A kind of Magic
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A kind of Magic
A Kind of Magic is the twelfth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 3 June 1986 by EMI Records in the UK and by Capitol Records in the US. It was their first studio album to be recorded digitally, and is based on the soundtrack to the film Highlander, the first in a series directed by Russell Mulcahy. A Kind of Magic was Queen's first album to be released since they had been acclaimed for their performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert. -Wikipedia
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All Music
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.
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Rolling Stone
1986 - A Kind of Magic sounds like hard rock with a hollow core: it’s heavy plastic
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brianmay.com
Not quite among their best, it's a little erratic from time to time, but its OK.
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Adrian's Record Reviews
We do get easily appreciable melodies and a very fine vocal however, that's enough for now.
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
A Kind Of Magic might be the worst studio album Queen ever made, but there are still a few really great songs scattered among it, and for the worst album in a twenty year career it’s nothing to be too embarrassed about.
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Medium
Let’s be straight: It’s not really accurate to use words like “boring” or “lifeless” to describe any song sung by Freddie Mercury. That said, this album is full of boring, lifeless songs.
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Eagle and Child
Either way, it’s still a damn good album, not to mention the fact that “Who Wants to Live Forever?” and “Princes of the Universe” remain two of my favorite Queen songs.
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Don Ignacio
Good album, overall.
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Louder Sound
And wherever they trod, Queen still managed to be grandiose in the manner only they could achieve. Songs like A Kind Of Magic, One Vision and Who Wants To Live Forever quickly became iconic, while the piano ballad Friends Will Be Friends and the heavy Princes Of The Universe were hardly slouches.
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Monkeys Fighting Robots
Overall, A Kind of Magic is a unique part of the band’s history. This is not their finest record, but it captures the pop and rock sounds of the 1980s. Highlander fans will enjoy the album and its connection to the cult film. It is proof of four people coming together to create great music, and that is a kind of magic in itself.
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Battle Royale With Cheese
2010 - A Kind of Magic does have that good old Queen magic, at least in places. Of the nine actual tracks 6 of them are great
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Alltime Records
Oh, who am I kidding, this is Queen's worst album ever - not 'worst' in an 'awful' sense, but in it being their 'least good' album.
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