Queen with A Day at the Races from 1976 ..... In every sense A Day at the Races is an unapologetic sequel to A Night at the Opera the 1975 breakthrough that established Queen as rock & roll royalty. The band never attempts to hide that the record is a sequel the two albums boast the same variation on the same cover art, the titles are both taken from old Marx Brothers films and serve as counterpoints to each other. But even though the two albums look the same, they dont quite sound the same, A Day at the Races is a bit tighter than its predecessor yet tighter doesnt necessarily mean better for a band as extravagant as Queen. One of the great things about A Night at the Opera is that the lingering elements of early Queen the pastoral folk of 39, the metallic menace of Death on Two Legs dovetailed with an indulgence of camp and a truly well, operatic scale. Here, the eccentricities are trimmed back somewhat they still bubble up on The Millionaire Waltz an example of the music hall pop that dominated, the pro native American saga White Man is undercut somewhat by the cowboys n indians rhythms in favor of a driving, purposeful hard rock that still could have some slyly hidden perversities or in the case of the opening Tie Your Mother Down, some not so hidden perversity, but this is exquisitely detailed hard rock, dense with minutiae but never lush or fussy. In a sense it could even function as the bridge between Sheer Heart Attack and Night at the Opera its every bit as hard as the former and nearly as florid as the latter but its sleek, streamlined finish is the biggest indication that Queen has entered a new phase, where theyre globe conquering titans instead of underdogs on the make....... Reviewed by Stephen Thomas Erlewine @AllMusic .... Here is an awesome track from this Epic Album & my favourite, this is The Millionaire Waltz .......
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 15:13:35 +0000
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