Released 15 September 2008 Release date 15 September 2008 | Length 58:46 | |
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Recorded November 2007 – August 2008, The Priory recording studio Producer Brian May, Roger Taylor, Paul Rodgers,co-producers:Joshua J Macrae, Justin Shirley Smith, Kris Fredriksson The Cosmos Rocks(2008) The Royal Sessions(2014) Similar Roger Taylor albums, Rock music albums |
Queen paul rodgers time to shine
The Cosmos Rocks is the only studio album by Queen + Paul Rodgers, released on 15 September 2008. It contains 14 new tracks written by Brian May, Roger Taylor, and Paul Rodgers. This is the first studio album of new material from the two remaining members of Queen since 1995′s Made in Heaven, and is the only studio collaboration to date with Paul Rodgers.
Contents
- Queen paul rodgers time to shine
- Queen paul rodgers small reprise lyrics
- History
- Track listing
- Limited edition bonus DVD Super Live in Japan Highlights
- Singles
- Critical reaction
- Personnel
- Formats
- Tour
- Songs
- References
Queen paul rodgers small reprise lyrics
History
The band entered Roger Taylor's Priory studio in late 2006 having completed the American leg of their world tour. Sessions were initially scheduled around Rodgers' other touring commitments. On the previous tour the band had debuted a new song, "Take Love", which did not make the album. Throughout the promotion for his solo tour, Rodgers' also debuted songs such as "Warboys", and "Voodoo". John Deacon's retirement meant that bass duties are shared between Rodgers and May. The first single, "Say It's Not True" was released nine months before the album was released. The second single, "C-lebrity" was previewed on Al Murray's Happy Hour in April, five months before the album was released. The album's release came 17 years after the death of Queen's lead singer, Freddie Mercury, in 1991.
Track listing
All tracks written by Queen + Paul Rodgers.
Limited edition bonus DVD (Super Live in Japan – Highlights)
- "Reaching Out" (Hill/Black)
- "Tie Your Mother Down" (May)
- "Fat Bottomed Girls" (May)
- "Another One Bites the Dust" (Deacon)
- "Fire and Water" (Rodgers/Andy Fraser)
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Mercury)
- "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" (May)
- "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (Queen)
- "Radio Ga Ga" (Taylor)
- "Can’t Get Enough" (Mick Ralphs)
- "I Was Born to Love You" (Mercury)
- "All Right Now" (Rodgers/Fraser)
- "We Will Rock You" (May)
- "We Are the Champions" (Mercury)
- "God Save the Queen" (Traditional, arr. May)
Note: The Japanese edition includes a CD audio version instead of the DVD.
Singles
Three singles were released from the album:
Critical reaction
Cosmos Rocks received mixed reviews. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album received an average review score of 42/100, which ranks it at 28th place on Metacritic's "worst-reviewed"' albums list. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian gave it two out of five stars, stating, "the lyrics were stupid, trite, a bit offensive and bound to have an undermining effect on whatever musical efforts they put behind it". Conversely, PopMatters gave it a 7/10 review, stating, "Paul Rodgers breathes new life into Queen, while still keeping the band's tremendous legacy intact as they soldier forth with new material into the 21st century". Mojo gave it three stars, stating, "Occasionally they stumble, as on the clunky 'Warboys.' But with Rodgers imperious, Queen's second coming is vindicated".
Personnel
Formats
Tour
The "Rock the Cosmos Tour" began in September 2008 to promote the release of this album. The opening date was recorded for a DVD release, and was broadcast across digital video theatres across the United States on 6 November 2008 under the title "Let the Cosmos Rock". The tour included one of the largest open-air concerts in Kharkiv, Ukraine, which garnered 350,000 people. Over the course of the tour, Queen played to just short of a million viewers.
Songs
1Cosmos Rockin'4:10
2Time To Shine4:22
3Still Burnin'4:02