Okay, here we are. Finally.
How to describe “ogre battle”? It’s metal/glam explosion of backwards masking, sudden harmonies, mythological creatures that aren’t annoying, bombast, and musicianship.
If you marry the early 70s obsession with middle earth to a combination of of metal and pop rock, you *might* get an idea of what this song is all about.
“Ogre Battle” starts off Side Black, the side of the record that is 100% Freddie Mercury. Most of it is one long seamless suite of bombast and theater. Everything that would coalesce into their biggest hit just one year later, the song that still stands as one of the greatest of all time, can be found here in side black.
“Ogre” may be dumb in subject but it’s brilliant in craft.
It’s really best to just listen to it. I think you’ll agree.
(I will provide a link when I am at my actual computer. No way to link from e iPad.)
Grade: A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DvlYv5RrVQ&sns=em
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