In July 1973, Queen finally under a Trident/EMI deal released their eponymous debut album, an effort influenced by the heavy metal and progressive rock of the day. The album was received well by critics; Gordon Fletcher of Rolling Stone said "their debut album is superb", and Chicago's Daily Herald called it an "above average debut". It drew little mainstream attention, and the lead single "Keep Yourself Alive", a Brian May composition, sold poorly. Retrospectively, "Keep Yourself Alive" is cited as the highlight of the album, and in 2008 Rolling Stone ranked it 31st in the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time", describing it as "an entire album's worth of riffs crammed into a single song". The album was certified gold in the UK and the US. COUNT 5
QSN1 In what year was Queen's first album released? ANS1 1973 QSN2 What was the name of Queen's first album? ANS2 Queen QSN3 What was the lead single from Queen's first album? ANS3 Keep Yourself Alive QSN4 Which Queen song ranked as the 31st greatest guitar song in a 1998 Rolling Stone article? ANS4 Keep Yourself Alive QSN5 Which critic called Queen's debut superb? ANS5 Gordon Fletcher