[Review] Queen (1973)
Their ambitions were bigger than their production budget at first, but we’re clearly in the presence of rock royalty.
Their ambitions were bigger than their production budget at first, but we’re clearly in the presence of rock royalty.
A three-minute epic presented with the all the subtlety of a pair of boobs in a Boris Vallejo painting.
A minor progressive masterpiece featuring a loose concept around queens, sublime highs and superb musicianship.
Queen commands, from a snap of the fingers to a flick of the wrist.
The band’s third contains one killer track and a wild volley of hits and misses.
The second single from Sheer Heart Attack is a mix of berries and lilies that went untasted by Americans.
The royal flush of rock and roll albums, revealed card by card with unconfined joy.
Another big operatic number from Queen that we’ve all sung to ourselves at one time or another.
Presented as a bookend to the masterful Opera, this is just a slight notch below in terms of quality and power.
A fabricated single to fill in the gap between Queen albums featuring four previously released songs.
The greatest arena rock song of all time? Probably. And no children were harmed in the making.
Have you heard the News? Queen has returned and they want their crown back.