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Here, Rodgers effectively rules the roost, helping steer The Cosmos Rocks far, far away from the meticulous, grandiose sonic sculptures of Queen at the height of their reign and toward a humble boogie. At its best, this can sound a bit like a second-rate Bad Company, at its worst it feels like Free - not quite like Queen, but not necessarily. The Cosmos Rocks CD - Special Edition Country: UK Release Date: September 15, 2008 Catalogue Number: COSMOS 001 Label: Parlophone Disc 1 - The Cosmos Rocks 1. Cosmos Rockin' 4:11 2. Time To Shine 4:23 3. Still Burnin' 4:30 4. Small 4:39 5. Warboys 3:18 6. We Believe 6:07 7. Call Me 2:58 8. Voodoo 4:27 9. Some Things That Glitter 4:02 10.
Artist: Chris Bell Title: I Am the Cosmos Year Of Release: 1972-76/2014 Label: Rhino Genre: Folk Rock, Power Pop, Singer-Songwriter Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks) Total Time: 44:17 + 56:06 Total Size: 276/727 Mb (scans) WebSite: Album Preview Tracklist: CD 1: 1. I Am The Cosmos - 3:46 2. Better Save Yourself - 4:25 3. Speed Of Sound - 5:11 4. Get Away - 3:26 5. You And Your Sister - 3:11 6. Make A Scene - 4:09 7. Look Up - 3:14 8. I Got Kinda Lost - 2:42 9. There Was A Light - 3:19 10. Fight At The Table - 3:41 11. I Don't Know - 3:22 12. Though I Know She Lies - 3:35 CD 2: 1. Icewater - Looking Forward - 3:39 2. Icewater - Sunshine (Stephen Rhea) - 1:45 3. Rock City - My Life Is Right (C. Bell, Tom Eubanks) - 3:08 4. I Don't Know (Alternate Version) - 4:18 5. You And Your Sister (Alternate Version) - 3:03 6. I Am The Cosmos (Extended Alternate Version) - 5:07 7. Speed Of Sound (Alternate Version) - 5:13 8. Fight At The Table (Alternate Mix) - 4:11 9. Make A Scene (Alternate Mix) - 4:11 10. Better Save Yourself (Alternate Mix) - 4:29 11. Get Away (Alternate Version) - 4:21 12. You And Your Sister (Acoustic Version) - 3:00 13. With Keith Sykes - Stay With Me (Keith Sykes) - 2:49 14. With Nancy Bryan - In My Darkest Hour - 3:01 15. Clacton Rag - 3:30 Line-up:: Chris Bell - Guitar, Vocals Ken Woodley - Bass Guitar, Organ Richard Rosebrough - Drums Jody Stephens - Drums Alex Chilton - Backing Vocals, Guitar ![]() Queen The Cosmos RocksJim Dickinson - Piano
Christopher Branford Bell (January 12, 1951 – December 27, 1978) was an American musician, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Along with Alex Chilton, he led the power pop band Big Star through its first album #1 Record (1972). He also pursued a solo career throughout the mid-1970s, resulting in the posthumous I Am the Cosmos LP. AllMusic Guide praised Bell as 'one of the unsung heroes of American pop music' and noted his lasting impression, saying: 'Despite a life marked by tragedy and a career crippled by commercial indifference, the singer/songwriter's slim body of recorded work proved massively influential on the generations of indie rockers who emerged in his wake.' Bell's catalog of proto-alternative rock has inspired the likes of Beck, R.E.M., Teenage Fanclub, Pixies, Primal Scream, Afghan Whigs, Pete Yorn, Wilco, The Posies, and The Replacements, all of whom have covered his music or expressed their admiration for Big Star in the press. His life was documented in the acclaimed documentary Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, released in 2013 by Magnolia Pictures. Bell's life, and the career of Big Star, was documented in the 2018 book There Was a Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star. The 400-page oral-history style bio contains rare interviews with Bell, his bandmates, friends, family and notable fans.
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Lack of consistency[edit]
The first line of the article says 'Queen + Paul Rodgers album titled, 'The Cosmos Rocks', but the article name implies that there is no title. Should we move the article back to 'The Cosmos Rocks' or edit the first line? I think as per wikipedia rules the article can be titled the cosmos rocks as many internet sources (including the BBC) are saying that The Cosmos Rocks is, in fact, its title. [1]AceKingQueenJack (talk) 14:27, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Title[edit]
The album title has yet to be announced. Cosmos Rocks is the name of the tour. Why is it being applied to the album? 12:20, 2 April 2008 (UTC)BBC Has said that that will be the name of the album, and yes it has been announced.http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7306006.stmAceKingQueenJack (talk) 14:27, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Requested move[edit]
The result of the proposal was move. JPG-GR (talk) 01:52, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
The Cosmos Rocks → Untitled 2008 Queen album — Queen's official website states the album is untitled.[2] —72.9.20.251 (talk) 00:21, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
It DOES appear to be the working title and the one most likely to be recognised by readers. And we would need to rename it AGAIN when the final name is published. So I'd be (mildly) against renaming at THIS point. Martin Packer (talk) 08:52, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
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Discussion[edit]
Cosmos Rocks[edit]
Is it confirmed that there will be a song by the name of 'The Cosmos Rocks'? 85.243.128.112 (talk) 22:31, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
Confirmed tracks[edit]
There's a bit of a discrepancy with the confirmed tracks. Only the following have been officially confirmed by anyone: 'Say It's Not True', 'C-lebrity', 'We Believe', 'Call Me', and 'Whole House Rocking'. Del Shannon's 'Runaway' is the cover version that was going to be on the album, but isn't anymore.
'The Cosmos Rocks' is most likely part of 'Whole House Rocking'. I don't see anywhere on Brian's website where he hints at '46664 The Call' being on the new album, apart from a vague reply to a fan letter ('Well, this is certainly worth thinking about ...maybe you will start a landslide !'). To me, that doesn't say anything about the song being on the new album, except that he might think about it. He may also just be saying that to placate the fan -- who knows. But it's unconfirmed all the same. 'Warboys (A Prayer For Peace)' and 'Take Love' have also been hinted at being on the new album, mostly by Paul, but they are still unconfirmed. One of the more recent interviews with Paul said that 'Take Love' hadn't been recorded yet, and that 'Warboys' was offered to Q+PR but wasn't recorded yet either. And I have no idea where 'Hopefully' came from.
I'm not saying that these songs won't end up on the album, but until otherwise reported and confirmed, the aforementioned five tracks should be placed under an 'Unconfirmed / Rumored / Wishful thinking' category so as not to confuse fans. Or, at the very least, someone should cite their sources and confirm them. 68.37.95.196 (talk) 14:50, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
Authorship[edit]
I think we're very light on citations for authorship. And in some cases authorship might be disputed. Cosmos Rockin' is a case in point - as I've not hear the 'they all did it' :-) claim before. Martin Packer (talk) 20:00, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
The Cosmos Rocks 320 FullSong Information & 17th Studio Album[edit]
I vote we get rid of the song information stuff until there's more information. There's just not enough to go by, in terms of who played what; it relies more on speculation and irrelevant opinion (for instance, under 'Some Things That Glitter': 'This is a love song written by Paul Rodgers. It features him on piano, and is very similar to the Bad Company song Silver, Blue and Gold, also penned by Rodgers, from their album Run with the Pack.' So what?).
Also, what's the point in having the '17th Studio Album' section? The band haven't even finished the tour yet and there's already speculation for a new album? What does that have anything to do with the album? Unless anyone has any objections, I'm going to delete this. 71.224.53.203 (talk) 01:18, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Sales figures[edit]
I've just fixed the broken sales figures table and while I was there I thought I'd double check the Silver/50,000 status for UK sales with the BPI [3] as there was no source cited. According to them, there is no data available for this album yet so I've removed the figure until it can be verified. 10:01, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Edit summary[edit]
I'm sorry, I pressed enter before I finished typing my edit summary. It's still Queen + Paul Rogers Zazaban (talk) 01:58, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
Track Listing[edit]
Two things: First is the enormous blank space above it.I have no clue how to fix that, could somebody do it?
And second:The format is completely different from every other album track listing...not that it's that bad in itself, but it is not consistent, and provides less information than desired - something similar to this is normally seen for smaller albums, which this album isn't.Zayniac (talk) 21:19, 2 November 2008 (UTC) The Cosmos Rocks 320 ReviewReviews/reception[edit]
Who keeps changing the reviews?
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'Largely negative' is supposed to be 'mixed.'--Greg D. Barnes (talk) 20:02, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
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