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“I Want It All” is a song on the album The Miracle and was written by guitarist Brian May (who briefly takes over lead vocals), but credited to all four members of the band. It is one of the band’s most well-known and popular songs. The song itself is a hard rock anthem, and lyrically features themes relating to rebellion and social upheaval, although May claims that it is about having ambitions and fighting for one’s own goals.
On the Greatest Hits II DVD, Brian May commented that the song was inspired by his 2nd wife, Anita Dobson’s favourite motto, “I Want it All, and I Want It Now!” The idea of having intro, verses, choruses and solos over the same chord progression was reused on their next album with another May song, “The Show Must Go On”, which was made in 1990. Mercury and May share the lead vocals. Mercury played keyboards, May played acoustic and electric guitars and Taylor used double-kick bass drum for the first time.
In reviewing The Miracle for Allmusic, Greg Prato suggested that the song, like title track “The Miracle”, “reflect(s) on […] the state of the world in the late ’80s,” summarising the song stylistically as “heavy rock.” Melville-based newspaper Newsday mentioned “I Want It All” as one of “The best” of the album, describing it as “colored by May’s rocking guitar rolls and Mercury’s rough-boys vocals.
On the Greatest Hits II DVD, Brian May commented that the song was inspired by his 2nd wife, Anita Dobson’s favourite motto, “I Want it All, and I Want It Now!” The idea of having intro, verses, choruses and solos over the same chord progression was reused on their next album with another May song, “The Show Must Go On”, which was made in 1990. Mercury and May share the lead vocals. Mercury played keyboards, May played acoustic and electric guitars and Taylor used double-kick bass drum for the first time.
In reviewing The Miracle for Allmusic, Greg Prato suggested that the song, like title track “The Miracle”, “reflect(s) on […] the state of the world in the late ’80s,” summarising the song stylistically as “heavy rock.” Melville-based newspaper Newsday mentioned “I Want It All” as one of “The best” of the album, describing it as “colored by May’s rocking guitar rolls and Mercury’s rough-boys vocals.
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wiwaU2 wrote:
QUEEN ... :-))))))) ...
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hankster86 wrote:
One of Brian's best. God, I hope he could ever come up with something that's just as good. His contribution to Cosmos Rocks was a bit dull, but I hope he and Roger will team up one day to make an another record.
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Toruviel22 wrote:
I want it all, and I want it now!
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M2Vs wrote:
If i could decide the last song im going to hear in my life this would be it! [2] DEFINATELY YES!
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Kobra_Generosa wrote:
Great song, and it's important that the album version (4:41) is more powerfull and interesting than the single version (4:01).
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JCLFC wrote:
Agree with Soyerz, the intro on the Miracle is brilliant, Brian May at his best.
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davidthemugman wrote:
sounds like your going siltly mad but this is a great track i haven't got that album must find it
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Soyerz wrote:
Was suppose to say kick instead of sick. Oh well...
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Soyerz wrote:
Version from the oringal The Miracle album has a sick ass guitar solo compared to the Greatest Hits II cut down version.
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TrollMusic wrote:
classic rock, rock, 80s, hard rock, glam rock-ok. was fehlt denn da? ganz klar PowerRock
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mitsch1 wrote:
des is die rischtische einschdellung...isch will ach alles bekomms aber net
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Aelianna wrote:
Freddie's voice is really rough, mmhhh..!
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Douchebaguette wrote:
I want it all and I want it now.
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cookiemixx wrote:
OMJ! <33
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toddt62 wrote:
Powerful vocal track by Freddy, and as said below, Brian May brings it with some great guitar work!!! Long live the Queen!!!
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MatthieuBelAmi wrote:
Best Queen track EVER of FOREVER....Totally rocks from start to finish (the album version , the best one)
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Diablo-vt wrote:
Queen are by far, my most favorite band of all time! I was born listening to this, even before. The Miracle album is one of Queen's best albums.
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Iomni wrote:
if i could decide the last song im going to hear in my life this would be it!
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aineb wrote:
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