JohnRogers Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 Break it down with 5 stars. Metalness 4.0 Lyrics 4.5 Harmonies 5.0 Vocals 5.0 Guitars 5.0 Bass 4.5 Drums 3.5 Pop coolness 5.0 No dispute the greatest rock song of the rock era. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 meh never liked it 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted September 3, 2023 Author Share Posted September 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, ST3V said: meh never liked it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 I hope you’re not driving tonight. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 Gayness 5.5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosher Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 Not close to the best Bowie song. Not even in the top 30 Bowie songs. Not close to the best Queen song. Not even in the top 20. Probably the best song done together, and it's a fine song. But (without actually looking) I'm sure I can think of 50 songs just by those two artists I like more. But it's very good, I do agree on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 3 hours ago, ST3V said: meh never liked it 100% agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 I cannot argue against this. It’s not my favorite from Queen, and doesn’t quite make my top ten, but certainly comes close. Is it my favorite from Bowie? Feels like a cop out answer since Queen in on it, but in all honesty it very well might be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Taylor Hawkins' (RIP) favorite song of all time, truth be told. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Mosher said: Not close to the best Bowie song. Not even in the top 30 Bowie songs. Not close to the best Queen song. Not even in the top 20. Probably the best song done together, and it's a fine song. But (without actually looking) I'm sure I can think of 50 songs just by those two artists I like more. But it's very good, I do agree on that. High praise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Good song, but Bowie's best? Not even close. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 6 hours ago, JohnRogers said: Break it down with 5 stars. Metalness 4.0 Lyrics 4.5 Harmonies 5.0 Vocals 5.0 Guitars 5.0 Bass 4.5 Drums 3.5 Pop coolness 5.0 No dispute the greatest rock song of the rock era. The trolling is undeniable at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 It's a good song, but IMO, the production makes it sound kind of thin and tinny. Not sure what I consider the GOAT of rock songs, but it has to have more bass and bottom than Under Pressure. Probably my pick would be Gimme Shelter by the Stones but I'm sure there are others I would put with it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Good by not great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted September 4, 2023 Author Share Posted September 4, 2023 16 hours ago, ST3V said: meh never liked it 12 hours ago, TheAccountant said: 100% agree with you. I had time to reflect while sleeping on this. In a world where The Big Money and Marathon exist it's hard to say Under Pressure is THE GREATEST. Certainly Top Twenty. I thought about lyric highlights from the song we all love. Under pressure that burns a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets 'Cause love's such an old-fashioned word And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night And love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves For we who grew up tall and proud In the shadow of the mushroom cloud Alright stop, collaborate and listen Doo buh dum ba beh beh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 14 hours ago, goose said: Good song, but Bowie's best? Not even close. Life on Mars and Heroes top it. As for Queen, I'm all about It's Late. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Brian May hardly feature’s on this track, so it’s not even in my Queen Top 40 😮 🤔and TBH I’ve never really understood the appeal of Bowie for some reason like Peter Gabriel solo, I can appreciate their work but am not compelled to own it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 12 hours ago, invisible airwave said: Life on Mars and Heroes top it. As for Queen, I'm all about It's Late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted September 7, 2023 Author Share Posted September 7, 2023 This morning Mark Goodman summarized the fascinating story of how this great song came to be. This goes more in depth. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-bowie-queen-freddie-mercury-under-pressure-story-1981/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 This song kind of became a hit again a decade later when Vanilla Ice sampled it for Ice Ice Baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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