So, if there’s one pattern on The Works, it’s that the band seems to be touching on all things familiar from their past and hodgepodging a record out of those ideas.
Tear it Up is “It’s Late”.
“It’s a Hard Life” is “The Game”.
“Man on the Prowl” is “Crazy Little Thing…”
A basic 3 chord Rockabilly, “MoP” is a toothless track that misses the revival by a few years. A revival they capitalized on themselves just 4 years earlier. Do they think lightning will strike twice?
I don’t think so. I think this is an example of Queen at their laziest. No one needs thins. And to point to that laziness, Freddie, who we’ve counted on for so many years as the pianist of the band, hands over the keys to Fred Mandel. A perfectly talented musician but, it’s not Queen. It’s a session guy. And, worse. The song should follow that piano outro to a conclusion, but it’s just…cut off….for no apparent reason.
Queen at their least interested.
Grade: C
