S. album - buy it and you'll see why.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I adore this album; I think it's one of Queen's masterpieces.
It has a couple of weaker tracks (Rock It and Don't try suicide) but themajority of the album is fantastic.
This is the album, more than any other, that the perpetually silent JohnDeacon seems to let himself go; from a funky bass solo in 'Dragon Attack'to the soulful bass lines that accompany both 'Sail Away Sweet Sister' and'Save Me'. As you move from 'Another One Bites the Dust' to 'Need yourLovin' Tonight' you are amazed that the same man wrote both tracks.
It lacks the cheeky aspect of earlier albums but still seems to have it'stongue firmly pressed in it's cheek, with or without synthesisers.
If you don't have many Queen albums and want to explore their repertoirebeyond Hits I, II and III, then this si a fantastic place to start.
It has a couple of weaker tracks (Rock It and Don't try suicide) but themajority of the album is fantastic.
This is the album, more than any other, that the perpetually silent JohnDeacon seems to let himself go; from a funky bass solo in 'Dragon Attack'to the soulful bass lines that accompany both 'Sail Away Sweet Sister' and'Save Me'. As you move from 'Another One Bites the Dust' to 'Need yourLovin' Tonight' you are amazed that the same man wrote both tracks.
It lacks the cheeky aspect of earlier albums but still seems to have it'stongue firmly pressed in it's cheek, with or without synthesisers.
If you don't have many Queen albums and want to explore their repertoirebeyond Hits I, II and III, then this si a fantastic place to start.
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