Queen for a Day - Action this Day

Ah, thank you, Roger. For abandoning the entire dance motif in favor or....New Wave?

How out of touch has this band become?

A mechanical call to arms, "Action this Day" is another case of Freddie singing lead on a Roger song and almost pulling it off. But Roger is a very very angry guy. He doesn't write songs that are lift you up, happy tracks.

He lives in some cold dystopia of sadness and furor.

He might be calling for Action and extolling the power to love but it's hollow.

That big synth break and solo are somethings he would explore to much more success on his solo record. It falls flat here.

Grade: C-