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Track List
01) Brighton Rock
02) Killer Queen
03) Tenement Funster
04) Flick of the Wrist
05) Lily of the Valley
06) Now I'm Here
07) In the Lap of the Gods
08) Stone Cold Crazy
09) Dear Friends
10) Misfire
11) Bring Back That Leroy Brown
12) She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)
13) In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited
01) Brighton Rock
02) Killer Queen
03) Tenement Funster
04) Flick of the Wrist
05) Lily of the Valley
06) Now I'm Here
07) In the Lap of the Gods
08) Stone Cold Crazy
09) Dear Friends
10) Misfire
11) Bring Back That Leroy Brown
12) She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)
13) In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited
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1974
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L'album Sheer Heart Attack est le 3e album du groupe pop/rock britannique Queen, sorti en 1974.
Sheer heart attack est un "album patchwork" de sons et d'ambiances parfois débridés (illustré par la pochette qui montre les quatre membres du groupe placés dans tous les sens) avec, à la baguette, les riffs et les solos de Brian May, entrecoupés par la voix extravagante de Freddie Mercury. Queen est au sommet de sa période "glam" avec des morceaux (In the lap of the gods, Killer Queen...) qui annoncent déjà la folie du prochain album à venir A Night At The Opera.
Cet album est dominé par le tube Killer Queen, chanson écrite par Freddie Mercury et émaillée par ses claquements de doigts, sa musique et ses paroles précieuses. Celle-ci culmine dans les charts britanniques jusqu'à la deuxième place. L'autre 45 tours extrait de l'album est Now I'm Here, un rock lourd signé Brian May qui signe aussi le fameux Brighton rock, marqué par un long instrumental et des bruits de foire en guise d'ouverture. Sheer heart attack contient aussi Stone Cold Crazy, parfois considérée comme étant la première chanson speed metal jamais produite. Si ce point de vue peut se discuter, il est vrai que le tempo très rapide et les riffs en staccato ont eu une grande influence sur des groupes comme Metallica (qui a d'ailleurs repris la chanson en 1992 lors du concert en hommage à Freddie Mercury). Il est à noter que le bassiste John Deacon compose sur cet album son 1er morceau, Misfire, qui montre déjà son goût pour le rythme. La superbe chanson She makes me, composée par Brian May, comprend un souffle pathologique, référence à l'hépatite B que le guitariste avait contractée pendant l'année 1974. Elle est à l'origine du nom de l'album.
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Having turned out two perfectly adequate albums of fantasy-tinged heavy rock, Queen were in desperate need of some commercial solace. A support slot on Mott The Hoople’s American tour and a minor hit (with “Seven Seas Of Rhye”) had left critics and fans eagerly awaiting their next move. But, following a gruelling touring agenda, disaster was to strike. Guitarist Brian May (he of the clogs and PhD in astrophysics) fell ill with hepatitis and the band were forced to begin work on their new album as a threesome.
Fate was on the band’s side. The tracks laid down in May’s absence had a sparseness that he could finally embellish to his full satisfaction (ie: LOADS). Also, ironically, the band was forced to dig into their back catalogue to come up with material. Both Mercury and May put forward future classics that had been numbers with their old bands: May’s “Brighton Rock” (formerly a Smile song called “Blag”) and Mercury’s “Stone Cold Crazy” (from his old band Wreckage). The latter presaged speed metal by years, eventually being covered by Metallica.
By this time the band had honed their Zeppelin-meets-Hendrix-in-Biba sound to perfection. Mercury’s “Lily Of The Valley” retains the same campness that blighted their previous work but “Killer Queen” was three minutes of romping pop perfection. May was now the master of the delay pedal (“Brighton Rock” was a future live guitar marathon showcase) Most importantly this was a band with new experiences and maturity to draw on. May’s “Now I’m Here” details their touring experiences with Mott while Mercury turned in one of his patent character assassinations with “Flick Of The Wrist”. It was also a truly group effort. Both Taylor and Deacon debuted songs on SHA. Taylor’s “Tenement Funster” is pure cod-rock nonsense but his stratospheric vocals and Bonham-esque drumming were now an integral part of the Queen sound. Deacon showed how his grasp of pop dynamics on the brief “Misfire” would lead to him writing some of the band’s most enduring hits.
In anticipation of their next album, they stretched contemporary production methods to their very limit with multi-layered vocals and guitars and Freddie’s vaudevillian streak finally emerged (“Bring Back That Leroy Brown”). This was the album that finally saw Queen find their true voice(s). Ending with the louche, grandiose ''In The Lap Of The Gods”¦Revisited'', the album remains a perfect example of their baroque and roll.
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L'album Sheer Heart Attack est le 3e album du groupe pop/rock britannique Queen, sorti en 1974.
Sheer heart attack est un "album patchwork" de sons et d'ambiances parfois débridés (illustré par la pochette qui montre les quatre membres du groupe placés dans tous les sens) avec, à la baguette, les riffs et les solos de Brian May, entrecoupés par la voix extravagante de Freddie Mercury. Queen est au sommet de sa période "glam" avec des morceaux (In the lap of the gods, Killer Queen...) qui annoncent déjà la folie du prochain album à venir A Night At The Opera.
Cet album est dominé par le tube Killer Queen, chanson écrite par Freddie Mercury et émaillée par ses claquements de doigts, sa musique et ses paroles précieuses. Celle-ci culmine dans les charts britanniques jusqu'à la deuxième place. L'autre 45 tours extrait de l'album est Now I'm Here, un rock lourd signé Brian May qui signe aussi le fameux Brighton rock, marqué par un long instrumental et des bruits de foire en guise d'ouverture. Sheer heart attack contient aussi Stone Cold Crazy, parfois considérée comme étant la première chanson speed metal jamais produite. Si ce point de vue peut se discuter, il est vrai que le tempo très rapide et les riffs en staccato ont eu une grande influence sur des groupes comme Metallica (qui a d'ailleurs repris la chanson en 1992 lors du concert en hommage à Freddie Mercury). Il est à noter que le bassiste John Deacon compose sur cet album son 1er morceau, Misfire, qui montre déjà son goût pour le rythme. La superbe chanson She makes me, composée par Brian May, comprend un souffle pathologique, référence à l'hépatite B que le guitariste avait contractée pendant l'année 1974. Elle est à l'origine du nom de l'album.
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Having turned out two perfectly adequate albums of fantasy-tinged heavy rock, Queen were in desperate need of some commercial solace. A support slot on Mott The Hoople’s American tour and a minor hit (with “Seven Seas Of Rhye”) had left critics and fans eagerly awaiting their next move. But, following a gruelling touring agenda, disaster was to strike. Guitarist Brian May (he of the clogs and PhD in astrophysics) fell ill with hepatitis and the band were forced to begin work on their new album as a threesome.
Fate was on the band’s side. The tracks laid down in May’s absence had a sparseness that he could finally embellish to his full satisfaction (ie: LOADS). Also, ironically, the band was forced to dig into their back catalogue to come up with material. Both Mercury and May put forward future classics that had been numbers with their old bands: May’s “Brighton Rock” (formerly a Smile song called “Blag”) and Mercury’s “Stone Cold Crazy” (from his old band Wreckage). The latter presaged speed metal by years, eventually being covered by Metallica.
By this time the band had honed their Zeppelin-meets-Hendrix-in-Biba sound to perfection. Mercury’s “Lily Of The Valley” retains the same campness that blighted their previous work but “Killer Queen” was three minutes of romping pop perfection. May was now the master of the delay pedal (“Brighton Rock” was a future live guitar marathon showcase) Most importantly this was a band with new experiences and maturity to draw on. May’s “Now I’m Here” details their touring experiences with Mott while Mercury turned in one of his patent character assassinations with “Flick Of The Wrist”. It was also a truly group effort. Both Taylor and Deacon debuted songs on SHA. Taylor’s “Tenement Funster” is pure cod-rock nonsense but his stratospheric vocals and Bonham-esque drumming were now an integral part of the Queen sound. Deacon showed how his grasp of pop dynamics on the brief “Misfire” would lead to him writing some of the band’s most enduring hits.
In anticipation of their next album, they stretched contemporary production methods to their very limit with multi-layered vocals and guitars and Freddie’s vaudevillian streak finally emerged (“Bring Back That Leroy Brown”). This was the album that finally saw Queen find their true voice(s). Ending with the louche, grandiose ''In The Lap Of The Gods”¦Revisited'', the album remains a perfect example of their baroque and roll.
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