Reviews (page 12 of 13)
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.
I do not fw Queen. At all. But it's arguably their best album and a few songs are catchy so it gets a few stars for that.
I can understand why this album isn't bigger. Seven seas of rhye is nice but the rest of the tracks were forgettable.
Not as good as earlier stuff. But enjoyable enough!
Wanted to like it, but just couldn't get into it.
Wanted to like this more, but couple of skips in there.
apart from “the march of the black queen” nothing caught my attention.
Love Queen and always have. Just not this one.
Eh…I don’t know, man. It’s a bit much.
I just don't gel with Queen. I hadn't heard most of these songs before though, and did enjoy "The Loser in the End" I would rather listen to Zeppelin
ughhh idk. def not my personal cup of tea but i think queen can make anything sound ~cool
Disappointed by this album but there's a reason why Seven Seas of Rhye is the most popular song
Perhaps more famous for its iconic cover than the music, Queen II showcases the bands blossoming ability to blend opera and rock and roll. Tones of mythical fantasy roll over the whole album, although songs like Loser in the end are jarringly different. I’ve always liked Queen, but have never listened to Queen II cover to cover. It’s not a bad album by any means, it’s just missing that extra punch to make it stand out. Seven seas of Rhye and Father to Son are easily the most memorable.
dont enjoy
Know their hits. Don't really know the catalogue. Don't know if this sold me. I'm not into this type of rock. Kind of disappointing....
Lotsa music. Individual songs are okay, but not in a play-it-again way.
I’ll say that I didn’t completely hate it, but like the rest of Queen’s output, it really does not do anything for me. I just don’t like that 70s excess prog-ish sound. It’s so self-aggrandizing and artificially constructed. So while it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve listened to on this list, it didn’t change my opinion of Queen at all. Not a fan.
I was not familiar with this Queen album and it was not my favorite.
Everything I like about Queen is on The Works. Everything that annoys me about Queen is on Queen II. I was born in 1979. Go figure. Unlistenable.
felt like listening to one 41 minute long queen song
So this strangely sounded so much better through the headphones but I’m still not a fan. It’s too metal for me I guess. I think Freddie’s voice and persona definitely fit better with their later styles
Ikke så veldig spennende, meganerdy hardrock. Vokalen er selvsagt bra da. Kanskje litt strengt, men blir to stjerner Freddy boy
I didn't recognize any of the songs on this album, but I'm not a huge fan of Queen and this album didn't change nothing for me.
Not that many stand-out tracks on this, to be honest. Their later work really expanded on the ideas here and I prefer those albums much more.
I think I’m just a fan of their greatest hits because I found this album to be severely lacking. Plus it doesn’t even have one of their more famous songs. It’s ok, I guess. 2.5/5
That’s not it at all. Do less. Try less. Do it again. Nope, do less, pop down.
I wanted to like this one being Queen but I couldn't finish it. I ended up skipping to the Seven Seas of Rhye since it has the most plays, and still meh. I don't hate it, but I wouldn't listen again.
It is a universally accepted fact that I do not like the band Queen. Freddie Mercury’s vocals have never done a thing for me. I find their radio singles to be annoying generic musical-theatre style rock music and I think it’s boring. Unfortunately I have to admit that there’s parts of this particular record that I don’t hate. It’s significantly darker in tone than what I’ve grown to expect from the band. “The Loser in the End” stands out to me as actually surprisingly decent rock n roll song. Overall I enjoyed the first half of this record far more than the second half. Upon further reading I realized that side A was not written by Freddie Mercury, but side B was. Maybe it’s not that I don’t like Queen, but maybe Fred and I are just incompatible musically. Roger Taylor’s vocals are actually pretty enjoyable. Nothing groundbreaking, but maybe going into this album with a reasonably open mind has helped me learn something about myself, and my relationship with the band Queen. Side A: 3* Side B: 1* Averaging it out gives us my rating.
Never Loved Queen. Hate the vocal overdubs. Dislike Mays guitar tone. Means nothing to me.
I remember at Grinnell, there were a couple of DJs who really loved their debut album which came out that fall of 1973. I recall thinking it was ok, nothing special. When this came out the next year I was essentially gone from IA. I was excited to hear this since it had no songs/hits that I recognized. Well, it was pretty bad all around. Lame progressive rock, none of their later flair for melody or production.
Meh album from a meh band
From the sublime ... Slightly more interesting than packing boxes.
Nonsense.
Sometimes being full-on all the time makes full-on feel less full-on… if you know what I mean. This one was a bit too musical theatre-y for my liking too, and lacked anything that I would call essential Queen listening. Strange, considering it’s one of their most iconic album covers.
I know it’s Queen but I didn’t really enjoy this. It seemed kind of directionless. Forgettable album
Was alright; not a big Queen fan
Anna - made me realise Queen are less original than I thought although I think if Dan was told it was by pink Floyd he'd like it more Dan - I'd have to listen to it again without prejudice towards queen
Not my favourite but cool to see how this influenced Queen's later sound. Really like Nevermore, only wish it was longer. March of the Black Queen reminds me very much of Bohemian Rhapsody, and the transition into Funny How Love Is is nice.
I can tell why I've never heard any of these tracks before. Christ.
Meh
Eh, liked Night at the Opera better
Not a huge Queen person to be quite honest, and this album didn't really change me from my stance. Obviously Freddie is an incredible talent but everything else felt so indistinct. Listened to this album through twice and it was hard for me to determine where certain songs started or ended because they all sounded so similar and washed out. Brian May is just such an overrated guitarist in a band that truly shines as a singles band in my eyes.
Ugh. Queen. most overrated ever. 1.9
Not for me at all
I am a casual fan of Queen. This was alright. It was fun. It wasn’t exciting, or challenging, or experimental. Maybe I’m rating lower because I had higher expectations. Alas, this is my vote
Heavy Queen.
Dreadful and stupid. Genuinely grow up and grow a brain you relentless goons.
It's good to know that even Queen started out as an uninteresting, generic rock act. Gives hope to us all.
I think you need to be on something to fully enjoy this album 💊
I'm an admitted Queen hater, though I'm mostly familiar with the hits. Pleasantly surprised to almost enjoy a couple songs early on; Someday One Day and Loser In the End. But most of this is typical Queen and I think it's awful. Never understood why "metalheads" liked this corny operatic garbage.
Is there a band more overrated than Queen? Tight race with Billy Joel for biggest hacks out there. They heard original idea men David Bowie and Elton John and said, let's do that but way way worse and more annoying and then we can pretend we're artistic. It fucking sucks.
Struggled to get into this. Too much prog.
De 2e helft was een stuk beter maar jezus wat was het 1e deel kut. 2.5 sterren
I legitimately don’t know a single song on here which is baffling. This is some nerd shit. Like everyone involved deserves a swirly. Ogre Battle…c’mon guys. This album’s bad. There no song on here that’s memorable. Some songs found like bad Bowie deep cuts, some sound like the worst track on a mid prog album. It’s kind of baffling that this is on here. The next Queen album at least sound like the band the world would fall in love with. This is just bad. Which is a bummer considering what comes later.
Not really a queen fan
More interesting than I suspected, but when I get a whiff of their future descent into radiodom I recoil. May is a phenomenon, Taylor solid. I like the exploding of structure. When they're heavier, they're better.
Never a fan of Early Queen. Only appreciated them much later and only in small doses. I admire their ingenuity and theatricality!
This was my first time hearing this. It was a lot to process. Too much, honestly. Overall, it's an album of promise and potential, but it lacks their later brilliance. Not a bad listen. I'm sure if I gave it more spins, I would rate this higher. I'm just not willing to put in the effort.
Spinal Tap-esque
I like Queen, some of their singles are banging, but I’m not a big fan. Unfortunately, this album mostly magnifies things I do not like about them. Corny prog and metal guitar parts, dramatic opera like vocals, all without an actual decent hook or song… It is interesting to hear this period, to see how they were still developing and searching, but further than that, I’d never listen to this album again.
This isn't my favorite Queen album. It doesn't resonate much with me overall. It lacks cohesion.
Lehetett volna picit változatosabb.
Keep working on it fellas. I think you could do ok with some more practice.
Weirdly mid
Queen was always “a lot”. But this is waaaay too much. I felt like I should be tossing up “jazz hands” as this reminded me more of a rocking show choir performance than the band that would become iconic just a handful of years later.
This struck me as a little Zeppelin crossed with the muppets. I did dig in when it got heavy. Guitars excellent. But not a ton cohesive in here. Kinda disappointing despite the immense talent.
Not sure what this one is doing here? Nothing great about this one.
Was hoping to hear some of Queen classics with this album. Disappointing.
I just think that we could have chosen better Queen records.
I’m just not that into Queen’s earlier albums. Seven Seas of Rhye is probably my least favorite “hit” of theirs and it’s still the best thing on this record.
First listen Saved 4/11 Top track: Seven Seas of Rhye
Ihan on ok musiikkia, mutta ei itseä varten oikeastaan mikään tältä albumilta.
Never really liked Queen. And this album does nothing to change that opinion. Banal lyrics. Overwrought musicianship. Horrible production. Next….
Early Queen - more heavy, less pop. Not a record I’d choose to put on. The Loser in the End took me by surprise, Zeppelinesque vocals and breaks!
Oh, second Queen album in as many weeks. I was hugely into them around the time Freddie died, and have since taken a more nuanced view. They're one of the major singles bands to me but never really did it for me as an album band. And this album confirms that. Very much. There are sooooo many ideas in this, but they're not very focused. Sure, Bohemian Rhapsody a few years later also had tons of idea, but the song structure actually made some sense and was coherent. Whereas here there's a lot of "oh, let's just stick this chanting and screaming here, attach the weird guitar overdub to it, too, because, hey, props to Brian, we can't leave that out". The production is also weirdly muddy and overall it ends up not being a particularly coherent or great album.
Rollo.
Queen must be one of the bands that I am the most tired of hearing. First off, I am not that keen on their choir and glam-like sound. Second, they have been played so extremely much over the years that all of their hit songs have lost their charm since long. This record doesn't contain any of their most popular songs, which could have been an opportunity for me to enjoy another side of Queen without their hits. But I think I am just so burnt on it that I can't enjoy it. Or it's not that great. Probably deserves more, but a strong 2 for me.
Rollo.
It was ok, I like Queen but this just didn't grip me like other Queen albums have in the past.
I’m very glad they kept going after this. I just listened to it and already forgot what it sounded like.
I said for Sheer Heart Attack "I like Queen, but... Confession time.... I've been alive for 46 years nearly, and never actually listened to one of their albums. I grew up on the Greatest Hits albums, and some of those appear here, but the rest are just kinda meh?" and this can be echoed here. Hard to believe this is the same band as 80s Queen.
Queen II encapsulates the band's trademark flamboyance but often strays into over indulgence. Despite showcasing Queen's musical prowess, the album occasionally lacks the infectious energy of their later releases. The songs heavily rely on Freddie Mercury's vocals, leaving a noticeable void when he isn't in the spotlight. Queen II serves as a transitional record for the band, laying the groundwork for their future successes but falling short of fully realising their potential. While not their most accessible effort, it still offers glimpses of the innovative artistry that would define Queen's legacy. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 1 STAND OUT TRACK - Seven Seas of Rhye