The three hundred and tenth album: #310 Queen - Queen II
As a Queen fan - much to the dismay of my husband - I have obviously been looking forward to listening to their three albums on the list. While the album doesn't feature any of their biggest or well known hits, the route to them from here seems obvious. The album has their sound and song writing style, with their evocative lyrics, but has enough of a metal bend that it also harkens back to the earlier ages - there are shades of King Crimson in some of the songs on this album, such as the fantasy imagery in a few songs. The black side in particular shows more of the showiness of their set list, but also focuses on the harder rock side that predates their move into poppier songs, still a bit away from glam rock.
It took a while before I discovered the older albums, but they work for me. As more of a harder rock enthusiast, the mix of these sounds works for me and there's so much in these songs - even down to their classical influences - that it's hard for me not to enjoy the journey this takes me on.