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Old 15-09-2008, 09:42
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It is superb, if you love Queen you'll love this
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Old 15-09-2008, 11:14
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I am an avid Queen fan and I hope the new album is as good as you say it is.
I am a bit disappointed with the single though,but I still downloaded it.
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Old 15-09-2008, 11:19
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We are going to see them in October - I just can't wait!!!!!
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Old 15-09-2008, 11:35
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off to buy this at lunch time. I was a bit dubious about the Queen and PR link up and so didn't see them live at first bnut then I got Return of the Champions for Christmas and loved it. It isn't Freddie but if you listen to it with an open mind and expect something different you can hear how much they enjoyed playing with each other and had a great time.

Hope the album is just as good.
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Old 15-09-2008, 11:57
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i wasn't overly keen on the single but its growing on me
stand out tracks for me are
the cosmos rocks - very rocky !
surf's up..schools out - very rocky !
warboys - very rocky !
call me - very happy smiley song !
voodoo - nice blues song, brilliant guitar work

as a queen fan since 1978, i was hoping it wouldn't be a letdown and it certainly isnt as far as im concerned, very happy with it , cant wait til i see them in cardiff
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Old 15-09-2008, 12:35
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It is superb, if you love Queen you'll love this
i love queen i have every album they ever done but you so have to be kidding me.
the new album is terrible i admitedly have only heard it once but that is going to be enough i,m afraid.
and yeah i know you should listen to albums a few times before making judgements but i couldnt possibly give this another go.
its well below par.
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Old 15-09-2008, 12:57
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totally disagree with you but thats what personal taste is about isn't it - I've got everything they've ever done and have seen them in concert several times so i'm not just a casual fan - but i really think it's excellent and I think it stands alongside the rest of the catalogue with no problem
at all - better than some of the albums the've done in the past but obviously not up there with ANATO or ADATR for example, but then not many albums are
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Old 15-09-2008, 13:41
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i love queen i have every album they ever done but you so have to be kidding me.
the new album is terrible i admitedly have only heard it once but that is going to be enough i,m afraid.
and yeah i know you should listen to albums a few times before making judgements but i couldnt possibly give this another go.
its well below par.
I had a similar attitude to you about this at first and just ignored it at first. As I said if you listen to this not as a Queen album to stand with all the others but something that is by someone else then you will enjoy it more. Don't think of it as PR replacing Freddie but Brian and Roger doing something different and new with Paul Rodgers
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Old 15-09-2008, 18:37
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I have the new Queen + Paul Rogers album. Like many have said it is not the Queen that we are use to, but I still think it is a very rocky and fantastic album. It's very rocky. The songs I like are:- The Cosmic Rocks Warboys Surf's Up...School's Out Time To Shine Small We Believe
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Old 15-09-2008, 23:07
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Listening to my copy at the moment, this a really good album which improves and improves as you go on... A real grower! I love Time to Shine and Voodoo, Call Me and We Believe are also gooduns.
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:23
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only half way through it at the moment as had too many things to do yesterday.

Love warboys and it is a very fun album, even the title track is very fun and tongue in cheek
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Old 16-09-2008, 16:43
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It could only have been Brian May who came up with that title for the album, what with his doctorate in astrophysics n' all.

Not a bad album. But it could never scale the heights of a real Queen album with Freddie.
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Old 16-09-2008, 18:46
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I love the Album, small, call me and still burning are all great, te rest are growing on me.

A few clunkers, and some clunky lyrics here and there, but overall, not "Queen's" worst album.
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Old 17-09-2008, 10:54
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I am a bigger fan of Paul rodgers than Queen so for me it's a question of is it up a decent Paul rodgers album. I think you will find a lot of people coming from this angle!
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Old 17-09-2008, 16:29
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I am a bigger fan of Paul rodgers than Queen so for me it's a question of is it up a decent Paul rodgers album. I think you will find a lot of people coming from this angle!
So....whats your verdict?
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Old 18-09-2008, 16:58
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I cant beleive how little interest there has been in this on in the media and on forums like this.
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Old 18-09-2008, 17:04
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There can be no Queen without Freddie.
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Old 18-09-2008, 17:06
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I am a bigger fan of Paul rodgers than Queen so for me it's a question of is it up a decent Paul rodgers album. I think you will find a lot of people coming from this angle!
I think Queen have a bigger fan base than Paul Rodgers but if it gets more people listening then it's all good.

Finally heard the album in full and I think it's great. It's just 3 people have a lot of fun in the studio and this is the result. None of the tracks are meant to be hugely deep monologues on society or politics (although maybe warboys is) etc but it's still a good album
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Old 18-09-2008, 21:01
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I cant beleive how little interest there has been in this on in the media and on forums like this.
It hasn't been very well promoted, although there is TV ads for the rest of the week apparantly. It's a miracle C-lebrity got to no.33 - they should have made more of Taylor Hawkins doing backing vocals for the Radio 1 audience...

Anyway - I'm throughly loving my copy. You discover more and more with every listen.

From what I've read on the web, should go in at no.3 this week.
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Old 18-09-2008, 21:40
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have heard the album and I think it's total rubbish, some songs to me sound like a Cliff Richard b-side. At times cheesy but manly dull.
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Old 18-09-2008, 22:00
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I haven't really been behind the whole Queen and Paul Rodgers thing. I don't think I even have enough interest to take a quick listen to the album.
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Old 20-09-2008, 12:57
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haven't listened to it yet
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Old 20-09-2008, 13:25
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It gets better every listen to me, still some clunkers in ther though.

But, certainly not Queen or Paul rodgers worst Albums.
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Old 20-09-2008, 13:54
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I think it sounds like a good Bad Company album with a few Queen riffs/harmonies here and there....
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Old 20-09-2008, 19:26
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Finally "Hot Space" isn't Queen's worst album.
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