Talk:Hot Space

Compliments
Whoever wrote this article (as well as the articles for several other Queen albums) has done an excellent job. The articles for "Innuendo" and "Made in Heaven" could desperately use the same attention.--208.135.167.94 04:06, 21 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Agreed — this one's unbiased, informative, almost completely in line with other "standard" rock album pages... and it's a great LP, by the way! Totally underrated. BotleySmith 21:56, 8 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I retract my (now ancient) opinion. These opening paragraphs read like an essay on the influence of "Another One Bites the Dust" upon this album — with no cited sources to back it up. Definitely a no-no. BotleySmith (talk) 05:09, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

I agree. A well-written piece. This could serve as Hot Space's liner notes. I wish every album's Wiki write-up was this engaged. I think when an album has a more problematic reputation, it encourages a better-rounded analysis by engaged fans, and clearly you have that here.

I don't think that the ad-lib chatter by Bowie & Freddie in their 'discarded' version of Cool Cat can be regarded as rap! In fact the so-called backing vocals by Bowie is stretching it a bit.

Someone has been perpetually trying to edit the certifications despite being provided with relevant links. It's annoying Ahasan0028 (talk) 13:19, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

Credits
Why is Roger Taylor credited with lead vocals? Where does he sing lead? BotleySmith 22:10, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


 * "Action This Day": Lead vocals are by Mercury and Taylor (not credited on the album). - Candyfloss 23:00, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

This section is in need of some cleanup. Why do we need to have different categories for each "type" of guitar, each "type" of vocals, each "type" of synth, etc.? Can anyone find articles specifically mentioning who played what? I'm particularly wondering about the saxophone in "Action This Day"; I've seen sources claim Mack programmed the synth for the solo but there is a real sax in there, too. BotleySmith (talk) 13:55, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Top of the Pops
This article incorrectly claims "Las Parablas" is the band's third appearance, or at least the songs they played beforehand are incorrect. "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" was also a Top-of-the-Pops performance in 1976 or 1977.

At least 2 performances of SSoR
There are 2 performances of "Seven Seas of Rhye" on TOTP circulating, so the 1st 2nd 3rd bit of the article is wrong.Sambda (talk) 22:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Staying Power (US release?)
I have serious doubts if there ever was a US single release of Staying Power. This article mentions a November 1982 US release, but the article about the single itself only mentions the Japan release date. I could find no other mention of a US release on the net. --Tdejong67 (talk) 13:10, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Genre
I disagree with the album genre (rock). I'm willing to discuss genre changes.--Greg D. Barnes (talk) 03:25, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
 * The discussion and consensus of the Queen project is that all Queen related pages be left at Rock because it is the parent genre of all the music the band has ever experimented with. The Real Libs-speak politely 15:39, 4 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Not disagreeing with your statement, but Hot Space is hardly rock (compared to all the other Queen albums). Sure, you got Put Out The Fire, Calling All Girls, Life Is Real, Las Palabras de Amour, and Under Pressure as the "rock" part, but also you got the remaining songs; which are all in the funk, r&b, and dance genres. I understand the discussion/consensus of the Queen Project, but it's overlooking the fact that Hot Space is Queen's "experimental" album. I mean come on, I understand why I see "rock" on the other albums (because all the songs are "rock" elements in them), but having Hot Space labeled just as "rock" is in my opinion misleading. Even the article itself says that the album was a departure from the band's earlier work and the album was inspired by the success of "Another One Bites The Dust." I was thinking since this album was the band's "experimental album," we could just add "funk" to the genre (but keep "rock" in it also). That way, readers of Wikipedia don't think that Hot Space was "the same" as the other Queen albums.--Greg D. Barnes (talk) 01:31, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

It is accurate since all of their albums are rock albums. Suggesting funk for this album would go against the consistency of all the other Queen albums which also have numerous styles included on them. If the consensus is for rock then it was a good decision. It is a good precedence set that maybe all album pages should follow. To suggest that funk be included adds nothing to the page since funk is just a form of rock and rock is already there. BC Rocky (talk) 01:45, 5 October 2009 (UTC) Striking socks Rockgenre (talk) 20:51, 1 December 2009 (UTC)


 * I thought "Funk" and "Rock" were two separate genres?--Greg D. Barnes (talk) 05:06, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I think consistency is the key word there. Why would you want to put funk? It is more techno-dance or disco influenced. Either which way all Queen albums should have a musical style section that has referenced content describing what the album sounds like. The Real Libs-speak politely 12:14, 5 October 2009 (UTC)


 * That's why I brought the genre point up: Since Hot Space is Queen's "experimental" album, we could add an additional genre to the info-box. I picked "funk" because if you listen to songs like "Staying Power," or "Dancer," you will hear a synth-bass playing a funk-styled riff. That was extremely popular in the 80s for funk artists (replacing a slap bass/electric bass with a synthesizer). I can see where you are getting "disco" from (and I agree with it). I requested this actually to prevent edit wars between users who fight over the genres of songs/albums (not referring to any of us). I was thinking we could put "Rock" and "Dance" for the genres. It's a win/win situation: It's consistent (rock is still there), and it accurately sums up the whole album (not just selected tracks).--Greg D. Barnes (talk) 20:39, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

I think just having rock would cover everything properly. Having a musical style section is a good idea as long as it is referenced with sources that pass wp:rs. If that were in place then the rock could be replaced with a 'see: musical style' and could be coded with a piped section link. GripTheHusk (talk) 08:08, 6 October 2009 (UTC) Striking socks Rockgenre (talk) 20:51, 1 December 2009 (UTC)


 * That's a great idea! We could have a "musical style" section in the article, and back it up with sources. That way, Hot Space's genre will be 100% supported! I'll start looking for sources.--Greg D. Barnes (talk) 12:34, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * The infobox field would still just say rock. Every rock artist/albom should be that way. Every single box should just say rock. Every lead-in sentence should just say rock. Details belong in the main body of the article... not in the box. Only reliable sources allowed. The Real Libs-speak politely 13:23, 6 October 2009 (UTC)


 * All right, I'll leave the info-box genre out of it, and concentrate on the article.--Greg D. Barnes (talk) 13:36, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

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