From Queenpedia.com
(→Reviews) |
|||
Line 93: | Line 93: | ||
==Reviews== | ==Reviews== | ||
- | + | '''Entertainment Weekly, 1995''' | |
+ | |||
+ | Initially recorded while the singer was suffering through the worst stages of AIDS (and completed in the four years since he succumbed), the album represents the last public words from a man approaching his last breath. | ||
+ | |||
+ | But fear not! Mercury--arguably rock's campiest performer--would never let anything (even death) turn things dreary. Made in Heaven depicts an almost Disneyesque view of the End, opening with the sound of tweeting birds and winding through ballads beaming with gooey wonder. Given its halting construction, it also makes for a surprisingly organic work with no shortage of highlights, from the rock version of Mercury's solo dance hit "I Was Born to Love You," to the wonderfully schmaltzy title song, to a fascinating jaw dropper of an unlisted finale. This last track, a 22-minute wash of celestial ahhs and twinkle, presents what could be rock's first-ever depiction of the afterlife, with heaven presented as some flouncy Hollywood epic. It's the perfect theatrical epitaph for a life dedicated to gorgeous artifice. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Additional Reviews''' | ||
+ | * [http://www.queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=14 AMG] | ||
+ | * [http://www.queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=394 The Times] | ||
+ | * [http://www.queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=537 Jerusalem Post ] | ||
+ | * [http://www.queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=393 The Guardian] | ||
+ | * [http://www.queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=539 The Sunday Times] | ||
+ | * [http://www.queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=265 Q Magazine] |
Revision as of 13:48, 24 April 2007
History of this album.
Vinyl versionSide 1 02. Made In Heaven (Mercury) - 5:26 03. Let Me Live (Queen) - 4:46 04. Mother Love (May/Mercury) - 4:49 05. My Life Has Been Saved (Queen) - 3:15 Side 2 02. Heaven For Everyone (Taylor) - 4:44 03. Too Much Love Will Kill You (May/Musker/Lamers) - 4:20 04. You Don't Fool Me (Queen) - 4:42 05. A Winter's Tale (Queen) - 3:49 06. It's A Beautiful Day (Reprise) (Queen) - 3:01 07. Yeah (Queen) - 0:04 08. Untitled (Queen) - 0:07
|
CD version01. It's A Beautiful Day (Queen) - 2:32 02. Made In Heaven (Mercury) - 5:26 03. Let Me Live (Queen) - 4:46 04. Mother Love (May/Mercury) - 4:49 05. My Life Has Been Saved (Queen) - 3:15 06. I Was Born To Love You (Mercury) - 4:49 07. Heaven For Everyone (Taylor) - 5:36 08. Too Much Love Will Kill You (May/Musker/Lamers) - 4:20 09. You Don't Fool Me (Queen) - 5:24 10. A Winter's Tale (Queen) - 3:49 11. It's A Beautiful Day (Reprise) (Queen) - 3:01 12. Yeah (Queen) - 0:04 13. Untitled (Queen) - 22:33 |
Credits
- Musicians:
- Freddie Mercury - vocals, piano, keyboards
- John Deacon - bass guitar, keyboards
- Roger Taylor - drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals
- Brian May - guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Rebecca Leigh-White, Gary Martin, Catherine Porter, and Miriam Stockley - backing vocals on Let Me Live
- Produced by: Queen, David Richards, Justin Shirley-Smith, and Joshua J. Macrae. Additional material recorded by Mack.
- Recorded: January - June 1991 at Mountain Studios, Montreux; late 1993 - early 1995 at Allerton Hill and Cosford Mill Studios, Surrey, and Metropolis Studios, London.
Charts
- #1 (UK), #58 (US).
Liner notes
- Liner notes.
Additional info
- Info
Reviews
Entertainment Weekly, 1995
Initially recorded while the singer was suffering through the worst stages of AIDS (and completed in the four years since he succumbed), the album represents the last public words from a man approaching his last breath.
But fear not! Mercury--arguably rock's campiest performer--would never let anything (even death) turn things dreary. Made in Heaven depicts an almost Disneyesque view of the End, opening with the sound of tweeting birds and winding through ballads beaming with gooey wonder. Given its halting construction, it also makes for a surprisingly organic work with no shortage of highlights, from the rock version of Mercury's solo dance hit "I Was Born to Love You," to the wonderfully schmaltzy title song, to a fascinating jaw dropper of an unlisted finale. This last track, a 22-minute wash of celestial ahhs and twinkle, presents what could be rock's first-ever depiction of the afterlife, with heaven presented as some flouncy Hollywood epic. It's the perfect theatrical epitaph for a life dedicated to gorgeous artifice.
Additional Reviews