MEANWHILE BACK AT THE LAB Single LP jacket ROLAND THE HEADLESS THOMPSON GUNNER

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Queen can still wander into amorphous territory -- "It's Late" descends into echoing mush -- but their muscle seems defined

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It's some mighty handsome music from some mighty ugly guys

MEANWHILE BACK AT THE LAB Single LP jacket ROLAND THE HEADLESS THOMPSON GUNNERAudio Mixers: James Wisner; Slightly Stoopid. Recording information: Rivas Studios LA & Platinum Sound NYC; The Lab at Stoopid Studios. With a title that references the band's love of studio work, Slightly Stoopid's Meanwhile Back at the Lab is a love letter to jamming on tape, one that often flirts with dub techniques, and sounds "wet" the whole way through. Check the highlight, "This Version," for a reverb heavy creep across the mixing console, or