10 Great Bands With One Terrible Album

10. Hot Space - Queen

The entire career span of Queen has always been about taking risks. From the first minute that you heard Bohemian Rhapsody blare out of a car speaker, this was far from just an ordinary rock band that was set on being the next Rolling Stones. No, these guys were looking to play around with every sound they could get their hands on, and they certainly had some fun going through Hot Space.

Then again, the final product of what we got was a lot more of a mixed bag than anything else that Queen has ever released. Though previous albums like the Game had prepared us for the more radio friendly sounds they were going for in the '80s, this is the kind of pseudo disco energy that felt like it was outdated just a few months after it was released.

There are a few highlights to be had on the record though, like the song Life Is Real being a tribute to John Lennon after his murder and Under Pressure still holding up as a classic and a staple of karaoke bars for years to come.

Still, even band member Roger Taylor was never really fond of the album, thinking that it didn't make much sense considering where they had come as a band. It's still up to the Queen standard of performance, but it's kind of hard to see someone singling out a song like Staying Power as the greatest song they've ever made.