Queen Deep Dive: People! "Great King Rat" was a dirty old man...

For the first time, I pick apart a fully Freddie Mercury composition; "Great King Rat", track number three on Queen's debut album. Long, loud, dramatic, it's a progressive early heavy metal track. And I love it. If you forgot just how heavy Queen was in their early days, or you never knew...get ready. This is Freddie's elaborate storytelling in all its glory, with lots of key changes, shifts in rhythm and plenty of guitar manipulations. No shortage of cymbals or amazing drum riffs, either... Check out the Live At The Rainbow performance for more impressive Queen.