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Queen - Queen II (1974) [Japanese Platinum SHM-CD]

Posted By: v3122
Date: 29 Mar 2021 21:14:54
Queen - Queen II (1974) [Japanese Platinum SHM-CD]

Queen - Queen II (1974)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Island / Universal Music Japan, UICY-40040 | ~ 257 or 97 Mb | Artwork(png) -> 237 Mb
Progressive Hard Rock / Classic Rock / Pop Rock

In one regard, Queen II does indeed provide more of the same thing as on the band's debut. Certainly, of all the other albums in Queen's catalog it bears the closest resemblance to its immediate predecessor, particularly in its lean, hard attack and in how it has only one song that is well-known to listeners outside of their hardcore cult: in this case, it's "Seven Seas of Rhye," which is itself more elliptical than "Keep Yourself Alive," the big song from the debut. But these similarities are superficial and Queen II is a very different beast than its predecessor, an album that is richer, darker, and weirder, an album that finds Queen growing as a band by leaps and bounds. There is still a surplus of ideas, but their energies are better focused this time around, channeled into a over-inflated, pompous rock that could be called prog if it wasn't so heavy. Even with all the queens and ogres that populate Queen II, this never feels as fantastical as Genesis or Uriah Heep, and that's because Queen hits hard as a rock band here, where even the blasts of vocal harmonies feel like power chords, no matter how florid they are. Besides, these grandiose harmonies, along with the handful of wistful ballads here, are overshadowed by the onslaught of guitars and pummeling rhythms that give Queen II majesty and menace. Queen is coiled, tense, and vicious here, delivering on their inherent sense of drama, and that gives Queen II real power as music, as well as a true cohesion. The one thing that is missing is any semblance of a pop sensibility, even when they flirt with a mock Phil Spector production on "Funny How Love Is." This hits like heavy metal but has an art-rock sensibility through and through, which also means that it has no true hook in for those who don't want to succumb to Queen's world. But that kind of insular drama is quite alluring in its own right, which is why Queen II is one of the favorites of their hardcore fans. At the very least, it illustrates that Queen is starting to pull all their ambitions and influences into a signature sound, and it's quite powerful in that regard.

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic
Queen - Queen II (1974):

Queen - Queen II (1974) [Japanese Platinum SHM-CD]

Tracklist:

01. Procession 01:12
02. Father To Son 06:13
03. White Queen (As It Began) 04:35
04. Some Day One Day 04:22
05. The Loser In The End 04:06
06. Ogre Battle 04:08
07. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke 02:40
08. Nevermore 01:18
09. The March Of The Black Queen 06:33
10. Funny How Love Is 02:50
11. Seven Seas Of Rhye 02:49

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 31. August 2014, 11:26

Queen / Queen II PT-SHM

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Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo


TOC of the extracted CD

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8 | 27:19.38 | 1:18.50 | 122963 | 128862
9 | 28:38.13 | 6:33.05 | 128863 | 158342
10 | 35:11.18 | 2:50.67 | 158343 | 171159
11 | 38:02.10 | 2:49.55 | 171160 | 183889


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Peak level 90.4 %
Extraction speed 6.8 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 3AF204D6
Copy CRC 3AF204D6
Copy OK

No errors occurred


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