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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @Queenfan-kh1bz
    @Queenfan-kh1bz 2 года назад +32

    I love Hot Space, it's not as bad as people say it is, and it's far better than the modern artists albums of today

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn Год назад

      Um, yes it is that bad.

    • @RubUOutC
      @RubUOutC Год назад +2

      It has its moments. If you forget the “Queen” name on it and appreciate it for what it is, it’s a catchy, poppy album. That said, there are still some real stinkers on there, too!

    • @Queenfan-kh1bz
      @Queenfan-kh1bz Год назад

      @@RubUOutC Body Language is probably one of their least good songs

    • @nman78
      @nman78 10 месяцев назад

      Agreed

  • @kukukumakun
    @kukukumakun Год назад +2

    You know your stuff.... love your commentaries for each album and I learnt alot of knew things as well!!!! I'm subscribed!!!!

  • @barrymitchell6444
    @barrymitchell6444 Год назад +2

    Brighton Rock did house May's guitar solo. But the solo started life on a Smile track called Blag, then built up over time during Son And Daughter in live shows.

  • @fernandomacedo9586
    @fernandomacedo9586 Год назад +4

    Great upload, I've been a Queen fan since Another one bites the dust was released, and I really like your list, Innuendo is a masterpiece in it's own right, it's a shame they never had a chance to play it live with the legend mr. Mercury, cheers from México 🇲🇽❤

  • @zylbher1
    @zylbher1 3 года назад +20

    Everyone put "flash Gordon" at the lowest place in the same way they put "yellow submarine" at the lowest place when ranking the Beatles catalog, and it makes sense: Both have few original songs and both have a soundtrack to the film

    • @giovannigobbi4832
      @giovannigobbi4832 3 года назад

      It only means most people don't have the attention to instrumentals... Plus, Flash Gordon is 100% original, while YS had George Martin scores, it's different

    • @PhilWare1
      @PhilWare1 Год назад +1

      Agreed. Flash Gordon is no way near their worst. The Hero is outstanding and contains my favourite Brian May solo.

    • @TheWaynos73
      @TheWaynos73 Год назад

      Flash rocks! I will fight all of you 😝😝

  • @rontortu6841
    @rontortu6841 3 года назад +2

    Great job and I agree with your #1 choice!

  • @ninagray4441
    @ninagray4441 2 года назад +4

    These Are The Days...is a Roger song and was not written about Freddie, though in years after Freddie died, they have accepted that Freddie's situation likely was also an unconscious influence on the song.

  • @psychedelicpunkster6840
    @psychedelicpunkster6840 3 года назад +1

    A job well done... You have a great way with your presentation thank you very much very enjoyable

  • @giles7662
    @giles7662 2 года назад +1

    Superb review, well done!

  • @spinsandneedles35
    @spinsandneedles35 3 года назад +2

    Very fun to compare this list with people like Marichen's. Innuendo is underrated FOR SURE!! Queen II makes me so happy! Marichen will be happy to see that sheer heart attack made it in second at least!! Love it!

  • @count69
    @count69 Год назад

    This guy knows his music! Well spotted at 19:30 about Funny How Love Is having a Phil Spectre kind of sound. If you listen to Freddie's solo single I Can Hear Music, it has that exact same Phil Spectre 'Wall of Sound' sound aesthetic and it was deliberate. Queen reference it a few times. You can hear them employ the essential principles of the Spectre Wall of Sound live, especially during the closing of Crazy Little Thing Called Love and We Are The Champions.
    I remember The Miracle cover made a big splash at the time also because it was done using pretty much the cutting edge of computer photo manipulation software for the time.
    Incidentally - Apparently the early audiences began to regularly sing God Save the Queen at the end of Queen shows and essentially bullied the band into playing it, so they just ended up adding it as part of their set.

  • @jobarrios
    @jobarrios 3 года назад +3

    Excellent analysis Dylan, thanks!

  • @christophwegener5489
    @christophwegener5489 3 года назад +1

    Damn man,this makes ne do excited.... I buy the vinyl box set. Good Job.

  • @Leeming1989
    @Leeming1989 Год назад +3

    I love Hot Space, but then i don’t know what to put at the bottom either

    • @joegillam1497
      @joegillam1497 6 месяцев назад

      Hot Space is not as bad as people make out.

  • @abacadaniel04
    @abacadaniel04 6 месяцев назад

    “Innuendo” is my favourite album, even the tracks most fans don’t care for I admire!! 😄👍

  • @frazchalmers3726
    @frazchalmers3726 3 года назад +14

    I can’t believe The Miracle ranked so
    Low I think it’s one of there best.

    • @joshwilliams1838
      @joshwilliams1838 3 года назад +2

      Yes it’s so underrated 😩

    • @JCStorm76
      @JCStorm76 3 года назад +4

      Way better than Made In Heaven. It’s so boring, no rock. What’s with that 29 minute crap at the end too? Sent me to sleep. Never listening to that ever again. Hot Space is better too and more fun. Very underrated album. A Day At The Races is the most overrated Queen album. Apart from the singles it’s only average and way too many ballads. Everyone also puts Queen 2 in front of Queen but Queen is better

    • @nykterion7
      @nykterion7 2 года назад

      Made in Heaven is indeed boring, The Miracle in my opinion is their strongest 80’s effort (maybe aside from The Game).

    • @CathyLahn
      @CathyLahn 3 месяца назад +1

      Well, I can. It's not their worst, but it's in the argument. This record is kind of the definition of a cut out. It's got 2 or 3 tracks which are decent, but overall, I personally never reach for it.
      And man, that album cover is horrible too.

  • @ninagray4441
    @ninagray4441 2 года назад +1

    Bob Geldof has said that Is This The World We Created? Was one of the biggest inspirations behind the Band Aid single + Live Aid event, along with the BBC News footage of the famine in Ethiopia.

  • @peaceandlove333
    @peaceandlove333 Год назад +2

    This was a fantastic video. However, it feels so blasphemous to put News of the World above Queen II and A Day at the Races lol. It’s a great record but pales in comparison to the sound of those albums. I am super biased to 1974 Queen though - it’s my favorite year for the band. Love your opinions on this!

    • @peaceandlove333
      @peaceandlove333 Год назад

      Queen II is my favorite album of theirs as well ❤

    • @TheRecordSpinner
      @TheRecordSpinner  Год назад +2

      Haha after watching it in retrospect, I’m realizing it is indeed blasphemous 😂 those first four albums are a solid consecutive run for those guys 👌🏻

    • @CathyLahn
      @CathyLahn 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@TheRecordSpinner Honestly, it's not blasphemous at all. News of The World is a very good record, and although I like Queen II slightly more, I have no issue with your Top 5 at all.
      And btw, both News Of The World and Queen II are definitely better than A Day at The Races.

  • @barrymitchell6444
    @barrymitchell6444 Год назад

    Flash and The Hero weren't the only songs performed live from the Flash Gordon album. Vultan's Theme was done live in Japan 1981.

  • @jettlightning
    @jettlightning 3 года назад +9

    My top 5
    5. A Day At The Races
    4. A Night At The Opera
    3. Sheer Heart Attack
    2. Queen s/t
    1. Queen II

    • @joemartucci4786
      @joemartucci4786 7 месяцев назад

      Lol my top 5 exactly. I don't think there's another album like Queen ll.

  • @raggeragnar
    @raggeragnar 3 года назад +1

    Hello Dylan ! Excellent analysis of each album. I can’t choose my #1. It stands between ’Opera’ and ’News’, closely followed by ’Sheer’. I guess it depends on my mood of the day. The bottom 5 is just about the same as yours. I even don’t own ’Flash’ or ’Made in heaven’. Have a great weekend and stay safe. Cheers!

  • @psychedelicpunkster6840
    @psychedelicpunkster6840 3 года назад +2

    Queen is my all ltime favorite Rock band. Since i was 12 been listening to them way before " Waynes World " made Bohemian Rhapsody a house hold name.... Before Freddy cut his hair and grew a mustache. Before they were Arena rockers. Here's my rankin pix... Sheer Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera, Queen s/t. ,Queen 2 , A Day At the Race's , News of the World... Jazz., Its a Kinda Magic, The Game... The Works.... it don't get any better than this leaving hot space at the bottom of the pile

  • @iallso1
    @iallso1 Год назад

    Made in Heaven for me, is so poignant, released as you pointed out after Freddie's passing, the lyrics just resonate with me.

  • @retrospinvinyl
    @retrospinvinyl 3 года назад +3

    Oh man I know this is going to be a great, interesting, and amazing video! It's interesting...The Miracle is probably one of my least favorite album covers of all time! I do like your connection to the unity of the band in reference to the cover though...I never considered that! Great ranking man! You're making me wonder where I'd rank these albums!

  • @boozefueledreviews6928
    @boozefueledreviews6928 2 года назад +1

    Thank God someone finally rated Made In Heaven properly... I'm tired of reviews where people think the entire album was recorded post-Innuendo. The album, for me, is just lacking energy. It's fun, but it's missing Freddie's hands-on approach.

  • @Queenfan-kh1bz
    @Queenfan-kh1bz 2 года назад +3

    I think Face It Alone and Dog With A Bone should have been on The Miracle instead of My Baby Does Me and Rain Must Fall

  • @stephenjones5118
    @stephenjones5118 Год назад

    Good list, pretty close to mine

  • @harelganelin4361
    @harelganelin4361 2 года назад +7

    Best band ever.

  • @sply77
    @sply77 3 года назад +3

    This is my list:
    1975: A Night at the Opera
    1973: Queen
    1974: Queen II
    1974: Sheer Heart Attack
    1977: News of the World
    1991: Innuendo
    1986: A Kind of Magic
    1989: The Miracle
    1984: The Works
    1978: Jazz
    1976: A Day at the Races
    1980: The Game
    1982: Hot Space
    1995: Made in Heaven
    1980: Flash Gordon

  • @daveperry9365
    @daveperry9365 7 месяцев назад

    Innuendo & Sheer Heart Attack my shared No.1 albums

  • @jordi1967
    @jordi1967 3 месяца назад

    I Love Cool Cat, will be the next single...

  • @allandalegibson1194
    @allandalegibson1194 9 месяцев назад

    By 1979 i was in high school and had every Album, now many years later my list is a little different than yours, but one clear similarity, the line between the seventies and the eighties. I enjoy the eighties albums but the seventies are your and my favourite.

  • @freespeechoneeach
    @freespeechoneeach 3 месяца назад

    Queen and Queen ll , cant separate them , both as brilliant as each other. all the rest 🫤.

  • @joshwilliams1838
    @joshwilliams1838 3 года назад +7

    Wait why did you say queen ii is your favourite queen album of all time if it is number 4??

    • @JCStorm76
      @JCStorm76 3 года назад +5

      I thought the same thing, it makes no sense.

    • @Cedric6014
      @Cedric6014 9 месяцев назад +1

      Oh yeah i thought that was odd. The dude's ranking has ChatGPT vibes. There's not much in the way of emotional response in there

    • @CathyLahn
      @CathyLahn 3 месяца назад +1

      I think it's because he's being honest, really. I had the same reaction at first. But then I quickly realized that he was saying, Okay, this is my "favorite," but these 3 ahead of it are slightly better LPs

  • @Sammeep02
    @Sammeep02 3 года назад +2

    Here is my ranking (at least as of now)
    1. Innuendo
    2. The Miracle
    3. Made in Heaven
    4. A Day at the Races
    5. Sheer Heart Attack
    6. A Night at the Opera
    7. The Game
    8. News of the World
    9. Jazz
    10. Queen II
    11. Queen
    12. The Works
    13. Hot Space
    14. A Kind of Magic
    15. Flash Gordon
    (My bottom two and top three are defined, the middle is still being sorted out)
    (Ps. I have the same Queen shirt)

    • @fractalez
      @fractalez 3 года назад +1

      Glad to see Made In Heaven in top 3!

    • @TheRecordSpinner
      @TheRecordSpinner  3 года назад +1

      Wow! Quite interesting to see some of the early albums lower but I respect your ranking! Innuendo is absolutely fantastic.

    • @Sammeep02
      @Sammeep02 3 года назад

      @@TheRecordSpinner Little update: Jazz and AKOM have now been growing on me, and The Works is my new bottom (Flash still being my technical bottom.)

  • @AshRecordReview
    @AshRecordReview Год назад

    I love the miracle hahaha

  • @LiveKillers89
    @LiveKillers89 2 года назад +1

    To resume the 4 most import albuns off Queen históry was 1- Queen II because they give then the first hit single and the band was in top 5 for their first time, 2-night at the opera because was a "life our death" situation and put the band from a medium sucess to top world sucess ,3 the Game because give the band the two n1 hits in USA and they were in the top worldwile , doing their firts stadiums shows , it was the album that start Queen in megalomanic shows
    And 4 imnuendo Queen receiv the respect by crítics again was a great final album and put Queen again in top

  • @joemartucci4786
    @joemartucci4786 7 месяцев назад

    Great list my friend. I'll go out on a limb & say they're probably the closest band i can think of that comes close to the Beatles.....comes close.. anyway the varied styles that both bands seem to pull off so effortlessly without coming off as cheesey. Love the videos brother.

    • @CathyLahn
      @CathyLahn 3 месяца назад +1

      Wait, is he your brother or your friend? Or hey, maybe both. Good to know that families are close these days!

  • @Cedric6014
    @Cedric6014 9 месяцев назад +1

    Interesting how Queen II is your favourite album but is not at number one. Is the ranking more a synthesis of critical consensus, rather than you own personal view?

  • @marichensmusic
    @marichensmusic 3 года назад +2

    I have been so excited to see your ranking since you mentioned this video to me! You already know my ranking, but I'm excited to see how many we will agree or disagree on! It is so hard to rank their albums because I love them all in their own way. I think everyone puts Flash Gordon at the bottom...agreed though. OH NO! I love Hot Space!! I know so many people dislike the album though, so I get it! I LOVE The Miracle, it's funny that we are kinda flip-flopped on our thoughts because I love the album and dislike the album cover! Made In Heaven is amazing, I think I had it one spot lower than you, but I honestly agree I think it's good for what it is! I also love how you mentioned Made In Heaven being The Cross tune, you know I love Roger haha! I am not a huge fan of A Kind of Magic, it's not bad, I just feel like I come back to the hits more than anything else on the album, which is weird for me. Usually, I love the deep cuts just as much, if not more, than the hits! I love the album art though, I think it is some of my favorite from them! Oh wow, Jazz is lower than I thought it would be! I think that the appeal to Jazz for me is that it is all over the place, I love how different it is from all their other work. I am not a huge fan of The Works either, kind of the same thing with A Kind of Magic, the hits are great, I like a few deep cuts, but it's eh to me, I still love it though for what it is. Oh wow haha I can't believe we both ranked The Game at 8! I thought it was a rather low spot to give it because so many people love the album, and I thought that a lot of people would disagree with that in my video, but it's cool to know we have a lot of the same views on that album. Innuendo is much lower on my list, I like it and I do think it tends to be underrated. It just makes me so sad so I don't listen to it as much and I think that's what makes it so low on my list. I know Made In Heaven is very sad and somber, but to me, Innuendo makes me even sadder because of everything going on at that point. I had A Day At The Races one spot lower, I agree with your comment though Dylan! It seems like A Night At The Opera part 2. I love their S/T debut! I think it is just done so well! I honestly can't get enough of early Queen! Oh wow, I can't believe you put Queen II so low! I know it is your favorite, and definitely *almost* tied for my favorite! Yes!! I think I have News Of The World a tad lower on my list, but honestly, it's just so good! I have been obsessed with this album since December when I got the 40th anniversary box set for Christmas! I always loved it, but damn I've just been on a kick with this album. Okay, I can deal with Sheer Heart Attack being number 2 haha! It is my favorite and I honestly don't see it ever changing for me. But I can see why you would rank A Night At The Opera above it at 1! Great video Dylan!!

  • @fractalez
    @fractalez 3 года назад

    1. A Night At The Opera
    2. Queen II
    3. Made In Heaven
    4. A Day At The Races
    6. Sheer Heart Attack
    5. Jazz
    6. Innuendo
    7. News Of The World
    8. The Game
    9. A Kind Of Magic
    10. Queen
    11. The Miracle
    12. The Works
    13. Hot Space
    14. Flash Gordon

  • @ZachAttack313
    @ZachAttack313 2 месяца назад

    Good ranking man. I love Queen, you will definitely disagree with some of my placements. But here’s mine:
    15. Flash Gordon
    14. Made In Heaven
    13. Hot Space
    12. The Miracle
    11. A Kind of Magic
    10. The Works
    9. Innuendo
    8. Jazz
    7. Queen
    6. The Game
    5. News of the World
    4. Queen II
    3. A Day at the Races
    2. Sheer Heart Attack
    1. A Night at the Opera

  • @MudFlanagan
    @MudFlanagan 2 года назад +2

    Jazz would be higher for me. The best first 6 albums ever!!!

  • @FuturePast2019
    @FuturePast2019 3 года назад +1

    10:12 Persian... 1500 years ago.

  • @daniellekrause889
    @daniellekrause889 Год назад

    My Ranking would be
    15. Flash Gordon
    14. Made In Heaven
    13. A Kind Of Magic
    12. Innuendo
    11. Queen
    10. Queen ll
    9. The Miracle
    8. Sheer Heart Attack
    7. Hot Space
    6. A Day At The Races
    5. The Works
    4. Hot Space
    3. Jazz
    2. A Night At The Opera
    1. The Game

  • @fox-pixarmedia3422
    @fox-pixarmedia3422 2 года назад

    1:07 - 1:11 WRONG , they actually have 16
    The Cosmos Rocks is their 16th album

  • @vagabond197979
    @vagabond197979 7 месяцев назад

    That was really well worded and articulated... but you have Jazz too low. 😂

  • @fox-pixarmedia3422
    @fox-pixarmedia3422 2 года назад

    5:55 nope , it’s cosmos rocks that’s their 16th album

    • @kauan_s762
      @kauan_s762 3 месяца назад

      Cosmos rocks is a Queen+ album

    • @fox-pixarmedia3422
      @fox-pixarmedia3422 3 месяца назад

      @@kauan_s762 yeah I know
      But it counts as a Queen album

  • @stephen1562
    @stephen1562 26 дней назад

    Top 5 Queen albums...easy, the first five, put in any order you want. Personally I'd go for Sheer Heart Attack at number 1.
    Great analysis though

  • @ewanellis2176
    @ewanellis2176 3 года назад

    Great review mate, would you be interested in doing The Beatles or The Who album ranking at some point??

    • @TheRecordSpinner
      @TheRecordSpinner  3 года назад +1

      Thank you! Beatles ranking is definitely in the works, I may approach The Who once I’ve digested their entire catalog.

  • @PiotrLangtvedt
    @PiotrLangtvedt 8 месяцев назад

    Cosmos Rocks?
    Queen has 16 studio albums.

  • @barrymitchell6444
    @barrymitchell6444 Год назад

    I was only disappointed twice on the first plays of Queen albums. Flash Gordon, as I would have preferred no dialogue. Hot Space was the other, though it grew on me much later.

  • @brolandmann
    @brolandmann Год назад

    Any list that does NOT put HOT SPACE last is sus--AH...okay. Gotcha. But I would put Flash ahead of HS.

  • @TheTrooper506
    @TheTrooper506 3 месяца назад

    I think Made in Heaven is my least favorite. Too long for my liking, and I prefer the title track and I Was Born to Love You from Freddie's Mr. Bad Guy album. Winter's Tale and Mother Love are mainly the only tunes I enjoyed from it.
    Cool Cat is an underrated track imo. Like the chill/groove of it.
    Their 70s run from s/t until The Game was tight, the band did not miss.

  • @niclasjonsson2409
    @niclasjonsson2409 3 года назад

    🙏👏👏👏🙏

  • @marksmith7853
    @marksmith7853 3 месяца назад

    My personal problem with Hot Space is the production. It's very sterile and the drums have no kick. Put out the fire should have more presence IMO.

  • @SuomiFinland78
    @SuomiFinland78 Год назад

    Nice vid, but I don't agree about the ranking. A kind of magic and Innuendo are masterpieces.

  • @marklar5334
    @marklar5334 3 месяца назад

    NOPE. Bashing and misrepresenting Hot Space means that I'm out, three minutes in.

  • @aggelostzimagiorgis
    @aggelostzimagiorgis 2 года назад

    70s queen my favorite band of all time in 80 s they have some bangers but the albums are meh

  • @2255223388
    @2255223388 Год назад

    Brigh-On Rock... what the HELL is it with American millennials dropping their t's

    • @Cedric6014
      @Cedric6014 9 месяцев назад

      It's not just millenials - its their accent. They all do it. Actually, many English accents to it do - cockney for one

    • @2255223388
      @2255223388 9 месяцев назад

      @@Cedric6014 How old are you? It's a well known generational effect, the vast majority of young Americans and Canadians using glottal stops have no history of it in their region. Its an internet era phenomenon, they thing it sounds fancy, guv'nor. I guarantee you this.

  • @비정한세상
    @비정한세상 3 года назад

    개같은 세상.. 피 맺히는 음악..っr

  • @chadaaronperez4423
    @chadaaronperez4423 2 года назад

    Generic...I was with you, minus Jazz being so low...then you did what everyone does...ANATO best? C'mon...

    • @Cedric6014
      @Cedric6014 9 месяцев назад

      Weirdly he said that Queen II was his favourite - but puts it fourth...

  • @nykterion7
    @nykterion7 2 года назад +1

    I never considered Made in Heaven as an original Queen album, I know it sounds strange because it is a Queen album but in my universe that album never happened. Ever. Queen’s last album was Innuendo, Made in Heaven is a conspiracy theory 🤣
    PS Loved your review on the album catalogue of my fav band of all freaking time, it was honest and gave justice even though I don’t fully agree.