Queen II
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Queen II
Queen II is the second studio album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on 8 March 1974 by EMI Records at midnight in the UK and by Elektra Records in the US. It was recorded at Trident Studios and Langham 1 Studios, London from February to August 1973 with co-producers Roy Thomas Baker and Robin Cable, and engineered by Mike Stone. The album is notable for its combination of a heavy rock sound with an art rock sensibility. It has been called "a pillar of grandiose, assaultive hard rock" by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. -Wikipedia
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Ultimate Classic Rock
2016 - The end result was an 11-song set, divided into a "White Side" (mostly written by guitarist Brian May) and a "Black Side" (composed by Freddie Mercury) with punchy pop melodies to complement the thickly layered arrangements recorded with co-producers Roy Thomas Baker and Robin Geoffrey Cable.
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All Music
At the very least, it illustrates that Queen is starting to pull all their ambitions and influences into a signature sound, and it's quite powerful in that regard.
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Immortal Reviews
2017 - Queen continued to build a fantastic world in Queen II, their sound getting more magical and even a bit more risky with their next effort.
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U Discover Music
2017 - he Album That Elevated The Band To Rock Royalty
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Rolling Stone
1974 - But the album remains a floundering and sadly unoriginal affair.
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Shut Up Hamish
From this I hope that readers will at least check out some of the fairly overlooked (in terms of their catalogue) but impressive gems hidden within Queen‘s second album.
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brianmay.com
Well, after their first album, Queen have really improved by a long shot.
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Only Solitaire
Queen in transition - the melodies suffer accordingly, but the band still has enough ideas to make it all worthwile.
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Harmonix
This one's probably the darkest and heaviest album Queen has made. I personally think it's their best.
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Batman
2005 - This album shows what is so great about Queen
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Keno
2004 - Queen II in my opinion is one of Queen's greatest albums.
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Progressive Rock Music Album Reviews
2009 - Queen went on to make bigger and better albums, but in terms of witnessing a band hitting it's stride and obviously enjoying itself in the studio, I don't think they ever improved.
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The Quietus
2014 - It's gleefully monolithic in its climactic sections, but the words have an unfaltering belief that mere rock music is a strong enough medium to impart words of familial wisdom through the generations. That's why it succeeds - Queen's conviction would never be stronger.
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