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Minkia 
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 Posted: April 04 2006 at 17:44 |
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QUEEN II IS DEFINITELY PROGRESSIVE ROCK.
AND SO IS MAHOGANY RUSH IV.
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daz2112
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 15:08 |
Yes!!! it's the best album they have ever made! 
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In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole
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Blacksword
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 13:41 |
Well done! 
Seek a download of 'Jeremy ender' or 'Are you Ready Eddie' and you'll see what I mean.
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Empathy
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 13:35 |
 Blacksword wrote:
Fair comment, but wouldn't you agree that many ELP albums are peppered with 'non prog' songs?
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I've actually managed to steer clear of ELP thus far, believe it or not.
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Winter Wine
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 13:27 |
Blacksword wrote:
Winter Wine wrote:
Empathy wrote:
"Funny How Love Is" (Phil Spector-esque "wall of sound", with painfully trite lyrics), it completely baffles me.
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'Funny How Love is' is one of my favourite Queen songs and because of the way they recorded it I can't listen to 'March of the Black Queen' without it, The sudden contrast in sound, mood and style is very uplifting, Actually, you could say that for most of the album!!
But yes, I very much think the first two Queen albums are very strong progressive rock albums. 'A Night at the Opera' has huge prog influences but I wouldn't say it's a fully progressive album, Some may disagree though.
Queen are excellent, No mater what genre they are put under, They're one of the greatest bands ever. 
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I cant listen to 'March..' without it being preceeded by 'Nevermore'  A beautiful song which is like an intro into 'MOTBQ'
I dont like 'Funny how love is' much, though..
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Really? That's a bit odd to me! 
There's a lot of emotion in those short two tracks, They're both excellent really. Queen II is an all round masterpiece in general.
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Blacksword
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 13:24 |
Winter Wine wrote:
Empathy wrote:
"Funny How Love Is" (Phil Spector-esque "wall of sound", with painfully trite lyrics), it completely baffles me.
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'Funny How Love is' is one of my favourite Queen songs and because of the way they recorded it I can't listen to 'March of the Black Queen' without it, The sudden contrast in sound, mood and style is very uplifting, Actually, you could say that for most of the album!!
But yes, I very much think the first two Queen albums are very strong progressive rock albums. 'A Night at the Opera' has huge prog influences but I wouldn't say it's a fully progressive album, Some may disagree though.
Queen are excellent, No mater what genre they are put under, They're one of the greatest bands ever.
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I cant listen to 'March..' without it being preceeded by 'Nevermore' A beautiful song which is like an intro into 'MOTBQ'
I dont like 'Funny how love is' much, though..
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Winter Wine
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 13:17 |
Empathy wrote:
"Funny How Love Is" (Phil Spector-esque "wall of sound", with painfully trite lyrics), it completely baffles me.
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'Funny How Love is' is one of my favourite Queen songs and because of the way they recorded it I can't listen to 'March of the Black Queen' without it, The sudden contrast in sound, mood and style is very uplifting, Actually, you could say that for most of the album!!
But yes, I very much think the first two Queen albums are very strong progressive rock albums. 'A Night at the Opera' has huge prog influences but I wouldn't say it's a fully progressive album, Some may disagree though.
Queen are excellent, No mater what genre they are put under, They're one of the greatest bands ever.
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Blacksword
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 13:07 |
Empathy wrote:
I was just listening to Queen II the other day, and it really struck me how uneven the "proginess" on that album is. Everytime I hear "The March of the Black Queen" (neo-classical prog masterpiece) seque into "Funny How Love Is" (Phil Spector-esque "wall of sound", with painfully trite lyrics), it completely baffles me.
I'd say it's largely progressive, with the following exceptions:
Some Day One Day, Loser in the End, and Funny How Love Is |
Fair comment, but wouldn't you agree that many ELP albums are peppered with 'non prog' songs?
I think Queen II is arguably their most 'proggy' album, there are some tracks on there that I would regard as`pure prog, but I wouldn't say that about most of their albums. Great band, nonetheless.
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TOD KREMER
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Posted: April 03 2006 at 23:22 |
Yes!!
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: April 03 2006 at 22:28 |
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I've not heard it and I was actually a Queen fan in the '80s!
I love Queen's self titled debut though, Great King Rat and other such great rock tunes. I'll have to acquire Queen II somehow.
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Zargus
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Posted: April 03 2006 at 18:57 |
Yes I think so, and its a masterpiece.
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White Queen
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 20:42 |
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Definetely.
I don't care if you call the band prog or not, but Queen II is easily
as, and more, progressive as the majority of the albums on this site.
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Oxygen Waster
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 16:48 |
YUP!!!!!!!!
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martinprog77
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 16:22 |
YES IS IT .AND IT IS THE MOST PROGRESSIVE ALBUM QUEEN EVER MADE.
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Nothing can last
there are no second chances.
Never give a day away.
Always live for today.
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Empathy
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 14:54 |
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I was just listening to Queen II the other day, and it really struck me
how uneven the "proginess" on that album is. Everytime I hear "The
March of the Black Queen" (neo-classical prog masterpiece) seque into "Funny How Love Is" (Phil Spector-esque "wall of sound", with painfully trite lyrics), it completely
baffles me.
I'd say it's largely progressive, with the following exceptions:
Some Day One Day, Loser in the End, and Funny How Love Is
Edited by Empathy
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The Wizard
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 10:48 |
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By every definition, Queen II is a progressive album. Just listen to March of the Black Queen or Fairy Tellers-master stroke.
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: April 02 2006 at 05:08 |
There's a similar thread which asks if Queen are a prog band. I think that a question on the album level makes more sense ...
discuss!
BTW: I think that Queen II is a very progressive album, artistically it is on the same level as the other genre "benchmarks" of the 70s.
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