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Queen - Killer Queen

submitted by Zifnab

1 decade 7 years 2 months 1 week ago

"Killer Queen" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was their breakthrough hit, reaching #2 in the UK in early 1975. The song was taken from Queen's 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack, and was written by pianist and lead singer Freddie Mercury. It was released as a double a-side, along with "Flick of the Wrist".

Mercury commented that the influences he received for the track included early Beatles records, Beach Boys and (lyrically) Noel Coward. He wrote the lyrics first before adding the complex musical arrangements. The recording features elaborate 4-part vocal harmonies (particularly in the choruses, and also providing backing parts in the verses), and also an elaborate multitracked guitar solo by Brian May. (Thanks Wikipedia)

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Love the harmony and the effect used to enhance it. What is it? Reminds me of ELO's sound on their harmonies.

Hi Swampgirl (sighs, blushes) When these guys came out with their album, it was all like hard edges looking, more like a punk-er Bowie,(than ELO), but before punk. Hard to believe, looking at their glammy selves from today's perspective. Also, no one had ever heard of Freddie Mercury, or his somewhat gay habitus that he became known for. The sound was a heavily produced sound just like Journey or someone like that.. wonderful FAT guitars and heavily produced vocals. This electronic overload, to alter anything like a natural sound, cost money, was fake, and sounded really cool! Garage bands and punk were in reaction to this later: poor, couldn't reproduce the production sound, Pissed off at its fakeness. etc. And so we got punk. Which is also cool! WOOT Now I'm all hopped up!!

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