Gosh, Queen sure was electic... In the '70s at least. In the '80s, they ranged from synth-pop to synth-rock.[/QUOTE]
Well I'll agree they lost some variety but I wouldn't put it quite like that. The Works has synth-arena rock (Radio Ga Ga), pop-rock (Keep Passing The Open Windows), an acoustic ballad (ITTWWC), rockabilly (MOTP) hard rock (HTF and TIU), synth pop (IWTBF), synth-metal (Machines) and a Reneissance power ballad (IAHL). AKOM had some soul too, The Miracle had carnival (albeit synth carnival).
Talking of which, does anybody wish that they did Rain Must Fall with genuine Latin American percussion instead of drum machines? The sound could have been so much more exciting.
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Getting back to topic, Queen II was admirable but I'm sure by 86 Freddie would have sounded ridiculous singing lines such as "the arch magician presides he is the leader
oberon and titania watched by a harridan
mab is the queen and there's a good apothecary-man come to say hello".
The central weakness of Queen II is its reliance on this dungeons and dragons story that sounds dated and lacks commercial appeal. It works well on some of the songs, Ogre battle and the very poetic White Queen but it's not tongue-in cheek enough for me. In fact my favourite moment of the album is the "Oh I do Like To Be Beside The Seaside". Why? Because it showed they were grounded in reality.
Sheer Heart Attack is a much better album. It deals with the everyday bit in an opulent way which is far more skillful than opulent themes vying with opulent music. It's a diverse collection of great, hard rocking songs. In short, it's less pretentious than Queen II but less flippant than ANATO. It's probably their finest album, barring Innuendo.
oberon and titania watched by a harridan
mab is the queen and there's a good apothecary-man come to say hello".
The central weakness of Queen II is its reliance on this dungeons and dragons story that sounds dated and lacks commercial appeal. It works well on some of the songs, Ogre battle and the very poetic White Queen but it's not tongue-in cheek enough for me. In fact my favourite moment of the album is the "Oh I do Like To Be Beside The Seaside". Why? Because it showed they were grounded in reality.
Sheer Heart Attack is a much better album. It deals with the everyday bit in an opulent way which is far more skillful than opulent themes vying with opulent music. It's a diverse collection of great, hard rocking songs. In short, it's less pretentious than Queen II but less flippant than ANATO. It's probably their finest album, barring Innuendo.