Queen- In the Lap of the Gods & Stone Cold Crazy (REACTION & REVIEW)

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Song Link: • Sheer Heart Attack (1974)

[@robertrose5938]

My fave Queen album by far. THose high notes are none other than Roger Taylor.

[@jerkedevries]

Indeed the little big drummerboy shines high

[@jodyheigaard9949]

Freddie would call Roger's high notes his "dog whistles". 🤣

[@LoganAlbright73]

For their first seven albums, Queen made it a point of pride that they refused to use any synthesizers, printing “and nobody played synthesizer” on the record sleeves. They probably felt they had to specify this because May was capable of creating such otherworldly effects just with his guitar.

[@EmmanuelPehau]

I wonder how much he was influence by the "trading" between Steve Hackett and Tony Banks on the early Genesis albums, when it wasn't always easy to know where each weird sound came from.

[@spazimdam]

Exactly. May's guitar sound was unique and quite heavy yet as you say otherwordly.

[@Ninang363]

Those screams are Roger Taylor. This was the first album I ever got for myself. I was 12 and I talked my mom into this and Queen I & II. It blew my 12-year-old mind. I had been inundated with Barry Manilow and Bread from my older sister. John Deacon became my first bass hero. I Play bass to this day

[@cazgerald9471]

John Deacon

[@cazgerald9471]

@@Katehowe3010 It's John, not 'John' just jokin'

[@Ninang363]

@@cazgerald9471 whoopsie. I know that thanx corrected myself

[@ramoncardinali]

This and Queen II are their masterpieces!

[@jamespaivapaiva4460]

The Argonauts were "Stone Cold Crazy"! Jason had a "Sheer Heart Attack" when he caught the crew watching KZbin on the lap-top of the Gods! Peace and God save Queen.

[@ZalMoxis]

Sheer Heart Attack is an almost a perfect album.... that and Queen 2.... Those high vocal notes are Roger Taylor not Freddie.

[@Drummingvulture]

'Queen II' is an almost perfect album? ALMOST? Why, them's fightin' words in my household. We practically revere that album around these parts. But in all seriousness, 'Queen II' is one of my all time favorite albums. When 'Sheer Heart Attack' came out, it took my high school junior brain time to wrap around some of the songs on it (can you say "Bring Back That Leroy Brown"?), but now it's one of my favorite Queen albums. Once I saw them in '76 and they did "Leroy Brown" sans vocals (except for the "yeahs" and "shoo-be-doo-wahs"), I found a much needed acceptance for the briliance of the tune. These days I love every note of every song on the album.

[@TisTheDamnStickSeason]

Queen II is my favourite record by anyone ever

[@isolatedmusictracks1966]

Queen II......The only queen album where you GOTTA play every single track, no skipping, every one is a gem from the epic Ogre Battle, through March of the Black Queen, Fairy Fellers Master Stroke and Nevermore.....my fave Queen album of all time

[@paulsomersetwolf5970]

Queen at there very best for me there best album S.H.A Great harmonies and Roger Taylor's high note's unreachable by anyone else and up there with the best Drummer's in the world What a Band Freddie, Brian, Roger & John, a complete magical band there music will live on forever🎵🎵

[@markspooner1224]

This album and Queen II are 2 cracking albums much imatated by many bands with more 'cooler' reps.

[@janinebedfordl]

It's easy - any ridiculously high note is almost always Taylor. Famously he used to cover Mercury's high notes too sometimes in live performances so that Mercury could protect his voice, that stuff just came very naturally to him

[@IanHillan]

This album was my introduction to Queen, right after its release, when I was, like 13 years old. It was like nothing I'd ever heard before, and it was the first time I could call myself a fan of a band. I absolutely love every single song, still. Btw, they used to proudly announce "No Synthesizers!" until, I think, News of the World.

[@Brimp555]

This is the first album that I ever bought. It is still on my list of the top 25 albums of all time.

[@cosmiccat6708]

Love this album. This and Queen 1 and Queen 2 are incredibly creative...this is a band on fire!!. Roger Taylor provides the insanely high notes and has an amazing vocal range.

[@vernonallen3370]

Famously on those early Queen albums , the boast of “ No Synthesisers “ appeared on the credits of the album sleeves. All the effects were studio trickery.

[@submandave1125]

Freddy rightfully gets a lot of praise for his vocals, but especially on Queen II the MVP was Brian May and his multitracking and arrangement is a masterclass.

[@a.k.1740]

...and then overnight they wrote on their back cover: "This album includes the first appearance of a synthesizer on a Queen album". Funny !

[@pentagrammaton6793]

@@a.k.1740 I dunno what the hell they were on about, I mean analogue synths were awesome instruments.

[@a.k.1740]

@@pentagrammaton6793 No doubt, but in the 70s synths were suspect among people who only listened to rock !

[@SmartCookie2022]

Music magazine Q described "Stone Cold Crazy" as "thrash metal before the term was invented". Metallica also covered this song as their contribution to the 1990 compilation album Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary.

[@-davidolivares]

I had those deep blood red cassettes.

[@pentagrammaton6793]

I really wish Metallica had never covered anything.

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@pentagrammaton6793 Hey, they did a good job with "Whiskey in the Jar" at least.

[@pentagrammaton6793]

@@SpaceCattttt what? You must be joking! They utterly ruined it like every other song they butchered over the years.

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

Awesome reaction and analysis. Queen did not use synths in the 70's, all the sounds are created by guitar and sometimes with vocals. They never really used other musicians on their albums, with only a handful of exceptions. In the early days it was all just them using what they had. People often have very different favourite Queen albums, Sheer Heart Attack is high on the list, but I like Queen I, Queen II and Innuendo more then Sheer Heart Attack. Queen's debut album especially is very underrated.

[@kato0828]

God I love early 70s Queen. Amazing album. Can’t wait for you to do a full album listen to Queen II. Ogre Battle and March of the Black Queen are the bomb.

[@XFLexiconMatt]

Almost the perfect way to set up my morning, massive long term Queen fan here. 'Stone Cold Crazy' almost set up the template for speed metal and Metallica. Thank you!

[@joemaurone7923]

So much so, that Metallica even did a cover of it...

[@courtneywallace871]

So glad you came back to Queen. Great stuff! Is Stone Cold Crazy the first speed metal song? Glad to see lots of people recommending Queen 2, my favorite Queen album.

[@pentagrammaton6793]

It's definitely some kind of metal!

[@timoloef]

@Bookhouse Boy deep purple came a few years earlier with metal-ish music... as far as I know they were the first

[@jamesadkisson7510]

On most of those early Queen albums in the credits there would be something like “ and no one played synthesizer”. They were pretty proud of Brian. And they should have been. Just his own techniques and with studio ideas he could mimic about anything.

[@lilianaeva7743]

That's just Roger Taylor singing. He does it live too🤯. Nice reaction. Thanks!

[@kengregory6026]

My fav Queen album

[@tullfan2560]

Blues, Glam, Hard Rock and even some Uriah Heep (Freddy's singing) and ELO influences as well.

[@paulpuerling9504]

Hard rock glam is the perfect way to describe early Queen, this is the Queen I love

[@tullfan2560]

About my favourite Queen album. In the Lap of the Gods has the wail like Pink Floyd's The Great Gig in the Sky.

[@unicyclepeon]

Sheer Heart Attack is in my top 3 Queen albums. Some days its #1. I love these tracks.

[@Straydogger]

My #1 for sure.

[@markofrontz1343]

Always a fav Queen era for me. First Queen tour experience with Mahogany Rush & Kansas opening. Even tho I saw em a few more times, still my fav tour.

[@markofrontz1343]

@@FURDOG1961 Municipal Auditorium, I believe, in Atlanta. Spring if '75. Mahogany Rush was terif. Kansas had just released Song for America. The whole evening did not disappoint in any way.

[@markofrontz1343]

I wanted to see Queen a year earlier when they opened for Mott the Hoople, another band I still listen to, but that was when Brian May was stricken with hepatitis. So I 'settled' for them headlining the next year. Sometimes things work out.

[@tdog9818]

Stone cold crazy you know! Perfectly described May’s playing.

[@JoanieAdamms]

Justin, you are a wonderful companion to have whilst enjoying the finest things in life, as music, keep on smiling my good sir, keep on!

[@JustJP]

Thats incredibly nice of you Joanne, thank you

[@kenl2091]

I'm calling this as Queen's best album (though there's lots of competition - 2, NatO and NotW are close) In the Lap of the Gods is good fun though I prefer ...Revisited and, as others have suggested, Stone Cold Crazy is almost thrash before it was invented though Sheer Heart Attack (the track on NotW) is perhaps even more so. Talented guys, all four of 'em.

[@wpollock1]

As good as In The Lap of the Gods is, I like the Revisited song later on in the album better. This is the more hard rocking Queen - less commercial. My favorite Queen album.

[@kirbywilliamson2942]

Love Stone Cold Crazy , short , sweet , and to the point !

[@XFLexiconMatt]

Justin, you should check out the next three tracks together as they are all pretty short - "Dear Friends, Misfire", and the vaudeville flavored "Bring Back That Leroy Brown".

[@alboystewart2212]

Queen,s best albums are their first 3 .. Queen Queen 2 Sheer Heart Attack

[@ianstrange5674]

A Night At The Opera surely?!!😁

[@benjisandoval5640]

I remember raiding my older brother's record collection and stealing Queen's Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack. I first listened to Side 1 / A of Sheer Heart Attack and was blown away. I wore that side of the Vinyl out...then I flipped the record over and was floored by the opening track!!! Side 2 / B was now my favorite side!!! I love that they now play In The Lap Of The Gods in their live show. Just for kicks, you should listen to Metallica's cover of Stone Cold Crazy on Electra's 40th Anniversary Album - Rubáiyát.

[@reneelyons6836]

Woooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheBlackQueen]

Stone Cold Crazy has often been considered the first Thrash Metal song, and it's not without credit because Metallica was eventually inspired by it and covered it later, citing it as a key influence on their sound. There are two other early Queen tracks that take Speed Metal by the horns: Modern Times' Rock N' Roll from 1973's Queen and Ogre Battle from 1974's Queen II.

[@jasonsmith902]

No synthesisers, just organic instruments

[@spazimdam]

Yeah I remember cruising the ones in high school listening to these songs in my friend's Cougar sports car, just diggin' Brian May's awesome guitar tones and also the production values of this whole album. It's almost prog rock at times. The guy who owned the Cougar's favorite band was Queen. Sheer Heart Attack was right up there with Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd and Blue Oyster Cult for heavy 70s stoner rock. Another great reaction Justin my man.

[@debramoore7513]

Stone Cold Crazy was thrash metal before it was invented! Hah!! The song also caught the eye of Metallica who did the cover earning them a Grammy Award. Check out James Hetfield (Metallica) singing with Queen at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 1992. One of my fav songs from the Sheer Heart Attack album is BRIGHTON ROCK 🎸

[@KelliViti]

Those other worldly high notes are from Roger. ( the drummer )

[@Drummingvulture]

Like many are saying, it's Roger (Meadows) Taylor's high harmonies you're so enthralled with. To get a better view, listen to some of the songs that he performs lead vocals on, "Loser In The End", "Fight From The Inside", "Drowse", and especially "I'm In Love With My Car". Such a distinct voice. Some of his solo albums are quite good, also. My personal favorite is 'Fun In Space'. Queen famously avoided synthesizers on their albums, going as far as to print "No synthesizers" in the credits. Not until 'News Of The World's' "Get Down, Make Love" did they stray away from that. edit: After seeing many comments about their first use of synths being on 'The Game', I went looking for proof that "Get Down, Make Love" had synths on it, but everything I see says 'The Game' was the first album to use synths. Ya learn something new every day. LOL!

[@kozlorf]

The "synth" sound on "Get Down, Make Love" is a guitar effect - a harmonizer of some sorts. The first album where the synthesizer has been officially used was indeed "The Game". However, there is a song "Fun It" on their "Jazz" album, where Pollard Syndrums are used. So one may argue, that this is where it started...

[@Drummingvulture]

@@kozlorf Well, that explains it very well. Thank you. Now I have to change my whole awareness of what I've always considered an important aspect of Queen. And I get what you're saying about the synth drums on "Fun It". Being a drummer myself, I've always known they were electronic, not acoustic. Why that didn't translate to "synthesizer usage" to me I'll never understand. LOL! Since all of my vinyl, cassettes and CDs are packed away (digital takes up a lot less space, eh?), so I can't look for myself, do you know if they used the "No synthesizer" tag on 'News Of The World' and 'Jazz'?

[@kozlorf]

@@Drummingvulture Apparently, there's no "No synths" tag on these two. However, on "The Game" it says: This album includes the first appearance of a synthesizer (an Oberheim OBX) on a Queen album. I think that this whole "No synths" thing was mainly to make everyone aware, that all the "orchestration" that appeared on the albums was Brian's guitar, and nothing else. Since there's not much of orchestration on "News of the World" or "Jazz", they probably didn't bother putting the tag there ;)

[@melissakhalar1842]

❤

[@simonspeak9288]

First album I ever bought age 11 in 1974. Think I just liked the cover because I didn’t know any of the tracks. Still sounds great and along with Queen II, their best work.

[@jerkedevries]

It’s such a nice eclectic album. Love every song: and I understand why Now I’m here is a bit dull on a first listen. I had many years ago the same experience. But things changed luckily

[@RandyHall324]

Queen went so far as to routinely make it clear in their liner notes that there were NO SYNTHS. It wasn't until their album (and song) The Game that they finally used one, and of course there was a detailed comment stating it, along with which particular synth it was (I'd have to look it up, but I think it was an Oberheim (?)).

[@GareksApprentice]

So many "Actually, it's Roger Taylor" comments, I'm not sure if it's sarcasm, folks taking the piss or folks leaving comments before getting to the very end of the video

[@JustJP]

I think most people comment before the end lol

[@TisTheDamnStickSeason]

Roger's glorious screams

[@jaybird4093]

Any track that credits Mercury as a songwriter is gold, IMO. Both of these tracks do. There are two more songs by Freddie coming up on this album and they’re both great!

[@MisterWondrous]

That part that you thought was a theremin, I thought was Fred's vox. He can hit that note, I'm pretty sure. Plus, I've never heard a guitar sound quite that human. Fripp's Starlesspaul peut etre. This is a real kneeslapper when heard on headphone. (I only have one. All I could afford.) That swirling sucking sound induced a vertigo from whence I have yet to fully recover. Song 2 is their beast. Their Tasmanian devil. One of Enoch's rarer lightnings.

[@delorangeade]

Stone Cold Crazy always sounds to me like something that could have come from Deep Purple In Rock.

[@a.k.1740]

It's way too civilized to have been taken from Deep Purple In Rock and besides, there's choirs everywhere. Deep Purple In Rock is much rawer !

[@jfergs.3302]

I was thinking that. Came across to me like Purple, with a pretty big dollop of Sweet

[@pentagrammaton6793]

@@jfergs.3302 aye, Sweet verged on metal back in '73-'75.

[@thomasmcintosh390]

segue away

[@JoanieAdamms]

It's coming Justin, the Taylor League is a-coming for ya!

[@cazgerald9471]

8:05 I'm pretty sure those high notes are Roger not Freddie

[@SpaceCattttt]

Not even Metallica could play "Stone Cold Crazy" as heavy as Queen did.

[@HippoYnYGlaw]

Yes i enjoyed hearing this. Van Halen must've heard track two that's for sure. Track one: Poor man's Bo Rap Track two: Baby please can't take anymore - feel ma heartbeat. I gotta good feelin for this Columbia Holiday and the Reserve Provisions JP's recorded for us. Yeah , I feel Marino in the pipeline and City Boy for H some Budgie for you and for me and some Level 42 for the bassists in our midst Hold on there's even some Marina Diamandis and Judie Tzuke in between another JoniM and KBush video. Happy Hols Justin!

[@JustJP]

I have Marino on the way in the near future🙂

[@HippoYnYGlaw]

@@JustJP Doh?! you said there would be no wifi yonder holiday destination yet here you are - r u there yet? Thanks JP ! You're doin well keepin tabs on us misfits! I've been in the Charity shop 25 pence only ?! £0.25 Sterling Pounds each for all of these CDs: with additional code for your guidelines into the futility of it all, namely: NO - these 'll never get played YES oh YES - bargain Central From Genesis to Revelation yes oh yes Plastic Beach -Gorillaz oh yes The xx - Coexist oh yes Jake Bugg debut oh yes The Prodigy Experience oh yes Artful Dodger debut CD oh yes Example - Playing in the Shadows oh yes Mike Oldfield - Orchestral Tubular Bells oh yes Paulo Nutini - Sunny Side Up oh yes The Libertines - Up the Bracket oh ok All Saints - Saints & Sinners it's playin now* Gone in 60 Seconds - music from (not by Nick Cage) oh yeeeeaaaahhh Eddy Grant - Best of u betcha Duran Duran -Greatest NO UB40 - Best of oh yes Best of - Gin Blossoms maybe J&MC - 21 singles oh yes Turin Brakes -Ether song oh yes How are the Hols goin? The list continues but supper's on the boil... Shadows Collide with People by Guess who? Manic Street Preachers - Forever Delayed (Greatest Hits) Alicia Keys songs in A Minor Black Coffe is a pop classic btw* Shed Seven - A Maximum High Shed Seven - Change Giver The Smiths -Best of I & II all oh yes Plus loads of jazz and classical stuff that I thought I needed just to convince myself that I have a Mature Musical Pallette. some chance Born Sandy Devotional is my fave 80s LP though. Right time to go Diolch

[@HippoYnYGlaw]

oh my extensive list has disappeared :>))

[@HippoYnYGlaw]

No it’s still there. Just listened to thefirst two tracks from The Lyre of Orpheus by NickCave and the Bad Seeds. It seems David McComb of The Triffids was inspired by a gig he saw by them. After their demise, their inspired bassist joined the Bad Seeds. His name is on the tip of my tongue. It’s Casey. Martyn Casey. Yep, that good!

[@JustJP]

@@HippoYnYGlaw nice list! I'm currently sitting in the airport, so wifi is still available for thr moment lol

[@jacksonbrawn6638]

The "Theremin" is likely either an ebow or a sustainer (sustainer a system built-in to the guitar), both of which can effect infinite sustain. I am sure a May fan somewhere knows for sure... ;)

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

My favourite Queen album think that you’re hearing Roger ‘The Dog Whistle’ Taylor’s voice it is so angelic on In The Lap Of The Gods love Roger ❤️ Freddie said Roger’s voice had the dog whistle pitch 😂😂 Queen didn’t use synthesizers until 1980 x

[@SpaceCattttt]

Roger also had (has?) a great rock voice. Songs like "I'm in Love with My Car" and "Rock It (Prime Jive)" really show off what he can do.

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

@@Katehowe3010 oh my goodness yes another amazing Roger song ❤️

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

@@SpaceCattttt yes definitely x

[@joemaurone7923]

This song was such a no-brainer for Metallica to cover it that, well, they went and covered it!

[@GareksApprentice]

Metallica did a pretty good cover of "Stone Cold Crazy". Give it a listen if you'd like. James Hetfield was also brought on to sing it with the rest of Queen (+ Tony Iommi) at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Sadly, although I like "Misfire", it's kinda downhill from here to the rest of the album. Queen albums aren't the most consistent and this one is no exception. Their only albums I think are 'all killer, no filler' are Queen II and A Night at the Opera (Even though A Day at the Races is my favorite)

[@Habichiwoowoo]

Roger Taylor had his finger on the pulse of the underground music movement and wrote a frenetic punk song to be the title track of this album. Studio execs said, no way, so they dropped the track but kept the title. Three albums later, they brought the song back. And it has one of the strangest little guitar solos I've ever heard. I love this album. It's all over the place stylistically, which I think is great. This one and Queen II are my favorites. Hey, nice shirt! Looks cool. Of course, it would look even cooler with some City Boy playing -- oh, let's say, The Day the Earth Caught Fire. Carry on!

[@wesleyrodgers886]

Yeah. The sheer heart attack track...headphones full volume that guitar solo is an ear bleeder. Love it.

[@michelletammydenney1417]

How come you don’t play it live?

[@pentagrammaton6793]

Queen! 😀

[@stephendennis8739]

My favourite album from queen

[@-davidolivares]

Didn’t you know that was Roger singing… and not… a theremin or Brian’s guitar? Alright alright , just an elbow in the rib. Don’t know the difference yet, play more… No worries. One thing you and a lot of people need to know, Queen is a band, everyone is important, not just Fred. That’s what bothered me about the movie. Too Fred heavy. Christian is happy today!

[@ecce_neru]

Tommy.... can you here me???

[@a.k.1740]

@@Katehowe3010 It seems you don't know your Who's Who ! .-)

[@maruad7577]

@@a.k.1740 I know my Hinterland Who's Who (just a Canadian in joke, nvm).

[@a.k.1740]

@@Katehowe3010 No relation but seeing that for months Justin has been proposing Tommy from The Who and nothing comes, Leon just makes a reminder.... as you could have done for example with Queen ! .-))

[@SoundlabStudios63]

He’s not at 25k subscribers yet

[@jfergs.3302]

Well, CA's days finally arrived, but i wouldn't have minded waiting a bit (a fair bit actually) longer. It all seemed very derivative to me. ITLOTG's I thought pretty bad. Like a dodgy amalgam of ELO, and The Beach Boys, with the falsetto ripped from Dark Side of the Moon. Re SCC, slightly more palatable, fairly standard rock number. But even this, another amalgam, this time elements of Deep Purple, and Sweet. Yeah, not my cup of tea.

[@delorangeade]

I like a lot of Queen's 1970's work, but they also recorded their fair share of clunkers, and side 2 of Sheer Heart Attack is pretty much a write-off for me.

[@jfergs.3302]

@@Katehowe3010 Persistence certainly does seem to pay off 🙂

[@jfergs.3302]

@@delorangeade I was never really fussed on queen. I did/do really like 'Seven Seas of Rhye'. And i liked BoRap, initially, but found it got old fast. Other than those though... I think it was the sound of May's home made guitar, never sat well with me. And it wasn't like he didn't have the cash to buy a proper one 🙂

[@delorangeade]

@@Katehowe3010 It's not the variety I mind, so much as I think everything they try here is something they've done better elsewhere.

[@delorangeade]

@@jfergs.3302 I blame the parents. I'm sure when young Brian asked Santa to bring him a guitar for Christmas, he was hoping for a shiny red Hank Marvin Stratocaster, not something cobbled together by his dad from bits and pieces found in the workshop off-cuts bin and parts of an old pram he fished out of the canal. Credit to Brian for being a dutiful son, keeping a straight face and getting on with it.

[@Yaktahbay]

For the Nth time: THE HIGH VOICE BELONGS TO ROGER TAYLOR!

[@sicko_the_ew]

The good thing about having yet heard enough Queen is that there's plenty of Queen ahead of you - most of it good, an enormous amount of it superlative. What a prospect to look forward to! It might interest you to know that the drummer of *The Darkness* is Rufus Tiger Taylor - son of Roger. You can hear and see some of him here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJyyp3RraL52iLM (It's very appropriate, because the major avowed influences of The Darkness - and yes, one must use words such as "avowed" in this context - are Queen and AC DC, in no particular order of importance. It doesn't always show, but when it does, they've never been afraid to wear their hearts on their sleeves, and the influence is unmistakable.) That's another band you need to get around to. No, they're not among the "founding fathers", but they're a great band. And they don't take themselves too seriously, while at the same time taking their music very seriously - as in no detail is overlooked. (I mean great, not the colloquial "great" which really means OK.)

[@ecce_neru]

Before there was Metallica... There was.... Queen

[@maruad7577]

Queen bringing drama to music since 1970.

[@submandave1125]

Re. Brian's "Theremin" sound, that's pure Red Special. That homemade instrument really has a unique sound quality. IMO, one of the only guitarists that can rival Brian May's lyrical and vocal qualities is Roger Waters.

[@a.k.1740]

I have trouble with Queen. Too bombastic to my liking and by the way Sweet and Sparks are better at grandiloquence.

[@pentagrammaton6793]

@@Katehowe3010 I generally agree, though Sweet had their hard rocking moments.

[@a.k.1740]

@@Katehowe3010 Personally, I much prefer Sweet. Queen is far from bad but their music doesn't move me. It leaves me cold.

[@a.k.1740]

@@Katehowe3010 I don't dislike them, it's just that I find it difficult to stay attentive to Queen for the length of an entire album.

[@andrewpearce9633]

Never forget that despite its many high points, this album has the song "Bring Back That Leroy Brown". THE absolute and most execrable piece of music. Its inclusion is the fatal flaw that, for me, catastrophically mars the entire record. Queen II is superior.

[@georgedavis-stewart4225]

Can't get with the melodrama. Like leftovers from a short-lived stage musical.

[@TheCornishCockney]

Stone Cold Crazy,that riff. Remind you of anyone? Let’s just say Metallica were definitely listening.