Named after a candy, the first track off Queen’s first breakthrough album, Sheer Heart Attack, is a Brian May tour de force. All the more interesting in that Brian was in the hospital with hepatitis during much of the album’s initial recording, it’s a real lead guitar tour de force. At about 3 minutes in the entire band drops out save for Brian and his multi-layered contrapuntal, six string electric call and response. In fact, the whole song is almost just an excuse for that and one that would show some real muscle in concert.
Freddie plays both the male and female in the song, who are worried that their love tryst will be found out and he avails himself well, as do the rest of the band, but, make no mistake, this is s Brian May Show. The third time in a row that a song by Brian would open a Queen album.
Grade: A
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdUKi3_QntE
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