QUEEN II

Although it took me some years to appreciate this album (as a teenager I liked Wham a lot) it is indeed a very good album. I would never call this an essential progressive album, but there are some really good progressive songs on it.

Two aspects that make progressive music from Queen great: 1. The Queen members are masters with the multiple voices. 2. Queen has the ability to be progressive in small songs of 4 to 5 minutes.

Procession, Father to Son and White Queen are very nice songs with the last one a very good song. The last two songs from side A of the album are nice, but certainly not progressive. I like Loser in the End becauase the harsh voice of Roger Taylor is singing it, but it is simple rock song.

Side B from the album starts quit nicely: The active Ogre Battle, the weird and funny Fairy Fellers Master Stroke, the sensitive Nevermore (pfew, I needed that break), followed by the powerfull March of the Black Queen are the highlights of the album. The rest is nice, but not very progressive and not very interesting.

Taking the first 3 songs with the songs 6, 7, 8 and 9 (the genuine 4 songs of side B) and add some progressive songs from another album Queen would have made a 5 star album. Believe me it is very worth listening for only the above mentioned 7 songs, but it is not enough for a masterpiece. For me, I am proud this album was the first album I ever bought.

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