Queen Predicted Rise Article : 1974

POP calls it early – Queen storms the charts and stages!

At the beginning of this year, POP magazine predicted a meteoric rise for the new English group Queen.

We were right. Their new single, "Seven Seas of Rhye," has confidently entered the Top Ten, with their second album, "Queen II," close behind. And after a sensational UK tour, Queen shines like a radiant star in the pop firmament. – a two-page feature in POP magazine, December 1974.

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At the beginning of this year, POP magazine predicted a meteoric rise for the new English group Queen. We were right. Their new single, "Seven Seas of Rhye," has confidently entered the Top Ten, with their second album, "Queen II," close behind. And after a sensational UK tour, Queen shines like a radiant star in the pop firmament.

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Sugary pop melodies are not in Queen's vocabulary. Freddie Mercury (vocals), Brian May (guitar, piano, vocals), Deacon John (bass), and Roger Medlows-Taylor (drums) make hard-hitting, uncompromising rock that sends England's teenagers into a veritable frenzy. The older generation, however, shakes its head in wonder at this new phenomenon. Because Queen is by no means breaking new musical ground They've borrowed a little from everywhere – from heavy rock giants Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath – and cleverly spiced it all up with a few Yes-esque harmonies. But the fans don't care. Even the discerning Rainbow audience gave them a thunderous ovation. And in the north of England, girls were practically falling off their feet. When singer Freddie Mercury struts across the stage in his white pleated blouse (a creation by top designer Ossie Clarke) and belts out his "Do you like it?", thousands of arms reach out to greet him. And Mercury accepts the ovation with a Jagger-esque nonchalance, as if he'd been playing this whole show for years. Every Queen performance ends with a rousing rock medley. And the band is almost always brought back for two or three encores.

Queen – a phenomenon? Not at all. Firstly, the four are quite good musicians, and secondly, they know perfectly well how to put on one of the most professional shows on the English scene. Even if they've borrowed some of the best elements from other rock greats, the final product is so sophisticated and convincing that there's hardly any doubt that a new generation of rock fans, for whom Purple and Heep are gray eminences of a glorious past, has found its own new heroes