Innuendo (album)
Occupation
- Freddie Mercury: lead vocals, keyboards
- Brian May: guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Roger Taylor: drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals
- John Deacon: bass guitar, keyboards
Guest musicians:
- Mike Moran: Keyboards in All God 's People
- Steve Howe: Acoustic Guitar in Innuendo
Innuendo (English hint or innuendo ) is the 1991 released 14 studio album by British rock band Queen. It is the last album that was released during the lifetime of their frontman and lead singer Freddie Mercury.
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The album
Shortly after the recording of the previous work, The Miracle in January 1989 have been completed, the band since March of the same year in the studio working on material for another studio album. Due to the health condition of the singer Freddie Mercury, it was not possible at this time to go on tour, so the group was able to invest time for the recordings of new songs. In August 1990, shortly before completion of the recording of Innuendo, it was found that Mercury had developed HIV infection to AIDS, but the singer denied further in public, that he was seriously ill. According to guitarist Brian May he and the rest of the group in the studio Montreux was only in January 1991 - less than a month before the release of Innuendo - informed about Mercury's health deteriorated. Overall, the recording of the album until November 1990, over a period of more than one and a half years extended.
Three months after completion of the new recordings Innuendo was finally published in February 1991, although the group originally wanted to get for Christmas last year to market the album already. However, this project could not be met due to Mercury's health. The album cover was designed by the band and Richard Gray. It is based on drawings by the French artist Grandville. Innuendo was the last studio album by the group with Mercury's direct participation. A few weeks before his death appeared with Greatest Hits II continues to be a compilation of tracks that (also from Innuendo ) summarizes all single releases of the band 1981-1991 on an album.
Title list
In the production notes on the album Queen are available for all items indicated as composers ( with the exception of the written together with Mike Moran All God 's People were given for the Queen and Moran ). The actual main authors can be found in brackets.
The vinyl edition includes alternative, abbreviated versions of those marked with * pieces ( "worked for vinyl versions "); Do not Try So Hard is placed as the ninth title between Delilah and The Hitman.
Two other songs appeared on the B side of a maxi or CD singles: I'm Going Slightly Mad includes Lost Opportunity ( May ), and on the single Headlong was first recorded in the seventies of the title Mad the Swine ( Mercury published) ( see the album Queen).
Innuendo was recorded by David Richards, the sound engineers Noel Harris and Justin Shirley -Smith were on hand.
Information on the individual titles
Innuendo
The basic musical concept of this song worked Deacon, May and Taylor at a joint jam session in Montreux. Mercury introduced the piece finished later by adding the text to the song and the melody together with Roger Taylor. The flamenco interlude took on the Yes guitarist Steve Howe, who happened to be at that time in Montreux.
I'm Going Slightly Mad
The basis for Freddie Mercury I'm Going Slightly Mad emerged in his London home after he, inspired by texts by Noël Coward, wanted to write a song about the maddening. For humorous, simultaneously melancholic text also contributed to the then present Peter Straker, a friend of Mercury's where. I'm Going Slightly Mad Queen was received by one of the first songs of the album in the Mountain Studios in Montreux. The black and white video for the second single release turned DoRo on 15 February 1991.
Headlong
Brian May had Headlong originally written for his solo album, Back to the Light, on which he worked at the same time. However, when he heard her singing this item Mercury, May Headlong decided to produce with Queen. Headlong was released as the third single of the album. The accompanying video shows the band playing live in the studio and contains, among other things, played by May guitar passage that is so far not found on any other publication of the piece.
I Can not Live with You
Mays I Can not Live with You, too had been provided initially for his solo album. The drum machine programmed May the recording sounds produced relatively " noisy ", since parts of the trial were also used for the final album mix. A later rehearsed in mock Taylor percussion version was released in 1997 on the compilation Queen Rocks.
Do not Try So Hard
According to Brian May, the Do not Try So Hard is one of his personal favorites among the queen pieces, this song was mainly written by Freddie Mercury.
Ride the Wild Wind
Roger Taylor wrote Ride the wild wind and took on a sung his own demo. In Queens version, however, Mercury sings the majority of the lead vocals, although Taylor's voice is heard in some places.
All God 's People
All God's People was by Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran actually for Mercury's Barcelona project ( with Montserrat Caballé ) written with the title "Africa by Night ". He was later asked May to guitar accompaniment, which eventually led to the whole band interpreted the song. This was accompanied by Moran with keyboards.
These Are the Days of Our Lives
This song was written by Roger Taylor. It is the only title on the Taylor noticeably percussion instruments emerges ( Congas ).
Delilah
Freddie Mercury wrote Delilah about his eponymous cat. Used when recording the generated by electric guitar "meow " sounds Brian May for the first time a Talkbox.
The Hitman
The basic idea for The Hitman also came from Mercury. The original version on the keyboards was written in a different key. May took Mercury's approach and changed the key, so that it was possible to play the song on the guitar. So he took the harder version of the piece as a demo. The background accompaniment was sung by May.
Bijou
Bijou was written by Mercury with May. Mercury created the chords, the text and the title of the song, and together they worked out the guitar parts. Mercury sang the verse, and then sat in May the melody with his Red Special one. The title also differs from its structure from other Queen songs. May plays with his guitar the first and last third of the piece, while Mercury sang the midsection.
The Show Must Go On
This title was developed jointly by all band members. The initial melody was a simple chord progression, who composed Taylor and Deacon. To this end, enrolled May and Mercury the text after they had found an issue.
Chart positions
Album
Singles such
Innuendo (14 January 1991)
I'm Going Slightly Mad (4 March 1991)
Headlong (13 May 1991)
The Show Must Go On (October 14, 1991)
Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives (9 December 1991)
Other versions of the songs
- The so-called "Explosive " version of Innuendo is only on the 12 " single by Innuendo. According to Mercury a concluding " Until the End of Time " follows the only modification a " explosive ", clearly -developed instrumental conclusion.
- Furthermore, numerous songs of the vinyl record from the CD version differ. The songs were sometimes reduced in These Are the Days of Our Lives will begin immediately with the first verse, for example, is missing the beginning. Even when I'm Going Slightly Mad, Headlong, I Can not Live with You, All God 's People, Do not Try So Hard, The Hitman, Bijou and The Show Must Go On, there are cuts. One of the clearest does it manifest itself at Bijou; as the CD version is 3:37 minutes long, the LP version but only 1:19.
- On a promo cassette, there are also versions of the songs that are different from the album versions. So, for example, is missing in Headlong Chorus.
- I Can not Live with You was reissued as part of the release of Queen Rocks. The so-called " 1997 Re - Take" of the song is noticeably rockier designed than the original.
- A sung by Roger Taylor in a solo performance live version of Ride the Wild Wind is located on the 1994 publication 7 " CD single and cassette single by Taylor's piece Happiness.
Demos
In the Innuendo session 1989/90, some pieces were written that have not yet been published on an official Queen of Media:
- Self Made Man - mainly from May sung in the middle part Mercury is represented with a stanza.
- Robbery - A short piece of rock, which mainly goes after a short vocal performance Mercury also instrumental.
- My Secret Fantasy - written by Deacon, with Mercury as the main voice.
- Face It Alone - A little sad -tuned demo, it was released two previews, the almost 11 minutes long entire piece but not yet.
- Freedom Train occupies a special position. The song was already written in the Innuendo session and recorded but not published either. A converted version is changed but on Roger Taylor's solo album Happiness? represented.
- In addition, there are some pieces of preliminary demos that are on some bootlegs. So there is a demo of Headlong ( which does not require electric guitar ), one of Delilah (which is significantly more vocals of Freddie Mercury contains ), and finally a demo of Hitman, which is exclusively sung by Brian May.