Innuendo
(4 February 1991)
Tracklisting: Innuendo / I’m Going Slightly Mad /
Headlong / I Can’t Live with You / Don’t Try So Hard
/ Ride the Wild Wind / All God’s People / These Are the
Days of Our Lives / Delilah / The Hitman / Bijou /
The Show Must Go OnInnuendo ����
Full of flamenco influences, and a guitar solo from Yes man Steve
Howe, ‘Innuendo’ is a six and a half minute epic, and a mirror to
Queen’s past. With a Roger Taylor drum roll intro it is musically,
and lyrically, a return to form.
I’m Going Slightly Mad ��
Part Noel Coward frippery, part Freddie Mercury tragedy, ‘I’m
Going Slightly Mad’ appears light-headed, but is given a whole
new meaning considering Mercury’s AIDS induced ‘madness.’
Taken as a standalone piece, however, it’s nothing spectacular.
Headlong ���
‘And you’re rushing headlong you’ve got a new goal, And you’re
rushing headlong out of control, And you think you’re so strong,
But there ain’t no stopping no there’s nothin’ you can do, About it.’
A pretty solid rocker, with a great upbeat tempo.
I Can’t Live with You ��
Originally written for May’s solo album, ‘I Can’t Live With You’
features low-key synthesised percussion. Not bad. ‘I can’t live with
you, But I can’t live without you, I can’t let you stay, Ooh, but I
can’t live if you go away.’