Queen for a Day - Party

"Party" sounds like it fell off the Mr. Bad Guy sessions. Maybe it did. I don't know. Sure sounds like it.

Then again, it probably is what the lyrics say, what much of the lyrics on The Miracle are about: Freddie's dying.

Diagnosed with AIDS, it was thought that The Miracle would be the band's last album. Their last Party.

It's an invitation to play, to party, to rip and roar and have a good time.

The band sure sounds more vibrant than in recent, darker years. Brian's guitar work is spot on and reminds me of what the band could have been doing the whole decade.

The overproduction, at first listen, makes me realize just how sorely it's been missed. Except for "One Vision" (Which, like this one, came out of a jam session), there hasn't been much QUEEN in Queen.

"Party" rectifies that. And like great parties, it doesn't end. It just stops.

Grade: B+