QUEEN II

2.5, really....maybe it was the high expectations fans of the band implanted in me in their raving reviews....maybe it was the poor mix and overall timbre of the Korean manufactured cassette I own....or maybe it's just the sound of a band not really sure what they wanted to be. The album is all over the place - poppy and radio friendly on one tune and riffing and rocking on the next....even a few third-rate prog numbers to stress the serious side of their flamboyant image. Not that the album is bad....in fact, it's right up their with Sheer Heart Attack and A Night at the Opera as my personal faves by the band. "March of the Black Queen"...right on!