Queen - Sheer Heart Attack

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Queen's third album, Sheer Heart Attack. Their previous album, Queen II was a great step-up from their first album, in my opinion. So will this growth continue with this album? Absolutely!

The first song on this album is none other than the legendary, Brighton Rock. This song starts with some playful vocals from Freddie, with a tension filled guitar in the background building up to something. And that something is the legendary 3 minute guitar solo, that Brian May absolutely killed.

Next we have the calmer Killer Queen, but this song is still an absolute bop. The guitar on this song is stellar and the vocal performance Freddie puts on this song is just great.

Tenement Funster was pretty mediocre. First of all, I didn't feature any Freddie, and neither was the guitar anything special. Wasn't very memorable.

Moving on, we have the epic Flick of The Wrist. With a super catchy melody, great hook and epic guitar work. The verses have a slower beat, but the chorus in much more fast paced, giving this song some variety.

In comparison, Lily Of The Valley is a short and slow going song, mostly piano driven. It's a nice song.

Next we have Now I'm Here, which was a much longer song compared to Lily Of The Valley, and this time being much more rock. Another great track.

In The Lap Of The Gods wasn't a very memorable track in my opinion. Maybe because it was slower or the vocals put me off. Not sure. 

Stone Cold Crazy was an epic hard rock song. Short, but an absolute bop.

Dear Friends was another short track, but this time being a simple piano melody.

Misfire was another short song, but this time a bit more energetic.

Time for the incredibly catchy, Bring Back That Leroy Brown. This song is just amazing.

She Makes Me wasn't quite my favourite song on this album. Didn't find anything special in it.

The last track we have is In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited, and this rendition of the song is way better than the original version.

So, even though I didn't have that much to say about this album, I still absolutely loved it.

Favourite tracks: Brighton Rock, Killer Queen, Flick of The Wrist, Lily Of The Valley, Now I'm Here, Stone Cold Crazy, Dear Friends, Misfire, Bring Back That Leroy Brown, In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited;
Score: 10/10

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