Queen - The Game (1980)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2011 | KronStudioLab Int'l, KSLCD 211-37 | ~ 249 or 84 Mb | Artwork(png) -> 21 Mb
Classic Rock, Hard Rock | Remastered | Unofficial Release | Unknown Initial Source
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2011 | KronStudioLab Int'l, KSLCD 211-37 | ~ 249 or 84 Mb | Artwork(png) -> 21 Mb
Classic Rock, Hard Rock | Remastered | Unofficial Release | Unknown Initial Source
Queen had long been one of the biggest bands in the world by 1980's The Game, but this album was the first time they made a glossy, unabashed pop album, one that was designed to sound exactly like its time. They might be posed in leather jackets on the cover, but they hardly sound tough or menacing – they rarely rock, at least not in the gonzo fashion that's long been their trademark. Gone are the bombastic orchestras of guitars and with them the charging, relentless rhythms that kept Queen grounded even at their grandest moments. Now, when they rock, they'll haul out a clever rockabilly pastiche, as they do on the tremendous "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," a sly revival of old-time rock & roll that never sounds moldy, thanks in large part to Freddie Mercury's panache. But even that is an exception to the rule on The Game. Usually, when they want to rock here, they wind up sounding like Boston, as they do on John Deacon's "Need Your Loving Tonight," or they sound a bit like a new wave-conscious rocker like Billy Squier, as they do on the propulsive "Coming Soon." But even those are exceptions to the overall rule on The Game, since most of the album is devoted to disco-rock blends – best heard on the globe-conquering "Another One Bites the Dust," but also present in the unintentionally kitschy positivity anthem "Don't Try Suicide" – and the majestic power ballads that became their calling card in the '80s, as they reworked the surging "Save Me" and the elegant "Play the Game" numerous times, often with lesser results. So, The Game winds up as a mixed bag, as many Queen albums often do, but again the striking difference with this album is that it finds Queen turning decidedly, decisively pop, and it's a grand, state-of-the-art circa 1980 pop album that still stands as one of the band's most enjoyable records. But the very fact that it does showcase a band that's turned away from rock and toward pop means that for some Queen fans, it marks the end of the road, and despite the album's charms, it's easy to see why.by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic
Queen - The Game (1980):
Tracklist:
01. Play The Game 3:27
02. Dragon Attack 4:18
03. Another One Bites The Dust 3:35
04. Need Your Loving Tonight 2:49
05. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 2:40
06. Rock It (Prime Jive) 4:34
07. Don't Try Suicide 3:50
08. Sail Away Sweet Sister 3:29
09. Coming Soon 2:52
10. Save Me 3:48
EAC extraction logfile from 13. November 2011, 13:25 for CD
Queen / The Game
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Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 48
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Track 1
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Peak level 96.3 %
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Track 2
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\02 - Dragon Attack.wav
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Track 3
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\03 - Another One Bites The Dust.wav
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Track 4
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\04 - Need Your Loving Tonight.wav
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Track 5
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\05 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love.wav
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Track 6
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\06 - Rock It (Prime Jive).wav
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Track 7
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\07 - Don't Try Suicide.wav
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Track 8
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\08 - Sail Away Sweet Sister.wav
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Track 9
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\09 - Coming Soon.wav
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Track 10
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\10 - Save Me.wav
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Queen / The Game
Used drive : PIONEER DVDRW DVR-K17 Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Used output format : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe (User Defined Encoder)
128 kBit/s
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" %s
Other options :
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Track 1
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\01 - Play The Game.wav
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Track 2
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\02 - Dragon Attack.wav
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Track 3
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\03 - Another One Bites The Dust.wav
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Track 4
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\04 - Need Your Loving Tonight.wav
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Track 5
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\05 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love.wav
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Track 6
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\06 - Rock It (Prime Jive).wav
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Track 7
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\07 - Don't Try Suicide.wav
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Track 8
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\08 - Sail Away Sweet Sister.wav
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Track 9
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\09 - Coming Soon.wav
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Track 10
Filename E:\CD_rip_dir\KSL\Queen - 1980 - The Game[FLAC]\10 - Save Me.wav
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[CUETools log; Date: 23.06.2020 18:10:01; Version: 2.1.4]
[AccurateRip ID: 000d826a-006bc820-7a08540a] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
01 [f0be4b27|d29a33c2] (0+0/1) No match
02 [f74dd54d|40e3bc7d] (0+0/1) No match
03 [24bc2027|9197a906] (0+0/1) No match
04 [5bd4fa84|9f0cb635] (0+0/1) No match
05 [5141e53b|28be5d71] (0+0/1) No match
06 [a2e1ba2b|fe25e27d] (0+0/1) No match
07 [5d010c8f|83008352] (0+0/1) No match
08 [230a92bc|a2d2f119] (0+0/1) No match
09 [9b193ecc|e26f7865] (0+0/1) No match
10 [8f3ebee4|02331366] (0+0/1) No match
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01 [1d432b1e] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
02 [60c7bf5a] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
03 [d313cd41] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
04 [695a10cc] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
05 [c9c79514] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
06 [ddf3ce9a] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
07 [06856f2b] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
08 [ab586bf8] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
09 [ba0eff80] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
10 [1055efb2] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
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– 100,0 [4667D6AD] [49D71711]
01 96,3 [6AF0227F] [614B6EE1] CRC32
02 99,0 [B28A6CBB] [76AB8239] CRC32
03 96,4 [7DC3DAB3] [7FB0222E] CRC32
04 91,1 [10DC4D0C] [12AD6BC8] CRC32
05 95,3 [CBC1D063] [56B7FF04] CRC32
06 91,1 [D1009B01] [822F2999] CRC32
07 99,3 [9B321101] [45757492] CRC32
08 93,2 [B3F33706] [A8BADD52] CRC32
09 100,0 [AA1AB62D] [2E95E7AA] CRC32
10 98,1 [31A4A6CB] [D4B43EBD] CRC32
[AccurateRip ID: 000d826a-006bc820-7a08540a] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
01 [f0be4b27|d29a33c2] (0+0/1) No match
02 [f74dd54d|40e3bc7d] (0+0/1) No match
03 [24bc2027|9197a906] (0+0/1) No match
04 [5bd4fa84|9f0cb635] (0+0/1) No match
05 [5141e53b|28be5d71] (0+0/1) No match
06 [a2e1ba2b|fe25e27d] (0+0/1) No match
07 [5d010c8f|83008352] (0+0/1) No match
08 [230a92bc|a2d2f119] (0+0/1) No match
09 [9b193ecc|e26f7865] (0+0/1) No match
10 [8f3ebee4|02331366] (0+0/1) No match
Offsetted by -18:
01 [1d432b1e] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
02 [60c7bf5a] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
03 [d313cd41] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
04 [695a10cc] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
05 [c9c79514] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
06 [ddf3ce9a] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
07 [06856f2b] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
08 [ab586bf8] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
09 [ba0eff80] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
10 [1055efb2] (0/1) No match (V2 was not tested)
Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
– 100,0 [4667D6AD] [49D71711]
01 96,3 [6AF0227F] [614B6EE1] CRC32
02 99,0 [B28A6CBB] [76AB8239] CRC32
03 96,4 [7DC3DAB3] [7FB0222E] CRC32
04 91,1 [10DC4D0C] [12AD6BC8] CRC32
05 95,3 [CBC1D063] [56B7FF04] CRC32
06 91,1 [D1009B01] [822F2999] CRC32
07 99,3 [9B321101] [45757492] CRC32
08 93,2 [B3F33706] [A8BADD52] CRC32
09 100,0 [AA1AB62D] [2E95E7AA] CRC32
10 98,1 [31A4A6CB] [D4B43EBD] CRC32
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