Queen, The Works. Album Review, (2011 Re-mastered Edition)

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 5th 2011.

If the mid seventies can be defined as the golden period of producing records of quality by Queen, then the period after their foray into the world of disco and their first adventure into creating music for a major film can surely defined as the re-birth of a legend. From the time that The Works came out till the untimely passing of charismatic vocalist Freddie Mercury, the band never put a foot wrong in the studio and brought out album after stunning album with songs that captured the imagination, courted controversy and broke the fans hearts when it was over.

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Queen, A Kind of Magic. Album Review, (2011 Re-mastered Edition)

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 5th 2011.

A Kind of Magic was Queen’s second attempt at creating a film score and after the underachieving and almost disastrous attempt of Flash Gordon it would have been natural for the band to shy away from getting into bed with any film producer who wanted them to run the risk of ridicule again, however A Kind of Magic had all the ingredients, all the creativity and all the genuine pulling power that Flash Gordon was robbed of.

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(470 words, 1 image, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

Queen, Innuendo. Album Review (2011 Re-Mastered Edition)

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 5th 2011.

Queen’s final studio album whilst Freddie Mercury was alive was the eccentric and adorable Innuendo. It may have been an open secret that would not be finally acknowledged publicly until the November of 1991, but Freddie’s daily battle with A.I. D.S was having a tremendous effect on his ability to perform and it is credit and testement to the measure of the man that no matter how desperately ill he must have felt during the last years of his life, he turned in a set of performances on the album that was the epitome of a long and illustrious career.

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(529 words, 1 image, estimated 2:07 mins reading time)

Queen, The Miracle. Album Review, (2011 Re-Mastered Edition).

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 5th 2011.

The Miracle was Queen’s 13th studio album and even though the band had been suffering internal turmoil with vocalist Freddie Mercury’s admission to the band that he was seriously ill and the breakdown of Brain May’s first marriage, the four members pulled out all the stops to recorded what could be considered the bands finest album of the 1980’s. It has tough competition from The Works and the group’s next album Innuendo.

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Queen, Made in Heaven. Album Review (2011 Re-Mastered Edition)

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 7th 2011.

The final Queen album to get the re-mastered treatment is the one that may have divided Queen fans the most. Made in Heaven was released after the death of vocalist Freddie Mercury, its songs taken from the last days of the charismatic singer and his insistence to get as many songs down on tape before his untimely death. Several songs were recorded and the band met up after to finish the project.

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(422 words, 1 image, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

Suzi Quattro, In The Spotlight. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 12th 2011.

Suzi Quattro may not be a name that immediately leaps to mind when asked of influential women in Rock and Roll, especially with those raised on a diet of post 1980’s pop culture. However Suzi deserves to be mentioned not just in hushed tones of reverence and slight nods but to be celebrated and enjoyed over and over again.

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(399 words, 1 image, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Lindsey Buckingham, Seeds We Sow. Album Review.

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Originally published by L.S. Media. September 12th 2011.

Seeds We Sow really could be an analogy for the life of Lindsey Buckingham. He is seen as successful, supremely talented, driven but with that little edge that has been the subject of many a Rock documentary.

Seeds We Sow is the sixth solo album by the man more known as the creative force behind some of Fleetwood Mac’s finest moments including the fantastic Go Your Own Way, Second Hand News, the brutal sounding Tusk and Caroline. Some of the most personal moments of his life have been recorded for posterity and listened to millions of times over world-wide and in Seeds We Sow, it seems as though that incredible trend continues.

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Anthrax, Worship Music. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 14th 2011.

Anthrax have long been lauded as one of the big four of Thrash Metal and quite rightly so. Heavyweight albums such as Among The Living, the entertaining Spreading the Disease and Persistence of Time have guaranteed the band a healthy and fanatical following over the years.

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Dream Theater, A Dramatic Turn of Events. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 11th 2011.

Mike Portnoy may have gone, but for anyone who thought the band might fall apart or worse become an irrelevance without him simply do not get Dream Theater and their gargantuan talent that lurks behind every album. In the inspired titled new album A Dramatic Turn of Events, that almost unique style and blend of superb musicianship and the taste for splendidly indulgent lives on.

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The Sword, Warp Riders. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. August 26th 2010.

The Sword this week released their third studio album titled Warp Riders. For die-hard fans of the American hard metal band there will be something tangible to take from the concept album. Its subtle change in direction, much mooted by the band and associates, will be a welcome idea to those who relish in the genre.

Lyrically I cannot fault the album, there seems to be a touch of the homage to Shakespeare within the lines and there is the telling nod to the house of Progressive Rock, it is something that the likes of Argent would have dallied within their heyday.

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