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Strange Days by The Struts

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The third full-length from the British rock band, 'Strange Days' finds The Struts joining forces...

Queens of the Breakers by The Barr Brothers

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“Queens of the Breakers” is The Barr Brothers’ finest work yet, a collection of 11...

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Queen: A Rhapsody

Hugh Fielder and Mark Beaumont

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Queen are one of the world's most successful rock bands of all time, with a total of 18 number one...

Steve Vai recommended Queen II by Queen in Music (curated)

Queen II by Queen

1974 | Pop

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"Oh my gosh, that was another pivotal moment. Queen – for me – is the most unique rock band in history. I love Deep Purple, Zeppelin and all those rock bands from that time but nobody sounded like Queen and nobody could sound remotely like that. There was a magic to them – almost like the band was blessed with something. That band was such a perfect storm because with Freddie Mercury, how could you even quantify his confidence? You couldn’t –it was boundless and he just expressed that constantly in the music. The way Brian May approached the guitar was absolutely unique. You can compare me to other guitar players, you can compare Page to other players but you can’t compare Brian May to anybody because his touch on the instrument had a life of its own and the way that he heard the songs and was able to apply this unbelievable touch to serve the song – as opposed to just saying ‘here’s a guitar solo’ –meant he was the sound of Queen. In fact everyone in that band was the sound of Queen. When ¬Queen II came out it was the most musical, aggressive rock record of that period, for me."

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May 28, 2020

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

1997 | Alternative

9.0

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Rolling Stone's 272nd greatest album of all time

If I had to put money on it, I would have said Sleater-Kinney were a Celtic rock band, along the lines of Runrig or Wolfstone. I was pleasantly surprised to find they're an all-girl punk band. This was right up my street and similar to other bands I had listened to as part of this list - the likes of "X" and Liz Phair. Very angry, angsty and fast and raw. Great album.