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| Queen - Jazz |
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Band: Queen Title: Jazz Rating: Release Date: 17 June, 1991 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Mustapha 2: Fat Bottomed Girls 3: Jealousy 4: Bicycle Race 5: If You Can't Beat Them 6: Let Me Entertain You 7: Dead On Time 8: In Only Seven Days 9: Dreamers Ball 10: Fun It 11: Leaving Home Ain't Easy 12: Don't Stop Me Now 13: More Of That Jazz 14: Fat Bottomed Girls (1991 Bonus Remix By Brian Malouf) 15: Bicycle Race (1991 Remix By Junior Vaquez) |
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Customer Reviews Letting it all hang out... Queen released their seventh album in November of 1978 entitled 'Jazz' which in the chorus of the title track contained. "more of that jazz" meaning a another solid but unspectacular outing from the band critics loved to hate. An explosion of song styles as if Queen were trying to be all things to all people. . . or was this diversity only to please themselves. Pop, country, sappy ballads, funk/disco and even metal were showcased on this record along with a truly bizarre opener (what the hell was "Mustapha" anyway. . . arabic rock????!!!). 'Jazz' was no better than or worse than the previous two lps and did contain its share of hits. Favorites include "Fat Bottomed Girls" with its delicious harmonies and dynamite guitar sound. . . . just a skinny lad (not with those power chords). "Bicycle Race" was the quirky hit, similar in style to "Killer Queen" in which it contained pomp, outrageous (and dated) lyrics and diverse arrangements. "Don't Stop Me Now" should have been a bigger hit than it was with Freddie, a larger than life character, celebrating his party existence. . . too mister farenheidt for mainstream America? Metal and hard rock are served well in "Dead on Time" with another guitar workout from Brian and "Let Me Entertain You" another rhythmic hard rocker from Freddie. John Deacon offers "If You Can't Beat Them", his first true rocker and "In Only Seven Days", one of his typical ballads. Roger Taylor's songs are usually hit or miss. . . title track is darn good, "Fun It" just blows. Maybe Queen was trying to hard here, but their fans didn't care. . . football gives us thrills. . . . rock and roll just pays the bills.
Queen's sadly overlooked gem from height of US popularity
Just like I remembered
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