It would be impossible to write a list of the most loved, most important and most exciting albums in rock without including a gem from one of British history’s finest rock bands. Queen were comprised of some of the best musicians this country has ever seen, and it didn’t take us long to realise it; however, it was their eighth studio album, The Game, in 1980 that became their first US number one and cemented their true place in rock history.
Digressing from their classic rock sound, The Game brought in a few surprises that people never would have expected from Queen at the time; however, they have turned out to be some of the band’s biggest hits. ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ was a surprising homage to the previous decade’s love of disco, while rockabilly track ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ could have been taken straight out of Elvis Presley’s greatest hits and ‘Save Me’ featured the synthesizer sound that the band had always been dead set against. However, it was this new level of diversity heard in The Game that allowed it to reach new audiences, even ten long years into their career as a band. While their lifespan was cut short with the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991, The Game helped them spend their last few years together gracing stadiums all over the world and allowed Freddie to go out in style.
Listen to: Play The Game, Dragon Attack, Crazy Little Thing Called Love
