490 - Queen Stone Cold Crazy 1974

"Stone Cold Crazy" is a song by English rock band Queen from their successful 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack. The song is the eighth track on the album. Although the song was never released as a single, it has been featured on Queen compilation albums and was played live on almost every show in their first ten years. The song was among the fastest song in Queen's repertoire and, at the time, it was uncommonly quick-paced in the rock and roll genre. It was also among the heaviest songs recorded at the time. The song remains popular among Queen fans. "Stone Cold Crazy" is a precursor to the metal sub-genres of speed and thrash metal. Even beyond the fast tempo, May's staccato riffs and Taylor's jackhammer drums are similar to later metal styles. Songs such as this one influenced metal bands for years to come.