{"product_id":"50087596057","title":"Queen - Queen II (Deluxe Edition) - Import 2 CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInoneregard,QueenIIdoesindeedprovidemoreofthesamethingasontheband'sdebut.Certainly,ofalltheotheralbumsinQueen'scatalogitbearstheclosestresemblancetoitsimmediatepredecessor,particularlyinitslean,hardattackandinhowithasonlyonesongthatiswell-knowntolistenersoutsideoftheirhardcorecult:inthiscase,it's\"SevenSeasofRhye,\"whichisitselfmoreellipticalthan\"KeepYourselfAlive,\"thebigsongfromthedebut.ButthesesimilaritiesaresuperficialandQueenIIisaverydifferentbeastthanitspredecessor,analbumthatisricher,darker,andweirder,analbumthatfindsQueengrowingasabandbyleapsandbounds.Thereisstillasurplusofideas,buttheirenergiesarebetterfocusedthistimearound,channeledintoaover-inflated,pompousrockthatcouldbecalledprogifitwasn'tsoheavy.EvenwithallthequeensandogresthatpopulateQueenII,thisneverfeelsasfantasticalasGenesisorUriahHeep,andthat'sbecauseQueenhitshardasarockbandhere,whereeventheblastsofvocalharmoniesfeellikepowerchords,nomatterhowfloridtheyare.Besides,thesegrandioseharmonies,alongwiththehandfulofwistfulballadshere,areovershadowedbytheonslaughtofguitarsandpummelingrhythmsthatgiveQueenIImajestyandmenace.Queeniscoiled,tense,andvicioushere,deliveringontheirinherentsenseofdrama,andthatgivesQueenIIrealpowerasmusic,aswellasatruecohesion.Theonethingthatismissingisanysemblanceofapopsensibility,evenwhentheyflirtwithamockPhilSpectorproductionon\"FunnyHowLoveIs.\"Thishitslikeheavymetalbuthasanart-rocksensibilitythroughandthrough,whichalsomeansthatithasnotruehookinforthosewhodon'twanttosuccumbtoQueen'sworld.Butthatkindofinsulardramaisquitealluringinitsownright,whichiswhyQueenIIisoneofthefavoritesoftheirhardcorefans.Attheveryleast,itillustratesthatQueenisstartingtopullalltheirambitionsandinfluencesintoasignaturesound,andit'squitepowerfulinthatregard.~StephenThomasErlewine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Procession [2026 Mix]\u003cbr\u003e2.Father To Son\u003cbr\u003e3.White Queen (As It Began)\u003cbr\u003e4.Some Day One Day\u003cbr\u003e5.The Loser In The End\u003cbr\u003e6.Ogre Battle\u003cbr\u003e7.The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke\u003cbr\u003e8.Nevermore\u003cbr\u003e9.The March Of The Black Queen\u003cbr\u003e10.Funny How Love Is\u003cbr\u003e11.Seven Seas Of Rhye\u003cbr\u003e1.Procession\u003cbr\u003e2.Father To Son\u003cbr\u003e3.As It Began\u003cbr\u003e4.Some Day One Day\u003cbr\u003e5.The Loser In The End\u003cbr\u003e6.The Loser In The End\u003cbr\u003e7.Ogre Battle\u003cbr\u003e8.The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke\u003cbr\u003e9.Nevermore\u003cbr\u003e10.The March Of The Black Queen\u003cbr\u003e11.The March Of The Black Queen\u003cbr\u003e12.Funny How Love Is\u003cbr\u003e13.Seven Seas Of Rhye\u003cbr\u003e14.I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside\u003cbr\u003e15.See What A Fool I've Been\u003cbr\u003e16.Not For Sale (Polar Bear)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hollywood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637742727457,"sku":"50087596057","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/50087596057.jpg?v=1777964392","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-sk\/products\/50087596057","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}