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Queen (1st LP)

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Japanese reissue import (remastered in 2001); includes original 1973 artwork in paper slipcover.

Queen's 1973 debut is definitely their most underrated album of that decade. Although most tracks aren't as well known as the band's later material, QUEEN proves to be an impressively consistent listen from beginning to end. It's extraordinary how many of the group's future musical trademarks were already detectable in their debut--Brian May's orchestrated guitar harmonies, multi-tracked vocal "choirs," imaginative songwriting and dynamics that could switch from head-banging heavy metal to reflective balladry in the blink of an eye.

Although QUEEN was recorded off and on over a three-year period, the tracks still manage to be focused and unified. The rocker "Liar" contains a middle section that foreshadows Queen's future hits (1975's "Bohemian Rhapsody," 1976's "Somebody To Love," etc.) while "The Night Comes Down" and "Doing All Right" are two gorgeous ballads. But make no mistake: the majority of QUEEN is raucous hard rock--see "Great King Rat" and the grand Zeppelin groove of "Son & Daughter." Also included as a CD bonus track is the forgotten composition "Mad The Swine," and an instrumental version of their future hit "Seven Seas Of Rhye."

Track Listing:

Disc 1:
  1. Keep Yourself Alive
  2. Doing All Right
  3. Great King Rat
  4. My Fairy King
  5. Night Comes Down, The
  6. Liar
  7. Modern Times Rock N Roll
  8. Son & Daughter
  9. Jesus
  10. Seven Seas Of Rhye
Release date Australia
September 2nd, 2004
Artist
Label
Virgin Records (New Zealand)
Number of Discs
1
Original Release Year
1973
UPC
4988006818101
Product ID
1532531

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