Which is Queen’s best studio Album?
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Topic: Which is Queen’s best studio Album?
Posted By: straystonedog
Subject: Which is Queen’s best studio Album?
Date Posted: April 20 2005 at 20:24
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Please vote im interested in people's opinions. Thankyou ------------- S-S-D |
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: April 20 2005 at 20:33
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Where's Queen I? My order of preference 1. Queen I I like Queen I the best, mainly because of the song My Fairy King, there's a 10 second piano/bass/drum/guitar part that's absolutely the most thrilling i've ever heard ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Beau Heem
Date Posted: April 20 2005 at 20:34
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Queen I is missing, indeed. Queen II is my fav, though.. Cheers -Beau ------------- --No enemy but time-- |
Posted By: Pety
Date Posted: April 20 2005 at 20:39
| Queen II is my favorite, but Night at the Opera is not far behind...I still think Queen deserves to be included on this site:) |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: April 20 2005 at 20:40
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Decided to vote for Hot Space, since it was their most daring release and it has some absolutely stunning songs on it. It ranks low on my list because it's not a style of music I listen to often, but it is musically their most challenging one Best songs: Back Chat, Las Palabras De Amor, Life Is Real, Cool Cat ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Rael Taxt 2099
Date Posted: April 20 2005 at 22:20
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Hum,,,
I definitely think that Hot Space is hideous, it's ok that tuxon acknowledges the bold change of style, there are many bands that tried that sort of change (succesful the few, some misunderstood and a failure the most). An example of a succesful change is definitely King Crimson. An example of a misundersood one is Camel's Breathless wich i think blends perfectly two odd by nature musical genres , prog and disco-pop. A pair of well-known-for-all examples are Yes and Genesis, they succeeded in sales but failed miserably as artists. Hearing the closing track of Hot Space (Under Pressure, the collaboration with David Bowie) inevitably leads you to compare it with the mess that the rest of the album is. Here's my personal order of preference 1. Sheer heart attack 2. Jazz 3. News of the world 4, Queen II 5. A day at the races 6. The game 7. A night at the opera 9. A kind of magic 8. Innuendo 10. Queen I 11. The miracle 12. The works 13. Flash Gordon 14.Made in heaven 15. Hot space |
Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: April 20 2005 at 22:35
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Sheer Heart Attack, dude...
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: April 20 2005 at 23:23
A Night at the Opera - "Bohemian Rhapsody" a classic forever ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: walrus
Date Posted: April 20 2005 at 23:35
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In my opinion the best one is THE GAME, great rock & roll tunes, not prog but really good rock. very consise music, savings music elements. theres no other queen album like this one, very complete and coherent.... ------------- you and whose army? |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 00:55
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I got to see Freddie and Co. three times during the 70's. All terrific concerts. The first had Thin Lizzy open. Wow! I'll always remember that one. Queen II has always ranked as my fav Queen disc, and IT IS Prog. Don't let anyone tell ya different.
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 00:56
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Opera ------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 01:09
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danbo wrote:
My very thoughts.Posted By: eze231084
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 01:38
A night at the Opera 
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 01:50
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May be the only one, but I voted for A Day at the Races, there's something special in tracks like Somebody To Love and Teo Torriate that makes me love this album. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 02:21
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Queen II ... with Queen second and A Night At The Opera third ... I actually love all of them except Flash Gordon, Innuendo and Made in Heaven ... but then again I'm in that age group that means the first Queen albums I fell in love with were The Works and A Kind Of Magic ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: VLADO
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 02:37
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I voted for Innuendo, because that was their swansong and they showed here that although extremely popular they still can produce music of the hihg quality. I was really very much surprised +ly when heard it at that time. Queen do not belong among my the most favourites but I like it and respect it. They made a lot of music of different kinds, from hard rock in the beginning, through spectacular rapsody to very catchy hot spaces and hits like radio gaga, which is still very intelligent composition. Sure, it belongs here, as well as Supertramp do. ------------- ...and in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make... |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 02:44
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A night at the opera and Sheer heart attack is in the top together, I think
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 02:50
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Close call between "A Night At The Opera" and "Queen II", but "Night..." just pips it. My top 10 10) A Day At The Races 9) The Works 8) The Game 7) Jazz 6) Innuendo 5) Sheer Heart Attack 4) News of the World 3) Queen I 2) Queen II 1) A Night At The Opera |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 05:22
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Queen II gets my vote. I dont regard them as a prog band as most of their output is pop/rock'n'roll. However, Queen II has 'White Queen:As it Began' and 'March of the Black Queen' which are two of their greatest songs IMO, and certainly quite prog. Queen II is let down only by terrible production, that seemed to plague many of their releases. 'Night at the Opera' is also pretty good album. I love 'Death on two legs' and 'The Prophets Song' Whatever you may think of Queen, no one can deny the great talent of Freddy Mercury. He had an incredible voice, with an amazing range. My biggest gripe about the Queen sound was Brian Mays 'boxy' guitar sound ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Sorry, but I never liked that.Posted By: terramystic
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 06:54
| A Night at the Opera! |
Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 12:35
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"Innuendo" is my favourite QUEEN's track... Whole album is just brilliant... 
------------- Pablo P. |
Posted By: mirco
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 13:00
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 13:15
I always recognise Brians guitar within a second, totally recognisable. I remember watching a movie once, came in halfway, zapping through channels, wanted to zapp right further but the background music kept me watching. To find what I actually already knew, soundtrack music was written by May (not released on album I believe, movie was a bore, don't know the title) ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 14:18
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"Queen II" for me, I love the way Mercury and May effectively took a side each. (Does seem odd missing out the "Queen" album. Did you think "Queen II" was their first album straystonedog) |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 14:34
Me too! ------------- 
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Posted By: Swinton MCR
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 14:39
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Never really thought of Queen as prog - Then again I've not listened to them because I thought they were POP ! - I liked killer queen/bohemian rhapsody as a nipper...what is their 20 minute epic ??? (which album) ------------- Play me my song, here it comes again |
Posted By: arkitek
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 14:42
| Definately a night at the opera. hadn't heard till about a month ago but it is pure brilliance! |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 14:45
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The second half of Queen II is 20 minutes long. I always considered the side to be one epic song, fom Ogre Battle up to Seven Seas Of Rhye. Best part is The Fairy-Feller's Masterstroke and March Of The Black Queen has some very good progressive metal parts in it.
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Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 15:26
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For me, Queen II is the best but its extremely close with 'Night At The Opera'. However, for sheer ambition, 'Queen II' is the finest album they ever made- 'Father To Son' has one of the greatest and most bombastic choruses ever, and the whole second side is just off the scale and off the wall brilliance- 'Ogre Battle' is Queen at their heaviest, 'Fairy Feller's Master Stroke' is mad yet inspired, 'March Of The Black Queen' is pure prog with awesome harmonies, 'Funny How Love Is' is one of their best yet little known ballads, and 'Seven Seas Of Rhye' kicks every other pomp rock song into touch. |
Posted By: Alfi
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 16:30
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my confession: i voted for night at an opera just because of bohemian
rapsody - i just love this song - i don't like queen but i have to say
that this song is great |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 16:46
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Sheer Heart Attack, easily, for me -- ever more commercial/crappy after that, though "Opera" had its moments. I hated latter-day Queen -- they sold out, IMO. ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Kaztor
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 22:10
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The album sucks but it has one of their greatest songs ever, Las Palabras De Amor. Sheer heart Attack is my fav album of theirs. |
Posted By: Titan
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 01:15
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it is hard to choice the best album, but i have voted for Queen II. I like all albums. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 04:07
I agree, and that applies to Alex LIfeson, Steve Hackett, Steve Howe, Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy Page, Michael Schenker etc etc... Just because a guitarist has a unique sound, and is clearly a good musician, doesn't mean that their sound will automatically appeal to all. With regard to Clapton and Knopfler, I think Knopfler has a brilliant sound and a good finger picking technique, but for me his music is generally dull as ditch water, and Clapton as a songwriter in overated to say the least. IMO. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 07:52
^ agreed. I prefer Howe to May, playing-wise, but May's tone appeals to me while Howe never seemed to care much about how his guitar sounded.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi">
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 08:22
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Its strange, because he's played some fantastic guitars, you'd think he'd want them to sound better. Maybe its subjective. Maybe hoardes of Yes fans think he does have a good sound. Thats fair enough, but I always thought his sound impaired some of his soloing, or rather the end result. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 10:05
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Queen 1 deffinently. Their most raw sounding recording, hits the right spot. |
Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 13:42
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Hmm....
Night At the Opera
followed by Sheer Heart Attack A Day At The Races The Game News of the World Jazz ------------- Facebook hashtags: #100greatestprogrockchallenge #scottssongbysong #scottsspotlight |
Posted By: mirco
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 14:58
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 18:36
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Definatly 'Queen 11'. 'Queen' debut & 'Sheer heart attack' are extremely good too.
If 'A Night at the opera' didn't have the well over exposed ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' on it,i'd rate the album equally as good.
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Posted By: Possessed
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 18:40
| News Of The World is a strong album. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 22 2005 at 18:46
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again drop the tracks: 'We will rock you' & 'we are the champions' you got a super album
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Posted By: Jools
Date Posted: April 23 2005 at 06:44
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I like at least something from all of them but I always said in a car you always need a jack, a spare tyre, a torch, a shovel and Queens Greatest Hits (1). ------------- Ridicule is the burden of genius. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: April 25 2005 at 08:08
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Strongly disagree Jazz is their last classic album , IMHO. Queen II is the only one I rebought in CD format! ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: mirco
Date Posted: April 25 2005 at 09:16
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In the spirit of this thread I rescue from the chest of oblivion my own copy of Jazz, and I must say that it has aged well. Even the song Bicycle race, the weackier in my memory, has interesting changes of tempo, operatic arrengements and nice cycle bells... ------------- Please forgive me for my crappy english! |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: April 25 2005 at 10:14
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Made in Heaven contains a 22:32 min. track that could make bands like G!YBE and Sygur Ros weap. Also, it contains "You don't fool me", one of my favorite Brian's solos. As for an album, the first 4 are awsome. I mean, getting those sounds without the aid of synthetizers.... |
Posted By: John Gargo
Date Posted: April 25 2005 at 14:01
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I'm a bit partial to Jazz, but truthfully I love all of their albums. |
Posted By: straystonedog
Date Posted: April 25 2005 at 20:21
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I just wanted to say thankyou for taking the time to vote, and i apologise for missing the first Queen album. I thought i added it to the list. Anyway thank you ------------- S-S-D |
Posted By: Cygnus
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 04:32
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THEY SHOULD BE IN THE ARCHIVES FOR SURE. A GREAT PROG BAND FOR ME ALTHOUGH WITH A POP TOUCH. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 12:36
| "A Night At The Opera" is definitely THE masterpiece by Queen. One of the most brilliant records in history, I think it's perfect, with the best progressive hard rock epic ever: A PROPHET'S SONG! |
Posted By: Hammill
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 15:37
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a day at the races, a night at the opera, sheer heart attack, queen1
and queen2 are just great....they are masterpieces and PROG 100%
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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 16:05
Keep those tracks, and it's still a brilliant album from beginning to end. I personally don't understand why their early work doesn't qualify as Prog. Their early compositions integrated classical elements just as much as ELP, or Wakeman.  I do agree that they went quite poppy in the 80's, but who didn't really? ------------- Pure Brilliance: 
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Posted By: Hammill
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 16:07
Queen were prog in their first albums...they had so many changes during their songs and were one of the few groups that played almost everything from pop to prog rock with excellent results. -------------
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: July 18 2005 at 20:38
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My favorites in order are: Queen II Night at the Opera News of the World Sheer Heart Attack Queen I The Game Innuendo Flash The Works Jazz A Kind of Magic Day at the Races Then in No Particular Order (Made in Heaven, Miracle, Hot Space). I agree with whoever said that Queen II was a prog album. I also think that Night at the Opera is pretty proggy. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Draconis
Date Posted: February 26 2008 at 02:46
| Any album that doesn't start with "The"! LOL. I went with News of the World. I may be partial to it because it was my first Queen album, but for a band with varied styles, this may be their most varied album. There's not a song here I dislike. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: February 26 2008 at 08:19
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Queen II ------------- 
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