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ReviewsClassic Rock Magazine, 1998 Solo albums from ex-Queen members have, so far, produced mixed results. So, too, with the latest offering form erstwhile Queen drummer, Roger Taylor. His second album since the AIDS-related death of singer Freddie Mercury in 1991 features moments of brilliance that remind you that this is the man who wrote 'Radio Ga-Ga' and 'I'm In Love With My Car'. Unfortunately, there are just as many instances where one is reminded that, at the end of the day, he was the drummer. 'Believe In Yourself' is beautiful, lilting, eye-to-eye stuff. 'Surrender', featuring ghostly, Soul-fingered vocals from Treana Morris, is equally compelling, while 'People On Streets', inspired by a visit to India, turns into the kind of inspired op-Funk confection you could easily see burning down the charts. So why the more self-consciously fartsy 'Pressure On' has been chosen as the first single is a mystery. It suffers, not least, from comparison to 'Under Pressure, the far superior hunk of hitability that Queen recorded with Bowie back in 1981. There are worse tracks - the funny-peculiar 'No More fun' and the Pink Floyd-esque version of Lennon's 'Working Class Hero - but mostly they're just lapses. If you love Rog, you'll like this. Sleeves |