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..: RELEASE NOTES :..
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       Artist........: [b]Queen[/b]                 Encoder.......: [b]FLAC 1.1.2[/b]   
       Album.........: [b]A Kind Of Magic[/b]       Quality.......: [b]-8[/b]           
       Source........: [b]Retail CD[/b]             Channels......: [b]Stereo[/b]       
       Year..........: [b]1986[/b]                  Ripper........: [b]VinceVega[/b]    
       Type..........: [b]Album[/b]                 Release.Date..: [b]22 aug 2005[/b]  
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.: BAND DESCRIPTION :.
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[quote=ProgArchives]
Queen are a four piece English Art rock band, formerly fronted by the flamboyant Freddie Mercury on vocals and piano, Brian May on guitar, Roger-Meddows-Taylor on drums and John Deacon on bass-guitar. Despite numerous rumours about Queen splitting up over the years, they never actually did, and the four remained together until the untimely death of Freddie Mercury on November 24th of 1991. Currently (2005) they are touring with Paul Rodgers (ex Free) on vocals.
The origins of Queen date back as early as 1967, when Roger Taylor and Brian May joined forces, and together with singer bass-player Tim Staffel started the psychedelic hard rock group Smile. 
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.: ALBUM REVIEWS :.
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[quote=All Music]
By the release of 1986's A Kind of Magic, Queen's stature as a prominent rock band in the U.S. had slipped considerably, while in all other parts of the world (especially Europe), they remained superstar hitmakers. A Kind of Magic was their biggest album yet in England, where it reached number one, remained on the charts for 63 weeks, and spawned several hit singles -- the epic title track, the tuneful pop/rocker "Friends Will Be Friends," and one of their most haunting ballads, "Who Wants to Live Forever" (also included was the Live Aid-inspired hit anthem "One Vision," which was originally released as a single in 1985). Most of the songs were written for the movie Highlander -- "Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)," "Princess of the Universe," the aforementioned "Who Wants to Live Forever," etc. -- but instead of issuing just a movie soundtrack, the band added a few non-movie tracks and made an official Queen release out of it. It may not have been as cohesive as some of their other albums, but A Kind of Magic was their best work in some time. Queen would embark on a sold-out tour of outdoor stadiums in Europe upon the album's release, which would sadly turn out to be their final tour.
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[quote=InThe80s]
This is definitely one of Queen's greatest albums and perhaps, their most underated. Many of the tracks from the album feature on the classic Science Fiction film, Highlander. It opens with the world wide smash hit 'Kind of Magic' before sliding into the rockin' track, 'One Vision', from the film Iron Eagle.
This album shows the great diversity of Queen with brilliantly orchestrated ballads such as 'One Year of Love' and 'Who Wants to Live Forever' to accompany rock anthems like 'Princes of the Universe' and 'Friends Will Be Friends'
The strong lyrics and smooth harmonies of the group, coupled with the powerful voice of Freddie Mercury make this one of my favorite albums and one the finest albums of the decade.
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.: TRACKLIST / NOTES :.
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01. One Vision (Queen)
02. A Kind Of Magic (Taylor)
03. One Year Of love (Deacon)
04. Pain Is So Close To Pleasure (Mercury/Deacon)
05. Friends Will Be Friends (Mercury/Deacon)
06. Who Wants To Live Forever (May)
07. Gimme The Prize (Kurgen’s Theme) (May)
08. Don’t Lose Your Head (Taylor)
09. Princes Of The Universe (Mercury)

Extra Magical Ingredients

10. A Kind Of ‘A Kind Of Magic’ (Taylor)
11.Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends… (Mercury/Deacon)
12.Forever (May)

Line-up
- Brian May / guitar, keyboards, Vocals
- Freddie Mercury / keyboards, vocals
- John Deacon / bass, keyboards
- Roger taylor / drums, keyboards, vocals
with
- The National Philharmonic Orchestra / Orchestra
- Michael Kamen / orchestration
- Lynton Naiff / string arrangements
- Spike Edney / additional keyboards
- Steve Gregory / saxophone track 3
- Joan Armatrading / incidental vocals 8 

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and Town House Studios, London; Musicland Studios, Munich; Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland. Some songs on this album appear in different form in the film HIGHLANDER.
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