Con mio grande piacere noto la presenza di recensioni per tutti gli album dei Queen. Ne mancava solo uno: The Game. Il disco datato 1979, costituisce sicuramente una svolta nella carriera Queen, oltre che nella musica del tempo. Sono comparsi già da qualche anno i sintetizzatori, ma i quattro decidono solo adesso di farne uso e li sublimano come ogni prodotto dell'arte Queen. Ovviamente questo viene visto con scetticismo soprattutto dai vecchi fans,e anche dalla critica che per lo più li stronca.
I Queen. Anche come look la band presenta un nuovo stile che esce dal periodo capellone ed ostentatamente glamour (ma l'ostentazione di Freddie Mercury non è mai banale), per finire in uno stile di pelle e sunglasses da bulli, più stilizzati che reali. Ma veniamo alla musica: il disco si apre con l'innovativa Play The Game, contenuto portante dell'album, che mescola schitarrate e melodia, falsetto e crescendo, al meglio. Non è un capolavoro, ma esce fuori la firma Queen con dignità.
Segue la mayniana Dragon Attack, con riff orecchiabile, quindi Another One Bites The Dust. Epico. non tanto per la canzone quanto per la sua storia, per quello che ha fatto, per i generi a cui ha dato vita, e per il successo riscosso.
Il lato A (visto che siamo nel 79) si chiude in bellezza con Need Your Loving Tonight, piacevole brano incalzante di Deacon, che come sempre scrive poco ma bene, anzi benissimo (l'altra sua è proprio Another One Bites The Dust), e con Crazy Little Thing Called Love non famosa, ma celeberrima song in stile rockabilly.
Il lato B esordisce con la sferzante Rock It (prime jive) che vede una insolita coppia al canto: Mercury-Taylor (addirittura è Mercury che introduce Taylor e non il contrario). I picchi più bassi vengono toccati da Don't Try Suicide e Coming Soon, che comunque hanno un messaggio nelle parole: la prima è un invito al non-suicidio, la seconda una critica ai giornalisti (motivo ridondante nei queen). Rimangono: Sail Away Sweet Sister, stupenda ballata di May su una sorella mai avuta, quasi commovente, dove lui stesso canta e Save Me, altra stupenda ballata di May, molto più famosa, affidata a Freddie.
Il disco non è fondamentale ma comunque importante tappa del percorso Queen, a un passo dal 1°greatest hits.
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01 Play the Game (03:32)
Open up your mind and let me step inside
Rest your weary head and let your heart decide
It's so easy when you know the rules
It's so easy all you have to do
Is fall in love
Play the game
Ev'rybody play the game of love
When you're feelin' down and your resistance is low
Light another cigarette and let yourself go
This is your life
Don't play hard to get
It's a free world
All you have to do is fall in love
Play the game ev'ryone play the game of love
My game of love has just begun
Love runs from my head down to my toes
My love is pumping through my veins (play the game)
Driving me insane
Come come come come play the game play the game play the game play the game
Play the game everybody play the game of love
This is your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world all you have to do is fall in love
Play the game yeah play the game of love
Your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world all you have to do is fall in love
Play the game - ev'rybody play the game...
03 Another One Bites the Dust (03:38)
Steve walks warily down the street
With his brim pulled way down low
Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet
Machine guns ready to go
Are you ready hey are you ready for this?
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat?
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat yeah
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust
How do you think I'm going to get along
Without you when you're gone
You took me for everything that I had
And kicked me out on my own
Are you happy are you satisfied?
How long can you stand the heat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat look out
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust
Hey
Oh take it - Bite the dust bite the dust
Hey Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust ow
Another one bites the dust he he
Another one bites the dust haaaa
Ooh shoot out
There are plenty of ways that you can hurt a man
And bring him to the ground
You can beat him
You can cheat him
You can treat him bad and leave him
When he's down
But I'm ready yes I'm ready for you
I'm standing on my own two feet
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
Repeating to the sound of the beat
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone and another one gone
Another one bites the dust yeah
Hey I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust
Shoot out
05 Crazy Little Thing Called Love (02:43)
This thing called love, I just can't handle it
This thing called love, I must get 'round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love
This thing (this thing) called love (called love)
It cries (like a baby) in a cradle all night
It swings (woo-ooo), it jives (woo-woo)
It shakes all over like a jelly fish
I kinda like it
Crazy little thing called love
There goes my baby
She knows how to rock and roll
She drives me crazy
She gives me hot and cold fever
Then she leaves me in a cool, cool sweat
I gotta be cool, relax
Get hip, get on my tracks
Take a back seat, hitch-hike
And take a long ride on my motor bike
Until I'm ready
Crazy little thing called love
I gotta be cool relax
Get hip and get on my tracks
Take a back seat, hitchhike
And take a long ride on my motor bike
Until I'm ready (ready Freddie)
Crazy little thing called love
This thing called love, I just can't handle it
this thing called love, I must get round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love
Crazy little thing called love (Yeah, yeah)
Crazy little thing called love (Yeah, yeah)
Crazy little thing called love (Yeah, yeah)
Crazy little thing called love (Yeah, yeah)
Crazy little thing called love (Yeah, yeah)
Crazy little thing called love (Yeah, yeah)
Crazy little thing called love (Yeah, yeah)
Crazy little thing called love (Yeah, yeah)
Crazy little thing called love (Yeah, yeah)
07 Don't Try Suicide (03:53)
Words and music by Freddie Mercury
A-one two three four one
Yeah
Okay
Don't do it don't you try it baby
Don't do that
Don't don't don't
Don't do that
You got a good thing going now
Don't do it don't do it
Don't
Don't try suicide
Nobody's worth it
Don't try suicide
Nobody cares
Don't try suicide
You're just gonna hate it
Don't try suicide
Nobody gives a damn
So you think it's the easy way out?
Think you're gonna slash your wrists
This time
Baby when you do it all you do is
Get on my tits
Don't do that try try try baby
Don't do that —you got a good thing going now
Don't do it don't do it
Don't
Don't try suicide
Nobody's worth it
Don't try suicide
Nobody cares
Don't try suicide
You're just gonna hate it
Don't try suicide
Nobody gives a damn
You need help
Look at yourself you need help (yeah, yeah)
You need life
So don't hang yourself
It's okay, okay, okay, okay
You just can't be a prick teaser all of the time
A little bit attention—you got it
Need some affection—you got it
Suicide suicide suicide bid
Suicide suicide suicide bid
Suicide
Don't do it don't do it don't do it babe (yeah)
Don't do it don't do it don't—do it
Hey!
Hey, yeah!
Don't put your neck on the line
Don't drown on me babe
Blow your brains out -
Don't do that (yeah)
Don't do that—you got a good thing going baby
Don't do it (no) don't do it (no) don't
Don't try suicide
Nobody's worth it
Don't try suicide
Nobody cares
Don't try suicide
You're just gonna hate it
Don't try suicide
Nobody gives
Nobody gives
Nobody gives a damn
Okay
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Altre recensioni
Di Walterstarman
"Un album perfetto che non deluderà le attese in un'era in cui l'audience significava qualcosa."
"'Save Me' è una delle 10 canzoni più belle mai scritte dai Queen, una vera masterpiece."
Di andrew1992
La band che faceva scrivere dietro ogni album "no synth" evidentemente conscia delle nuove tendenze, proporrà sin da questo album in poi basi molto elettroniche.
L’estrema semplicità (basso, batteria e molta elettronica), ha reso la traccia... la più conosciuta del gruppo (almeno negli USA).
Di LeoMercury94
La chitarra di May è "lo sputo di fuoco del dragone" con un assolo a dir poco 'maleducato'.
"Another One Bites the Dust" è un riff immortale che incanta nei live della band.
