10 Musical Switchups That Fans Absolutely Hated
1. Queen Brings the Funk
Out of all the bands that could have survived the '70s, Queen was a pretty safe bet. Aside from putting out some of the most high quality recordings in the history of rock, their taste for theatrics made them a perfect fit for MTV, with albums like the Game selling in droves off the strength of Another One Bites the Dust. Which...in hindsight...probably should have been the start of something worse on the horizon.
Despite Michael Jackson's advice to make Dust the single being a stroke of genius, Hot Space was the sound of the band trying to capitalize on what they thought their new strengths were. What many thought would be the new vision turned into one of the most lackluster offerings in the Queen catalog, as it brings the funk and fails to get out of first gear.
Right off the bat, these songs commit the cardinal sin of not having that good a groove, which is what any good funk record lives and dies on. Although tracks like Life is Real have some emotion behind them, this was the only real sellout that Queen could muster throughout their tenure. Even though this is the album with Under Pressure, it just feels like they added that into the mix to make it sound like the record was in the can.