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MojoOccasionally they stumble, as on the clunky 'Warboys.' But with Rogers imperious, Queen's second coming is vindicated. [Oct 2008, p.100]
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As with a lot of The Cosmos Rocks, you listen to Warboys boggling that Queen--famously intelligent men--didn't at any point notice that the lyrics were stupid, trite, a bit offensive and bound to have an undermining effect on whatever musical efforts they put behind it.
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This ill-fitting rebirth, fronted by the defiantly ungay, unIndian and uneccentric Paul Rodgers, can be seen as an attempt to ditch the Mercury-inspired absurdity and bolster Queen’s hard 'rawkin’credentials.
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Certainly, it's not the embarrassment of the live album, but it has its own internal logic that keeps it humming along, and that's good enough for a listen and to get the band out on tour again, even it's not good enough for a second spin.
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It's a shame that the end result, the first under the Queen name in 13 years, is not very memorable.
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Queen 2.0 are competent enough to rock arenas, but don't expect a repeat of the glory days.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 30 out of 41
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Mixed: 3 out of 41
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Negative: 8 out of 41
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Apr 8, 2019
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MikeMusicguyFeb 7, 2009
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JoeDec 22, 2008