Queen II is the second studio album of the British rock band Queen , released in 1974 .
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| Date of issue | March 8, 1974 (UK) April 4, 1974 (USA) | ||||||
| Recorded by | August 1973 - February 1974 | ||||||
| Genres | Hard rock progressive rock glam rock heavy metal | ||||||
| Duration | 40 min 42 seconds | ||||||
| Producers | Queen Roy Thomas Baker | ||||||
| Labels | Parlophone records Hollywood Records (US) | ||||||
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| A source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [one] |
| Chiche tribune | [2] |
| Creem | C− [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [four] |
| Pitchfork media | 7.9 / 10 [5] |
| Popmatters | 7/10 [6] |
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| Record Collector | |
| Rolling stone |  [7] |
| The rolling stone album guide | [eight] |
About the album
The disk is divided into the “White” and “Black” side instead of the usual side “A” and side “B” . The fantasy theme of the album echoes the work of Led Zeppelin of those years, although the fairies and trolls of Queen were a more fashionable gathering than the queens and giants of Led Zeppelin.
The instrumental "Procession" opened almost every early concert of the group. “The March of the Black Queen” and “Ogre Battle” were also performed at almost every concert in the 70s. The song "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" is named for the painting "The Masterful Swing of the Fairy Lumberjack " by English artist Richard Dadd .
Record
Reception
Queen II Tour
In support of the album, the group staged a concert tour. Within its framework, the group visited the UK and performed for the first time in the USA. .
Dates and venues
The concert tour began March 1, 1974 a week before the album, with a performance in Blackpool at Winter Gardens .
Set List
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List of Songs
White side
- " Procession " (May) - 1:12
- Father to Son (May) - 6:14
- “ White Queen (As It Began) ” (May) (1973) - 4:33
- “ Some Day One Day ” (May) - 4:21
- “ The Loser in the End ” (Taylor) - 4:01
Black side
- Ogre Battle (Mercury) (1973) - 4:08
- “The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke” (Mercury) - 2:41
- Nevermore (Mercury) - 1:17
- “ The March of the Black Queen ” (Mercury) (1973) - 6:33
- Funny How Love Is (Mercury) - 2:48
- Seven Seas of Rhye (Mercury) (1973) - 2:48
- Freddie Mercury - vocals, backing vocals, piano , harpsichord , organ .
- Brian May - guitar, bells in The March of the Black Queen, main vocals in Some Day One Day, backing vocals, piano in Father to Son
- Roger Taylor - drums, gong , marimba , main vocals in The Loser in the End, backing vocals.
- John Deacon - bass, acoustic guitar .
- Roy Thomas Baker - castanets in “The March of the Black Queen,” a stylophone in “Seven Seas Of Rhye.”
- Robin Cable - Keyboard Effects in Nevermore.
Sales
| Top position | Sales | |||
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| A country | Position | Weeks | Certification | Sales |
| Great Britain | five | 29th | Gold | 350,000 |
| Norway | nineteen | |||
| Japan | 26 | |||
| USA | 49 | 13 | 700,000 | |
Notes
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas Queen II . AllMusic. Date of appeal October 16, 2015.
- ↑ Kot, Greg . An 18-record, 80 Million-copy Odyssey (April 19, 1992). Date of treatment April 19, 2016.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert . The Christgau Consumer Guide // Creem : magazine. - 1974. - October.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin. Encyclopedia of Popular Music . - 5th. - Omnibus Press , 2011 .-- P. 2248. - ISBN 0857125958 .
- ↑ Leone, Dominique. Queen reviews . Pitchfork . March 24, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ↑ Ramirez, AJ In the Lap of the Gods: The First Five Queen Albums . PopMatters (June 8, 2011). Date of treatment April 19, 2016. Archived November 26, 2013.
- ↑ Barnes, Ken. " Queen II review ". Rolling stone . June 20, 1974. Retrieved on January 16, 2010.
- ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . - 3rd. - Random House , 1992. - P. 570. - ISBN 0679737294 .
Links
- Queen II on Discogs