Queen Recording Hot Space the album released on the 21st of May in 1982 recorded from June till up to December 1981 and finished off in March of 1982 .... recordedat Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland and at Musicland Studios in Germany.... Hot Space by Queen was released in May 1982. Marking a notable shift in direction from their earlier work, they employed many elements of disco pop music R&B and dance music on the album, being partially influenced by the success of their 1980 hit Another One Bites the Dust. This made the album less popular with fans who preferred the traditional rock style they had come to associate with the band. The albums second single Body Language did peak at no:11 on the US charts. Under Pressure Queens collaboration with David Bowie was released in 1981 and became the bands second no:1 hit in the UK. The song was a separate project and recorded ahead of the album before the controversy over Queens new sound of disco influenced rock music. In July 2004 Q magazine listed Hot Space as one of the top fifteen albums where great rock acts lost the plot. Most of the album was recorded in Munich during the most turbulent period in the bands history and Roger Taylor and Brian May lamented the new sound, with both being very critical of the influence Freddie Mercurys manager Paul Prenter had on the singer. Estimated sales of the album currently stand at five million copies... Anybody who was a little dismayed by the pop inclinations of The Game would have been totally distressed by Queens 1982 follow up Hot Space, an unabashed pop and dance album. The band that once proudly proclaimed not to use synthesizers on their albums has suddenly dramatically reversed course, devoting the entire first side of the album to robotic new wave dance pop all driven by drum machines and colored by keyboards with Brian Mays guitar coming in as flavor only on occasion. The second side is better as it finds the group rocking, but there are still electronic drums. But the Beatlesque Life Is Real is a sweet, if a bit too literal, tribute and with Calling All Girls Queen finally gets synth driven new wave rock right resulting in a sharp piece of pop. But the albums undeniable saving grace is the concluding Under Pressure an utterly majestic otherworldly duet with David Bowie that recaptures the effortless grace of Queens mid 70s peak but is underscored with a truly affecting melancholy heart that gives it a genuine human warmth unheard in much of their music. Frankly Under Pressure is the only reason most listeners remember this album which is as much a testament to the songs strength as it is to the rather desultory nature of the rest of Hot Space............ youtu.be/L3Bg4a0mxkc
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