The band's seventh album and to my taste their last truly great. It sold very well, but got mixed reviews, by some described as dull, dumb, sleek, demeaning to women or even fascist. Those guys must have listened to a different album than this. Cause I'm hearing the same alluring signature Queen sound as before. A very special blend of hard rock, prog and vaudeville, crowned by tophole vocals and smashing guitars, then offering a multitude of catchy moments. Absolutely not dull or dumb, sleek may be but only in the best possible way. Demeaning to women? Come on...we're talking seventies hard rock here, treating women as objects must have been more rule than exception. Fascist? I don't get that...always liked it but never even been close to buying brown shirts or growing a small mustache. Almost all songs are favorites. E.g. "Mercury's "Mustapha" and "Bicycle Race" both have complicated structures, but so beautifully performed they become catchy and stick. May's "Fat Bottom Girls" sweet rock'n'roll and "Dreamers Ball" an enticing twenties pastiche. Deacon's "If You Can't Beat Them" melodic rock with layers of touching guitars. Taylor's "Fun It" can be described as "funk psych", somewhat monotonous on the surface but with lots of intriguing details below. That was my five star review. Not trying to make a point, just being here for it. Issued and reissued on all possible formats all over the world through the years. Premiere UK on EMI (EMA 788). US on Elektra (6E-166). Japan 2011 2-CD on Universial (UICY-75047/8) came with five alternate versions as bonus track plus two booklets. First German had label as shown here, glossy fold/out cover, picture inner and a triple fold nude poster. (QÄN*) (GÖXÄ*)
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