Queen
Innuendo

Inside my heart is breaking....My make-up may be flaking...But my smile still stays on....

With this phrase full of poetry and melancholy, Freddie Mercury bids farewell to the adoring crowds, who for more than 20 years have shown him limitless adoration, and along with them the other members of the famous British combo, who intend to celebrate the swan song of their undisputed leader in the best way possible. Innuendo emerges as a true masterpiece not only of the entire Queen discography but of the whole history of rock, a worthy heir to their greatest work, A Night At The Opera, recalling the grandeur that the Queen of English rock had unleashed during the mythical 70s.
The eponymous title track is a true bomb, power, style, and creativity condensed into over 6 and a half minutes, where an almost apocalyptic beginning dissolves into a fantastic Spanish-style solo, played by the Yes guitarist Steve Howe, who joined the band for the occasion, followed by an incredible vocal invention by Freddie that almost takes us to paradise, before arriving at a solo of extraordinary power with Brian's guitar on the front lines... a piece that alone is worth buying the album.
We have not yet recovered from the fantastic musical journey the title track has taken us on, when the Queen gently takes us by the hand and immerses us in a dreamlike and absurd atmosphere with I'm Going Slightly Mad in which Freddie makes us understand that he's on the brink of madness, all accompanied by another legendary solo by Brian. The tone changes with the powerful Headlong, a song I love, pure old-fashioned hard rock, where once again the guitar takes center stage, even if it's magnificently supported by the good old Roger's work on the drums.
After such a stunning start, it moves on to a song I honestly don't love much, I Can't Live With You, although the backing vocals and the overall performance by the four are excellent. Don't Try So Hard is instead a desperate cry for help sung in the high tones of Freddie's falsetto, Ride The Wild Wind is one of the most beautiful and aggressive pieces of the album, with Roger on the front lines both in terms of drumming and for the back vocals.
All Gods People is an example of the eclecticism that Queen has always shown throughout their immense career, it is a canonical gospel but with great sonic impact.
We then arrive at another strong piece of the album These Are The Days Of Our Life, which would also be performed by Lisa Stansfield and George Michael at the Freddie Mercury tribute a year later, but here, dear sirs, it's truly different music, "Our" here with a great performance recalls the bygone days of carefree youth, all enriched by another touch of class by Brian and a final dedication to all the fans, that "I still Love YOU" that Mercury whispers at the end with immense sweetness and gratitude to those who have always supported him. The ninth track of the album is Delilah, a non-transcendental piece compared to the others, but it can be appreciated for its irony; it's a dedication to his cat; and for Brian's incredible solo that with his red special perfectly reproduces a cat's meow. We now come to a piece I madly love, it's Hitman, an immense heavy track, with which the group's four members compel us to stick fingers into the electric socket, the headbanging effect is fabulous and the classic, for Queen, ad libitum ending. Bijou, instead, is a delightful instrumental interlude that prepares the ground and atmosphere for what is one of the greatest masterpieces that his Majesty Freddie ever sang and that Queen ever played: The Show Must Go On. Contrary to what many believe, this track was written by Brian and the phrase "My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies" is the last tribute that Brian pays to the friend who is about to depart, who will thank him by delivering one of the most intense vocal performances that human ears have ever heard.

What else is there to say? Absolutely nothing except to insert the disc into the player and be transported on a musical journey without equal and that unfortunately can have no more sequels... but that will remain to testify to the superiority of the greatest Rock Band of all time.