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The hits are solid, always think some album tracks of that operatic rock is a bit meh
I was hovering around a three for this one, and I had to stop and think for a while. Am I holding the bands I know already to a higher, unfair standard? This album has Killer Queen and Now I’m Here, two fantastic songs, and a bunch of other fine ones. And I’m half looking at a three because it’s not an entire album of their all time best work. That’s ridiculous. It’s a four. This is a band operating where a four is generally their floor and they can only go higher. This Queen album didn’t introduce me to anything new but it did change how I look at the world a little bit, and as much as I complain about it this album list remains a valuable activity.
The first 2 albums were good, don't get me wrong. But bloody hell, third time's the charm, eh? Solid 5 Stars.
I’m at a 10. I mean, it just fucking rocked, what do you want me to say? Queen II proved to me that these guys were far more than the strength of their most well-known singles, and I expected a great album going into this. I wasn’t expecting them to shift from the prog side of things to what’s effectively a pop / hard rock / metal album though, and I’m left about as stunned as I was after Queen II, for entirely different reasons. When you think of Queen’s biggest hits, two of them that turn up the speed are “Don’t Stop Me Now” & “Bicycle Race”. Otherwise, it’s a bit slower, more deliberate & more anthemic. There’s slower songs here, and they make for great pacebreakers, but the only tracks that really hit the ‘anthemic’ tone are “Killer Queen” (obviously) & the final track, “In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited”. Everything else is going fast as hell; at the very least, it’s the fastest I’ve ever heard Freddie Mercury go. I didn’t know the dude had it in him. He’s obviously fantastic, as one would expect, but the individual showmanship he’d display in Queen’s later albums isn’t quite here yet. He is a cog in the machine of the entire band’s contributions, and while he might be the biggest cog, their total harmony is undeniable. I also have clearly severely underestimated Brian May’s guitar wizardry; I knew he was great, but to rip off all-time solo after all-time solo after recovering in a hospital for practically 90% of this album’s creation is maniacal. He almost steals this album away from Freddie, and that’s a testament to how incredibly he does here. Roger Taylor’s drumming is the pulse that drives the album, and all of his fills work perfectly with both Freddie & Brian; he’s anything but invisible, and the way he practically crashes in to reset the tone on each verse just gives this album a runaway energy. John Deacon’s got some great basswork throughout too. The biggest benefit this album has is in its pacing; I love the way tracks transition into each other, and I especially love it when there’s practically no buildup. They weren’t lying in calling this a “sheer heart attack”, even if the title track would be on another album down the line. It’s damn near perfectly structured; “Now I’m Here” earns its 2000s-ish intro after the 3-track medley preceding it, and if you let the album roll on modern streaming services, the instantly pulsating vocals of “In The Lap of the Gods” give a quick burst back into the ears that immediately sets the tone for the back half of the album. The only spot that doesn’t feel quite as perfect is in the final two tracks; neither are bad, but the pacing slows down pretty heavily after the banger that is “Bring Back That Leroy Brown”. I especially think the explosion that ends the album is just a little bit of a cheap cop-out after backing themselves into a corner. It would've been easier to just fade out, I think. Regardless, it’s just a great fucking album. You need headphones for it, to soak every note of the basslines, every guitar riff, every drum hit, and every single bit of modulation in Freddie’s voice. Lyrically, I’d say it’s pretty damn good too, but you barely need them to enjoy this. Just go listen to “Stone Cold Crazy”. He’s yapping about shooting people with water guns to get the thrill of feeling like Al Capone. That’s not the part you’ll care about after hearing it, though. You’ll be taken away by the absolute breakneck pace of it. That’s the album’s modus operandi at large, and it does make for a sheer heart attack. It’s a 10. I cannot fucking wait to get “A Night at the Opera”, man.
Muy bueno y a pesar de no conocer ningún tema me sorprendió gratamente. Muy moderno Nota: 3.7
Ух ти ж ка) Я мабуть не чув цей альбом.
This album isn't very good. 2.
Yeah no, I don’t like queen. Cool rifs, but the vocals ruin it for me. Way to goody-goody musical. DNF
It’s curious how there is the conflict between their playful character and their precision in playing and singing. It’s makes for a good overall effect. On this album, Brighton Rock is great and the rest was just fine.
Queen I and Queen II laid the groundwork for Sheer Heart Attack to become one of the greatest rock albums of all time, but not in conventional ways. The prog leaning structure of the first two albums was stripped away, replaced with leaner pop hooks. Though it may sound like a boring proposition since pop rock bands have always been a dime a dozen, Queen brought the grandiose theatrical aspects of their first two albums along for the ride. The combination of pomp and circumstance and radio friendly rock was exactly what the doctor ordered and out of this mix they created a larger than life collection of songs. Sheer Heart Attack changed everything, established the band as an international force, and gave Queen a platform for rock and roll dominance that was just getting started.
Bring BACK Leroy Brown? The baddest man in the whole damn town?? Are you crazy???
Not for me
Showtunes- not glam
This is my third and last Queen album of the list. It does all the things Queen does well, with their signature theatrical bombast and early-era heaviness both present in full force. While it doesn't have any of their era-defining hits, it has more than enough excellent Queen songs to justify its reputation with the band's fans. The songs are every bit as heavy as Queen II while also being more consistently good, and while it doesn't quite reach the heights of A Night At The Opera's best songs, they are more than adequate for an introduction to Queen as a band. I think that this and A Night are the Queen albums that belong on this list, with II being more questionable(but still good). This album is the highest ranked album of 1974 globally. Other 1974 albums rated by me: Queen II(4/26)-4 Pretzel Logic(7/26)-3 Court and Spark(8/26)-4 Grievous Angel(22/26)-4
Favourite tracks: Now I’m Here, Stone Cold Crazy
помимо хита есть и другие хорошие композиции альбом целостный, динамичный и разнообразный у нескольких треков есть плотное рок звучание, которое мне прям заходит такое могу переслушать, в плейлист какой-нибудь тоже попадет 3.9
*listened before the project* I just don’t understand why this one is chosen for this list (I think it should be news of the world if you ask me)
starts strong and then immediately falls off a cliff
This gets the softest of threes, if only because, if you want to understand Queen's deal, this is a great primer on them. Beyond that, I cannot help caring about this all that much. There are things I respect, and then many more things that I'd be happy to never hear again.
Against all odds this kinda got me back by the time it ended, but holy shit when Queen isn't good they're ass
I just have no patience for queen
I knew i liked Queen I'm surprised by how much I liked this album, having previously heard only one song.
It’s a good album, I cannot deny. I’ve just never been a big Queen fan. Can’t really put a finger on why. Lyrics are fun, vocals are beautiful. Band is tight, and rocks out nicely. Maybe for me, they’re just a bit too theatrical and flamboyant. Not my style… I like a bit more grit and puke in my rock n roll. Sad about Mercury. He seemed like a good guy. AIDS took a lot of good people, hurt a lot more. Weird time to be young, and I’m a bit lucky to come thru unscathed. Can’t say the same for a few of my friends. RIP fellas.
Sort of a cross between a prog rock outfit and the Who. I should like it but in the end it is has too much of the "novelty" about it.
Obviously Queen is incredible but this is not one of my favorite albums. Actually didn't know most of the songs and some were along my preferences and some were not.
Killer Queen rips, but the rest of the album is just alright.
Vill vara tydlig med att jag inte sätter ett lågt betyg för att han är bög.
Inte bra! Ogillar Queens sound men kan ändå gilla. Denna var faktiskt dålig. Killer Queen lyfter albumet till en tvåa, vilken top 50 låt!
Inget fan av medleyt på första halvan, men andra halvan är jättebra. Många roliga idéer och otroligt musicerande, fast det blir lite för skränigt ibland.
Bra såklart
Enjoyment: 7/10 Replayability: 7/10 Cohesion: 8/10 Flow/Pacing: 7/10 Artistic Merit: 8/10 Weighted Average: 7.3/10 Review: Our first Queen album! It reached my expectations more than the Rolling Stones, but it still was lacking somewhat. I liked most of their songs but only a couple stood out to me. Plus I love the tribute to Jim Croce. Liked Song(s): Brighton Rock, Killer Queen, Flick of the Wrist, Lily Of The Valley, Now I'm Here, Stone Cold Crazy, Bring Back That Leroy Brown Disliked Song(s): (None) Recommend? Yes Heard Before? Partly
a reminder, that i'm just not that much into queen
some really great instrumentals and the vocals serve as they always do. it's a good album with some clear highlights but it feels kinda all over the place. preferred Queen II but i'll still definitely come back to some of these songs. best songs: "Brighton Rock", "Flick Of The Wrist", "Misfire"
Misfire 🌟, Flick of the Wrist 🌟
love love love.
One of their better albums
414/1089 the falsetto is hit or miss for me and it’s missing on this opening track imo forgot to make notes as i went but the rest of the album picked up and was pretty good listening i think. faves: flick of the wrist, misfire, lily of the valley, she makes me 72/100
As a beginning to end listen this might be Queen’s best. I’m of the opinion that they never had a “masterpiece” album, but this one comes closest. Pure fun, incredible vocals, and short enough to work before it’s too much. I enjoy Night At The Opera, but Bohemian Rhapsody is such a dominant force on that album it totally overshadows the rest of it for me. That’s why SHA tops my Queen album rankings (if I were to do that.)
A good one by Queen, I prefer their earlier stuff that is heavier and leans more towards prog rock. Killer Queen & Stone Cold Crazy are the stand out tracks, but the rest of the songs are pretty good as well. Listened on vinyl. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I am a fan of Queen and even I can admit that this is a meh album. It is not one of their best. There is really only 2 great songs on here and everybody knows which two they are, "Killer Queen" and "Stone Cold Crazy", with maybe "She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stillettos)" sneaking in. While I do believe that Queen belongs on the list, the list already have the right 70s album on here, so the list should have instead included one of their iconic albums from the 80s, particularly A KIND OF MAGIC, which has the culture defining tracks like "Princes of the Universe", "Who Wants to Live Forever", "One Vision" and the title track.. Furthermore it is a more consistent and complete album of different vibes than having 2 goods songs and 8 versions of the same additional song.
It’s Queen, they rock
Kao nista spec bukv ima 3 dobre pesme a jedna je Killer Queen onako all-time classic tkd ono. Nzm bas je okej album, ali samo to.
This was my first time listening to the full album. I've heard Killer Queen before, but nothing else. As many others, I knew about Queen and I love their hits (who doesn't?), but... I didn't quite enjoy this album. I'm not saying it's a bad album, it just didn't strongly resonate with me on a first listen. I liked some tracks like Bring Back That Leroy Brown and In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited. Overall, I feel the album has the Queen sound that I love from their hits. It's possible that by listening it more times it'll grow into me and I'll learn to fully appreciate it.
Freddie Mercury is one of the best vocalist ever
Still not ❤️-ing rock opera.
I can’t hear Killer Queen without cringing anymore for reasons that aren’t really even the fault of the track itself (it was the first song I arranged for my college a cappella group, and oh, was I ever so young and clueless and over-enthusiastic back then) so I expected the album for which it’s a lead single to be a bit of a tough listen for me. But it wasn’t! More than anything else it was just a tremendous lot of fun. By the time it was looping through for the second time I’d even reached a state of nearly-fond sentimental forgiveness of my eighteen-year-old self for those musical crimes of clumsy passion and reckless indulgence. There is a lot to be passionate about—in that track, on this album, in this world… Maybe I should more often set aside the cynicism of age and the ever-present fear of Being Cringe to embrace it…
Lily of the valley is fun. Voice and style gets a bit repetitive and grating after a while.
Queen just always loses me. And I get it, for a lot of people they love the breadth and depth of the different types of music they can tap into. It just doesn't always work for me and that's on display here. Brighton Rock? Awesome. Killer Queen, showtunes...ok...Tenement Funster, some harder 70s rock that grooves. In The Lap Of The Gods...okay, just please stop. And I get it, Freddie, you can hit the goddamn high notes your range is fucking incredible. Why can't everything hit just as hard as Stone Cold Crazy? Dear Friends, a piano ballad? Bring Back That Leroy Brown, more showtunes? No thanks. This is a talented band, no doubt about it. But all the different types of music just don't land for me.
Queen’s 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack stands as a remarkably solid record that seamlessly balances theatrical glam, heavy riffage, and intricate camp. The tracklist kicks off with the fun, upbeat momentum of "Brighton Rock" and the polished charm of "Killer Queen," quickly hitting a high-water mark on "Flick of the Wrist" thanks to its standout guitar work and driving drum performance. Even if tracks like "Now I'm Here," "Tenement Funster," or "Misfire" land as somewhat mid-tempo or middle-of-the-road, the album constantly rebounds with gorgeous, short-and-sweet gems like "Lily of the Valley," the high-energy thrash precursor "Stone Cold Crazy," and the delightfully dancey vaudeville flex of "Bring Back That Leroy Brown." Atmospheric tracks like "She Makes Me" prove to be rewarding growers with repeat plays, setting up the well-balanced "In the Lap of the Gods" and its stadium-ready "...Revisited" reprise to bring the entire experience to a suitably grand finale.
This is solid. Killer queen is an amazing track. It has some more rocky flavours than a night at the opera, but you can see where they were going. Really great
Not my favourite. I think things click into gear with Queen with Night at the Opera as far as I am concerned.
I listened to this one back in 2021. I’d never heard a full Queen album before…and sure enough, it’s great! It’s interesting to hear that they’ve basically perfected what I understand to be “glam rock” here, with the exaggerated vaudevillian theatricality and colorful, swaggering arrangements, as late as 1974; I’d thought glam was on the way out by then, but to hear it so perfectly executed here was a really nice surprise. My one real criticism is that, in many cases, the actual melodies of the songs can end up obscured somewhat behind the gimmicks…I feel that only ‘Killer Queen’ and ‘Now I’m Here’ are handled in a way that allows the pure songwriting to shine through (and sure enough, those are the two big hits). I like the sound of Queen’s choral overdubs, for example, as much as the next guy, but too many harmony lines can make it a little hard to hear what the actual melody is sometimes! These tricks are interesting enough that they make the album extremely entertaining in real time, though, even if it gets in the way a bit for memorability. Super fun ride!
Not the biggest fan of Queen, but can't say it's not enjoyable.
Kova levy! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Not my favorite of theirs, but still plenty of shining moments to be found.
Good album with Brighton Rock, the amazing Killer Queen and Now I’m Here all classics. Really enjoyed this one.
Good album, couple of great classics.
Probably not the best album Queen ever released, but I really like this one. I think more than night at the opera and Queen II (Jazz may still be superior). I absolutely love the Freddy and a piano parts. And this album has multiple beautiful moments. I think Brian Mays guitar tone is much more down the middle than some records. I’ve never been a massive fan of May’s over harmonized tone. I think this album keeps the proginess of Queen II but with some much better written songs. Gets slightly old at the end, but I think it deserves a solid 4.
This is my 2nd Queen album on the list and in life. This one is sooo much better than the other one I had (A Night At The Opera), and I see now why so many people love this band! Sheer Heart Attack is more fun than Opera, and I really liked the songs, "Stone Cold Crazy" and "Flick Of The Wrist".
This album is solid. Establishing them as a chart getter. Killer Queen and Now I'm Here are my top two on overall good album.
DIA 1 Queen - Sheer Heart Attack 01. Brighton Rock - 9.5 02. Killer Queen - 10 03. Tenement Funster - 6 04. Flick Of The Wrist - 8.5 05. Lily Of The Valley - 6.5 06. Now I'm Here - 7 07. In The Lap Of The Gods - 9 08. Stone Cold Crazy - 10 09. Dear Friends - 9.5 10. Misfire - 6 11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown - 7 12. She Makes Me (Stormtroopper In Stilettos) - 5 13. In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited - 9 Média - 8 NOTA FINAL: 9/10 Recomendo: COM TODA CERTEZA
i like idk 2.5 but will raise it up
Not for me
not for me really
Never liked Queen
Dit is echt een geweldig extravagant album. Zo veel verschillende stijlen, van hevige rock n roll tot ethereal vocal composities. Echt prachtig. Freddys vocals zijn niet te toppen natuurlijk, en Brian May’s gitaar sound en delay is super iconisch. Ik ga door zo veel verschillende emoties als ik naar dit album luister, had dit ook op repeat in mijn vroege middelbare school jaren (ik was 13 ofzo). Echt prachtig.
the queen. rock and opera? vocals. guitars!
Queen is like always repeating one line of lyrics, then a guitar solo and then some more repeating.
Yes, Queen! I'll admit that I'm very biased with this album because I love Queen. They have been my favorite rock band for a long time. I'm more of an early Queen 70s fan than an 80s fan, and Sheer Heart Attack is a top 3 album for me in their discography. Of the 3 Queen albums on this list, SHA is my second favorite. So many great aspects about this album: John Deacon's bass playing, the harmonies, great guitar work. I enjoy the cohesiveness of Tenement Funster to Flick of the Wrist to Lily of the Valley. Overall creative and fun. It was a pleasure listening to it again straight through.
loved misfire!
Maybe 3.5? I enjoy a lot of this, but not sure enough sticks out to me. Either way love queen, lots of great production and instrumentals. Favorite song: tenement funster
Relisten. It is crazy how fresh this still sounds. As well as the drastic improvement from the content of the previous two albums. It has been a hot minute since I last listened to them, but from my recollection it was mostly serviceable hard rock with some glam and prog leanings. Solid, but nothing that made them stand out in particular. Here, the glam sits front-and-center, with the hallmark harmonies and vaudeville sensibilities that will come to be Queen's signature sound. Fav Tracks: "Killer Queen", "Flick of the Wrist" and "Misfire".
The best parts of this album are at the faster-paced, lyrically and sonically fun songs. The slower songs here didn't really land for me. Layered vocals help break up the flatness of the lyric-following piano. Generally enjoyable, but I wouldn't listen to any songs on their own, probably because I don't like Queen's style much. Queen's a classic. Definitely good music but ultimately not for me. Favourite song: She's a killer.
First song dragged on a bit
Usikker på om jeg har hørt en eneste låt fra dette albumet før. Hører jo at grunnlaget for det som kommer senere legges her.
Igjen en ujevn plate. Noen flotte låter, mens andre er, litt som Queen generelt, litt over the top.
Nothing special.
Incredible range of emotions from silly to surprisingly dark. Killer Queen is an obviously pick. Also happy to have heard Brighton Rock. The riff in She Makes Me really sounds like something I've heard before but can't place.
Queen with a solid array of hits showcasing amazing range
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 **
The drums, the guitar, the singing!! No skips 10/10
For the first time in 166 albums, the 1001 Albums generator has selected for me three 5-star albums in a row. Sheer Heart Attack remains a close second to my favorite, A Night at the Opera. Although Queen’s first two albums were very good, this one introduced the sound that millions now recognize as the classic Queen sound.
There is a reason why as a culture we talk about Queen SONGS and not Queen ALBUMS.
its Queen so its good of course but its simply not my cup a' joe
Not my favorite Freddy, but one of my favorite Roger Taylor’s. Felt like it took them a few swings before they got a hit with the bohemian rhapsody album
70s rock. Essential glam rock album. Earlier Queen. Loads of guitar solos.
Listened on 8192025. 3/5.
Probably their best cohesive album. All the overdone theatrics get balanced out by the ever so slightly harder 70s rock sound they had during their first couple albums. As usual the singles are the big highlight here but I have warm nostalgia for "Stone Cold Crazy" as well. 8.5/10.
HOLY PEAK
Not my favorite Queen album but still a good listen.
I spent this album ironing out what tech week meals to cook for Lilith and making plans to go to a dog cafe. The incredibly flamboyant and showy style of rock Queen is known for are already present here on Sheer Heart Attack, though this album also leans more towards straight up rock than some of their later music will. There's a really fun dark fantasy energy to much of the music here, especially in the first half, and I love how the album seamlessly moves from one song to the next. Of course, it's not all basic rock song structures: there are still plenty of signs pointing towards the eclectic musical experience which would come to define Queen's sound. There are a handful of songs which break the seamless flow of the album and leave it feeling a little more disjointed then the early and middle sections did, but this is still a great demonstration of the potential present within Queen. Highlights: Killer Queen, Tenement Funster, Flick Of The Wrist, Lily Of The Valley, Now I'm Here, In The Lap Of The Gods, Stone Cold Crazy, Dear Friends, Misfire, Bring Back That Leroy Brown
The first queen album that didn't make me cringe
I like a few tracks, but this ended up being just a decent record all together. Favourite Track(s): Killer Queen Least Favourite Track(s): Brighton Rock
Придумали спид метал
После первых двух альбомов со смесью хард рока, прог рока и фэнтезийных тематик, на третьем полноформатнике Queen ударились в глэм со значительными примесями поп-рока и, внезапно, водевиля. Их карьера была на стремительном взлете - они только начали хедлайнить туры по родине и Америке, уже стали "Big in Japan", и этот альбом, в особенности, конечно, Killer Queen, бустанул их еще больше до настоящего звездного статуса. Главный хит альбома дал им новое звучание, гламурное, легкое, ироничное, которое как нельзья лучше подходило группе, и в особенности Фредди. Но помимо этой песни, здесь масса всяких интересностей. Открывающий трек выделяется контрастом между мелодичной основной частью и знаменитым Brighton Rock Solo, который Брайан с тех пор использовал в качестве гитарного соло на всех своих концертах. Эффект эха, создающий дублирующую партию прямо на ходу, в те времена был довольно новаторским. Tenement Funster - вероятно, сильнейшая вещь Роджера как автора вплоть до Radio Gaga, крутой рок-н-ролльный номер максимально в его стиле. Now I'm Here - снова эксперименты с эхом, на этот раз вокальных партий. Можно в какой-то степени считать предтечей или тренировкой перед рапсодией. Но выделяется не только это, но и шикарнейший гитарный рифф и великолепное олдскульное соло. Брайан снова на высоте. Stone Cold Crazy - уже ни для кого не секрет, что эта песня вдохновила Металлику и благодаря своему скоростному риффу считается одной из ранних форм спид металла и треш металла, когда таких понятий еще не было. Снова Брайан на коне. Misfire - первая песня за авторством Джона, милая и наивная поп-баллада - стиль, который он разовьет до совершенства, пока не перейдет на написание более серьезных вневременных хитов. Bring Back That Leroy Brown - сумасшедший водевильный номер, показывающий разносторонность Queen и их любовь к олдскульным жанрам во всей красе (до выхода их следующего альбома, который пойдет в этом направлении еще дальше). In The Lap Of The Gods - оба номера по-своему интересны - в первой версии меня поражает бэк-вокал Роджера, я не знаю много вокалистов, кто может брать такие высокие ноты, причем вживую он это так же показывал, - а во второй Фредди предсказал будущую любовь группы к выступлениям на стадионах, создав такой припев, который хочется петь всей многотысячной толпой. Альбом открыл новое звучание группы, которое они поменяют еще не раз, и показал, что в этой группе каждый может привносить что-то уникальное и особенное. Навсегда в сердечке.
Все еще не фанат
норм, не более, все таки 3.5
Queen is amazing.
Very cool to hear an earlier Queen album that shows them developing their signature sound. She Makes Me is a real ride.
I don’t know if I’ve ever listened to a Queen album before (as I’ve never been a huge fan), but this is a decent, probably better than decent, album! Not saying I’m a convert, but it was much better than expected. Favourite track: Lap of the Gods
non la mia tazza di caffè,non ascoltato per intero Da riascoltare
Complex (good), melodramatic and lyrically weak. Good performances of mostly banal songs.
Actually enjoyed it, even through Brian’s constant guitar-gloating (which was awesome, to be fair)
If this was supposed to blow me away, it didn’t - it was alright, unsure if this is regarded as Queen’s best, haven’t seen the reviews, first time listener, and yeah was alright
Great album, I know almost every track
Yeah, Queen is royalty for a reason.
It was a fun listen but I can’t say it really blew me away
A lot of Queen that I know well is from listening to the greatest hits of theirs. Less familiar with individual albums, so probably don’t know a lot of this one. Starts with that Queen sound. Hard rock with some great guitars on the opener. Killer Queen is a classic song I’ve always liked. Just a full in depth sound on so much of this. Great guitars and harmonies all around. Some heavy metal sounds on this. Really fun stuff. Songs flow naturally into the next one even with shifts in genres and styles. Works well as an album. As much as I’m enjoying this, it still feels like it’s missing something. Almost needs more standout tracks. Or the grand production gets a little tiring? I don’t know, I was really enjoying it then felt it lost a lot of steam. Although, loved the closing song. This is a fun album. I enjoyed it. Thought maybe was going to be a 4 initially but feels like a 3 at the finish. Fun Queen but I think they probably have some better albums. Going with a 3. Solid good 3.
Queen albums are hard for me, at least these on the “official” list. Not sure how I feel about Day at the Races, but honestly, it might fall in here too. Often, in the beginning, my first impulse is 5. I just love. Not an intellectual analysis. A heart felt, visceral, go with your gut kind of thing. But as things progress, I often get to a point where I think, “well, THIS is a bit of a mess, isn’t it?” Then by the end I usually feel mostly love again. Does that mean they are 4s or 5s? Today, I guess it’s a 4. But tomorrow it could be a 5. I guess what I am saying is, with Queen, context is important. The rating is mood dependent. 4 Boolean: True
Solid album, nothing outstanding that I see myself coming back to. Some really nice guitar work from May though, I particularly liked what he did on the first track and could see myself coming back to that to try to learn that sound/style.
Diarrhoea in your ear. The only good thing about hearing Queen now is that it helps you see that there was a long period where this was considered a highlight of musical popular culture and so no matter how bad it gets, you should always keep hope alive.
Another queen album! Okay, maybe we can end the boring streak! First of all, last time I didn't really acknowledge the whole "Queen is overrated" debate, but in my opinion they are kinda inevitably overrated in a way because the guitar work is pretty basic classic rock style, but it's done in a dramatic way that makes you go "wow", so people end up talking about Brian May like a god, and Mercury's dramatic persona and falsetto vocals can be a bit over the top, even for me at times. Then, add in the widespread popularity, and it's impossible for some people not to begin finding it a bit overrated. However, there are absolutely other things that make this band worthy of their praise, like the bringing of the creative use of panning and overdubbing further into the mainstream. I also think people that can't enjoy a bit of Queen to be very miserable people. Sorry. You'll find them below in my actual album review. Weirdly, I'd never listened to Brighton Rock in full before, but as with the opener to A Night At The Opera's opener, Death On Two Legs, the progressive rock influencenis strong here and it really impressed me, even if the solo writing had been done beforem I'm not a fan of Mercury's falsettos on here, they felt a little unnecessary, but ultimately no worse than modt classic rock vocals. The rest of the song is just amazing and I really love how it progresses. The layering of guitar parts here is emmaculate, it really brings the whole song's production together, something seen done well on the album as a whole. Then, there is probably the only jarring transition on the album, moving to the band's "breakout hit", Killer Queen, which I do not want to talk about it because I studied it for 2 years in school. I do have to admit though, I've gained a lot more appreciation for it in the time I've not listened to it, and I can really notice how all those silly little music theory things we analysed contribute to making a cool and catchy song. For example, the opening chords are really nice and I love how the piano slowly progresses into theatrically unveiling more of the song. Another fun thing here is the very silly use of flanger on the words "laser beam", an example of the many instances of word painting here that really work for the theatrical and rock opera style ideas of the album. I also really like the vocals from Mercury here, they're probably the best use of his voice on the whole album, and I love how he adds to completing the full sound of the song by vocalising at times. And now I've spent half the album on a rant about the first two songs... I assure you though, I was listening to the other songs and I was really getting into it. Thwre aren't any of the bands hits from that point in the album onwards per se, but there aren't really any bqd songs. There are a few songs that I would see do feel a little short and pointless overall, but not unenjoyable: even songs like Bring Back Leroy Brown that has verses that are a bit odd aren't egregiously bad and it actually has some more really stunning bits using the overdubbing again, and a really nicely mixed piano around the middle section after the fun guitar solo. I'd also like to add that if She Makes Me had lower vocals and less bright drum production, a lot of it would sound like an early 90s Swans song in my opinion, mainly at the beginning and ending. Other than that, I really liked Flick Of The Wrist and its transition into Lily Of The Valley and then again into Now I'm Here, it just feels like this sprawling album around this part. I also quite like how the album comes back to In The Lap Of The Gods at the end, it feels like a really nice ending to the album. Overall... The streak is over!!! I think I even liked this a bit more than A Night At The Opera! It's just so fun!
Fav song: Killer Queen
Overrated shite
There's some pretty cool songs on this album that I've never heard before. Put this under the "unexpected discovery" category for me.
Honestly, I've never been the biggest fan of Queen and their biopic that came out a few years ago did them no favors in my book. That said, it is hard to deny the incredible talent each member possesses. There's a few songs on here that were unknown to me which I think are pretty strong, especially Now I'm Here and In the Lap of the Gods
Imma keep it short. If ADHD was an album, it’d be this. Specifically it would be Bring Back Leroy Brown. Chaotic, energetic, nonsensical. Favorite Tracks: Flick of the Wrist, In The Lap of the Gods
Queen: this is further support that Queen is just a bit overrated - don’t get me wrong, this is a fun album, and I love the musical effects on the album. There’s some cool production on this with the fading from left ear to right ear, the songs are certainly unique and have a bit of a rock opera feeling to them. Killer Queen is obviously a classic. But when Queen songs don’t hit, they really don’t hit. If you think of the Beatles albums we’ve heard so far, even the “non-classics” are still a delight to listen to. But on this album, a lot of the songs are a bit cheesy for my liking. When all is said and done, I prefer this album over almost any Britpop, Bob Dylan, post-punk, or Pantera album. But my view of Queen is slowly eroding, sad to say.
Sheer bollocks if you ask me. Strays into rock opera territory which is the worst territory to stray into.
I like older queen songs more than newer
Sheer Heart Attack on oikein mainio levy, jolla on monentyylisiä kappaleita ja jokainen yhtyeen jäsenistä pääsee loistamaan. Alkuaikojen Queenia parhaimmillaan.
Thank Christ this is the last Queen album
good album i think i should listen more of Queen
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
This is my favourite Queen album, it's fantastic! However, as much as I enjoy this album as an album-listening experience, I think it markedly decreases in quality after Stone Cold Crazy. The first 60% is fantastic though
Espectacular
Great guitar!!!!!!!! Fun album, found a few new favorites
i respect the art, queen is just not my no1
3/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/queen/sheer-heart-attack/ There is it, the dreaded first Queen album in my 1001 albums challenge. Okay so, I don't like Queen much. Overrated band that wrote some good songs and a lot of mediocre ones. Bohemian Rhapsody is just overplayed and annoying and some of their other hits too. Sheer Heart Attack, then, has at least one of their hits I do not dread in Killer Queen. Much of the rest is just pretty 'normal' for Queen standards, which is why I can still somewhat stand this album. Mercury doesn't do much of his stupid vocal tricks, which is what I can't stand most about many Queen songs. Still some annoying songs, tho, like Bring Back That Leroy Brown.
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.
Heard it before and haven't listened to it in a while! I'm surprised there's only early 70s albums from Queen on the list and nothing from the 80s. Been thinking about them recently because of Glen Hansard, one of my favourite songs from him samples a Queen song. Anyway, back to Sheer Heart Attack. It was never my favourite Queen album, really. It's nice and definitely a step closer to the sound that truly made them famous (and Killer Queen is here) but I don't think it's their peak. Also shoutout to Stone Cold Crazy for essentially being a proto-metal song. It feels wrong to give Queen anything below 4 because I love them so 4/5
3.5
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
Not bad to listen to, one amazing song and the rest were okay.
flick of the wrist & stone cold crazy😻
Maybe I just wasn’t in the mood for Queen the day this was assigned, but I found this self-indulgent and kind of same-y throughout. There’s solid guitar and keys work, and obviously Freddie sounds great, but for whatever reason this was a slog for me to get through.
I always think Queen is overrated but I think I'm just bored of the overplayed radio hits. Solid album.
Unlike most reviews I heard all the 70s albums before any greatest hits. This is probably in the top three Queen albums although I don't think they made a truly great album. However what you will hear is loads of invention, four completely different styles of songwriting and immense production. They copied no one and nobody has come close to their sound although Muse do try sometimes. Unique
C'est Queen, on peut difficilement noter moins
Coooool Des belles musicalités et la voix de freddie mercury
Queen c'est iconique
This is a solid album. Listen with headphones to get all the details as the production is layered and beautiful. It also shows why the hits are the hits when it comes to Queen.
Such an iconic sound, every song was fleshed out and felt like it belonged.
É ok
Pretty good but it's so familiar at this point it's hard to even evaluate it. It doesn't stick out to me as strongly as I feel like it should, but it feels like sacrilege to rate it average. That's all I've got, though.
Great Queen record. Lots of excellent stuff on this: Brighton Rock, Killer Queen, Flick of the Wrist, In the Lap of the Gods, Stone Cold Crazy.....Yeah just an awesome record, but they have a lot of really great records in the catalog, so its a must to any Queen fans collection.
Some good stuff on here, but the rest was ok
Good
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.
This might actually be their best album. While listening I felt like the band had a lot to say and the whole record is packed with interesting stories and strong songs. The riffs are fat and really enjoyable, heavy in the best way, and the energy never drops. The album has that classic Queen mix of hard rock, theatrical moments and pure fun. “Bring Back That Leroy Brown” is a pure joy and “Killer Queen” is probably their best song ever, but even without focusing on single tracks the whole thing just works. Sheer Heart Attack feels complete, confident and full of life. One of Queen’s strongest and most enjoyable records from start to finish.
Nice grooves, not my favourite of their work.
Already my fav Queen album! Magnificent!
Queen will always be rock for theater kids. That doesn’t mean they’re not good, of course.
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.
Begint best nog enigszins ruig. Daarna best leuk, maar Queen gaat bij mij gewoon ene oor in, andere oor uit. Zeker niet slecht, maar het was in de tijd al middle of the road en sindsdien zo erg grijs gedraaid dat het volledig opgaat in het niks.
Wow this one really shocked me
It is still goated imo a different flavor of Queen but still amazing it is worthy of a 5
love this album cover of a bunch of sweaty dudes laying on top of each other in a pile, very heterosexual, dudes rock
One thing I appreciate about Queen’s better albums is they seem to just be having a blast making this crazy music. So many rock bands are so flipping straight faced. And well, Sheer Heart Attack is certainly one of their better albums. Second best in my books.
Queen was very much before my time, and I have never even considered putting on a Queen album. I mean, why would you? Queen Greatest Hits are still commercial radio staples to this day. These songs get even the crankiest of grandpas on the dance floor at weddings. They are part of western existence. This first album experience was fine, fine, fine.
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
After a stint of quite bland and bad records this really stood out. It’s fun, it’s creative, it has standouts. Not their absolute best, but very good. 9/10
Cool, theatrical, still the best was yet to come for Queen.
Not only is Freddie Mercury's singing range insane, the entire band's musical range is crazy. This album has a song on it (Stone Cold Crazy) that some people view as the start of or inspiration for thrash metal. Contrast that with Bohemian Rhapsody, where they do essentially opera for part of the song, and then contrast that with Cool Cat, where they do a sort of slow funky sort of thing. To be able to do all of these things SO WELL is crazy. This album itself is so close to a 5. The songs, when they hit, are SO good. There's just some less memorable songs on the album, so I've gotta give it a 4. But oh my god, what proof of how crazy talented and hard working Queen was.
Big fan- Bring back leroy brown and flick of the wrist. 4/5
Favorite songs: In the Lap of the Gods, followed by Flick of the Wrist. Not bad, foundational glam rock. Shout out to Killer Queen and Stone Cold Crazy, which helped lay the foundation for metal.
I have a funny relationship with Queen. For a number of years they were my favourite band, and for a long time a band I really disliked. Listening to this album I think I’ve come to the realisation that they just aren’t for me. They are too shiny , too polished and when they do break out of the ultra produced numbers it’s into awkward pastiche. They do what they do really well, and Mercury is a great singer but it lacks any real depth for me
It was good but jsut not my style
So a while ago, I heard Queen's 1975 album, 'A Night At The Opera' and left kind of underwhelmed by it considering how so many considered it to be their best album. For a while, I kind of assumed that they had better individual songs instead of full on albums, so I was having some mixed feelings on this going into it, and to my surprise it's pretty fantastic. 'Killer Queen' may be my favorite Queen song, 'Stone Cold Crazy' is a shockingly effective metal song, and the rest of the album is just varied and good enough to still be very enjoyable. My favorite Queen album (with a sample size of 2).
Сочнейшие благородные истоки гламура Все было очевидно ещё по группе, но я никогда не слушал их альбомы а зря - этот альбом очень проработанный цельный и втоже время лёгкий. Не учитывая песню killer queen, которая не нуждается в похвалах или критике, остальной альбом оказался не менее живым и грациозным. Альбом является вторым но можно сказать первым альбом группы queen, с их идентичностью и уникальностью в звуке, подаче и экстравагантности. Замечательный альбом, 7/10
Started out SO good, and then just fell off on track 5 until track 11. If those 6 tracks were taken off, this would be an easy 5 star for me. Yeah, it would be really short then, but maybe they should have just put better tracks there in the first place. I gave that section a second chance and it still just doesn’t make the cut. It’s not that the tracks are bad, but they’re just boring and take me out of the flow of the album. Favorite tracks: Brighton Rock, Killer Queen, Flick of the Wrist, & Bring Back Leroy Brown.
Not really feeling it that much, kinda a lot going on. May deserve a revisit but it was just very in my face
Worst band ever
Great stuff, fantastic rock songs throughout. The final song felt like a prototype for Bohemian Rhapsody with some of its chord patterns
I understand this will be an unpopular take but here we go. Greatest hits compilations were made for groups like Queen and this album as well as their entire discography is proof of that. Wildly uneven songs that range from absolute brilliance to WTF with so so songs that usually have a brief section teasing the above brilliance sprinkled in between. To each their own.... three quarters of the album drag the 4 star songs down to a 2.75.
Prog that rocks and a very oily album cover! I’m not going to spend a lot of time on this review, as I’ve listened to this album a few times before. A few really good songs, some songs I can appreciate but don’t really like or dislike. I like the juxtaposition of different styles but I feel like their next couple of albums really brought everything together into a more impressive whole.
Before listening, I was fairly sure that I had heard this album before, front to back. But on reflection, there's some new to me things here. Though it might just have been my goldfish brain doing its thing again. That said, with the exception of Flick of the Wrist, I liked everything this album had to offer. There's the "big, epic" material they're especially known for, but also some songs that are more finessed than that. Things that are gentle and cute, like She Makes Me. And things that are just the right amount of strange, like In The Lap of the Gods (not revisited). It makes for a fun mix, not too much of any one type of thing. It's less tiring this way. Rating. If I could, I'd give 4.5 stars. I'm feeling generous, so I'll round it up to five :)
4/10
I do not like the genre called rock and roll
Mhhh its sounds to "lavish" for me
That seamless segue between Tenement Funster, Flick of the Wrist, and Lily of the Valley is 😘👌.
Queen can do no wrong. Although Killer Queen is the standout track it was great listening to foundational songs that are developing their future sound.
I only recognized about one song on the album; rest weren't all that spectacular so makes sense they wouldn't get ad much play
A good album, i liked Killer Queen, Flick of The Wrist and Now I'm Here the most.
slightly underwhelming
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.
Good
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.
A real revelation of the 1001 albums is that Queen’s albums are not good
Highlights: stone cold crazy, killer queen, flick of the wrist Hearing this, I notice a heavier rock element added to the sound, notably on stone cold killer. All members evolve with their signature touches (Mercury with his wide range of vocals and talented piano work may with his exubrant guitar work. Fun fact: Apparently, due to Brian May having to be in the hospital, John Deacon laid down acoustic guitar parts along some of ghe tracklist. This album for me begged ghe question of who else in rock can not only preform to the magnitude that Queen did, but while bringing in elements of opera, heavy rock to nearly a thrash metal, pop as well as classical? Very few, if any. Moving forward, it was followed by "A Night at the Opera" (one of my favorite rock albums of all time - mostly for "Death on Two Legs") and "A Day at the Races", album titles influenced from at that time pop culture icons, The Marx Brothers.
i was expecting more. and i don't really know what i was expecting. knowing that my knowledge of Queen is limited to their hits, here i found nothing remarkable or interesting. But, i say that considering that they are proficient, and good musicians. the performance of the band, the voice of Mercury, they are all good. So in comparison to others, this is an average album from a really good band.
Fun album and flows well! One of queens better ones for sure. Standouts are Killer Queen, Flick of the Wrist, Now i’m here and She Makes Me.
Mostly unremarkable unfortunately
Great album
Queen are one of the only “classic” rock bands that I can still listen to without cringe, and that is probably because they were always so over-blown that it’s not been affected by aging. They have always been on in the background of my life and that ain’t changing now, where others do similar I find it pompous and overwrought but with Queen it’s fine, don’t have any real idea why but there must be a reason they are so popular today whereas their contemporary’s are somewhat scorned. Know the album from start to finish pretty much note for note, 5 Star
Queen albums are weird for me. I can definitively say two things about them, I like their hit songs and I like when Brian May's guitar is front and center. The solo in Brighton Rock is killer and Stone Cold Crazy is some high quality proto thrash. The creativity is off the charts with these guys. Wacky wild stuff.
I dig Queen in the abstract. Meaning, when I hear a Queen track come on, I generally like it. They've had plenty of classics over their years. But I'm not really familiar with their albums. This one didn't win me over to being a Queen fan. There are some great tracks on here, but overall most of it seemed pretty mediocre.
Personally, not a Queen fan. But I listened to this album all the way through! solid 7/10 IMO.
Great album, the controlled chaos is ahead of its time / reminds me of bands like Animal Collective. Disparity in L/R audio, very fun.
what hit on here REALLY hits
11. jul 2026. 15.04h pretty good best: Tenement Funster (+flick of the wrist, lilly of the valley medley), she makes me worst: bring back that leroy brown
Obra maestra de principio a fin
they're all quite good as performers, vocals in particular, but the songwriting is *wildly* inconsistent. the famous ones you've heard before are generally pretty great and the ones you didn't know existed are somewhere between one note (even if it is a good note) and truly nothingburger.
It's 3.5
I feel this is not Queen's best work.
Amazing for me personally, especially the title track.
A mighty fine 4, I think. I can't see it being a 5, but it makes me want to lower the rating of some of the previous albums to be honest - it's so much more fun and enjoyable in a simple, pure way. Fun, and it's cool to see the musical DNA for some more modern genres within these tracks. My faves are Flick of the Wrist and She Makes Me.
Well that settles it, glam rock was over before it even got going thanks to Brian May dragging it to its limits kicking, crying and screaming. Oddly enough the odd one out here is Freddie himself, seems like he brings the least to this record at least on a surface level listen. Probably was saving himself for A Night at the Opera as the theatrical person he was. I'd still listen to some other contemporaries such as Led Zeppelin if I was in the mood over this, but it's hard to fault anyone for liking Queen.
Stone Cold Crazy
A rock album with a few classics and a few clunkers. In other words, typical Queen album.
A fun room with Queen where they took off with their sound I gather - Killer Queen is really good of course, I liked In the Lap of the Gods both versions, and Flick of the Wrist, and Leroy Brown, and Stormtrooper in Stilettos
Surprised I only knew the one song off this album previously (Killer Queen). I can understand why none of the others turned into hit singles though. They're not bad, just not the level of catchiness that we all know this band is capable of. Bring Back That Leroy Brown was a lot of fun though.
I admittedly love Queen but acknowledge that their album construction is a bit weak. They have amazing singles and good catchy songs in there but it generally jumps all over the place. That being said, there wasn't a song on this album that I disliked but because of a lack of flow (and knowing how good the band is at other points) it's not a 5 for me
It's Queen. I don't feel like writing today. Deal with it.
Classic Queen. This one has quite a few hits. The dual vocal thing is neat and maybe I forgot that Freddie didn’t sing all the songs. 3.5/5.0
Pas client mais ça reste intéressant
Good album. A huge hit in Killer Queen, but several other good tracks here. Ranges from more ballady and operatic songs to some hard rock. Enjoyed it. 3.5 probably up it to a 4.
A classic Queen album. Fun to hear the hits within the greater context of the album. Really shows how much production was growing in the 70s.
Awesome album
It's an enjoyable listen with plenty of creativity and energy, just not one I find myself coming back to as often as Queen's best work.
is queen overrated?
I mean, this was pretty good. Not quite the quintessential gaudy arena-rock vibe yet at this point in their trajectory, which is too bad but also still works pretty well. It's a solid rock album that surprisingly feels pretty generic. Boy oh boy, those are some sweaty, sexy, sexy men on that cover. For the most part this just kind of drifted by. Which is fine. Fave tracks: - Killer Queen - Now I'm Here - Stone Cold Crazy - Bring Back That Leroy Brown
Me motivo sisi, pero no es como que dijera WOW es una obra de arte, lo tenía de fondo mientras escribía en mi diario volada
- Wow some solos on the intro track - Only recognize Killer Queen - God Killer Queen is a banger - Flick of the Wrist is a standout - Definitely can tell this is early Queen
Me saturó, igual estoy en entrega y ponerme a escuchar algo nuevo me reventó la cabeza, llegué a un poco más de la mitad. Mucha utilización de coros, es interesante ese recurso, pero para escuchar el albúm de corrido si me creó una molestía auditiva.
It’s fine, just not what I go to music for.
This album sounds like a young band still trying to figure out their sound. There are moments of pure brilliance, but there are also moments that make you scratch your head and wonder "who the hell thought this was a good idea".
Chaotic, loud, powerful, very long songs, way to much e-Guitar for my taste, killer queen would sound great in a choir, most of the songs sound very similar, killer queen & lily of the valley & bring back Leroy brown are cool, misfire is an amazing song it’s so fun, the variety is great but most of the songs are too „extreme“ for me
Meget kort, let lytning, lidt som en Opera (fortælling?)
I've never been overly fussed about Queen's albums, so I'd never actually listened to this before. Some of the songs are interesting but most feel disposable. Love Killer Queen tho.
oh boy yeah. freddie mercury weren’t lying when he said “we will rock you” cause this album fucking ROCKS. brian really shreds on this one, contributing some of his best guitar parts in the history of the band (highlights: brighton rock, stone cold crazy). although queen is mainly a singles band they sometimes have really good album tracks. this is the album that displays their kinda theatre kid aesthetics but im sorry cause i still dig their singles on the album. 4/5
The culmination of their best years. 'Brighton Rock' is one of my all-timers. Nearly a perfect album, but for the horrific Leroy Brown track which stops this being a 10/10 - still gets 5★ for this process. It's on my shelves. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ❌️ no need Revisit ✅️ ★★★★★(9/10) Total reviewed : 370 Already owned : 80 Purchased : 16 To buy : 7 Nope : 267
Shit 1
Queen never made good consistent albums. They are a singles bands and im sick im pretending theyr not. Truth is, I was never a big fan of Queen. Its like a 7/10. However Queen did had one of the greatest singer of all time. Rip Freddie. Brian May is killing it on this album damn. Overall, this album could be a 4/5 if it wasnt for the filler tracks. I think its a way better album than "A nigth at the opera".
Some great tunes on this one. Some of the best Queen I've heard. 6/10
One of Queen's best albums. Killer Queen is just stellar but everything on this slaps and works together as an album.
By rights, as a former theatre kid, I should be a big Queen fan, but for some reason they've left me cold more often than not. I think the maximalism of their music distracts me from the core of the songs. The tracks on this didn't particularly stand out to me, though it was a fun vibe. Might need to revisit when I'm in a better mood. Rating: 3
O dosť lepšie ako A night ať the opera...
I’ve only really ever listened to The Hits, so this was pretty fresh for me. Understanding the hype a bit better. The mix is a little wonky sometimes, but the guitar tones are of particular interest to me. Brian was dialed in. My favorite moments are those where the proto-metal / baroque / glam are dialed up. Layered guitar lead harmonies and gang vocals will always be a hit with me. Lot of sounds packed into 38 minutes. You’d expect an album that short to feel ‘focused’, but this is phrenetic and occasionally crosses the line into gonzo camp. No value judgment there, just an observation. Fav trax: ‘Tenement Funster’, ‘Stone Cold Crazy’, ‘She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)’, ‘In The Lap Of The Gods…Revisited’
un poco quería q no me guste para ser #distinta... pero sí me gustó, debo admitir !! me pareció divertido dramático etc.. 4/5.
brighton rock, 8.5/10 killer queen, 9/10 tenement funster, 9/10 flick of the wrist, 9/10 lily of the valley, 6.5/10 now i'm here, 9/10 in the lap of the gods, 6/10 stone cold crazy, 8.5/10 dear friends, 7/10 misfire, 9/10 bring back that leroy brown, 7.5/10 she makes me, 7/10 in the lap of the gods revisited, 8.5/10 favs: killer queen tenement funster now i'm here stone cold crazy misfire least: lily of the valley dear friends quite good, different to what i was expecting.
Yeah. This is their transition from goblin rock to stadium rock. I prefer Queen stadium rock songs.
Love Killer Queen, I just don't think this is Queen's best
Lots of fun.
Classic Queen, this album really showcases a style I don't think they're particularly known for but wicked good at. Freddie Mercury gets a lot of the attention, deservedly so, but I feel like Sheer Heart Attack really shows how rockin the rest of the band were.
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.
Haven’t listened to this as much as some other Queen albums. Has some good songs. Definitely more straightforward than their previous album.
This album really feels like the moment when Queen became Queen. Everyone gets their moment to shine, but Freddie's vocal style elevates the whole album.
Never really cared for Queen outside of the big hits but this was very good. I appreciated the variety on display here with pretty much every song being in a different style. Not all of them worked for me, especially some of the more theatrical sounding ones, but I enjoyed a majority of the tracks here and the album was at the very least interesting all throughout.
I like Queen, at least all their hits anyway. Couldn’t put my finger on what style this album was going for.
Not for me
This record is a lot of fun.
Nothing but love for Queen!
Buenisimo
Lap of the gods sounds like a Mac book starting… got me thinking it would be a cool play by Apple if it were considering “lap top” lap of the gods… I dunno. No weed was smoked thinking this.
It's a typical Queen album, some great songs like "Now I'm Here" and "Stone Cold Crazy" and some over the top pretentious things. enjoyable.
Sheer Heart Attack is a tough transition album for me. Queen's first two albums really focused on hard rock and there are some REALLY rocking songs on there. Then Night at the Opera is art rock at its finest. This album finds itself somewhere in the middle and it doesn't work for me. Plus half the songs sound half finished or rushed. Still better than a lot of other music, just some of queens weaker music in my opinion.
Liked it. I was very good hearing non mainstream and movie related Queen.
I can’t say enough how great Queen’s unique sound was. Also, Brian May doesn’t even come close to enough credit for what he brought to this band!!
I really enjoyed it.
I have not heard this before. I am realizing that while I love Queen I have not listened to any of their albums all the way through before. This only has a couple radio hits and a few others that I’ve heard over the years and the rest is new to me. Lots of bangers and rockers on here and a few that aren’t so awesome, but no duds. I’ll have to go through their whole discography soon.
I don't want to hate on Queen or Freddie, I really don't. But this kind of theatrical melodramatic operatic rock is just not for me, and maybe the reason I never liked them that much. It's the piano isn't it?
I'm torn between a 3 and 4. I'm not overly into the very theatrical side of Queen, I prefer when they play it a bit more straight like Stone Cold Crazy. There's more of that on here so I enjoyed it more than I thought I would (I have heard it but not in a long time) so I'll go with a 4 Highlights: Stone Cold Crazy, Brighton Rock, Now I'm Here
Is this a safe space for disliking Queen?
Un muy buen disco de queen
me gustoooooo
Some good some pretty rough
Entirely full of interesting tracks that exemplify genre. Also full of influence for later, great music: Brian May is building foundational pieces that show up much later in hair metal and thrash, no less. Freddie is unimpeachable, as always, though less gymnastic on 'Sheer Heart Attack' than he can be, Roger Taylor keeps the drums both rock steady and subtly (sometimes not so subtly) fascinating throughout and John Deacon, ever underappreciated, finds endless ways of filling the cracks left by everyone else with precisely the right bass groove. There are a half-dozen Queen records that are all masterclasses in rock music and this is among the best of them. It's less ambitious that 'A Night At The Opera' (or even its predecessors, 'Queens' I and II) but serves as a perfect statement that these four are capable of concision as well as bombast. Plus, it's got 'Killer Queen', which is perhaps their campiest, most Cabaret-like work and an unrepentant earworm, to boot. May's guitar solos and the sounds he gets from his instruments are unique in quiet ways that we're still unpacking today (often: out of phase pickups, famously, if you're a geek about this stuff). I cannot express how important Taylor and Deacon are to Queen's sound ('Flick Of The Wrist' is just driven by them), though -- this was a fully-formed, entirely capable glam rock band before Freddie Mercury came along and that's a hell of a statement. They had the chops and the writing proclivities to rival Iron Maiden (formed five years later), if they'd wanted. May would've had to turn up just slightly. Maybe you can't have Maiden without Steve Harris, but I digress slightly. I'm writing this up having also started T. Rex's 'Electric Warrior' as my next one and the glam comparisons are obvious but it's obvious that Queen had surpassed Boland's band immediately. The tension, the drama, the musicianship and the utter sound of it all is fully better. Had Queen never existed, some other British bands might have had more room to breathe but, as it was, why order a hamburger steak when there's a perfect prime rib at the same price? Music isn't a zero-sum game -- there's infinite space for expression, but for all the things I get from T. Rex (except for a laid-back feel, which Queen rarely did), Queen gives it better. 5/5, like most Queen albums.
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.
In-fucking-credible. What a goddamn genius record.
Me duele no poner las 5 estrellas, porque adoro Queen y Freddie es el mejor cantante de la historia, peor en general había varias que no me gustaron tanto, igual muy buen álbum
It's not my favourite queen album and one that I'm not too familiar with like others of theirs. There are some enjoyable tracks but some very random ones too. 3.5
It's their "break through" album. It's not night at the opera. Queen isn't some monolithic band that could do no wrong, this album was ok. Killer Queen is a supernova for sure, but take that away and its operatic rock. Freddy's lyrics and vocals still hadn't found their way yet, even if the rest of the band was well underway. He would, of course, overtake them to be one of the most iconic front men ever.... it just didn't happen here.
Awesome!
Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Masterpiece - This might be my favourite Queen album. It combines the fantastical heavy metal of the early years with a growing sense of pop songcraft. Killer Queen is perfection, the suite from Tenement Funster through to Lily Of The Valley is sublime and Brighton Rock... uhh... rocks? The second half just continues with stunners like In The Lap Of The Gods and Stone Cold Crazy. Brilliant, brilliant record.
divertido album de una banda legendaria eneralmente conocida por sus grandes exitos que suenan mucho mas pop que lo que es este album completamente dentro de lo que el glam rock.
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.
Is nen banger
Alright
Lots of classics on this one. Enjoyed it.
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
Queen pretty goated
Glam rock is a fun genre, and I appreciate the theatricality of Queen. But it all just feels kinda like novelty music to me.
“Man they sound a lot like Queen.. oh wait..”
(100/100)
this was fantastic, fun, heartbreaking, loud and unapologetically queen!
The first side of this album is absolutely brilliant. I especially like how Tenement Funster, Flick of the Wrist, and Lily of the Valley segue into one another. The second half is much more uneven but still enjoyable.
Iconic album with some really memorable songs on it
Pretty cool. More references to more than I expected
first time listening to a full album of Queen. it was nowhere near as bad as i feared. but it was still Queen.
Fine for queen, nothing to get excited about
Already love Killer Queen, let’s see how I like the rest. Queen is iconic as always. I liked it. Would listen again. I need to listen to the rest of their albums. Added Flick of the Wrist to a playlist. I have found new music!
I'm not a big Queen fan but I listened to the album with pleasure and some nostalgia
I love how most tracks fade into each other. Brighton Rock is my favourite Queen song. It’s not an overly long album and it’s satisfying to listen to.
Crazy how under the radar these guys are! Their music would make really good soundtracks for movies