Reviews (page 12 of 14)
Surprisingly sounds a lot like Led Zeppelin in a lot of places. I obviously appreciate the more bombastic elements of the album that helped lead to their popularity. I probably would rate this higher if I listened to it at the time it came out, but now, it doesn't do a lot for me.
objectively this is a good album, but i didn't care that much. i've heard better rock songs. his voice is epic but i dunno man lol
dat cover early queen but you can still tell it's absolutely queen i can see how this might be someone's favorite queen album dunno if anything really jumps out tho 💥the march of the black queen
Never heard this album before. Interesting view of Queen before they got any decent songs but it all kind of blended together after a while. One listen and done.
não me pega muito, infelizmente. não é horrível, mas tb nada demais |_\"_/
Kjedelig
Meh, not really a Queen fan frfr
This project has really made me wonder: for a couple of decades there, did every band start out as a prog rock band singing about medieval fantasy stories before they got interesting?
I've always thought Queen were overrated, but never listened to a full album. And by "overrated" I didn't mean "bad", just "come on guys, they are NOT the best band ever, be realistic". After reading some reviews that refer to this as a "Brian May rock album" and similar, and given it was one of their earlier pre-Bohemian Rhapsody albums, I thought it might be more my vibe. Unfortunately, it's still wayyyy to theatrical for my tastes. Everything is trying to be grand and epic, which means it all becomes tonally bland. And to be completely honest, I can't stand Mays tone. This came out around peak-guitar tone era to my tastes, and May is nowhere near it. The guitar sounds like it's ran through a cheap distortion pedal into a practice amp. And with the constant chants of "ahh-ahhhh" over the top, the constantly crescendoing sound... Yeah, I still don't like Queen. And maybe "overrated" was being a little generous to how I feel about them. I always thought they were prone to excess, but maybe that was just because that's the direction their hits went. But if I could use one word to describe this album, it would be "excess".
I guess this is the Brian May guitar rock album. Which, as ever, is impressive, but doesn’t have a lot else absent some memorable songs. These are more just movements stitched together by rock n roll cliches. Very good cliches, but not a whole lot else happening here. Freddie lends some passion and heart to the second side, but it’s still in service of not a whole lot and gives the impression he was onto something, but hadn’t gotten there quite yet. That said, it’s incredible what he and May did over the course of around 18 months, leading to some all time great music, just, none of that is here. “...set in the same medieval faery-realm as their first album, following a royal line's magical battle against forces of darkness...” “As the title suggests, it tells the story of a battle between ogres.” Sidenote: around Boston in the 00s there was a group of straight women who mostly seemed to prefer hanging with gay or effeminate men but would still date and start shit with fairly trad masculine dudes (who weren’t the greatest but not John Hughes movie level bad, just kinda inconsiderate dipshits). It was a weird vibe. Anyhow, they all loved Queen and were devoted to Freddie (and Bowie). Which I could kinda get, I looked up to Freddie when I was a tween, he seemed like the kinda cartoonish valiant hero who would lead everyone to battle (aka singing songs together). But still being big time into these particular guys in your early 30s, the main one very much dead, always struck me as a very specific rejection of reality.
I never understood the appeal of Queen and after listening to this set of tunes I still don't
Was fine to normal standards, a bit weird for queen standards. When I got the Album I didnt really want to listen to it, since my mum is a big queen fan and I kind of know most songs (at least i thought so) and try to avoid listening to them so I have enough patience to listen to it non stop while at my parents'. This Album though... never heard a track before except maybe one and I kind of get why? It wasnt bad, not my vibe, but not bad, but it felt wrong in a way? You could tell they were trying to find their style and trying things out, but o boy, a lot didnt work. Sometimes I thought Ozzy Osbourne wouldve been a better choice in vocals, but then suddenly a choir of a lot of freddys hit and I was reminded that I am indeed listening to a Queen Album. All in all, weird experience.
I can get why people like Queen but that is not a good enough reason for me. I really only like their hits and, to my knowledge, this did not have hits on it.
Kinda bad
album #124 on paper, i should have loved this album. cool rock with fantasy elements? count me in. however, this album was just a bit of a miss for me. i couldn't get into it and i'm not sure why. shame! ಄ favourite track(s): march of the black queen ಄ least favourite track(s): funny how love is ಄ album rating: ★★½☆☆☆ ಄ number of albums left to review: 965 ಄ number of albums i agree with being on the list: 55 ಄ albums from the list that i would consider for my list: 24 ಄ albums i would not include on my list: 100
I mean, I feel like there's a reason I've never heard of any of these songs...
2/5. Queen 2 is split into two halves (the two sides of its vinyl record basically) with “side white” which was primarily written by Brian May and “side black” which was primarily written by Freddy Mercury. Of the two I’d said Freddy’s tracks are overall better, though I didn’t love either side in general, I’m just not a big fan of this early harder/profiler phase of Queen’s career, the glam rock they’d evolve into just fit them much better. My favorite track is probably “the fairy fellers master stroke” which has some solid harmonies, but beyond that…ehhh.
Hmm, love their classics but I'm not that keen on their brand of rock
Really obvious they were just starting out here. It's all over the place but there are a few gems. I see this album growing on me in the near future. Don't hate it, but don't like it either.
This is my issue with Queen II: it feels corny. And the songs don't really have hooks. I can't dispute that the band gels fine but there are NO hits or singles on this record. Queen II isn't one that needs to be re-evaluated, in my opinion. I'd rather listen to NEWS OF THE WORLD.
People sometimes say when I say I'm not really into Queen that you've gotta look beyond the hits that are everywhere, there's loads of really good stuff on the albums. I had my hopes up given I didn't recognise most of the songs on here but I'm sorry guys it just didn't do anything for me. I just thought it was a bit all over the shop and not in that fun of a way. Maybe next time!
Inga memorable låtar över huvud taget tyvärr. Men hög kvalité
#1 album in the generator! Great intro, the guitar in the intro reminded me a little bit of the guitar sound of The Strokes. Always wonderful to hear Freddie’s voice, Queen were actually my first favourite band ever as a 3-year old. I still remember how much I looked up to him. I don’t listen to them in my everyday life, and this was a good rock album to start with! Best songs: Father to son and Nevermore.
Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Das wohl lahmste Queen-Album.
This is very much a band still finding themselves. Technically, it is well made. But lyrically it is profoundly silly. Lyrically, they were clearly influenced by Led Zepplin and other late '60s bands obsessed with Middle Earth and folklore. Musically, it is more straightforward hard rock of the era. The inventiveness and weirdness that made Queen famous have not yet emerged here. It's not a bad album. And I can see how it is historically significant, but it isn't really special in any way.
Proggy noddling
not a big fan
Not a queen fan. Pub rock with a great singer. This one's less offensive than most because it doesnt have any of the shit chant songs they love so much
As someone who has always claimed to not like Queen but really only heard the singles, this was a validating experience. RYM: N Saved a song: N
Review - I just don't like Queen. This is an earlier album so they've found their style less which makes it a bit more palatable imo. Also funny to see that the title of that series of Japanese tactical RPGs comes from a Queen song. But otherwise a slightly subpar classic rock album. Many better choices from that genre/era combo are available. Score - 5/10 Need to listen? NO
2/5 Nothing really grabbed me on this album. I was hoping for more. Maybe there are better songs on the other albums
Hmm
The one thing I dislike about this list is that it's letting me know I like Queen a bit more than I thought I did.
I'm getting a lot of effort, composition, talent, dynamics... yet despite that, each track manages to sound like homogenised, muddy blandness. Like, there is no song for the talent to grasp onto, no substance to warrant the pageantry and bombast. I'm left with a very shiny jewel that is hollow and made of aluminium foil. It's quite an underwhelming listen. A procession of middling offerings, none of which stand out or elicit any particular emotion in me. Boiled, unseasoned chicken covered in glitter and trimmed with the finest ermine. Highlights are The March of the Black Queen which comes across as a proto metal dry run for Bohemian Rhapsody, it's interesting enough but pales in comparison to similar songs of the era. One notable outlier is Seven Seas of Rye, which sounds completely different to the rest of the album. It doesn't suffer from the compressed, muddy recording of the other tracks, it sounds bright and fresh and actually has something to it. It's catchy, and is the best track on the album by far, partially because it sounds like it's from a different album.
Not a fan of Queen. This album didn’t change my mind.
Oh no, my favourite band Queen. The one with legendary singles, but no great albums. This one wasn't great either.
first song is pretty solid i can't lie overall very solid some standout songs like march of the black queen but also a lot of songs that just didn't hit
Definitely a little heavier than expected, but I’m not sure about all the mystical elements. Feels a little Tully/proggy/Tappy. Did can sing though.
queen is soooo tired
Not the album I actually thought it was. Turns out I don't actually like everything Queen has produced.
not my fav queen record
This is Queen's second album where they have created their sound but it's not refined yet. I didn't like it that much. It's only interesting from an evolution of the band perspective. Queen is not just Freddie Mercury. I liked the first "white" side with Brian May and Roger Taylor songs and vocals better. Freddie is too campy for me.
Mostly an interesting historical artifact of how a great band figures out what it really wants to do (here, pretend to be Led Zep but worse).
Quite slow and dreary as an album. Feels like really long prog rock where it never ends. 2/5
I actually love Queen, but I didn't really enjoy that album.
06/07/2026 I have to say that I am very disappointed in this. I guess there is a reason why I have not heard of these songs... it was all a bit pants. Spotify listeners: 53.2 million
You could draw a line from Led Zep to Muse through this album.
210. ok
Good sound but nothing special.
Very "epic" queen sound but I didn't really like it. Nothing excited me... Is this a run of mediocre albums or have I become a miserable git in my old age?
Unexpectedly dull, had to check I wasn't listening to Led Zeppelin by accident at one point
Strong contender for Most Overrated Band of All Time™️ 🙀CRAZYQUEENFACTS 🙀 This was released just ten years before Queen played to a segregated audience in Sun City!!!
It a fan.
Ois parempiaki
They have much better albums
While I like some Queen, it wasn’t this. Freddie’s voice is still great, but this record was kind of boring.
Every song seems like it’s from a rock opera.
Most people won't admit this but Queen is not an album band, they're a singles band. Their hits are hits for a reason but the rest is mediocre and often overblown, bordering on masturbatory and Queen II is a perfect example, without any of their hits this album just misses the mark
Disappointing, for such a big band
Really wasn't feeling this. Even fewer elements I could latch onto than on Sheer Heart Attack.
This, for me, was an album where the band were still finding their sea legs. There is little elements of what was to come and it’s got the Queen trademarks but I just couldn’t buy into it. It’s all 5 to 6 minute epics about Goblins and Fairies and too proggy for my taste. The instrumentation and Vocals are amazing but the songs just aren’t there for me. I’m glad someone must’ve took them aside and told the band to get their act together and write songs with more pop sensibility. Highlight for me was Seven Seas of Rhye and it’s no surprise that it’s the only song from this album that would be entertained for a greatest hits package. 2/5 Better was to come from Freddie, Bryan, Roger and John.
It is very much what it is. I just happen to really dislike it.
It’s like they are trying to be the Darkness but aren’t as good. Seriously though I think I mildly liked one song on this album and the rest of it I can easily pass. Never liked Queen really, this is more palatable than some of the later stuff but still does nothing for me
meh
Proggy hard rock. Queen are great for theatrical bombast and guitar solos, not much good for melody or the concept of less is more. Seven Seas of Rhye is a banger though
Actually a lot better than I was expecting, albeit a bit of a mixed bag
Start of elements for queen, too much may not enoufh freddie
After a certain age the glamour of Queen is completely lost
There are some decent tracks on this album and I do like Queen. The problem I have is that the symphony opera type rock songs are not my jam, but I do see the appeal to certain people.
normal
I'm going to annoy a lot of people and call Queen a singles band. Admittedly a lot of very good singles, but they did make a lot of music Listening to this as an album left me cold. I dont like prog and i dont like 70's metal. I can see the foundation of their sound and its well played, but it lacks the killer tune and i found it boring.
Queen is a hits band. Not a deep cuts band.
Queen are hit-making machines; there's no arguing about that; two official best-of compilations are proof of that. The paradox is that, compared to these compilations, listening to their albums in their entirety is quite difficult, especially with this second record. This is the band's most progressive-sounding, most art-rocking album; they've never reached such a level of pomposity, bordering on buffoonery, since. Not only are the songs long and multi-layered, with constantly shifting rhythms and fantasy lyrics about princes, queens, and ogres, but there are practically no pauses between them to catch your breath and take in what you've just heard. The foundations and sound of the much-loved Queen are already here, but it's a good thing they later turned down the epic faucet a little.
This is just not for me. Who knew that Ogre Battle would be my favourite song?
me esperaba mas
Objectief: Niet slecht Subjectief: Echt saai 3.5/10
Vermutlich nur für Hardcore Queen Fans genießbar.
7 seas good but didnt really dig the rest. Some great riffs
Do queen have good songs ? Yes. Are they overrated? Absolutely. Is this album good? No.
Which album made Queen popular? Sounds like it wasn't this one. Judging by this being the third (3rd) Queen album I have endured thus far, it seems like the critics and Robert Dimery should probably have put Queen in their as-yet-unreleased "1001 Bands' Discographies You Must Hear Before You Die" and freed up a few spots in this book for, y'know, Queens of the Stone Age, or other legitimate shit they refuse to acknowledge.
Album 197. Queen II (https://open.spotify.com/album/0NouBnbXRJKFWzm9LwCW0K?si=UEDMTT26ThuIILtBVNWEAA) — Queen (1974) I'm unfamiliar with Queen except hits, so... It's a second studio album and it didn't catch me at all. Yeah, it's good no doubt, but...meh, I don't really know if I like it or not. I think I am rather indifferent. It feels like a lost piece of great ancient influential music that has been buried under thousands of other human and musical layers 2/5 No liked songs
ovo je kvinov drugi studijski album, a već bijah preslušao njihov treći. citirat ću gotovo čitav osvrt na taj album: "ovom albumu objektivno nemam što zamjeriti. neupitan je talent fredija merkurija, vanredan glasovni raspon itd. [...] a svi itekako znaju svirati. i sve je ovo pristojno izvedeno. ali meni se NIJEDAN jedini element ovog albuma ne sviđa. sve mi je ili bleh ili blago nepodnošljivo. jednostavno uopće ne volim ovakav tip glazbe [...] teška srca dajem dvojku jer stvarno objektivno zaslužuje više, al jebiga, nije mi se ni najmanje svidio" nažalost sve napisano stoji i za ovaj album. čak sam i razmišljao dati trojku zbog merkurijeva glasovnog raspona, ali čisto umijeće ne znači mnogo kad mi se glazba uopće ne sviđa. šteta, volio bih stvarno da mi se svidjelo i pokušao sam. na neke rijetke i kratke trenutke zvučalo mi je trunku kao yes, ali deset puta radije bih slušao yes (na kraju sam ga i pustio nakon ovog, upravo slušam). jebiga, dečki, nije do vas, do mene je
Not my favorite work of theirs
I just don't get any enjoyment from listening to to Queen. This one changed up to pace a bit but no song really clicked.
I was a little surprised to not recognize any of the songs on this, but that probably explains why I didn't really like it. Queen's best stuff is enjoyable for me. I do not consider this Queen's best stuff. Which I suppose means that I don't really like Queen - I just like their "hits." I'm OK with that. I think I would give this a 2.5 but I'm rounding down in honor of the title.
this is doing nothin for me ogre battle p fun 2nd half definitely better but they're still kinda sliding off me. it was fine
Lots of opera, not enough rock. It sounds like a dungeons and dragons game broke up to make an album. Not at all necessary.
I've never heard these songs before so it was interesting to listen to Queen's earlier album. The first half of the album didn't sound like Queen at all. It felt like they were trying to find their sound and finally found it at "Ogre Battle". This song had echos of their trademark sound. "Nevermore" reminded me of the beginning of "Bohemian Rhapsody" with the piano and sounded like the Freddy Mercury I grew up listening too. Rating it a 2 because I didn't like most of the songs on the album. I was surprised to rate this one so low since I love their hits.
Naw. Simply not a fan of Queen. Never. Does this make me a bad person?
Brilliant band, but nowhere near their best on this one.
i really like queen. but this…
A testament to how patient labels were with bands back then. It’s good but it still doesn’t sound like them.
I get they are one of the biggest rock bands in the world but their sound for most of their songs on this album sends a bad shiver up my spine. It is a unique sound, unlike anything out there.
No es muuuy mi estilo
I love multi influenced non genre conforming music. I also have the unpopular opinion that Queen is vastly overrated. Don't get me wrong, there are songs that I absolutely love... the majority however falls flat for me. I cant deny their influence and appreciate how talented they are as musicians.
It’s queen pomp rock at the beginning of their imperial phase. No surprises Freddy vocals and guitar solos.
More interesting than expected due to fantasy themes and prog compositions
Queen is not for me i fear :/
My harsh review: A progressive-rock effort out of a British band who seems to be trying to find their voice. No recognizable songs on the entire album, which seems like it could be the soundtrack to a knockoff LOTR cartoon television series. Nice guy review: An interesting effort on Queen's sophomore offering. Still quite a distance away from who they would become, but you can hear some of the elements coming together. Hadn't heard any of these songs before. Album really stands out to me for the time it was recorded/released (and their competition) and the length of time they took to record it. Not a lot of bands were given that length of runway back then, so they either paid a fortune for their studio time OR someone in the record industry backed the hell out of them. I'd probably have to listen to their debut album to have a better guess which...
It was fine but not a particular standout album. I like some of Queen’s music, but it’s also not really the type of everyday listening either.
This is a confusing album, a little Led Zep, Ted Nugent et all, which is ok... Then there is the more 'classic' Queen, who honestly just bug me. Dare I say MCR did the same thing with more heart? Queen albums are consistently all over the place. Queen might be my ultimate 'Greatest Hits' band. These albums on the list are pretty below the standard I was expecting from such a revered band. Poor.
Solid 2.5 star album, some decently underrated songs for sure
I like Queen, but I think there's a reason I've never heard any of these songs
i don't know if i've ever listened to a queen album in full. i can't say i enjoyed this very much? per wikipedia, guitarist brian may noted how the band's sound developed from this album is based on overdriven guitars, but to my ears it sounds incredibly overcooked? most of this sounds like downright muddy prog art rock in a way that feels like it is striving for far more indulgence than is warranted by the material. it just feels.... messy, i don't know. obviously there's a lot more to queen than this album alone but i'm kinda surprised at how much of a miss this was for me.
If you like Queen's style, you might love this even though it doesn't have any popular songs. I don't love Queen. (I just happened to review this right after CCR's Cosmo's Factory. By no stretch of the imagination do people talk about CCR being one of the greatest bands ever, yet that album had six songs with over 100 million streams, and it's older than this album. By contrast, Queen II barely manages to get one song over 100 million streams.) It's not bad, but it's not great. I'd give it a 5 or 6 on a scale of 1 to 10, but since it doesn't belong on a list of albums one must listen to before they die, I'm rounding down.
venía de uno mejor pero buena experiencia
The return of Queen. It's been about 340 albums since Sheer Heart Attack. I, embarrassingly, thought this was the Bohemian Rhapsody album because they homaged this album cover in the music video for that song. As a result, I mentioned I was surprised in my Sheer Heart Attack review because I thought they had abandoned their distinctive, operatic style for a more of-the-time hard rock sound. Embarrassing. Shameful. Anyways, let's get into this one. Ugh. More of the same - bummer. I consider myself to be a decently fun-loving person, but I just can't jive with hard rock. The music is too dated and blown out for my liking. Most of these songs passed by without me really noticing, but you can see a bit of their characteristic sound peeking through in the music - particularly during the latter half of the album. The songwriting still isn't all there, however. There were no Killer Queens in here, nor any songs which held much of my attention. Book time. The band's first hit in the UK. Seven Seas of Rhye was their breakthrough track. It didn't achieve as much success in the US on both the album and singles front, but it still performed modestly on the charts. I've always held the conviction that Queen deserved four list albums, but I've just clicked through their releases on Wikipedia and now I'm not so sure. They've always had the people's love, but they've been pretty polarising with the critics. Sheer Heart Attack and A Night at the Opera are just about the only albums of theirs with unanimous critical acclaim. That's honestly surprising to me - I thought this band was more well-respected. For that reason, I am lowering my Queen quota to three, and I think this album has a solid place within that trifecta. I cosign this inclusion.
About as heavy as Paganini.
Everyone knows the Queen hits and I include myself in that. This was much more prog like than I'd imagined. They're certainly a great bunch of musicians but without another couple of listens I don't know if this would really grab me a bit more as it didn't on the first spin.
(Disclaimer: I’m the problem.) Here’s the deal. Queen is big and iconic. They mimic a lot of art rock sounds but make them new and fresh. And as a result they inspired many artists in different genres. And unfortunately, to me, they sound like a lot of current megachurch, christian music. Which is not their fault. But so off-putting to me that I can’t really stomach it.
Я особливо ніколи не був фанатом альбомів Queen, але цей я щось вчора прям захейтив. Дуже не сподобався сонграйтінг, особливо цей постійний прийом з нашаруваннями вокалів. Взагалі, не мої гітари, ці клавішні партії теж не те щоб дуже мені імпонували. Щось не моє це все.
umm i did not like it at all. fairy feller's master-stroke and nevermore were my favorites, those ones i actually kinda liked. but ya i hated the rest. just really not for me. oh well
Naaa
I like Queen, but this isn’t the Queen I like
Classic rock with no specific highlights
Rather mixed content on this album and doesn't provide me good vibes
Not the best Queen to my ears.
I've never really enjoyed Queen. While they are technical musicians and very capable in their art, it sounds very forgettable to me. Their Greatest Hits type compilation albums have enough of good songs on them that I don't mind hearing them, but this one went pretty much by unnoticed like the proverbial water over ducks back.
I don’t mind this but it was a bit forgettable for a queen album.
Ploddy and dull, lacks any of the stuff which made Sheer Heart Attack somewhat enjoyable
I absolutely love Queen and they are one of rock history’s finest bands but that doesn’t mean their albums get an automatic entry onto this list
I mostly know later Queen, so some of this came as a surprise. Not really my cup of tea.
Rock, 1974 -> 2
I guess I feel the same way about "Bohemian Rhapsody" (which I know is not on this record) as I do about Queen II as I do about Queen's whole career: there are a few moments which are truly amazing but they are lost in bloated grandiose histrionic grating excess.
The lesser known Queen, for a reason, I’m afraid. I almost felt as if I was listening to. Queen parody band, and the silly medievalism didn’t help.
Signs of better things to come
Heard Before? Only "Seven Seas of Rhye". Notes: - the production is probably the best thing about it - a bit muddy in spots but VERY dynamic, with great use of overdubs. - all the performances are committed and well-executed, if restrained by Queen's later standards. - while an interesting novelty to hear precious prog and proto-metal from Queen, it really suffers by comparison. - it doesn't help that there are zero great songs, although side two was silly enough to hold my attention most of the way through. Verdict: From this distance, it's a very well made fan-only curio. Listen Again? Nope.
Detesto a Queen
Never has been, never will be for me. Classic rock verging on classical rock. Massive yuk
it's kind of a lot
This is fine. This is my second Queen album on the list and neither has blown me away.
Meh… sophomore album. Not my cup of tea. I think Feddie Murcurey might be 🌈
Disappointed in this one.
Queen II's iconic album cover shows the four members of the band, which is a pity because they really should have a fifth member as the editor. There are lots a great ideas here that kinda goes nowhere, buried under even more mediocrities. I have tried to like this album for a long time, but I just can't.
Bahhhh this is so hectic help
How there is a Queen album out there that I hasn’t heard a single song from is beyond me. But these were all pretty average so that must be why.
Album 41 Top 3 favorites off the album: Nevermore, March Of The Black Queen, White Queen (As It Began) Have heard Queen many times before, but nothing off this album. It has the usual theatrical qualities characteristic of the band, but felt different somehow. I don't hate it, I don't love it (something I never thought I'd say about Queen). Neutral. I've been slacking off on my reviews, so I'll try to give something worth reading here. More sitar, yay! I can't remember which one, but there's at least one track in here that reminded me of Peter Gabriel during his time in Genesis. Some of this interested me lyrically, other things not so much. Since this is the first Queen album I've listened to all the way through, it was fun to hear Roger Taylor on The Loser In The End. This won't stop me from listening to Queen, but I might not come back to this album for a while. We will see.
If this album gets in, we are going to have some absolute stinkers on here. A mid bands worst offering.
not mad at queen, but i kinda only care for bohemian rhapsody
When will I be free
Not a good Queen album. Terrible production.
Not as great as a night at the opera
This is just plain hard rock with some operatic theatricality coming out. But is quite plain. I guess they would peak later when embraced multigenre blending. The most interesting song is The March of the Black Queen. At least this one does not have any of those tiring overplayed hits. And no, I don't care about fantasy-themed lyrics.
maybe im in a better mood today. liked it better than sheer heart attack, though my general vibes about the music stayed the same. 2.5
Interesting! Didn't hate it but not a ton of "wow" moments.
Where's bohemian rhapdy
Take me down to Sun City, where the audiences are white and we're paid richly. The band clearly don't mind sounding bloated on this record but more egregious behaviour was to come 10 years later.
Not a fan of Queen. Still not a fan. No standouts. Respect Freddie's voice but this is forgettable.
Toller typischer Sound aber auch nervig
Like discovering a whole new queen album I’ve never heard before.
Not a big fan.
I have never really understood the draw of Queen. If there was a Queen album that would give me the perspective I needed this wouldn’t be it.
In all fairness I did not finish the album, it was fine but I didn’t love it or feel very interested
The only track I knew was 'Seven Seas of Rhye', this is because Im not a Queen fan. I read this was their groundbreaking breakout album, well done Queen. My ears weee not in awe of it mind you, but at least they didnt get offended. It was ok.
Vraiment pas ma cam honnêtement ; sacré voix de Freddy, une guitare qui envoie mais j’ai pas réussi à accrocher. L’univers médial m’a pas du tout embarqué, je trouve les morceaux pas écoutables individuellement, j’imagine que faut le voir un peu comme une pièce de théâtre. Par encore convaincu par Queen honnêtement. Chat : Queen II est un album de rock progressif et théâtral, mêlant hard rock, opéra et influences médiévales. Il rompt avec le rock classique en proposant des morceaux complexes, sans formats radio évidents. L’album crée un univers narratif et symbolique cohérent (White Side / Black Side). Il pose les bases du son Queen : harmonies vocales, ambition, démesure. C’est important car il ouvre la voie à Bohemian Rhapsody et au Queen le plus audacieux.
This is not the worst album I've ever heard but not sure why i had to listen to it. Much better Queen out there.
It does all the things that Queen does but doesn’t work for some reason.
More Zeppelin and The Who then Queen sounding. Still a band trying to figure out their sound. There are a few songs not sung by Freddie Mercury which are the weak points.
You can see where it's headed. There was a bit of what Queen became in a few of these tracks, but for the most part it was a mess. I wasn't exactly sure what it was trying to be.
I I’ve Queen but not this.
Really nice instrumentation and vocals of course. The mix is really muddy I wish there was a remastered version on Apple Music. If I actually did listen to the remaster then that’s pretty disappointing. None of the songs stuck out to me on here but it was interesting to listen to early Queen aside from the mega hits that everyone knows. Oddly enough the song I enjoyed the most was the “The Loser in the End” where Mercury isn’t singing no offense to him but that was the most interesting one for me.
This is my first serious introduction to Queen, and if this is considered to be one of their good albums then I don’t understand how they’re a highly regarded group. It sounds like they’re recording every song standing ten feet away from the microphone, and the only way you can distinguish the confusion of noice is because they pan instruments so far to the left or right. There’s some interesting ideas on this album but they’re executed poorly. It’s not charming, it’s not vintage; it’s just disappointing.
I've never heard any of these Queen songs and I may not ever again
Patchy not a huge fan of Queen but the loser in the end was brilliant
Maybe I'm not the target audience for this album. Come to think of it, the only Queen song I really like is probably because David Bowie is in it. Undeniably a good record, just too theatrical/ musical coded for my liking.
Mid
Honestly, not great, I thought this was pretty disappointing. I love Queen’s biggest hits, some of the best music of all time, but I’ve never really fallen in love with many other albums. Especially after hearing she heart attack, which I gave a five, this one is pretty dang rough outside of a few tracks. Two out of five.
145 albums and THREE have been Queen. Sorry Queen you don't deserve three albums on a list of things to hear before I die. This is the weakest of the three and I wonder if Brian May was on the committee. This is their prog era and it's just songs about Ogres and other bullshit. Unfortunately, I don't think they were all that good at prog. It’s all technique and nothing else. Freddy’s range! May’s layered guitar parts! Words about fantasy worlds! Prog!
It is Queen, but this is not my Queen i like.
meh
achei ruim glr
I don't love Queen, not sure why.
Two discs worth of this operatic stadium rock and I've had my fill. Not for me. All I can say is thank god punk rock came along to stop this type of masturbatory shenanigans.
It was... ok. Felt like a lighter Led Zeppelin album. Definitely not what I expected. I think the album was a little less than the sum of its parts.
Just boring tasteless rock music. Most overrated band of all time. Rip freddie tho. 5.1 2.5/5
Very boring, did not like or get into at all
As far as I know I’ve never listened to a Queen album track before but am obviously familiar with their singles. I’ve always found them to be incredibly dull and a real shame that someone with the voice of Freddie Mercury was wasted on such a boring band. This album doesn’t really change my mind, and doesn’t have a single banger on it.
Idk I just feel like they are struggling with this one. Not my favorite album by them by far.
Fantasy inspired, guitar driven noise with moments of beauty
Boring queen
Overly ambitious, self-indulgent
First half is fucking annoying and bad but the second half is fucking annoying but good Fav song: March of the Black Queen or Fairy Feller's Master Stroke
Big swing. Big miss. Great cover photo though.
Never been a Queen fan outside of a few songs. Not sure if this is some LOTR fan music but I really wanted to like Ogre Battle. I did not.
Closing track is a banger, but otherwise, not a lot grabbed me.
Songs NOT added to playlist Procession Father To Son White Queen Some Day One Day The Loser In The End Ogre Battle The Fairy Tellers Master Stroke Nevermore The March Of The Black Queen Funny How Love Is The Seven Seas Of Rye
In 1987, when Queen were my Favourite band, Seven Seas of Rhye was probably my least liked of their Greatest Hits album, appearing just before the Stadium Rock/Live Aid friendly We WillRockYou/AretheChampions. Seven Seas was the only song I knew from this album, was probably the one I liked best from it while still remaining bottom of their Greatest Hits album for me. Queen albums: I think 2 down, 1 to go.
This was an album to show you what Queen sounds like without any hits. Its.... fine.
Honestly not my favorite of theirs
Põnev! Olen Queeni varasemalt palju kuulanud, aga mitte niimoodi albumi kaupa. On tunda, et nad alles teise albumiga veel otsivad oma kõla, aga signatuurid (keerulised vokaalharmooniad, Brian May kitarrikäigud) on juba olemas. Mõnel laulul annab vokaalid hoopiski Taylor, Queeni trummar, ning see toob bändile kohe Led Zeppelini laadse kõla. Esimesel kuulamisel on keeruline neid lugusid siin meelde jätta, sest väga suur osa neist on pigem progeroki laadsed, st mõtteid palju ja korduvaid meloodiaid ning tuure on pigem vähe. Vahepeal tunnen ka, kuidas mingeid produsid poleks võimalik laivis mängida. Nt Brian May kitarrid on vahepeal duublis või on lihtsalt väga palju vokaalpartiisid. Aga see on vist Queeni üldine "probleem", et lood on tihti üleprodutseeritud nii, et laivis ei saa neid "täielikult" mängida vaid 4 inimesega. Ainuke pala, mis on Queeni nö kullavaramusse või Greatest Hits plaadile jõudnud on Seven Seas of Rhye. Kindlasti pole see plaat nende parim teos, vaid nende helgemad aastad olid veel ees.
Fantasy or medieval rock has to be one of my least favorite subgenres. 2/5
I love Queen, but tbh this was a bit disappointing. Surprised.
There is just too much scream-singing.
En bit ifrån We are the champions och We Will rock you, vilket jag uppskattar. A-sidan innehåller några rätt okej proggiga rocklåtar, som White Queen och Some day one day. Och jag är beredd på att skriva något positivt om att rockopera-anslagen inte är så närvarande här. Det får jag äta upp när B-sidan drar igång, den känns som en enda lång dito. Totalt ändå snäppet bättre än Bohemian rhapsody- smörjan.
Roligare än annat samtida brittiskt som Pink Floyd och Led Zeppelin. Jag har fått den slumpad till mig en gång tidigare. Men har redan glömt hur den lät. Det säger väl det mesta om vilket intryck det lämnat hos mig. B-sidans symfonirock är outhärdlig. Svag tvåa.
I hope this isn’t the last album someone listens to before they die, otherwise they will die in agony. (Jk it wasn’t THAT bad) I did find this album a bit boring, I don’t think I’ll go out of my way to listen to it again.
Classic Queen imagery. The start of that classic Queen layered sound. Yet, a totally underwhelming and slog of an experience for the grand payoff to be Seven Seas of Rhye. I feel like this album needed another single to help float it.
As a Queen hater, this is totally, entirely fine. It didn't speak to me but it didn't annoy me either. I'm so thankful this didn't have Bohemian Rhapsody on it because I really hate that song. But yeah not my thing at all.
As its Queen II, I'll give it 2 stars. Never have been a big Queen fan and this was whatever. It has the Bohemian Rhaposdy video as the album cover but that song is on a later album. Only recognize one song on here too.
Not for me
I don't "get" this album. I should probably sit down somewhere, preferably in a forest, and listen hard to understand it. Personal note: listen to it again. Right now, a 2/5
Exhausting
Theater kids will LOVE this one
Highly overrated
Rating: 5/10 Meh.
Good.
Dit is niet waar ik warm voor loop, al zit de echte Queen-allergie pas op de platen uit de jaren 80. Het rockt, maar ik word er niet echt enthousiast. Slechts één keer veer ik op, bij het wall of sound geluid van Funny How Love Is. Hoogtepuntje op dit album. 5/10 Highlights Funny How Love Is
Not the queen I was looking fir
Not a band I love, but they sure were a lot more fun & creative later in their career. Once again I'm surprised by the need to include an early, formative (but not actually very good...) album from a band on the 1,001 list.
Sounded like the same song on repeat.
it's okay, just not my cup of tea
Never been a Queen fan, this sure doesn’t change my view. Totally meh. It’s not unlistenable dreck, but it is just, whatever.
Passt
Pomposo e ridondante
typische queen.. goed voor een nummer, een hele plaat is vervelend
I was really surprised that I disliked this one
OK - as far as Queen goes.
This album was wild. I consider myself a fan of Queen, but honestly I hadn't really heard any of these songs. Ogre Battle? The Fair Fellers Master Stroke? What's going on? It was cool, and I get that this sort of was the start of what was to come with the vocal layers and stuff like that, so I appreciate the artistry of it. Just not sure it's going to make it into my regular rotation.
I’d rather listen to their Flash Gordon tune 11 times consecutively than listen to this nonsense again
Brian May is a guitar god but otherwise yawnnn zzzzzz 2/5
The first half is very smart, very retrained. Exactly how I like Queen, with their eccentricities paired down and focused into a tight formula. It makes me think “huh, maybe I like this band more than I realise?” The second half is unleashed Queen with all the bells and whistles, which I would imagine is the more exciting half for a fan of the band. For a non-fan it sounds like an annoying kid in school desperately trying to get your attention, doing backflips, puffing out their cheeks, making unusual noises. I was relieved when it ended.
This album is hard to judge because the band SOUNDS incredible, they’re absolutely on point for what they were writing. But what they were writing was vague prog nonsense, not at the level of their peers. Queen didn’t really come into their own until A Night at the Opera, and this is still a band that’s not fully formed yet. The opener and the closer are killer, but this is a pretty meh album from a great band.
Nothing really grabs me. A bit too theatrical.
Ehh
Decent album but sounds like a musical, bit too Queen-y as far as Queen albums go
This one starts out pretty good as just a solid 70s rock album but then after Ogre Battle it starts to do all of the Queen stuff and loses me. So I'm going to remove a star for tricking me into thinking I had missed something about Queen for about 6 songs and then hitting me with all of the choir hooos and staccato stuff
no me engancho, escuche un par de canciones pero no es mi tipo.
I liked how this album had "harder" songs on it, and I really like Queen singles, but I have yet to find a "good" Queen album.
Bombast noch relativ experimentell. Überraschend unbekannt aber auch nicht sympathisch
Inget som sticker ut, inget som fångar mig, och tyvärr bara ointressanta versioner av mindre röriga klassiker från senare album. Förlåt.
I used to like queen a lot more but they've grown dated on me
This album is the definition of "a lot of noise signifying nothing." I enjoy and can appreciate Queen but this album is stuffed with overdubs, every second filled with over-produced airy-fairyness. Plus, I find it boring with very few of the hooks that would come with their later music. it's redeemed somewhat by songs like "Ogre Battle" and "Seven Seas of Rhye" but, overall, not an album that I would return to.
I think this is the weakest Queen album. Love Queen; don't love this.
Meh. Never been much of a Queen fan and this didn't do anything to change that.
There are some good songs and it does flow but its a little one note and I don't love the note.
I like Queen but this album was a little boring and a little weird.
I was not a fan of this album. I was excited to listen because I like Queen’s singles and hits, but I’ve never listened to a full album from them. It was not what I was really expecting.
Outside of the hits, I've never been super into Queen. Not totally sure why. Their songs and specifically this album sound complex and layered, but it's in a direction that I've never been too interested in. The mythical creatures and stories just don't appeal to me. Ogre battle was a decent rocker, but the rest is just not for me. This made me less of a fan. Someone tell me what I'm missing.
I can't stand Queen, but at least I'm close to done with them
Metal!!!
Medelmåttig 70-talsrock och musikal nummer. Bättre än Led Zeppelin.
Great band, not one of their best albums
Not one of queens best.
You've got to really like the whole operatic thing to get this.
Ugh.
not my thing
++: Ogre Battle, The March of the Black Queen, Funny How Love Is +: Procession, Father to Son, White Queen (As It Began), Some Day One Day, The Loser in the End +-: Nevermore, Seven Seas of Rhye -: The Fairy-Feller's Master Stroke 5,0/10
I love Freddie's vocals so so much. Really like Father & Son. But I can't really be arsed with this long proggy stuff and the rest just blend into a bit of a mess
Queen is great. This is a Queen album. But it’s not a great album. All the elements of the sound are here, including the quirky interludes. But here, the sound hasn’t congealed into a masterpiece. It’s dramatic and fun of course, just not as fantastic as Queen can be.
Not great ima be honest it was relentlessly annoying
Overall meh, not too much to celebrate here
Maybe my strongest contrarian opinion is finding Queen boring. I can't really articulate why, but I just don't find this album compelling. It's the beginning of the sort of stadium rock that is occasionally good for a song, but never translates well to full album. And this isn't them at their best either. That's not a very good articulation, I confess, but I don't like queen and can't articulate why any better than that.
I'm only lukewarm on Queen and this album did not convince me I'm wrong for it.
I’m amazed at how many songs Queen has that i’ve never heard. It was just ok. Nevermore was my favorite, though.
Sorry everyone. I hate Queen. Sue me.
Didn't grip me, but nice to hear something completely different from a band as famous as Queen
Outside of the hits which are amazing, I find the rest of Queen so incredibly mid, it’s hard to believe they’re as famous as they are. I think it’s all riding on the hits.
I don't like Queen. This didn't really sound like a typical queen album though, more like a bad led zep album
Queen nunca foi uma das bandas que eu mais gostei. Salvo alguns hits, nunca foi algo que entrou muito na minha vida. Acho que a coisa operatica/teatral nunca foi muito a minha vibe mesmo. Nesse disco isso se torna um pouco mais cansativo, pois parece beber das mesmas fontes das bandas de prog da época, mas de uma forma bem mais leve, e as partes hard rock/heavy rock muitas vezes soam datas e genéricas pra mim.
Formulaic, bombastic, soulless. Maybe just victim of some of the more excessive progressive rock trends of their time. Brian May’s brilliant guitar chops were wasted here. Plenty of talent throughout this band, but it got lost in marginal music.
It’s a tough listen 50+ years later. It feels like a parody of itself. Spinal Tap. Or a muddy demo by Tenacious D. I was a bit of a Queen fan in my teens. I thought this would be very familiar, but it wasn’t. I must not have liked this album much. It feels like they’ve over-reached. Playing music that’s beyond their skill. May isn’t yet the great guitarist he will become.
A band whose basic ingredients (the choral Brian May guitar, piano and Freddie's vocals) leave me a bit cold) but this at least has stuff I've not heard a zillion times. Still two stars.
Not bad, but no hits really.
Ok. Didn't jump out at me like their others
Break out album for Queen, but we’re pretty much on the same page here. Over dramatic (even at this point in time and in their career.) As vinylists, we liked the idea of Side White / Side Black vs A&B (marketing.) Black was definitely superior, March Of The Black Queen by far the best cut. All told, we get why it’s on the 1001 Must Hear List but it only represents an inflection point in Queen’s journey and doesn’t hold up well. L = (1.8*s) J = (2.4*s) They just get so much better as they mature, it’s tough to go back and rate them objectively as if it’s 1977. We’ll be hearing from them again…
Never really listened to Queen, apart from the big hit singles. This was a big let down
Their albums are pure shite apart from that one ok song thats ok that gets selected for the best of. Biggest music scam of the 20th century, soz Fred x
Prog bollocks II
I do quite like Queen, so I feel a bit bad that I didn't like this album, at all. Felt like I was just waiting for Seven Seas Of Rhye to hit.
I'm sure some people love it but for me it is just ok - have not listened to much queen and I can see how pretty the music can be but I don't think I'm going to listen to a lot of these songs multiple times. Songs on Liked Songs Playlist: Father to Son
I'm fine with this not having any of the hits on it, but Queen seems like they were still developing their sound here. I can see the vision that led to their success, however this album falls short.
amigos, pra mim não rolou
I knew none of the songs on this album, and after listening to it, I'm ok with that. Some guitar playing caught my ear, but the rest was uninteresting.
Hace años que no escuchaba este álbum, me pareció bastante flojo, aburrido.
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I get it, but just not for me.
Too prog for me.
Freddie Mercury is an LGTBQ icon. He's also a remarkable vocalist, and all I've heard indicates that he was a kind, generous, gentle person. But Axl Rose is a prodigious singer too (tho a dick, which makes him easy to hate), and I can't stand Guns N' Roses. I think it must be the structure of their songs that drives me crazy - so often there's a cliché crescendo, or a drop of some sort, that's unjustified and wholly unheroic. No song here besides 'Some Day One Day,' which nurtures an ethical quiet, deserves the size it wears. And far too many forevermores and nevermores: 'It's forevermore that I wait'; 'Ogre battle lives forevermore'; 'Don't send me to the path of nevermore.' I guess it's the British and Tolkien in them. Not for me.
Not gonna think about this too much but I just don’t really care for Queen atm
I don't enjoy listening to this band
best thing about this band is Freddie Mercury's Mineshaft shirt... i hate queen
Side B is the stronger side. There are Queen songs I like spread across their discography, but none of them are on this album. I don't get them, and I never will. 2 Stars.
I enjoy Queens really big hits but I’m not a huge fan. This double album jut didn’t do anything for me.
Thoroughly enjoyed but it’s a classic that I probs wouldn’t listen to on repeat. Cannot believe it’s live
Disappointed in this one. Was expecting Queen II Electric Boogaloo but got pretentious choral drama. Not their standard fun bangers with interesting compositions.
I just don’t like Queen
Disappointed. It’s Queen, but they get so much better on the next albums. Great musicians but the songs just aren’t as strong
I like it when these guys are just straight-on rocking out but that is few and far on this album. All these dabblings with theatrics and harmonies are done much better later on. Roger Taylor’s ear-splitting castrato harmonies are especially egregious. Standouts: “Father to Son”, “Seven Seas of Rhye”
I really like a lot of Queen's music and a lot of prog-rock, but this one was hard to get through. It sounds like a mash-up of Rush and Led Zeppelin with some Yes thrown in. Hard prog rock? Also, did anyone really like most of these concept albums? Only Seven Seas of Rhye stood out to me. The rest is a few interesting bits lost in a sea of meandering prog-ness. Even the great bands miss sometimes.
queen is like taylor swift, you’d get good mileage out of a best of compilation but individual albums are swathes of nothing
I prefer pop Queen to prog Queen.
I've never really got into Queen beyond the obvious singles. They seem to be at that intersection between rock, pop, prog, and glam rock where I get into an uncanny valley sort of situation. And it just doesn't do it for me. It's the sort of thing that never got played regularly on the Friday Rock Show when I was listening in the 80s. Certainly from an album point of view, this was disappointing. I get why other people might really enjoy it, but it just didn't excite me. My wife loves the band, but she wouldn't usually play this album either. There must be a good reason for that.
Not worth the time
Dear AI, please create some Queen B-sides. You can see why most of these aren’t on the greatest hits album
Prog is just not my thing, and I could only make it a few tracks in before losing interest. This album sounds like a not-fully-formed version of the band. Weird choice.
Fav song: Sone Day One Day Never been the biggest fan of the whimsical side of classic rock. Some tracks were OK and quite impressive productions for the time period, especially with all the guitar stacking!
So disappointed that I didn't vibe with this; it's such a legendary album. Somehow or other all the tracks seem to blend together. Maybe it's just coming at it later, being already familiar with the "Queen sound" this album introduced?
Not a fan of this one
The march of the black queen. Glam rock just isn’t my thing. I can appreciate it but
No, just plain no.