Queen At the BBC

This album is strong from start to finish. I've never been a fan of Queen's later music (post Jazz), but this recording is the closest I've ever heard a classic rock band sounding like Led Zeppelin. The Mercury-May combo really reminds me of Plant-Page, except Freddie adds some brilliant piano work and Brian May gets a cleaner sound from his guitar than Jimmy Page. Sure these tracks are primarily from their highly underrated debut, but I like these recordings better than the originals. Plus, you can't go wrong with Roger's "Modern Times Rock n Roll," which sounds like Jimmy Page doing some serious axe-grinding with Rod Stewart on vocals after chain smoking a pack of Marlboros. It simply rocks. If you thought Queen was some pop band from the late seventies with a few hits, think again. Their earlier stuff rocks and blows all their hits out of the water.......and this hidden gem simply proves it!!