TIPO DE COMPROMISO
5.2.2. Tipología cultural de Charles Handy
NME wrote, "A feast. No duffers, and four songs that will just run and run: Killer Queen, Flick of the Wrist, Now I'm Here, and In the Lap of the Gods...revisited“.[14] The Winnipeg Free Press commended "Brian May's multi-tracked guitar, Freddie Mercury's stunning vocalising and Roy Thomas Baker's dynamic production work", calling the album
"a no-holds barred, full-scale attack on the senses".[15] Circus referred to the album as "perhaps the heaviest, rockingest assault on these shores we've enjoyed in some time".[16] Rolling Stone offered a mostly positive review, giving the album a 3/5 star rating, and concluding, "If it's hard to love, it's hard not to admire: This band is skilled, after all, and it dares".[17] John Mendelsohn was unimpressed, writing, "I hunted all over both sides of this latest album for something, anything, even remotely as magnificent as "Keep Yourself Alive" or "Father to Son", only to end up empty-eared and bawling".[18] As 1974 drew to a close, the album was ranked by Disc as the third best of the year[19] and placed joint #24 of the 60 albums to appear in NME's end-of-year list.[20]
Allmusic awarded the album 4.5/5 stars, writing, "the theatricality is now wielded on everyday affairs, which ironically makes them sound larger than life. And this sense of scale, combined with the heavy guitars, pop hooks, and theatrical style, marks the true unveiling of Queen, making Sheer Heart Attack as the moment where they truly came into their own".[1] Mojo awarded the album 4/5 stars, noting that it was "often overlooked in favour of A Night at the Opera," and calling it "equally stellar".[21] Q awarded the album 5/5 stars, calling it "indispensable" and "one of the great pop/rock admixtures of the '70s".[22] The BBC wrote, "they stretched contemporary production methods
to their very limit with multi-layered vocals and guitars and Freddie’s vaudevillian streak finally emerged... this was the album that finally saw Queen find their true voice".[23]
Accolades
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die UK 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die[24] 2005 *
Classic Rock UK The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever[25] 2006 28
The 200 Greatest Albums of the 70's (20 greatest of 1974)[26] 2006 *
Kerrang! UK Poll: The 100 Best British Rock Albums Ever[27] 2005 8
The 100 Greatest Rock Albums Ever[28] 2007 45
Mojo UK 100 Greatest Guitar Albums[29] 2002 72
70 of the Greatest Albums of the 70's[30] 2006 *
The 100 Records That Changed the World[31] 2007 88
NME UK Poll: Greatest 100 Albums of All Time[32] 2006 63
Radio Caroline UK Poll: Top 100 Albums[33] 1977 50
Trouser Press US Best Albums of the 1970s[34] 1980 *
Virgin UK Poll: All Time Album Top 1000 Albums[35] 2000 492
(*) designates unordered lists.
Queen comments on the record
“
The album is very varied, we took it to extreme I suppose, but we are very interested in studio techniques and wanted to use what was available. We learnt a lot about technique while we were making the first two albums. Of course there has been some criticism, and the constructive criticism has been very good for us. But to be frank I'm not that keen on the British music press, and they've been pretty unfair to us. I feel that up and coming journalists, by the large, put themselves above the artists. They've certainly been under a misconception about us.We've been called a supermarket hype. But if you see us up on a stage, that's what we're all about. We are basically a rock band.
”
—Freddie Mercury[36]
Personnel
• Freddie Mercury: lead vocals, piano, jangle piano
• Brian May: guitars, backing vocals, piano, ukulele, banjo, lead vocals on "She Makes Me", Hammond organ on
"Now i'm here"
• Roger Taylor: drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Tenement Funster", screams on "In the Lap of the Gods"
• John Deacon: bass guitar, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, electric guitar, all guitars on "Misfire", double-bass on
"Bring Back That Leroy Brown"
During Queen's first North American Tour (as a support band for Mott the Hoople), May fell ill with hepatitis (he had been infected with an unclean needle during a vaccination before the Australian tour), but he continued to work from hospital. When he was fit, the work continued in studio, but then he fell ill again, this time with a duodenal
ulcer. When May was recovering after an operation, the next tour had been cancelled. He felt guilty, and was a bit nervous that someone would replace him in the band. Much to his relief, no one in the group had even considered it.
All three members were continuing on recording without May at the time. Production planning had left a lot of spaces in the songs for May's solos. When he felt well enough, he returned and completed the tracks with guitar solos and backing vocals.
Chart performance
Chart (1974) Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart[37] 6
Dutch Albums Chart[38] 7
Norwegian Albums Chart[39] 9
UK Albums Chart[40] 2
U.S. Billboard 200[41] 12
2011 re-issue
On 8 November 2010, record company Universal Music announced a remastered and expanded reissue of the album set for release in May 2011. This as part of a new record deal between Queen and Universal Music, which meant Queen's association with EMI would come to an end after almost 40 years. According to Universal Music, all Queen albums are to be remastered and reissued in 2011.
Tour
From 10 October 1974 through to 1 May 1975 the album was promoted on tour. The tour consisted of three legs and 77 individual shows, and was the band's first world tour.
The supporting bands consisted of Styx, Kansas, Hustler, and Mahogany Rush.
References
[1] Allmusic review (http://www.allmusic.com/album/r687294)
[2] Brighton Rock (http://www.allmusic.com/song/brighton-rock-t860271) Allmusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011 [3] Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books
[4] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Limited [5] Queenpedia article about Tenement Funster (http://queenpedia.com/index.php?title=Tenement_Funster)
[6] Black Clouds & Silver Linings (Special Edition) (http://www.allmusic.com/album/black-clouds-silver-linings-special-edition-r1567154) Allmusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011
[7] Now I'm Here (http://www.allmusic.com/song/now-im-here-t860276) Allmusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011
[8] Jones, Chris (2007-06-07). "Queen: Sheer Heart Attack Review" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xxhj). BBC. . Retrieved July 2, 2011.
[9] Queen News: February 2011 (http://www.brianmay.com/queen/queennews/queennewsfeb11a.html) BrianMay.com. Retrieved July 2, 2011
[10] Queen live on tour: Sheer Heart Attack: Setlist (http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen/sha.html) Queen Concerts. Retrieved July 2, 2011
[11] Queen live on tour: A Night At The Opera: Setlist (http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen/anato.html) Queen Concerts. Retrieved July 2, 2011
[12] Queen live on tour: Day At The Races (world): Setlist (http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen/adatrna.html) Queen Concerts.
Retrieved July 2, 2011
[13] Queen live on tour: News Of The World: Setlist (http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen/notwna.html) Queen Concerts. Retrieved July 2, 2011
[14] Quoted in Jacky Gunn, Jim Jenkins. Queen. As It Began. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1992, p. 84. ISBN 0-283-06052-2 [15] Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 1975 (Queen Archives) (http://www.queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=325)
[16] Circus review (archived at queenarchives.com) (http://www.queenarchives.com/index.
php?title=Queen_-_03-XX-1975_-_Sheer_Heart_Attack_-_Circus)
[17] Rolling Stone review (http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/queen/albums/album/115705/review/5944434/sheer_heart_attack) [18] John Mendelsohn review (archived at queenarchives.com) (http://www.queenarchives.com/index.
php?title=Queen_-_03-XX-1975_-_Sheer_Heart_Attack_-_Phonograph_Record) [19] Disc, end-of-year list, December 1974
[20] NME end of year list, 1974 (rocklistmusic) (http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1974.html)
[21] Mojo, August 1995, p.34: "...often overlooked in favour of A Night at the Opera"... "equally stellar... (4 stars)"
[22] Q Magazine, August 2002, p.150: "Indispensable... Introduced the roaring chrome camp-rock of future Queen... This album was one of the great pop/rock admixtures of the '70s... (5 stars)."
[23] BBC review (http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xxhj)
[24] "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" (http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/1001albums.htm)
[25] Classic Rock "The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever", (rocklistmusic) (http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/classicrock2.
htm)
[26] Classic Rock/Metal Hammer, "The 200 Greatest Albums of the 70s", March 2006
[27] The 100 Best British Rock Albums Ever! (http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html). Kerrang!. Feb 19, 2005. Archived at rocklistmusic.co.uk
[28] "The 100 Greatest Rock Albums Ever", Kerrang, November 8, 2006
[29] "100 Greatest Guitar Albums" (http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Mojo100greatestguitaralbums.htm). Mojo, 2002. Archived at muzieklijstjes.nl
[30] Mojo, MOJO Classic: The Who & The Story Of 70’s Rock, July 2006 [31] Mojo, "The 100 Records That Changed the World", June 2007
[32] "Oasis album voted greatest of all time" (http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article670515.ece).
The Times. 1 June 2006
[33] Top 100 Albums (http://www.timepieces.nl/Top100's/1977RadioCaroline.html). Radio Caroline. 1977. Archived at timepieces.nl [34] "Best Albums of the 1970s" (http://www.stat.ualberta.ca/people/schmu/trouserpress.html), Trouser Press, January 1980 (archived at
stat.ualberta.ca)
[35] All-Time Album Top 1000 Albums (http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/virgin_1000_v3.htm). Virgin. 2000. Archived at rocklistmusic.co.uk
[36] Melody Maker 9 November 1974 (http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Freddie_Mercury_-_11-09-1974_-_Melody_Maker) [37] http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0&q1=Queen+Sheer+
Heart+Attack&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=30
[38] http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Queen&titel=Sheer+Heart+Attack&cat=a [39] http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Queen&titel=Sheer+Heart+Attack&cat=a [40] http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=37794
[41] http://www.allmusic.com/artist/queen-p5205/charts-awards/billboard-albums