10 Most Underrated Queen Songs

It's pretty much impossible for any casual fan of music to ignore Queen. Whether or not you're actually a fan of rock music, the booming tones of something like We Will Rock You or Bohemian Rhapsody are so classic that they practically feel like they've existed since the dawn of time. On the other hand, there have been many Queen tunes that never really saw the same time of success that they deserved.

Across their discography, plenty of Queen tracks have not been able to stack up against the more classic material of their early days. Even though it sometimes comes down to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, it's practically a crime that these tracks were left out to dry in lieu of the more notable singles. Granted, it's fair to say that some of these don't live up to something like Bohemian Rhapsody, but the fact that these songs didn't deserve to be hits and anything off of Hot Space did shows that something went wrong.

The best of these tracks also show Freddie Mercury taking a bit of a back seat, with the other band members taking the reigns and turning in some truly awe-inspiring performances. So next time you want to take a peek into Queen's back catalog, give these a spin and see what you've been missing out on.

Queen's self titled debut is a perfect jewel of an album from back to front. Despite not having too many hits outside of Keep Yourself Alive, this record shows these rock royals on their way to becoming some of the most advanced players in the business, with production that was already miles better than most debuts. Even when the intensity was scaled back on this outing, there was still some merit to be found in Doing All Right.

Written before Freddie Mercury joined, this original Brian May composition with vocalist Tim Staffell is still one of the meatiest cuts on the record, which has just as many heavy riffs as it does heart-grabbing moments. In all honesty, you can still see why something like this wasn't quite up to snuff yet, what with the transitions into the heavy sections sounding like they come out of nowhere. On the other hand, removing these sudden switchups may have turned the song into a lethargic mess in the long run.

With all due credit to Staffell, Mercury is clearly coming into his element on this track, as he makes his way across the melody with the greatest of ease. While this might be considered baby steps for Queen, this showed colossal signs of what was to come.