Loved this! Grunge sound, but very layered and dramatic. Electronic layers, weird sounds and chaotic noise, but it all comes together in a stunning (and somewhat horrific) wave. Vocals are gorgeous. I can hear its influence in some of the songs I love by bands like Paramore ... but these feel darker, more tense, varied, and yet more cohesive? Listening to it as an album, it holds together. I didn't skip any, and was surprised that each of these very weird songs got its hooks into me. Song structures? -

Didn’t love this. It’s a weird album to my ears. The mix of world music and carnivalesque rock just didn’t do it for me. I’m sure there’s a point to it, but I didn’t enjoy it enough to go back and dig into it. I do like one or two of the songs on their own.

Very much enjoyed, and this is an older, rock-ier side of Queen than I knew, but still very dramatic and fantasical. (White Queen / Black Queen and Ogre Battle stood out especially).

I did enjoy it, and got into to the groove of it. I was surprised by how weird and modern it sounds, for being from 1973. I listened to the whole thing in one go. But I have to admit a lot of it also went a little over my head — especially how that first track evolves over 15 minutes. Maybe something to return to when I have a little more background knowledge?