The 100 Greatest Classic Rock Albums of All Time: #1. Sticky Fingers (2 Viewers)

[timschochet]

100. Bachman-Turner Overdrive Bachman-Turner Overdrive II (1973)

Classic rock radio staples: “Takin’ Care of Business”, “Let It Ride”

Randy Bachman, in his second band since leaving The Guess Who, with his brothers and Fred Turner, made some great rock and roll in the early 70s. Like The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers Band during the same era they featured two lead guitars (one was often acoustic) and thus gave them a richer, fuller sound that is still great to listen to. Their second album was their breakthrough, with the two songs listed above being played ever since to new generations of listeners. So far as I know the band is still performing.

Side One

“Blown”
You immediately hear the two distinctive guitars and you know you’re in a good place. This is a nice catchy tune to start the album. Randy’s vocals sound a little like Mick Jagger here.

“Welcome Home”
The best of the deep tracks here. The verses remind me of Harry Styles. The chorus is nothing special but all of this is setup for a marvelous and lengthy guitar solo where Randy really shows off his chops. The song then ends with an incongruent but splendid Django Reinhardt style jazz riff.

“Stonegates”
Pretty standard rock song of this era. Would be filler but it’s saved by yet another intriguing solo.

“Let It Ride”
For my money, the best thing that BTO ever did. The guitar riff, the singing, the overall performance, it all kicks ***.

Side Two

“Give It Time”
Another terrific guitar riff. The melody and lyrics, like so much of this record, are nothing special, but who cares? It’s great rock and roll because of that guitar.

“Tramp”
Nearly as catchy as some of their hits. I wonder why this wasn’t released as a single.

“I Don’t Have To Hide”
IMO the only really regrettable choice on the album. I mean it’s not terrible but it doesn’t go anywhere. And the vocals are awful.

“Takin’ Care of Business”
Never my favorite BTO song but you can’t deny how anthemic it is. Its lasting power has been gigantic and there is probably nobody reading this who hasn’t heard it a zillion times. Yet it doesn’t sound dated.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I could re-post one of my earlier posts, but I'll just say I'm not really a fan of No. 100. I never really took that band seriously for some reason.

Obviously plenty of people love them and their records, so just speaking subjectively, not objectively.

 

[timschochet]

I could re-post one of my earlier posts, but I'll just say I'm not really a fan of No. 100. I never really took that band seriously for some reason.

Obviously plenty of people love them and their records, so just speaking subjectively, not objectively.

That’s interesting to me because I know you’re a huge Stones fan and when I listen to this album I hear a lot of echoes of early 70s Stones.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I could re-post one of my earlier posts, but I'll just say I'm not really a fan of No. 100. I never really took that band seriously for some reason.

Obviously plenty of people love them and their records, so just speaking subjectively, not objectively.

That’s interesting to me because I know you’re a huge Stones fan and when I listen to this album I hear a lot of echoes of early 70s Stones.

I guess I see them as more lightweight- can’t really describe it. They surely don’t have the bluesy, nasty and sleazy sound of the Stones’ sound during that time imo.

 

[Doug B]

I guess I see them as more lightweight- can’t really describe it. They surely don’t have the bluesy, nasty and sleazy sound of the Stones’ sound during that time imo.

I have appreciated BTO in my time. I think BTO is on par with the Rolling Stones as instrumentalists ... but BTO never had the sense of danger that Mick Jagger could serve up.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

“Takin’ Care of Business”
Never my favorite BTO song but you can’t deny how anthemic it is. Its lasting power has been gigantic and there is probably nobody reading this who hasn’t heard it a zillion times. Yet it doesn’t sound dated.

Homer Simpson's favorite song!

 

[Uruk-Hai]

100. Bachman-Turner Overdrive Bachman-Turner Overdrive II (1973)

Classic rock radio staples: “Takin’ Care of Business”, “Let It Ride”

Randy Bachman, in his second band since leaving The Guess Who, with his brothers and Fred Turner, made some great rock and roll in the early 70s. Like The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers Band during the same era they featured two lead guitars (one was often acoustic) and thus gave them a richer, fuller sound that is still great to listen to. Their second album was their breakthrough, with the two songs listed above being played ever since to new generations of listeners. So far as I know the band is still performing.

Side One

“Blown”
You immediately hear the two distinctive guitars and you know you’re in a good place. This is a nice catchy tune to start the album. Randy’s vocals sound a little like Mick Jagger here.

“Welcome Home”
The best of the deep tracks here. The verses remind me of Harry Styles. The chorus is nothing special but all of this is setup for a marvelous and lengthy guitar solo where Randy really shows off his chops. The song then ends with an incongruent but splendid Django Reinhardt style jazz riff.

“Stonegates”
Pretty standard rock song of this era. Would be filler but it’s saved by yet another intriguing solo.

“Let It Ride”
For my money, the best thing that BTO ever did. The guitar riff, the singing, the overall performance, it all kicks ***.

Side Two

“Give It Time”
Another terrific guitar riff. The melody and lyrics, like so much of this record, are nothing special, but who cares? It’s great rock and roll because of that guitar.

“Tramp”
Nearly as catchy as some of their hits. I wonder why this wasn’t released as a single.

“I Don’t Have To Hide”
IMO the only really regrettable choice on the album. I mean it’s not terrible but it doesn’t go anywhere. And the vocals are awful.

“Takin’ Care of Business”
Never my favorite BTO song but you can’t deny how anthemic it is. Its lasting power has been gigantic and there is probably nobody reading this who hasn’t heard it a zillion times. Yet it doesn’t sound dated.

I wore this disc out. Twice - once on vinyl and once on 8-track.

The non-hits are solid (you listening Bad Company?) and a couple are really good.

People can dis "Takin' Care Of Business" as being lame, but Steve Miller made his entire career out of this lameness and none of his records grooved this well.

"Let It Ride" is a stone classic. Fight me.

 

[Doug B]

I don't think BTO is on par with the Rolling Stones as instrumentalists ...

Major typo on my part -- I fixed it above.

 

[Ghost Rider]

I can’t say I’ve ever had the urge to listen to an entire BTO record, but I’ve never had anyone over the years in my ear recommending any. They always seemed like another band with a few classic rock staples that I didn’t need to explore any further. All that said, Let It Ride is fantastic. That’s the one song by the BTO I have in my master classic rock playlist.

 

[Stoneworker]

Can definitely hear Bachman's Guess Who roots/influence in these songs. But GW had at least one better album (just saying)

 

[northern exposure]

I guess I see them as more lightweight- can’t really describe it. They surely don’t have the bluesy, nasty and sleazy sound of the Stones’ sound during that time imo.

I have appreciated BTO in my time. I think BTO is on par with the Rolling Stones as instrumentalists ... but BTO never had the sense of danger that Mick Jagger could serve up.

Randy Bachman is a devout Mormon. His opposition to drugs and alcohol led to him leaving The Guess Who. So, no surprise you don't get a "sense of danger" from him like Mick delivers.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I don't think BTO is on par with the Rolling Stones as instrumentalists ...

Major typo on my part -- I fixed it above.

I liked it better the first way.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

For a #100 selection a very good album. Fred Turner does a great job singing on Let It Ride.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I thought CF Turner was a black dude the first time I heard this song. He sounded like the guy from the Chambers Brothers.

 

[BassNBrew]

Good start Timothy.

 

[northern exposure]

I thought CF Turner was a black dude the first time I heard this song. He sounded like the guy from the Chambers Brothers.

First concert I saw was BTO when I was 12. My friend Saul and I lined up early because it was Festival Seating. We were blown away by Turner's gravelly voice. Nice counterbalance to Bachman's voice.
Some wise guy next to us in the crowd told us CF stood for Cecil Fred.

 

[shuke]

Might as well.

Didn't really consider this classic rock, but pleasantly surprised.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

100. Bachman-Turner Overdrive Bachman-Turner Overdrive II (1973)

Classic rock radio staples: “Takin’ Care of Business”, “Let It Ride”

Randy Bachman, in his second band since leaving The Guess Who, with his brothers and Fred Turner, made some great rock and roll in the early 70s. Like The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers Band during the same era they featured two lead guitars (one was often acoustic) and thus gave them a richer, fuller sound that is still great to listen to. Their second album was their breakthrough, with the two songs listed above being played ever since to new generations of listeners. So far as I know the band is still performing.

Side One

“Blown”
You immediately hear the two distinctive guitars and you know you’re in a good place. This is a nice catchy tune to start the album. Randy’s vocals sound a little like Mick Jagger here.

“Welcome Home”
The best of the deep tracks here. The verses remind me of Harry Styles. The chorus is nothing special but all of this is setup for a marvelous and lengthy guitar solo where Randy really shows off his chops. The song then ends with an incongruent but splendid Django Reinhardt style jazz riff.

“Stonegates”
Pretty standard rock song of this era. Would be filler but it’s saved by yet another intriguing solo.

“Let It Ride”
For my money, the best thing that BTO ever did. The guitar riff, the singing, the overall performance, it all kicks ***.

Side Two

“Give It Time”
Another terrific guitar riff. The melody and lyrics, like so much of this record, are nothing special, but who cares? It’s great rock and roll because of that guitar.

“Tramp”
Nearly as catchy as some of their hits. I wonder why this wasn’t released as a single.

“I Don’t Have To Hide”
IMO the only really regrettable choice on the album. I mean it’s not terrible but it doesn’t go anywhere. And the vocals are awful.

“Takin’ Care of Business”
Never my favorite BTO song but you can’t deny how anthemic it is. Its lasting power has been gigantic and there is probably nobody reading this who hasn’t heard it a zillion times. Yet it doesn’t sound dated.

I've never heard this album in its entirety so I'm listening to it now. Nothing to add about Let It Ride and Takin' Care of Business, which deserve their reputation.

There is little variance in song length on this album. Shortest track is 4:06, longest is 5:46.

Wiki says Blown is not sung by Randy Bachman but Tim Bachman. I had no idea Tim did lead vocals when he was in the band. The song is a pleasant rocker but nothing more than that.

Welcome Home is excellent. I love how the lilting acoustic guitar and the crunching electric guitar play off each other.

Stonegates is a nice chugging rocker in its first half but really takes off in the second half.

Give It Time has an excellent riff. And cowbell! Also, I have no idea how Fred Turner's voice survived what he does at the end.

Tramp is OK. It's somewhat catchy but nowhere near as good as Let It Ride and Takin' Care of Business. The main riff is similar to a ton of other things from the era, so the song really doesn't stand out for me.

I Don't Have to Hide is another Tim Bachman vocal per Wiki. I like the drumming. The rest is kind of odd. But not bad.

Overall, this is of much better quality than a "singles and filler" album. It's not the kind of material I seek out a lot, but it's good for what it is.

 

[northern exposure]

100. Bachman-Turner Overdrive Bachman-Turner Overdrive II (1973)

Classic rock radio staples: “Takin’ Care of Business”, “Let It Ride”

Randy Bachman, in his second band since leaving The Guess Who, with his brothers and Fred Turner, made some great rock and roll in the early 70s. Like The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers Band during the same era they featured two lead guitars (one was often acoustic) and thus gave them a richer, fuller sound that is still great to listen to. Their second album was their breakthrough, with the two songs listed above being played ever since to new generations of listeners. So far as I know the band is still performing.

Side One

“Blown”
You immediately hear the two distinctive guitars and you know you’re in a good place. This is a nice catchy tune to start the album. Randy’s vocals sound a little like Mick Jagger here.

“Welcome Home”
The best of the deep tracks here. The verses remind me of Harry Styles. The chorus is nothing special but all of this is setup for a marvelous and lengthy guitar solo where Randy really shows off his chops. The song then ends with an incongruent but splendid Django Reinhardt style jazz riff.

“Stonegates”
Pretty standard rock song of this era. Would be filler but it’s saved by yet another intriguing solo.

“Let It Ride”
For my money, the best thing that BTO ever did. The guitar riff, the singing, the overall performance, it all kicks ***.

Side Two

“Give It Time”
Another terrific guitar riff. The melody and lyrics, like so much of this record, are nothing special, but who cares? It’s great rock and roll because of that guitar.

“Tramp”
Nearly as catchy as some of their hits. I wonder why this wasn’t released as a single.

“I Don’t Have To Hide”
IMO the only really regrettable choice on the album. I mean it’s not terrible but it doesn’t go anywhere. And the vocals are awful.

“Takin’ Care of Business”
Never my favorite BTO song but you can’t deny how anthemic it is. Its lasting power has been gigantic and there is probably nobody reading this who hasn’t heard it a zillion times. Yet it doesn’t sound dated.

I've never heard this album in its entirety so I'm listening to it now. Nothing to add about Let It Ride and Takin' Care of Business, which deserve their reputation.

There is little variance in song length on this album. Shortest track is 4:06, longest is 5:46.

Wiki says Blown is not sung by Randy Bachman but Tim Bachman. I had no idea Tim did lead vocals when he was in the band. The song is a pleasant rocker but nothing more than that.

Welcome Home is excellent. I love how the lilting acoustic guitar and the crunching electric guitar play off each other.

Stonegates is a nice chugging rocker in its first half but really takes off in the second half.

Give It Time has an excellent riff. And cowbell! Also, I have no idea how Fred Turner's voice survived what he does at the end.

Tramp is OK. It's somewhat catchy but nowhere near as good as Let It Ride and Takin' Care of Business. The main riff is similar to a ton of other things from the era, so the song really doesn't stand out for me.

I Don't Have to Hide is another Tim Bachman vocal per Wiki. I like the drumming. The rest is kind of odd. But not bad.

Overall, this is of much better quality than a "singles and filler" album. It's not the kind of material I seek out a lot, but it's good for what it is.

This was the last album with Tim Bachman as part of the band. Blair Thornton replaced him on "Not Fragile" and subsequent albums.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

There is one underappreciated album that I hope appears here. It fits the criteria -- correct time period, correct "genre", two radio songs -- but doesn't seem to get its due as the achievement that it is. It's the kind of album that people who liked BTO would also like. One of its non-singles was taken in the Middle-Aged Dummies US countdown.

 

[BassNBrew]

There is one underappreciated album that I hope appears here. It fits the criteria -- correct time period, correct "genre", two radio songs -- but doesn't seem to get its due as the achievement that it is. It's the kind of album that people who liked BTO would also like. One of its non-singles was taken in the Middle-Aged Dummies US countdown.

Sorry dude, the Wall won't be Obscured By Clouds.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

There is one underappreciated album that I hope appears here. It fits the criteria -- correct time period, correct "genre", two radio songs -- but doesn't seem to get its due as the achievement that it is. It's the kind of album that people who liked BTO would also like. One of its non-singles was taken in the Middle-Aged Dummies US countdown.

Sorry dude, the Wall won't be Obscured By Clouds.

I'm "atting" PIK95 if The Wall shows up.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

There is one underappreciated album that I hope appears here. It fits the criteria -- correct time period, correct "genre", two radio songs -- but doesn't seem to get its due as the achievement that it is. It's the kind of album that people who liked BTO would also like. One of its non-singles was taken in the Middle-Aged Dummies US countdown.

Sorry dude, the Wall won't be Obscured By Clouds.

I'm "atting" PIK95 if The Wall shows up.

It has to, I think.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

There is one underappreciated album that I hope appears here. It fits the criteria -- correct time period, correct "genre", two radio songs -- but doesn't seem to get its due as the achievement that it is. It's the kind of album that people who liked BTO would also like. One of its non-singles was taken in the Middle-Aged Dummies US countdown.

Sorry dude, the Wall won't be Obscured By Clouds.

I'm "atting" PIK95 if The Wall shows up.

It has to, I think.

At least it can only show up once

 

[FiredMartz]

I prefer NOT FRAGILE

Hope it makes the list.............

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I prefer NOT FRAGILE

Hope it makes the list.............

Same here

 

[BobbyLayne]

For a #100 selection a very good album. Fred Turner does a great job singing on Let It Ride.

he wrote and sang my favorite BTO song

I never felt much differentiation between the first four albums. perfectly pleasant feel good rock, the kind of album we'd listen to when we were sober. which in my youth was rare.

they never wrote anything I'd call a great composition or magnum opus but that's fine, they were a fun band. man they toured relentlessly, seemed like every year they came through Michigan.

Spoiler: foreshadowing

going back to the Guess Who days, the backstory of how Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings wrote American Woman is awesome.

 

[BassNBrew]

There is one underappreciated album that I hope appears here. It fits the criteria -- correct time period, correct "genre", two radio songs -- but doesn't seem to get its due as the achievement that it is. It's the kind of album that people who liked BTO would also like. One of its non-singles was taken in the Middle-Aged Dummies US countdown.

Sorry dude, the Wall won't be Obscured By Clouds.

I'm "atting" PIK95 if The Wall shows up.

****...got you two confused. Sorry for insulting your taste.

 

[massraider]

We would mainly get that and BCN down here.

shoutout to WBRU. They were cool as **** back in the day

 

[PIK95]

We would mainly get that and BCN down here.

shoutout to WBRU. They were cool as **** back in the day

That was what I played.

 

[Ghost Rider]

One album every three days? This thread is gonna take a looooong time. Lol

 

[zamboni]

One album every three days? This thread is gonna take a looooong time. Lol

Bachman-Turner Overwait

 

[timschochet]

One album every three days? This thread is gonna take a looooong time. Lol

Don’t worry. I just took the weekend off. One a day on weekdays.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

One album every three days? This thread is gonna take a looooong time. Lol

We’re used to this. When the PSF existed Tim would sometimes get a vacation from the board in mid-countdown.

 

[zamboni]

One album every three days? This thread is gonna take a looooong time. Lol

We’re used to this. When the PSF existed Tim would sometimes get a vacation from the board in mid-countdown.

Spotlighting the Go-Go's and Europe all in one fell swoop.

 

[timschochet]

99. Queen- A Day At The Races (1976)

Classic Rock Radio Hits: “Somebody to Love”, “Tie Your Mother Down”

A Day At The Races is the companion to A Night At The Opera. The titles are from two classic Marx Brothers films. The album covers are exactly the same except one is white, one black. If there is a deeper meaning here beyond playfulness (or pretentiousness?) I’m unaware of it. Anyhow, this record is the usual mix of gorgeous ballads, music hall songs, and strong rockers that came to define Queen as one of the greatest bands of the 1970s.

Tie Your Mother Down
Long intro but then we finally get to one of Brian May’s best ever guitar riffs. As I can personally attest (I saw Queen live in 1980 at the age of 15), this tune had the ability to make a crowd explode like no other from these guys.

You Take My Breath Away
A beautiful ballad by Freddie, who recorded all of the vocals here and harmonizes with himself. I especially love the change of tempos.

Long Away
A rare song sung by Brian May. Pleasant but nothing particularly special here.

The Millionaire’s Waltz
A song about John Reid, a villain of both the Queen and Elton John movies. Very complex tune with all sorts of changes. I love Deacon’s bass here.

You And I
Written and sung by Deacon, who plays acoustic guitar here. This is a really pretty tune.

Somebody To Love
The highlight of the album and one of the highlights of the band’s career. Bombastic, extravagant, extraordinary vocals, terrific harmonies, simply epic in every way. What’s not to love?

White Man
A rare political song by Queen. May wanted to write about the plight of native Americans during the colonial era. This subject has been tackled much better by other bands, IMO. Heavy sounding and it just doesn’t work.

Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Like Paul McCartney and Ray Davies, Freddie Mercury loved the British music hall era and this delightful tune is one of his best uses of that genre. As an aside, when I listen to this over 40 years after it was recorded, I find it astonishing that nobody realized that Freddie was gay. A Pride parade couldn’t be more explicit.

Drowse
Written and sung by Roger Taylor. Not nearly as great as “I’m In Love With My Car” from the previous album. Ho-hum.

Teo Torriate (Let Us Cling Together)
May’s tribute to the band’s Japanese fans. It’s kind of a “let’s all sing together” tune. The song ends with same music that began the album.

 

[zamboni]

99. Queen- A Day At The Races (1976)

I like this pick. Not sure I would personally put this over a few of the other early-ish Queen albums (A Night At the Opera is in its own tier), but it's a very strong, often overlooked album beyond diehard Queen fans.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I like this pick. Not sure I would personally put this over a few of the other early-ish Queen albums (A Night At the Opera is in its own tier),

Maybe Tim didn’t either - unless he’s sticking to one album per band.

 

[timschochet]

I like this pick. Not sure I would personally put this over a few of the other early-ish Queen albums (A Night At the Opera is in its own tier),

Maybe Tim didn’t either - unless he’s sticking to one album per band.

I am not. And FTR I’ve always considered “one per artist” to be nonsensical.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I like this pick. Not sure I would personally put this over a few of the other early-ish Queen albums (A Night At the Opera is in its own tier),

Maybe Tim didn’t either - unless he’s sticking to one album per band.

I am not. And FTR I’ve always considered “one per artist” to be nonsensical.

Yeah I figured that wasn’t the case.

 

[timschochet]

I love reading “best of” lists but I always stop reading if it’s one song per artist, or one book per author, or one movie by director, etc. Almost all of the great artists in each category are prolific, so this has never made any sense to me.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I love reading “best of” lists but I always stop reading if it’s one song per artist, or one book per author, or one movie by director, etc. Almost all of the great artists in each category are prolific, so this has never made any sense to me.

While I don't disagree, in some of these drafts we've needed some kind of muffler since we're a fairly homogeneous bunch. I mean, WE think there are a lot of differences within our group here. But it's microscopic compared to the differences between the general population. So, we set up these silly rules to make things "harder". Hell, you do it in every one of your music threads - like this one.

 

[timschochet]

I love reading “best of” lists but I always stop reading if it’s one song per artist, or one book per author, or one movie by director, etc. Almost all of the great artists in each category are prolific, so this has never made any sense to me.

While I don't disagree, in some of these drafts we've needed some kind of muffler since we're a fairly homogeneous bunch. I mean, WE think there are a lot of differences within our group here. But it's microscopic compared to the differences between the general population. So, we set up these silly rules to make things "harder". Hell, you do it in every one of your music threads - like this one.

Sure rules make sense. The only ones that don’t make sense are the ones I don’t like.

 

[zamboni]

No issues with more than one selection per artist - the only downside is that it becomes a much narrower target tree/discussion. All good either way.

 

[massraider]

I mean, WE think there are a lot of differences within our group here

Geez, who thinks this?

 

[Doug B]

Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Like Paul McCartney and Ray Davies, Freddie Mercury loved the British music hall era and this delightful tune is one of his best uses of that genre. As an aside, when I listen to this over 40 years after it was recorded, I find it astonishing that nobody realized that Freddie was gay. A Pride parade couldn’t be more explicit.

I don't want to spoil the plot of something that just came out, so I'll be vague:

The Amazon Prime series Good Omens 2 uses this song in a throwaway scene. In retrospect ... it probably is a foreshadowing about one of the characters.

 

[Ghost Rider]

As much as I love Queen, most of their albums are pretty hit or miss. I can count on one hand the number of albums by the band I actively listen to from start to finish, and A Day at the Races is not one of them. I get why it's on here as it has two of their staples that have hung around on classic rock radio, but to call the rest of the album spotty would be generous. It doesn't feature a ton of horse manure like was found on the bulk of Jazz for example, but close to half the songs here are just kind of there.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

As much as I love Queen, most of their albums are pretty hit or miss. I can count on one hand the number of albums by the band I actively listen to from start to finish, and A Day at the Races is not one of them

I have 2 of theirs I do listen to regularly and another semi-regularly but would mostly agree. They had some great albums - but I never really thought of them as an “albums” band, more “songs”. This has nothing to do with A Day At the Races. It wouldn’t be in my top 100 personally but I applaud the pick.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

As much as I love Queen, most of their albums are pretty hit or miss. I can count on one hand the number of albums by the band I actively listen to from start to finish, and A Day at the Races is not one of them

I have 2 of theirs I do listen to regularly and another semi-regularly but would mostly agree. They had some great albums - but I never really thought of them as an “albums” band, more “songs”. This has nothing to do with A Day At the Races. It wouldn’t be in my top 100 personally but I applaud the pick.

Tim is a huge Queen fan so I would not be surprised that some tracks others consider as filler, he considers as worthy.

 

[rockaction]

Tim is a huge Queen fan

I, on the other hand, don't even know any of these songs by name, never mind be able to pass judgment about them. I generally try not to wear ignorance badges proudly because it speaks of a small mind or somebody with no authority whatsoever to venture into critique, but I will on this one. Queen has some great songs that have endured the fits and vagaries of time, but I don't think this album is one of them unless you really like c-c-c-classic rock and Queen's overall oeuvre, something I can take or leave aside from their massive hits. ("Bohemian Rhapsody" could only come from a band like Queen and is totally sublime, as is "We Will Rock You," "Bicycle Song," and "We Are The Champions.")

There, Thumper Rule violated but it's a Tim thread so I always discard even ones that make me a more palatable person.