Independent review

The harsh 80s, consumed by dancing and commerce, which is not surprising, did not pass by Queen, who always tried to keep up with the times. Plus, one should not forget that at the same time Freddie was closely associating with David Bowie, and Michael Jackson's maximum rise had also begun (Fred met him already during the tour in support of the album). All of this significantly influenced the sound of Hot space. The previous LP The Game already sounded quite commercial and it was the first time the group used synthesizers on it; two years later, these trends received full room for action. The disc is filled with synthesizer harmonies, disco rhythms, and pop melodies. The sound also fully reflects the time of recording. Do you want to get a cross-section of successful music from the early 80s? Staying power, Dancer, Action this day, Put out the fire - an excellent textbook for this. At the same time, the signature Queen moments, fortunately, were not lost. Back chat - the quintessence of the style and the group of that time, the duet with Bowie Under pressure was in the band's concert repertoire until the end, and in the ballads Life is real and Las palabras de amor, absolutely nothing gives away their connection to this disc. There are not the most successful moments like Body language, but, on the other hand, from the more or less filler songs, the groovy Cool cat is memorable, though suitable for Queen only as another experiment. Even if this is one of the most commercially unsuccessful albums for Freddie and Co., Hot space definitely represents a curious (and by the standards of the general scene, not the inflated Queen standards, successful) experiment in conceptualizing the modern musical wave, without departing from the general mood of their own music. A fair portion of the stylistic developments of the record remained in the band's repertoire until the end of their career, i.e., for almost another 10 years, and was actively used on the next five albums. And those discs were incredibly popular, so HS definitely wasn't recorded in vain.

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