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I don't think I've listened to a Queen album all the way through before (it's possible that I've heard a Greatest Hits on a childhood bus trip). Disappointed. I'm fond of Queen, and the album has a few great songs on it -- but it's a listening experience I don't particularly wish to repeat: it was too homogeneous for me, and made a good case for Queen being a Greatest Hits band. Maybe it caught me on the wrong day, maybe I'll give it a second chance, but for the moment it's **
There is a reason why as a culture we talk about Queen SONGS and not Queen ALBUMS.
The first queen album that didn't make me cringe
non la mia tazza di caffè,non ascoltato per intero Da riascoltare
Complex (good), melodramatic and lyrically weak. Good performances of mostly banal songs.
Thank Christ this is the last Queen album
I only liked killer queen Don't get me wrong, these weren't bad but I wouldn't listen to them on a daily basis Mmmmm 2
So, after a couple albums on here, Queen aren't my thing. I can respect them, and appreciate all they have done. But overall, I just felt meh throughout.
Always thought of Queen as singles band and this didn’t change that thought. It’s decent enough but not for me 2.5 ( light 3 at its peak) Song I disliked most was “Stone Cold Crazy”. Not into that style of rock I Enjoyed “Killer Queen” and even though it was kind of goofy “Bring Back That Leroy Brown” had some charm to it . The rest was fine and had its moments
Enjoyed this more than expected. A bit more understated than I expected from a Queen album. Killer Queen slaps.
I loved "Killer Queen". The rest, meh. Spotify had difficulty playing the album for me.
One of my favourite songs is Killer Queen. The other songs on this album are not the same quality.
Nice grooves, not my favourite of their work.
не моё опять же, но очень понравилась гитарка, великолепная работа сохранила: 2/13, 15%
I don't like Queen. This record did not change that. I found it mostly awful. Killer Queen is a good song. The rest are not.
No me gustó, no conecté, solo me gustó una canción y el resto aunque musicalmente estaban bien, no fueron de mi gusto. Me gustó flick on the wrist y pues ya me gustaba killer queen
Album sympa mais qui ne pas pas plus marqué que ça. HM : Killer Queen, In the lap of the Gods
4/10
I do not like the genre called rock and roll
Queen on legenda mutta uskallan sanoa, että ei osu makuuni kovinkaan hyvin. Taidokkaasti tehty albumi, jonka tunnistaa Queenin musiikiksi heti. Ja siinä se ongelma ehkä onkin; soundissa ja harmonioissa (kuorolaulu rockbiiseissä) on jotain, joka ei iske vaan se alkaa ärsyttää aika pian. Samoin kuin Mercuryn ääni, vaikka kiistämättä kova laulaja onkin. Ja tämä jatkuu koko albumin läpi. Stone cold crazy on hyvä biisi. Tekotaiteellista paskaa ja yliarvostettua kamaa mielestäni. En pidän. Ammattitaidosta ja pieteetistä 2/5.
7/15/26. Outside of Killer Queen, I thought this album was all over the place and inconsistent. I know this was early in Queen's career so they were not close to their creative peak. I still applaud the risks they took, just didn't hit with me.
Mostly unremarkable unfortunately
Pas client mais ça reste intéressant
It’s fine, just not what I go to music for.
I was surprised at how heavy some of the songs on Queen II were, and I'm still surprised that some of this goes pretty hard, but Sheer Heart Attack is a lot more of the over the top, dramatic, and theatrical Queen sound that I expect from them, and I just don't really like it. I'm just not a fan of Queen. They have my full respect for what they were able to achieve, and Freddie Mercury is a phenomenal singer, but this just isn't for me.
Not for me
Is this a safe space for disliking Queen?
Some good some pretty rough
Far too operatic, dramatic, and vocally pretty for more liking. The music is great (usually) but then Freddy's gotta sing the hell out of the songs or make some ditty thingy. Boring and not to my tastes. Not ABBA/ELO horrid though. 2 "give me more Minor Threat" stars.
Was mid. Didn't hate any part of it and there was a couple of cool guitary bits, but I really wouldn't listen again.
This seems a bit better than other Queen albums I've heard. A little more proggy and they were really into fading the sound between left and right.
killer queen is great but the rest of the album was kinda. not the best. 2 me. even the songs i really really tried to enjoy were just. meh. like idk maybe it’s just bc i have high expectations bc it’s literally queen but it was not what i was expecting or wanting really
first time listening to a full album of Queen. it was nowhere near as bad as i feared. but it was still Queen.
I love queen, but I didn’t know many songs from this album so I was excited !! Fav song is ‘Killer Queen’.
killer queen and lily of the valley were good but the rest were not my cup of tea
boring
Oh wow, a Queen album!
Annoyingly unfocused - when they got it together, it sounds great (Killer Queen), otherwise it's a bunch of pompous noise
I don't know what to say, exactly. Sheer Heart Attack is the album that queen released between my two favorite queen albums. Queen 2, my favorite, and a night at the opera, an undisputed classic. This one find them in a bit of a weird place. Feels like they move back to their hard/glam rock origins in the first album, abandoning the prog rock of queen 2, and not yet arriving to the blend of a night at the opera. Well, I don't really like this place. It's a middle ground that doesn't live them with much material, "meat", to this record. I don't want to be to harsh with it, it still has quality in it. Killer Queen of course, the opener is very good, and other than that I particularly loved "She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettoes)", a great brian may ballad. I was thinking of a 2.8, if it's fine with you.
Could have used a bit more time between Queen albums on this project, to be honest. But I’m also not sure if I would have gelled with this even in the best mindset. It feels like the pieces of this band haven’t quite locked together yet, so it ends up sounding closer to other, more generic hard rock albums from the time. Standout moment: For good reasons, Killer Queen is the one song here that’s lingered in the culture and it still holds up.
It's like if a Led Zeppelin tribute band and Paul McCartney had a gay baby with a learning disability.
Sure, Killer Queen isn't bad. The following 25 minutes are boring Queen stuff before they fuck about, and then it's over. 2.45 so that I can round down.
overrated, poor vocal mixing, good instrumentals, freddie mercury jolly ahh goofy ahh lyrics and rhythms merchant
favs: killer queen lily of the valley in the lap of the gods in the lap of the gods... revisited rating 1.5/5
Not my favorite of Queen, overall good.
This is my third Queen album in this project. The other two were pretty early on, and I was writing shorter comments at the time. When I listened to A Night at the Opera I gushed about how it was one of the first real "rock" albums I ever bought when it came out. When I listened to Queen II I commented about how I thought Night at the Opera might be the only Queen album I really liked. Listening to Sheer Heart Attack today I had that same thought. I think Queen was a band that was in search of itself for the first three albums, and then once they found out who they were they just expanded on the theme, and IMO never as good after that. The only song I truly enjoyed on this album was Killer Queen, which I've heard thousands of times before. The rest was either uninteresting to me, or kinda silly. Songs I thought I might like, and want to save, went places that I ended up not liking and not wanting to save. I do think the production was very good, for what it's worth.
Killer queen on its own makes this at least 2 stars, the rest is very skipable
I think I've been finding that my status as a Queen fan is 'Fairweather fan', as in I enjoy the hits and the rest just kinda miss.
Proud to be a Queen hater. 4/10
Good album. Certainly not their best, but good stuff. This is a the first Queen album on this list which I did not realize until this popped up. That is surprising given the love of British bands by the author.
I never considered Queen something special and this album didn't change my mind. Very mediocre and forgettable.
tbh more boring than the coldplay album; not terrible, but sooo boring
Очень странный альбом Queen. Никогда не был фанатом их оперного рока, но здесь даже ни одного хита нет.
Only 1 good song, Killer Queen
Obvious tracks stand out, stormtrooper in stilettos good, little theatrical to my taste at poibtw
I got bored.
This is my third Queen album on this list. A lot more meat and potatoes than the other two, well executed in every department but still not for me. Hopefully there aren’t any more.
Brought up on Queen. Don’t mind listening but wouldn’t be my go to
👸🏿
1. rock - 1 2. killer - 2 3. fun - 1 4. uurizt - 1 5. lilly - 2 6. here -2 7. lap - 1 8. cold - 2 9. friendz - 0 10. fire - 1 11. brouun - 1 12. makez - 1
By the standards of these absolute cretins, this wasn't that bad I suppose. There was only about six instances of me wanting to pull out my own teeth in frustration at this talented people failing to take themselves or their audience seriously, and there were some good guitar parts and reasonable melodies. It was still a fairly painful listen, but maybe their best yet.
A decent number of Queen classics but overall just kinda blah as an album
Early album with a couple of good songs. You can see where others songs have evolved from this. Also one or two really sound like The Who were an influence.
Dit album vond ik niet heel leuk om te luisteren. Het is me vaak iets te theatraal. Alsof alles met jazz hands word gezongen. Natuurlijk zing freddie fantastisch, maar de muziek word bij elk nummer opgeblazen en de momenten dat de muziek klein en kwetsbaar word is dat alleen maar bedoeld om de muziek later weer uit proportie op te blazen. Now i’m here vind ik wel leuk. Nog een kleine disclaimer: marie antoinette zou nooit gezegd hebben “ let them have cake”
Ongelofelijke zanger, ongelofelijke gitarist, ongelooflijke kutmuziek. Zonde van het talent. Stel je voor dat ze leuke muziek zouden maken. Geloof wel in de muzikaliteit etc maar het is te theatraal en glam voor mij. Als je streng naar het album gaat kijken zitten er ook een hoop matige fillers op. Maar goed, heb niet genoeg passie om er veel over te zeggen.
Killer Queen has always been one of my favorite Queen songs, but as an album this one is lacking. Thought Mercury's writing and sometimes vocals weren't as good as his band's playing was which is a shame.
maybe I am not a queen person 2
Unfortunately, Killer Queen will ALWAYS be a hymn for me. Still, Queen will never be my cup of tea entirely. Definitely more original than some other of their albums (does not mean I think it's good, I said original)
I was disappointed with this album. I was expecting powerful and bombastic music from this band. The album was really boring.
Always been a fan of Queens Greatest Hits so this is my first full album! Pretty forgetful record with nothing really standing out to make me want to listen again!
Man, I like queen but there's a reason only like two of these have survived the cultural zeitgeist
I've only ever really heard nothing but the most overplayed hits from Queen, but people have said their albums as a whole are a lot better. Well, there's a couple of pretty good songs here but otherwise... eh, it's still mostly just what I expected and that's not for me at all.
Ich verteidige ja Queen gerne mal, aber irgendwie ging das wirklich nur schwer rein.
Es schwankt zwischen recht beliebig und unfassbar nervig - Queen halt. Wobei hier beliebig gegenüber nervig überwiegt, weshalb es noch zu soliden zwei Sternen reicht.
Ich habe Schlimmes erwartet und war am Ende positiv überrascht. Nach den ersten 3 Songs dachte ich sogar, dass das hier eine richtig gute Platte werden könnte. Spannendes Songwriting, spannende musikalische Ideen, aber noch nicht zu sehr auf anstrengende Rock-Oper und "Theater Kid"-Attitüde getrimmt. Tja, danach wars auch schon wieder schnell vorbei mit diesem Eindruck, wobei hier und da nochmal okaye Tracks auftauchen ("Stone Cold Crazy" ist ja fast schon lupenreiner Heavy Metal). Ich schwanke zwischen 2 und 3, weil man sich die knappe Hälfte hier schon noch gut geben kann, aber da ich Rest wirklich furchtbar anstrengend finde, wird es dann doch die niedrigere Punktzahl. Aber dennoch: Besser als erwartet.
I’m sorry. I hate Queen. I know I’m wrong but I just cannot STAND them. It’s too theatrical and over-the-top in the same way hair metal is.
4/10 - pretty mediocre, no standout songs
I forgot it was on; nothing special here Low 2
Never listened to Queen by choice but this was cool, nothing that gagged me or made me run to Spotify to add it to a playlist, but it was a fun listening experience. They look cunty as fuck on this cover too. Top songs Misfire (turns out this is a song about erm sex) Stone cold crazy (trasher metal- which makes me feel like a white girl in doc martens with micro bangs but not in the modern age in like the early 80s)
I appreciated the structure of this album, all the songs flowing into each other smoothly…but I did not like said songs. I could’ve gone my life only hearing the Best Of Queen & be happier for it. That Bohemian Rhapsody movie was so bad that it actually did ruin the band for me. People are always like “well if they remake such & such you’d still have the original film to go back to” … doesn’t apply to biopics apparently.
I don’t know how to judge Queen. They are so wildly overplayed that I go in with a mindset of “ugh” even if there is only one song I’ve heard before. So far, I’m not sure they have an album that needs to be on this list even though their absence would be weird.
Guitar does undeniably rip on brighton rock. Rest is forgettable, mid band honestly. Brian May is an astrophysicist! YAY SCIENCE! fuckin normie nerd music
Okay so I’m a renowned queen hater and this didn’t change my mind but there were a couple of tracks I enjoyed and hadn’t heard before plus pfc the well known single. I’m hoping more Queen albums will appear and will test my long held opinion of them, we shall see!
de er teatralsk, det er dramatisk og det er gøy! killer queen er overraskende nok en av de svakere sporene på denne, men lite jeg er stor fan av høydepunkt: Misfire, Dear Friends
This was a strange experience. Queen the band and the singles of Queen are writ large on my cultural heritage. I could sing every word of maybe 10 if their best songs and i think Freddie was a genius. They have produced some of the best, most fun, undefinable music in my child hood. However, this album fucking sucked. Horrible proggy, silly, badly dated music and an album that had some much shite in it i dont think i finished it. The quality control is not present and this was so all over the place it hurt.
One of these days people are going to wise up and realise Queen aren’t all that
ovom albumu objektivno nemam što zamjeriti. neupitan je talent fredija merkurija, vanredan glasovni raspon itd., ni ostali dečki ne pjevaju loše, a svi itekako znaju svirati. i sve je ovo pristojno izvedeno. ali meni se NIJEDAN jedini element ovog albuma ne sviđa. sve mi je ili bleh ili blago nepodnošljivo. jednostavno uopće ne volim ovakav tip glazbe, kako god ga nazvali (glem rok?). teška srca dajem dvojku jer stvarno objektivno zaslužuje više, al jebiga, nije mi se ni najmanje svidio
Not a big fan
2.5
Not their best.
Queen is what I would call a "Singles band." They are best listened to one song at a time, or in a Playlist with their "greatest of." Doing that, you get nothing but arena rock hit after arena rock hit, guitar rifts and Mercury's charisma paving the way for a good time. If you don't, though, you're set to listen to a lot of fluff. Case in point, Sheer Heart Attack. The best song off this album, Killer Queen, may be my favourite Queen song outside of Bohemian Rhapsody, and it's absolutely fantastic. There are other songs that are fun, like Brighton Rock and Now I'm Here, but I wouldn't say you have to listen to them. The rest of the songs are glam/arena rock that isn't particularly interesting to me. Arena rock really only works for me when it's at its best, and a lot of these songs are not. May's guitar rifts are great, but they aren't attached to anything I'd like to listen to again. And while Queen's audacity and pretention started on this album, it's ironic that I could have done with a little more. The sheer bombasity that Mercury and co are known for is missing from this album l, or rather wasn't developed fully until later. Also there are just some bad songs on here. In the Lap of the Gods is eyerolling, pretentious without the fun, and Bring Back Leroy Brown is actually funny in how bad it is. That all being said, it is impressive how fun this is to listen to. I wouldn't say it's good, but I can understand why people enjoy it even if it wasn't for me. Also, an album that's about 30 minutes long should be commended whenever the chance arises. Not a good album, but one I don't regret listening to. Highlights are Killer Queen.
It's sad to say, but I'm stunned at how mediocre this album is. I find Night at the Opera to be one of the greatest albums ever produced. And it's striking how much this sounds like that next album (from the styles of the songs right down to specific riffs). But what's missing is the most important element - well written songs. With the exception of Killer Queen, I'm hearing nothing memorable here. On top of that, it doesn't flow. Freddie and Brian have each figured out how to sound amazing. They just haven't figured out how to meld their soundd into a unity. On top of that, the engineering is pretty poor. It sounds thin compared to other recordings of the day. To think they fixed it all so completely in a single year is astonishing. If I want to hear this era of Queen, I'm reaching for NATO 99 times out of 100. As an aside, I have to lament Roger Taylor's contributions to this band. His drumming is plodding. The guy could keep time, but his drums sound awful (tuned poorly and too low), his feel is stiff, and he's always playing behind the beat - which sounds great in a soul band, but works like a parachute on the energy of a rock band. As for his pen, I always thought I'm in Love with My Car was wholly tongue in cheek. But after hearing Tenement Funster, I'm not so sure. And finally, his audacity is breathtaking. You have Freddie Fucking Mercury in your band and YOU'RE going to sing lead on your songs???!!!?!? I mean, Roger's voice is pretty damned good. But Freddie Fucking Mercury is in the band. It's bewildering.
Shite
not my fave
Uninspiring for me personally, not my favorite style, kind of felt like generic classic rock. Brian May is an absolute stud guitar player though and he demonstrated abilities that I was previously unaware of. The harmony stacking and 4 part vocals are fascinating especially thinking of what they had at the time.
Some Killer, some filler.
Not a queen fan
I love Queen...but I didn't love this album.
I don’t love multiple movements in a song, overproduction, or layered harmonies so this is very much not for me
I actually don't much like Queen. Sorry.
not my thing I like killa queen doe
It was ok not a queen fan though
Є певні хороші пісні, вокал Фреді неймовірний але музика не зачепила
This album confirmed for me that I like the hits from Queen but I don’t really like Queen….sorry but prob wouldn’t return to this
I have almost nothing to say. I liked Killer Queen, which I knew before. I’m sure there are other Queen albums I would like more and be more engaged with.
Killer Queen was the only track I knew. Caro has Bowie, I have Queen. On paper they should be one of my favourite bands, but outside of the singles I just don’t get them. Outstanding musicians? Yes. Freddie one of the greatest showmen? Yes. I just don’t love the album tracks :-(
Not my favorite queen music but some parts I kinda liked. I dont think ima add any of the songs tho
I knew Queen played. Still don't understand the cult obsession with Bohemian Rhapsody. Feels like music from theater. This is for fans of hamilton (derogatory).
I assume there will be better queen albums
Don't get me wrong, I love Queen, especially their big songs, and their process, but I much rather prefer the music from Hot Space, than Sheer Heart Attack
Better than the last one. Just when they get going they change into something ridiculous.
i'm sooooo sick of queen im skipping through this
There are signs here of the eclectic band that Queen would become, but the majority of this is hard rock with a bit of a theatrical feel. The first side is the harder side, with the unpredictable "Brighton Rock" and a set of songs that all flow into one another. I like the idea, but each of the songs are so similar that they just all kind of blur together. The second side contains a lot more variety, with a couple slow dramatic songs ("Dear Friends" and "She Makes Me") and a couple quick frantic ones ("Stone Cold Crazy" and "Leroy Brown"). Neither sound works for me; they all lean too far in either direction and just end up sounding boring or silly. There's some enjoyable stuff here, but I don't find it memorable and often find it annoying. The band would do better when they took bigger swings.
Queen and Freddy Mercury are incredibly talented but if I never hear this album again it will be way too soon
This was not great, very disjointed and kinda random
i didn't like it very much. not weird enough for the freaks and not poppy enough for the sugar rush. freddie not yet a true powerhouse vocalist brighton rock unreal tho
I obviously known Queen but can’t say I ever listened to this album and it’s definitely… unexpected. I expected it to be good. It wasn’t. A couple of very good songs (Stone Cold Crazy and Killer Queen) and a lot of not amazing songwriting. I was actually surprised at how much of it was very heavy metal sounding. It’s just that it felt aimless and the songs didn’t amount to much. It’s actually striking how short Queen’s creative peak was. Maybe 2-3 albums. Anyways let’s say two stars I guess.
Muito mais do mesmo de Queen. Não me prendeu a atenção o álbum.
352/1089 - I don't like Queen very much but I think this is the one with "Stone Cold Crazy" which is the only song I like from them. I haven't listened in a while so I'm interested to see if I'm gonna re-evaluate them: I still only like Stone Cold Crazy and don't really care about much of their other stuff. I'm not a fan of the theatrical and choral style of Queen's harmony but they're very good at what they do and were pretty influential. Going down a star from a 3 for the police sirens in that one song, I hate listening to that shit when I'm driving.
Sheer Heart Attack - Freddie wrote this after going on one of Len Houmous’ infamous acid trips. 2.3 6/13 Now I’m Here
Meh
I think i prefer greatest hits compilations for Queen...
A couple of good songs don’t make a good album
Barely survivable, just like the albums namesake condition.
Just can’t stand this band, singer or guitar tone. Not my thing.
Queen albums cover to cover are torturous. This is a greatest hits band
Strong start, a little bit self indulgent
-rock album, dont really enjoy rock -dont really have any stand out tracks that i’d go back to except “killer queen” and “she makes me”
first few songs are pretty boring, except for killer queen. album starts actually picking up at lily of the valley, but doesn't really get much higher the next couple songs. in the lap of the gods so far is pretty good, but only being on track 9 this album isn't really for me. Peak of this album was lily of the valley or killer queen, but other than that it was not for me. I can't really see people liking it either, probably like 4.5 to 5 out of 10.
I really like one song from this album but the rest I didn’t love them ..
2 Stars (5/15)
Brighton Rock is horrible. The chorus gimmick is overdone. The rock parts range from mid to decent. The soft vocal sections are lame.
Really trying to find something about it Queen to like, but they just sound so boring. I really don’t get why they got massive.
queen? more like mid
Kansas, but British
Too posh
Bad band
Too all over the place for me, I’ll stick to the best of.
Hot take: Queen have like 3 good songs and none of them are on Sheer Heart Attack. Not absolutely awful but there's nothing on here that'll bring me back. Imagine devoting your life to this and rabbits like. NEXT!
'It would be of small avail / To talk of magic in the air'; 'Gunpowder, gelatine / Dynamite w/ a laser beam'; 'Synchronize your minds and see / The beast within him rise.' The once progers are now wannabe showstoppers, but the prog in them won't die, as those snatches of lyricism illustrate. It's a shame b/c Freddie Mercury has one of the great voices in rock history, and yet I can't claim to be moved by something this repetitively crescendoing and theatrical. At their rare tolerable ('Killer Queen'), they're a somewhat fresh amalgam of The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, w/ harmonies inspired by The Beach Boys. Mostly tho, they're lost not knowing what to do or where to go: technically proficient, the band however never dramatizes w/ a soul.
Sorry, couldn’t get through this. Got as far as “In the lap of the gods” which I was particularly not enjoying. First track I thought was ok as was Killer Queen. But can’t do Queen anymore. Life’s too short.
Quietly quitting Queen qus quite qwrap
I'm sure these are musically difficult, but I can't work out what they are trying to do with these songs. I don't get anything out of this. It's all too polished and sterile with a few exceptions.
Grossly over-rated pop band with catchy tunes and empty lyrics. Fairy floss pop.
theater kids of the world unite!
I’m a casual fan of Queen. I like their hits - Killer Queen is one of my favorites - but the rest of the album didn’t do it for me, especially if Freddie wasn’t singing. I’m sure they’ll be more Queen albums coming, maybe others will be better.
Do you know what I hate about Queen? Pretty much all of this. I like that it rocks and that it is whimsical, but those never really come together well. It’s a buffet of bold choices that don’t blend. When it aligns, it’s transcendent. But it doesn’t really happen much on this album. If you love Queen, you’ll love this. But if your indifferent, as I am, there is much more that you’ll be looking for from the overall experience.
Probably as far from cool as you can get, but they are objectively good at what they do, and what they do is not always as great as their legendary status suggests... all of which makes this really hard to rate. I've definitely got a soft spot for certain bits of Queen, and some of those bits are on this album, but there is also some filler on here (Filler Queen - haha). I dunno - as a general listening experience, it's all a bit dated and naff, but In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited) and Killer Queen are irresistably catchy, well-crafted examples of what Queen do.
forgot to rate this one when i listened — not my favorite queen album, idk. mostly made me wanna listen to other queen
No me hizo ilusión, me pilló fuera del mood. Intenté hacer esfuerzos de que me gustase pensando que era glam británico de los 70 igual que Roxy Music, pero me entró fatal. Muy guitarrero y primera “decepción”.
It does suck, i find my self defending Queen a lot, and i don't even like them that much. Killer Queen is good, but this isn't a good album. Its very OTT and the music is a bit cheesy, its just not really for me.
Not for me. Their sound grates on me and I think the theatricality masks a lack of good songs. The reason it wasn’t a one is that it wasn’t quite as bad as I was expecting.
I really dislike Queen. I can see how the theatricality and, to a cremation amount, tongue in cheek sleaze might appeal to some, but I absolutely hate the vocal harmonies used in it and doubling of vocals and guitars that is something of a hallmark of their sound. Although this particular album seems to have less of it, and is a bit more glam rock influenced, I’m still not keen on it at all.
Worst Queen album, way overrated
boringg
I tried to go into this with an open mind, as I do not enjoy Queen's music very much. They've got some hits that I enjoy in the right setting, but their whole style of rock has never appealed to me. Sheer Heart Attack has not changed this view. This has all the Queen stuff, theatrical, bombastic arrangements. It's all very dramatic, tightly wound. Freddie Mercury is an incredible vocalist; Brian May, an incredible guitarist. Still, it just doesn't connect with me. Over-produced, and technically proficient. They're all tremendous musicians, but the sum of the parts consistently falls short for me and this album was no exception.
Too theatrical for my taste. I appreciate some of Queen’s work, but this record is much of what I don’t like about them.
Queen and I never really got on. Good, I guess, but meh.
Queen is one of those bands where I feel that if you're overly critical of them the fans are going to come out of the woodworks and give you 1000 lashes of the cane. Discogs wants to classify this as 'prog rock' but I think that might be pushing it a bit. This is a decent album by a good band, and while most people remember Queen for their hits only one on this album "Killer Queen". I think that most people (me included) know any of these other songs and just know the hits. Which makes me think is a band great when they only have about 1 hit song off each record. For those that love Queen I'm sure that this is a great album but 1 good song out of 13 on the record classic does not make. 2/5
One good track
Even if its not for me, I can at least respect the talent and recognize the blueprint it was drawing out. That being said, it's really not for me. Calmer songs like She Makes Me were enjoyable to listen to - and that's what made me realize I'm just not a fan of the theatrical crooning in combination with the bombastic riffs. It executes what it tries to do well, very in-your-face. I just really want it to get out of my face. They aren't a bad band whatsoever, I just cannot get with the program and have 0 desire to try. If I'm rating this on pure artistic quality: It's a strong 4. the album knows its campy and leans into it heavily without coming across as kitsch. The skill does not take a backseat to the concept. However, if I'm rating this purely on personal taste? a 2.5
Other than Killer Queen this was a little dull and forgettable.
i had my bohemian rhapsody phase too but i outgrew it and now queen just sounds like a bunch of bad bull shit to me
Pompous shite. Seven Sea was great, but they went rapidly downhill.
60
Rokkimeiningillä mentiin. Kovaa tilutusta.
at least it’s got stone cold crazy! (queen blows)
Sheer Fart attack: Killer Queen carries the whole thing, I like the mix of the album overall, something that queen always has under control, but idk why is want to listen to any songs before or after KQ.
Enjoyed more than I thought. At its best when it's Dollar Store Quadrophenia. Queen is a classic "great musicians with very few good songs".
Queen aren't really an album band in general. This albums no exception. It's all fine, not great. Killer Queen is clearly the hit of the album and I probably won't ever revisit any of the rest The 5est of 5/10s
They begin to grow into their famous sound, ditching (some) prog for harder, faster, glammier guitar-and-drum rock. Still, the irreplaceable part of Queen is Freddie Mercury, but the band’s identity in prog-ness means they have to defy expectations by inserting unstrategic weirdness, so Mercury is frequently sidelined for blah compositional arty tracks. You can still feel the foundations for their next few albums, when they figured out how to stop chopping off their feet for effect, but it doesn’t feel fully realized yet. Peaks: Brighton Rock, Killer Queen, In the Lap of the Gods… Revisited Valleys: Tenement Fuster, Bring Back Leroy Brown, She Makes Me,
Not "classic" Queen but not bad
Nope
Like I've said in other reviews I do not like queen and once again no difference here. Its just sounds too annoying to me. Another one bites the dust is probably a contender for the most annoying radio hit I've ever heard. 4/10 Favourite: Brighton Rock Least Favourite: Bring Back That Leroy Brown
What do you wnat me to say? I like "Killer Queen" and that's about it. Nothing else stood out as particularly memorable or exciting, and it's certainly nothing groundbreaking. Is one song good enough to carry this to 3 or 4 stars? I think not
one star for the effort and one star for my dad but really mostly i did not find it enjoyable.
5/10
meh
so i had a big queen phase when i was a preteen but it was mostly the mainstream songs but basically i got really sick of all queen songs so i didnt love this but i WOULD give it a chance another time when i am not debilitatingly hungover
Killer Queen is brilliant, the rest feels like a snooze fest.
Queen doesn’t do it for me Favorite tracks: Killer Queen, Misfire
Not listened to this before and although there are a few great tracks I can’t say that I enjoyed it overall. Feels like they’re still working out what their style is at this point.
Me: “eurgh this is all so very cabaret” Also me: “she’s a killer queeeeeeen”
Killer queen good. Quite like Flick of the wrist but I don’t know why it’s here
Aldri hørt et helt Queen-album før. Ikke helt min kopp te dette.
Interesting way to start an album... 5 minutes of instrumental, a strange choice. For some reason I was under the impression that this band was louder, it was too quiet for me. The voice sounds the same as all their other songs, and I find it a little annoying if I'm being honest. The songs all sounded a little too similar to each other. The album cover is weird looking. My favorite was "killer queen". 4/10
There is no band that has a bigger gulf between their greatest hits album and any single one of their albums released. So much wizardy bullshit on here. 2/5
Only one hit here, and not one of their best, Killer Queen. Still, I had reasonable hopes for this — but it didn’t click for me. Maybe this is one of those bands where, outside of the hits, the music is second rate. Not sure which other bands are like this for me (Hall & Oates, ZZ Top?) but there’s gotta be a fair number of ‘em.
I see the appeal of some songs (Killer Queen). The rest of the album didn’t fly for me. Not mean to be listened to as a comprehensive piece of work.
i liked killer queen since ive heard it before. the rest i could tell was decent i just hate music today i think. 2/5
There was a lot of idea here that Freddie had and most of them don’t work
Queen is nothing more than a greatest hits band to me and the hits are so overplayed that Queen is never on my listening radar. This is a one song album and the rest are mostly tedious to mediocre at best.
I will always believe Queen are a singles band. Killer Queen is amazing and the rest isnt. The 2nd half is just boring to me.
kinda mid ngl, very front heavy, great guitar work tho
Not a big fan of this. But I did learn that Neko Case's "Misfire" is a cover, which I did not know until listening to this album.
2.5* An overall decent Queen album. It's rare I'm not in the mood for some operatic rock. Killer Queen is an incredible song, and Now I'm Here is also a gem. A surprise: Bring Back That Leroy Brown is quite fun!
schwer für mich durchzuhören, bin echt kein Fan von Glam Rock. Killer Queen natürlich großartig, dazu noch ein paar gute Momente. Insgesamt 4/10, auch auf Grund des Respekts vor der großen musikalischen Leistung Queens aber für mich ist das nichts.
Bij de opener nog even een keer extra gekeken; Was dit echt een album van Queen? Daarna kwam Killer Queen, toen was het toch wel weer echt duidelijk dat dit 'gewoon' een Queen album was. En eigenlijk.. Merk ik toch dat ik gewoon niet zo fan ben van Queen. Het is grotendeels het theatrale zingen van Freddie, een soort prebohemian, maar dan gewoon minder goed gedaan dan op de grote hits en latere nummers. Killer Queen staat wat mij betreft echt zwaar op eenzame hoogte qua niveau vergeleken met de rest van het album. Nee, dit album is echt flink minder dan A Night at the Opera, en dat vond ik 4 sterren. Dan kom ik toch echt uit op 2 sterren voor deze, omdat ik het album eigenlijk niet 'wel prima' vind. Het is eerder irritant hoe meh ik het vind en hoe erg ze hier, naar mijn mening, nog zoekende zijn naar de betere sound die je later hoort. FAVO: Killer Queen
The best track is ‘Killer Queen’ by a large margin. Pretty good, but to my mind Queen is a singles band – not an album band. Pick up Queen’s Greatest Hits if you want to listen to this band.
No me termina de enganchar Queen. Senti que estaba escuchando un músical, eso si con tremendos riffs de guitarra atras. Por eso es que instrumentalmente me copa pero hay algo en la voz de Alfredo Mercurio que no me termina de gustar. Entiendo puede parecer sacrilegio lo que digo para algunos pero bueno es subjetivo.
eh
**An ok album
The darkness?
I just don't get Queen. Sorry.
I like Queen but when I say that if I listen to Queen it’s their Greatest Hits or a Spotify playlist. Obviously Killer Queen is an absolute classic but I honestly don’t think there’s another track that I can say I really rated that highly. It isn’t terrible it’s just meh. Top Track - Killer Queen
Never really been a big fan of Queen, but this was even more of a miss for me. All over the place musically, but not in a way that works for me
I’m not the biggest Queen fan, idk what exactly it is about them but I kind of die a bit inside listening to them. I think they are fantastic song writers but this album didn’t seem to include much of that. The echoplex guitar solo section of Brighton Rock was cool but didn’t really add anything to the song. The vocals and guitar being hard panned on Misfire was an insanely dumb decision. Brian May is a fine composer but I felt his guitar work on this album often ended up being what was putting me off the songs. Overall another mediocre Rock standard with a lot of waffle and not much actual substance. Favourites - Killer Queen, Stone Cold Crazy
⭐️⭐️ 1001 ALBUMS- # 56 Sheer GLAM Attack! 💥 Queen’s third studio album represents a major leap forward in both ambition and accessibility. It bridges the gap between the heavy, prog-laced intricacy of Queen II and the radio-ready flamboyance of A Night at the Opera. With this record, Queen crystallized their identity: theatrical, eclectic, and unapologetically bold. The recording does however suffer from inconsistency with its tone; jumping around from baroque ballads to overproduced hard rockers that makes the listening experience feel disjointed. The tracklist is also underwhelming as a complete set, as among the standouts are songs that are clearly underdeveloped. 🎧 Classic Track: Killer Queen 🎧 Deep Cut Gem: Stone Cold Crazy 🚫 Skip Track: She Makes Me Ultimately this album can’t really decide what it wants to be, the musicianship is as strong as anything Queen released, however the high points are so well beyond the low ones that is doesn’t find its comfortable footing as a cohesive package. 🖼️ Album Artwork: Gratuitous flamboyance Beneath the glitz and genre-hopping lies an album that’s sometimes more confused than confident; Queen’s ambition in the studio was groundbreaking, however that approach sometimes outpaces substance. This album is full of dense, multi-tracked arrangements—layered guitars, lush harmonies, vocal theatrics—but not every song justifies its bombast. Much of the album is lyrically lightweight or emotionally non-committal as tracks rely heavily on camp, innuendo, or abstract drama without any grounding in real emotional experience.
Okay
i really cannot get on board with queen .. i WANT to but i'd struggle to differentiate between their albums and see any progression or growth. endured this with gritted teeth tbh
De ridicule pop charts geven altijd zo'n vertekend beeld van Queen. Die houden vaak geheim dat er ook andere bandleden zich mochten bemoeien met songteksten en structuren, wat ze wel degelijk deden. Conclusie na het beluisteren van dit gezapige album is dan ook dat elke keer als de rillingen niet over mijn rug liepen, dat het liedje geschreven was door een Brian May of een John Deacon. Er zit iets extreems hysterisch en misselijkmakend melancholisch in de songs van Mercury, en bij mij raakt hij alle verkeerde snaren. 5/10
A few good ideas surrounded by proggy nonsense. At least this album has a good song on this time (Killer Queen). It's still a 2 though. Also, why the hell am I listening to a Queen song where Freddie isn't singing??
not my bag
The albumn has a total run time of 38 mins. My favourite song was Killer Queen because it was the only song I knew from the album and did not last overly long. Over all I don’t really care for Queen. Even the song I knew from this album ‘Killer Queen’ did not mean i enjoyed it massively. I felt like some of the songs went on too long for no real reason. It was mostly wearing and incredibly average. The more symphonic elements didn’t blend particularly well the vocals were however strong with a tendency to do over harmonisation ie lily of the valley. Would not re listen to.
Didn’t love
Today i learned queen is kinda mid. Couple standouts but a lot of meh
These guys have some songs that I dislike a lot
i honestly like killer queen but eff off
Hmm nöd überzoge, liebe ghypti queens. Weder schön na dpannend gsi Mi scusi 2 throne
QWEEN isch en klassische fall bi mir vom best-of-syndrom das erklärt sich so, dasmer vo dene brüedere halt sich immer grad eifachs best of album gönnt und den sozege alli bangers uf eim huufe sich id wehne inesprützt und JAA ISCH DAS GEIL, OHHH SHIT ICH GSPÜR MICH GAR NÜME DAS ISCH SOOO GEIL, KWEEN ISCH SOOO GEIL HEY natürlich hend sind die bangers so chli nah dis nah erschine über mehreri jahre aber sonen jungspund wie ich weiss das halt nöd drum findi de ganz salat wos da so um mis QUIN stake umelit eifach nume langwiligi dekoration und eher chli abturnend slebe isch hart – drum segi da nume was die einzig wahri QUEEN immer seit: the time has come, for you to Lipsync for Your Life - RuPaul
low mid
A Night at the Opera managed to entertain me more than I expected based on my prior feelings towards Queen... This one didn't.
Meh
I’m simultaneously impressed and bored by Queen. Killer Queen is a classic but not a lot of other standouts to me. Brian May rocks though.
There’s one or two Queen songs I really love. More than a few I can’t stand. This album has neither. But overall Queen is still not for me.
I like almost everything I've heard from Queen previously, but this album just wasn't for me. Stone Cold Crazy stood out. If this is on the 1001 albums list, I'm guessing every one of Queen's albums are.
Good Start, only listening to killer Queen from this album before today (12.04.25) Not a massive Queen fan but a 2.5/5. ⭐️ Favourite Song-Tenement Funster
only really enjoyed the well known tracks
“Sampledelic”
Sheer Heart Attack is basically what I imagine glam rock to be. It seems to have heavily influenced stage and theatre type acts in a much more overt way than I connected previously (like SPG and Will Wood type stuff). Ultimately on Leroy Brown was for me, but not unpleasant overall. 2 Stars.
Freddy was an absolute king, but unfortunately that does not mean I have to like Queen.
They made some good albums. This wasn’t their best, but it captures their aesthetic.
Sounds like Queen. It's fine.
First ~5 tracks are faultless. The rest is alright.
2.5
Appreciate it but just not for me
Learned all the wrong lessons from the back half of Abbey Road and combined it with Prog Rock and extravagant over the top vocals. Nothing in this world scares me more than the phrase "Queen album tracks."
Poco coinvolgente, a parte le due canzoni note (Now I'm bere e Killer Queen)
I consider myself a Queen fan. But I can now see why it is the greatest hits records which sold so well. There are some real low points here, so not one I'll be going back to.
Meh. Love the singles but the rest of it is ok.
I didn't like this. I wanted it to stop. I know its cool to not like Queen so I was trying hard to like it but I basically just like the hits.
Never really listened to them besides hearing hits. Expected to enjoy this more.
Well the first two tracks are decent, and sound like they're made by two different bands. Half of Brighton Rock is just so-so but I'm not immune to a good solo and it definitely picks up. Whereas on the flip side of this equation, Flick of the Wrist is barely a song, just a load of riffs and vocal harmonies that bear no relationship to one another. Now I'm Here is basically The Darkness and similar to them, there's not much of a tune there behind the bravado. I'm still waiting for a decent song after Killer Queen. In the Lap of the Gods is presaging the wanky toss they did too much of on Night of the Opera. Larry Brown is simply very annoying. Well I got to the end of the record and there wasn't another good song after Killer Queen.
Two decent songs and a lot of old shit.
A couple of good moments but mostly nonsense
A pack of art school wankers who make music exclusively for children’s birthday parties. Queen have always absolutely sucked 👍🏻
I’m going to admit something relatively embarrassing here, the song “Killer Queen” is one that I actually like quite a lot. I’m not entirely sure why, given that I can hardly stand any of the other music that they released. That song is certainly the only redeeming quality in an album filled otherwise entirely with boring slop. There’s a few attempts to branch out into different genres, but it falls completely flat for me. I really hope I don’t have to listen to anymore queen. 2* but only because “Killer Queen” is good.
This is like theater kid catnip. If that’s your thing, you do you, but it’s a respectful no thank you for me. Would give 2.5 ⭐️ if I could because there are some interesting arrangements and the talent of the musicians is showcased pretty well. But based on how much I don’t ever really want to listen to this again I gotta round down.
Never been one much for Queen. I respect other people's love for them, but it's not really something I'm seeking out. Some compelling guitar shredding on this one elevates it to a 2 for me, but otherwise a generally forgettable/milquetoast glam rock experience.
Not their best album honestly, 1 or 2 good songs but yeah it's not amazing
I can't say I'm a huge Queen fan. 1 or 2 songs weren't bad.
I.... didn't really find this fun to listen to at all? It was just loud. But didn't hit me anywhere in any feels. The songs felt like a slog. Not really what I was expecting.
it’s not bad, maybe it’s just not my thing but i feel like this album could’ve been better. like the transition between the songs just felt so out of place and unnatural. album wasn’t horrible but it felt like it was all over the place
Disappointing stuff really.
This rock opera shit is not for me
got some nice melodies and vibes, but there's a reason killer queen is the most popular song off this album
Not really any big standout songs for me other than Killer Queen.
The mid point of this album was so bad, I barely made it to the end, the first few and last track saved it from a 1 star.
The singer really ruins this.
Yeah, I’m accepting the fact that I just don’t like Queen that much. This album is fine to me, it’s just… too much going on. By reading reviews, this one seems pretty popular, but man, I just don’t get it. Their songs just sound like a fever dream. Idk. I enjoyed this album more when I was able to just kinda have it on in the big ground and tune out all the chaos a bit, but it still just isn’t my cup of tea. I kinda liked Lap of the Gods 1 and 2, and Now I’m Here was fine. I’m ready for a new album.
Mid
I don't get all the adulation for Queen. I think the maximalist, theatrical delivery rubs me the wrong way -- I can't connect with it emotionally at all. I think the cliché that Queen is the quintessential Greatest Hits band is right, no Queen song that I haven't heard ambiently a million times sticks in my head.
Meh. The vocals are great, and Killer Queen is a classic, but the overall sound on this album is not for me. 2.4
Great musicianship. But I didn't enjoy it all that much.
I’ve listened to my fair share of Queen’s music over the years (mostly ‘greatest hits’ type material), and this will be my second album of theirs to review, after A Night At The Opera (4 stars). I was a little underwhelmed by ANATO, so I’m curious as to how I’ll feel about this album. This album was pretty meh to me. There were some great vocals and some good guitar playing, but overall, this album felt pretty dull and uninspired. This blend of hard rock and glam rock doesn’t feel particularly novel to me, and while the arrangements might be interesting in small spurts, overall, I couldn’t find much on this album to latch on to. “Killer Queen” and “Flick of the Wrist” were the two best tracks to me on this album, but they’re not in the upper echelon of seventies rock in my opinion. This was a letdown, but maybe Queen II will be more my speed.
My 2 stars is for Killer Queen alone and bc I’d feel like a jerk giving a 1 when so many people seem to love this.
Songs i knew: 1 Songs i liked: 2 and a bit Good start, ended badly. Got me through sweeping leaves at least. Better than S&g BOTW.
Not a fan. There are some great, straightforward rock tracks on it - Now I’m Here, Stone Cold Crazy, but a lot of the rest is filler and absurdities.
killer queen is of course a banger. there were some other songs too, i think
Not that keen on Queen's first few albums. Killer queen is great, but the rest feels like it is still being worked on.
Cool, würde aber nicht nochmal hören
Im a bit of an outlier in that I’m lukewarm on Queen at the best of times, but I don’t think this was their best work. Rating: 2
i guess you had to be there
Brighton Rock Killer Queen Now I'm Here
Good Queen is really good. Not good Queen is really bad.
Rock, 1974 ->2
D tier 4/10
By itself, an album that stands on the merits, of maybe 3-4 songs, most of which use the charm of the shoddier production quality to their advantage. The rest of the songs other than–'Killer Queen', 'Flick of the Wrist', 'In the Lap of the Gods', and 'Bring Back Leroy Brown'– leave much to be desired. For an album touted to be one amongst the 1001 albums to listen to before you die, it doesn't have much offer in terms of memorability, offering a few stand-outs, that wash over the rest.
Queen always sounds like a flamboyant chubby man putting on a puppet show to a crowd of three. Nevertheless, there are some classics on this album.
Oh my ... what was that? Other than Killer Queen this is totally forgettable - for me. I see it gets many 5s, but are they just giving 5s because it's Queen? I can see how this album is a stepping stone for their incredible sound, but I'm just glad they survived after putting this out!
At their best Queen can be incredible. I can also find them incredibly annoying. This hovers in the bottom half of that quadrant. I do like Killer Queen, though.
Man I used to love Queen. Dude can still sing though.
The talent is undeniable. But 99% of it is just not my style
I really like Killer Queen, but there’s not much else on the album that appeals to me. I think I’d like them more if Brian May didn’t have jerk off his guitar solos every time and Mercury didn’t insist on doing the same with his vocals, but being way over the top operatic is what makes them who they are I guess.
Not my thing but surprisingly interesting.
Not my cup of tea
Interesting to hear them finding their way before their later stuff. I like Killer Queen
On the whole, not my favorite Queen album.
Liked a couple songs but unfortunately not really my thing!
Only one recognizable song - others were blah
Its queen, you cant escape them. Like all their albums a few athemic hits andbthen blah de blah blah. I really liked them when i was 10!
Fruktansvärt enerverande musik med en jobbig sångröst. Har aldrig fattat vad som är bra med Queen. Rockmusikal utan att vara musikal. She makes me är en bra låt dock som drar upp betyget till en 2a.
Nej tack. Aldrig varit ett fan av queens och det bekräftas ytterligare med denna skiva. Den här "operarocken" eller vad man ska kalla det är verkligen inte min kopp te. Full förståelse för att man kan digga det dock. Men i mina öron är det nästan bara hemskt. She makes me är skivans bästa låt. Annars är det inget vidare.
One or two good songs.
I think I'm starting to accept the fact that I just don't like Queen. Too theatrical and too purposeful. Sure, each and every one of them are amazing musicians, but the result just doesn't work for me.
Every member of Queen comes in to each album bringing one thing to the table, and it's always the same formula Mercury: I have written a jaunty gay operetta in which I briefly allow myself to get angry. May: I have written four academic papers on quantum mechanics and those in turn have inspired me to write three blistering riffs and one strange, sad ballad. Taylor: I have written a song about my new girlfriend, an Aston Martin V8. Deacon: I remembered my bass this time!
I think I'm just more of a Queen's Greatest Hits type of person. I don't need the deep cuts.
Let's be real here, if this didn't have b(r)and recognition, it would be at like a 2.97/5 global rating. It's just really average 70s rock. Saying "Queen is a singles band" feels like saying "Water is wet" at this point. Wake me up when Queen release their own signature album - y'know, their own "Dark Side of the Moon" or "Sgt Pepper". Oh, the lad is dead? Well, guess I'm gonna be sleeping for a REALLY long time then. Fuck the world, I eat cheese strips 🖕🖕🖕
Like the Beatles, Queen suffers from typically being listened to in greatest hits form. Besides Killer Queen, nothing really stood out as above average 1970s rock.
Not a Queen album I’m too familiar with, and there were some good tracks, but ultimately I found this a bit meh.