- hard rock, glam rock, progressive rock, rock
- 39 min
- 13 tracks
- Elektra
Sheer Heart Attack is the third studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 8 November 1974 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States.
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Character
Spare, grave, classical in form and relentless.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- The Daily VaultB+
- Backseat Mafia8.5/10
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock3.5/5 ★
- Pitchfork Media9/10
- PopMatters8/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Record Collector4/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Brighton Rock5:11
- A2Killer Queen3:01
- A3Tenement Funster2:47
- A4Flick of the Wrist3:18
- A5Lily of the Valley1:45
- A6Now I’m Here4:15
- B1In the Lap of the Gods3:23
- B2Stone Cold Crazy2:17
- B3Dear Friends1:09
- B4Misfire1:50
- B5Bring Back That Leroy Brown2:16
- B6She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)4:10
- B7In the Lap of the Gods… Revisited3:46
13 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Queen
- Label
- Elektra
- Released
- 1974
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- CA
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