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In-between their first gig and the completion of their debut album, Queen was already moving on to bigger and better things as a group. As newly signed musicians and victims of the industry as it was in the '70s, the band held off on recording any of their new material as they would not have the freedom or experience in the studio necessary to realize their ideas. Rehearsals would eventually begin on July 26th, 1973 (2 weeks after the release of Queen) and recording took place from ... read more

In the late 1960s, astrophysics student Brian May and graphic design student Tim Staffell formed the progressive rock band Smile. Acting as the group's guitarist and bassist/singer respectively, they were joined by Roger Taylor (pursuing dentistry) as their requested "Ginger Baker-type drummer". Smile gigged around London for about two years, attracting a small following. One such follower was fashion/graphic design student Farrokh "Freddie" Bulsara, a colleague of ... read more

Half points go to Coincidence, for at least trying to be a good song. As for the rest, it is one of the most cookie-cutter and unsatisfying albums you will ever listen to.

The mid-to-late 70s saw Blue Öyster Cult slowly begin to abandon their cryptic image. Ever since the sweeping success of "(Don't Fear) the Reaper", the sound of the band turned away from its edge and mystique in favor of a rounder, poppier appeal. Mirrors was an album that came at the peak of that shift, where the Cult's live bombast began to tame and their finances began to live in jeopardy: most in part to a controversy regarding potential danger in the band's ... read more