The Works
The Works is the eleventh studio album by Queen. It's mostly hard rock and pop rock with a bit of experimental sounds as is typical of the band. The album's title comes from a comment Roger Taylor made as recording began, "Let's give them the works!". It was produced by Reinhold Mack and the band and published on 1984-02-27.
Personal
This was one of the later Queen albums I bought, I think because I already knew about half of the songs on the album from compilations and live albums I owned. When I did buy the album, I bought the Hollywood Records CD version, which was a good choice because the the additional bonus tracks make up for this being one of Queen's shortest albums. Although I like all of the tracks on the album, none of them ever made a serious connection with me, so it's one of my least favorite Queen albums. Of course, that's like saying it's my least favorite diamond.
Status
I own the album on CD.
Track Listing
Song Rank
This is the order in which I enjoy the songs from this album, and their individual song ratings.
| Order | Title | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammer to Fall | 8 |
| 2 | I Want to Break Free | 8 |
| 3 | Radio Ga Ga | 8 |
| 4 | Keep Passing the Open Windows | 7 |
| 5 | It's a Hard Life | 7 |
| 6 | Tear It Up | 6 |
| 7 | Man on the Prowl | 5 |
| 8 | Machines (or 'Back to Humans') | 5 |
| 9 | Is This the World We Created...? | 5 |
The album's total score is 592.
Gallery
The vinyl and CD art.
The back uses a still from Metropolis.
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