Sheer Heart Attack
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Sheer Heart Attack is a Queen album that has something for nearly everyone. There's glam, progrock, guitar pyrotechnics to spare (check out Brian May's shape-shifting performances on "Brighton Rock" and "Flick of the Wrist"), proto-speed-metal ("Stone Cold Crazy"), and Queen's unique brand of campy humor ("America's new bride to be / Don't worry, baby, I'm safe and sound," Freddie Mercury declares on "Now I'm Here," a Queen concert staple). The group takes a rocked-up turn at ragtime on "Bring Back That Leroy Brown" and downshifts memorably on the spare piano-and-voice interludes "Lily of the Valley" and "Dear Friends." Best of all is the wicked rock-and-harmony showcase "Killer Queen," the group's first international smash. If you need a reminder of everything that was right about rock's old guard before punks stormed the gates, look no further. --Daniel Durchholz
Album Details
Japanese Version featuring a Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Sheer Heart Attack, Music, Queen, Album Rock, Arena Rock, British Metal, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock, Popular Music, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Rock, Rock/Pop
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- Heavy As Led
- Queen's Killer Album - An overlooked classic
- Queen Rocks!
- Yes it's THAT good
- Sheer Guitar Attack
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Sheer Heart Attack
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Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
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- News of the World
- Jazz
ASIN: B000000OAA
Release Date: 1991-03-05 |
Tracks:
- Brighton Rock
- 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
- She Makes Me
- In The Lap Of The Gods
- Stone Cold Crazy
Amazon.com essential recording
Sheer Heart Attack is a Queen album that has something for nearly everyone. There's glam, progrock, guitar pyrotechnics to spare (check out Brian May's shape-shifting performances on "Brighton Rock" and "Flick of the Wrist"), proto-speed-metal ("Stone Cold Crazy"), and Queen's unique brand of campy humor ("America's new bride to be / Don't worry, baby, I'm safe and sound," Freddie Mercury declares on "Now I'm Here," a Queen concert staple). The group takes a rocked-up turn at ragtime on "Bring Back That Leroy Brown" and downshifts memorably on the spare piano-and-voice interludes "Lily of the Valley" and "Dear Friends." Best of all is the wicked rock-and-harmony showcase "Killer Queen," the group's first international smash. If you need a reminder of everything that was right about rock's old guard before punks stormed the gates, look no further. --Daniel Durchholz
Album Details
Japanese Version featuring a Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only.
Customer Reviews:
Heavy As Led.......2007-06-05
This is a very underrated album. Night at the Opera has some of their best produced moments, but this album has some of the most energetic, heavy, guitar-oriented rock ever created! From the very start, it sizzles with a real energy, shredding guitars, intense drums, this is rock and roll, baby! Brighton Rock and Stone Cold Crazy are early 70s speed metal, showing intensity and instrumental ability, and at the same time have accessible melodies, and dead-on harmonies that will make your hair stand up on end. The echoing guitar solo in Brighton Rock alone is worth getting this CD for. The beatlesque Killer Queen and In The Lap Of the Gods II are glam-ish with out becoming self-parodies, with unforgettable melodies. Throughout the album, but particularly on "Killer Queen", "Lap of the Gods I", and "Flick of the Wrist", the harmonies are brilliantly chosen and immaculately recorded. Freddy Mercury is at the top of his form here, his voice effortlessly nails every song, it's easy to see why he was considered one of the best rock lead singers of all time. Tenement Funster is a rather convincing offering from drummer Roger Taylor, who needless to say provides knock-out drumming throughout the album. Things falter a bit with Misfire, where John Deacon takes on role of guitarist, it is technically brilliant but misses the heaviness of Brian May's playing. 'She Makes Me' is a bit of a weaker moment as well, not a bad song, but just not as intense as the rest of the album. Leroy Brown is stylishly done but not the catchiest song, showing styles they would cover more effectively on their next album. All in all, this is one of the best albums that came out in the 1970s.
Queen's Killer Album - An overlooked classic.......2007-06-05
Sheer Heart Attack (1974.), Queen's third studio album
In the early 1970's, there were plenty of hard rock bands trying to make it big in the music world. Many of these bands were influenced by bands such as Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, who were both carving out a new direction in music. One such new band in the early 1970's was the London-based British band, Queen. Queen's first two albums showed immense potential. Both albums (`Queen I' and `Queen II') showed the band could rock, however that was only half of the story. Queen's second album in particular showed a much more progressive side of the band but also began to unveil the signature `operatic' style that Queen became famous in incorporating into their music. Following a well received reception from rock fans of `Queen II' as well as extended radio play and popularity from the song `Seven Seas of Rhye', the band were indeed gaining popularity and momentum. The next challenge which faced the band would be to build on their great start and produce something even more potent with their next album effort.
`Sheer Heart Attack' was an album that was plagued with a number of problems during its creation. The chief problem was that Queen were in fact a three piece for much of the recording process as guitarist Brian May fell ill during that time. Eventually he had to record his parts onto the music recorded by Mercury, Taylor and Deacon. However `Sheer Heart Attack' proved, just like the Who's `Who's Next' and Led Zeppelin's `Led Zeppelin II' before it, that a disrupted recording process need not prevent a classic album from being produced. `Sheer Heart Attack' is, for me Queen's finest album effort of their career. Many may disagree, often citing the groundbreaking `A Night At The Opera' as the band's greatest work. Indeed, I will not stand in the way of this opinion, as `A Night At The Opera' is in many ways Queen's creative pinnacle. However, there is something which always caught my eye with `Sheer Heart Attack'. There is an edge to the songwriting on this album which makes much of the work extremely memorable. It is also a display of Queen hard rocking in full swing, with their operatic and quirky take thrown in. Some songs are shorter pieces and others are much more fully developed works but the course of the album weaves a very colourful tapestry of sounds which never has a dull moment. The album marks the continuation of the band working as an effective songwriting unit, with all band members contributing at least one song (John Deacon's first songwriting effort is featured on this album). The album also spawned a couple of classic Queen hits in `Killer Queen' and `Now I'm Here' as well as the brilliant `In The Lap Of The Gods' and `In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited' which acted as concert finales for the band for much of the rest of the band's live career. In many respects this album is a melting pot of some sorts for the band as it marks the junction between the band's hard rocking beginnings, with the big Led Zeppelin-esque influences, with their much more grandiose operatic sounds and textures which were seen even more increasingly on subsequent albums. The result of this transitional period...a fascinating work which for me Queen would never quite again top.
`Brighton Rock' opens the album in an express fashion. This is an excellent hard rocker to open the album and is more than anything a great showcase for Brian May who fires out some excellent guitar work in the instrumental part of the song. `Killer Queen' is next; there is little that needs still be said about this one. It is a fantastic single and one of Queen's best - a career hallmark. Following this the album tempo changes for `Tenement Funster'. This is an excellent song written by Roger Taylor and is one of the best tracks on the album. Roger Taylor's songs, often of youth, rebellion and freedom are regularly the overlooked dimension to Queen's catalogue and this acoustic driven song is no exception. The song runs into `Flick Of The Wrist', which is an excellent hard rocker with a classic Queen chorus. One of the shorter songs on the album, `Lily Of The Valley', is led by a strong Mercury vocal coupled with weeping guitar work. Another excellent album single is next in `Now I'm Here', centered around a fantastic May guitar line; this builds into a masterfully crafted song. The first part of the fan favourite `In The Lap Of The Gods' is next. The song has all of the drama we expect from Queen in the opening before settling into a slow but unwavering groove.
My personal favourite track is next in `Stone Cold Crazy'. This, my friends, is thrash metal before its time. For a song from 1974, `Stone Cold Crazy' is unusually heavy and fast and proved to be a highly influential song. Indeed it was later covered by thrash metal pioneers Metallica on their `Garage Days...Revisited' release in 1987. `Stone Cold Crazy' cannons out of the speakers throughout its short 2 minute run time and is coupled with an atmospheric Mercury vocal and pacy drumming. `Dear Friends' again shifts the tempo with a slow lyrical yearn from Mercury. `Misfire' is an upbeat, enjoyable jingle - it is also John Deacon's first album composition. `Bring Back That Leroy Brown' is an amusing song - a typical humourous jaunt for Queen with some quirky mandolin work and operatic vocals. You could easily mistake this song for something from a musical. `She Makes Me' is a classic, slow ballad with more excellent Mercury vocals and has a refreshing retro feel to the music. `In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited' is the perfect finisher for the album. It has a waltz-like 3/4 meter which paves the way for an entrancing exit chorus that never tires over its many repetitions.
`Sheer Heart Attack' is one impressive album and demonstrates a legendary band on top of their game. Queen have put out their fair share of albums, all of which have their own unique stamp. `A Night At The Opera' and a `A Day At The Races' amongst others are deserved classics but for me this underrated masterpiece has the edge on both of them. I hope after reading this review that I can convince many of you to give this album a go. It is sadly often overlooked but I can guarantee that you will definitely not regret listening to this excellent work...its not to be missed!!
MY RATING: 9.5/10
Queen Rocks!.......2007-05-23
If your only familiar with the most popular Queen songs get some more of their recordings and experience their great talent. All their early recordings all say "No Synthesizers". It's amazing what they can do with vocals and Brian May on guitar.
Yes it's THAT good.......2007-04-08
I first heard this on a used LP years ago but I'll spare you the history lesson. This is a fantastic collection of tunes where heavy metal and cabaret collide with Beatle-type song structures and - somehow - it all holds together perfectly. The musicianship is amazing and, perhaps because none of the songs here were played to death on the radio, virtually all of this CD sounds as fresh as it did years ago. Even if you're sick of the few Queen songs that are still in heavy radio rotation, you will find much to cheer about here. The production is sleek, the riffs are furious, and the harmonies are stellar.
Highlights? "Brighton Rock" is an incredible guitar workout (including multiple overdubbed guitar harmonies) but has enough signature and tempo changes to have done most prog bands proud. "Stone Cold Crazy" is speed metal years before anyone could imagine such a thing, with heavy fleet fingered riffs that owe nothing to blues rock. And then there's the pop perfection of "Killer Queen," the alienated balladry of "Tenement Funster" and the operatic strangeness of "In the Lap of the Gods."
Sheer Guitar Attack.......2007-02-13
Worth it alone for May's Brighton Rock guitar sound. Also the breakthru with Killer Queen. Other highlights include, in the lap of the gods revisited and fan favorite Now I'm Here.
Average customer rating:
- Heavy As Led
- Queen's Killer Album - An overlooked classic
- Queen Rocks!
- Yes it's THAT good
- Sheer Guitar Attack
|
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Manufacturer: EMI / Parlophone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Queen II
- A Day At The Races [+2 Remixed]
- Queen
- News of the World
- Jazz
ASIN: B000025KL3
Release Date: 1994-12-05 |
Tracks:
- Brighton Rock
- 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
- She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettoes)
- In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited
Amazon.com essential recording
Sheer Heart Attack is a Queen album that has something for nearly everyone. There's glam, progrock, guitar pyrotechnics to spare (check out Brian May's shape-shifting performances on "Brighton Rock" and "Flick of the Wrist"), proto-speed-metal ("Stone Cold Crazy"), and Queen's unique brand of campy humor ("America's new bride to be / Don't worry, baby, I'm safe and sound," Freddie Mercury declares on "Now I'm Here," a Queen concert staple). The group takes a rocked-up turn at ragtime on "Bring Back That Leroy Brown" and downshifts memorably on the spare piano-and-voice interludes "Lily of the Valley" and "Dear Friends." Best of all is the wicked rock-and-harmony showcase "Killer Queen," the group's first international smash. If you need a reminder of everything that was right about rock's old guard before punks stormed the gates, look no further. --Daniel Durchholz
Album Details
Japanese Version featuring a Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only.
Customer Reviews:
Heavy As Led.......2007-06-05
This is a very underrated album. Night at the Opera has some of their best produced moments, but this album has some of the most energetic, heavy, guitar-oriented rock ever created! From the very start, it sizzles with a real energy, shredding guitars, intense drums, this is rock and roll, baby! Brighton Rock and Stone Cold Crazy are early 70s speed metal, showing intensity and instrumental ability, and at the same time have accessible melodies, and dead-on harmonies that will make your hair stand up on end. The echoing guitar solo in Brighton Rock alone is worth getting this CD for. The beatlesque Killer Queen and In The Lap Of the Gods II are glam-ish with out becoming self-parodies, with unforgettable melodies. Throughout the album, but particularly on "Killer Queen", "Lap of the Gods I", and "Flick of the Wrist", the harmonies are brilliantly chosen and immaculately recorded. Freddy Mercury is at the top of his form here, his voice effortlessly nails every song, it's easy to see why he was considered one of the best rock lead singers of all time. Tenement Funster is a rather convincing offering from drummer Roger Taylor, who needless to say provides knock-out drumming throughout the album. Things falter a bit with Misfire, where John Deacon takes on role of guitarist, it is technically brilliant but misses the heaviness of Brian May's playing. 'She Makes Me' is a bit of a weaker moment as well, not a bad song, but just not as intense as the rest of the album. Leroy Brown is stylishly done but not the catchiest song, showing styles they would cover more effectively on their next album. All in all, this is one of the best albums that came out in the 1970s.
Queen's Killer Album - An overlooked classic.......2007-06-05
Sheer Heart Attack (1974.), Queen's third studio album
In the early 1970's, there were plenty of hard rock bands trying to make it big in the music world. Many of these bands were influenced by bands such as Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, who were both carving out a new direction in music. One such new band in the early 1970's was the London-based British band, Queen. Queen's first two albums showed immense potential. Both albums (`Queen I' and `Queen II') showed the band could rock, however that was only half of the story. Queen's second album in particular showed a much more progressive side of the band but also began to unveil the signature `operatic' style that Queen became famous in incorporating into their music. Following a well received reception from rock fans of `Queen II' as well as extended radio play and popularity from the song `Seven Seas of Rhye', the band were indeed gaining popularity and momentum. The next challenge which faced the band would be to build on their great start and produce something even more potent with their next album effort.
`Sheer Heart Attack' was an album that was plagued with a number of problems during its creation. The chief problem was that Queen were in fact a three piece for much of the recording process as guitarist Brian May fell ill during that time. Eventually he had to record his parts onto the music recorded by Mercury, Taylor and Deacon. However `Sheer Heart Attack' proved, just like the Who's `Who's Next' and Led Zeppelin's `Led Zeppelin II' before it, that a disrupted recording process need not prevent a classic album from being produced. `Sheer Heart Attack' is, for me Queen's finest album effort of their career. Many may disagree, often citing the groundbreaking `A Night At The Opera' as the band's greatest work. Indeed, I will not stand in the way of this opinion, as `A Night At The Opera' is in many ways Queen's creative pinnacle. However, there is something which always caught my eye with `Sheer Heart Attack'. There is an edge to the songwriting on this album which makes much of the work extremely memorable. It is also a display of Queen hard rocking in full swing, with their operatic and quirky take thrown in. Some songs are shorter pieces and others are much more fully developed works but the course of the album weaves a very colourful tapestry of sounds which never has a dull moment. The album marks the continuation of the band working as an effective songwriting unit, with all band members contributing at least one song (John Deacon's first songwriting effort is featured on this album). The album also spawned a couple of classic Queen hits in `Killer Queen' and `Now I'm Here' as well as the brilliant `In The Lap Of The Gods' and `In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited' which acted as concert finales for the band for much of the rest of the band's live career. In many respects this album is a melting pot of some sorts for the band as it marks the junction between the band's hard rocking beginnings, with the big Led Zeppelin-esque influences, with their much more grandiose operatic sounds and textures which were seen even more increasingly on subsequent albums. The result of this transitional period...a fascinating work which for me Queen would never quite again top.
`Brighton Rock' opens the album in an express fashion. This is an excellent hard rocker to open the album and is more than anything a great showcase for Brian May who fires out some excellent guitar work in the instrumental part of the song. `Killer Queen' is next; there is little that needs still be said about this one. It is a fantastic single and one of Queen's best - a career hallmark. Following this the album tempo changes for `Tenement Funster'. This is an excellent song written by Roger Taylor and is one of the best tracks on the album. Roger Taylor's songs, often of youth, rebellion and freedom are regularly the overlooked dimension to Queen's catalogue and this acoustic driven song is no exception. The song runs into `Flick Of The Wrist', which is an excellent hard rocker with a classic Queen chorus. One of the shorter songs on the album, `Lily Of The Valley', is led by a strong Mercury vocal coupled with weeping guitar work. Another excellent album single is next in `Now I'm Here', centered around a fantastic May guitar line; this builds into a masterfully crafted song. The first part of the fan favourite `In The Lap Of The Gods' is next. The song has all of the drama we expect from Queen in the opening before settling into a slow but unwavering groove.
My personal favourite track is next in `Stone Cold Crazy'. This, my friends, is thrash metal before its time. For a song from 1974, `Stone Cold Crazy' is unusually heavy and fast and proved to be a highly influential song. Indeed it was later covered by thrash metal pioneers Metallica on their `Garage Days...Revisited' release in 1987. `Stone Cold Crazy' cannons out of the speakers throughout its short 2 minute run time and is coupled with an atmospheric Mercury vocal and pacy drumming. `Dear Friends' again shifts the tempo with a slow lyrical yearn from Mercury. `Misfire' is an upbeat, enjoyable jingle - it is also John Deacon's first album composition. `Bring Back That Leroy Brown' is an amusing song - a typical humourous jaunt for Queen with some quirky mandolin work and operatic vocals. You could easily mistake this song for something from a musical. `She Makes Me' is a classic, slow ballad with more excellent Mercury vocals and has a refreshing retro feel to the music. `In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited' is the perfect finisher for the album. It has a waltz-like 3/4 meter which paves the way for an entrancing exit chorus that never tires over its many repetitions.
`Sheer Heart Attack' is one impressive album and demonstrates a legendary band on top of their game. Queen have put out their fair share of albums, all of which have their own unique stamp. `A Night At The Opera' and a `A Day At The Races' amongst others are deserved classics but for me this underrated masterpiece has the edge on both of them. I hope after reading this review that I can convince many of you to give this album a go. It is sadly often overlooked but I can guarantee that you will definitely not regret listening to this excellent work...its not to be missed!!
MY RATING: 9.5/10
Queen Rocks!.......2007-05-23
If your only familiar with the most popular Queen songs get some more of their recordings and experience their great talent. All their early recordings all say "No Synthesizers". It's amazing what they can do with vocals and Brian May on guitar.
Yes it's THAT good.......2007-04-08
I first heard this on a used LP years ago but I'll spare you the history lesson. This is a fantastic collection of tunes where heavy metal and cabaret collide with Beatle-type song structures and - somehow - it all holds together perfectly. The musicianship is amazing and, perhaps because none of the songs here were played to death on the radio, virtually all of this CD sounds as fresh as it did years ago. Even if you're sick of the few Queen songs that are still in heavy radio rotation, you will find much to cheer about here. The production is sleek, the riffs are furious, and the harmonies are stellar.
Highlights? "Brighton Rock" is an incredible guitar workout (including multiple overdubbed guitar harmonies) but has enough signature and tempo changes to have done most prog bands proud. "Stone Cold Crazy" is speed metal years before anyone could imagine such a thing, with heavy fleet fingered riffs that owe nothing to blues rock. And then there's the pop perfection of "Killer Queen," the alienated balladry of "Tenement Funster" and the operatic strangeness of "In the Lap of the Gods."
Sheer Guitar Attack.......2007-02-13
Worth it alone for May's Brighton Rock guitar sound. Also the breakthru with Killer Queen. Other highlights include, in the lap of the gods revisited and fan favorite Now I'm Here.
Average customer rating:
- Queen's Killer Album - An overlooked classic
- Big in Japan
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00005NDEN
Release Date: 2001-09-27 |
Tracks:
- Brighton Rock
- 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
- She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettoes)
- In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited
Album Description
Japanese exclusive 2001 remastered reissue of 1974 album.
Album Details
24 bit digitally remastered 'Abbey Road Technology Series'
Customer Reviews:
Queen's Killer Album - An overlooked classic.......2007-06-05
Sheer Heart Attack (1974.), Queen's third studio album
In the early 1970's, there were plenty of hard rock bands trying to make it big in the music world. Many of these bands were influenced by bands such as Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, who were both carving out a new direction in music. One such new band in the early 1970's was the London-based British band, Queen. Queen's first two albums showed immense potential. Both albums (`Queen I' and `Queen II') showed the band could rock, however that was only half of the story. Queen's second album in particular showed a much more progressive side of the band but also began to unveil the signature `operatic' style that Queen became famous in incorporating into their music. Following a well received reception from rock fans of `Queen II' as well as extended radio play and popularity from the song `Seven Seas of Rhye', the band were indeed gaining popularity and momentum. The next challenge which faced the band would be to build on their great start and produce something even more potent with their next album effort.
`Sheer Heart Attack' was an album that was plagued with a number of problems during its creation. The chief problem was that Queen were in fact a three piece for much of the recording process as guitarist Brian May fell ill during that time. Eventually he had to record his parts onto the music recorded by Mercury, Taylor and Deacon. However `Sheer Heart Attack' proved, just like the Who's `Who's Next' and Led Zeppelin's `Led Zeppelin II' before it, that a disrupted recording process need not prevent a classic album from being produced. `Sheer Heart Attack' is, for me Queen's finest album effort of their career. Many may disagree, often citing the groundbreaking `A Night At The Opera' as the band's greatest work. Indeed, I will not stand in the way of this opinion, as `A Night At The Opera' is in many ways Queen's creative pinnacle. However, there is something which always caught my eye with `Sheer Heart Attack'. There is an edge to the songwriting on this album which makes much of the work extremely memorable. It is also a display of Queen hard rocking in full swing, with their operatic and quirky take thrown in. Some songs are shorter pieces and others are much more fully developed works but the course of the album weaves a very colourful tapestry of sounds which never has a dull moment. The album marks the continuation of the band working as an effective songwriting unit, with all band members contributing at least one song (John Deacon's first songwriting effort is featured on this album). The album also spawned a couple of classic Queen hits in `Killer Queen' and `Now I'm Here' as well as the brilliant `In The Lap Of The Gods' and `In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited' which acted as concert finales for the band for much of the rest of the band's live career. In many respects this album is a melting pot of some sorts for the band as it marks the junction between the band's hard rocking beginnings, with the big Led Zeppelin-esque influences, with their much more grandiose operatic sounds and textures which were seen even more increasingly on subsequent albums. The result of this transitional period...a fascinating work which for me Queen would never quite again top.
`Brighton Rock' opens the album in an express fashion. This is an excellent hard rocker to open the album and is more than anything a great showcase for Brian May who fires out some excellent guitar work in the instrumental part of the song. `Killer Queen' is next; there is little that needs still be said about this one. It is a fantastic single and one of Queen's best - a career hallmark. Following this the album tempo changes for `Tenement Funster'. This is an excellent song written by Roger Taylor and is one of the best tracks on the album. Roger Taylor's songs, often of youth, rebellion and freedom are regularly the overlooked dimension to Queen's catalogue and this acoustic driven song is no exception. The song runs into `Flick Of The Wrist', which is an excellent hard rocker with a classic Queen chorus. One of the shorter songs on the album, `Lily Of The Valley', is led by a strong Mercury vocal coupled with weeping guitar work. Another excellent album single is next in `Now I'm Here', centered around a fantastic May guitar line; this builds into a masterfully crafted song. The first part of the fan favourite `In The Lap Of The Gods' is next. The song has all of the drama we expect from Queen in the opening before settling into a slow but unwavering groove.
My personal favourite track is next in `Stone Cold Crazy'. This, my friends, is thrash metal before its time. For a song from 1974, `Stone Cold Crazy' is unusually heavy and fast and proved to be a highly influential song. Indeed it was later covered by thrash metal pioneers Metallica on their `Garage Days...Revisited' release in 1987. `Stone Cold Crazy' cannons out of the speakers throughout its short 2 minute run time and is coupled with an atmospheric Mercury vocal and pacy drumming. `Dear Friends' again shifts the tempo with a slow lyrical yearn from Mercury. `Misfire' is an upbeat, enjoyable jingle - it is also John Deacon's first album composition. `Bring Back That Leroy Brown' is an amusing song - a typical humourous jaunt for Queen with some quirky mandolin work and operatic vocals. You could easily mistake this song for something from a musical. `She Makes Me' is a classic, slow ballad with more excellent Mercury vocals and has a refreshing retro feel to the music. `In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited' is the perfect finisher for the album. It has a waltz-like 3/4 meter which paves the way for an entrancing exit chorus that never tires over its many repetitions.
`Sheer Heart Attack' is one impressive album and demonstrates a legendary band on top of their game. Queen have put out their fair share of albums, all of which have their own unique stamp. `A Night At The Opera' and a `A Day At The Races' amongst others are deserved classics but for me this underrated masterpiece has the edge on both of them. I hope after reading this review that I can convince many of you to give this album a go. It is sadly often overlooked but I can guarantee that you will definitely not regret listening to this excellent work...its not to be missed!!
MY RATING: 9.5/10
Big in Japan.......2002-12-12
Originally released late 1974, in Japan by Elektra/Warner Pioneer, reissued by Toshiba-EMI. The tour for this LP in Japan gave Queen fan-demonium of Beatlemania-sized proportions!
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- Queen's first flawless masterpiece
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ASIN: B00016ZQWK
Release Date: 2004-02-23 |
Tracks:
- Brighton Rock
- 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
- She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettoes)
- In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited
Album Description
Japanese remastered (2001 digital remastering) reissue of 1974 album packaged in a miniature LP sleeve, features 13 tracks. Virgin. 2004.
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Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.
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Purchased & seller was non responsive*Unfortunately, I made typo & lost my change to neg them.......2007-07-13
Track 1 sounds like Chipmunks (if you've seen them, you this is bad for the best band ever!). Contacted seller-track 7 sounds like tape recorded with the batteries going dead. Track 8 has definite echo. Seller has not replied since I emailed. Don't bother buying if you are a REAL Queen fan because the quality wil only make you cry. Not sure if I can name the seller...but it starts with 3cool. Don't waste your money and be severely disappointed like I was.
Queen's first flawless masterpiece.......2006-03-26
English rockers Queen released their third album Sheer Heart Attack in October of 1974.
The album was a huge improvement over the somewhat bland Queen II(my least favorite Queen album from the early years and many Queen fans will probably disagree with me on that) and set the pace for their experimentation that they would take to the enth degree on the next two albums A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races.
SHA kicks off with guitarist Brian May's Brighton Rock, which had the innovative use of an echo plex during the guitar solo to make it sound like there were two guitarists playing the middle solo and would be his solo showcase for the next three years and then again on the 1978/79 tour(on the '78-'79 tour it was more of an improv with John Deacon's bass and Roger Taylor's drums although Roger had a tympani solo spot and Brian with a guitar solo on his own). Brian also contributed the rocking Now I'm Here and the ballads Dear Friends and She Makes Me(in which he also does lead vocal).
Vocalist Freddie Mercury contributed Killer Queen(which was the band's first US Top 20 hit peaking at #12 and pushed the album to #12 in the US and Gold status in sales as a result), the rocking Flick of the Wrist, the ballad Lily of the Valley, the weird In the Lap of the Gods, the ragtimeish Bring Back That Leroy Brown and the closing track In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited.
Drummer Roger Taylor wrote the rocking Tenement Funster.
Finally, bass player John Deacon wrote his first track for the band entitled Misfire and is the first of many great tracks he would write for Queen in later years.
Also, all four members of the group co-wrote Stone Cold Crazy, which was the first song they wrote together as a band. That track would be in the setlist for the next few tours and was also covered by Metallica in 1991. James Hetfield of Metallica also did that track with the surviving members of Queen at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in April of 1992.
Sheer Heart Attack was Queen's first hit in the US as it peaked at #11 and attained Gold status(the first Queen album to do so) and was the first taste of things to come for the band.
This album has aged gracefully in the over 30 years since release and is highly recommended!
Album number three is another Queen masterpiece.......2006-03-17
Sheer Heart Attack (1974.) The third Queen studio album.
INTRODUCTION:
By the middle of 1974, Queen had released two studio albums, Queen (1973) and Queen II (1974.) Although both were excellent records, the band's chart success with these recordings was minimal. Their popularity in their native United Kingdom was growing, but they had yet to achieve an audience abroad. The latter months of 1974 saw the release of Sheer Heart Attack, the band's third album - and the one that scored them their first major American chart successes. How is album number three from the British rock quartet? To find out, keep on reading!
OVERVIEW:
Queen released their third album, Sheer Heart Attack, on November 8, 1974 in the United Kingdom, and on November 12, 1974 in the United States. The band produced the album, along with Roy Thomas Baker. The album features the classic Queen lineup of Freddie Mercury on vocals, Brian May on guitar, John Deacon on bass, and Roger Taylor on drums. Tracklist features Brighton Rock, 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, She Makes Me (Stormtroopers In Stilettoes), and In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited.
REVIEW:
This album was the first major commercial success for Queen. Not only were they fast becoming one of the hottest bands in their homeland, they had also penetrated the American music charts. The quartet was on the rise, and this album marked the beginning of a long string of commercial successes for the group. The band manages to become more commercially appealing on this record, but at the same time, manages not to abandon their classic hard rock roots displayed on the less-successful first two albums. Let's take a look at the tunes that comprise album number three from Queen!
-SIDE A-
-Brighton Rock: Album number three from Queen starts with a bang. Right after a mock "carnival noise" intro, the band starts cranking out the hard rock almost instantly. Each member of the band does his job excellently. The high-pitched vocals from Freddie Mercury are priceless, and are one of the major things that helps this song to stick in the mind of the listener. Awesome opening track. Brian May wrote this one.
-Killer Queen: Here it is - the song that introduced America to Queen. Classic rock with an artsy twist is what you get in this hit single - and it's a song that sticks with you long after you're done listening to it. It's impossible to listen to classic rock radio on a regular basis without hearing this song once in a while, and rightfully so. The song was released as a single A-Side, with Flick Of The Wrist as the B-Side. Freddie Mercury wrote this one.
-Tenement Funster: Roger Taylor's gotta show off his pipes once in a while. On Sheer Heart Attack, this is the song that lets him do just that. This guy's vocals are great. It's a slow-paced rocker, with a seventies glam touch to it. If you're into old-school glam rock, this song is a lost treasure. Almost needless to say, Roger Taylor wrote this one.
-Flick Of The Wrist: Queen is one of those bands with a sound all their own - and it's a sound that spans a huge variety of musical stylings. Perhaps this song is this album's best example of that. It rocks hard, with a slow-paced, straightforward sound. In many ways, it sounds similar to the band's later minor hit, Get Down Make Love. But this song has a classic seventies rock touch the aforementioned song lacked. Underrated masterpiece. The song was released as a B-Side single, with Killer Queen as the A-Side. Freddie Mercury wrote this one.
-Lily Of The Valley: Slow and melodic music with a backing piano - quite the opposite of what the last few tracks served up! Nonetheless, it's an awesome little song. This one would have been right at home on either of the albums that came prior to this one - and it fits on this record perfectly. This song was released as a single B-Side, with Now I'm Here as the A-Side. Freddie Mercury wrote this one.
-Now I'm Here: Despite being released as a single A-Side, this song just never became that popular. It's unfortunate, because it really is one of the finest songs on the album. What we have here is straight-up, unadulterated seventies hard rock - but with a Queen twist! The end result? A masterpiece of a classic rock song. This song was released as a single A-Side, with Lily Of The Valley as the A-Side. If the awesome guitar playing didn't give it away, Brian May wrote this one.
-SIDE B -
-In The Lap Of The Gods: Queen was pretty progressive in their musical exploits. The guys weren't afraid to try new musical experiences, and they benefited immensely from it. This is a slow-paced melodic, semi-operatic musical experience. It's an awesome, diverse tune that deserved more credit. Freddie Mercury wrote this one.
-Stone Cold Crazy: This song was never released as a single, yet it has become more popular than Now I'm Here, which was a single A-Side. Weird. There's not a lot I can say to describe this song, except for that it is a straightforward, hard and heavy rocker. If you're a heavy metal fan, I think you'll get a kick out of this song. One riff in this song was recycled from Great King Rat from the band's first album - and it was was a good riff to reuse. AWESOME song. Every member of the band worked in the writing process of this song.
-Dear Friends: Rather short and uncomplex, this is just Freddie singing in a melodic style with a slow-paced piano playing along with his singing. It's a beautiful ballad, I only wish it were longer. Interestingly, it was not Freddie Mercury that wrote this song, but rather Brian May.
-Misfire: John Deacon finally writes a song! And what results? A total MASTERPIECE. This was a definite prelude to his future hits, like You're My Best Friend and Another One Bites The Dust. This particular song, though, is a fairly light, upbeat, and melodic tune. This "optimistic" musical style was a Deacon trademark back in the day, and it's done so well here. Like the previous track, I only wish it were longer.
-Bring Back That Leroy Brown: Queen goes ragtime. I'm not joking. That's perhaps the only way I can describe this song. Despite being a far cry from hard rock, or even rock and roll in general, it still stands as a solid, enjoyable tune. Brian May even manages to sneak in a short-but-sweet guitar solo! You've gotta hear this song at least once. Freddie Mercury wrote this one.
-She Makes Me (Stormtroopers In Stilettoes): Here's another one of those slow and melodic tunes that mixes acoustic and electric guitars. And we get another great Queen tune in the process. This is one of the many underrated Queen album cuts that should have been a bigger hit. Brian May wrote this one.
-In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited: Closing out the record is this song - a prime example of vintage Queen. Classic Freddie Mercury vocals and piano playing, along with the electric guitar mastery of Brian May. The melodic song is among the band's many underrated tunes (they have a LOT of them.) Don't make the mistake of overlooking it, as it's a great closer! Freddie Mercury wrote this one.
OVERALL:
Queen's third album is another masterpiece of an album. They say the third album makes or breaks a band. In Queen's scenario, it was, thankfully, the former case. The band was well on their way to international rock and roll fame - fame that would be everlasting. If you're at all a fan of Queen, I strongly suggest you pick up this album. Don't start here if you're a new fan, but if you want a classic, underrated record from the rock geniuses, add it to your collection!
EDITION NOTES:
This album was reissued in the nineties by Hollywood Records. The reissued versions of the albums on Hollywood feature bonus tracks. These are usually nothing remarkable, being that they usually are just bland remixed, but occasionally you'll get a good little rarity like a B-Side or an alternate take. There are also slightly-expanded liner notes and lyrics. And since these compact discs are the readily-available versions of the albums in America, they're the obvious choice to buy.
Their Most Underrated, Forgotten Album! But Among Their Top-3 Best Ever!.......2005-11-17
People talk about "Night At the Opera", "The Game" even "The Works" a lot more than about this one but this album is a pure gem and one of my favourites over the years that has managed to stand the test of time. Even "The Game" can sound a little stale but like a true classic, this album still sounds great after all this time.
My favourite Queen song is on this album and I think Brian May's best ever guitar solo is on that song as well. "Killer Queen" is a truly great track and may well be their best ever single and I include the great "Bohemian Rhapsody" as well. It has everything you'd ever want in a song and is the completely perfect single. The opening track, "Brighton Rock" is a rock classic. "Now I'm Here" is also on the first Greatest Hits album. Another rock classic that's been covered by Guns N' Roses, "Stone Cold Crazy" makes this an album full of great tracks.
Definitely one of Queen's top 3 albums and highly recommended. This Japanese mini-lp sleeve version has been well remastered although I suppose limitations on the master source would explain the muddy sound on some tracks but this is probably the best version of this album that's out there.
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ASIN: B00000GANN
Release Date: 1999-01-19 |
Tracks:
- Brighton Rock
- 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
- She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettoes)
- In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited
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Sheer Heart Attack is a Queen album that has something for nearly everyone. There's glam, progrock, guitar pyrotechnics to spare (check out Brian May's shape-shifting performances on "Brighton Rock" and "Flick of the Wrist"), proto-speed-metal ("Stone Cold Crazy"), and Queen's unique brand of campy humor ("America's new bride to be / Don't worry, baby, I'm safe and sound," Freddie Mercury declares on "Now I'm Here," a Queen concert staple). The group takes a rocked-up turn at ragtime on "Bring Back That Leroy Brown" and downshifts memorably on the spare piano-and-voice interludes "Lily of the Valley" and "Dear Friends." Best of all is the wicked rock-and-harmony showcase "Killer Queen," the group's first international smash. If you need a reminder of everything that was right about rock's old guard before punks stormed the gates, look no further. --Daniel Durchholz
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Heavy As Led.......2007-06-05
This is a very underrated album. Night at the Opera has some of their best produced moments, but this album has some of the most energetic, heavy, guitar-oriented rock ever created! From the very start, it sizzles with a real energy, shredding guitars, intense drums, this is rock and roll, baby! Brighton Rock and Stone Cold Crazy are early 70s speed metal, showing intensity and instrumental ability, and at the same time have accessible melodies, and dead-on harmonies that will make your hair stand up on end. The echoing guitar solo in Brighton Rock alone is worth getting this CD for. The beatlesque Killer Queen and In The Lap Of the Gods II are glam-ish with out becoming self-parodies, with unforgettable melodies. Throughout the album, but particularly on "Killer Queen", "Lap of the Gods I", and "Flick of the Wrist", the harmonies are brilliantly chosen and immaculately recorded. Freddy Mercury is at the top of his form here, his voice effortlessly nails every song, it's easy to see why he was considered one of the best rock lead singers of all time. Tenement Funster is a rather convincing offering from drummer Roger Taylor, who needless to say provides knock-out drumming throughout the album. Things falter a bit with Misfire, where John Deacon takes on role of guitarist, it is technically brilliant but misses the heaviness of Brian May's playing. 'She Makes Me' is a bit of a weaker moment as well, not a bad song, but just not as intense as the rest of the album. Leroy Brown is stylishly done but not the catchiest song, showing styles they would cover more effectively on their next album. All in all, this is one of the best albums that came out in the 1970s.
Queen's Killer Album - An overlooked classic.......2007-06-05
Sheer Heart Attack (1974.), Queen's third studio album
In the early 1970's, there were plenty of hard rock bands trying to make it big in the music world. Many of these bands were influenced by bands such as Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, who were both carving out a new direction in music. One such new band in the early 1970's was the London-based British band, Queen. Queen's first two albums showed immense potential. Both albums (`Queen I' and `Queen II') showed the band could rock, however that was only half of the story. Queen's second album in particular showed a much more progressive side of the band but also began to unveil the signature `operatic' style that Queen became famous in incorporating into their music. Following a well received reception from rock fans of `Queen II' as well as extended radio play and popularity from the song `Seven Seas of Rhye', the band were indeed gaining popularity and momentum. The next challenge which faced the band would be to build on their great start and produce something even more potent with their next album effort.
`Sheer Heart Attack' was an album that was plagued with a number of problems during its creation. The chief problem was that Queen were in fact a three piece for much of the recording process as guitarist Brian May fell ill during that time. Eventually he had to record his parts onto the music recorded by Mercury, Taylor and Deacon. However `Sheer Heart Attack' proved, just like the Who's `Who's Next' and Led Zeppelin's `Led Zeppelin II' before it, that a disrupted recording process need not prevent a classic album from being produced. `Sheer Heart Attack' is, for me Queen's finest album effort of their career. Many may disagree, often citing the groundbreaking `A Night At The Opera' as the band's greatest work. Indeed, I will not stand in the way of this opinion, as `A Night At The Opera' is in many ways Queen's creative pinnacle. However, there is something which always caught my eye with `Sheer Heart Attack'. There is an edge to the songwriting on this album which makes much of the work extremely memorable. It is also a display of Queen hard rocking in full swing, with their operatic and quirky take thrown in. Some songs are shorter pieces and others are much more fully developed works but the course of the album weaves a very colourful tapestry of sounds which never has a dull moment. The album marks the continuation of the band working as an effective songwriting unit, with all band members contributing at least one song (John Deacon's first songwriting effort is featured on this album). The album also spawned a couple of classic Queen hits in `Killer Queen' and `Now I'm Here' as well as the brilliant `In The Lap Of The Gods' and `In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited' which acted as concert finales for the band for much of the rest of the band's live career. In many respects this album is a melting pot of some sorts for the band as it marks the junction between the band's hard rocking beginnings, with the big Led Zeppelin-esque influences, with their much more grandiose operatic sounds and textures which were seen even more increasingly on subsequent albums. The result of this transitional period...a fascinating work which for me Queen would never quite again top.
`Brighton Rock' opens the album in an express fashion. This is an excellent hard rocker to open the album and is more than anything a great showcase for Brian May who fires out some excellent guitar work in the instrumental part of the song. `Killer Queen' is next; there is little that needs still be said about this one. It is a fantastic single and one of Queen's best - a career hallmark. Following this the album tempo changes for `Tenement Funster'. This is an excellent song written by Roger Taylor and is one of the best tracks on the album. Roger Taylor's songs, often of youth, rebellion and freedom are regularly the overlooked dimension to Queen's catalogue and this acoustic driven song is no exception. The song runs into `Flick Of The Wrist', which is an excellent hard rocker with a classic Queen chorus. One of the shorter songs on the album, `Lily Of The Valley', is led by a strong Mercury vocal coupled with weeping guitar work. Another excellent album single is next in `Now I'm Here', centered around a fantastic May guitar line; this builds into a masterfully crafted song. The first part of the fan favourite `In The Lap Of The Gods' is next. The song has all of the drama we expect from Queen in the opening before settling into a slow but unwavering groove.
My personal favourite track is next in `Stone Cold Crazy'. This, my friends, is thrash metal before its time. For a song from 1974, `Stone Cold Crazy' is unusually heavy and fast and proved to be a highly influential song. Indeed it was later covered by thrash metal pioneers Metallica on their `Garage Days...Revisited' release in 1987. `Stone Cold Crazy' cannons out of the speakers throughout its short 2 minute run time and is coupled with an atmospheric Mercury vocal and pacy drumming. `Dear Friends' again shifts the tempo with a slow lyrical yearn from Mercury. `Misfire' is an upbeat, enjoyable jingle - it is also John Deacon's first album composition. `Bring Back That Leroy Brown' is an amusing song - a typical humourous jaunt for Queen with some quirky mandolin work and operatic vocals. You could easily mistake this song for something from a musical. `She Makes Me' is a classic, slow ballad with more excellent Mercury vocals and has a refreshing retro feel to the music. `In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited' is the perfect finisher for the album. It has a waltz-like 3/4 meter which paves the way for an entrancing exit chorus that never tires over its many repetitions.
`Sheer Heart Attack' is one impressive album and demonstrates a legendary band on top of their game. Queen have put out their fair share of albums, all of which have their own unique stamp. `A Night At The Opera' and a `A Day At The Races' amongst others are deserved classics but for me this underrated masterpiece has the edge on both of them. I hope after reading this review that I can convince many of you to give this album a go. It is sadly often overlooked but I can guarantee that you will definitely not regret listening to this excellent work...its not to be missed!!
MY RATING: 9.5/10
Queen Rocks!.......2007-05-23
If your only familiar with the most popular Queen songs get some more of their recordings and experience their great talent. All their early recordings all say "No Synthesizers". It's amazing what they can do with vocals and Brian May on guitar.
Yes it's THAT good.......2007-04-08
I first heard this on a used LP years ago but I'll spare you the history lesson. This is a fantastic collection of tunes where heavy metal and cabaret collide with Beatle-type song structures and - somehow - it all holds together perfectly. The musicianship is amazing and, perhaps because none of the songs here were played to death on the radio, virtually all of this CD sounds as fresh as it did years ago. Even if you're sick of the few Queen songs that are still in heavy radio rotation, you will find much to cheer about here. The production is sleek, the riffs are furious, and the harmonies are stellar.
Highlights? "Brighton Rock" is an incredible guitar workout (including multiple overdubbed guitar harmonies) but has enough signature and tempo changes to have done most prog bands proud. "Stone Cold Crazy" is speed metal years before anyone could imagine such a thing, with heavy fleet fingered riffs that owe nothing to blues rock. And then there's the pop perfection of "Killer Queen," the alienated balladry of "Tenement Funster" and the operatic strangeness of "In the Lap of the Gods."
Sheer Guitar Attack.......2007-02-13
Worth it alone for May's Brighton Rock guitar sound. Also the breakthru with Killer Queen. Other highlights include, in the lap of the gods revisited and fan favorite Now I'm Here.
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- My two favourite Queen albums in one.
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2 albums on 1CD - 24 trx total - "QUEEN II" - 11 trx & "SHEER HEART ATTACK" -13 trx. Rare official release made exclusively for Russia, in English.
"QUEEN II":
1. Procession.
2. Father to Son.
3. White Queen (As It Began).
4. Some Day One Day.
5. Loser in the End.
6. Ogre Battle.
7. Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke.
8. Nevermore.
9. March of the Black Queen.
10. Funny How Love Is.
11. Seven Seas of Rhye.
"SHEER HEART ATTACK":
1. Brighton Rock.
2. Killer Queen.
3. Tenement Funster.
4. Flick of the Wrist.
5. Lily of the Valley.
6. Now I'm Here.
7. In the Lap of the Gods.
8. Stone Cold Crazy.
9. Dear Friends.
10. Misfire.
11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown.
12. She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettoes).
13. In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited.
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My two favourite Queen albums in one........2007-06-22
I absolutlely love this double album, as it consists of my two favourite Queen albums of all time, featuring Queen' work of 1974: An amazing blend of rock opera and 70's hard rock.
If you only get one Queen album, you have to have this one to appreciate Queen's genius.
Queen II album is a masterpiece, absolutely one of Queen's best. Together with Sheer Heart Attack it is among the most underrated album of the rocking 70's and for me the 70's rock!!
It is a ingenious blend of rock, opera and magnificent poetry. Study the lyrics. There is a wonderful journey into a Tolkienesque fantasy land. This is really a work of art -something like that sung by Mediaeval balladeers but its a mix of ballads and rock.
That fantastic hit 7 Seas of Rhye and songs like the full-of- action and energetic 'Ogre Battle,' the sad and beautiful 'White Queen,'the 'March Of The Black Queen' is a several song rock opera that's style seems to have preceeded 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. and the incredible 'Fairy Feller's Master Stroke' are like Tolkien and Lewis etc with a touch of Alice In Wonderland and Harry Potter in rock-opera mode. Then there are the wonderful melodies with a baroque flavour 'Father To Son,' the exquisite love song 'Nevermore' and the melodic and whimisical 'Funny How Love Is,' and Roger Taylor's classic 1970's hard rock 'The Loser In The End'.
Together with Sheer Heart Attack, it reaches the majestic heights of Mozart,Tchaikovsky et al of previous centuries.It is tragic that only Killer Queen is well known to the general public of these songs.Because ther energetic Brighton Rock,the inditement of the corrupt materialism of modern time-Flick of the Wrist (with it's beautifully psychedelic overtures),the sheer poetry of Lily of the Valley (which any struggling genius can relate to),the opera rock masterpice Lap of the Gods and the fast paced rocker Misfire should have been hits of the century. the hard rock beautiful Stone Cold Crazy was redone years later by metallica , a tribute to Queen's pioneering work in rock!
What I love is how one song flows into another. When the rich Tenament Funster (Roger Taylor's masterpiece) speeds up into Flick of the Wrist and then slows down again to Lilly o fhe Valley, the ends are synthesized to the beginnings of the next song in a way that only Queen could do.
Very Very little from the 20 th century compares to them What a pity Queen became so commercialised later and churned out so much mediocre rubbish in the 1980's Carve the names of these songs in gold!
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- Where Queen's popularity began
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Release Date: 1998-12-15 |
Tracks:
- Brighton Rock
- 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
- She Makes Me(Stormtrooper In Stilettoes)
- In The Lap Of The Gods(Revisited)
Album Description
Digitally remastered 1998 Japanese reissue of their top 201975 album in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to theinitial pressing only. Includes the top 20 smash 'KillerQueen', plus 'Stone Cold Crazy' & 11 other classics. An EMIrelease.
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Where Queen's popularity began.......2005-01-22
Sheer Heart Attack (1974.) Queen's third album.
Queen's first two albums, 1973's Queen and early 1974's Queen II, were two of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time, but sadly, they failed to get the band any true recognition (even to this day.) Before 1974 screeched to a halt, the band released its third album, Sheer Heart Attack. With this new venture, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, Brian May, and John Deacon took their musical stylings in a slightly different direction. How would this measure up? Read on for my review of Sheer Heart Attack.
I'm not going to lie - after listening to Queen and Queen II, this album disappointed me at first. The first two albums were downright awesome albums that featured a perfect mixture of hard rockers and ballads alike. At first, I passed this album off as a weak effort from a great band. However, being the open-minded person that I am, I decided to give the album a second chance - and I'm glad I did. With this album, the band began shifting their sound drastically, but the shift didn't really lean toward anything they had done before or would do in the future - you might actually call this the most one of the most unique sounding Queen albums. Like their first two albums, this one has plenty of variety. The band's first big American hit, Killer Queen, can be found here. This is pop-friendly rock at its best. And, of course, there's the minor hit Stone Cold Crazy, which is a classic hard rocker you'd have to be a fool not to love (this track is so fast and heavy a rocker that Metallica has even covered it!) And, in addition to the non-hits, there are a ton of other tracks following a variety of styles. To give the album a "continually-flowing" feel, many of the songs fade into one another. Normally, I don't like it when bands do this, but it works wonders on this album. In the end, this is a very good album - and I'm glad I gave it a second chance!
Like the other Queen albums, this one got remastered and rereleased. And like the other releases, this one's got expanded liner notes, lyrics, and even a bonus track. Unfortunately, there's only ONE bonus track - and it's just a remix track that doesn't differ too much from the classic version. Oh, well.
To put it simply, Sheer Heart Attack and the Queen albums that came before it are all excellent albums, however, they are NOT the best place for new fans of the band to start - I suggest new fans of the band start with one of the band's more popular albums like A Night At The Opera or their greatest hits compilation. If you've become a tried and true fan of the band, you'll be able to appreciate these early albums all the more. Don't overlook them, but at the same time, don't jump right into them without first listening to some of the band's more popular material.
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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| Styles
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| Rock
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| Hard Rock & Metal
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Hard Rock
| Hard Rock & Metal
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| Miscellaneous
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Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
| Classic Rock
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Supergroups
| Classic Rock
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| Classic Rock
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ASIN: B0002BAAB6
Release Date: 2002-08-27 |
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Sheer Heart Attack
Manufacturer: Hollywood
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Progressive Rock
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ASIN: B00000BYGH
Release Date: 1991-03-05 |
Tracks:
- Brighton Rock
- 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
- She Makes Me
- In The Lap Of The Gods
- Stone Cold Crazy
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Sheer Heart Attack - Longbox
Queen
Manufacturer: Hollywood
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Hard Rock & Metal
| Styles
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Hard Rock
| Hard Rock & Metal
| Styles
| Music
General
| Miscellaneous
| Styles
| Music
General
| Soundtracks
| Styles
| Music
Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
| Classic Rock
| Styles
| Music
Supergroups
| Classic Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classic Rock
| Styles
| Music
Arena Rock
| Classic Rock
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000LWZNOK |
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