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'''''Sheer Heart Attack''''' is the third studio album by [[Queen]]. It was released on 1974/11/01 on vinyl. It was produced by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker and distributed by EMI in the UK, and Elektra in the US. The album was recorded from July to September of 1974 at AIR, Rockfield, Trident, and Wessex Sound studios.
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{{Album
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| Title            = Sheer Heart Attack
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| Image            = Queen - Sheer Heart Attack.jpg
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| ImageDescription = Vinyl - USA - 1st edition.
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| Artist          = {{AlbumArtist|Queen}}
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| PublishedYear    = 1974
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| PublishedMonth  = 11
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| PublishedDay    = 08
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| Type            = {{AlbumType|Studio}}
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| Genre            = {{MusicGenre|Glam rock}}, {{MusicGenre|Progressive rock}}, {{MusicGenre|Hard rock}}
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| Themes          = Fantasy, relationships, corruption, youth
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This is the last album to contain Freddie's mythical rock songs, all subsequent albums feature songs with more secular themes.
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'''''Sheer Heart Attack''''' is the third studio album by [[Queen]]. It was released on 1974-11-08 on vinyl and produced by Queen and [[Roy Thomas Baker]]. The album uses strong [[glam rock]] and [[progressive rock]] themes with an over all [[hard rock]] sound. This is the last album to contain Freddie's mythical rock songs, all subsequent albums feature songs with more realistic themes.
  
This is the very first CD I ever bought for myself, and remains one of my favorite albums ever. Every time I hear songs off this album I think of playing the game [[Diablo]], because I bought both the album and the game around the same time and enjoyed them together.
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==Personal==
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{{AlbumStatus
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| Own    = Yes. US vinyl, the Hollywood Records CD, original master in the ''[[Crown Jewels]]''.
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I bought this album in the mid-1990s, and it was the very first album I ever bought for myself with my own money. It quickly became, and has remained, one of my favorite albums. When I bought this album, the only songs I knew from it were ''[[Killer Queen]]'', ''[[Now I'm Here]]'', and ''[[Stone Cold Crazy]]'', from greatest hits albums and radio play. I was eager to hear new music and I was certainly intrigued by most of the songs which are noticeably different than the music on the compilation albums. This was the first time I had ever heard an album overlay one song with another as a segue rather than fade to silence between each track. The first time I listened to this album, I thought it was a bad move to begin with "Brighton Rock," particularly because of May's long guitar solo. Although I like both the song and the solo, I didn't feel like it properly set the pace or mood of the album.
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This album, like ''[[Queen II]]'', could also be separated into a white and black side with ''[[Brighton Rock]]'', ''[[Killer Queen]]'', ''[[Lily of the Valley]]'', ''[[Dear Friends]]'', ''[[Bring Back That Leroy Brown]]'', and ''[[Misfire]]'' being the flighty white side while ''[[Tenement Funster]]'', ''[[Flick of the Wrist]]'', ''[[Now I'm Here]]'', ''[[In the Lap of Gods]]'', ''[[Stone Cold Crazy]]'', ''[[She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)]]'', and ''[[In the Lap of the Gods… Revisited]]'' taking the brooding black side, although the tracks are pretty evenly dispersed.
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Because I would listen to this album while playing ''[[Diablo]]'' and ''[[Doom II: Hell on Earth]]'', I think of those two games when I listen to this album, and, similarly, when I play the games, I think of this album.
  
 
==Track Listing==
 
==Track Listing==
'''Side One'''
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! Title
'''#'''
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! Writer(s)
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! Vocals
'''Title'''
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! Rank
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! Rating
'''Writer(s)'''
 
 
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| 1
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| A1
| [[Brighton Rock]]
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| ''[[Brighton Rock]]''
 
| [[Brian May]]
 
| [[Brian May]]
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 11
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| {{Rating|6}}
 
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|-
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| A2
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| ''[[Killer Queen]]''
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| 2
 
| 2
| [[Killer Queen]]
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| {{Rating|8}}
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
 
|-
 
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| 3
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| A3
| [[Tenement Funster]]
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| ''[[Tenement Funster]]''
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| [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Roger Taylor]]
 
| [[Roger Taylor]]
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| 10
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| {{Rating|7}}
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|-
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| A4
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| ''[[Flick of the Wrist]]''
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 13
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| {{Rating|5}}
 
|-
 
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| 4
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| A5
| [[Flick of the Wrist]]
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| ''[[Lily of the Valley]]''
| Mercury
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 6
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| {{Rating|8}}
 
|-
 
|-
| 5
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| A6
| [[Lily of the Valley]]
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| ''[[Now I'm Here]]''
| Mercury
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| [[Brian May]]
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 3
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| {{Rating|8}}
 
|-
 
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| 6
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| B1
| [[Now I'm Here]]
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| ''[[In the Lap of the Gods]]''
| May
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
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| 12
'''Side Two'''
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| {{Rating|6}}
 
 
{|
 
| style="width:25px;" |
 
'''#'''
 
| style="width:300px;" |
 
'''Title'''
 
| style="width:300px;" |
 
'''Writer(s)'''
 
 
|-
 
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| 1
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| B2
| [[In the Lap of the Gods]]
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| ''[[Stone Cold Crazy]]''
| Mercury
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| [[Freddie Mercury]], [[Brian May]], [[Roger Taylor]], [[John Deacon]]
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 8
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| {{Rating|7}}
 
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| 2
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| B3
| [[Stone Cold Crazy]]
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| ''[[Dear Friends]]''
| Mercury, May, Taylor, [[John Deacon]]
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| [[Brian May]]
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 5
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| {{Rating|8}}
 
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| 3
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| B4
| [[Dear Friends]]
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| ''[[Misfire]]''
| May
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| [[John Deacon]]
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| 9
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| {{Rating|7}}
 
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| B5
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| ''[[Bring Back That Leroy Brown]]''
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| 4
 
| 4
| [[Misfire]]
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| {{Rating|8}}
| Deacon
 
 
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| 5
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| B6
| [[Bring Back That Leroy Brown]]
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| ''[[She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)]]''
| Mercury
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| [[Brian May]]
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| [[Brian May]]
| 6
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| 1
| [[She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)]]
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| {{Rating|10}}
| May
 
 
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| B7
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| ''[[In the Lap of the Gods… Revisited]]''
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
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| [[Freddie Mercury]]
 
| 7
 
| 7
| [[In the Lap of the Gods… Revisited]]
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| {{Rating|7}}
| Mercury
 
 
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[[Category:Album]]
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The album's total score is 1,488.
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==Links==
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack}}
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{{Link|Discogs|https://www.discogs.com/Queen-Sheer-Heart-Attack/master/5303}}
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[[Category: Favorite]]
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[[Category: Favorite Albums]]

Latest revision as of 10:51, 18 March 2024

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen - Sheer Heart Attack.jpg

Vinyl - USA - 1st edition.

Artist Queen
Published 1974-11-08
Type Studio
Genre Glam rock, Progressive rock, Hard rock
Themes Fantasy, relationships, corruption, youth

Sheer Heart Attack is the third studio album by Queen. It was released on 1974-11-08 on vinyl and produced by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker. The album uses strong glam rock and progressive rock themes with an over all hard rock sound. This is the last album to contain Freddie's mythical rock songs, all subsequent albums feature songs with more realistic themes.

Personal

Own?Yes. US vinyl, the Hollywood Records CD, original master in the Crown Jewels.

I bought this album in the mid-1990s, and it was the very first album I ever bought for myself with my own money. It quickly became, and has remained, one of my favorite albums. When I bought this album, the only songs I knew from it were Killer Queen, Now I'm Here, and Stone Cold Crazy, from greatest hits albums and radio play. I was eager to hear new music and I was certainly intrigued by most of the songs which are noticeably different than the music on the compilation albums. This was the first time I had ever heard an album overlay one song with another as a segue rather than fade to silence between each track. The first time I listened to this album, I thought it was a bad move to begin with "Brighton Rock," particularly because of May's long guitar solo. Although I like both the song and the solo, I didn't feel like it properly set the pace or mood of the album.

This album, like Queen II, could also be separated into a white and black side with Brighton Rock, Killer Queen, Lily of the Valley, Dear Friends, Bring Back That Leroy Brown, and Misfire being the flighty white side while Tenement Funster, Flick of the Wrist, Now I'm Here, In the Lap of Gods, Stone Cold Crazy, She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos), and In the Lap of the Gods… Revisited taking the brooding black side, although the tracks are pretty evenly dispersed.

Because I would listen to this album while playing Diablo and Doom II: Hell on Earth, I think of those two games when I listen to this album, and, similarly, when I play the games, I think of this album.

Track Listing

Track Title Writer(s) Vocals Rank Rating
A1 Brighton Rock Brian May Freddie Mercury 11 Rating-6.svg
A2 Killer Queen Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 2 Rating-8.svg
A3 Tenement Funster Roger Taylor Roger Taylor 10 Rating-7.svg
A4 Flick of the Wrist Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 13 Rating-5.svg
A5 Lily of the Valley Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 6 Rating-8.svg
A6 Now I'm Here Brian May Freddie Mercury 3 Rating-8.svg
B1 In the Lap of the Gods Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 12 Rating-6.svg
B2 Stone Cold Crazy Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon Freddie Mercury 8 Rating-7.svg
B3 Dear Friends Brian May Freddie Mercury 5 Rating-8.svg
B4 Misfire John Deacon Freddie Mercury 9 Rating-7.svg
B5 Bring Back That Leroy Brown Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 4 Rating-8.svg
B6 She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos) Brian May Brian May 1 Rating-10.svg
B7 In the Lap of the Gods… Revisited Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury 7 Rating-7.svg

The album's total score is 1,488.

Links

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