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 A must-have for any CD collection March 26, 2002
M. D. Rathbone (Runcorn, Cheshire - UK)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Whilst most of Queen's early fans would have given up all hope by the time they listened to The Works, for those that remained and the new followers A Kind of Magic was probably the peak of Queen's studio-based highly-polished era and blew me away when I picked up a copy upon its release in 1986.p'Classic' may be an over-used word these days, but just listen to the album over and over again and songs such as A Kind of Magic, Who Wants to Live Forever and Princes of the Universe will still sound fresh and such is the skill in the production of the album and its multi-layers that I STILL hear something different in each track even today!pGone is the diversity, pomp and tempo change of yesteryear, but here is a rock group at the peak of their output again out-classing the music of the moment (having seen out glam and punk, Queen were now taking on the new romantics).pNo excuses - you must own this.
Just Brilliant! September 26, 2002
D. M. Farmbrough (Wisconsin, USA)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
The album starts well with Highlander theme Princes Of The Universe, then gets going with a terrific bass line from John Deacon on A Kind Of Magic. Pain Is So Close To Pleasure almost sounds like Diana Ross, with Mercury excelling at falsetto while the guys ham it up in a tribute to Motown. Friends Will Be Ffriends is an anthem which now seems to rival We Will Rock You; Queen said this was written to thank fans for being their friends. Who Wants To Live Forever was premiered as being Mercury May rather than Queen at their 1986 concerts, and featured Brian at the organ. It starts as a melancholy song then soars into the stratosphere thanks to Freddie's powerful vocals. Gimme The Prize and Don't Lose Your Head are more Highlander tracks, rockier than most on this album, which ends with the Live Aid inspired One Vision. The only criticism I have of this album is that there isn't enough of it! Nine tracks just isn't enough! Nevertheless I saw Queen's last concert at Knebworth in 1986 and these songs were the flavour of that concert. This album will always remind me of a truly memorable experience in which I saw the world's greatest showman hold 200,000 people spellbound for two hours!
There's more than whats here! October 6, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
In addition to the tracks listed here (and on my original the tracks are in a different order), there's also:pTrack 10: A kind of 'A Kind of Magic' - a remix of the abovepTrack 11: Friends Will be Friends Will be Friends - a mainly instrumental remix.pTrack 12: Forever - purely piano + strings version of Who Wants to Live Forever, with some added bits and most of the end missing, but a wonderful, relaxing and moving track.pThese extra three are credited as extra magical ingredients.pIt's quite simple. Buy this album, if only to listen to track 12!
A fantastic album that was the soundtrack to highlander November 19, 2001
anne56468@aol.com (north Yorkshire, England)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love this album as it is the soundtrack to the film highlander with Christopher Lambert in. It also has one of my favourite songs in Who Wants To Live Forever I think Freddie Mercury is at his best singing ballads as it showcases Freddy Mercury's voice at its best. I also like the fact there are extracts from the film on the album sounds of swords especially in Don't lose Your Head!
Eighties Queen Romp July 20, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
'The first time I heard this song it made me cry' said Seal of Who Wants to Live Forever at Freddies tribute and yes that might be a bit over the top, but Queen fans will probably regard AKOM as the definitive eighties Queen album. Worth owning for Highlander inspired tracks : A Kind of Magic, One Year of Love, Don't Lose Your Head and of course Who wants to Live Forever.
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