Queen

good cd

People remember Queen for their pop orientated hit singles. Extremely overplayed songs that fans are genuinely sick of hearing. They have forgotten that before this they were a positively charged 1970's heavy metal band.Nothing emphasises this more than their début album, "Queen". It is a loud, heavy album that is bursting at the seams with energy. A lot of the bands signature sound is all over this album, however the influences of progressive rock and folk sneaks in every once in a while keeping the album from being a simple wall of noise.Contrary to be people's popular beliefs, Freddie Mercury does not or did not write all the songs on this album. Brian May wrote five tracks and drummer Roger Taylor wrote and sang on the seriously heavy "Modern Times Rock And Roll". Between the three of them, they wrote and composed some excellent tracks. Though it is not quite up to the now legendary standards that they would have become known for. "Keep Yourself Alive" is a great upbeat opening number, followed up by the half ballad, half rocking "Doing Alright". "Son And Daughter" is another great heavy track that hard rock fans will love.The album for the most part aged well. The remastering on the 2011 edition of "Queen" gives it an extra kick which the original did not have. The lower registers are now more booming and gives the album a bigger, more powerful sound. Even though there was nothing wrong with the sound on the original prints of the album, they now sound a bit flat in comparison to the latest re-release.Fans of "The Greatest Hits" are going to be well disappointed with this album. It has no real hit single and appeals more to the album orientated listeners. "Queen" is a great starting point for a now legendary band. Well worth picking up for real fans of the band and those that like their early heavy metal records.

I bought this album years ago and returned to it recently. Not exactly metal, not exactly prog, it typifies what Queen were to become - undefinable. There are signs of their sense of humour and songs like Son and Daughter remain powerful. They were compared to Zeppelin in 1973 but I don’t hear it - they’re better than Zeppelin.

A great first album and a taste of things to come. Often neglected, this is a great rocker. Not their best, but not to be missed. I heard most of the material at a concert in 1973 at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea. Really enjoyable. Listened to along with Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack you get a feel for this period, which was completed by Night at the Opera. Worth the money for this remastered version. Great sound.

Been a fan of Queen since the early 70's.I have this album on vinyl since the mid 70's, and it's my personal favourite along with Sheer Heart Attack a close second.Gave my vinyl copy a whirl after reading an article about the making of it in Classic Rock Magazine.Still sounds great to me, Liar being my favourite track.I decided to buy a CD copy to rip and play on my Sonos (as a collector I still prefer to own a physical copy)

This really is an iconic album. Such a work of genius from such young guys. Masterpiece! You need this music in your life!

The album that established Queen. Packed with excellent tracks from beginning to end. It should be noted that the "7 Seas of Rhye" included is not the single that was released and is a purely instrumental short track. Sound quality excellent.

I have all the original Queen LP's but of course cannot play them in the car so decided to buy them all again in CD format. Very pleased.