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The Game

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As a group determined not to repeat itself, Queen entered the ‘80s with an ear cocked towards sounds that would leave their ‘70s selves behind. They were accomplished musicians who could adapt to any genre and all of their studio albums feature an amalgam of styles that only seasoned professionals could dare. The Game is no exception. While the band jettisoned the longer, progressive heavy-metal-styled tunes, its members learned the fine art of succinct powerful songwriting. The younger Queen would never have tried something as accessible as “Rock It (Prime Jive)” or “Need Your Loving Tonight.” “Another One Bites the Dust” was a monster hit, and along with “Dragon Attack” continued the band’s dalliance with funk. The Elvis Presley-rockabilly of “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” was a convincing blast from the past. “Save Me” is exactly the melodramatic ballad that singer Freddie Mercury was born to sing. The 2001 Deluxe Version features re-mastered sound, solid live versions of “Save Me” and “Dragon Attack,” an early take of “Sail Away Sweet Sister,” a great little improvised piece, and the B-side “A Human Body.”

Customer Reviews

The Game's Good

If you know me, then you know that my favorite band of all time is Queen. Queen is music I was raised from. Most People have only heard the famous classics (which are all excellent), like "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We Will Rock You" and "Another One Bites The Dust" . This Album has "Another One Bites The Dus", which has a really catchy and cheerful tune. I also suggest for the rockers to listen to "Rock It", "Play the Game" , and "Dragon Attack" . "Dragon Attack" is an unusual song, but if you like unusual, buy the 1991 remix as well.

Stripped Down and Hopped Up

"The Game" represented a temporary departure from the multi-layered operatic tendencies of earlier Queen albums, and this album as exciting as it is different from is predecessors. "Play the Game" opens with a spiraling synthesizer roll, a rueful tongue-in-cheek reference to their earlier boastings of "no synths - ever!" What follows is a varied series of tracks ranging from hyperactive funk (the excellent "Dragon Attack") to disco, rockabilly, new wave, and straightforward rock. The entire album is worth the download, but if you're choosing the top tracks, then preview "Dragon Attack," "Rock It," "Don't Try Suicide" (which requires more than a 30-second snippet to fully appreciate), "Save Me" and the ubiquitous "Another One Bites the Dust." At the time of its release, Queen needed a swift kick to avoid falling into irrelevance. "The Game" fit that bill perfectly, and rightly became their most successful U.S. release.

Queen's last great LP

Ok so it's got the first use of synthesizers, which the boys up to this point had strongly proclaimed they didn't need, but they use 'em well and the whole thing shines with rock and roll goodness. The huge singles are here, and you need 'em, but really it's a whole ride. May's "Dragon Attack" and Deacon's "Need Your Loving Tonight" are Queen mega-gems and then you get some of those fun/weird ones like "Rock It", "Don't Try Suicide" and "Coming Soon" which is a scorching new wave rocker. Taken together it's Queen triumphantly delivering a studio rock classic. EXCELLENT!!

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