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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Queen |
| Record Label: |
Hollywood Records |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Subgenre: |
Hard Rock |
| Release Date: |
October 22, 1991 |
| Album Duration: |
55m:31s |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Procession 2. Father to Son 3. White Queen (As It Began) 4. Some Day One Day 5. Loser in the End 6. Ogre Battle 7. Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke 8. Nevermore 9. March of the Black Queen 10. Funny How Love Is 11. Seven Seas of Rhye 12. See What a Fool I've Been (orig. B-side) 13. Ogre Battle (1991 remix, bonus track) 14. Seven Seas of Rhye (1991 remix) |
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Queen: Freddie Mercury (vocals, harpsichord, keyboards); Brian May (guitar, piano, bells, background vocals); John Deacon (acoustic guitar, bass instrument); Roger Taylor (percussion, background vocals). Recording information: Trident Studios, London, England. Although QUEEN II borders on heavy metal (it wasn't until their next release, SHEER HEART ATTACK, that they began experimenting with other musical forms), the songwriting and playing is still top-notch. Queen was criticized by some in the press upon the release of QUEEN II, since there was simply nothing to compare it to--it encompassed glam, progressive, and metal, with a healthy dose of studio wizardry. QUEEN II contained the band's first official UK hit--the mystical "Seven Seas of Rhye"--and, as on their debut a year prior, the lesser-known material is just as delightful. Singer Freddie Mercury and guitarist Brian May contribute one lovely ballad each--"White Queen (As It Began)" and "Some Day One Day." The latter does a splendid job of breakin... |
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