Queen
B-Sides And Larry Lurex

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Here... I couldn’t even find the cover image on the internet... (we found it, tzé, ed.), oh well, never mind... well, if you're looking for a good collection of Queen's b-sides, this collection is definitely the best; yes, because for various reasons some songs, although fundamentally similar to songs included later in the albums, have created quite a few objections among the four, remaining tied to bootlegs or b-sides (indeed).

And how can we cast into oblivion the blues-rock of the slow yet sharp "See What A Fool I've Been" (b-side of Seven Seas Of Rhye), the energy of "I Go Crazy" (b-side of Radio Gaga), the melodic and flowing pace of "A Human Body"!? The rest, then... David Bowie echoes "bam, bam bam" to the "soprano Freddie" in this version of "Cool Cat" (well, indeed, since he was there, he did this too). The b-side that surpasses the extracted single: this happens, for example, with "Hijack My Heart," which with its rhythm and personality surpasses the corresponding "The Invisible Man." From the world of "A Kind Of Magic" there are "Blurred Vision" and "A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling," alternative versions of "One Vision" and "Don't Lose our Head." Young Freddie from Larry Lurex in 2 songs (yes, it's her, "Goin' Back," the one at the end of Mother Love). The best songs? There are 3! All of them showcase the style of the four, and especially of Freddie: "Mad The Swine" is the great excluded from Queen I, it has continuous changes of pace and vocals (the falsetto is similar to that of "March Of The Black Queen") with lyrics that seem written by a madman. "Soul Brother," heavily linked in lyrics to "Under Pressure" of which it is the b-side (and here you need to hear the voice: an excellent example). "Stealin'" starts as a well-crafted dialogue that plunges into a musical space that one would want to listen to continuously.