Product Description

1982's HOT SPACE is by far the most controversial album Queen ever released. Coming off a major disco hit with 1980's "Another One Bites The Dust", the band decided to take it a step further and released an album comprised mostly of tunes crafted from the same dance mold. This wouldn't have been a big deal for some bands, but the majority of Queen's fans were rock n' rollers, not disco buffs. Looking back, the band admits some trepidation at releasing HOT SPACE when they did, but there are indeed many strong Queen compositions included.
The most renowned track is the Queen/David Bowie hit collaboration, "Under Pressure", a tip of the hat to the then-thriving new wave sound that remains one of Queen's all-time best tracks. Other highlights include one of the band's most underrated songs, "Calling All Girls", as well as the anti-rifle protest "Put Out the Fire", and the charming love song "Las Palabras De Amor (The Words of Love)". Of all the dance-oriented material, the best is undoubtedly the U.S. hit"Body Language", while "Dancer" and "Cool Cat" are worthwhile listens as well.

Track Listing

1. Staying Power
2. Dancer
3. Back Chat
4. Body Language
5. Action This Day
6. Put Out The Fire
7. Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)
8. Calling All Girls
9. Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)
10. Cool Cat
11. Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3891 in Music
• Released on: 1994-02-07
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Hot Space... Hot'n'Spacey....
The second Queen Album I bought - after the seminal "The Game" and Greatest Hits... Its a massive change in direction, with massively overblown production, laughably over serious in its attempt to be disco/funk/black in style, and yet it still gets played by me, unlike some of their later albums. Body Language is suggestively seductive, Las Palabras Di Amor is a good (if unspectacular ballad), Put Out the Fire is a spectacular piece of Brian May guitar and Freddy at his pouting screaming best.

Unlike most of their later more commercial offerings, Hot Space gives the band's sources for their music, and, whilst not a patch on Queen II, Innuendo, The Game, A Night at the Opera or my personal favourite, A Day at the Races, it has enough catchy sounds to get played... a lot.

For those of you stuck in the modern age, try and get a decent copy of it on vinyl, and hear it on a decent (ie £300 plus) turntable. The production is superb, and echos the multilayered approach of their mid 70s peak.

John

What an album!
This album has always been rated as Queens worst and i really dont know why. It showcases an alternate side to a great rock band and in all truth is so much better than the following album The Works. The stand out track is the timeless classic Under Pressure but there are other tracks that deserve similar credit. Back Chat and Body Language both have infectious bass lines and great vocal delivery (although from Freddie there couldnt be anything else!). Calling All Girls is a great acoustic pop song and Put Out The Fire is what you could expect from Brian, a great rock song. Action This Day is the track that really comes close to Under Pressure. It is a duet between Roger and Freddie and is similar to sheer heart attack in the way it has a huge pounding drum sound and like most of this album a great bass line. I recomend this album to anyone who likes pop rock or pop or easy listening music. Great stuff!

Not a bad album at all
OK, so Hot Space isn't a classic Queen album but it certainly isn't a bad album either. In fact, it's quite consistent all the way through and certainly better than The Miracle and Innuendo. Although labelled as a Disco / Funk album, there are still your typical Queen tracks in there. Brian May's songs are the strongest on this album - Dancer (great guitar work), Put Out The Fire (one of Queen's best rock tracks) and Las Palabras De Amor (a quality single) are all great. Other highlights include Roger Taylor's Calling All Girls (not bad at all, in fact I think this was a US single) and Freddie Mercury's controversial single Body Language (like this one because its different). Added on at the end is the classic Under Pressure, so overall, its not as bad as people say.