Queen II
(8 March 1974)
Tracklisting: Procession / Father to Son / White Queen
(As It Began) / Some Day One Day / Loser in the
End / Ogre Battle / The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke /
Nevermore / The March of the Black Queen / Funny
How Love Is / Seven Seas of RhyeProcession ��
A short and sweet instrumental, ‘Procession’ is a passable start to
the album, and marks good, and primary, use of May’s guitar as
string section technique. Sounds vaguely similar to the last part of
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.
Father to Son ���
‘A word in your ear from father to son, Funny you don’t hear a
single word I say, But my letter to you, will stay by your side,
Through the years till the loneliness is gone.’ A lengthy piece
at over six minutes long, ‘Father to Son’ is a cracking rock epic
featuring both piano parts and heavy metal sections. Sounds a
little like The Who.
White Queen (As It Began) ���
A love song, of sorts, this Brian May written piece features strong
Mercury vocals, including some multi-tracked harmonies used
to evoke the sound of a huge choir. A good use of the quiet verse,
loud chorus formula, ‘White Queen’ also features some rousing
lyrics, ‘My goddess hear my darkest fear, I speak too late, It’s for
evermore that I wait.’
Some Day One Day ��
Featuring May on lead vocals, ‘Some Day One Day’ contains a
complex, harmonious guitar arrangement. Sounding somewhat