Innuendo

Artist: Queen

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Average Rating: (See all reviews) Label: Hollywood Quantity Available: 3 Ships within 6-11 days 1  Innuendo 2  I'm Going Slightly Mad 3  Headlong 4  I Can't Live With You 5  Don't Try So Hard 6  Ride the Wild Wind 7  All God's People 8  These Are the Days of Our Lives 9  Delilah 10  The Hitman 11  Bijou 12  The Show Must Go On Performer Notes Queen: Freddie Mercury (vocals, keyboards); Brian May (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Roger Taylor (vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion); John Deacon (bass, keyboards). Recorded at Metropolis Studios, London, England and Mountain Studios, Montreaux, Switzerland. INNUENDO would turn out to be Queen's swan song, as it was the last album released during vocalist Freddie Mercury's lifetime--he passed away several months after the album's release. Expanding on the successful back-to-basics sound of 1989's THE MIRACLE, INNUENDO was another solid outing. And like it's predecessor, it contains several tracks with lyrics that are clearly autobiographical for the band and especially Mercury, particularly "These Are the Days of Our Lives" and "The Show Must Go On," which deal with the topic of mortality. Not all of INNUENDO deals with serious topics, however--"I'm Going Slightly Mad" and "Delilah" both contain humorous lyrics and were designed to be taken lightheartedly. The epic title track, which opens the album, is an instant Queen classic on first listen, built similarly in structure to past Queen classics "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Somebody to Love." A pair of wonderful hard rockers, "The Hitman" and "Headlong" can be found on INNUENDO, as can a couple of lush ballads--"Don't Try So Hard" and "Bijou." Looking back, Queen went out on a definite high note with INNUENDO. Professional Reviews Q (8/02, p.148) - Excellent - "...It is one of Queen's oddest, most poignant albums..." Producer: Queen; David Richards Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Quantity Available: 3 UPC: 720616102027 Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 1 February 1991

I think I like this more each time I hear it. When it first came out, it didn't thrill me that much, but looking back now, it is more like "Wow, that's good."

Part of the trouble I guess is that it starts a bit slow with All god's people, being somewhat gospel like.

Once you get to Don't try so hard it is all gold. Then it all just flows from the more rock 'n roll Headlong, through the theatrics of the next 3 songs up until the title track, and into The hitman.

The show must go on highlights the soaring power and style of Mercury's voice, in classic Queen fashion.

The only bad thing about the end of this album is it can make you feel like crying knowing we lost that superlatively beautiful voice too early.

Play it again, then, is the answer to that.

Dem kids, (me included) didn't appreciate Queen enough at the time, perhaps, even though they were massive.

This album is well worth your time.

This is one of Queen's best albums, it was released the same year Freddie Mercury died of AIDS, and he really went our on a high. Barely a dud on the whole album, it starts off in fine style with Innuendo, then moves on to I'm Going Slightly Mad followed by the rocking Headlong. These are the Days of Our Lives and The Show Must Go On have a sad poignancy about them, in retrospect, and the whole album is a great Queen album, full of the pomp and bombast that made them one of the best rock bands ever.