The Best Rock Albums of 1974

Today's post in 50 Years of Music, a section of my blog devoted to the best rock albums of the past fifty years, will include the best albums of 1974. I have covered 8 years of music in other posts (1965-1973), which can be found by typing the year into the search bar at the top of my blog. Each post in 50 Years of Music is updated frequently, with new albums recommended by readers added to the posts. What's your favorite?

• Bad Company- Bad Company
• Rush- Rush
• David Bowie- Diamond Dogs
• The Rolling Stones- It's Only Rock 'n Roll
• Electric Light Orchestra- Eldorado
• Genesis- The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
• Supertramp- Crime of the Century
• Queen- Queen II
• John Lennon- Walls and Bridges
• George Harrison- Dark Horse
• Todd Rundgren- Todd
• King Crimson- Red
• Foghat- Energized; Rock and Roll Outlaws
• Grand Funk Railroad- All The Girls in the World Beware!!!!
• Eagles- On the Border 
• Joe Walsh- So What

Queen- Sheer Heart Attack (1974)

Sheer Heart Attack is the third studio album by British rock group Queen released on November 8, 1974. The album charted at #2 on the UK Albums Chart and at #12 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album has been certified Gold in the United States and Platinum in the United Kingdom.

The album included three singles, only one of which had a B-side: "Killer Queen"/"Flick of the Wrist," "Now I'm Here," and "Lily of the Valley." Other notable songs on the album include "Brighton Rock," "Stone Cold Crazy," and "In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited."

Notable of the album is that "In the Lap of the Gods" musically was the band's direct prequel to the band's 1975 album A Night At The Opera and their hit from that album, "Bohemian Rhapsody" according to past interviews from singer Freddie Mercury. Also, Sheer Heart Attack marks the band's transition from their earlier material to the "classic Queen sound" the band is well-known for. Guitarist Brian May emerges a notable guitarist to rock and pop fans with some phenomenal guitar work on tracks such as "Brighton Rock" and "Killer Queen."

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