Hot Space
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Hot Space
Hot Space is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on 21 May 1982 by EMI Records in the UK and by Elektra Records in the US. Marking a notable shift in direction from their earlier work, they employed many elements of disco, funk, rhythm and blues, dance and pop music on the album. This made the album less popular with fans who preferred the traditional rock style they had come to associate with the band. Queen's decision to record a dance-oriented album germinated with the massive success in the US of their 1980 hit "Another One Bites the Dust" (and to a lesser extent, the UK success of the song).-Wikipedia
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The Quietus
Hot Space is an essential cog for Queen completists. If you’re going to love Queen, then you need to love Hot Space too, and everything that it entails.
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Rolling Stone
1982 - n Hot Space, with the John Deacon/Roger Taylor rhythm section continuing to write funky songs and with a vocal contribution from David Bowie, Queen offers a bit more than bluster
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All Music
Frankly, "Under Pressure" is the only reason most listeners remember this album, which is as much a testament to the song's strength as it is to the rather desultory nature of the rest of Hot Space.
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Monkeys Fighting Robots
2017 - Hot Space is an ambitious record with flaws, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad album. The band tries to expand their sound, and there are quite a few cool tracks. Deacon’s songs are definitely worth a listen. You may not like the disco elements, but the funk sounds are upbeat and danceable. This is a record for long-time Queen fans who can hear the band work outside their comfort zone.
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brianmay.com
It did have some classics - three really good ones, but nothing scores more than 8 on here, it is worth noting
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
It’s much more dated sounding than their seventies records, and lyrically it’s also one of their worst efforts too; apart from Mercury’s Lennon tribute ‘Life Is Real’ and May’s love song ‘Les Palabras De Amor’.
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Medium
There’s nothing hot about it. Well, there is one thing. They tack “Under Pressure” (aka my favorite song of all time), which had been released as a single in 1981, on to the end.
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Eagle and Child
For some inexplicable reason, Queen decided to record a funk / disco album, and it’s just… terrible.
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Don Ignacio
Seriously, what a monumental disappointment!
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Loudersound
The main problem isn’t the style of the music, it’s the songwriting. With the exception of the excellent Under Pressure (a collaboration with David Bowie) and the engaging Body Language, the rest of the album falls short of the standard Queen fans took for granted.
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The Escapist
2014 - It's not a terrible album, but it's a serious disappointment in hindsight.
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The Guardian
2011 - It would be lovely to report that Hot Space is a lost classic, its lowly reputation a result of snobbery, but it isn't
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Mike Ladano
Hot Space shouldn’t be too high on anyone’s Queen want lists, but it shouldn’t be ignored either.
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That Music Magazine
Overall, this album is vastly underrated as it still pertains to relevant issues while having interludes of songs that are less serious.
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Play it Loud Forever
2016 - Most of the Hot Space album is a big swing and a miss.
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What Glen Thinks
2017 - I would contend that Hot Space is greater than the sum of its individual parts .. Although it is by common consent one of the weaker records released by the band, the freshness of its production, and the diversity of the material, make it an interesting listen to this day.
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