Title: Queen in Nuce, or better yet, noose.
Review: I am probably one of the biggest Queen fans, so naturally, I had to see where it all started out, with the pre-Queen band Smile. Wow, I wish I hadn't. It has a few good points, such as a cover of Dusty Springfeild's "Going Back", "Mad the Swine, which was the first song they recorded together as Queen, and the very popish and catchy "Step on Me." But the rest is blah. It sounds like it was tape recorded straight from an already scratchy LP. And I don't even have to mention the overall mix of the recording flat out stinks. So if you're a person trying to get into Queen, avoid this like the plague. If you're already a Queen fan, but not very big, I wouldn't suggest it to you either, just because it lacks that Queen essence. If you're a Queen maniac, and a completionist, get it. It may not be a great album, but it is interesting to see what they evolved from.
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