Queen

Where were you in 1980? If you were anywhere in the country and you had a radio you heard Another One Bites the Dust. It was massive. So much so that it kind of has become a cliche. John Deacon twisted a Chic bassline (can you hear “Good Times”?) and Continue Reading

Queen was obviously drinking from the funk fountain in the late 70s. They would score a number one on the disco charts with Another One Bites the Dust. But, that wasn’t the ONLY funk/dance track on The Game. This Brian May jam was the second song on the album (and Continue Reading

“No synthesizers!” was the cry on every Queen album in the 70s. All the sounds that were produced came from non synthetic instrumentation. And then the opening descending noise-waterfall of the album The Game happened and we knew that was over. But, it wasn’t like they went crazy. In fact, Continue Reading

I absolutely do not understand this song. First off, it sounds like a desperate John Lennon grab. But it’s empty and soulless. Filler of the ultimate type. It does, however, hold fast to the Roger Taylor ” bored and a rock star and I’ve got wayyyy too much time in Continue Reading

Ah! So, finally getting back, the timing couldn’t have been better.I mean, better to stop before one of my favorite songs of all time, right? “I wanna make a supersonic man outta you!” A rollercoaster of a track, DSMN is basically the first real foray into dance music for the Continue Reading

Queen goes disco!Roger came up with this percussive heavy, electric drum, chic guitar track replete with roller disco whistles. As you can see from this song the band was already playing with the style that would garner them great fame and then great enmity in a short time.My trouble with Continue Reading

Brian May wrote this for the late Elvis Presley. Sure, why not?This is a band that has almost completely run out of ideas. A simple acoustic campfire ditty with a noodley lead accompaniment, the song is trying to evoke a seaside, Leon Redbone sound with Freddie Mercury crooning along.Meh. Grade: Continue Reading

John Deacon. I really shouldn’t have to say anything more. This is a crappy list song. I hate list songs. In the list he is on vacation and meets a woman who he then can’t find and then does…It’s like a shitty movie, Summer Lovers or something. It makes Friday Continue Reading

Opening like the introduction of a second act of a Rawk Show, Dead on Time is the song you play for people who THINK they Queen but only know the hits.A blues breaker unequaled in the band’s repertoire, I played this track for my lead guitarist to show him…well, to Continue Reading