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Queen – The Works (VG/VG+)
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The Works is an LP by Queen from 1984 released on the EMI label.
About this album
The Works shows Queen sharpening their stadium scale with tighter songs, brighter hooks and a more radio-ready sound. Released in 1984, the album came after the synth-heavy experiment of Hot Space and helped reassert the band's hard-rock swagger without abandoning pop ambition. Produced by Queen and Reinhold Mack, it pairs muscular riffs with polished keyboards and some of Freddie Mercury's most immediate melodies. Radio Ga Ga became one of Queen's signature hits, while I Want to Break Free and Hammer to Fall helped make the album a major commercial success and an important reset in the band's catalogue.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: QueenLabel: EMI – P.240014Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: Australia & New ZealandReleased: 1984Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Pop RockA1 Radio Gaga
A2 Tear It Up
A3 It'S A Hard Life
A4 Man On The Prowl
B1 Machines (Or 'Back To Humans')
B2 I Want To Break Free
B3 Keep Passing The Open Windows
B4 Hammer To Fall
B5 Is This The World We Created...?