Queen's third album, Sheer Heart Attack, marks their real rise to breakthrough fame and a start toward the pop/glam rock sound that the band is most known for. Oddly enough though, the album also has a surprising amount of focus on a hard rock style in a number of the songs, like the opener Brighton Rock. The sound works well for the band, with Roger Taylor's impressive guitar skills nailing the intended effect. In addition to that though, the album also has quite a few tracks that go in wildly different directions (similar to its follow-up, Night at the Opera), which I think work well in the view of the album as a whole. I think that that's one thing that this album does very well, which is how each song is able to complement the others. Where one song may be lacking in one aspect or another or leave you wanting a little more from it, another is there to swoop you away and assail your thoughts. It's really nice and takes full advantage of its extensive 13-track set. The best aspects of SHA's music is, as expected, Mercury's vocals, and in my opinion the real show stealer that is Roger Taylor who, as stated earlier, is excellent on guitar, both in terms of the riffs and solos he's able to accomplish and in technical expertise with effects and editing. The album is pretty much what you would expect of Queen, but maybe a little different; you probably know if you'd like it or not just from that.
Highlights: Brighton Rock, Killer Queen, Flick of the Wrist, Stone Cold Crazy, Misfire, Bring Back Leroy Brown.
Rating: 5/6
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