goatAlmighty t1_j9zwd13 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:13 PM

One mustn't forget "Made in heaven" by Queen. Freddy Mercurys health had deteriorated already with the former album "The show must go on", but with Heaven he was rather close to death. I guess one could say that he worked like a maniac and gave his last breath for his fans. That he still was able to give us so many great songs is both breathtaking and heartbreaking.

If I remember correctly, it took the rest of the band one or two years until they were able to work on the album and release it, due to the loss of their lifelong friend.

Edit: There are some incorrect infos on my part, so be sure to check the following message. My bad, sorry.

Jwishh t1_ja0qop8 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 11:49 PM

Not entirely accurate. The previous album, Innuendo (which is the album you meant when you referred to The Show Must Go On) was the last album he fully worked on before death, and while he did record a bunch of stuff leading up to his death, only three songs made it onto Made In Heaven. Most of the album is comprised of older recordings/his solo work rearranged by the band.

goatAlmighty t1_ja2e78h wrote on February 26, 2023 at 9:23 AM

Oh, of course! Thanks for the correction! I mixed up the title with one of the songs, as "The Show must go on" was so prominent back then. I also didn't know exactly which songs on "made in heaven" were "new" and which were older stuff, though I assumed that they chose "I was born to love you" for example was chosen because he could not sing enough songs.