Customer Reviews

The Queen Album

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I must disagree with the previous reviewer about Elaine's "Bohemian Rhapsody." I think it is fantastic, as is the entire album. My favourite track has to be "Who Wants To Live Forever." I actually had Elaine sign the booklet from this CD and her comment was "I quite like this one (album)".

I think all of Elaine Paige's cd's and work is out of this world. She's an incredibly lovely and most talented woman and I'm so glad I got the chance to meet her at the Palladium in October last year! Her voice suits the Queen songs so well. My faourite is: "Who Wants to Live Forever"! Well done Elaine! This cd is a must have, in fact they all are!

Elaine Paige on her albums is like listening to her in person on stage. Exciting, clear and deeply felt. Her voice is a pleasant change from Streisand or Beechman. Her depth in voice tones and versatility must be just a few of the reasons why she was chosen and was such a dramatic addition to the cast of "Sunset Strip" Bravo Elaine!

Once you get past the amlost preposterous "Bohemian Rhapsody" (which, if taken as a joke is not that bad) you find a wealth of incredible arrangements to Queen greats. Elaine Paige is in top voice with this album--her love of Queen's music is evident as she sings each song with intense emotion. One of my favorite albums of the First Lady of the British stage, a must have for any Paige fan.

Once you get past the amlost preposterous "Bohemian Rhapsody" (which, if taken as a joke is not that bad) you find a wealth of incredible arrangements to Queen greats. Elaine Paige is in top voice with this album--her love of Queen's music is evident as she sings each song with intense emotion. One of my favorite albums of the First Lady of the British stage, a must have for any Paige fan.

Elaine Paige, famous stage star ("Evita", "Cats") was urged by her then (and possibly still) boyfriend Tim Rice (part of the legendary musical team with Andrew Lloyd Webber) to record an album entirely of Queen songs!Obviously she stayed close to her roots by not choosing any of their harder rock tracks and instead went with the lighter side.Her light and airy voice is well suited for the classic "Love of My Life" and "One Year of Love".Naturally, there were some mistakes. Her take on "A Kind of Magic" is the worst kind of lite-FM pop complete with saxophone. Ugh.The highlight is "Radio Ga Ga" in which she added actual bits from BBC radio giving it a true nostalgic feel (which was what the song is all about.)A fairly good album...if you like late 80's adult contemporary music.