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Track Listings
| 1. Party |
| 2. Khashoggi's Ship |
| 3. The Miracle |
| 4. I Want It All |
| 5. The Invisible Man |
| 6. Breakthru |
| 7. Rain Must Fall |
| 8. Scandal |
| 9. My Baby Does Me |
| 10. Was It All Worth It |
| 11. Hang On In There |
| 12. Chinese Torture |
| 13. The Invisible Man (12'' Version) |
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QUEEN The Miracle (Scarce 1989 Dutch issue 13-track CD album including Hang On In There Chinese Torture and The Invisible Man 12 Version - all bonus tracks picture sleeve CDP7923572)
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
With no touring worries and time to concentrate on recording in the studio, Queen produced a masterpiece of an album with 'The
Miracle'. The best thing about this album is the rip-roaring guitar that can be heard right the way through it. The first couple of tracks, Party and Khashoggi's Ship are fun rock songs with the band thinking back to the wild and infamous parties they held in the past! The miracle is a fantastic song with Freddie singing about how wonderful life is and how much you should appreciate it, obviously with hindsight you now can see that he wanted to enjoy the limited time he had left. Another song that can be linked to how freddie was feeling at this time was 'was it all worth it' in which he sings about all the pressures and excesses of being in queen and questioning whether it was all worth it or not, he eventually sings 'YES, it was a worthwhile experience!'
Miracle'. The best thing about this album is the rip-roaring guitar that can be heard right the way through it. The first couple of tracks, Party and Khashoggi's Ship are fun rock songs with the band thinking back to the wild and infamous parties they held in the past! The miracle is a fantastic song with Freddie singing about how wonderful life is and how much you should appreciate it, obviously with hindsight you now can see that he wanted to enjoy the limited time he had left. Another song that can be linked to how freddie was feeling at this time was 'was it all worth it' in which he sings about all the pressures and excesses of being in queen and questioning whether it was all worth it or not, he eventually sings 'YES, it was a worthwhile experience!'
Other songs that i like on this album are the invisible man, breakthru (both containing great bass riffs from John Deacon)and i want it all, a great rock song written by Brian. This album is a must for Queen fans, it is what Queen are all about.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By L. Bruzon
Format:Audio CD
I remember buying this album on vinyl when it first came out and was so excited when I played it for the first time. 20 years later and with all my vinyl gone I finally decided to buy this album on CD. I hadn't heard it for years but my interest in Queen has grown again recently. I'd always been a massive Queen fan but had been too busy with University, getting married and having children to sit back and give them a good listen these last few years.
I'm now revisiting the Queen albums again. This has all the hits from their final 80's album - breakthru, the miracle, invisible man, scandal and the wonderfully heavy I want it all. However, its the non-hits that I really love on this album. I especially love Rain must fall and think that Was it all worth it could have been another hit.
Well worth buying as it still sounds fresh today even though it's over 20 years old!
I'm now revisiting the Queen albums again. This has all the hits from their final 80's album - breakthru, the miracle, invisible man, scandal and the wonderfully heavy I want it all. However, its the non-hits that I really love on this album. I especially love Rain must fall and think that Was it all worth it could have been another hit.
Well worth buying as it still sounds fresh today even though it's over 20 years old!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By M. D. Rathbone
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Format:Audio CD
Freddie was already quite ill during the making of this album and the title was a nod to the fact that the band probably never expected to finish it, so much like "Innuendo" or "Made in Heaven" there are some fillers on it which reflect the best of the output available to them. That said, there were some better 'b' sides from the singles(e.g. "Hijack My Heart") which were mysteriously discarded from the album so you wonder how much material the band did have to juggle with at that point.
The singles clearly stand out, but special mention of "Was it all Worth it" is required as it is effectively Queen's autobiography.
Inferior to it's "Magic" predecessor and in many ways a better balance of tracks can be found on its successor (Innuendo) but still very representative of Queen's later output and worth a listen.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor stuff from the greatest band of the 1970s
I've just been listening to this as part of a retrospective of all Queen albums. As a fan since Seven Seas of Rhye, I remember being disappointed by much of their 1980s output. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2010 by Kid A
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic 80's Queen
One of Queens better albums for me. Certainly one of the best of their later career. It should appeal to casual and hardcore fans alike, as it caters for both, for instance the... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2009 by N. J. Rodgers
3.0 out of 5 stars
Patchy at best...
God love Queen, they were absolutely fantastic and deservedly still one of the most-loved bands in the world - despite having dunked their legacy in a bucket of manure with the... Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2008 by Shark Sandwich
3.0 out of 5 stars
No Classic, But Good
By 1988, the boys in Queen knew that Freddie was dying of AIDS and that he and the band had not got much longer left to go. Read more
Published on 30 April 2008 by John Wilfers
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hard, steely and clean
I don't think this is the best Queen album but for some reason it's the only one I still listen to - now and again. Read more
Published on 4 July 2007 by Greshon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Would have been great if queen were still able to tour
On it's release this album was met with great excitement with the possibly of another tour on the horizon, these were quickly dismissed when Freddie Mercury stated in 1989 on the... Read more
Published on 18 April 2007 by D. Annan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Album just as good as it cover
3. The Miracle - best song of the lot...Very powerfully sung..ke the mention of Taj Mahal in it because in context, it is a miracle.
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Published on 12 Mar 2007 by Jay
4.0 out of 5 stars
If you want variety...
...buy this album. The Miracle is a fantastic combination of many aspects of Queen thrown into one album, and it works really well. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2006 by Shazzeth
4.0 out of 5 stars
A return to form
`The Miracle' is Queen's 13th studio album, and the first of two recorded while the band were under the shadow of Freddie Mercury's illness, though really the only sense that this... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2006 by Jane Aland
3.0 out of 5 stars
Excessive use of synthesisers
Whilst this isn't Queen's worst album, it's certainly not their best either.
Main problem is that, after the two harder opening tracks (Party isn't really rock, but it has some... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2004
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