Queen

Although this was one of Queen's best-selling records in Europe, A Kind of Magic failed to make even the tiniest dent in the American market. That said, it's not a bad album. Fans of their post-classic period will enjoy the majority of the material here, marked by the majestic title track and the moving ballad "Who Wants To Live Forever."

In the wake of Freddie Mercury's grandstanding Live Aid performance, Queen has been
filling stadiums in Europe. To paraphrase any one of a number of their songs, rock's
reigning champs of bad taste could be ruling the world right now. But it'll be surprising if A
Kind of Magic, the band's fourteenth LP, helps Queen to capitalize on the situation. The
album, which might have been Queen's crowning moment, is absolutely bankrup... More >