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

Originally published by L.S. Media June 29th 2011.

Queen’s remarkable ability of writing and producing a new album every year showed no signs of stopping as they approached the latter end of 1978. Prolific even for the time they were nurtured in, the band had spent the last few years churning out classic albums and some great quality tunes time and time again. The year 1978 was no different, after reaching a high note, critically and commercially with News of the World, the band sought to retain the position at the top of the Rock family tree with the eclectic and all most free spirited Jazz.

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.

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.