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If Day at the Races was a sleek, streamlined album, its 1977 successor, News of the World, was its polar opposite, an explosion of styles that didn't seem to hold to any particular center. It's front-loaded with two of Queen's biggest anthems -- the stomping, stadium-filling chant "We Will Rock You" and its triumphant companion, "We Are the Champions" -- which are quickly followed by the ferocious "Sheer Heart Attack," a frenzied rocker that hits harder than anything on the album that shares its name (a remarkable achievement in itself). Three songs, three quick shifts in mood, but that's hardly the end of it. As the News rolls on, you're treated to the arch, campy crooning of "My Melancholy Blues," a shticky blues shuffle in "Sleeping on the Sidewalk," and breezy Latin rhythms on "Who Needs You." Then there's the neo-disco of "Fight from the Inside," which is eclipsed by the mechanical funk of "Get Down, Make Love," a dirty grind that's stripped of sensuality. That cold streak on "Get Down, Make Love" runs through the album as a whole. Despite the explosion of sounds and rhythms, this album doesn't add up to party thanks to that slightly distancing chilly vibe that hangs over the album. Nevertheless, many of these songs work well on their own as entities, so there is plenty to savor here, especially from Brian May. Whether he's doing the strangely subdued eccentric English pop "All Dead, All Dead" or especially the majestic yet nimble rocker "It's Late," he turns in work that gives this album some lightness, which it needs. And that's the reason News of the World was a monster hit despite its coldness -- when it works, it's massive, earth-shaking rock & roll, the sound of a band beginning to revel in its superstardom.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Mixer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Mixer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian May, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - John Richard Deacon, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, MainArtist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian May, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Bells, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Maracas, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
DISC 2
Mike Stone, Producer, Engineer, Assistant Producer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Justin Shirley-Smith, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Brian May, ComposerLyricist - Joshua J. MacRae, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua J Macrae, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
John Richard Deacon, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Griffin, Producer, Unknown, Other - Mike Robinson, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Jeff Griffin, Producer, Unknown, Other - Mike Robinson, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Taylor, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Justin Shirley-Smith, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, MainArtist - John Etchells, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Roger Taylor, Drums, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian May, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Richards, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua J Macrae, Unknown, Other - Peter Greenslade, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - steve cater, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Capper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Justin Shirley-Smith, Mixer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Queen, MainArtist - Freddie Mercury, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Taylor, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Brian May, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua J. MacRae, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kris Fredriksson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua J Macrae, Unknown, Other - Mr. Takanashi, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - K. Yokota, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd
Album review
If Day at the Races was a sleek, streamlined album, its 1977 successor, News of the World, was its polar opposite, an explosion of styles that didn't seem to hold to any particular center. It's front-loaded with two of Queen's biggest anthems -- the stomping, stadium-filling chant "We Will Rock You" and its triumphant companion, "We Are the Champions" -- which are quickly followed by the ferocious "Sheer Heart Attack," a frenzied rocker that hits harder than anything on the album that shares its name (a remarkable achievement in itself). Three songs, three quick shifts in mood, but that's hardly the end of it. As the News rolls on, you're treated to the arch, campy crooning of "My Melancholy Blues," a shticky blues shuffle in "Sleeping on the Sidewalk," and breezy Latin rhythms on "Who Needs You." Then there's the neo-disco of "Fight from the Inside," which is eclipsed by the mechanical funk of "Get Down, Make Love," a dirty grind that's stripped of sensuality. That cold streak on "Get Down, Make Love" runs through the album as a whole. Despite the explosion of sounds and rhythms, this album doesn't add up to party thanks to that slightly distancing chilly vibe that hangs over the album. Nevertheless, many of these songs work well on their own as entities, so there is plenty to savor here, especially from Brian May. Whether he's doing the strangely subdued eccentric English pop "All Dead, All Dead" or especially the majestic yet nimble rocker "It's Late," he turns in work that gives this album some lightness, which it needs. And that's the reason News of the World was a monster hit despite its coldness -- when it works, it's massive, earth-shaking rock & roll, the sound of a band beginning to revel in its superstardom.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:08
- Main artists: Queen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2011 Queen Productions Ltd. under exclusive licence to Universal International Music BV ℗ 2011 Queen Productions Ltd. under exclusive licence to Universal International Music BV
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