4 Queen masterpieces

Rednight wrote: Learned recently that Mr. Steve Howe played flamenco guitar on Queen's Innuendo. Does that make it a masterpiece? Apart from that Howe-plays-Dylan album, I like everything he's done.

No, having Howe play flamenco guitar doens't make Innuendo a masterpiece... what makes the song a masterpiece is the whole of it, which is just great. Of course, that flameco part is part of the whole that makes such a great song. As for the Dylan album, I actually rather liked it... I like many other things he's done... with Yes, obviously, and I know a few of his solo albums, which have some nice stuff too, though not at the level of his work with Yes.

A hard decision between March and Prophet's - I chose the latter. I mean, March has a great dinamicity, the only thing that kills it for me is the end of the song, I only wish it wasn't followed by another song...Prophet's, in another hand is a complete song for me. That intro and that acapella session are fantastic. One of the first progressive songs I've heard, even before knowing it was progressive. I do like BoRap, but I prefer the songs above mentioned. Never enjoyed Innuendo so much, there are many other songs I like from Queen.

I reign with my left hand, I rule with my right

micky wrote: The Prophet's Song floats my corn flakes man..

What he said.

Rednight wrote: There were almost a few masterpieces other than Killer Queen and Bohemian Rhapsody from the Queen catalog, but chances were thwarted because, invariably, Freddie would open his mouth.

What's wrong with Mercury? He's a great singer. I can imagine lot's of people liking other singers over Mercury (I myself counted), but I have seldome heard people complaining about his singing.

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: The Prophet's Song from this list. My alltime favorite is Somebody to Love

Melgar: The group picture of Genesis you've included here was originally part of a picture taken at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in, of course, New York City. It was part of a Rolling Stone article on the boys when they were on tour stateside, but I couldn't tell you for what album. I thought it was interesting that you picked this picture as I haven't seen it in years. It gently hints at the personality of each group member.

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There were almost a few masterpieces other than Killer Queen and Bohemian Rhapsody from the Queen catalog, but chances were thwarted because, invariably, Freddie would open his mouth.

March of The Black Queen, The Fairy Feller's Masterstroke, Ogre Battle, Great King Rat, Flick of the Wrist, Stone Cold Crazy...actually all the stuff from Queen I and II and some from their third album " Sheer Heart Attack" !  

The frenetic, over-the-top insanity of March of the Black Queen makes the song special to me. I'd follow that up with The Prophet's Song (because, after all, now I know), and then Bohemian Rhapsody. Innuendo shouldn't even be included in this list.