Brian May unveils the Queen album that 'wasn't well received' by fellow rockers

This week's episode of Queen The Greatest, an official mini YouTube series featuring new interviews with Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor, looks back once again the band's run-up towards Bohemian Rhapsody.

Today's footage, which you can view below, sees the two rock legends reveal how their technical experiences on Queen's first three albums "enabled them to realise their outrageous ambitions for their make-or-break fourth album, A Night At The Opera."

During which, the guitarist revealed which of Queen's albums the rock community did not initially warm to.

Sir Brian revealed: "Queen II wasn't that well received in the rock fraternity... in some places." Considered the band's heaviest album, the record features tracks like Ogre Battle and Seven Seas of Rhye.

The guitarist shared: "I've always been a big advocate of that album because I think it was a giant step. We're going from a band that is hardly allowed in the studio - except a few hours in dead time - to a band that actually has studio time. We can indulge ourselves. We can experiment, and we make a giant leap with painting pictures on the canvas of the tapes on Queen II. I love that album."

Roger added: "Really, I think Queen II was the first time we were allowed a certain amount of freedom in the studio, whereas with the first album we weren't, so basically it sounds better and more like the way we wanted it to sound. I don't think it's perfect by a long way, but we were building our confidence in the studio. It had a lot more light and shade."

Queen The Greatest continues next Friday at 2pm GMT.