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June 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 31 – Queen, “Hot Space”

Queen, Hot Space, 1982 It should have been called Hot Mess! Amiright? Or amiright? Most Queen fans hate Hot Space, rate it as the one to not rate – its saving grace being the final track, the duet with David Bowie – Under Pressure. Apart from that? What’s there? Messy, meaningless, disco-tinged pop-crap that has […]
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February 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Queen + Adam Lambert (February 5, Wellington)

Queen + Adam Lambert Sky Stadium, Wellington Wednesday, February 5 I was there. At a Queen concert. Well, a “Queen + Adam Lambert” concert (which is a Queen concert these days). But would I do the fandango? What was I doing at a Queen concert? I have written – often – about not liking this […]
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April 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

News of the World: My Favourite Album by Queen

Regular readers (ah, hello…!?) will know that I am not really a fan of Queen’s music. I grew up with those compilations Greatest Hits and Greatest Hits II being all but forced down my throat. My brother was a fan. My parents were fans. And, early on, so was I. I’d rather down ipecac than listen to Queen’s Greatest Hits/Greatest Hits […]
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