Interesting question...

Lately, there's been a lot of moaning about moaning about moaning on this site, so let's try to ease the tension with a silly little poll!

Let's say you're trying to convince someone who really only knows a few of Queen's hits that there is so much more to Queen's music than Bo Rhap, WWRY etc.. Pick five Queen songs that you would use to show just how amazing Queen really is.

Ogre Battle
The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
Nevermore
The March of the Black Queen
Seven Seas of Rhye

Master-Stroke+Nevermore (they're so short they can count as one when segued).
'39 (of course!).
Drowse.
Need Your Loving Tonight.
Was It All Worth It

One from each album that aren't hits:

Great King Rat
The March of the Black Queen
In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited
The Prophet's Song
Long Away
My Melancholy Blues
Jealousy
Rock It (Prime Jive)
The Hero
Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)
I Go Crazy
One Year of Love
Was It All Worth It
Ride The Wild Wind
A Winter's Tale

Dead On Time
Flick Of The Wrist
It's A Beautiful Day (Reprise)

Face It Alone

Just 5 ? That will pretty hard.

Liar
'39
The Prophet's Song
The Millionaire Waltz
Dead On Time
Was It All Worth It ?

I'm sorry, I just can't go below 6

good one:
1. march of the black queen
2. bring back that leroy brown
3. one year of love
4. dead on time
5. jesus

diverse enough? that's why I love this band...

It's Late
Drowse
Millionaire Waltz
Great King Rat

1. It's Late
2. March of the black queen
3. Great King Rat
4. Doing alright
5. Flick of the wrist

It's Late
The March Of The Black Queen
'39
Made In Heaven
White Queen (BBC)

Although being in the US, I'd strongly consider if I could use Innuendo being that it wasn't a hit here ;)

"side black" counts as one track for me also

so mine would be

1. side black
2. liar
3. great king rat
4. it's late
5. you take my breath away

don't understand why the question should ever be necessary ...unless queen really are a singles-only band not to be taken seriously on an album level?

just a thought: but this may be the case. after all whenever "greatest album lists of all time" are constructed you always get only queen compilations appearing...no opera or races.
whereas other rock bands don't have "best ofs" appearing in these lists...even the who and beatles who released loads of singles....
beatles - revolver, sg pepper, abbey rd
who - live at leeds, who's next

as for flyd and zeppelin - who have both released compilations....only proper studio albums make these lists

so perhaps that's it? queen are a joke rock band

any 5 of the best album "The Miracle" counts ?

The March of the Black Queen
White Queen
Death on Two Legs
It's Late
Scandal

In no particular order,

Nevermore
March of the Black Queen
It's Late
Millionaire Waltz
Innuendo
Liar
You Take My Breath Away
Death On Two Legs

I've recommended those to people I know who are only familiar with BoRhap, ABTD, WWRY, WATC and such.

Now THIS is an awesome thread. Great idea.


OK:

Scandal
Too Much Love Will Kill You
The Show Must Go On
I Want It All
Breakthru