Under Pressure �����
Undoubtedly the best track on the album and first a single, ‘Under
Pressure’ was the result of an impromptu jam session. Part of the
chord progression is based on a rough demo of Roger Taylor’s
unreleased ‘Feel Like’. ‘Pressure pushing down on me, Pressing
down on you, no man ask for, Under pressure, That burns a
building down, Splits a family in two, Puts people on streets.’
Conclusion
A notable – yet questionable – shift in direction towards disco
and dance, ‘Hot Space’ was, for the most part, influenced by the
success of their 1980 smash hit ‘Another One Bites the Dust’.
A little cynical maybe, but pretty much true in this case. A
major blow to the band’s otherwise good media and commercial
reputation, the album can only be described as a flop by the band’s
otherwise high standards.
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