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| Title            = The Works
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| SortTitle        = Works, The
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| Image           = Queen - Works, The.jpg
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| ImageDescription = Vinyl - USA - 1st edition.
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| Artist          = {{AlbumArtist|Queen}}
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| PublishedYear    = 1984
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| PublishedMonth  = 02
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| PublishedDay    = 27
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| Type            = {{AlbumType|Studio}}
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| Genre            = {{MusicGenre|Hard rock}}, {{MusicGenre|Pop rock}}
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| Themes          = Relationships, music, dating, politics
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'''''The Works''''' is the eleventh studio album by [[Queen]]. It's mostly [[hard rock]] and [[pop rock]] with a bit of experimental sounds as is typical of the band. The album's title comes from a comment [[Roger Taylor]] made as recording began, "Let's give them the works!". It was produced by [[Reinhold Mack]] and the band and published on 1984-02-27.
 
'''''The Works''''' is the eleventh studio album by [[Queen]]. It's mostly [[hard rock]] and [[pop rock]] with a bit of experimental sounds as is typical of the band. The album's title comes from a comment [[Roger Taylor]] made as recording began, "Let's give them the works!". It was produced by [[Reinhold Mack]] and the band and published on 1984-02-27.
  
 
==Personal==
 
==Personal==
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This was one of the later Queen albums I bought, I think because I already knew about half of the songs on the album from compilations and live albums I owned. When I did buy the album, I bought the Hollywood Records CD version, which was a good choice because the the additional bonus tracks make up for this being one of Queen's shortest albums. Although I like all of the tracks on the album, none of them ever made a serious connection with me, so it's one of my least favorite Queen albums. Of course, that's like saying it's my least favorite diamond.
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This was one of the later Queen albums I bought, I think because I already knew about half of the songs on the album from compilations and live albums I owned. When I did buy the album, I bought the Hollywood Records CD version, which was a good choice because the the additional bonus tracks make up for this being one of Queen's shortest albums. I really like the album, and it's in my top 40 favorite albums ever, but none of the songs ever made a serious emotional connection with me, so it's one of my least favorite Queen albums. Of course, that's like saying it's my least favorite diamond.
  
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==Status==
 
 
I own the album on CD.
 
I own the album on CD.
  
 
==Track Listing==
 
==Track Listing==
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{| class="wikitable" |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
 
! Track
 
! Track
 
! Title
 
! Title
 
! Writer(s)
 
! Writer(s)
 
! Vocals
 
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! Rank
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! Rating
 
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| A1
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| [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 3
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| {{Rating|8}}
 
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| A2
 
| A2
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| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 6
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| {{Rating|6}}
 
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| A3
 
| A3
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 5
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| {{Rating|7}}
 
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|-
 
| A4
 
| A4
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 7
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| {{Rating|5}}
 
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| B1
 
| B1
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| [[Brian May]], [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Brian May]], [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]], [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]], [[Roger Taylor]]
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| 8
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| {{Rating|5}}
 
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| B2
 
| B2
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| [[John Deacon]]
 
| [[John Deacon]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 2
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| {{Rating|8}}
 
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| B3
 
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 4
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| {{Rating|7}}
 
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| B4
 
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| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 1
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| {{Rating|8}}
 
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| B5
 
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| [[Brian May]], [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Brian May]], [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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==Song Rank==
 
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This is the order in which I enjoy the songs from this album, and their individual song ratings.
 
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| 1 || [[Hammer to Fall]] || 8
 
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| 2 || [[I Want to Break Free]] || 8
 
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| 3 || [[Radio Ga Ga]] || 8
 
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| 4 || [[Keep Passing the Open Windows]] || 7
 
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| 5 || [[It's a Hard Life]] || 7
 
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| 6 || [[Tear It Up]] || 6
 
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| 7 || [[Man on the Prowl]] || 5
 
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| 8 || [[Machines (or 'Back to Humans')]] || 5
 
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| 9 || [[Is This the World We Created...?]] || 5
 
 
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Revision as of 15:57, 24 May 2023

The Works

Queen - Works, The.jpg

Vinyl - USA - 1st edition.
Artist Queen
Published 1984-02-27
Type Studio
Genre Hard rock, Pop rock
Themes Relationships, music, dating, politics

The Works is the eleventh studio album by Queen. It's mostly hard rock and pop rock with a bit of experimental sounds as is typical of the band. The album's title comes from a comment Roger Taylor made as recording began, "Let's give them the works!". It was produced by Reinhold Mack and the band and published on 1984-02-27.

Personal

This was one of the later Queen albums I bought, I think because I already knew about half of the songs on the album from compilations and live albums I owned. When I did buy the album, I bought the Hollywood Records CD version, which was a good choice because the the additional bonus tracks make up for this being one of Queen's shortest albums. I really like the album, and it's in my top 40 favorite albums ever, but none of the songs ever made a serious emotional connection with me, so it's one of my least favorite Queen albums. Of course, that's like saying it's my least favorite diamond.

I own the album on CD.

Track Listing

Track Title Writer(s) Vocals Rank Rating
A1 Radio Ga Ga Roger Taylor Freddie Mercury 3 Rating-8.svg
A2 Tear It Up Brian May Freddie Mercury 6 Rating-6.svg
A3 It's a Hard Life Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 5 Rating-7.svg
A4 Man on the Prowl Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 7 Rating-5.svg
B1 Machines (or 'Back to Humans') Brian May, Roger Taylor Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor 8 Rating-5.svg
B2 I Want to Break Free John Deacon Freddie Mercury 2 Rating-8.svg
B3 Keep Passing the Open Windows Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 4 Rating-7.svg
B4 Hammer to Fall Brian May Freddie Mercury 1 Rating-8.svg
B5 Is This the World We Created...? Brian May, Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 9 Rating-5.svg

The album's total score is 592.

Gallery

  • The vinyl and CD art.

  • The back uses a still from Metropolis.

Links

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