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But yes, a decent piece, a few good rolls from Ludwig, and the first part (sung by Roger Taylor) is very good, but May’s voice (which struggles to achieve a tone and intensity he has never been able to reach) and Rodgers's voice (which has little to do with Queen in general, despite having a beautiful voice) ruin the song. Let me explain: they seem forced and unnatural (especially May's), while Roger Taylor sings with naturalness, as he would have sung it 30 years ago, just with a wiser voice due to aging... The Red Special solo is nothing special (forgive the pseudo-play on words), and the video's images are boring; they no longer sensitize anyone because they are overused (to put it plainly, the drama of AIDS and the Queen song are on two different tracks). One last note, but look, the group in question is now called "Queen + Paul Rodgers" and not just Queen anymore, so there is a desire to shed the ghost of Farrokh Bulsara, but if we continue to call them "Queen" and nothing else, nothing gets resolved.

More than punk, it strikes me as a proto-new-wave record. There are some very Doors-like influences, and the keyboards are truly original. I won't give it a rating because I think I need to listen to it a bit more, but it seems like a rather good album. The cover is nice too.

Exactly, I'm reminded of Green River by CCR: 28 minutes, a dozen songs, a masterpiece. Nowadays, albums (not the underground ones) all last 79:05, 79:55, 79:36, etc. But doesn’t it seem like they’re packing as much music as possible into albums now? The record labels' reasoning has become "a CD costs me 2 euros, if I only include 39-40 minutes of music, I lose 1 euro, half... That's not good, guys, you need to compose another 40 minutes of music." And that’s how the modern pop blockbusters come out; after 10 songs you’re already stressed, but there are still another twenty waiting for you, and if it’s a double album, brace yourself for another 50. You end up leaving the album on the shelf after two days, and you’ll end up using it under the bonsai pot that is slightly drooping and needs something to provide weight. Without generalizing...

Okay, I'll download it.

Yes, the review is very good; I have the album, but there’s a bit too much disco among this handful of songs. "Don't bring me down" is the best for me, with that vague Beatles flavor (vague, though).

Fascism and Communism are not the exact same thing (what a revelation), but having had great examples of both, they have both led to the same outcome, namely starting over. For this reason, I say that Fascism and Communism are on the same level; if this is populism, then, as already mentioned, I am proud to be a populist. But 2012 will come...

In Sfasciabbanoòo, in any case, Fascism and Communism are part of the past: well, enough, they are over, my phrase may be naive (and I’m proud of it), but I notice a certain bigotry and rooting in old historical principles in your statement, as if to say "you are a naive person, but in the end if you want to be a real man you must take a stand." Moreover, 95% of humanity seems to conceive only two sides: fascists and communists, so it’s up to you.

By now, not being either a communist or a fascist means being an opportunist. What a world, my goodness...

5

I only remember it when it imitates Battiato.