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Hot Space de Queen

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Hot Space es un álbum de Queen, publicado en 1982 por EMI. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Staying Power», «Dancer», «Back Chat» y «Body Languaje».

Publicado en 1982, Hot Space es, sin lugar a dudas, el álbum más polarizante y controvertido de la carrera de Queen. Impulsados por el masivo éxito funk de "Another One Bites the Dust", la banda se sumergió de lleno en los sonidos de la música disco, el funk y el R&B. El resultado fue un abandono casi total de su característico sonido de hard rock, reemplazado por cajas de ritmos y sintetizadores. Aunque el álbum contiene el éxito mundial "Under Pressure", su cambio de dirección fue tan drástico que alienó a una gran parte de su base de fans tradicional y provocó tensiones internas.

El proceso de grabación

La génesis de "Hot Space" se encuentra en el éxito de "Another One Bites the Dust". Mercury y Deacon, en particular, estaban fascinados con la escena de los clubes de Nueva York y querían explorar ese sonido. Brian May y Roger Taylor se sentían menos cómodos con esta nueva dirección. Esta tensión creativa es palpable en todo el álbum.

La grabación en Múnich con Mack fue un proceso tenso. El uso extensivo de la caja de ritmos Linn LM-1 redujo el papel de Taylor en varias canciones, y las guitarras de May fueron reemplazadas por riffs de funk minimalistas o eliminadas en favor de los sintetizadores.

El sonido del álbum

La primera cara del álbum es una inmersión casi total en el funk. Canciones como "Staying Power" y "Dancer" son representativas de este nuevo sonido. La segunda cara del disco es ligeramente más variada, con algunas concesiones al pop rock más tradicional, pero el tono general del álbum es inequívocamente bailable y electrónico.

Análisis de las canciones

La canción más famosa del álbum es, con diferencia, "Under Pressure". Nacida de una sesión de improvisación en Montreux con David Bowie, la canción fue lanzada como sencillo en 1981. Construida sobre una icónica línea de bajo de Deacon, es un dueto poderoso y emocional que se convirtió en un éxito número 1 en el Reino Unido. Su sonido no es representativo del resto del álbum.

El primer sencillo oficial, "Body Language", es una canción de funk minimalista y cargada de sintetizadores, cuyo vídeo fue prohibido por MTV por su contenido homoerótico. Las pocas concesiones al sonido clásico de Queen incluyen la balada de May "Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)" y el tributo de Mercury a John Lennon, "Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)".

Cómo le fue en listas

"Hot Space" supuso un considerable revés comercial para la banda, especialmente en Estados Unidos, donde no logró alcanzar el estatus de platino por primera vez desde 1974.

Juicio de la crítica

La crítica fue, en general, brutal. La mayoría de los medios lo consideraron un error de cálculo y una traición a su sonido. Brian May y Roger Taylor han admitido públicamente su descontento con el álbum. Con el paso de los años, "Hot Space" ha sido objeto de una leve reevaluación, pero sigue siendo el "álbum perdido" para muchos fans de Queen.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Staying Power4:10

    Letra

    Let me show it to you See what I got I got a heel of a lot Tell me what you feel Is it real It is real You know I got what it takes And I can take a lot Did you hear the last call baby You and me got staying power Staying power I got it I got it I wonder when we're gonna make it I wonder when we're gonna shake it Rock me baby rock me C'mon you can shock me Let's catch on to the groove Make it move, make it move You know how to shake that thing We'll work it, work it , work it You and I can play ball baby You and me got staying power I wonder when we're gonna make it I wondows when we're gonna shake it I've got fire down below I'm just a regular dynamo Want some smooth company Don't lose control just hang on out with me Got to get to know each other But we got plenty of time Did you hear the last call baby You and me got staying power You and me we got staying power Power I wonder where we're gonna stick it I wonder when we're gonna trick it Blow baby blow Let's get down and go go Get yourself in the mood Got to give a little bit of attitude Baby don't you crash Let's just trash trash trash Did you hear the last call baby You and me got staying power You and me we got staying power Staying power, got'cha
  2. Dancer3:47

    Letra

    I'm not invited to the party Been sitting here all night I'm all alone here at the party Ain't got no black coat Ain't got no tie I gotta shape up now You gotto know why Dancer, dancer I can't live with it I'm gonna die without it Dancer, dancer Ain't no doubt about it Dancer, dancer Why don't you kick off your dancing shoes And come along with me You're the life and soul of the funk-tion It took me all night To get hold of the right introduction Blew me out of sight I taste your lipstick I look in your eyes You feel fantastic My body cries Dancer, dancer I can't believe your dancing Can't take you home, can't take your dancing Dancer, dancer, dance the night away
  3. Back Chat4:33

    Letra

    Back chat back chat You burn all my energy Back chat back chat Criticizing all you see Back chat back chat Analysing what I say Back chat back chat And you always get your way Oh, yeah! See what you've done to me Back chat back chat It's driving me insane It's a battle to the end Knock you down you come again Talk back talk back You've got me on the rack Twisting every word I say Wind me up and get your way Fat chance I have of making a romance If I'm ever going to win I'll have to get the last word in Take it from there Twisting every word I say Huh! Wind me up and let me play Back chat back chat You burn all my energy Back chat back chat Criticizing all you see Back chat back chat Analysing what I say Back chat back chat And you always get your way Wake up stand up And drag yourself on out Get down get ready Scream and shout Back off, be cool And learn to change your ways 'Cause you're talking in your sleep And you're walking in a daze Don't push your luck I'm ready to attack 'Cause when I'm trying to talk to you All you do is just talk back You stand so tall you don't frighten me at all Don't talk back don't talk back Don't talk back just leave me alone Back chat back chat You burn all my energy Back chat back chat Criticizing all you see Back chat back chat Analysing what I say Back chat back chat And you always get your way Yes you do Yes you do baby Come on back chat back chat Back chat back chat Back chat back chat Go for it go for it go for it baby Back chat back chat You're giving me the runaround Critisizing (oh, yeah), analysing (oh, yeah) Yeah merci beaucoup Get on down
  4. Body Languaje4:32
    vídeo del tema Body Languaje
    Give me, body, give me, body, body Give me your body Don't talk, don't talk, don't talk, don't talk Baby, don't talk Body language, body language, body language Give me your body Just give me, yeah, your body Give me, yeah, your body Don't talk Body language, huh, huh Body language, body language You got red lips snakes in your eyes Long legs great thighs You got the cutest ass I've ever seen Knock me down for a six any time Look at me I gotta case of body language Look at me I gotta case of body language Look at me I gotta case of body language Look at me I gotta case of body language Of body language of body language Yeah, sexy body, sexy, sexy body I want your body Baby, you're hot Body language body language body language Body language body language body language Body language body language body language
  5. Action This Day3:32

    Letra

    Action This street honey is a mean street Living in thsi street honey needsa a mean Streak Weve got criminals living in this street But there's a heartbeet pulse that keeps on Pumping Like a jukebox playing the same dead record Or a radio in the corner keeps blaring I gotta feeling, this world is using me This town honey is a dead town Living in this town honey is a showdown But there's a heartbeat pulse that keep in Pumping Some sunshine ray through a crack in a Shutter Or a sight of a light at The end of a tunnel I got a feeling, this world is using me Action this day Action this night Weve gotta learn to learn to live to love You can't say it aint right Action this day Action this night Youve got the power, youve got the power Youve got the power to love and to live You can't say it aint right Your mind honey is a bleak place Living in your minds living in a bleak place Your mind is coming from a rat racce But there's a heartbeet pulse that keeps on Pumping Like a jukebox playing the same dead record Or a radio in the corner keeps blaring I gotta feeling that just wont quit, this World is using me Action this day Action this night Weve gotta learn to learn to live to love We can't say it aint right Action this day Action this night Youve got the power, youve got the power Youve got the power to love, to live You can't say it aint right Action Action this day
  6. Put Out The Fire3:18
    vídeo del tema Put Out The Fire
    They called him a hero In the land of the free But he wouldn't shake my hand boy He disappointed me So I got my hand gun And I blew him away That critter was a bad guy And I had to make him pay You might fear for my reason I don't care what they say Look out baby it's the season For the mad masquerade Put out the fire put out the fire put out the fire Oh you need a bullet like a hole in the head Put out the fire put out the fire put out the fire Don't believe what your grand-daddy said She was my lover It was a shame that she died But the constitution's right on my side 'Cause I caught my lover in the neighbours bed I got retribution Filled 'em all full of lead I've been told it's the fashion To let me on the streets again It's nothing but a crime of passion And I'm not to blame Put out the fire put out the fire put out the fire You need a weapon like a hole in the head Put out the fire put out the fire baby put out the fire And let your sons and daughters sleep sound in their beds You know a gun never killed nobody You can ask anyone People get shot by people People with guns Put out the fire put out the fire put out the fire You need a gun like a hole in the head Put out the fire put out the fire put out the fire Just tell me that old fashioned gun law is dead Shoot shoot
  7. Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)3:31

    Letra

    Guilt stains on my pillow Blood on my terraces Torsos in my closet Shadows from my past Life is real, life is real Life is real, so real Sleeping is my leisure Waking up in a minefield Dream in just a pleasure dome Love is a roulette wheel Life is real, life is real Life is real oh, yeah Success is my breathing space I brought it on myself I will price it I will cash it I can take it or leave it Loneliness is my hiding place Breast feeding myself What more can I say? I have swallowed the bitter pill I can taste it I can taste it Life is real, life is real Life is real Music will be my mistress Loving like a whore Lennon is a genius Living in every pore Life is real, life is real Life is real, so real Life is cruel, life is a bitch Life is real, so real Life is real, life is real, yeah Life is real
  8. Calling All Girls3:52

    Letra

    Calling all boys calling all girls Calling all people on streets Around the world Take this message a message for you This message is old yeah This message is true this message is This message is this message is this message is Love take a message of love Far and near Take a message of love for all to hear For all to hear Some sleepless nights in wait for you Some foreign presence you feel Comes seeping through Some stream of hope The whole world through Spread like some silent disease You'll get yours too This message is this message is This message is this message is Love take a message of love Far and near Take a message of love for all to hear For all to hear Love take a message of love Far and near Take a message of love for all to hear For all to hear Calling all boys calling all girls Calling all boys calling all girls Calling all girls
  9. Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)4:29

    Letra

    Guilt stains on my pillow Blood on ny terraces Torsos in my closet Shadows from my past live is real Life is real, life is real, so real Sleeping is my leisure Waking up in a minefield Dream is just a pleasure dome Love is a roulette wheel - life is real Life is real, life is real, oh yeah Success is my breathing space I brought it on myself I will price it I will cash it I can take it or leave it Loneliness is my hiding place Breastfeeding myself What more can I say I have swallowed the bitter pill I can taste it, I can taste it Life is real, life is real, life is real Music will be my mistres Loving like a whore Lennon is a genius Living in every pore Life is real, life is real, life is real, so real Life is cruel Life is a bitch Life is real - so real
  10. Cool Cat3:48

    Letra

    You're taking all the sunshine away Making out like you're the mainline. I knew that Cause you're a cool cat Tapping on the toe with a new hat Just cruising, driving along with the swing king Feeling the beat of my heart Feeling the beat of my heart You're a cool cat Coming on strong with all the chit-chat You're alright Hanging out and stealing all the limelight Messing with the beat of my heart Messing with the beat of my heart You used to be a mean kid Making such a deal of life You were wishing and hoping and waiting to really hit the big time But did it happen, happen? No You're speeding too fast Slow down, slow down You'd better slow down Slow down You really know how to set the mood And you really get inside the groove Cool cat Tapping on the toe with a new hat Just cruising, driving along like the swing king Feeling the beat of my heart Feeling the beat of my heart Feeling the beat of my heart, can you feel it? Feeling the beat of my heart Feeling the beat of my heart Feeling, feeling, feeling Feel, slow down
  11. Under Pressure4:03
    vídeo del tema Under Pressure
    Pressure pushing down on me Pressing down on you, no man asked for Under pressure, that burns a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets That's ok It's the terror of knowing what this world is about Watching some good friends screaming, "Let me out" Pray tomorrow, gets me higher Pressure on people, people on streets Chippin' around, kick my brains around the floor These are the days it never rains but it pours People on streets, people on streets It's the terror of knowing what this world is about Watching some good friends screaming, "Let me out" Pray tomorrow, gets me higher and higher and high Pressure on people, people on streets Turned away from it all like a blind man Sat on a fence but it don't work Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn Why, why, why? Love Insanity laughs under pressure, we're cracking Can't we give ourselves one more chance? Why can't we give love that one more chance? Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love, give love, give love, give love, give love? 'Cos love's such an old fashioned word And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night And love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is ourselves under pressure, under pressure, pressure