News of the World
(28 October 1977)
Tracklisting: We Will Rock You / We Are the
Champions / Sheer Heart Attack / All Dead, All Dead /
Spread Your Wings / Fight from the Inside / Get Down,
Make Love / Sleeping On the Sidewalk / Who Needs
You / It’s Late / My Melancholy BluesWe Will Rock You ����
‘Buddy you’re a young man hard man, Shoutin’ in the street
gonna take on the world some day, You got blood on yo’ face, You
big disgrace, Wavin’ your banner all over the place.’ Simple and
anthemic, ‘We Will Rock You’ has one of the most recognisable
power choruses in rock history. The classic stamping effects
were created by the band in an old church, using the wooden
floorboards to produce the sound.
We Are the Champions ���
Another power ballad, ‘We Are the Champions’ is based around
Mercury’s piano, with Deacon and Taylor providing percussion
backing. One of the more classically Queen-sounding numbers,
‘We Are the Champions’ can get a little tiresome. ‘And bad
mistakes, I’ve made a few, I’ve had my share of sand kicked in my
face – But I’ve come through.’
Sheer Heart Attack ���
Half-finished at the time of its eponymous album, ‘Sheer Heart
Attack’ is fast, energetic and intense. A staple encore in Queen’s
live set for a few years subsequently, the track is very much punk
rock. Not bad.
All Dead, All Dead ���
Brian May’s tender and melancholy ‘All Dead, All Dead’ switches