4 stars out of 5 -- "Brian May brings a scientific precision to his guitar playing on 1974's wonderfully over-the-top Queen II...", 4 Stars Out of 5 -- "'ogre Battle' Crunches the Speakers like Full-On Zeppelin...", "With operatic vocals and multitracked guitars crashing about the place, and a handful of soaring songs popping up among them -- not least 'Seven Seas Of Rhye,' their first real hit."