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Sheer Heart Attack is a Queen album that has something for nearly everyone. There's glam, progrock, guitar pyrotechnics to spare (check out Brian May's shape-shifting performances on "Brighton Rock" and "Flick of the Wrist"), proto-speed-metal ("Stone Cold Crazy"), and Queen's unique brand of campy humor ("America's new bride to be / Don't worry, baby, I'm safe and sound," Freddie Mercury declares on "Now I'm Here," a Queen concert staple). The group takes a rocked-up turn at ragtime on "Bring Back That Leroy Brown" and downshifts memorably on the spare piano-and-voice interludes "Lily of the Valley" and "Dear Friends." Best of all is the wicked rock-and-harmony showcase "Killer Queen," the group's first international smash. If you need a reminder of everything that was right about rock's old guard before punks stormed the gates, look no further. --Daniel Durchholz

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Sheer Heart Attack by Bjorn Viberg (European Union)

5 Stars
November 13, 2009
Sheer Heart Attack being Queen's 3rd studio album and 1974 release was hailed by most of the critics. Allmusic, Martin C. Strong and Q gave it very high marks in their reviews. The album contains many musical styles and here is a little bit of rock, hard rock, heavy metal, glam rock, and speed metal. Tracks that stand out on this release are "Killer Queen", "Now I'm Here" and "Stone Cold Crazy". The booklet contains no lyric but has a list of whom plays what on the album. 5/5.

Majestic And Fun by Mike B.

5 Stars
June 16, 2009
After the elaborate "Queen II", Queen simplified their sound and rocked harder than ever on "Sheer Heart Attack". This was the last of their albums recorded on 16-track. Their acclaimed masterwork and follow-up "A Night At The Opera" benefitted from having 24 tracks to work with. Producer Roy Thomas Baker was into "big" productions at the time - almost like a British Phil Spector. During these years he focused mainly on Queen and Denmark's superstar rock band Gasolin'. Both groups had 5 albums produced by him, and he was a major factor in their success. This album yielded their first international hit single "Killer Queen", and it's still my favorite song they've ever done. The entire first half is just one Queen classic after another, but it's the second half that makes this my most played disc by them. The whole "In The Lap Of The Gods" suite is thrilling. They virtually invented speed-metal on "Stone Cold Crazy", and the vaudeville/music hall influences exhibited on "Bring Back That Leroy Brown" are a pure delight. The suite segues and flows beautifully, and is majestic and fun. Mercury and May are in top form. For a rocking good time, you can't do better than Queen's "Sheer Heart Attack".

Queen's Beast CD by Jack Dolan (Plainfield, IN USA)

5 Stars
May 05, 2009
This cd is absolutely amazing. It sounds so great, and it came in perfect condition as well as in less time than expected. Amazon did a great job with this, and if you love Queen as much as I do, you will fall in love with this album. It is amazing.

Definitive Queen Release by Pat Lamorgese (New Jersey)

5 Stars
March 10, 2009
This release is the definitive Queen disk, which is strong but lacks some of the more pompous releases the followed. The opening song, "Brighton Rock" showcases Mercury's alternating falsetto (for the female part) and strong middle register (male part) for this call and reply. The single, "Killer Queen" is a classic Mercury cut, with a brilliant lead break by May. "Tenement Funster" is rocker penned and sung by the drummer, Roger Taylor, which segues seamlessly into "Flick of the Wrist" where Mercury's voice soars. There is a short piano ditty, "Lily of the Valley" which runs immediately into a great May song, "Now I'm Here", which pays deference to both Mott the Hoople ("Down in the city just Hoople and me" and their billing as an opener for Mott at the Uris theatre on Broadway, NYC) and Chuck Berry ("Go go go little Queenie" at the end of the song). The second side kicks off with "In the Lap of the Gods", which runs directly into the siren that starts "Stone Cold Crazy". There are some interesting songs that follow "Bring Back Leroy Brown", which features a ukelele break by May near the end. The release concludes with "In the Lap of the Gods (revisited)" which was a live showcase of Mercury's voice. Great stuff that differentiates Queen from their contemporaries, that is a must to own.

Two masterpieces in one year by Mr. Keith Abbott (Brighton, UK)

5 Stars
December 16, 2008
Quite how Queen managed to produce another masterpiece after Queen II beggars belief, when some bands faff around for 3 years producing a half decent album. For masterpiece this truly is. It expands on Queen II, whilst keeping the incredible dynamics of their truly unique sound. No other band at the time sounded like Queen - no hard rock act, no prog rock act, no pop rock act, no glam rock act. Queen incorporate all those "rock" sounds - and more - into their repertoire and sound like...er well... Queen. If they had influences, then they were swamped and surpassed by the sheer talent on this record. I've said this before on my review of Queen II but no other band knew how to take a hard rock sound and and use the dynamics to create such an unbelievable and amazing presence. People think "Bo Rhap" was almost a bit of a novelty in its classical pretensions, but early Queen to my untrained ear is a band taking all the light and shade of classical music and pumping it through a rock adrenaline rush. If anything the hit "Killer Queen" is a throwaway track. Just listen to the majestic pyrotechnics of "Brighton Rock" or the truly sublime ballads and it puts everything else in perspective. Freddie's voice is magnificent, Brian May's guitar playing like nothing else and the ensemble playing mind-blowing. I have a huge soft spot for early Queen it must be said - not too keen on the later power pop stuff - and this album absolutely hits home.

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