I am baffled at the absence of Queen from this site. The fact that their music became markedly commercial and unprog from the mid 70's onwards is undeniable, but this is no less a reason to dismiss them as to dimiss Genesis for doing the same some 5 years later. The first four albums are undeniably prog (certainly Art Rock if not Symphonic Prog) and isn't Bohemian Rhapsody arguably the most definably prog sounding track to have ever made number one in the UK singles chart (a distincion later to be challenged by Paranoid Android)? I am not making a particular play for including them, but comenting on what seems a conspicuous absence from a band whose first four albums seem to belong very comfortably within the genre. Now tell me I'm wrong...

Moribund wrote: I am baffled at the absence of Queen from this site. The fact that their music became markedly commercial and unprog from the mid 70's onwards is undeniable, but this is no less a reason to dismiss them as to dimiss Genesis for doing the same some 5 years later. The first four albums are undeniably prog (certainly Art Rock if not Symphonic Prog) and isn't Bohemian Rhapsody arguably the most definably prog sounding track to have ever made number one in the UK singles chart (a distincion later to be challenged by Paranoid Android)? I am not making a particular play for including them, but comenting on what seems a conspicuous absence from a band whose first four albums seem to belong very comfortably within the genre. Now tell me I'm wrong...

totally agree. i feel they are more prog than radiohead, anyway

I think the sheer theatricality of Queen's output is reason alone for their inclusion. Also, the diversity of styles they draw from make another good argument for their case. I challenge anyone to listen to A Night at the Opera and not agree that it's one of the finest art rock albums of all time.

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Moribund wrote: I am baffled at the absence of Queen from this site. The fact that their music became markedly commercial and unprog from the mid 70's onwards is undeniable, but this is no less a reason to dismiss them as to dimiss Genesis for doing the same some 5 years later. The first four albums are undeniably prog (certainly Art Rock if not Symphonic Prog) and isn't Bohemian Rhapsody arguably the most definably prog sounding track to have ever made number one in the UK singles chart (a distincion later to be challenged by Paranoid Android)? I am not making a particular play for including them, but comenting on what seems a conspicuous absence from a band whose first four albums seem to belong very comfortably within the genre. Now tell me I'm wrong...

Queen arn't prog

I can accept their Debut,'Queen 11' & 'Sheer heart attack' albums as great albums with acceptable progggy type material,'A night at the opera'album, has some great tracks but the album is then totally destroyed by the tragic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' track...O god do i hate that track.After this album Queen are pants

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Queen are one of the greatest bands ever.... even when they went commercial in the 80s, there were still creating high quality music that completely trumps everything else that was mainstream.  INNUENDO, their last album, has some fantastic proggish flourishes, which means they've done something that Genesis hasn't... they've gone back to their roots.

Fantastic band... I think it's a travesty that they're not on here. 

The Prophet Song gets included in every Prog Compilation I've made. Queen II was seriously drenched in progressive tendencies and a great defining statement.

I still say, "What's the problem adding ONLY those albums by a band that ARE prog?"

Do we have to add their entire output? I think, "NO" would be the correct answer to that. How many bands have been influenced by Freddie and the band? I've heard plenty of prog that has strong ties to Queen... Relayer, IZZ, Salem Hill, Kaipa, Ritual... The Queen stamp is all over them.

I couldn't agree more with the points raised here; Queen are a FANTASTIC band that have progressive tendencies all over their work- 'Queen II' is their proggiest album, as mentioned, and in my opinion, one of the greatest albums ever made. Just listen to 'Ogre Battle' or 'March Of The Black Queen' to see how heavy and proggy they got. Even the hit single 'Seven Seas Of Rhye' is a magnificently overblown 3 minutes... 'A Night At The Opera' is wildly ambitious; almost a compendium of popular music in the 20th century with dancehall music, jazz pop, heavy rock, 60s pop tunes and mega pomp-prog (check out 'The Prophet's Song').

'Innuendo' is a magnificent track, and for prog fiends, has Steve Howe on 'wandering minstrel guitar' playing an excellent flamenco section- it also has an instrumental mid section to die for and Freddie Mercury delivers an astonishing vocal.

Sure- nothing the band did in the '80s was prog in the slightest, but you could say the same about Genesis or Yes inb the main.

I'd love to see the band represented here and would gladly write the biography for their entry.

 

salmacis wrote: I couldn't agree more with the points raised here; Queen are a FANTASTIC band that have progressive tendencies all over their work- 'Queen II' is their proggiest album, as mentioned, and in my opinion, one of the greatest albums ever made. Just listen to 'Ogre Battle' or 'March Of The Black Queen' to see how heavy and proggy they got. Even the hit single 'Seven Seas Of Rhye' is a magnificently overblown 3 minutes... 'A Night At The Opera' is wildly ambitious; almost a compendium of popular music in the 20th century with dancehall music, jazz pop, heavy rock, 60s pop tunes and mega pomp-prog (check out 'The Prophet's Song'). 'Innuendo' is a magnificent track, and for prog fiends, has Steve Howe on 'wandering minstrel guitar' playing an excellent flamenco section- it also has an instrumental mid section to die for and Freddie Mercury delivers an astonishing vocal. Sure- nothing the band did in the '80s was prog in the slightest, but you could say the same about Genesis or Yes inb the main. I'd love to see the band represented here and would gladly write the biography for their entry.

Innuendo!!!!

You going slightly mad.

Joren wrote: Fat bottomed girls make the world go round very prog...

That one isn't - but neither is "Owner of a Lonely Heart".

"The Prophet's Song", as has been observed, is pure symphonic prog with touches of Queen "magic" (and no synths!).

BTW, like "Money", Paranoid Android is partly in 7/4 time - and the "Rain Down" coda is not unlike the symphonic prog of Barclay James Harvest, replete with 4-part harmonies and counter-calls. It's a prog track for the 1990s and beyond alright!

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r e v i e w s The following is a listing of all the reviews on our site of bands whose names begin with Q: Quarkspace - Deepest Trips Quarkspace - Spacefolds 5 Quarkspace - The Hidden Moon Quarkspace - Drop Quaterna Requiem - Velha Gravura Queen - Queen II Queen - Sheer Heart Attack Queen - A Night at the Opera Queen - News of the World Queen - Jazz Queen - The Game Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime Quella Vecchia Locanda - Quella Vecchia Locanda Quella Vecchia Locanda - Il Tempo della Gioia Quidam - Quidam Quidam - Sny Aniolow From Babyblaue prog reviews : Queen aus: Großbritannien Zur Band-Website Leitfaden Queen-Eintrag im Leitfaden "Progverwandter Rock und Pop der 70er" Personell verwandte Bands (Pfadfinder) Freddie Mercury; Morgan; Phenomena Alle besprochenen Veröffentlichungen von Queen Jahr Titel Ø-Wertung # Rezis 1975 A Night at the Opera 15.00 1     Index Q Qoph Quantum (Brazil) Quantum (USA) Quantum Jump Quarkspace Quarteto 1111 Quasar Quasar Lux Symphoniae Quatebriga Quatermass Quaterna Requiem Quatro, Michael Queen Queensrÿche Quella Vecchia Locanda Quidam Quiddity Quiet Celebration Quiet World Quill Quiet Sun Quintessence Quoi De Neuf Docteur

 

 

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