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Un descubrimiento de esos años
I haven’t listened to this album before. I’ve always thought of Queen as a “best of” band. But this album proves me wrong. They are really good at guitar effects/layering and Freddie Mercury operatic/hair metal singing range/layering and it really shines in spacey, ethereal songs like “in the lap of the gods.” What really stood out to me on this album though was the harder rocking bangers like “Brighton Rock” and “Stone Cold Crazy” I didn’t know they had that arrow on their quiver, these songs blew me away. It’s cool that they added the layer of near seamless transitions between songs. I hear opera, hair metal, classic rock, even a little punk. I found myself a little less excited about a few of their songs that sounded like classic rock standards, almost southern rock, they were still solid songs but weren’t as strong and killed the vibe, I would’ve removed them completely. At the end of the album I was blown away by “she Makes me” it sounded like proto New Wave or proto Brit Pop, in fact I feel like there’s a song that straight rips it off. I feel like this albums deserves a 5, much of the album does, but there were a couple filler songs dragging it down that could’ve been cut. A-
Nice!
Good album
I'm not a huge Queen fan, and I've never listened to one of their albums end to end. This was a real treat for me, as I actually found that the tracks that didn't make it to the radio resonated with me more than the singles that did. I'm definitely going to be exploring more of their catalog.
Listened to it 3 times - very enjoyable 😉
My brother and I are debating who bought this album, but nevertheless, I remember playing the first song, Brighton Rock, over and over, because of the heavy, echo-y guitar solo. I had forgotten the rest of the album, but it sounds pretty good now, especially the sequence of tracks after the radio hit. Well-crafted songs & Brian May really rocks.
Kirā Kuīn
7.5
Great album, Queen always has a very "storytelling" sound that I appreciate particularly in this album
Línea Queen. Siempre espectaculares
The beginning disappointed me a bit, but from some point on I loved it
Killer Queen is tattooed on my brain from Guitar Hero. Enjoyed this one
Pretty good
Hard rock. Muy bueno.
It's Queen, what more do you want? Classic hard rock
Love it. Print it. Done. Good.
Amazing album, not Queens best work but definitely the cornerstone of what they’re known for musically 4.4
Great album
Pretty good album, some great guitar parts
Enjoyed this album. I've heard a couple of the songs, but was not aware of or have listened to the entire album. Love Queen's harmonies. It did occur to me listening to it, that a lot of their stuff is reminiscent of show tunes, don't know if that was in their roots, but it feels like it.
Classic. Good shit right here
Fun album - Queen has a wider range than I realized.
Incredible. Loved the weirdness of "Lap of the Gods"!
fuck yeah Queen
High rating because it’s Queen. Really good at points. Maybe it’s a 3 star and I’m just biased.
So fun. Queen is wonderful, and it's interesting hearing some of their earlier sounds.
I've never been a massive fan of Queen apart from the hits but this was pretty good and I can't deny their musical importance so it's a thumbs up from Cress.
👌
This was good but there's better Queen albums IMO
A classic, and rightly so.
I enjoyed the album. It’s an album of theirs that I don’t think I ever listened to all the way through.
Queen sendo foda, como sempre. Não é meu álbum favorito, mas é muito bom.
Is it sacrilegious to say this is better than "Night at the Opera"? Probably. But it is.
Very strong start to the album and a good variety of sounds. Unfortunately I think the back half of the album is a little more boring. I keep going back and forth between 3 and 4, but i think i can mark it as 4
Early yet-to-be-polished Queen! I enjoyed but it started to drag.
Queen is one of those bands that I’ve only ever heard their greatest greatest hits. But this was pretty decent
Queen has so many killer songs I usually question why I'm not a bigger fan of them. Then I listen to a full album and remember why. So much forgettable stuff, but the good stuff is really fuckin good
A solid Queen record. Not their best work, but it’s Queen so that’s a pretty high bar lol
As someone who feels like they hates Queen this is kinda good. RYM: N Saved a song: N
I was never a huge 'Queen' guy, though I appreciate the musicality and energy that Mercury brings to the tracks. I was only particularily captivated by the standout track 'Killer Queen,' although this album has amazing breadth in the genres it covers, from the slow , emotional 'Lily of the Valley,' to the opera-esque "In the lap of the gods" and all the way to the Honkey-tonk in "Bring back that leroy brown." Impressive if nothing else. Just not a personal fan of the songs, and I wouldn't find myself coming back to them. 👑👑👑
Think I enjoyed this more than Night at the Opera. The highs weren’t as high but it was way more cohesive and way less self indulgent.
Queen is a singles-band. I don't fond their albums to contain a lot of songs better than the ones I already know. Solid album though.
Daniel
Not one of my favourite Queen albums, but it's pretty good, and I do love Queen. Killer Queen is one of their best. In the Lap of the Gods isn't a good enough track to get a reprise. Most of the album's pretty fluffy, though I'm a Tenement Funster apologist, so I may well be sick in the head.
Its all just a bit too much and not very coherent as an album. The record seems to be the band members individually vying for attention with the result just being a bit of a mess.
Funny how a Queen record is like a Queen best of, in that it feels like a bunch of random songs thrown together, I guess the downside of having everyone writing songs. There's some absolute nonsense on here, but some of the Mercury-penned stuff is nice, and the weirdo Roger Deacon track 'Misfire' is an extremely slight but fun diversion. Also, 'Tenement Funster' is a terrible song, but an INCREDIBLE name.
Still not a huge Queen fan, but this album has great transitions.
Very queeny. Like the instrumentals and the lead by mercury. The vocal chords are a bit cheesy from time to time.
It did not save my review from yesterday. That's annoying. Anyway, it was something along the lines of: I have not listened to a lot of Common but I like this and I should listen to more Common. This doesn't quite rate as 4 stars for me but I like it more than I like a lot of my 3-star stuff. (I didn't even notice Kanye was on this until reading about the album later, but that's not too surprising - I don't know his music very well either.)
Freddie has an amazing voice and some of the compositions in this album were great, but I was also bored at times.
Killer queen is prob my favourite song from them! Great album!
I have always felt mild dislike for Queen.
The hits are solid, always think some album tracks of that operatic rock is a bit meh
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.
Bring BACK Leroy Brown? The baddest man in the whole damn town?? Are you crazy???
Showtunes- not glam
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
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.
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.
Bra såklart
a reminder, that i'm just not that much into queen
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.
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
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
Good album, couple of great classics.
i like idk 2.5 but will raise it up
loved misfire!
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.
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.
Not my favorite Queen album but still a good listen.
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
Все еще не фанат
норм, не более, все таки 3.5
Very cool to hear an earlier Queen album that shows them developing their signature sound. She Makes Me is a real ride.
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
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.
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.
Fav song: Killer Queen
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.
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.
3.5
Not bad to listen to, one amazing song and the rest were okay.
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.
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.
Some good stuff on here, but the rest was ok
Good
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.
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.
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
Not really feeling it that much, kinda a lot going on. May deserve a revisit but it was just very in my face
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.
Mhhh its sounds to "lavish" for me
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
A real revelation of the 1001 albums is that Queen’s albums are not good
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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
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’
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
I like Queen, at least all their hits anyway. Couldn’t put my finger on what style this album was going for.
Nothing but love for Queen!
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.
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 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?
mehhhmeehhhh
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.
Alright
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..”
Fine for queen, nothing to get excited about
I'm not a big Queen fan but I listened to the album with pleasure and some nostalgia
Quite cool, loved Queen always but never really got into them, would rate the whole album like 4 and half maybe
some of these songs were pretty but just nothing that really grabbed my attention. i can't tell if it's familiarity/nostalgia bc i used to be obsessed with it as a kid, but "Killer Queen" just felt miles above anything else on here. my gripe with Queen is that they have so much Good going on but they just use all of it all at once, and it always blends together to me. it's too overstimulating/theatrical the whole time -- i need some ebb and flow to be able to feel some impact. Fav tracks: Killer Queen
quite nice
Queen is a great band with plenty of amazing songs. Unfortunately, they weren't all that good at putting cohesive albums together and so their records are frequently littered with weird and annoying filler in between some of the greatest songs ever written. Sheer Heart Attack is definitely on the upper end of Queen albums but I'd still prefer their Greatest Hits collection over basically any album they've ever put out.
Good
Im not the biggest fan of queen
Hard rock, glam rock.
𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 feels like a band in the middle of figuring out just how much they could do. There’s no shortage of ambition here, and you can already hear many of the ideas that would define Queen at their best. At times, though, the album feels a little scattered, as if it’s reaching in several directions at once without fully committing to any of them. 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 is the obvious exception. It’s one of the sharpest and most memorable songs in the band’s catalogue, and for me it easily stands above everything else on the album. The rest is perfectly enjoyable, but I never shake the feeling that Queen would do this sort of thing even better on later records. For me, 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 is an interesting step toward greatness rather than greatness itself.
Always refreshing to hear something other than the singles from the world's most overrated and overplayed glam prog band, but it's a shame when the "highlights" are limited to the forgettable or downright silly. If I'd never heard Queen before it would probably score higher.
it's pretty spectacular in parts. maybe a weaker back half, and honestly doesn't have any peak Queen (of which there is plenty). favorite is Flick Of The Wrist, but that one bit in Brighton Rock is extremely sick. strong 3
Rating: 6/10 It's decent and never not enjoyable but is not the strongest collection of songs for me, I don't really see Queen as an full albums band. It doesn't help that the first two tracks Brighton Rock and the great Killer Queen are the best the album has to offer in my opinion. Put like any of these songs on the aux and I'm having a pretty good time
So I don't really like it, but at the same time I think I respect Queen a little more for being so flexible with the kind of music they're able to produce, and I think this might make me like their hits a tiny bit more. The annoying songs were pretty annoying, but there were some great ones on here. Overall, pretty jumbly and "random" and not for me, but I respect it 5.1/10
I've never been too into Queen and this album didn't change that either. It wasn't bad but I've always thought they've been more of a singles band, and tbf this album did show that they had decent deep cuts since the big single off this album (Killer Queen) is one of my least favs. Still though, not bad and enjoyable/energetic enough to listen to, but nothing too memorable 3/5.
It‘s Queen but also it’s Queen
Bit of a mixed bag for me. Some all-timers on this track list for sure though.
It's queen, everyone loves queen. I dont find queen that interesting as I used to when discovering them and not being so open to music like today. They're ok, with great melodies
Solid songs, Killer Queen is still a banger!
Whiplash on this album! So many different song styles. I enjoyed some a lot and others less so. Queen is a great band with obvious skill, but I can’t rate it super high with the lack of cohesion
I don’t think I had actually listened to full queen album before. It’s usually just been the greatest hits. Overall, I thought the album was solid, with some enjoyable songs scattered throughout. Transitions from song to song were immaculate, which helped heighten the album as well. Favorite song: Killer Queen
Mostly forgettable. Stone Cold Crazy was pretty good. Idk whether I loved or hated Lily of the Valley, but its one of the few I remembered.
A bit all over the place.
Florid
A couple great songs. 3
6.0/10
Ihan täyttä Queeniä, mutta kappaleet ei paria klassikkoa lukuunottamatta ollut niin erikoisia. Parhaat: Killer Queen, Stone Cold Crazy
I don’t know how I feel about this album. There’s a couple good songs at the beginning mostly killer Queen and the first four songs other than that I don’t know if I would listen to the rest of this again it got real weird at the end and I couldn’t finish it. Which is awkward. But maybe it’s just not what I’m in the mood for. OK, that’s all. 3.3/5
It’s so interesting to me how nearly all Queen albums sound so similar. Some have hits, like this one with Killer Queen while others don’t.
It’s a classic classic rock album—Now I’m Here slaps
just not my genre
Queen had a lot of albums and a lot of songs. This album focuses more on their rock side, with songs like Stone Cold Crazy, which was later covered by Metallica and caused a renaissance of the original. But that doesn’t mean that Brian, Freddie, John and Roger didn’t slip in a little operatic flair, like on Lily of the Valley. I liked Now I’m Here because it featured a bit of both sides. In the Lap of the Gods, did the same thing, with Freddie’s soaring vocals only matched by Brian’s equally soaring guitar work. Then there are quirk songs like Killer Queen, which no other band could have gotten away with. I still think that I am more of a Queen Best of (I&II) kind of person, but I enjoyed this album best when compared to their others.
Random thoughts: * I forget that Queen has an extensive catalog. That's how you end up with at least a double disc of greatest hits. * How do you transverse from greatest hits to actual fan? I've clearly made that transition for the Beatles and Zeppelin but am still really a greatest hits guy with Queen. * Key tracks on this album were Killer Queen and Now I'm Here. * Nice mix of 70s rock, musical/jazz, and operatic styles. Queen contains multitudes. * Do I think this album is necessary? Not really once you've heard Killer Queen. Back to my pondering above on transversing from greatest hits guy to fan. * Someday I might cross that threshold from greatest hits to the whole catalog for Queen. Not yet though.
Some classics that are great earworms, so others that deserve to remain in obscurity. Not their best work but damn, it would have been explosive when brand new.
Classic Rock, Classic Queen - Double Album Delight
7/10
Theatrical and energetic. A bunch of songs I was unfamiliar with.
Third Queen studio album, recorded 1974. Strong stuff and a definite window not only into who they were BECOMING but who they had BECOME. Good rock, good chops. Still not one of their best, but listenable. Not bad, not great.
ik dacht dat ik dit album beter vond eerlijk gezegd. killer queen en in the lap of the gods zijn wel echt bangers
Can't go wrong with a bit of Queen. Mercury's voice is an all-timer, May's guitar work is something to behold, and the rhythm section of Taylor and Deacon is tight as hell. So why the lower rating? Well, it's not that cohesive as an album on the whole. I found the first half to be stronger than the last, and a few songs felt a little over-the-top with their theatrics. It's a mixed bag, but I still enjoyed myself here. Favourite track: Brighton Rock Least favourite track: In The Lap Of The Gods
Solid album.
Mostly decent debut. Stone Cold Crazy and Killer Queen are definitely the highlights. They would get more interesting on subsequent releases though.
Bueno
Not bad
It’s a Queen album.
Just a little over the top, musical-esque nonsense. I see why it's beloved but it's impossible to listen to for pure enjoyment.
What a voice this Mercury guy has! I bet he has the pick of all the ladies.
Not bad
(4/7) fun overall but "Killer Queen" is the only thing that stood out
Killer Queen er KLART det bedste nummer, men det er alt sammen ret godt. Kan nok være en virkelig god plade hvis jeg er i humør til den slags, det var jeg vist ikke helt i dag
Loads of great songs. Just high class all around. 3+
C’était fort sympathique ! J’ai jamais été un grand fan de Queen, mais je sais que le groupe est légendaire. Cela dit, cet album m’a un tout petit peu laissé sur ma faim, sûrement parce que j’en attends énormément du groupe. Et je pense qu’avec plus d’écoutes, je finirais par l’adorer. Enfin, ça reste un album riche, plein de bonnes idées, mais je pense que je préfère la facette plus grandiose et puissante du groupe qu’on retrouve dans leurs chansons les plus connues. Bon, il est temps que je me penche plus sérieusement sur Queen. Cet album est dans ma wishlist, désormais.
This Freddie Mercury guy is pretty good at writing songs. A bit better than the rest of his band I would say.
Not much to say, it’s just mid.
Freddie Mercury is a beautiful soul, the whole Queen gestalt is great. I enjoyed many of the songs on this album, but their catalog is so large, it's hard to condense the love into any one album.
never listened to queen beyond the hits, very interesting to hear some of the diversity of sound on this album
Killer Queen is the best song of the album
Queens best stuff is amazing, There is half an amazing album here and half a less than average album. Dear Friends is a nice track that I hadnt really paid attention to before.
This website is definitley making me learn things about myself… when I first saw that this was a Queen album I mentally already marked it as 5 stars because I obviously know their most famous songs and love them to death and have listened to them millions of times and assumed the rest of their work would most probably appeal to me similarly.. but! I found that I didn’t really like this album that much. Shocking! I only liked Killer Queen and In The Lap of Gods. The rest was too rock-y for me. I can appreciate that their sound is unique and you just KNOW this is Queen when listening, but I just didn’t like the sound that much.. don’t kill me but.. 3 stars is what I’m giving. Not because I think it’s a mediocre album, but I rate based on how much I personally like the sound of the music.
Its great sonically but really no emotional pull for me. I generally like to feel something when I listen to my music, this felt like fun, but no feelings.
A classic album suffering from the wrong first song Brighton rock would be great if it was 2.5 mins long - the whole guitar section is just dull Queen are like a rocky version of sparks , bombastic songs with a musical theater bent Generally good and only stopped from being great by a couple of songs
Alright
This was the first time I ever listened to a Queen album. It's a lot, which was bearable for most times, but there was times it was too theatrically/out there and it didn't land on my ears well.
Queen is a "Greatest Hits" band for me. I am only listening to their full albums now. I love their theatrical lean and guitar tones. I found some of this album to be remarkable and some to be boring. The backwards guitar tone on Lily of the Valley is SO GOOD, but it's just the one moment, why didn't they repeat that 100 times? I should have produced this album! I'm really torn if this should be a 3 or 4. I hate to rank it the same as a GnR album, but here we are.
How did this end up between Queen II and A Night at the Opera? This album seems to lean into the "hard" rock stuff which comes off wimpy, and the glam and theatricality which (despite myself) carries the latter album and Queen's otherwise career just isn't there yet. Killer Queen is of course the exception, but yeah, nothing album otherwise. Weird middle ground.
It’s a good queen album. It’s not their best.
chemistry 11 teacher music lol
killer queen e muito bom o resto e ok
All the hallmarks of the band are there still being refined. A tad uneven. Some excellent songs, others can be skipped.
Queen can rock when they want to. Any time they are rocking is good for me. I really don't enjoy the things that probably differentiate Queen from other rock bands of the era like the operatic vocal harmonies etc. Like if you have a sweet fat 70's guitar riff and then someone offers to do barbershop over it, now you just have something lesser than the constituent parts.
Part of the reason why I want to do The List is so I can figure out who's All Killer & No Filler. This is one of those albums that appear to be all Filler, very little Killer with Killer Queen being the hit to casual fans. BUT? Is it Filler? Somebody likes those other songs. It's opinion. My favorite song on the album is not going to be same as yours but it could be. Queen's music tends to be Everything & Anything. So you'll have an interesting music of genres & sounds. Falsetto, Metal, operatic music, piano driven ballads, rockabilly, hard rock, more falsetto & of course Freddie Fuckin' Mercury.
Pro: Ist Queen Con: Viel Füllkrempel, der immer nach demselben Programm abläuft. Wenn Freddie nicht so eine krasse Stimme hätte und Brian so einen krassen Gitarrensound wäre das schwer erträglich In diesem Fall - und vermutlich nur hier - würde ich erstmals raten, lieber ein Best of anzuhören. Gewinnt nichts dadurch, dass es ein eigenes Album ist. Die Lieder könnten auch in Random Reihenfolge laufen, es wäre genauso.
kann mich nicht richtig erinnern...
Good album, maybe one of the weaker Queen albums but still high above most newer stuff
😎 Cool! I was very excited to explore an entire Queen album, especially when I had never heard of before. I found this to be enjoyable...... But ultimately pretty forgettable.
Liked it, didn’t love.
Like it 3/5
Hmm, can't say I had very many thoughts about it. Probably good to listen to in the background if you're driving or working.
Queen is at their best when they're at their most theatrical, and there are times here when they fully commit, but other times where they don't. Songs like Stone Cold Crazy, In The Lap of the Gods, and the first two tracks fulfill the genre label of "glam rock", sounding both epic and ridiculously fun. Other tracks feel a lot more dull, and like they could be made by any random 70s band. They don't go full hard rock, but they aren't particularly theatrical either, so they just don't emotionally register for me. Of course, the standout part of the album is Freddie Mercury, who more than proves why he's considered one of the greatest performers ever. The worst thing that a band like Queen can be is dull, and unfortunately on this album, they fall into that trap too many times.
Más rockerito que el anterior pero menos experimental que me parece que es donde brilla queen. Cool pero no tan cool.
I can only imagine how cool it must have been to be a teenager when this came out. Unfortunately when I was a teenager everyone I knew was listening to Brendon Urie. Anyways, good album. Felt a little all over the place ranging from iconic to uncomfortable (for me). A solid 3. Season: Early Summer Favorite Song: Killer Queen
Like the other two Queen albums we've gotten on this list, I think this one is definitely carried by its hits. That said, several of the non-hits on here were just as good, and while I still put this as a 7/10 alongside the other two, I think this one might've done the best of the three as an album experience - helped along by how consistently hard it rocks!
This is kinda the same as all the other Queen albums for me. A couple great songs (in this case, the first two) and a bunch of decent but largely forgettable ones.
Another middle of the road album by Queen! There was a brief period where this absolutely killed and I thought it might be a 4 but it backslid hard in the second half and they started doing silly bullshit again.
The album wasn't bad, but it is an example of even a band made up of highly talented musician won't always create a good album.
There’s something naff about Queen, but this is probably (in my opinion) their best era. Sci-fi, operatic and some fun tunes
Suprisingly good
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Killer Queen I don't much care for glam rock, and I am discovering that I really only like Queen's greatest hits, of which that album has one song. As such, this is unexciting to me.
Not my best Queen pick, Still love killer queen
After one listen I had this at a 2 with no plans to listen again. The.listened again anyway and liked it a little more. Every time I listen I like it more. It’s a mood dependent album for sure but overall, pretty good. Killer Queen is of course the best song.
Hell yeah Queen
C'est bon Queen mais chaque fois que j'en entends, j'ai vraiment hâte que ça finisse.
Decent Queen album, but notably weaker than a lot of their discography in my opinion. A few bangers songs and nice transitions between songs on the A side make this a fun listen, but definitely not Queen at the height of their ability. Top tracks: Killer Queen, Now I'm Here, Stone Cold Crazy
Always awesome
Lindo, pero monótono
The intro all the way to track 7 is great, and the rest is just alright to me.
variado, buenas transiciones killer queen, stone cold crazy y she makes me favs
Never listened to too many deep tracks by Queen. Good, but had to rate in the middle.
Plano a mi gusto se siente repetitivo
Queen igen. Den kickar igång bra med Brighton Rock och flera bra efterföljande låtar. Tappar intresset efter halva skivan, allt har samma Queensound och det blir tröttsamt i längden. 3:a.
A whole album from this era of Queen is just too much of everything. The highs are great but a lot of this album is the guys futzing around.
This is a proper mixed bag! I'm not a massive fan of Queen, but this has some of my favourite and least favourite Queen songs on it. "It's always a hit or miss so take your aim" perfectly sums it up. I must give a mention to Leroy Brown because, although I didn't like it, it was a great listen and I was not aware Queen had a song in this style. Favourites: Brighton Rock Killer Queen Stone Cold Crazy
I love Queen but this is my least favorite album, or atleast up there (or down there I guess?). Love killer queen though.
I think the movie absolutely ruined Queen for me..
Zone out a bit. Kept it interesting
I really did not like that first song. Brought my rating down a star.
Was never a bad listen, but Killer Queen is the only one that really stood out to me and only because I already heard it. Maybe I should give it another listen but that's a lot of work.
Enjoyed it, but not as much as I thought I would
las primeras canciones no me disgustaron pero las del final me gustaron mucho más.
Big sound but a little drifting at times
Hurm. I feel like this album really started killing it at track 7, but before that it was a little sluggish to me (aside from Killer Queen which is a real standout on the album). Freddie Mercury and Brian May's skill at arranging bgvs and guitar licks respectively to evoke that kind of Classical era quality can't be understated. Lots of that texture brought out with V/Vs and leading tone stuff that you don't get as often in a genre dominated by minor pent licks. Brings a different vibe out for sure. I dunno how much of John Deacon's bass work is improvised vs written but if it's the former, that's super cool. Roger Taylor holding it way down. Freddie sure can sing lead, too. Big ass walls of sound and good lead vox. Good album, but I still feel like most of the top half was a little bit lacking in comparison to everything after Now I'm Here. I'd call it a mid/high 3.
classic boomer rock
Came into this project thinking I didn't like Queen, and I didn't mind this album, so I've learnt something today. Eclectic, less pomp than their big tracks.
A few good recognisable tracks. The rest is a bit blah
He’s a bit over the top but it’s not actually bad
Ik had gisteren niet meteen het album geluisterd aan het begin van de dag, wat ik normaal doe, ik had er nog even geen zin in. Nog even geen zin in Queen. Het album was precies wat ik van Queen had verwacht. Ik begrijp dat mensen hier erg van kunnen genieten, maar voor mij is het te veel, te theatraal en te glam. Zangtechniek ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gitaarspel ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Compositie ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Vibe ⭐️
Interesting
Great album, personaly love Queen
A good album all-round, but missing the special zhuzh that Queen would become so iconic for later in their careers. As it stands SHA is perfectly fun, if uninspired, classic dad-rock. fav tracks: Killer Queen, Now I'm Here
Queen is the most just listen to the singles bands I’ve found on this list so far. The shocking thing here is that they EVER thought a song as middling and generic as Tenement Funster should make this album. It’s shockingly shit. Why they were like damn Freddie sit out singing on this song. And the result is the most boilerplate shitty hard rock song imaginable. What if we used none of our strengths? Our unbelievably strong singer? Nah. How about our killer harmonies? Fuck that. Brian you have some insane guitar tones…don’t use any of them. I fucking hate that song. It’s worse than any Kid Rock or Limp Bizkit. It’s insane that it exists. Anyway the rest of the album is good. But my god do I hate that song with a passion. Fuck you Roger
Decent album, has some fun tracks. Really only one notable hit being killer queen. Otherwise the rest of it is solid but not noteworthy.
The more Queen albums I hear, the more I realize I really only gravitate to their hits. When they make a banger, they make a BANGER, but I have a hard time getting into their lesser known material. In the Lap of the Gods was my favorite 'new to me' song, but I wasn't wowed by much here.
Has some good hits
Dober dober
Still not a fan though this feels less Queen like at times .
Mostly forgettable songs, only really Killer Queen stands out
It's Queen
Not my favourite Queen album but nice anyway
3/5 Stone Cold Crazy, Now I'm Here e Killer Queen são ótimas faixas. As demais tem a sonoridade padrão do Queen.
Perhaps my most controversial music opinion is that I don't like Queen, and listening to Sheer Heart Attack only strengthened my dislike for the band's music. Every song on this album sounds like an overly intense lullaby, and for me, the songs sort of blurred together into a Queenslop slurry. I still need to figure out why exactly I dislike this album so much. Sure, I can point to the sudden, irritating shifts from one soundscape to another on practically every song, the choruses that sound like fraudulent musical numbers, or overly dramatic (?) orchestration, but my contempt for the parts does not add up to my dislike of the whole shebang. Maybe I just listened to this on a bad day? Look, Sheer Heart Attack is not "hard" to listen to, and it's not an endurance test, and honestly, I kind of like "Bring Back Leroy Brown," but I could live the rest of my life without ever listening to another track on this album and not fare worse (or perhaps, marginally better).
Obviously the musicianship on this is great. There are some true rockers. Brighton Rock for example. Thematically, the songs are kinda dumb. Killer Queen is great but also who cares? It’s questionable whether Leroy Brown should be brought back. Good album musically but just a little too silly lyrically.
Ok album. A little too vintage rock for my taste. I listened to it while doing homework and there were simply too many sounds.
A Queen les tengo bastante manía. Otro grupo (cuántos van ya) con fans que hacen que parezcan peor de lo que son. Es innegable que tienen temones –varios en este disco, entre ellas mi canción favorita de Queen que es Stone cold crazy–, pero todos los LP tienen cuatro o cinco canciones buenas mezcladas por cosas bastante insoportables. No es de extrañar que siempre les hayan funcionado mejor los recopilatorios. Mi colega Yago me grabo en el colegio el Queen Rocks y lo gocé bastante en mis inicios en la música.
Early queen doesn't have the same impact as the later stuff, though they do make sense as a quirkier more alternative band. Can see why they toured with sparks back in the day. I wouldn't say this is anything more than okay, though it could grow on me a bit with a few listens I think.
Haven't enjoyed either of the Queen albums we've had so far, so didn't have high hopes for this. However, think it was my favourite that we've had. Perhaps a bit heavier in parts? Less look how well Freddie can sing focussed? It's still very much just classic rock to me though. Killer queen is good. Liked stone cold crazy too. Still not a queen convert but worth a 3. 2.5
Not one of the best Queen records, got some real highs like Killer Queen, but overall a pretty forgetable Queen record which doesn't mean its bad. 1. Killer Queen 2. Brighton Rock 3. In the laps of the gods
Okay, this was about as metal as I've heard Queen. A bit uneven, but interesting, let's hit some metal riffs and then switch it into musical cabaret numbers. Really dug Stone Cold Crazy.
Has some bangers but Queen isn't really my thing
Ich konnte mit Queen, vorallem mit vielen der späteren poppigen Hits, nie so viel anfangen. So auch hier, wenn Killer Queen kommt, hab ich meinen Vater im Kopf, der Queen nicht mag und stattdessen auf (vorallem die frühen) Genesis verweist. Aber auch ich komme nicht umhin anzuerkennen, dass hier musikalisch so viel richtig ist und spannend bleibt. Für eine wirklich gute Wertung reicht es aber nicht, allein weil mich Killer Queen so sehr abturnt. Aber ne solide 3 ist drin. Wild, dass ich das über Queen schreibe.
Il y a à jeter
Album 4 3/4/26 Yesterday, I said I hope my next Queen album was better than A Day at the Races. Yes, that means I got two Queen albums in a row. Odds of repeating a 3-album artist this early on the process? I reckon it's less likely than 1/500. What did I learn? That I am not really a fan of Queen albums, the same way I can watch a well staged and acted musical and feel like it was still hardly worth my time because the songs were drivel. This one really fell off on the second side. Not a fan of either In The Lap of the Gods. The simple hard rock songs like Now I'm Here and the guitar flashes such as those on Brighton Rock were good, but I'm not sure I have anything else nice to say about the songs I was not familiar with before this listen. Top 3 tracks would be Brighton Rock, Killer Queen, Stone Cold Crazy. Really solidlfies my perception of Queen as a singles band, not album crafters. Was it better than A Day at the Races? Firm no, I liked the whimsy and experimentation on the later album first, listening in reverse release order seemed like a regression. I certainly don't hate 1974 rock, this just wasn't my cup of tea. Started off as a mid 3 but sank to a high 2 by the time it was over. Edit: I've decided to spare this album the 2. I knew this was an overreaction at the time, but it just felt right back then. Now, I think it belongs in the 3 club based on how many mid albums I've given 3s to that weren't as good as this
Killer Queen is still one of my favourite songs from them, but the album as a whole is not that great.
- brighton rock - very impressive guitar - killer queen - always a favourite obviously, after hearing it follow brighton rock i feel like it has a different vibe - tenement fuster - entertaining, nothing special - flick of the wrist - best song transition ever? halloween vibes - lily of the valley - another banger transition i did not realise until i double checked, i like the vocals of this one - now im here - feels like im getting ready to do a boxing match, he's real rock-ish in this one - in the lap of the gods - im slow mo running - stone cold crazy - cool transition, he can speak super fast - dear friends - a toast at a wedding - misfire - beginning is beach boys esque - bring back that leroy brown - comedy routine, - she makes me (stormtrooper in stilettos) - chill, probably one of the ones i like the most - in the lap of the gods... revisited - good final song, feels triumphant
kuinn de novo!! FAVS (top 3): lily of the valley, stone cold crazy, in the lap of the gods... mençoes honrosas: brighton rock, bring bac that leroy brown gostei mais desse do q do outro deles q ouvi, tem mais som do q eu considero ser do queen KKKKK nota final: 3.5/5
Queen have a distinct sound , guitars and vocals. That really works in all their classic songs. Not so sure about the fillers
It’s a curious yet entertaining listen. You’re first wondering where Freddie has gone on the first song, then baffled by the constant stylistic changes of May, then battered with thickly layered harmonies. Fair to say they were having fun in the studio and throwing everything at it. Standard song structure often went by the wayside, but that’s no bad thing, and they’ll improve that. Personally I’ve always been a bit bemused about the pop theatrical dynamics of Freddie working with the rock man May. It doesn’t always feel natural as such, but it does work. Personally I prefer it when May gets his riffs on, I’m less moved by the ooo-ooo, aaah harmonies and the more operatic style of Freddie. Always gonna respect them, but never love them.
Not the best album out there, but I can listen to it, without wanting to throw up 👍
They get extra points for being early 70s rock. But there’s far better albums than this.
So much fun