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Queen: “Seven Seas of Rhye” (1974)
A three-minute epic presented with the all the subtlety of a pair of boobs in a Boris Vallejo painting.
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Queen II (1974)
A minor progressive masterpiece featuring a loose concept around queens, sublime highs and superb musicianship.
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Queen: “Killer Queen” (1974)
Queen commands, from a snap of the fingers to a flick of the wrist.
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Queen: Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
The band’s third contains one killer track and a wild volley of hits and misses.
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Queen: “Now I’m Here” (1975)
The second single from Sheer Heart Attack is a mix of berries and lilies that went untasted by Americans.
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Queen: A Night at the Opera (1975)
The royal flush of rock and roll albums, revealed card by card with unconfined joy.
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Queen: “Somebody to Love” (1976)
Another big operatic number from Queen that we’ve all sung to ourselves at one time or another.
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[Review] Queen: A Day at the Races (1976)
Presented as a bookend to the masterful Opera, this is just a slight notch below in terms of quality and power.
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[Review] Queen’s First E.P. (1977)
A fabricated single to fill in the gap between Queen albums featuring four previously released songs.
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Queen: “We Are The Champions” (1977)
The greatest arena rock song of all time? Probably. And no children were harmed in the making.
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[Review] Queen: News of the World (1977)
Have you heard the News? Queen has returned and they want their crown back.
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[Review] Queen: Jazz (1978)
Jazz isn’t bad, it just smells funny for the first few minutes.
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Queen: Live Killers (1979)
Queen’s crown jewels displayed live and loud, from Killer Queen to Love of My Life.
