Name: News Of The World
Brand: Queen

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

4720272

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Colour

black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Import Version

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-05-14

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Lasgo

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

602547202727

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Queen

Genre US

60s & 70s

Label US

Hollywood

​It's front-loaded with two of Queen's biggest anthems — the stomping, stadium-filling chant "We Will Rock You" and its triumphant companion, "We Are the Champions" — which are quickly followed by the ferocious "Sheer Heart Attack," a frenzied rocker that hits harder than anything on the album that shares its name (a remarkable achievement in itself). Three songs, three quick shifts in mood, but that's hardly the end of it. As the News rolls on, you're treated to the arch, campy crooning of "My Melancholy Blues," a shticky blues shuffle in "Sleeping on the Sidewalk," and breezy Latin rhythms on "Who Needs You." Then there's the neo-disco of "Fight from the Inside," which is eclipsed by the mechanical funk of "Get Down, Make Love," a dirty grind that's stripped of sensuality. That cold streak on "Get Down, Make Love" runs through the album as a whole. Despite the explosion of sounds and rhythms, this album doesn't add up to party thanks to that slightly distancing chilly vibe that hangs over the album. Nevertheless, many of these songs work well on their own as entities, so there is plenty to savor here, especially from Brian May. Whether he's doing the strangely subdued eccentric English pop "All Dead, All Dead" or especially the majestic yet nimble rocker "It's Late," he turns in work that gives this album some lightness, which it needs. And that's the reason News of the World was a monster hit despite its coldness — when it works, it's massive, earth-shaking rock &amp; roll, the sound of a band beginning to revel in its superstardom."

News Of The World

Music US