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Rating: HELLO I'm here to talk to you about Queen, and more precisely about Queen II, the second album released by Freddie's legendary band. Queen II presents itself as an album with very hard rock, but at the same time with sweet melodies that only Freddie could create thanks to his unique and rare voice, but also thanks to his masterful interpretation! Oh yes, I don't think it's nonsense to say that Freddie was and still is 90% of the band's success, because Queen without Freddie would never have made history, while Freddie without Queen would have, not because May, Taylor, and Deacon are not talented, far from it, but just because I consider Freddie Mercury a singer with unsurpassable abilities and a technical repertoire that borders on the supernatural, considering that he sang: METAL-HARD ROCK-GLAM ROCK-ROCK-POP-JAZZ-COUNTRY-DISCO, and even managed to record an album in a duet with M.CABALLE' where Freddie becomes a full-fledged tenor. (and here I bow) Having said this, I consider Queen the most ingenious band the earth has ever known.
Let's return to the album: Queen II consists of eleven tracks, of which 50% feature very dark lyrics (let's say they are the more aggressive songs where evil reigns) and these are signed by Freddie, while the other half are sweeter songs where good triumphs, signed by Brian. The most significant work is undoubtedly "The March of the Black Queen" a song lasting almost seven minutes (back then a record) absolutely delirious, where you transition from one musical-vocal rhythm to another in a few seconds, where refined vocal overdubs are found and where May's guitar scratches almost painfully!!. (in my opinion, this song is the most beautiful in the history of rock!!) Guys, if you want to listen to some real hard-rock music, well, Queen II will not disappoint you.
CONTRAINDICATIONS: It may cause addiction!! So use it in moderation!!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
05 The Loser in the End (04:03)
Mama's got a problem
She don't know what to say
Her little baby boy
Has just left home today
She's got to be the loser in the end
She's got to be the loser in the end
Misuse her and you'll lose her as a friend
She's ma on whom you can always depend ooh
She washed and fed and clothed and cared
For nearly twenty years
And all she gets is Goodbye Ma
And the night times for her tears
She's got to be the loser in the end
She's got to be the loser in the end
Misuse her and you'll lose her as a friend
She's ma on whom you can always depend ooh
So listen mothers ev'rywhere
To just one mothers son
You'll get forgotten on the way
If you don't let them have their fun
Forget regrets and just remember
It's not so long since you were young
You're bound to be the loser in the end
You're bound to be the loser in the end
They'll chose their new shoes
That's not far to bend
You're ma on whom they can always depend ooh ooh
06 Ogre Battle (04:07)
Words and music by Freddie Mercury
Now once upon a time
An old man told me a fable
When the piper is gone
And the soup is cold on the table
And if the black crow flies
To find a new destination
That is the sign
Come tonight
Come to the ogre site
Come to the ogre battle fight
He gives a great big cry
And he can swallow up the ocean
With a mighty tongue he catches flies
And the palm of his hand incredible size
One great big eye has to focus in your direction
Now the battle is on
Yeah yeah yeah!
Come tonight
Come to the ogre site
Come to the ogre battle fight
Ah ah ah ah ah
The ogre men are still inside
The two way mirror mountain
You gotta keep down
Right out of sight
You can't see in but they can see out
Keep a look out
The ogre men are coming out
From the two way mirror mountain
They're running up behind
And they're coming all about
Can't go east 'cause you gotta go south
Ogre men are going home
The great big fight is over
Bugle blow let trumpet cry
Ogre battle lives for ever more
You can come along
You can come along
Come to ogre battle
08 Nevermore (01:26)
There's no living in my life anymore
The seas have gone dry and the rain stopped falling
Please don't you cry anymore
Can't you see?
Listen to the breeze, whisper to me please
Don't send me to the path of nevermore
Even the valleys below,
Where the rays of the sun were so warm and tender,
Now haven't anything to grow
Can't you see?
(Nevermore nevermore)
Why did you have to leave me?
(Nevermore nevermore)
Why did you deceive me?
You send me to the path of nevermore
When you say you didn't love me anymore
(Aah aah)
Nevermore, aah
Nevermore
11 Seven Seas of Rhye (02:49)
Fear me, you lords and lady preachers
I descend upon your earth from the skies
I command your very souls, you unbelievers
Bring before me what is mine
The seven seas of Rhye
Can you hear me, you peers and privy councilors
I stand before you naked to the eyes
I will destroy any man who dares abuse my trust
I swear that you'll be mine
The seven seas of Rhye
(Sister) I live and lie for you
(Mister) do and I'll die
You are mine, I possess you
Belong to you forever (Ever, ever, ahh)
Storm the master marathon I'll fly through
By flash and thunder fire I'll survive
(I'll survive, I'll survive) Then I'll defy the laws of nature
And come out alive
(Then I'll get you)
Begone with you you shod and shady senators
Give out the good, leave out the bad evil cries
I challenge the mighty Titan and his troubadours
And with a smile
I'll take you to the seven seas of Rhye
I'd like to be beside the seaside
I'd like to be beside the sea
Where the brass drums play
I'd like to be beside the seaside
I'd like to be beside the sea
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By 3poundsoflove
Queen II is indeed one of the albums to be rediscovered and considered as a true and legitimate masterpiece of rock with dark and sepulchral tones.
The March of the Black Queen encapsulates all, I say all, the band’s poetics, in a single, elusive, infinite song.
By Peppe Weapon
One of the most underrated rock works in history.
Those who hate Queen should listen to this album.
By Walterstarman1
Queen II is one of the most well-crafted and creative albums ever.
Explosion of guitar, explosion of voice, triumph of choruses. The closure is melancholy 'As it began'. Goosebump-inducing song, excellent piece.
By Starblazer
"'Queen II' is a record full of hard rock and baroque, surreal, and fairy-tale atmospheres."
"I consider it Queen's masterpiece, even more than 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'"
By paolofreddie
"Queen II is an ambiguous masterpiece with multiple nuances, an admirable blend of styles, perfect in arrangements, structure, and the fluid flow of the music."
"'The March of the Black Queen' is superb, a masterpiece within the masterpiece, one of the best compositions by Queen, if not the best."
