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I knew this album almost by heart on the 70s when it came out but hasn’t listened for ages. I thought I’d be giving it a 4 but after listening it’s definitely a 5. I remembered Ogre Battle as having pretty naff lyrics but OMG the guitar more than makes up for that. And then there are delicious little surprises like the “look into my eyes” interlude in the middle of Black Queen. Love it ❤️
It's a masterpiece. Pure Queen, revolutionary and breathtaking.
J - 3/5 Best Track - "Seven Seas Of Rhye" F - DNL
Other than the hits my intro to the rest of the catalog, was it kinda goofy, yea, but you could tell they were piecing it together for later efforts, but still this one rocked. Procession had me thrown for a loop, but father to son, incredible, and it never really let up.
Super ambitious and proggy. Love this album. Never heard any of it before. 4.5
Not one of queens best.
No surprise I loved this album since I love everything Queen. But this was a pleasant reminder of how killer this album is.
I prefer later Queen to their first three albums, but it's still fun.
You've got to really like the whole operatic thing to get this.
Ugh.
Liked it a lot!
not my thing
This is a tough one. I love Queen, and I know this is a major turning point for the band, but it just doesn't grab me like their other albums.
Not bad but there’s better queen albums
Um álbum bem interessante de uma banda que ouvi exageradamente na minha infância, mas que nunca me aprofundei para além da superfície. Já ouvi alguns de seus discos inteiros, mas toquei pouco em seu início mais progressivo e pesado. Desse disco em particular, eu só conhecia March of The Black Queen, uma faixa sensacional que eu sempre adorei. Ouvindo-o, é difícil não ficar paralizado com suas camadas edificadas de sons. É interessantissimo notar pequenas pitadas de prog, aqui e ali. Não chega a ser um Genesis da vida, mas não está tão longe. Também se nota reclamas pesadas que me remetem Sabbath e Zeppelin, com a voz estrondosa de Freddie, é uma combinação fenomenal. Mas, o disco peca em algumas faixas medíocres, como a adição de Taylor. Dessa forma, seu segundo lado é vastamente superior ao primeiro, tornando o álbum um tanto desequilibrado, e desbalanceado. De qualquer forma, é um disco bom e vale o seu tempo. 3.5/5
not their best but still solid
Queen II is the second studio album from Queen, and perhaps the least known album of their catalog. It is a concept album, like their first, about a line of royalty confronting forces of darkness. This is classic Queen - Freddy Mercury's soaring vocals, Brian May's shredding guitars, and extensive over-dubbing. Queen II does not include any of the band's big hits - the band was telling stories in an anthemic manner - but had not shifted its focus towards creating anthems. This is an interesting version of 70s prog rock.
I’m not very familiar with this. I’ve never heard any of the songs and I grew up with Queen. It sounds prog and dated.
1 decent track
Tough day for Queen. I'm quite ill with a stomach bug. A day off work. I half listen to Queen II. Some of it is well crafted, some of it seems quite silly.
Very theatrical, queen-classic sound, but they were definitely pregnant here with their future hits.
LOVE that Queen guitar sound!! 4
Enjoyed the rock and Queenness of this album
I've always appreciated Queen's influence on music and culture, though truthfully I have never given their music a serious listen, beyond the hits that play just out in the wild. Very solid rock album.
It was okay, can't really say much but queen has much better
I hadn't heard of any these Queen songs before; a good collection of less famous tracks. Though the operatic flourishes were still there, there was less of them and I appreciated the slightly more straight-forward hard rock vibe of the album. Standouts: The March of the Black Queen, Ogre Battle
Excellent
Uninspired
++: 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
Fine
I’ve only ever listened to the big singles but now I might think I might be a Queen fan???
Didn’t expect it to be this heavy, or this good. Like progressive rock with all the boring bits surgically removed. Full of drama, riffs, and ridiculousness that somehow works. Absolutely soared.
Really good musical construction and aspects. Worth additional listens.
As a Queen album and as a hard-rock album in general, this is disappointing. I was to listen to an album with none of their true hits but the mixing on some of these songs is really bad. 6/10 fav song : Some Day One Day & Ogre Battle/The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (should have been one full song)
Seriously: this needed to absolutely be listened to? Ho hum
Honestly, a little confused about why this album was added to the list. It was OK. Queen has better.
This is Queen, so I wanted it to be a high rating, but it's early Queen, so it's more mainstream and less than what it will become.
Like early Pink Floyd albums, I wanted to like it more than I actually did.
great, love the sound of this album, queen is just great and this really displays their unique sound
quite repetitive
Queen. So many albums, so many great songs. I must say, I don't find this one all that great.
Hienoa musaa! Itselle vieraampaa Queenia, taisi menestys olla vielä edessäpäin.
Ei missään nimessä Queenin parhaimpia. Ihan ok. 2.5/5
AlkuQueenia. Tulevaisuus jo kuuluvissa
Kaunista! Queen on aina osannut hommansa. 👍🏻
Huomaa että uudemman queenin esiaste kyllä. Hienoja kohtia paljon mutta myös melko all over the place ja suuntaa vasta haettiin.
Nothing stood out as a great track off this album
Went in expecting I'd love it. And it is good, don't get me wrong. I just didn't love it.
I haven't ever listened to old queen, was good.
While I didn’t skip any songs like I did with A Night at the Opera, a few weeks back. I liked to more than I thought I would. For me it’s missing the one ingredient that makes Queen, Queen; there’s no cheekiness (I hope am using that right, I am a dumb American). Gimme, Gimme Fried Chicken!!
5/10
I liked it better than I thought I would, but maan I still dont like glam rock. I think it’s way too extra and too much in a bad way for me. Then again this one is better than night at the opera for me as it’s a liiittle less theatrical. Bit more noisy, which makes it the best of theirs for me so far. Enough guitar solos for me for a week too. Let’s give it a weeeeak 4
esq iconic, i love theatric queen the march of the black queen, my beloved
A band finding themselves. I enjoyed the druid stuff in the 2nd half and it ends on a great song. High 3 but not enough there to warrant a 4
Not horrible, but too dramatic and prog-y for my taste. Give me the pop songs!
Consistent, they got a very unique sound
I just recently listened to this album, and damn. It is pretty freaking good. Could only imagine it being released back in 70s and listening to it for the first time. Blown away.
The Good: Queen! The Bad: Not my favorite album… The Ugly: not a damn thing! We are 4 1/2 months late on reviewing this album… not because I did not listen to it, but more so because I did not know what write… And today is no different. It seems that those who know, will rate this album 6* as it is so good that you don’t even know it. So I listened to it, probably 6 times, or 8, in the past 4 1/2 months, trying to see if I can find that missing something that will make me part of the elite crowd that knows that this album is Top-5 GOAT of any recording, ever… To quote U2, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for. I like the album, but I prefer News of the World, A Night at the Opera, or Sheer Heart Attack, even The Game I prefer to Queen II So, I will give the album 4*, knowing that I will play countless times more just to see if I can finally see it… and then give it 6*
3 stars Surprisingly enjoyable. I was expecting a much more dull experience with filler since I didn’t know any of it except “Seven Seas of Rhye” but it flows pretty well and was enjoyable. It would take a few listens to be more memorable but a good beginning for Queen to become the Queen we all know and love.
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
I love how this album has two themes to it and how Queen pulls them off. They haven’t quite become Queen at this time with this album but you can definitely see them transforming into that.
I will revisit this album in future. Something just fell flat here. The performances are identifiably energetic yet felt restricted - I suspect the mixing could be to blame here. May’s neo-classical guitar flourishes should cut through but end up muffled in the mud; and songwriting is generally weak. However Mercury, as a vocalist, is as outstanding as ever. 2.5/5
I’m not the biggest Queen fan, I like their hits but never really got into anything deeper than that. This album doesn’t really have any of their hits on but I’d heard good things. It was good. Queen are a very good band and it showed in this. I’m not a technical music guy so most of my reviews are did I like it and not really about the specifics of why. Basically, I liked it
(35 known/79 new)
Not a revelation but great album.
A bit all over the place and somewhat chaotic. Heard a doom metal riff akin to Black Sabbath. Some prog moments that were Yes and Genesis influenced. The pomp was there but it just misses the mark. It's good but there's better things to come.
Love queen but not my fave 3
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.
I grew up with a mom who LOVED Queen and she got see them live in Oakland. Felt great to listen to an album with songs I'm not super familiar with. Fantastic as always!
une vibe
Bin ja nicht son Queen Fan aber schon einfach technisch gute Musik
The first two songs had to be my favorite, really loved the transition between the two of them. Album as a whole was good, but I’m not in love with it
I mean, come on
Pleasant surprise yet too much
Nice and old fashioned. Really like it. Early Queen is awsome.
was unfamiliar with this album, but enjoyed the whole cohesive experience. can hear a distinct influence from The Who, Bowie, and rock operas of the time. mellow and melodic vocals much different from Freddie's later signature belting vocal style.
Interesting album. Certainly a band trying to carve out their style. I think this was a good effort from the group. A little less poppy and a little more modern rock (for the 70s).
This was awesome, I'd never heard any of these songs before and they work so well as a full "opera" together. The sound is so unmistakably Queen, Mercury's singing is incredible and everything just feels so huge. The entire work has a super clean production and the segues between songs feel right. I don't know if I could pick a single out of here, because the whole of it is clearly meant to be listened to all the way through. I really enjoyed this, not a bad minute in here. Lyrically it's about half dungeons and dragons and I love it.
An excellent group of songs that were all brand new to me. Really packs a punch despite not having any recognizable singles on it. Fantastic.
Favorites: Father to Son, White Queen (As It Began), The March Of The Black Queen Queen’s sound has never really been my thing so I’m not surprised I didn’t connect with this one. That being said, it’s nowhere near a bad record. It’s very well-produced.
Not very much like the queen I was expecting. You can see the stadium rock songs coming but thankfully they are not here yet
Sounded like Queen. Works for me.
Gutxi entzun dut Queenen diska hau, naiz eta hau da Queenen garaia gehiago gustatzen zaidana...
Not great ima be honest it was relentlessly annoying
Seven Seas of Rhye The March of the Black Queen
I truly dislike this band
Album 776 of 1089 Queen - Queen II (1974) Rating : 3.5 / 5 I do enjoy Queen but this isn't my favorite album from them. I hear the great vocals and musicianship but the songs just aren't at the level Queen will eventually reach.
Foreshadowing of better things to come for this band. I can't believe the best song on this album 'Seven Seas of Rhye' was buried as the final track.
This album feels like rock and roll and is definitely a statement. A lot is put out by this album, and while I don't find myself personally relating to most of it, it does feel substantial and novel in many ways. An album I am glad to have consumed but unlikely to come back to.
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.
Most of this is "meh" for Queen. Really it only has one standout song that holds its own compared to their other hits, "The Seven Seas of Rhye", and it really just goes to convince me that Queen is really at their best when they're doing weird fantasy world building in their music. It's for this song alone, I'm giving it four stars - otherwise, it would probably just justify a 2.5
mega abwechsligsrich. ich bi immer für Queen z ha, aber bi dem album hend mier gwüssi lieder (white und black queen, seven seas of rhye) mega gfalle, anderi hanich eher müesam gfunde.
aaaah endlich ein Queen-Album!!! Ich liebe den warmen Gitarren-Klang, die herzzerreissenden Harmonien, die spürige Mehrstimmigkeit, die sich mit Hardrock und dreckigem Gesang abwechseln, die Rhythmen und Lyrics, kurz: die komplexe und trotzdem unterhaltsame und spannende Musik mit ihren vielen Instrumenten und Stimmen, die zu einem tollen, schönen und vielfältig wandelbaren Klang zusammenwachsen.
As a rule of thumb... I fucking hate Queen. However, this has always been my favourite of their albums. I have not listened to it for about 30 years. I'm very surprised to say I still like this one. Must be because I have heard these songs about 100,000 times less often than all the other ones. 4/5
Queen.
- I understand why people have a hard time with this one; it's not the Queen we know and love. The parts are there but they have not quite gelled yet. That said, this is a great record and from any other band, it would be considered at the top of their output. I'm only going to give a 4 because the debut is similar but it IS a masterwork. It's astounding how good this band was. -
oh wow an album without any of their big singles mixing is a bit weird even on the 2011 remaster (the version i heard) but its an old album right, ill give them a cup of tea here. never heard any of these songs, but they're great!
Freddie sounds so different in this one, wasn't expecting this but I liked it
The Dark Heart of Queen. Strong prog rock elements peppered with the theatrical flair that would permeates through all their work. Stand out tracks " The March of the Black Queen" - prog rock deliciousness and "Seven Seas of Rhye" - glorious hard rock/pop
3.5 - Good
I'm only lukewarm on Queen and this album did not convince me I'm wrong for it.
I really like Queen, but really hated this album. I just couldn’t connect with any of these songs. I know it was a transition time for them, but it seemed so disjointed. May’s guitar was great. Freddie’s voice was strong, just nothing seemed to go together. Hopefully we get some of their better work in the future.
I’m amazed at how many songs Queen has that i’ve never heard. It was just ok. Nevermore was my favorite, though.
Stereo sound is frustrating bc I rarely use both earbuds. But I love Queen and their theatrical-ness.
Sorry everyone. I hate Queen. Sue me.
I didn’t recognize much from this album. It was more fun than some of the other ones I’ve listened to recently from the generator, but still not my favorite
👨🏻 This was so good I listened at the gym
Didn't grip me, but nice to hear something completely different from a band as famous as Queen
Haven't heard this one before but it's rubbish
Nice hearing the songs from Queen that weren't the big hits which have been horribly overplayed
We've been having good fun ridiculing Roger Taylor for writing about his weird seemingly sexual attraction to his automobile, but we've been sleeping on Mercury's "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke," - where I guess he's describing a painting he once saw, with a thesaurus. I mean...: Pedagogue squinting, wears a frown And a satyr peers under lady's gown Dirty fellow, what a dirty laddio Tatterdemalion and a junketer There's a thief and a dragonfly trumpeter
Great album
Stand outs were loser in the end and fairy fellers not really a fan of this album though
Quite a vibe tbh, been vibing with it is alright overall tbf
More rockin than the D&D titles suggest
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.
So freddy mercury is queen right? At least to me. There are other guys in the band who are probably all great musicians but it's really all about freddy at the end of the day. And it felt like he wasn't here for the 1st half of the record. Sure he was but he didn't have that power and look at me energy that he has on all the hits. Not saying every song has to be that but I was disappointed with this mostly. Some good stuff back loaded but not that good.
March of the black queen / Fairy fellers / Ogre battle sont incrrrrrrr
A la base je voulais être très subjectif et mette la note de 8 sur 5. Mais comme on ne peut pas faire une telle chose et que les notes sont bridées à 5. Je suis obligé de mettre la note objective qui lui convient.
J'ai hésité à mettre 5 parce que le début est pas assez bien mais après palala
One of the best early Queen records
Favorite: track 2
The day has finally come for my third and final Queen album to review. I gave four stars to A Night At The Opera, but two stars to Sheer Heart Attack, so I think anything is possible on this album. I used to listen to Queen's greatest hits quite a bit back when I was in college, so I'm shocked that I haven't fallen in love with any of their studio albums on this list yet, but maybe Queen II will be more my jam! First things first: whoever mixed this album did a terrible job and I hope their poor performance haunts them to this day. This album could have been much better if the damn guitars hadn't been so muted. Despite that though, I thought Queen II was really good. Side Black of the album (the second side) was much better than the first in my opinion, and I enjoyed how it felt like one longer movement, moving from song to song with some pretty brilliant segues. The energy on Side Black was great too, and I loved the medieval fantasy themes that permeated the songs. They were a touch goofy, but they were really fun and it allowed Queen to show off their unique merging of glam and hard rock. “Seven Seas of Rhye” is the only song on this album that I was familiar with, and I thought it was a perfect closing track. I love that piano melody, and the drumming is fantastic too. The first side of the album was a touch boring, but I did like the use of acoustic guitars on “Some Day One Day” and “The Loser in the End.” I really liked how “Some Day One Day,” utilized not only acoustic guitar, but that ‘semi-screeching’ sound that Brian May’s known for on the electric guitar. As far as the album as a whole is concerned, the over-dubbing and harmonies were great, and I thought the band used them really well, crafting their own unique sound. This album is probably closer to a 3.5 for me, but I’m rounding up to a 4. It could have been solidly a 4 if the mixing was better, but take that with a grain of salt I suppose. After all, I’m sitting at a computer, and not in a recording studio.
3.5
2.5
I assume this is what cocaine sounds like
I know “The Loser In The End” is controversial because it interrupts the black/white May/Mercury concept but I love it. This one would get a 4.5 from me if I could. It’s not absolutely perfect but it nearly gets there, and it’s super fun to listen to knowing where their journey took them after this
Pre listen notes: Excited to listen. I don't recognize any of these songs by name, but I'm sure I know them. Post listen notes: I was wrong. I didn't know any of that. 3.5?
It’s not my first choice of Queen albums but I’m not mad at it
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.
I hate queen
Wow. What an innovative album. Full of ups and downs and twists and turns that keeps you on your edge of your seat. It's not their best album but it's still great. They didn't have that much expectations to live up to and under the circumstance they COOKED. 5 stars
Queen had not reached their heights by this point, yet Queen II shows what they would one day be capable of. Since Freddie still had not found his sound, a lot of II sounds more like Styx than Queen, though an additional year in the studio would result in Freddie and Co. finding their classic theatrical flair.
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.
If you had only ever heard the Queen songs they play on the radio you would be super disoriented by this album. It's basically a prog rock masterpiece. I wish more people knew how great and weird Queen actually could be. Brilliant album that I'm ashamed to say I don't have on vinyl yet. 5/5
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.
Actually enjoyed it more than i thought I would.
That was trip, and unfortunately I wasn’t packed for the journey. It starts with five tracks of solid classic rock and then “Ogre Battle” (spoiler alert: not about Shrek) crashed in at track 6 and it felt like I'd wandered into a glam-rock Renaissance Faire. The vocals and guitar work are jaw-dropping, but mystical kings and vengeful queens in rock music is just so overdone in that era (we have Stairway to Heaven, isn't that enough?). Mercury was already larger than life and "March of the Black Queen" is a masterpiece, if you're into Lord of the Rings meets Glam Opera, I guess. I just personally find '70s rock theatrics kind of exhausting.
Did not really enjoy this as much as I was hoping. Some guitar sounds like Sabbath inspired stuff but not as good. I get what they're doing and how it was progressive, but none of it really connected or came together for me. Despite hearing so many elements of Bohemian Rhapsody, none of it is Bohemian Rhapsody. Yes, of course Queen had so much other stuff that's great, but c'mon, that's what the damn biopic was called...
Really liked the harder side of Queen on display on this album. Would definitely return to this album for further listening. Standout tracks: Father To Son, White Queen (As It Began)
Of all the Queen that I've heard I can honestly say I don't usually listen to this album, but it is a very good album! Classic cover haha but it's not the best of their albums but it is queen and any queen is better than no queen! Solid album!
очень театральная группа, слушать альбомами хорошо, но в данном случае по отдельности уже не так работает
I was fully expecting for a very popular hit to come on this album but was very surprised that this doesn't contain any of their commercial top hits. Great listen overall even without a huge single on this album. I'd rate this a +3, maybe a weak 4.
Enjoyed it's glam, proggy gusto! I think the first 3 albums are of similar quality, and then from Night At The Opera and Day At The Races they really became the rocking, operatic powerhouse we all love.
Quuen sen verran vähärmmäb paskaa kuin muu paska täällä..
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.
Bit rocky
Actually enjoy this more than Night at the Opera, despite the “lack” of hits (perhaps this was only the case in the US). Love the sound of this album.
***An ok album
Was kinda like listening to bluegrass… I enjoyed it but all kinda blended together
Objectively cool, not something I want to hear again, like really all of Queen. But, cooler than I anticipated.
Better than I expected
Great
Enjoyed it
Rather enjoyed this. Only knew y one song before but it was more proggy than their popular stuff.
Early Queen is so dear to me, and this weird little album is one of my all time favourites. So happy we got this here.
Really enjoyed this. Queen are great. Still a bit rough here, hadn't gone their song writing yet.
8/10 Third Queen album so far, and they have all hit for me. I’ve appreciated seeing the non greatest hits side of them, and my appreciation for Brian May has increased. This is nice route one hard rock with a slightly silly prog theme of fairies and ogres. Perfect for the style of Queen. Layers of guitar and vocals are excellent. Best: White Queen
pretty decent. Not something I’d come back to on the daily but its alright ig 3/5
Ok. Didn't jump out at me like their others
This was the very first song I ever wrote a review for, back on July 9, 2024: "From Father to Son rocked, the instrumentals were great Love how the songs transition from one to another Ogre battle was good Rest of the album felt like regular queen, it was okay - I did like the transition between songs being mostly seamless I'm still not the biggest fan of Queen, but I'd give this a 3.5 if I could" Still holds up, can't be fucked listening to it again because I think Queen is so mid and overrated and I just generally don't care for them.
14 - Queen II (Queen) *** Pop Culture and Hollywood has fucking ruined my perception of this band, hard to really appreciate but I can’t knock it as being dull or irritating either, just an enjoyable enough cut of some of their less well known music.
Beans are not the ONLY musical fruit...
Never been a Queen guy, I don't enjoy Freddie Mecury's voice, it's been drilled into my brain and one too many shitty house parties. But I actually enjoyed this one. 7/10
A really solid opener and closer and a lot of fun inbetween. I really can't say any track between the first two and the last one stuck out to me too much but as a whole experience this album is enjoyable. As a sophomore effort this is remarkable, the technical ability of the band is extremely strong but apart from Father To Son no other song really leapt out at me and kept me going back to replay them like it did. It is refreshing to get a Queen album that doesn't have their massive hits as it's sort of hard to review an album where some of the songs have become very deeply ingrained into the mainstream soundtrack of life. We Will Rock You really should never have been played in a movie or in public again after A Knight's Tale, that shit was peak. Like sinking lager in a blow-up pool in spring: fun at first, but shallow and you might not wanna stick around for THAT long. Highlights - Father To Son, Seven Seas Of Rhye
Nerds!
Way more rock heavy than I expected
Queen has one of the most easily recognizable sounds to me, but this album shows how their music developed over time, with less of the theatrics they're known for (but still some, especially towards the end). All in all a really solid album, though it's not quite as exciting as the stuff Queen is known for.
I was surprised to have not known any of these songs going into the album. Figured with all the hits Queen has, I was bound to know something. Nope, totally new to me. It’s not bad at all, but it’s not as good as their later releases that I’m more familiar with. This album is definitely heavier, which didn’t bother me, but it’s also not the best recording, and it seems to lack direction at times. The harmonies are on point and in my opinion Brian May steals the show with his unique guitar tone and technique. I’ll definitely check this out again sometime soon.
Quiet good.
8/10 Who would've thought Queen could sound so much like Led Zeppelin? Not that I'm doubting Queen's rock credentials, but during 'The Loser In The End' Freddie Mercury's voice sounded so much like Robert Plant that I had to pull out my phone to check I was still listening to the right band. Loads of fun songs on here and just enough glam to keep that core Queen identity. Can't imagine that this will be on regular rotation for me but will be a fun listen whenever I do come back to it. Listens: 1
Brilliant. Queen when they were still a rock band before the camp theatricals took over. Fantastic stuff. Seven Seas is their best ever.
This was NOT your typical Queen album imo. Had "prog rock" vibes. Story telling and very "mythical." It was interesting. One complaint I had (and this is shocking coming from me) but the guitar was sometimes too "hot" when it came in and overpowered the vocals especially. Freddie crushes and this is a fun concept. It definitely isn't my favorite Queen album, but it was fun. Side note: Freddie singing about an ogre battle is objectively funny. Actual rating...3.5. Liked Songs: "Father To Son" , "Some Day One Day" , "The Loser In The End" , "Ogre Battle" , "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" , "Funny How Love Is" , "Seven Seas Of Rhye"
liked songs: Father to Son, The Loser In The End, The March Of The Black Queen Very good. I like this era of Queen a lot. 4
Queen er nu meget godt. Freddy havde en spændende vokal. Jeg kunne godt lide det. Faktisk så var albummet kort nok til at jeg liiige skulle høre det igen.
Rock-Opera. Det er måske lidt underligt at sige om et Queen album, men det her var alt for teatralsk for mig. Højdepunktet var at høre trommeslageren synge på et track der tydeligvis har inspireret Scissor Sisters
Second Queen album in 2 days. Nevertheless a bop.
Hrozna nuda
It's Queen. Magnificent guitar magnificent drums magnificent vocals magnificent songwriting.
Day 33 - A new listen for me - this one was fun!! 4/5 #musicsky #albumsky
1. procezzion - 1.5 2. father - 1.5 3. queen - 1.5 4. day - 0 5. lozer - 0 6. ogre - 1 7. fairy - 1.5 8. nevermore - 1.5 9. march - 1.5 10. love - 1 11. zeaz - 1
Never really listened to this one. I've more listened to Queen's greatest hits. But I ended up really enjoying this.
Meh. Not my favorite Queen album.
Rough, I like when Queen were rough
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…
Did not recognize any songs on this album and had a different sound than expected but still pretty good. Definitely leaning on more prog rock and aggressive alternative at times when I really just wanted signature Queen. "Nevermore" is the only one that felt like this to me but I liked a couple here and there. Most songs are overly busy but I was entertained throughout. 2.65 for black/white album sides and design.
This is a sleeper Queen album that doesn't have a hit and I have not heard any song from. Even so, it's pretty damn good still. Side I is a bit slowed down and more hard rock than what I'm used to from the group. Side II is more of the theatrics that Queen is known for. "Loser in the End" is my top track with such a Zep sound I almost thought is was them. I am getting more into Queen the more I listen. QII is another fun one with Freddie and May bringing their distinct sounds and continuing to show their unique abilities...3.63.
I didn't recognize a single song off of Queen II other than Seven Seas of Rye and I was still impressed. The first half (Side White) was unexpectedly heavy and doesn't carry much of the musical flair that I expect from Queen, however it was still enjoyable. They get a bit closer to their signature sound on Side Black which remains solid all the way through. I've always known the hits but Queen once again proves that their albums offer something different and deserve to be on the list. 3.57 stars
Different from what I expected from queen but not my favourite generally. 3 stars
Legendary rock, wouldn't want to listen to the songs too often as to not ruin the feeling of them.
Seven seas is a classic
Amazing to hear how they started
All the hallmarks of the queen sound are present and correct, albeit in an earlier prototype. It's a well crafted prog rock album with plenty of pomp, drama and flair you expect to love/hate from this genre.
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
Classic rock. Such a weird (nice) mix of rock, quintessential British references, paganism and melodrama. It is odd that the album cover is Bohemian Rhapsody style, but that that's not here.
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.
No classic queen bops, but still good music
Can't really say much about this album. Fun, engaging songs structures, interesting guitar work with some epic moments, good vocals. Great album, but nothing impressive—I just love hard rock.
Nope
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
well
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.
I’ve never listened to a Queen album in full. I’ve heard the classic songs numerous times and never heard any of these songs here, but this album really caught me off guard. This is the kind of album that I wouldn’t listen to its songs individually or in a playlist but only in full, kind of like some of my favorite Pink Floyd albums. It works extremely well as a complete unit.
March of the black queen was the best song I had somehow not heard yet! Love Queen but this album is full of low key good songs that just don’t seem to be quite as popular for whatever reason
Not the biggest queen fan but I enjoyed this album, I didn't afford it my full attention but well worth the 3 stars I'm giving it
Fun inventive use of the two sides of the LP The white/May side is good but the black/Mercury side is really Queen coming into their own full-on. Freddie really gave a more vibrant canvas for the band to paint on. Some of these songs are every bit as good as the peak of Night at the Opera. Very glad I listened to this.
Starts off slow but picks up in the second half.
This was cute. This record doesn’t have the hits. But you really can hear their style solidify. It’s not for me, but it’s well made. 3/5
Im sure theres better Queen albums out there. This one is just mid. First few tracks are good though.
amigos, pra mim não rolou
First time ever listening to this album. I'm not too familiar with them other than their hits, but I really enjoyed this.
Bardzo dobre. Nie żeby coś do zapisania, ale ogółem cała płyta równa i spójna. Fajne to.
Majestic, brilliant.
Much better than I had expected. An album I now see as being underrated, seemingly by most people as well as me. While it lack the audacity and flamboyance of some of their subsequent work, it contains some great prog stuff and surprisingly heavy guitar work at times. A genuine surprise; a pleasant one.
5 !
Love this completely.
hell yea baby
I’m only familiar with Queens hits and have never listened to an album by them. I love their hits. These aren’t hits. The Loser in the End is good but doesn’t sound like Queen. Ogre Battle is fun. Ok the songs are getting better and better as the album goes on. A lot of the Queen flourishes are present.
It's hilarious how side one is generally a decent British band and side two is just Freddie Mercury (trademark). I wonder how different the band would have ended up if they went with the first sides sound. Good album but they clearly had growth.
Very good
I don’t think I had heard any of these songs before, but I do like Queen. 3.5 Stars
Feel almost ashamed to be getting into Queen this late, but certainly not let down by what I'm hearing. Very nice!
solid, def better than The Next Door but prob still a 3
Father to son and ogre battle are extremely underrated
First time I think I heard Queen songs where Freddie wasn't singing. And they were good!
Not Queens best album
White queen The Loser In The End Ogre battle The fairy feller
Wow, that is interesting. It's Queen, all Freddie Mercury, overdubs, and tight, distorted soaring guitars, but it's much more experimental and feel-based. There's no Fat Bottom Girls, no Another One Bites the Dust; but there IS Ogre Battle and Seven Seas of Rhye. Clearly an evolution on its way somewhere, and you can hear echos and beginnings of the hits in the walk from Ogre Battle to Nevermore to The March of the Black Queen.
I can appreciate the artistry on show here, but I did not particularly enjoy the listening experience. That said, I'm glad to have finally listened to a Queen album as I don't recall ever having done so.
Not my favorite, but it's still Queen. 3.5 stars.
I really like this as well, I think it might be a little bit worse than the night at the opera. I don't like the Roger Taylor one on here as much as the other on, but the Brian May is great again (and the guitar work is obviously top notch). Some of the theatrical ones work really well and some are just so tacky, but I guess that isn't just this album. Favourite songs: Father to son, white queen (as it began), some day one day, the march of the black queen, funny how love is, seven seas of rhye. Overall around 7/10
Not their best work for me, but still good 3/5
Nah Grad noch 3 Nicht schlecht halt einfach bisserl boring
Groupe connu par leurs tubes (We will rock you, we are the champions, ...). C'est la première fois que j'écoute un de leur album complet, et les morceaux que je connaissais étaient plus récents. J'ignorais que le groupe avais eu une période rock/prog. L'album est bien plus original que la plupart des albums rock de cette période ! J'ai bien apprécié l'écoute, même si aucun morceau ne m'ai particulièrement marqué. Je ne suis donc pas sur de l'intégrer à ma collection, mais pas loin ! =>3.5/5
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.
Wow ... This Queen album is uhhh ... not Queen-like You still have the tight harmonies and strong lead vocals, and it isn't bad ... it just isn't the Power Rock ballads that we all know and love Like ... I don't feel running outside and punching somebody in the face right now and I don't know how to process that
The second Queen album I’ve reviewed for this project. This is the less good of the two. There wasn’t much that stood out despite feeling like the album is technically very good. My biggest thought through this listening was I wonder what it would have been like if Freddie had lived longer than he did.
I enjoyed it! Surprised I don’t remember any of these songs in particular but they were all good!
More prog than the popular Queen songs.
Very good. 5/5
Actually thought it got better as it got going. Loved Ogre Battle. Seven Seas of Rye remains an absolute belter.
Seven seas carry this one, but the other tunes are classic Queen and always a joy to listen to.
Hace años que no escuchaba este álbum, me pareció bastante flojo, aburrido.
So, so, so much better than the other 1970s albums in this list so far.
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i mean yeah. it's queen. i don't think any of these songs specifically stand out to me but the album as a whole is really good
Ну... Лучшая песня - White Queen (As It Began).
This album was kinda goofy and a good time. I really enjoyed the proggyness of it, though I forgot it was Queen until the undeniably Queeny sounds came out.
Average queen album. Listenable but nothing outstanding about it . Would prefer a more dramatic presentation
Solid!
Pretty good!!!
YAAAS QUEEN
Pretty good, never listened to this one before. Seven Seas of Rhye is a great song.
I get it, but just not for me.
They are so dang talented. I like White Queen. Some day one day surprised me.
It's Queen, but not peak Queen. When you listen to Queen the only group you can rate them against is themselves.
Not my favorite queen album but has some bangers.
Wonderful album 3.5/5
It's Queen's most Led Zeppelin-pilled album, so the easiest 5 I'll ever give. And if that ain't one of the GOAT blunt rotations. Just put down the pipe when Ogre Battle starts. Fastest way into a deep K hole known to man
Love Queen (greatest hits) haven't found a full Queen album yet that I really really like...
Three Queeh albums on this, all from the 70s. A very Rock Critic choice.
Ich höre zum ersten Mal dieses Album. Einzelne Lieder kannte ich bereits. Und ich muss sagen, ich bin begeistert. Härter als ihre späteren Musikphasen. Schon der typische Queen Stil ist erkennbar. Die Kompositionen sind wunderbal und die Gitarrensoli auf höchstem Niveau. Wie gesagt, ich bin begeistert.
Meh, cool for what it is but I don’t love it
Fantasy themes + electric guitars = awesome, just about every time. This isn't an album that I absolutely love, but I will definitely listen to at least the 2nd half of it often. Favorite track: "The March of the Black Queen"
très rock haha
I don’t know that I had heard any of the songs on this album before. I generally liked it, though nothing especially stood out. 3, 3.5?
Too prog for me.
Probably would not listen again, but it is Queen, so still a good rock album. Low three. Faves: white queen
It's cool
Now this is a Queen I can get on board. For all its whinnying on about ogres and fairies – literally – there sits on this record a handful of hip-swinging heavy rock songs. Ah, hold on, I’ve just had a thought … While considering why these songs about profoundly daft mythologies feel also so in possession of a profound sense of the libidinal, it finally dawns on me that the ogres and fairies may be euphemisms. And before you try telling me that something a black queen is just a black queen, you’ll first need to clarify what it is Freddie means by “I’ll be your bad boy, I’ll be your bad boy” if not “he’ll be your bad boy.” Queen II isn’t just a Queen I can get on board with because it’s heavy. It’s a Queen I can get on board with because it’s barely concealing its true intentions. There’s a freedom to this whole thing that I’m not convinced I’ll find anywhere else in their catalogue (I didn’t in the doldrums of “A night at the operas” circus silliness anyway). Big riffs, bonkers production ideas, moonshots that actually come off and more falsetto shrieking than the Bee Gees trapped in a temperamental shower. This is a Queen album I can finally lose myself to, perhaps because it feels like I’m hearing a member or two of the band finding themselves, musically and otherwise. Let the ogres do battle, indeed.
I never thought to listen to a full Queen album because I didn't want to undermine the magic of the hits I know with some filler tracks. But hey, this album is very good, of course. Rock opera to the max.
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.
Never listened to their earlier stuff. Pretty good
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.
Tried so hard with this one. Yes, the building blocks are there for soaring harmonic vocals, guitar acrobatics and glorious camp drama. But they are still flat packed and their dad hasn’t quite figured out how to put them together yet. The last few tracks are recognisably Queen, but getting there takes the patience of several saints.
I enjoy Queens really big hits but I’m not a huge fan. This double album jut didn’t do anything for me.
Pretty good album! Love Freddie's vocals and that unique sound that belongs to Queen
legendary
Before they blew up? Good stuff
Thoroughly enjoyed but it’s a classic that I probs wouldn’t listen to on repeat. Cannot believe it’s live
This albums rocks.
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
This is an interesting early Queen album. You can see glimpses of the heights they will reach, but they aren’t quite there yet. It’s a fun rock album.
Surprised I hadn’t previously heard a single song from this album. The production is outstanding.
Ein Queen Album, auf dem man kein Lied kennt, ist schon etwas Seltsames. Ich dachte, das würde seine Gründe haben, aber nein. Es war schräg, aber unterhaltend, das Ende kam plötzlich und wurde nicht ersehnt, und das ist ein gutes Zeichen.
A really solid album. For how popular Queen is, I was very surprised at how few tracks I knew on this album. Pretty standard Queen, all very good and entertaining. Some of the more fantastical songs lost me a bit but nothing bad to say. Top tracks: Father To Son, The March Of The Black Queen, Deven Seas Of Rhye
Queen is one of those bands that I have yet to hear a bad song from them. Their songs each feel like they’re been carefully crafted and feel very intricate. Every album feels like they’re putting on an audio show for us. Queen II is no different just a flawless listen from front to back.
Queen II is not my favorite Queen album but it's better than their first and it got some nice prog rock influences. It's also heavier than the most commonly known songs. Sheer Heart Attack which follows this one mostly departs from this sound. It's a good Queen album but not their greatest. I listen to it from time to time.
BEST SONGS: - White Queen -The Loser In The End - The Fairy Feller's Master - Nevermore
In getting strong rock opera vibe from this one and it keeps getting better the further on it goes. Then, at the end, there is an actual banga time in Seven Seas of Rhye that in a way crowns the album. Reminds me a lot of the Flash Gordon soundtrack they did later on because that one isn't a "singles" album either
Was this the Rock opera Spinal tap said they were going to make?