Queen certainly shifted well away from their early proggish/fantasy dalliances with 1974's Sheer Heart Attack, which showcased an eclectic mix of guitar-led rock (Brighton Rock, Now I'm Here), elegant chart pop (Killer Queen), brief whimsy (Lily of the Valley), a jazzy/vaudeville(?) interlude (Leroy Brown) and the near rock-operatic In the Lap of the Gods, driven on by Brian May's crunching power chords. True, a couple of tracks are pretty inconsequential (Dear Friends and Misfire spring to mind) but the overall package is varied and entertaining, and the band members sound like they're enjoying the change of scenery.