| Album |
| Artist/Composer |
Queen |
| Length |
35:39 |
| Format |
CD |
| Genre |
Hard Rock |
| Label |
Hollywood |
| Index |
130 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Jewel Case |
|
| Musicians |
| Drums and Percussion |
Roger Taylor |
| Bass Guitar |
John Deacon |
| Guitar-Electric |
Brian May |
| Piano |
Freddie Mercury |
| Vocals |
Brian May |
| Vocals |
Freddie Mercury |
| Vocals |
Roger Taylor |
| Vocals-Backing |
John Deacon |
|
| Credits |
| Producer |
Mack |
| Engineer |
Mack |
| Producer |
Queen |
|
| Track List |
|
| 01 |
Play The Game |
03:31 |
| 02 |
Dragon Attack |
04:19 |
| 03 |
Another One Bites The Dust |
03:38 |
| 04 |
Need Your Loving Tonight |
02:49 |
| 05 |
Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
02:43 |
| 06 |
Rock It (Prime Jive) |
04:33 |
| 07 |
Don't Try Suicide |
03:53 |
| 08 |
Sail Away Sweet Sister |
03:33 |
| 09 |
Coming Soon |
02:51 |
| 10 |
Save Me |
03:49 |
|
|
| Details |
| Spars |
DDD |
| Rare |
No |
| Sound |
Stereo |
|
| Notes |
| This album includes the first appearance of a synthesizer (an Oberheim OBX) on a Queen album 1980 Elektra 64513-2 re-issued in the USA on Hollywood Records as HR-61063 1994 Parlophone 0777 7 89496 2 6 - Queen Digital Master Series released between July 1993 and March 1994. The Game - Released on 30th June 1980 Chart Info - UK: 1 (18 weeks on chart), USA: 1 (43 weeks on chart), Japan: 5 (17 weeks on chart) The first album of the eighties by Queen and this is not just trivia when you look back and see the significance of this fact. With The Game, Queen reinvented themselves in a much more radical way than ever before. It was their first studio album ever released with a two years gap between it and its predecessor (Jazz); it contained the first appearance of a synthesizer in a Queen album (an Oberheim OBX); Freddie grew his (much criticized) moustache for the inner sleeve; it was the first album they recorded in Germany with former ELO's producer Mack; it was their first album containing a disco song (Another One Bites The Dust); it was the album that initiated a sort of Queenmania in the Americas and its tour was the first performance by a major rock band in South America with worldwide record audiences (I was there!); it was the album that made them millionaire if they weren't before. The biggest change was the music itself; after Punk and New Wave, pop music wasn't the same anymore for better or for worse (the latter is probably more accurate). The early eighties were the end of many super groups and the end of mysticism and complexity; simplicity and minimalism took over instead and Queen adopted them while still keeping Queen's quintessential characteristics. The result: Queen became more accessible to new audiences and old fans were still happy (which wouldn't be always the case with Hot Space two years later). Despite the synthesizer, the album starts with one of its most traditionally sounding songs: Play The Game, a typical ballad a la Fred, full of perfect chorus and harmonies with Brian's guitar filling every possible silence of it and Roger's drums much heavier than in your average radio station love song. However, Dragon Attack becomes the first sign that something has changed; it is a heavy metal song in a non typical heavy metal fashion, at least very distant from other Brian's classics like Tie Your Mother Down or Keep Yourself Alive. Dragon Attack is simply a transition to the biggest surprise of the album: Another One Bites The Dust, a disco song written by John where the star is the sound of his bass guitar followed by an (until then) unrecognizable funky Freddie. When I first listened to Another One Bites The Dust I asked myself what on earth was that song doing there and so did many other die hard fans. It is believed that even within the band there were different opinions about it with Freddie supporting John's creation and Roger not that happy about it. Whether this was true or not, I started liking the song after the |
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