Review of Queen's debut album in International Times, Sept 1973

This review of Queen I is positive and encouraging.This is the 2nd contemporary review I've found from alternative or underground press that treats Queen positively. I wonder if there is a pattern developing which shows something new about the band's early history. Derided by mainstream music mags but popular perhaps among the audiences for alternative/underground press e.g. uni students, hippies, -- the cool crowd.

Nice find !

Amazing that the people not being paid to write actually listened to what they were reviewing...

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[b]The Real Wizard wrote: [/b] Nice find !

Amazing that the people not being paid to write actually listened to what they were reviewing...[/QUOTE]

Not only that, the reviewer hears an operatic quality in Fred's voice that I can't hear in any of the songs on the album but maybe he is more perceptive than I am. Fred loved opera, as we know, and, of course, later releases like Lap of the Gods, BoRhap and Barcelona proved that he had that quality in his voice..

Very interesting review! Thank you.