In a new interview with Vulture.com, Queen legend Brian May is reflecting on on his band's back catalogue with typical candidness, and when asked what he considers his personal guitar highlight on record he doesn't hesitate to focus in on the highlight of 1974's Sheer Heart Attack album.
"The first time I felt there was a shining moment on something was a song I didn’t organically fit into that well in the beginning," he admits. "That would be “Killer Queen. I was ill in the hospital when the band started laying it down. They had already recorded some harmonies for it and some chorus vocals. I felt they were very harsh, and it didn’t quite fit the song. So Freddie said, 'That’s okay, darling. We’ll do it again when you come out. We’ll scrub it all, and we’ll start again,' which they did. We started singing the harmonies — and again, realized this was a monumental song."
