Reviews (page 4 of 14)
Has a lot of good and interesting elements and was fun to listen to. The second half suffered from what Bat Out of Hell suffered from - it just sounded like a musical with distorted guitars. Not my cup of tea. It's also lacking any ear worms, which is probably why there aren't any hits on this album. It's a solid album, but not one I feel would be necessary to have in my collection.
decent listen, lots of new to me songs
At one point, I had Queen’s entire discography loaded onto an iPod and somehow I’ve only heard one of these songs before.
I surprisingly didn't really recognize any songs on this album. It is undeniably Queen and I think I could grow to love some of them.
I liked father to son and the overall vibes
Great album! Would definitely get the record. Only making it a 4 because it might not be an every day listen for me.
It was good to listen to a Queen album without being familiar with any of the tracks in advance. As a whole it stands up as a great rock record, bordering on the fantastical, with Freddie's vocals a little further back in the mix than on some of the better known Queen classics - not a bad thing as it let the music do more of the talking
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.
Якось складно в мене з раннім квін. Наче й тут є фірмовий їхній стиль, більш рокерський, ніж він був далі, але я от якщо бути відвертим не можу сказати що мені ці пісні прям подобаються. Послухав і забув.
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
Nope. I didn’t like this Queen album either.
- Nobody told me they did a piece with a sitar and microtonality like DAMN that shit was awesome. - Not me crying from the transition from Fairy Feller's Master Stroke to Nevermore. Goddamn. - March of the Black Queen was my favorite track for sure. A close second was Nevermore though. - What an experience. This is definitely a 7/10 at the very least for me. I am still a little on the fence about it as a whole, but this is objectively a good fucking album. This is objectively good music and goddamn do I appreciate it. I think my final score is 8/10, four stars.
somehow the first queen album i’ve ever heard, i didn’t think it had their bangers on it but i think it’s a really good album and im glad i heard it
Naaa
Pummeling waves of grandeur, epic fantasy prog metal and unapologetic flamboyant ambition that is hindered only by the limits of early 70’s studio technology and a couple of non-Mercury-penned clunkers on side 1. Fascinating both for the hints of what is to come and the paths not taken on future records. It’s tempting to wonder what would have happened if Mercury had been fully in charge- as it is, the first half of this record is mostly mediocre. Side ‘Black’, on the other hand, 100% Mercury, is stunning, non-stop brilliance from track 6 onwards. Truly, if this album was only side 2, I’d probably rate it a flawless 5. Anxiously awaiting the 2026 remix and remaster which hopefully corrects some of the uber-multi-track muddiness and lack of separation. Favorite song: March of the Black Queen
Wow, so much better than newer Queen
Not full-Voltron Queen but getting rhere. Building their power. Yes, you have to put up with a few clunkers on every Queen album, but the ones here are pretty forgivable. Nobody was making music like this in 1974.
loved the first three queen albums. great songs great atmosphere
Typical queen. Nothing that caught my ear.
This album was a fun listening experience. I like the second half better, which is describes as experimental and psychedelic. My favorite song was Funny How Love is.
I battled through this. Queen has always been one of those bands I have a lot of respect for, but no inclination to listen to. This did nothing to change my mind.
Glorious and ridiculous everything you need out of a Queen album.
I am team Black Side! I think it is the only side of this album I have played at home. White side is better than I remember, but the second side just hits!
3.25 - I thought I would like it more than I did.
Wildly creative but I could not get into it. Felt a little indulgent after so many songs.
I like Queen, but this isn’t the Queen I like
Nice album.
Not my favorite Queen album, but really solid listen. Honestly don't think I've ever listened to Queen II all the through.
Freddie. The world was better with him in it. What great memories here!
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.
Quite nice hearing Queen stuff that hasn’t been massacred to death by radio and the mass market. Far more grown up album than the novelty shite they became famous for.
Not their best work. 6/10.
Good all around album. Feels like one of those, "If you have listened to queen, you have heard it" type things. Already a fan of Queen, so this was a good listen. White Queen, and Some Day One Day were two of my favorites. 7.3/10
Very Queen album. They are one of the best harmonizers ever to play. It is good, but I probably will not listen to it again after today. 6.5/10 Top songs The loser in the end The march of the black queen
No. 378/1001 Procession NR Father To Son 4/5 (2x) White Queen 5/5 Some Day One Day 4/5 The Loser In The End 4/5 Ogre Battle 3/5 The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke 3/5 Nevermore 4/5 The March Of The Black Queen 3/5 (2x) Funny How Love Is 4/5 Seven Seas Of Rhye 3/5 Average: 3,67 Very enjoyable listen.
ебать это было очень круто, я прчм дико кайфанул. такая история такая атмосфера, прям возвышенное что-то
3.7
Ploddy and dull, lacks any of the stuff which made Sheer Heart Attack somewhat enjoyable
Again, a fun listen, but not a favorite. I did LOVE the song Some Day, One Day. That was a great discovery.
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
Not a lot of pop hits, but total banger.
Ahh, Queen. One of the biggest rock bands ever to play a song, and yet I haven't heard a full album by them. I find it interesting that this album was chosen for inclusion when it lacks the hits. There are hints of the band most of us know Queen to be, but also some riffage that legitimately rivals Black Sabbath in its sheer heaviness. In fact, the heavy riffs take center stage here, while Queen's future arena bombast is only hinted at in some songs. Much like Led Zeppelin, the lyrics are heavily fantastical and nerdy. However, it has a character all its own, with many overlapping guitar parts you'd never hear with Zeppelin. A few different vocalists are given a chance to shine on this album, even though Freddie Mercury was a large part of how Queen became an enduring part of the pop culture firmament. "The Loser In The End" sounds like a straight-up Zeppelin ripoff, complete with imitation Robert Plant. Granted, it's immediately followed up with a straight-up thrash metal track in "Ogre Battle". Granted, the rest of the album is more its own thing, though far heavier than most Queen songs are. Ultimately, this album is an interesting and somewhat unknown footnote in Queen's musical evolution.
8/10
I mostly know later Queen, so some of this came as a surprise. Not really my cup of tea.
This album showed Queen to be as much a foundational metal band as Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, but with a more bombastic theatrical element. It's too bad they didn't continue in this style. In fact their later song Bohemian Rhapsody seems to be satirizing this style of theatrical metal.
An absolute embarrassment of an album. I have no idea who this is even for, outside of maybe the most nerdy of Tolkein fans. Queen was always a singles band, and even then their singles weren't ever that great, but to hear a whole album of guitar wailing and songs that go nowhere, all the while Freddie Mercury belts out about ogre battles and queens is enough to make me want to kill myself. God awful.
Never been a huge fan of Queen, but always admired the big dramatic swings and the technical prowess.
(tips hat) ur majesty
Pretty good, though it pales in comparison with some of their later albums. The fairytale/sword and sorcery vibes here are awesome, though. favorites: white queen (as it began), ogre battle, the fairy feller's master-stroke, the march of the black queen
Low 4/high 3 slower start but you can hear a lot of the classic queen sounds here
budget pink floyd
*Grandiose with incredible guitar and vocal work, but Queen is just not for me more often than not
Creative album. I love the grandiosity. Very fast-paced, you gotta relish in the upbeat atmosphere. It’s a real sense of energy mixed with the freshness of the production. I also love the echoing, almost ghostly vocals. A supremely fun album, much joy infused in the music. Faves: The March Of The Black Queen, Ogre Battle, Some Day Day One, Funny How Love Is, The Loser In The End, Nevermore
pretty good
Not my thing
not for me 0 added
The way this album was stuck in snoozeville for the first 8 tracks before kicking it into high gear for the last 3. A perfectly cromulent listen.
Rock, 1974 -> 2
If I am relating this to the music of the time, it is a cross between Yes, Led Zeppelin, Rush and…Queen? They’re unmistakable! But it is a true rock n roll record. Cool stuff! I first heard “Seven Seas of Rhye” during the Bohemian Rhapsody movie and it caught my ear - never heard anything like it!
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.
A good record although not really one of my favorites of Queen.
Queen always a Queen
Queen at probably their most prog for an album, and it's about as peak as one would expect. Not exactly the Queen most people know, but at Queen's core is the glammy/prog spirit with that wonderful dash of hard rock that bleeds somewhat into metal (for 70s standards).
I forgot how good this was…
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.
Queen doing what they do best, making music I don’t really care for.
Was not expecting this to go so hard! I can hear tons of influence from Zep to the Beach Boys. It is more hard rock and blues than I thought Queen played but you can hear the classic opera sound they are famous for starting to develop, especially on the second side. I was completely blown away by this album and will be adding it to the collection.
I wouldn't consider myself a particularly big Queen fan, outside of their bigger hits, but even with my general apathy for the rock opera genre, I have to admit Queen is still one of the most impressive bands of all time. The songs dance between silly, fun, and somber, and are enjoyable in almost any setting. With anyone else I'd rate it lower, but Queen is just that good.
Liked this one quite a bit more that deep purple and iggy. Few songs from Queen I had not heard (Aside form seven seas of course.) Most of them where enjoyable but added seven seas and white queen to list.
Jesus- two in a row!!!!! This album is something that could never happen today. It has no definable singles or ‘classic’ hits (aside from Seven Seas and that’s a generous stretch) but in its entirety, as an album, it had as much to do with saving Rock and Roll as anything else from that decade. That said it’s never been my thing. I’d give it a 2.5 but I’m feeling generous
Every song is so bombastic, constantly keeping the energy high. The guitars go crazy, and the vocals are obviously great (it’s Queen). I liked this a ton.
I was intrigued and a little taken aback that I knew none of the songs in the tracklist bc I grew up on Queen and the cover is iconic. But right away I knew I was gonna enjoy this! Its like peak dad-rock in the best way and felt very nostalgic to me. Procession locked me in because it rlly set this weird vibe that fit the rest of the albums dark mythical theme that felt like setting out for battle to defend your land lol Hold up...THE TRANSITIONS! There is nothing i love more than good transitions on an album! I want to have no idea where one song ends and the other starts. I think the main part of this album that wasn't clicking for me is as much as theres a shared feeling/vibe and like visceral theme of mysticism/royalty (plus the GREAT transitions), there was not like a coherent storyline throughout the album (that i follow at least). And thats fine because if theres a good collection of songs that fit together at the end of the day, I don't need a concept album. However, as unique as it was, it just wasn't distinct enough for me to want to return to it as a body of work and will most likely only revisit my favs. Top 3: 1)Some Day One Day 2) Ogre Battle 3)Nevermore (Funny How Love Is was close runner up)
yes
Jag har alltid gillat Queen, men tror aldrig att jag lyssnat på ett helt album av dem. Det var kul att göra det. Jag skulle säga att du behöver lyssna på albumet i sin helhet, då jag anser att låtarna hänger ihop och kanske inte funkar så bra som egna låtar, förutom typ Seven Seas Of Rhye. Men låtarna är bra själva också, men jag tycker att de funkar bäst i helhet med hela albumet.
Detesto a Queen
Really good! I knew I couldn't go wrong with Queen. I love The March Of The Black Queen. This is a good album. I can't help but feel like I didn't do it justice by listening to it with my earbuds, and this would be much more entrancing with proper speakers.
Never has been, never will be for me. Classic rock verging on classical rock. Massive yuk
It's amazing how one can recognise it's them just by the way how a song is built.
Heavy
it's kind of a lot
Another first time listen and I knew none of the songs going in. I'm not the hugest Queen fan, but I like them and found this to be a pretty solid early effort by them. Definitely heavier than expected at places reminding me more of Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath than Queen. I would like to own this one day, but I'm not rushing to get it either. Favorite Track - Ogre Battle Least Favorite Track - White Queen (As It Began) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oh peak
my second favourite queen album!!!
Ich bib bei denen durch diese Challenge auf den Geschmack gekommen. Das Album hier ist stabil gut, mir hat es "A Night At The Opera" angetan.
This is fine. This is my second Queen album on the list and neither has blown me away.
alredy listened
A fantastic album. Unique and enjoyable, even though the biggest Queen hits are not in this album, I did not feel the quality was any less.
3/5
Quite simply the collection of songs committed to vinyl
Exceptional album... All of tracks were better than the other, must listen
8/10 20.02.2026
Was almost going to write this off cause i felt the few intro tracks were on the boring side but it pulled through with a decent album. Very proggy type album and neat theme.
This is the best Queen album I never heard. There might even be a few tracks I go back to. But Queen was never high on my list.
Fucking A, can Brian May play guitar! This is a great album so around. But mostly it's notable for being the album where Brian May way outshines Freddy Mercury.
5/5
I love Queen so much. The loose Fantasy themes mixed with the band’s early rock stylings and beginnings of their signature dense vocal harmonies is *chef’s kiss.* Queen will just continue to getting more awesome moving forward.
Unfortunately I’m just not a huge Queen fan. This is still pretty decent though
The album cover is more iconic than the songs it contains. Although March Of The Black Queen is a wonderful surprise and a highly underrated Queen song
Meh… sophomore album. Not my cup of tea. I think Feddie Murcurey might be 🌈
Сначала не зашло. Было скучно. А потом я реально ахирела и поняла почему так любят квин. Одну песню добавила в любимое, 7/10
Pretty great but suffers from a serious lack of personality. See, I thought this was pretty great, especially the first side. However, as it went on, I just started to realize that this album really isn’t… great. See, every good album has something good about it, and that’s what this album really is, good! But every great album has something interesting about it, and this album lacks anything truly interesting that sets it apart from any other glam stuff from around that time. Some of the best glam had already come out by the time that this came out, just look at New York Dolls. Every great album has something interesting about it, and every interesting quality comes from personality. This just does not have that. 7.4/10
I do not like Queen at all and this album helped confirm that.
kween FAVS (top 3): white queen, the loser in the end, seven seas of rhye mençoes honrosas: nevermore, the march of the black queen é um album nota final: 3/5
4/5
Not the biggest fan but not terrible 🤷♀️ The loser in the end would sound good with some glorp bass guitar
I liked it, I didn't love it. An album of lesser-known Queen songs which I don't think I had ever heard before. But it's Queen, so I knew what to expect. An unessential album.
Disappointed in this one.
Crazy album. This is what happens when you’re so talented that you can do anything - sometimes you just can’t decide what to do and instead of doing one thing very well you do a few things good enough. This album is all over the place - sometimes led zepplin, sometimes ELO, sometimes Black sabbath, sometimes Broadway, sometimes 70s Canadian rock’n’roll (see the last song, titled like a zeppelin song, played like a prism song). It’s always cool to see where a band sorted out its sound, but I wouldn’t necessarily go ba k to listen to the evolutions of Queen
Why have I never heard this?? I admit I put off listening because I was like ‘it’s queen- I get it’ but there is more excitement here compared to their later albums. Love the guitar and mercury is on fire. They sound like a band about to hit their stride and unfettered by expectations.
It’s probably the less Queen album from Queen. I liked it. White Queen is amazing.
Favorite songs: Procession, Father to Son, White Queen (As It Begins), Nevermore, Seven Seas of Rhye
It was okay but for an album cover that grand I feel like most of the tracks were bland. 6/10
Why haven't I heard this album? Has the typical Freddy style, but man, does Brian go hard on some of these songs. You can really hear that early British, Beatles style rock, but with moments of their now very popular singles that they are known for peeking through. Overall really solid album. With their popular later albums, I find that I like 2-3 songs and don't care for the rest, but this was pretty solid all the way through.
4/5. Excellent album, a real treat, and a reminder on why I am going through 30m — 120m of quasi-random album listening every weekday. If you enjoy prog rock, this album is a must. It's fun, exciting, and technically masterful, all the best parts of the genre. I wasn't familiar with Queen's non-hits, and goddamn, I wish I knew about this album sooner. May and Mercury are obvious callouts, and I have to focus on them. They're on point throughout the entirety of the album. May is one of the finest guitarists of his generation, both in terms of technical skill and creativity, and he's absolutely killing it here. Mercury's iconic vocals, overdubbed here in true Queen fashion, are fantastic.
I appreciate this artist and the opportunity to explore this lesser known album (brand new to me). I enjoyed the theming but can’t say I had any standouts or was able to dig much deeper.
Second tier Queen. Could have been left off the list and just watched Highlander.
Not my first choice of Queen albums, but it’s still quite an enjoyable listen. Seven Seas Of Rhye is the clear standout.
No real radio hits or songs I really knew, but I dug it.
이거 이미 아는거라고!!!!
Queen's second album is full of power chords, grandiose pianos and over-the-top vocals but is ultimately about as rock and roll as a Gilbert and Sullivan musical. On top of that, dude's singing about ogres and fairies, so thanks but no.
Progressive rock of the 70s. Heavy metal, glam, and art rock, it's all there.
legendary and genuinely!
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.
Gostando mais do que esperava de um dos álbuns menos conhecidos do Queen. Achei o mix estranhamente abafado, provavelmente o novo remaster que vem esse ano melhore as coisas?
Strong 3
One of my favorite Queen Albums. Loved the sides labeled white and black. Very hard rock for queen. Queen was learning how to use a studio as an instrument. Best to listen thru headphones.
yes
LOVE queen
"I reign with my left hand, I rule with my right, I'm Lord of all Darkness, I'm Queen of the Night!" "I'll be a bad boy, I'll be your bad boy, I'll do the March of the Black Queen!" Yaaaaaaaassssssss slay Freddie 💅👑💅👑💅
An excellent album flexing through full rock elements, theatrical presentation, imaginative lyrics, and an amazing vocal range. Although I think a Night at the Opera is perhaps my favorite, this album certainly shines as well.
Difficult to categorise- the sound is pretty unique which is good, but for a Queen album i was surprised how unmemorable this was. Seven Seas of Rye is the only classic.
Bahhhh this is so hectic help
Underrated
Nothing toooooo special about this album. Still, it’s Queen, with their amazing, distinctive patterns and vocals. I just wouldn’t listen to this album on a daily basis.
Aggressively Mid
Very operatic (obviously) early Queen from the early ‘70s. Some fun story-telling throughout—and certainly their trademark style—but just “alright” as a whole.
8/10 Early Queen is an interesting beast. They were yet to find their way to mainstream success and were still digging their way through various inspirations to find their own sound. In truth, Queen did experiment a lot through their career, which does go some way to explaining the sometimes uneven nature of many of their albums. That being said, this album really does feel like a coherent piece. It would be easy to miss the depth and range of this record if it were just chucked on as a background listen, but there are so many ideas put together here that it really does deserve a closer listen. And the more I listened to this, the further it sucked me in. This is not the Queen of Don’t Stop Me Now, Somebody To Love or Killer Queen, although there are indications all over the place that that kind of stuff is ready to present itself, but this is a band throwing so many ideas together in a roiling, frothing storm of heavy prog music. The thing that stood out to me the most here was how heavy it was. Not the whole time, but when they wanted to, the band really lent into a beefy, hard sound more reminiscent of Led Zeppelin than what Queen would become. Freddie doesn’t really reach the levels of grandiosity that he would on later records, but his vocal is so controlled and dynamic, and his songwriting on the second side shows a man really starting to flex his creative muscles. There was great dynamic range across this album, with elements of stark beauty, lush, full harmonic movements and balls to the wall thundering cacophonies, often inside a single track. Some of the production was really fantastic and full sounding, and you could hear them experimenting quite heavily with layering, panning and other techniques to build a really interesting sound. It was a little rough around the edges in places, particularly on Brian May’s first side, and there wasn’t as much range to Freddie’s vocal as I’d have liked, but as a whole, this was a really enjoyable album and I think it’s a bit of a shame that Queen lost as much of this sound as they did on future releases. Procession - There’s that Brian May guitar tone. It’s unmistakably Queen as soon as that sound comes out of the speakers. This is a bit of a ponderous intro that seems to be aiming towards grand, but never really gets there, but it’s leading up to… Father To Son - The intro to this is great. That spacey arpeggiated keyboard against the heavy chords from the guitar and bass is really nice. I was expecting it to lift off into something heavier straight away, but it builds and teases that more slowly. It’s pretty proggy too in the number of different phases it runs through. It reaches that heaver sound a couple of minutes in and there are some solid riffs in amongst the clash of dirty noise. It’s a good little number this and it has the feel of a track that probably gets better with familiarity. White Queen (As It Began) - Freddie’s voice hasn’t exploded into action yet, but his delivery is so deft and emotive. The choral backing vocals are great and back him up really well. This is pretty heavy in places too, but has excellent dynamic range between the verses and choruses. There are moments of that classic Queen sound, but there’s further range and variety in there too. A really good track. Some Day One Day - This runs nicely off the previous track and it’s a bit more restrained. Again, it’s quite proggy, but we don’t get as much heavy stuff, but the layering of the different parts creates a really pretty tonal bed that sits under Brian May’s vocal. This is a drifting, evolving little track that’s a really pleasant listen with lots of rhythmic and tonal interest. The Loser In The End - Ooof, that’s a weighty start off the back of the last track. This is quite Zeppelin bluesy and we get Roger Taylor on vocals now. Some of these riffs are really top notch and Brian May’s solo work is delicious, especially with that much grit over his characteristic guitar tone. Theres’s some interesting layering of different rhythms here that give the track so much life and movement. Ogre Battle - What a brilliant intro. Quality sound design into that high vocal and then a pulsing, throbbing blend of forwards and backwards playback layered together. This is really heavy and punchy, but also slips in these little legato moments that add really nice little twists here and there. Again, this is so proggy and it very occasionally dips into hooky moments, but they’re fleeting and this is all about the journey. And then all of a sudden, it’s over. Solid stuff. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke - They’re just throwing ideas at the ear again and again and I’m here for it. This jumps between phrases with different rhythmic emphases, but it’s all so frantic and compelling. It’s pretty wacky, but I’m finding it pulling me along and not letting go. It’s really heavy in places, really grand and pretty in others, and it does so, so much in under 3 minutes before rolling straight on into… Nevermore - This is so pretty and signposts us pretty much directly to the kind of thing that Mercury would develop into Bohemian Rhapsody. It’s stark in places, full of tone in others and it’s so dramatic, both tonally and with the pull and push of the tempo. Really lovely stuff. The March Of The Black Queen - Again, this is a track that shifts, modulates and develops as it goes. There’s drama, some really heavy, rolling drums, vocal harmonies, guitar solos, and so many interesting pieces of composition and production, particularly around the vocals, which fire at you from all directions. There is so much range across this one track that it’s kind of hard to sum it up, because it’s like they’ve written about 6 songs and blended them together, but it manages to still remain coherent and compelling, which is a fantastic achievement. What a psychotically brilliant piece of music. Funny How Love Is - I can’t get a breath, the second side of this record is relentless. This is more of a straightforward composition, but the production is bloody massive. It sounds so good. The vocal layering is top quality It doesn’t offer a vast amount of range, but it has this constant climbing sensation that drives it forward and it’s so well delivered that it doesn’t need to do any more, especially clocking in at under three minutes. Seven Seas Of Rhye - That pulsing, driving beat against Brian May’s wailing guitar is über-Queen, but everything around it is way heavier and grittier than their more poppy work that would follow. It’s another incredibly compelling and driven piece of work. There are some solid riffs in there too, as well as some really nice rhythmic choices. And then a very Queen choice to roll out into I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside. A suitably weird ending.
Very good very nice
Very rock-opera-y. Good production, some fun riffs, great vocals. Some good deep cuts but no bangers until Seven Seas of Rhye (fucking banger)
pretty good but wouldn't listen to it everyday.
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.
Interesting album... I liked it! You can definitely hear the precursor to later albums like a night at the opera.
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.
My first full Queen album I'm every listening to! I'm excited! I hope it's good! Obviously I've heard songs here and there before, but never an album of theirs in full. Holy shit, so I expected this to be good but I didn't expect it to be this good? I'm genuinely shocked? The run from "Orge Battle" to "The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke" to "Nevermore" is so so good! This whole album was so far beyond what I was expecting, wow. I now understand why people have said The Last Dinner Party is reminiscent of them
Although it may not have the hits that Queen is known for, I think Queen II is their most interesting album, musically. There's a lot of interesting and complex instrumental work on this album, and Freddie's vocals sound fantastic on it. 4/5
Different but I like it
first ever full queen album !! the best part of every queen song, besides freddie's great vocals of course, is always the guitar. i could listen to the isolated guitar parts every day. the march of the black queen and the seven seas of rhye are both great songs, but otherwise, none of the other songs really stuck out as something i would revisit regularly. the album as a whole, however, is still solid. 3 / 5 stars
Love me some Queen, but the album all at once is a lot. It’s so chaotic. Liked the Ogre song at first but eventually it’s like what’s happening? I liked Fairy Feller and Nevermore and the back half of the album more.
2/5/26 - Listened during work in the morning. Was fine. Nothing very memorable but sounded like Queen. Top Song - Father to Son
It’s crazy how experimental and prog this album was compared to a lot of their other more popular tracks (Bohemian Rhapsody aside). I enjoy it, not my favorite Queen album but it’s a fun listen.
у меня как будто новые уши выросли
11 songs that I’d never listened to before. 11 songs that I never want to listen to again. I simply do not get Queen, is this good? It’s feverish at points. 1/5 Best Song: the last one
If this album gets in, we are going to have some absolute stinkers on here. A mid bands worst offering.
ich fand queen eig immer voll cool, bis mein vater gesagt hat, dass sie überbewertet sind. leider beeinflusst seine meinung mich, auch wenn ich wünschte, dass es nicht so wäre. ich versuch das jetzt mal zu ändern und eig ist das album gar nicht so schlecht, es hatte paar langweilige lieder, dafür aber auch paar krasse.
A $20 medium rare steak from The Keg on a Friday night with your business major friend.
Probably the best Queen album. Full of fairytale magic and interesting compositions.
Masterpiece in queeness
The game was my first cassette… I liked this one
Realising with the albums that I’m not massively into queen!
Was a bit disappointed to open to this one today, having been given some really cool and unusual things recently. It think I kind of expected there to be some of the 'Greatest Hits' on it, but... Opening track "Procession" does some really cool things in the guitar, and 'Father to Son' is a surprising thing, that of course sounds like Queen, but much darker/rockier musically than I expected. Shades of Led Zep, which is a band I like, so.. that's cool. I kind of hoped to continue to be surprised by the album, but zoned out a bit as it played on, wondering if that's because, whilst there is light and shade/listening interest in each of the tracks themselves, there isn't much variation across the album as a whole, and starts to feel like 'noise'. Maybe I'm being unfair. Listening again. [Edit: 'The Loser in The End' stands out as piquing my interest again, slower pace, kind of track I usually flag cos of the groove. - Sounds like it would be the last track on side 1 before the album shifts into prog rock mode]. You can certainly hear the influence of this album on charting rock/pop artists of the 2000's. It'll be a 3 from me today, as not feeling over generous. But interesting listen. Number tracks: 11 Fave track #: 1? Procession 2? Father and Son Others? The Loser in the end.
It’s strange how little of the music from this album I’d previously heard before, despite having listened to their anthologies Greatest Hits I to III on repeat growing up. Only ‘Seven Seas of Rhye’ was familiar to me. I guess this means this isn’t a ‘hits heavy’ record as such, but I still enjoyed it overall. Opened my eye to how much of their back catalogue I might not have heard yet!
Hard to resist Queen. Most of these I haven't heard, the mercury side is more fun, the nonsense songs. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: No 47/191 (24%) Will I get: Nah
not mad at queen, but i kinda only care for bohemian rhapsody
Way better than the last queen album. I didnt hate a single song on here. Saved: Father To Son, White Queen, Nevermore
When will I be free
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Orge Battle I simply cannot comprehend how there's a Queen album where I know literally none of the songs. Not a single one of these songs is on the... Like... Top 20 most popular queen songs. This album is, as the kids say, completely "mid". Actually on closer inspection, it turns out that I know very little of Queen's 15 album deep discography and am really only familiar with their greatest hits. Hmm. I don't really care for this too much. It's not bad, but it just doesn't occupy any space in my mind.
How is it that Queen are one of the most well-known bands of all time, yet I've never listened to an album in full from them? Felt less pop, and more rock from them. Being a second album they are probably still finding their feet and their direction. I enjoyed the guitar work and the vocal delivery, but I think I'm mainly just trying to break down what my perception of Queen is as a band first in order to enjoy this as much as I feel I should?
Quelques bangers cultes, peut-être pas mon album préféré, c'est Queen quoi, difficile de noter moins de 5 mais en ressenti personnel j'écouterais pas non plus en boucle cet album donc...
Même avis qu’Aurelia !
Queen c'est coooool
Not a good Queen album. Terrible production.
i love queen
Queen were one of my first musical loves but I’m honestly not sure that I’ve ever heard this album as the only track I know from it is _Seven Seas of Rhye_ which appears on their classic best of. I’ve heard it said the Queen aren’t an albums band and whilst I think that’s a little harsh, I understand the reasoning. As far as albums go, this isn’t, in my opinion, one of their better ones and I’m surprised to see it in this list. _ Sheer Heart Attack_, released later in the same year is far superior! I’m not sure if I’d return to this over a few others.
First album I listened to twice to be sure it couldn't be a 5. I just really liked it a lot. 4.5
A fascinating listen, even if it didn't completely rock my world. It’s impossible to ignore the ambition here—you can clearly hear the blueprints for the massive hits that were to come. 'The March of the Black Queen' is effectively the evil twin of 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' and there are moments of drama that point straight towards the Flash Gordon soundtrack. While the operatic density can be a bit overwhelming at times, as a piece of musical history showing the evolution of their sound, it is undeniable. Essential for understanding where they went next, even if it's not the first Queen album I'd reach for.
Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Great - Queen showing why they are one of the best heavy metal bands of all time despite people mostly thinking of them as a pop group.
BEST OF THE BEST
High energy, would be great in a live show, not sure sure I would listen to it over and over again. Flow was good in the album.
Good but also not as good as I hoped..
It's hard to listen to Queen today without assuming this is great. I think any other band coming out with this album would be more impressive.
Always surprised at the quality of their back catalogue
1st half: pretty decent. 2nd half: songs about wizards and elves
epic
Very good early hard rock/prog album with a number of cuts I will revisit. Love Queen.
I've never delved into a Queen album before, having only ever listened to the singles but I thoroughly enjoyed it. One of the tracks felt as though it had elements of the later 'Bohemian Rhapsody' which was really interesting to listen to.
Funny how love is everywhere, just look and see
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.
A certainly okay effort from what I suppose is now considered one of the greatest bands of all time. They're always good but nothing on this album really stood out to me. Solid but maybe not good to listen to when you're angry.
7/10
Maksimaalinen miltei mutta ei ihan naurettavuuteen asti. Pakko arvostaa tätä häpeilemätöntä menoa!
I was never a Queen fan.
Not the strongest album but still worth a listen
This album rocks! I didn't know a single song. Albums like this are what makes this whole exercise worthwhile. I'll revisit this one for sure.
Um ótimo álbum,e a primeira vez que eu escuto um álbum completo do queen e não me decepcionei.devo dizer também que a guitarra aqui está incrível!
one of my fave bands growing up & the only song i knew was seven seas of rhye smh,,, this one is so dramatic i love her
Pretty good but a forgettable album for me
I love Queen's hits, but I hadn't sat through an album of theirs before this. This is actually so fucking good, I was expecting some duds, but every track is some of the best work they've ever done. Ogre Battle rules.
Classic Queen
It's not a bad album at all, definitely got better as it went on, and plenty of proof here that there's more to Queen than just the usual hits you've heard a million times.
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
Not sure how I feel about this / some good moments but prog rock with fantasy themes is just not my thing - I’m never going to turn on a song whose title of ogre battle sorry - that said I think this is a solid 3 for me - some moments are more like 2
Prog but make it whimsical
Yes the Queen sound is there. Not a total fan.
It's a bit of a nerds album and I can see them playing Dungeons and Dragons afterwards, or maybe they've been to a Glastonbury gift shop and loved the vibe All the nonsense aside it's a solid album
Oerhört jämn skiva. Bara bra musik. Ett riktigt album. Men dåligt med bangers. Stark fyra
A masterpiece, amazing performance.
Interesting! Didn't hate it but not a ton of "wow" moments.
The thing about Queen is that the music itself sounds technically fantastic to me and Mercury has a great voice but then all the songs are about wizards and ogres and loving your mommy. Whatever bro
Where's bohemian rhapdy
The second half of the album was better than the first. As someone who claims to like Queen this was a sort of disappointing album. The sound is similar but nothing really stood out.
Honestly, disappointing. I was locked and loaded to give Queen an immediate 5-star, but this album left me wanting more. Feels like they hadn’t quite gelled as a band
Queen would go on to greatness but this was still their building period
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.
Has all the wonderful grand and glorious Queen qualities that you'd expect and some somber Some Day One Day to spare.
Not the most iconic Queen record but it's Queen and that's not bad.
Je m’incline bien bas devant cette saga musicale épique de Queen. Selon moi, c’est leur meilleur album (pis demain ça sera Sheer Heart Attack, y’en aura pas de facile), ainsi qu’un des meilleurs album prog-rock des années 70. Ce qui me flaburgast le plus, c’est à quelle point il semble invisible qu’en vient le temps au Rolling Stone Magazine ou autre revue à pottin d’assembler une liste de 25000 albums rock. De quoi je parle, voyons? Je dérive complètement, retour sur les rails! C’est vraiment le côté Dark Fantasy qui m’accroche le plus dans cette musique. Étant un immense fan de Magic: The Gathering et un amateur de D&D, je retrouve à travers la tracklist les mêmes éléments fantastiques qui activent mes neurones de geek intérieur. D’ailleurs, je recommande à tous cette vidéo: (FUCK! NOOOON, je la retrouve pu!!! Et merde, j’ai vraiment pas envie de passer la prochaine heure à résumer ça, donc désolé gang), qui tente d’apporter un narratif liant chaque chansons les unes aux autres, j’ai bien aimé me remémorer les grandes lignes de son interprétation en réécoutant l’album. Bref, 10/10, excellent ne lui arrive pas à la cheville
Freddie Mercury really was that guy
I like this one. However, there are 4-5 tracks that are clearly a step weaker then the rest. I think queen mitigates this on other albums 4.4 /5
classic so good !!! 10/10
I don't know what it was, but I really didn't enjoy it at all. I expected so much better from them, I don't know what happened here. I don't have the heart to give it 1 star cause they're obviously very talented musicians but I really didn't like anything about it at all. Actually I might give this 1 star cause I really wanted to turn it off for most of the album.
Warning: This is NOT the one with Bohemian Rhapsody!
Ah, Queen 2. Say, that cover is pretty cool, they should use it in a music video. Awful joke aside, Queen 2 is a step up from Queen 1 and Queen 1 is certainly not a bad album. Stepping away from the fantasy age rock ideas presented on then first album somewhat (but not entirely) and starting to play with the things that they'd truly be known for, this album is very important to Queens sound. While I don't quite think this is the album where you think "oh yeah this is the Queen I know" you get bits and pieces of familiarity that makes sense in their history but beyond that this album is still very much a good album and has survived the test of time pretty well. Not as well as every Queen album or even every rock album from the mid 70s but definitely better than some other Queen albums. I'm not quite the prog obsessed pretentious kid I once was but I know that kid would've loved this album had he not thought Queen were overrated (I no longer think that). Certainly, if you like prog, if you like rock and certainly if you like you like Queen but you've never heard this album, do it. If you can and you care enough I'd listen to Queen in order so you can truly hear them grow because this album and what it builds to is truly impressive. The album after this one is for me the "Oh yeah this is Queen" album but we will talk about that one another day. Best songs: Nevermore/ Seven Seas of Rhye Worst songs: N/A Rank compared to everything else so far: 20/55 (below Nevermind the Bollocks, above Low-Life.)
Not a fan of Queen. Still not a fan. No standouts. Respect Freddie's voice but this is forgettable.
my first 5 stars!!! i don’t think i knew a single song on this album but it was fire all the way through. ogre battle is so legendary. queen!
It's fun listening to this and noting the connections to bands like Iron Maiden I've listened to in past 1001 days. Great album.
INCREIBLE, creí que no me gustaría por que no había una rola tan comercial, pero me callo la boca, una obra maestra, todas las canciones son increíbles, los cambios de sonidos, las voces, todo! todo es increíble!
Bit of a banger
Toller typischer Sound aber auch nervig
The production on this record is so impressive, every song is masterfully layered with great guitar and vocal work. It's a little theatrical for my taste though. Standout Tracks: White Queen (As It Began), Ogre Battle, The March of the Black Queen
Like discovering a whole new queen album I’ve never heard before.
An emo/glam album from Queen. I was expecting 80's rock Queen, not 70's glam Queen. It's good enough, the songs are masterfully done, but nothing made me want to listen again. My Rating; 3/5
I had no idea what to expect from a queen album with none of the big hits, but I was positively surprised. Favorite song: The march of the black queen
What's not to like? Well, the riffing while ok is not the best, lead singing by the others is inferior and unnecessary, the prog elements are lukewarm, the sound is unrefined, but we now know something unique will soon emerge out of these elements.
This is perfectly fine. Queen has been one of those "like and respect but don't love" bands for me, this album didn't change that.
It was okay
Good album overall. It had nice variation between songs. For rating I had trouble deciding between 3 and 4 but with the first listen I give it 3. Have to revisit this one and see if it gets bumped to 4. Best song was either Seven Seas of Rhye or Father to Son.
Not a big fan.
I think the most valuable lesson this challenge has taught me is that I simply need to avoid anything labeled "progressive" much the same way I've learned to avoid anything labeled "organic" at the supermarket. Truly. Anything on the white side that might have saved this album from failure (e.g. Roger Taylor's contribution) was more than wiped out by that egregious black side.
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
For being in the top 1001 it’s surprising that none of the songs on this album would be in Queens Greatest Hits. Still sonically true to the band and an album meant to be listened to in sequence.
they have better albums but good nonetheless
Really good Queen album. You see them getting into their patented style especially later on the album on songs like "Ogre Battle" and "The March of the Black Queen". The album also dives into Progressive Rock and Hard Rock, showing really how good of a band Queen is. I especially like the more pop-oriented songs like "Some Day One Day", which sounds a bit like Badfinger. 4/5- 2nd favorite Queen album at the moment, even without a real hit song.
I did not know any early Queen songs. I like this heavier at times, prog rock, art rock, whatever you want to call it. It's like the precursor to everything I know musically about Queen, I can see the origins. I like the fantasy lyrics, the diversity of sounds. Not my favourite, but fun to explore, and will likely come back to it
I have always thought of Queen albums as like children, nice in small doses but I couldn't eat a whole one. This one was quite different. Not what I expected, but not totally unexpected either. Quite conceptual but didn't really follow it through. And the final track being the only well known one. Would I actually buy it, the jury is still out on that one, but worth a high 3.
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.
hell yeah
Like others, I’m shocked at how unfamiliar I am with this album. But I loved it and prefer it to their more well known work.
I think that Queen hit the mother load with Night At the Opera and that this particular album is reflective of the overall good quality of the band across the spectrum of time. Not much would have occurred without the voice of Freddie Mercury who could have propelled any band to the stratosphere.
Never had heard of any of these songs before but they’re all amazing
I am quite consistently pleasantly surprised by Queen, a very well known band that I enjoy for plenty of mega hits, but I did not expect to like their albums as much as I did. This one has little fluff and truly a vision, the harmonies are interesting, it is jelling all superbly between styles and voices. I get it really, it is a collage of hundred influences and I think it really works
Heavier than one might expect.
That was fun
It's OK.
Baroque
Was expecting more hits but was alright
What can be said here? 1000/10
Good transitions between songs, I like the ability for the band to have a slow song and then into a ripping song, enjoyable listen but not my favorite Queen album
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.
All have very seamless transitions which I like. You can also tell they were experimenting with sounds and instruments which is really fun. I liked The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke, The March Of The Black Queen, and Seven Seas Of Rhye. Another very intentional album listening experience, was a great time throughout although might be considered too tied together. I probably wouldn't listen to any of these songs on their own but would def listen to the album again. There wasn't anything I didn't like either. Fav song: either Ogre Battle or March of the Black Queen. 4 stars for me
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.
Very cool, I liked it more than the other Queen album I listened to in this project, prolly helps none of the massive hits were here so this felt fresh. I liked Ogre Battle best
Not my favorite queen.
Probably should give it a listen once more paying full attention to it BUT at the same time if I had considered it phenomenal from the get go it would be because the tracks were getting my attention. Solid album, doubt I'll change my opinion even if I listen to it multiple times, or perhaps it'll grow on me as the time goes by. I'd rate it as a 3.5/5 if I could
The entirety of Side Black is unbelievably epic, and this album is phenomenal based on the strength of that alone.
Wow Brian really did like his prog rock. This could have been a very different band.
Knew none of the songs going in. Pleasantly surprised by how consistently good their sound is, a unique blend of almost grungy tone and lilting melodies, unique structure, and just a joy to hear. What kiss wishes they were.
A real rollercoaster taking you all over the place.
Classic album. Love Queen seven seas is one of my favourite songs.
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.
Nei takk
Cool album, very different from the "commercial" known sound of Queen.
Classic Queen sound, it’s everything I expect from them. Not sure why this album wasn’t as popular as others, but it’s no less amazing to listen to.
First Queen album for me on this list! One of my favourite bands of all time, but i have to say this is not among my favourites, still a superb album, perhaps their proggiest. I love seven seas and the march of the Black Queen. Probably solid 4 stars.
This early Queen album sounds exactly like you’d expect and early album by Queen to Sound. That’s not a bad thing but they’ve done much better.
I I’ve Queen but not this.
Usual queen vibes but didn’t hit hard
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.
It's Queen! A lot rockier than I expected and super enjoyable.
Might have to come back to it as I enjoyed it as GET UP AND ON WITH UR DAY ROCK MIX. you know? But you can never go wrong with Queen.
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.
Bra instrument, vet inte om jag uppfattar texten riktigt men gillar variationen och 'viben'
Not peak queen, but still a strong glam/prog rock album that displays some of their roots. This is not the queen we all know and love, but it's still good! Not much in the way of stand-out tracks aside from "Seven Seas of Rhye" but it's consistently solid throughout. Worthy of a 4.
I've never heard any of these Queen songs and I may not ever again
It's alright. Not their best work, but still good.
much better than i expected, never really liked queen but this album was very enjoyable
The medley is cool
another classic that i can’t believe i haven’t listened to all the way through. not 100% my type of music but i appreciate the art of it
Inget album är väl 5/5 men asså peak album, nice låtar och Queen är ju liksom alltid vibe - ska absolut lyssna om
Queen? Oh I love Queen. I’m sure this album will be full of songs I already know, plus some deep cuts you never hear on the radio. Wait. I don’t know any of these songs. And they are all kinda samey. Not terrible and great guitar but nothing that stands out. Guess I know to stick to the Greatest Hits.
I don't even have to listen to this, I already know it will be better than the majority of stuff on here, god do I hate this list. Not my favourite album from Queen, it was nice tho, but I can't say I'd come back to it often. As much as I'd like to rate this higher I just cannot.