Innuendo - Queen Reviews

Innuendo is the 13th album by the band Queen. This was the last Album released by the band while lead singer Freddie Mercury was alive. Due to Freddie's advancing AID's the album was done in short stints with Freddie having shots of vodka to numb the pain. Due to these circumstances and the album is a contender for the best album Queen ...  Read the complete review

This album is what I would call the finale when it comes to Queen. Over two decades Queen had continued to make music that was loved by more or less everyone, whatever the age, whether it be older people, people of the same era, or younger people that found themselves bought up with them. Freddie Mercury, the lead singer, real name ...  Read the complete review

The last true Queen album, Innuendo has a great mix of the rock tracks that Queen do best, and some slightly tongue-in-cheek songs ("I'm going slightly mad" being the perfect example), in true flamboyant Freddie Mercury style. The stand-out track on this album is the wonderful "These are the days of our lives", a ...  Read the complete review

Before I tell you about the music on album, there are a few things you must bear in mind. One, this was Queen’s last album, and by the time it was released, they were known throughout the world. Two, Freddie Mercury by this time was very ill with AIDS, and he died soon after its release. The music on this album, like most Queen material, ...  Read the complete review

He himself and the other band members knew that Freddie Mercury was dying when this album was recorded and released, so it is very moving to look back on songs like 'Show Must Go On' and 'These asre the Days of Our Lives.' They have a lot of meaning now. It is generally a more sombre album than the previous 'Miracle.' ...  Read the complete review

This last album from the full line up of Queen was a remarkable album when one considers Freddie Mercury was dying. The lyics of the various tracks all testify to a different way of feeling and all demand a closer inspection. "I'm going slighty mad" must have been Freddie's humor coming through in spite of his difficulties and ...  Read the complete review