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listened to before Queen's best work
It is undeniably good but I just don't feel anything listening to Queen
A collection of fun, eclectic and well-composed songs, with a smattering of classics, all impeccably recorded.
A fun mix of rock, pop and music hall. The best opera I've ever heard.
Det är ju så satans bra är det??
Clássico. Icônico. Top Hits do Queen.
Le problème de Queen, je vous le donne en mille, c'est que certes, ils ont proposé un nombre de titres légendaires hallucinnants sur leur carrière. En revanche, ils sont incapables de tenir un album, la faute à une endurance très en dessous des standards. Cet album le démontre très bien, puisque Freddy Mercury va venir faire irruption sur cet album avec une énergie folle, multipliant les jeux de voix exceptionnels. Les musiciens le suivent, tout comme les auditeurs, dans une belle symbiose. Seulement, après quelques chansons dans une ambiance incroyable, Freddy Mercury commence à suffoquer, et demande une pause à ses musiciens. Il ira s'asseoir sur un banc au bord du studio, et ce pour la demi-douzaine de sons qui suivent. Une fois requinqué, et de nouveau bouillonnant d'energie, Freddy Mercury reviendra nous offrir le titre légendaire Bohemian Rhapsody, avant de s'effondrer de fatigue sur l'épaule de son bassiste.
This feels like a band at the top of their game, with the freedom to deliver exactly the kind of album they want, even if it is risky from a trad pop perspective. "Bohemian Rhapsody" isn't even the most outre track. The album goes in all sorts of different directions, all tied together by the craft and extravagance of Queen.
Not the strongest first half but Bohemian Rhapsody more than makes up for it
This is the one with Bohemian Rhapsody on it, which is still a great song no matter how many times you've heard it. Overall, the album is pretty darn good but doesn't scream "classic" to me. It comes with a sort of whimsical "Sgt. Pepper's" atmosphere, but just isn't as consistent. It's an album with brilliant highlights, but a couple of skippable tracks too.
Classic
I particularly liked the song 39. This was different from traditional Quuen songs
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is 5 minutes and 54 seconds of extravagant, lavish spectacle; some of the best pop music ever. I had never heard the album from whence it came, so I had very high expectations for the experience. "A Night at the Opera" was indeed 43 minutes of extravagant, lavish spectacle. It is a true tour de force. (Forgive me using that phrase, but it is absolutely appropriate here.) Maybe it was just a bit of sensory overload from all that spectacle today, but I really started to think about "Sheer Heart Attack," and I went back and listened to it, and I felt more at home with that album. Such a surprise. It's also perhaps time to confess that I have never liked "You're My Best Friend" with its "Ooh, you make-uh me live, now honey!" So what are you going to do? But there is much I love about this album, including the vitriolic "Death on Two Legs" transitioning immediately into the '20s (er, 1920s) music-hall-styled "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon." "'39" is a sweet song that I was not familiar with, but it's been the one I keep playing. I liked it even more when I learned it came from Brian May's background in astrophysics. Ending with their guitar-and-cymbals "God Save the Queen" is reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner," and is the absolute perfect way to have ended this album.
SEASIDE RENDEZVOUS
I've never been a fan of Bohemian Rhapsody but the rest of the album is great. I love the different musical styles.
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. The less famous songs were a refreshing change of pace to what I thought I knew about Queen.
I love Queen, Freddy Mercury will always be a great loss for music, but a Night At The Opera is not their best album in my opinion. Carried hard by some tracks.
I'm a big fan of piano riffs, guitar riffs, ethereal vocals, and bands with a slightly unique sound - it's therefore no surprise I really enjoyed this album. There are definite dud notes which stop it getting a 5, but lazing on a Sunday afternoon, prophet's song, and bohemian rhapsody (obviously) are enough to elevate this to a strong 4.
Yet another Queen classic.
Ravishing loud pop, capped by Bohemian Rhapsody. Don't forget - this was produced by Rav Sinclair! We sat at his Shabbat table in Israel.
Despite not even containing many of my favorite Queen songs (except Bohemian Rhapsody, obvs) this album still delivers. With Freddie's amazing voice, each song is interesting and enjoyable!
I was really looking forward to the listen because of Rhapsody, which is a GD national treasure. It started off great with Death on Two Legs. The rest was good with expressive drums and bass, and sharp melodic guitar, and amazing vocals. I know why I haven't heard of many of these songs, they don't stand out. But they work together in the album.
I was surprised to find that many of these songs didn't hold my attention. Obviously some classics here, "You're My Best Friend" and "Bohemian Rhapsody." Easy to hear why the songs that Freddy's not lead on have receded over time.
Two Queen albums in one week! I must say that while this album is quite an achievement, Queen's high energy theatrical bombast can be exhausting over the course of an entire album. They have individual songs which are these completely brilliant shining diamonds but I find that those songs are often so amazing that it's nearly impossible to maintain that level of output. So, perfectly decent songs that might be standout tracks on somebody else's album just end up being filler here. Also, the pacing seems a bit odd at times. All in all, those brilliant songs easily make up for any comparatively lackluster moments.
A couple of bangers and obviously it’s a good album but maybe not one I would choose to listen to all the way through.
// Favs: Bohemian Rhapsody Score: Decent to Strong 4
Love it
Quirky, high energy
I have never been the biggest fan of the song "Bohemian Rhapsody". To me it's just a messy mix of styles are are glued together poorly, though I won't deny it's quality. The rest of the album is overshadowed by this song and that is too bad as other songs ("Love of My Life") are also great. It's a nice mixture of ballads and power rock songs and a unicorn.
8/10
Some great and some ok songs
This album contains two of my favourite Queen songs (Bohemian Rhapsody and You're My Best Friend) as well as some other nice ones. It also contains some songs that... aren't winners for me (particularly '39 and The Prophet's Song). All in all I think it's a 3.5 for me, which I will round up because I have a soft spot for Queen.
it is great i actually think the first half is better has fillers but cant deny it is great
For me this is not the best Queen, but for sure is the album that has the best songs.
good songs on here….including one of the classics: bohemian rhapsody..
I remember listening to my crappy AM radio in bed many years ago when I was 13 yrs old and the DJ introduced this new song by Queen that was really “different”. I was only a kid but I realized that nothing was gonna be the same after Bohemian Rhapsody. That song changed my perception of music and it opened the door to prog, art rock and opera. BR is a 600 lb gorilla of a song and there are also a few other great tracks on this album but it just misses out on a perfect 5 score because there are a few clangers on it. I get that they wanted to be experimental and whimsical but the album is not 100% cohesive. But that 600 lb Gorilla though!
good album decent songs, its a shame bohemian rhapsody has become a cliche since everything else they make only lives in its shadow
Outstanding and much missed
Overall this banged, it was cool to hear bohemian rhapsody in the context of an album. I think some of the tracks were a little obnoxious- the intentionally overblown style can only do so much. 8/10
Good. I liked all of it, "You're my best Friend" being my favorite. I don't enjoy this as much as I do their earlier works. Still solid, though.
Better than I thought it would be. Nice cohesive album with some great songs and nice guitar parts.
Good album with some incredible standout tracks
Queen’s good songs are so good that they almost instantaneously erase all their mediocre ones. For example, a lot of people don’t know that “You’re My Best Friend” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” are the only two songs on this album. Kinda weird that they called it an album at all, but then Queen was always pretty weird! I mean, you saw that movie right?
Very grandiose and over-the-top, but in a good way. The hits I knew already, but Death On Two Legs was a nice surprise and might be my favorite songs after Bohemian Rhapsody. Album feels a little long, but maybe that was partly the echo parts halfway through Prophet's Song, which I would've saved if it wasn't for that Already Saved: Bohemian Rhapsody Saved After Listening: Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To…)*, You're My Best Friend, '39, God Save The Queen
Votare Queen è stato complicato perché di base non sono un loro fan, non li ho mai amati né odiati. Ho una lista di pezzi che mi piacciono e ho scoperto solo oggi che due di questi fanno parte di quest'album ('39 e You're my best friend), mentre altri pezzi mi hanno scassato la minchia tipo Bohemian Rhapsody (da adolescente la amavo). L'album l'ho trovato interessante, percorrono diversi stati d'animo, giocano qui e lì, sono dei bravi musicisti, per giunta in quel periodo erano già rockstar pluri-famose e pluri-premiate e si sente. La loro "philosophy of music composing" (me lo so inventato io) mi ricorda molto quella dei gruppi math-core che ascoltavo 5-10 anni fa: praticamente in un album math-core c'era di tutto, bossanova, ragtime, ballate etc, perché più è vario e complicato, più è figo. Qui mi è sembrata un po' la stessa situazione. Ci sono un paio di canzoni che mi hanno fatto soffrire: - Bohemian Rhapsody in primis (Basta!) - Prophet song - God save the Queen (perché vivendo in Irlanda ho imparato ad odiare gli inglesi). Tutto sommato mi sento di premiarli, è stata comunque un esperienza positiva.
1-Love the guitar throughout this first song and the structure of the song is very unique which I like a lot. 2- Clearly a jokey filler song but I didn't need to skip it. 3- Ok song with good instrumentation prefer it when Freddie takes the lead vocals. 4- Just a nice happy and vibey song, love the bassline to this too. 5- Country/folk song with some strange vocal breaks. This is probably my least favourite song so far. 6- Really disliked the chorus on this and found the whole song quite lackluster with no progression at all until the very end. 7- This song definitely does at it says, it really reminds me of going to the seaside. I wouldn't choose to listen to it on its own but its an enjoyable song in the context of the album. 8- Love the introduction to this song, and the rest of it. It feels very mysterious and dramatic, which is the style I love from queen. This song could definitely fit into a stage show or film. I think the acapella section in the middle of the song ruins it's listenability for me though. 9- A very iconic and beautiful piano ballad, I don't know what else I can say really apart from the Brian May's guitar in this song is just perfect. 10- This songs seems like it could just as easily have been written and performed by The Beatles. 11- One of if not the most iconic and amazing songs of all time, every part of it is perfect. 12- A nice closer to the album, which summarises the the themes pretty well.
This is a good album. It really mixes genres too - rock and like old timey sounding music - sometimes even treads on country. Freddie Mercury is outstanding. Greatest rock voice ever as well as the greatest band lead ever. Top tracks Death on two legs You’re my best friend 39 Iconic track Bohemian Rhapsody
4.25
YAS QUEEN
A better album than sheer heart attack. Has one of my favorite song, bohemian rhapsody.
Some crazy songs some classics
Beautifully crafted
Bohemian Rhapsody!! Orchestral effects! Brian May guitar riffs! A blending of genres under the umbrella of one album! Still, it gets to be a bit much with the silly lyrics, choral arrangements and overall heaviness. Good for the occasional listen in its entirety… Better deconstructed and placed into playlists. 3.5/5
Really enjoyed the unique tracks that were new to me. particularly Love of My Life and The Prophet Song. Fun album! 4.0
Best Songs: Death On Two Legs, The Prophet's Song, Bohemian Rhapsody Worst Songs: Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon, Seaside Rendevous
One of Queens' best. How can you not enjoy?
I resented having to listen to another queen album when there’s so much else out there in this wondrous world of music. It just got better and better though. Inventive songwriting, completely individual. You’re my best friend and Prophets song are absolute greats. It’s not their fault that Bohemian Rhapsody is so seared into our minds that we fail to remember what a ridiculously good piece of work it is. And why should we?! Nice to take a cold look at it though. It’s good. What’s the point of god save the queen here? Anyone? Is it an ode to Brian may doing it on top of the of the palace or wherever it was. Either way, I’m tempted to knock off a star for its inclusion. I won’t though.
The thing that hit me whilst listening to this is just how overblown and dramatic, histrionic even, Queen sound - and how varied their sound. How do they do this without seeming like they’re showing off (Deep Purple), or oppressively hostile towards anyone who doesn’t “get it” (Jethro Tull). I can’t fully expound on what I think makes them sound so good here, but I’ll try some of it. Firstly, I think they’d have made this album and made these songs regardless of who was listening - so the songs sound completely unselfconscious, and alligned with who they are as a band. And then there’s the tension between Mercury’s style (flamboyant, theatrical, pop-leaning), May’s style (just wants to solo basically. He barely plays unless it’s a really cool riff or a solo), Taylor’s style (to pound the drums as bigly as possible) - and we’ll just assume Deacon was, as all bassists are, just happy to be there. Each member so totally embodies their preferred mode, that the disparate elements suddenly snap and cohere into a totally unique sound. It’s alchemy, and it’s great.
Great!
Loved bohemian rapsody, best friend and few other. All the songs were very musically colourful
To start, these songs sounded like fragmented misfires with no concept to cohere around. But wha'd'ya know? Another listen and the concatenation started to appear. My mistake was looking for thematic links when--duh!-- they're all stylistic. Which style is... well... basically it's prog--pseudo-classical ideas (virtuoso instrumentalism and long songs broken into movements) fused with thrashing guitars and stomping drums--but not as I know it. In other words, it's good (sorry not sorry Jethro, Purple, Floyd, et al.). And it's good because (didn't I say this about Sheer Heart Attack too?) at the and time as being silly as fuck and gay as hell it's also serious as the dickens. That trio might not be brand new in popular music but where else can you find it in prog? Some have tried, most have failed. These chaps pulled it off. I'm not sure it's ever something that *needed* to be pulled off. But in practice I don't care. While it's on it seems absolutely vital.
Feels weird to do a 'yaaas queen' joke here but I really want to do I'm going to leave my review like this in memoriam
Another classic, a banger, beautiful with a lot of good songs
Death on Two Legs, I’m in Love with My Car, Sweet Lady, The Prophet’s Song и Рапсодия — балдеж. Остальное — варьируется от «слишком театрально и раздражающе» до «вообще клоунада какая-то». В целом я за стайлак Квин выкупаю, но бля, как же мало хороших песен на этом альбоме. Даже хваленая рапсодия не то чтобы сильно дело спасает, ну она прикольная, но плотнейше отсасывает у лучших песен группы, типа Донт стап ми нау и Эназер ван байтс зэ даст. В целом meh-альбом, ну тройку по пятибаллке конечно кощунство будет лепить, но где-то в районе между 6 и 7 по десятибалльной, в основном благодаря распевкам в Песне пророка. Скарамуш/10
Classic album
Nice
I grew up listening to "Greatest Hits", so I'm kind of biased on picking my favorite Queen album, but I still liked this one a lot.
Full, unrestrained personality. Queen just does Queen so well (I wonder why that is...) and I can't stop enjoying how simply great this is. The compositions are large and perfect for a sunny day. Just radiant, I love them. And the best part is that it never gets stale! Queen keeps things fresh from song to song, such as the lovely acoustic ballad '39 or the soft and sweet Love Of My Life. I would be remiss to not talk about Bohemian Rhapsody which, though sorely played out, is larger than life in it's own way. Overall great album. We could all use a little more Queen in out lives.
Des fois une musique de guitare au tour du feu, des fois un opéra, des fois une toune de générique de film, très varié et accrocheur. Freddy chante en ciboire, et les back vocals sont bons, le piano, l’orgue, toute. Alleluia
Pretty epic. Love of my life is beautiful. You're my best friend :)
Aika leikittelevää meininkiä. Tuli mieleen Beatlesit siinä mielessä, että samalla levyllä voi olla legendaarisia klassikkobiisejä ja sitten jotain läppäbiisejä, joita ilmankin pärjäisi oikein hyvin. Kai se on niin, että kun on tarpeeksi iso nimi, niin voi tehdä mitä haluaa. Tämän levyn kokeellisemmat biisit eivät kuitenkaan olleet mitenkään häiritseviä tms. Kauttaaltaan kuuntelun kestävä levy, voisin kuunnella vielä myöhemminkin tätä!
Queen is a great band but not all the dramatic stuff works for me. Still there’s obviously some very good songs here. “I’m in Love With My Car” has still not grown on me.. sorry Roger
4/5
Queen és un d'aquells grups que m'han acompanyat tota la vida, des que un amic me'ls va descobrir a 1r de BUP. Però aquest àlbum no l'havia escoltat mai sencer. Va ser el primer que els va catapultar i s'entén, perquè està ple de temes interessants, molt ben produïts, i amb la guinda del "Bohemian Rhapsody" al final. El disc és variat i entretingut, amb moments de rock, balades, i fins i tot una mica de country. Demostra el bon moment compositiu en què tots els seus membres es trobaven. Un molt bon àlbum.
an all time classic
Fun album. Better than I expected honestly
Yass
J'adore Queen, en particulier pour les harmonies vocales. J'ai pas viré fou sur cet album, mais des Bohemian Rhapsody, ça court pas les rues Mon hit: SCARAMOUSH SCARAMOUSH WILL YOU DO THE FANDANGO
7
I'm not the biggest Queen fan, there stuff seems a little all over the place for me. But, I still recognize greatness when I hear it.
It's Queen. Some straight bangers. Some very dated cheese. Enjoyable listen even thought 40 years later some of the songs sound like a parody of the era.
Having in mind that Queen is not a band I listen to often, I still enjoyed this. 4/5 would listen to again
Strong lyrics and storytelling. Absolutely fantastic guitar and vocals. Can't say I liked much the songs without Freddy as lead vocalist, I think they actually dragged the album down. Great ability to keep songs fresh by adding variations and keeping them unpredictable. Impressive experimentation with different styles of music, exotic or old-timey vibes and instruments (Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon). Bohemian Rhapsody is an example of sheer musical creativity from musicians that have the talent to carry it to fruition. Loved also the adorable and iconic 'You're My Best Friend'.
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Wow holy jeez, I understand the value of Brian May. This album sounds soooo well produced. First time sitting though the whole album, front to back. Pretty darn good.
Some great songs, some not so great songs. But I can't bear to give Queen less than four stars
Never listened to this one the full way through. Truly one of a kind.
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I completely understand where bohemian rhapsody came from now and definitely more into queen than before. It was interesting to hear how many different genres they dove into.
Yaaasss queen
Near perfect album! Love a bit of Queen.
Some classics. Also some clangers
Good stuff
Closer to a 4.5! Great album. Arguably the greatest singer.
Loved the sound and feel
good
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Killer album
Tykkäsin. En ollut aikaisemmin kuunnellut ko. levykokonaisuutta.
I love queen, this album have some amazing tracks but also some that I don't find brillant...
Storslået, kor, karismatisk, 70’er pop/rock, Freddie Mercury
Pretty good, better than I expected but you know what? Bohemian Rhapsody is overrated. There. I said it.
a classic, I feel like the front half pales compared to the ladder half and why I can't give it a perfect score, def deserving of this list
9/10. album is cool. overdramatic but in a fun way. love the music hall shit on here i think its really when the albums fun theatric spirit shines the most. not talked-to-death fav: '39. really good. folk music is good. talked-to-death fav: b*henian ratsody. you know why this song is good
A Night at the Opera presents the final step in what would become Queen's endgame, their transformation into a singles band. But what an album to present to the masses in the changing tides of rock music. This album almost pretty much lives up to its name, from their final turn towards prog madness to powerful odes to love and beyond and the defining song that basically signals their shift towards immortality. One doesn't need to own or listen to another Queen album, this is practically all they need to understand. Favorites: Death on Two Legs, I'm in Love With My Car, You're My Best Friend, '39, The Prophet's Song, Love of My Life, Bohemian Rhapsody.
It's got Bohemian Rhapsody but even without it its is a pretty good album.
heard it a few times before, really good album, just good classic Queen. some whimsical freddie numbers, some balls-out rockin brian songs, 4/5.
Going out on a limb here, but this actually kind of sucks. No denying the musicality, but it really is campy, indulgent and trite - which makes it pretty typical Queen in my humble opinion.
Queen är ju mycket bra. Detta är dock inte deras starkaste album. Bohemian Rhapsody hjälper ju givetvis till, men i övrigt tycker jag det är ganska svagt.
I get it, but not for me.
ok ok
7/10
It’s too weird I’m too vanilla sorry
It feels very theatrical. But also very rock and roll. Im in love with my car sounds like that one Spongebob episode, or I guess it would be the other way around. '39 took a western turn. The band does incredible on their instruments. Love the drums. I dont know if its the high pitch, or the way the lyrics are sang, but not in love with his voice. You'd have to be in a certain mood to listen to this album, ie going to a show, wanting to experience something. I dont think ill listen to the album again, but ill listen to some songs again... in a certain mood. Production for this album seemed insane. Very theater very over the top. Musicality- 0.9 Vocals - 0.8 Vibes - 0.4 Listen to again - 0.3 Execution - 0.9 Total - 3.3
The hits are good. The production is over the top and really distracting. A lot of grooves don’t groove and a lot of the flourishes are superfluous.
The hits are big and fun, but the rest feels like filler.
I feel like statler and Waldorf giving this rating. Two great songs do not a great album make.
마마~ 우우우우~
veel variatie in de nummers, maar weinig variatie in de plaat
Muy bueno en cuanto a experimentación pero mid para ser queen
This was ok, obviously Freddie mercury’s voice is unparalleled but this album didn’t really move me. Some of the production was very interesting but not exactly…enjoyable? All the looping and layering was cool but got overbearing at times.
Can't help but shake the feeling that queen was a band of theatre kids who happened to be pretty good at making music. Not entirely for me but as usual Brian May deliver some pretty killer guitarwork.
This is actually pretty good and a marked upgrade on the other Queen album which came up earlier. It might be that they're an absolute singles band though. A lot of singles, good singles but maybe not an obvious album band. It's probably why their 1st greatest hits album is the biggest selling album in UK history. I think we can all agree that we could go a couple of years without hearing Bohemian Rhapsody as well.
So it’s a good album. I’m not a big Queen fan and I think some of these songs are way overdone but there are a couple really good songs. I think You’re My Best Friend is a great song. Bohemian Rapsody is one of those songs I’m not sure it’s good or not but was made better by Wayne’s world. Brian May is a great guitar player. One thing that would remain is this over the top singing. I’m glad I heard the album. I can understand why it’s on the list.
Not and album id add to any of my playlists but still a solid listen
Hje good tracks are great, but dear lord this has a lot of filler.
bohemian rhapsody will pay for its crimes
Queen is a group I appreciate more for their individual tracks than their albums. I had heard this one before and found it enjoyable. There's some good songs on here Bohemian Rhapsody, You're My Best Friend, and Love of My Life are stand outs that I've played countless times before. The Prophet's Song is a deep cut that I've been liking a lot since listening to the album.
This is the second Queen I have listened to. I feel like my thoughts for this one is similar to my thoughts on Sheer Heart Attack - at times it was too theatrical/out there and didn't land on my ears well. I did hear some parts (singing and instrument playing) throughout that I thought were really good. I'd give this a 3.5, but I am not okay with giving it a 4.
it's easy to see why this is one of the best Queen albums, considering how they explore the use of choruses, elements from Opera and experiment with these and other sounds that are not so commonly seen in their other albums. With a good compelling result. And more so, there are many songs here that are hits, like Bohemian Rhapsody But, i feel that with this album i realized i don't really like Queen that much. sure, their hits are bangers, Freddy Mercury is such a good vocalist and Brian May has some iconic and clever riffs. But most of their songs don't connect with me. I don't feel anything with them That's a me problem, i guess
ehhh too gooey
Pretty good for queen. Just not much of a fan, but there are a couple good songs in here. 39 especially was a nice surprise.
Love the 3 albums before this one. Hate everything after this album. Dislike this album but recognise it as a decent piece of art.
Tengo una relación algo ambivalente con Queen. No discuto el talento, no discuto las grandes canciones, pero siento que es una banda que está algo sobrevalorada. Algo no es sinónimo de mucho, ojo, pero resulta muy extraño que una banda con ese nivel de reconocimiento —y reitero, con un talento tan arrollador para componer y pensar arreglos— sea más de canciones que de LPs enteros. No tienen ese disco que un fan del rock o del pop pueda citar de principio a fin, detallando cada momento con fluidez, como si se tratara de movimientos y no de pistas. Lo anterior es el preámbulo para explicar por qué aún gustándome A Night At The Opera, no lo encuentro tan citable en la historia del rock. Comenzando por lo bueno, la capacidad del cuarteto de aprovechar las capas de estudio, llevar al límite todo eso que The Beatles ponían en marcha en su etapa de estudio para abarcar toda inquietud y fascinación que tuviesen, es indiscutida. Las armonías vocales que se volvieron marca de la casa, encontraron su forma definitiva aquí gracias al buen hacer de Roy Thomas Baker en la consola. Los ecos y paneos cautivan y hacen de la experiencia de escuchar el disco algo que estimula los sentidos. Las interpretaciones son sólidas tanto instrumental como vocalmente (‘39 en la voz de Brian May merece más reconocimiento, incluso si tomó prestado el argumento de Space Oddity de David Bowie), pero se traducen más en momentos curiosos que en momentos memorables. Seaside Rendezvous puede tener un tono divertido y aventurero, I’m In Love With My Car será boba aunque bien ejecutada, pero no están a la altura de los que sí fueron aciertos rotundos y que suenan muy diferente. Son himnos, de hecho. You’re My Best Friend envuelve y acoge desde la primera escucha, The Prophet’s Song es rompedora y machacona con la voz de Mercury y las guitarras de Brian, y Bohemian Rhapsody es el punto culminante de las ambiciones de Queen. Como contrapartida, nunca me sentí a gusto con la versión de estudio de Love Of My Life. No termina de tener la gracia que sí tiene en vivo. No es un álbum imposible de escuchar, pero A Night At The Opera se queda corto para lo que usualmente se encuadra como un clásico del rock.
Interesting mix of rock with dramatic operatic overtones. I'd say very groundbreaking at the time.
I can’t believe this is a 3. Some of the tracks are so epic. But some of them are aggressively meh. I can’t see myself running back to this one as a whole, even with the classic bangers.
Tem melhores do queen
Idk I just wasn't feeling this one as much. Obviously Bohemian Rhapsody is really good but that was the only song I really love off this one.
I don't think I'll listen to this again because it's really not what I enjoy, but it is not bad music, so it gets a 3.
Un album entier de queen ça me me saouler je pense La première est effectivement énervante je trouve Je me dis quand même qu’un album avec une des meilleures chansons de tous les temps est un bon album. Faut pas déconner le reste n’est pas totalement sans intérêt non plus ‘39 est très surprenante ! On dirait pas une chanson de queen sauf à la fin. C’est une sorte de country folk The prophet song est bien aussi, l’album est assez inégal en fait 7/10
ops
Queen har noen bops. Minst to av dem er her. De kan vel sies å ha perfeksjonert operatisk/teatralsk rock, men det er sjeldent jeg setter meg ned for å høre på Queen. Dette er første gang jeg hører en hel skive. Det blir tydeligvis ikke siste, og det går fint, for det er jo bra, men det har ikke gjort konvertitt av meg heller.
Ladies and Gentlemen. I guess that takes in most of you. This is the opening of a new opera season, a season made possible by the generous checks of Mrs. Claypool. I am sure the familiar strains of Verdi's music will come back to you tonight, and Mrs. Claypool's checks will probably come back in the morning. Tonight marks the American debut of Rodolfo Lassparri. Senor Lassparri comes from a very famous family. His mother was a well known bass singer. And his father was the first man to stuff spaghetti with bicarbonate of soda, thus causing and curing indigestion at the same time. And now on with the opera. Let joy be unconfined. Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons and necking in the parlor. Play, Don.
Oh what a night
4?
Pretty cool
Queen are a prime example of a band with awesome songs and pretty disappointing albums. You can't have Bohemian Rhapsody and I'm In Love With My Car in the same album, and you can't have the latter in any truly good album. The highs here are divine, but the lows are trashy in a bad way. A lot of the album is uninspiring or outright boring and I wouldn't recommend listening to those songs outside of educating yourself about the band's catalogue. Cutting maybe half the album would've made it a timeless classic. Of course, there's Bohemian Rhapsody and Love Of My Life, which are two of the greatest songs ever recorded. However, two songs are far from enough to save this whole album from being mostly a dud.
Många låter jag inte minns, typ bara Bohemina Rhapsody som sticker ut. Helt ok album
I thought I would enjoy it more, maybe it's just not the right kind of day also what even is a rhapsody
I always expect Queen to be a 5 and I'm always a little disappointed. This was fine, but certainly not amazeballs.
Poppy vibe from Queen
If I didn't know Queen and listened to just this album, I think I'd struggle to understand how they were such a massive band
Interesting to hear Bohemian Rhapsody in context, but some of these songs sound like music hall b
Two big hitters with the grand daddy of them all surrounded by ok
Excellent
There's clearly a lot of skill here, which probably helps to account for how - despite coming from what seems like a far fringe (music hall/musical theater?) niche of pop/rock music, Queen achieved a high level of success -- with this album in particular, and the weirdo genius of "Bohemian Rhapsody most particularly of all. The problem, for me, is that I've heard "Bohemian Rhapsody" so many times now that it's long since lost its brightest sheen of novelty. My other problem is that, the talent notwithstanding, everything sounds so stilted (almost . . . antiseptic?), in particular the singing (lead and harmonies), and the guitar sound, too. I suppose when it came out, those qualities might have made it stand out. Anyway, I still need to rate this. Once you're past the 2 hits, I don't think any of the other 10 songs particularly stand out, or invite repeated listens. Weighing the pros (including trying to imagine I'd never heard any of this before) and cons, I think 3 stars seems right.
Skulle vært 4 eller?
Meh
High 3 held back from a 4 by an over reliance on pretending to be sailors in some songs
Never thought Queen had a killer album. There had always been too many discrepancies between the operatic and rock influences which make for awkward listening. Definitely more of a singles band in my opinion and this album didn’t change that perception. Sweet Lady, 39, You’re my Best Friend are ace. I’m in love with my car has some of the worst lyrics imaginable over some of the best music on the album.
honestly a little much for me as a whole but some of the songs are great
First time listening to a Queen album coming from the perspective of someone who feels fatigue each time a Queen song (Cool Cat excluded) comes on the radio. Most clear aspect of this album is the wide range of musical exploration; jaunty vaudeville tunes, sea shanties, rock operas, religious a capellas. Such wide diversity is often united by Freddie Mercury’s recognizable vocals, along with the precise musicality of the band, although there are moments where other voices take the vocal lead. The lyrics themselves, besides in the scathing opener “Death On Two Legs” and the ecclesiastical “Prophet Song”, often come off as nonsensical or arbitrary, and if not either of those, then leaning heavily on trite lyricism borne from a song’s musical influence. In this way, the lack of unity or linearity throughout this album, made clear by the aforementioned musical range, is exacerbated by uninteresting lyricism. It is clear that, to Queen, the singer’s role is largely instrumental, rather than confessional or story-weaving, which is not inherently a negative. Still, A Night At The Opera feels a bit to disjointed for my personal tastes (although the transition from “Death On Two Legs” to “Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon” made me laugh). In this way, I have some trouble imagining returning to this album as a whole listen, especially because I am not particularly enamored by vaudeville tunes, sea shanties, or falling in love with one’s car. Some songs I did enjoy: “Death On Two Legs”—hilariously petty and scathing; “The Prophet Song”—unexpected prog rock to break up the album, very fun a capella; and, of course, “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Final thought: maybe it’s due to my lack of experience with Queen’s albums, but when you encounter incredible hits like Bohemian Rhapsody as a single, I don’t think it unreasonable to expect a similar level of musical depth from the rest of the album, which is not really what I experienced here. I think a more full embrace of that nonsensical operatic sound would have made this album more cohesive, more compelling, and more like a night at the opera!
half of this was good but i found some of it to be kind of boring….
Nothing really matters to meeee I have feeling most of the songs were a bit boring. Maybe they’re just wasn’t matching my taste or I didn’t have the right mood for listening to that album When you listen to the whole album in one row, all the songs are mixing together and start sound the same I would say 7.6/10 I’ve really heard better
Listening to this album in one sitting confirmed a couple things for me... -Queen are a singles band. They have a few fantastically great songs, and a lot of...other songs. -Freddie Mercury is, by far, the best thing about this band. The rest of the guys are virtuosic musicians, but also unbelievably dorky and tasteless. -I resent that Queen achieved super-canonic status over the past 15 years or so (when/why did it become normal to refer to "The Beatles and Queen"?). They're definitely a great rock band, but I feel like they've been elevated by chauvinists who believe the best music is the most complex music.
The demographic for Queen is people who were alive to hear them on the radio and band kids who haven’t discovered hip hop yet.
A Night at the Opera is a decent album that went down in history for its great production and a few timeless songs that make most of the tracks this album comprises feel like comparative filler. Freddy Mercury’s voice sounds amazing throughout, which is to be expected, and the vocal layering that this album is so influential for makes many of the otherwise just-alright songs on this much more enjoyable because of the crisp, theatrical production. You're My Best Friend, Seaside Rendezvous, and Good Company are good examples of this—decently fun songs elevated greatly by that delightful production. Unfortunately, the songwriting on many of these songs is fairly lackluster, which is disappointing considering that this album may as well be called “The One Bohemian Rhapsody is From.” Fellow prog-rockish song The Prophet’s Song joins that star penultimate track in embodying the innovative genre-blending this album is known so well for, and softer tracks Love of My Life and even ‘39 feel like perhaps the only tracks on here with it that deserve their place on an album with the legendary Bohemian Rhapsody, a fantastic song that shines as the highlight of this album and probably of Queen’s career. Being preceded by some of the better, more ambitious songs on this album helps makes it a special moment when its vocal intro ushers in this famous many-would-say-masterpiece that epitomizes and transcends everything that this album is known for. It alone made this album difficult to rate and shifted its score up fairly significantly for me. It would’ve made a far more potent ending to this album than the odd choice of God Save the Queen. There's a lot of good stuff on here, and it sounds great throughout, but a lot of the songs are just not that substantial next to the classics this album is remembered for. The inconsistency makes this album a difficult one to rate, but… it’s a low 3 stars overall. Rating: ~5.5/10 ____ Album 6 / 1001+
I do appreciate Queen very much from an objective perspective, they're truly one of the greatest musical groups of all time. But in come my subjective ears. Unfortunately, they don't really care for Queen outside the radio hits that have been drilled into our psyches for so long that it's impossible not to bop along to them out of familiarity. Of course, the famous Rhapsody, Love Of My Life, You're My Best Friend - these are amongst the best of all time - but I just don't get the feels for the car song, the prophet's song, or any other of the non-radio hits. And it's crazy because I can tell they're all fantastic songs - they just don't pull at my heart.
Not sure it's for me. Great album and some of the most iconic songs, I mean Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the best songs ever. It felt a bit disjointed at the beginning but I also don't know if that's because I know a lot of songs out of the context of the album so they popped out in quite a stark way.
Bohemian Rhapsody.
I don't like Queen. I thought that biopic was absolute tosh! And it's one of those bands that are overplayed. Way too overplayed. However, I've never actually listened to an album. Just heard the Greatest Hits (and didn't they release a second one?). So, here goes: You've got Bohemian Rhapsody on there, which I have mixed feelings about. But, it's important enough to warrant a place on the list. My Best Friend is alright, I suppose. But otherwise, it's an album packed full of average 70s tropes. Let's begin with the guitar. I like Brian May, I do. But it's still awful. And that God Save the Queen at the end was not necessary. The vocals. You know, that sound... Works well on BR, but gets repetative, a little self indulgent. The songwriting. I had to have a second listen to I'm in Love with my Car to really cringe at how bad it was (and yep, I couldn't handle it). Otherwise, it's a collection of melancholic piano songs (similar to part of BR), and parodies of music (a bit like when Paul McCartney does it, and I'm never a fan of that) in which they are trying to set a mood. I guess it works, I think I've just gone in with an attitude I can't really shake. 3 Stars and that's really only because of one song.
Too theatrical, too twee, too overblown. 3.5 stars
I've never been too high on this album. It's good, but I don't really get it's classic status. "Bohemian Rhadsody" and "You're My Best Friend" are great, and you get a couple more solid deep cuts in "'39" and "Sweet Lady", but the rest? I'm not convinced. You get some of Freddie's excursions into granny rock and some mid rockers like "The Prophet's Song" and "I'm In Love With My Car". 3.5 stars.
3.5
A surprising amount of songs here feel like throat clearing until the show stopper at the 11th hour
theater kid music,, wanted to say it’s not for me but then i’m hypocritical bc i love imaginal disk,,, something to think abt. but some are surprisingly unlistenable
Interesting but odd. Not sure I ever understood Queen
Det var da en festligt omgang ind i mellem. også ret sært. men sært er godt hvis man vil skille sig ud fra mændgen.
Et sjovt album der stikker i alle retninger. Kvaliteten svinger også helt vildt. Fra en virkelig lortet country-sang til bangeren over alle bangers Bohemian Rhapsody. Den og Best Friend trækker lige albummet op på en middel karakter.
Początek dobry,
Im going to get booed, but i just think Queen are a singles band. Yes their production and breadth of instrumentation are impressive and yes Freddie is one of the best front men ever and yes Boh Rap is incredible. But this isnt an album with any consistency, its all over the place in terms of genre and songwriting quality and i found it a difficult listen
A Night at the Opera is a half good. A bit weak overall and lands on the list primarily for "Bohemian Rhapsody." And of course it does. The rest of the songs could have been complete trash and the album would still make it... the song is that important and a must listen by all humans before death. "Your My Best Friend" also carries weight but is totally dwarfed by BR and you almost forget it's even on there. Queen took some notes from Beatles albums and added light hearted tunes like "Good Comapny" and "Lazin' on a Sunday Afternoon" which I quite enjoyed. The boys have better ones but it's still Queen and rocks...2.95 stars.
Queen does it again on the 1001. Despite this album being all over the place (in a good way) every song felt fully realized. I don't feel like they stitched a couple B-sides in to pad the album. You can tell they were dedicated to each and every note whether it was a prog-rock jam, a somewhat hammed up vocal pop song or an operatic masterpiece like Bohemian Rhapsody. There is little to no filler (maybe I'm In Love With My Car) as Queen continued to establish themselves as a unique top of the charts act. Freddy will always be the star of the vocal show, but the rest of the band has always been amazing with supporting harmonies that hugely layer the lyrics and instrument tracks. It was also cool to get some lead vocals from May and Taylor that I never would have expected. The backing tracks on guitar, piano, and whatever else they throw at it always adds to the whole affair. Regardless of how you feel about each individual piece it hard to deny that everything Queen was doing on this one was interesting. The album is diverse and fun from front to back. Always been a fan of Queen's greatest hits but these guys continue to surprise me with their albums. Glad they got three entries on here and I wouldn't be upset if they got another. 3.28 stars
Another good Queen album. Probably their masterpiece.
Not my first listen but this cements my feelings that Queen work better as a singles band than an album one for my tastes. When they hit, they hit hard. When they miss, I find them really grating. There’s a reason more than half of these tracks never get active radio play anymore. Would rate it 3.5 if I could.
I got respect for Queen just off of a lot of their hits, but this album in particular just aint fully hooking me. Yeah its got 2 of their biggest hits but I just can't lock in with half the songs here regardless if they have a solo here or a cool idea there. I've listened to a couple albums of their in the past (Sheer Heart Attack, News of the World) that I remember enjoying a lot more overall. 6.5, maybe a 7/10.
Kind of meanders a bit between genres and it's not all inspired. I'm In Love With My Car is definitely a song with lyrics. Favourite track: Bohemian Rhapsody of course
First album selected is a re-listen, but one I haven’t heard in two decades, so I was due another look. Never a personal favorite band, but at their peak, they were undeniably capable of delivering transcendental moments of operatic hard rock excess, which this album achieves often. Standout moment: the unexpected gentle pastoral folk of ‘39. Not a mode I associate with Queen, but it comes at the right point in the album as a breather between the more bombastic tracks.
so the important background context is that I hate bohemian rhapsody. A lot of this I think is due to the fact that the “glebe crew” (a bunch of people in my grade at school) would always reach a point in the night when they were having parties where they would do a singalong of this, wonderwall and nosebleed section, which was normally a sign for me to leave, and that has stayed with me. There’s about 30 seconds towards the end of the song that I quite like, and I always forget about that, but can’t stand the rest. As for the rest of the album, I appreciate that there’s a lot of variety and a few songs I enjoyed. Favourite was I’m In Love With My Car and unexpectedly ‘39. there are more queen songs I think I like elsewhere in the catalogue
Would listen again.
This is good. But i guess im not all that huge on queen i guess. Freddy's voice is iconic and powerful to the nth degree but im not all that into it. And this is supposedly the best they got right? And dont get me wrong there are absolute classic tracks here. Bohemian rhapsody? Come on, thats one of the most popular songs of all time. And I think its good too. Im just less into the performance aspect of it. The themeing is great, it does feel like a night at the opera. Nails it. But im not sure thats my vibe. Too showy and theatrical for me. Like sweet lady is the most overtly rock track here and it might be my favorite. Maybe i like other more rock centric albums from these guys, I dont know but I know this isnt my favorite. I did like it. I promise. As much as it sounds like I had a bad time no way. I liked it pretty well. Just there are alot of things here that dont go over that well. The guitars and drums all feel kinda burried in the mix. They just lack the punch they deserve. But anyway its a good record that is above average, for me it might bot be that much above that bar.
I mean it’s got Bohemian Rhapsody on it, but other than that it’s underwhelming
i own this album on vinyl. it's pretty solid, and bohemian rhapsody's on it, so it's automatically a 3.5. it's not a great album album, but it's pretty good.
songs I enjoyed: you're my best friend '39 bohemian rhapsody
"Best Friend" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" are the obvious stars of this record, but there is a non-single worth mentioning - "39" is a pretty ditty composed and sung by Brian May. The rest are either prog/rock songs or ballads or skiffle/music hall toss-offs. Kind off disappointing really, only buoyed by their original production sound and style.
There was some recent discourse on Twitter about how some bands (like the Cure or Smiths) are "singles bands" which is a totally ridiculous notion. Mainly because Queen is the real singles band. There's like 3 good songs here surrounded by a bunch of middling to bad ones
It's Queen, some GOAT songs, but there's a reason I've never heard some of these before
Fun album – there are a few well-known tracks on it too, haha. Three stars...
god
Do I just not like Queen?
kind of weird that all of the songs i liked from this were either written by or sung by someone in queen that wasn’t freddie mercery. i will this album suffers from one song being leagues above the rest in quality (bohemian rhapsody) (this happens a lot)
The first three Queen albums are pretty damn good, their 4th is the moment I find myself no longer a fan. There are undoubtedly some high moments, but there's also too much ragtime musical filler nonsense. I understand that the innovation and the revolutionary production techniques are what forms this albums reputation, and Bohemian Rhapsody certainly underpins this, but the metal and hard rock edge of earlier releases are largely missing from the rest of the album. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit 🫳 ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 310 Already owned : 69 Purchased : 15 To buy : 4 Nope : 222
Definitely operatic rock
Considering I was raised on Queen, I very guiltily admit they are not really one of my favourite bands. I went into this with an open mind as it has been years since I'd listened to a Queen album in full but I fear this isn't one of the best ones?? Despite being one of the famous ones. It's camp and fun which you would expect with queen, but it's pretty meandering and there's quite a few duds. Obvs Bohemian Rhapsody isn't one of the duds - not a controversial opinion there.
There's a reason that Queen are best known for their singles. This is a mess! I thought that The Prophet's Song would never end! That said, it's kind of a fun mess. So completely all over the shop that I almost enjoyed seeing what the hell they were gonna come out with next. Weird faux-prog-folk? Spinal Tap-esque prehistoric silliness? A vaudeville picture postcard jaunt? I dunno how you can review a song like You're My Best Friend' that's been so tainted by Magic FM that it's ceased to be music, but against all odds this was sorta fun.
Classic
Not exactly my thing, but i see why people like it
Well, bohemian rhapsody is one of the greatest songs of all time, but the rest of the album is much weaker compared to it
Review - not quite the case where it's only the songs I know that are good, but I was surprised how many truly naff songs were on this album. However, I now know that The Prophets Song is the thinking man's Bohemian Rhapsody. Rating - 5/10 Need to hear? YES
I love Queen! Unfortunately, Bohemian Rhapsody carried this album. I love the history of this experimental album, but it didn't quite work for me.
Has a lot of solid tracks as well as the famous Bohemian Rhapsody. 7/10
dont like queen
capa ja ta boa,tem um dos melhores finais de todos
3/5
Bohemian Rhapsody is probably the most overrated song of all time. I get it was very innovative and interesting for its time, but people treat it like it's the peak of music and nothing comes close. It's a good song, but best of all time? I don't think so. I think Love Of My Life is the best song on this album.
Despite the obvious hits this album doesn't do it for me!
Queen might be the best band and biggest band without a five star album. The hits are undeniable, particularly Bohemian Rhapsody, which still wows today. I found a lot of of the songs that I didn’t know to be surprisingly enjoyable, but others were legitimately annoying. 3.5.
Solid album with some good songs there is a bunch i wont revisit but overall i liked it just not enough to give it a 4 or higher
Everyone hypes up this album I just don’t fw Queen like that tbh.
Theater kid anthems in this. Undeniably some bangers though
Wow, what an absolute banger at the end. I wasn't aware this song was hiding on that album. Altogether, I was confused by the range of songs. While there were some that I really enjoyed, others I found very hard not to skip.
Never was a big Queenfan but this one is just nice to listen to. Especially the Prophet's Song was a real surprise, could have been a song by Rainbow
Very cinematic and entertaining - liked it more than the previous Queen album. Not quite a 4*.
Not really my bag, but it was ok
me gusta el sonido de queen pero por mas que tiene bohemian rapsody y love of my life, el resto de canciones son un loco y bajan mucho el puntaje general
Never actually heard a Queen album all the way through, just their best-of compilations, so this'll be interesting. Death on two legs is cool, kind of average hard rock song. Sunday afternoon is a bit of an odd, campy vaudeville little follow up, but cute. Oh okay we're back to hard rock... I'm in love with my car blows, its so lame. You're my best friend is brilliant, a classic. 39 is interesting, it's an interesting story but nothing special. I'm wondering what their rationale was here regarding sequencing this album because we're going from one genre to another wildly. Sweet lady is kind of okay, it's nothing amazing, its like the bare minimum of good. Forgettable. Seaside rendezvous we're back to campy vaudeville, it's fine... okay it's annoying never mind. It's fun at least but wtf is this album it's got multiple personality disorder. The Prophet's song is interesting, we're in prog territory now apparently. It's not bad so far... An now a know an now a know an now a know an now a know and now an know an now a know an now a know an now a know an now a know and now an know an now a know an now a know an now a know an now a know and now an know. La lalalala la lalalala la lalalala la lalalalala. What the fuck is this even? The Prophet's Song wasn't worth its artificially inflated runtime, haha, what an annoying drag. Love of my life next.. this is quite lovely. What a nice song. Very tasteful and sweet. Good company now. Back to vaudeville it appears. It's annoying and goes nowhere. Bohemian Rhapsody. Classic. No notes. Next. And we're ending with the national anthem? That's a.. uh.. choice. Sounds like too triumphant a capstone for such a mid and muddled album. Now I see why I've only heard the singles. Yeah on the whole that kind of sucked. It sacrificed consistency for variety which is a bold strategy when most songs are average or just plain bad. I generally like Queen, I used to be a big fan growing up, but this just isn't it.
An album I owned when young but struggled with and things haven't changed. Sure it has some great songs (BH, you're my best friend) but it has a majority of stinker throwaway romps more akin to pub singalongs. That Rogers car song is probably the 5th best here despite the flak it takes is alarming. A band that suits greatest hit compilations best.
This might be their best album, but I still don’t think that it’s that great
There's a legendary songs, a few great ones, but the fillers are filling.......
Like reviewing 7 different albums. Imagine writing bohemian rhapsody and then putting it on the same album as im in love with my car. Generational! Edit: I think this was a case of over-scoring just because they’re Queen. Went into this in more detail in my review of Queen II, but I think I like Queen more as a singles band or a concept than I actually like sitting down and listening to their albums front to back.
Freddie is one of one. He had an exceptional, otherworldly vocal talent. Listening to him sing is always a special experience. Brian May is one of the best. This band put out a super unique, highly creative body of work. I never complain when a Queen song comes on the radio. With all that being said, I've never gone and put on Queen on my own. I've never owned any Queen records. I can't articulate any reason why I'm not more into them. I don't mind them at all. And that's about it.
Very consistently Queen. Absolutely nothing wrong with this album (except for prophet song). I’m not a fan of Prophet Song. Ultimately, Bohemian Rhapsody.
Las mejores canciones bohemias rapsody y love of my life
I like Queen but don't love them
death on two legs. me gusta mucho! la guardo lazing on a sunday afternoon im in love with my car you're my best friend. empieza cursi pero me han gustado los sonidos. 39 sweet lady seaside rendezvous. ADORO ESTA CANCIÓN!!! QUE DIVERTIDA Y SIMPÁTICA!!! es como ver, solo con los sonidos, una escena de baile de ginger rogers y fred astaire the prophets song. otra muy divertida y excitante, un viaje de canción. love of my life. obviamente la conocía pero es que es muy bonita.. good company bohemian rhapsody god save the queen
I loved three songs but some werent my style
Has its hits but then does have its odd deviations 3.5*
Queen has always been a group I enjoy more in theory than reality. Seeing Queen live would have been the experience of a lifetime. Outside of that, when do you listen to Queen? It doesn't feel right to listen to any tracks on this album outside of a big, milestone event like a wedding or winning a sports tournament. It's too grand. Do I even like Queen at all? I have no idea.
I appreciate the love for this album that a lot of people have, but it just doesn't hit for me. I think a combination of having heard the best songs a million times already and the album tracks being considerably weaker means I just can't enjoy this like I'd expect to.
Best wel average muziek weer
Yes enjoyed but wouldn’t be an album I’d go to pick.
I like some of Queen songs, however i am not sure about this album. It just wasnt my vibe...
Strong 3
I’ve never been the biggest Queen fan, but this is brilliantly put together. I love the risks they take, and they all come good. I’ll probably never visit this again, but I’m glad I heard it.
Je suis assez mitigée par l'album, d'un coté, on a des composition abolument dingues de Mercury (inutile de dire lesquelles), de l'autre je me serais bien passée d'une ou deux chansons de Brian May ('39 ressemble à sweet home alabama et The Prophet's Song est pour moi une expérience ratée). Et dans ce que je préfère, il y a des chansons un peu drôles, très réussies: Lazing on a sunday afternoon, Seaside Rendezvous. Bien sûr je me dois de mentionner I'm in love with my car, difficile d'être aussi précis sur la sensualité qui peut se dégager d'une automobile, à part peut être une fois en '96. Ecouter cet album dans la même journée que ZZ top me fait penser que Mercury apporte une certaine flamboyance à Queen sans laquelle ils ne se seraient pas différencié des autres groupes de rockeurs stridents jsp...
Some great tunes on here but there are also many over-the-top songs
It was okay with some good musics in it
Yeah that’s a Queen album alright. Felt like listening to a musical. Like a theatre kid that’s really into Led Zeppelin and Yes got to make an album. Bohemian Rhapsody being the second to last song was unexpected, but very pleasant, and I feel like I understand it as a track better within the context of the album.
I'm actually not a big fan of Queen. I was both pleasantly and unpleasantly surprised by some of the tracks here. I do think a lot of the stuff on this album just sounds like joke songs though. Maybe that's my age talking. Standout Track: '39
6/10 Favorite: Bohemian Rhapsody
The hits really don't give you the full picture for Queen, huh? What I found here isn't exactly what I was expecting, but while A Night At The Opera is more interesting than a lot of the era's rock, I will say that I'm honestly not sold on all of it. There are approximately two vibes here: one is "goodness that day at the park was lovely", and the other is "The wizards will battle for time untold". There are songs in each vibe that I like and songs in each vibe that I don't. At their best, the park songs get me to let go of my stresses and just float along like it's the most beautiful spring day I've ever seen. And the best wizard songs feel genuinely epic. But at their worst, both feel at least a *little* stupid. It really depends on whether Queen's musical theater approach hits or not. You're My Best Friend is super sweet and airy. Death On Two Legs is epic and foreboding. '39 is beautiful. And the a cappella section on The Prophet's Song is the coolest moment on a song that would otherwise be a bit eye-rolling in it's self-important epic-ness. And, of course, Bohemian Rhapsody is here. Many put this among the greatest songs ever. I personally don't, but it is excellent. On the other hand, everything else here is a mixed bag, queen's whole tone and approach just don't always do it for me. So the result is an album that swings between songs I really like, and songs I really don't like. I would say that it evens out to about a three though. I did ultimately enjoy myself.
Classic banger maar mijn god wat vond ik The Prophet’s Song een VRESELIJK lied. Geeft een vieze nasmaak aan dit album voor mij
Impressive record. Some for sure classics. Not sure how much I enjoy some of the other tracks or not. Probably best enjoyed on vinyl through a hi fi.
Норм, но мне Queen больше нравятся в формате сборник лучших хитов. Отдельные альбомы не особо заходят.
норм, но это скорее 3.5, знал 3 песни с альбома до прослушивания, остальное просто филлеры имхо
Обычно я читаю историю создания альбома, но благодаря Паше в этот раз это было бессмысленно. Лучше любых источников в интернете погрузил в творчество группы (я как всегда ничего не знала и думала, что это запись лайва в опере, хаха). По итогу - лично для меня удивительно, как этот эклектичный альбом стал хитом, достаточно сложный для обыденного слушателя 1975 года (но могу ошибаться)
Queen has to be the band that I have listened to the most without ever actually listening to an entire album. That ends today. "The Prophet's Song" reminds me of Spinal Tap. Not in a good way. I was surprised at the number of songs not sung by Mercury. The hits here are undeniable. But the fluff is pretty fluffy.
An uneven album. Plenty of subpar songs but also some all time greats.
3.5/5. I’ve always viewed Queen as more of a singles band throughout my years of music listening. Which there’s nothing wrong with that, especially when you have as many all-timer singles as Queen. Which is to say, this is my first time diving into a Queen album in its entirety, and it was a good time. The album has a very good flow to it, many songs transition into each-other which is a trick I always love to see. I am admittedly not the biggest fan of the Show-tune-esque songs on here like “lazing on a Sunday afternoon” or the few songs not sung by Freddie like “I’m in love with my car, but past those personal gripes, the rest of this album has some great songs. Like the opener “Death on Two Legs” where Freddie Mercury tells the managers of their former record deal to kill themselves, or the great guitar playing and drumming on “Sweet Lady”, or the extended A Cappella segment on “the prophets song.” Then there is of course Bohemian Rhapsody which is one of the most iconic songs of all time. It’s always reminded me of “happiness is a warm gun” by the Beatles in how it stitches together a ton of smaller song fragments in order to make something super interesting. There are a decent handful of songs here I didn’t love, but when this album is firing on all cylinders there is some great stuff to be found.
There’s some decent songs in this I’ve just always found queen meh and this is no different
3.0
Never listened to the full album - I liked it but also because I have a lot of respect for Queen's legacy. I guess it's not my favorite genre, but good to know!
2.75 - Solid, but the the songs that I didn't know already didn't do a lot for me.
I enjoyed this. I really like ‘39. And bohemian Rhapsody is obviously just a classic.
Fun album.
Very queen
Album 3 3/3/26 Before listening, my opinion of Queen and this album was that the hype is greater than the actual music. I don't think I've listened to a full album from them since I was a teen so I thoroughly wanted to be proven wrong by the sheer production quality and the strength of the album tracks. The only moment I really felt that way was for '39. To be fair, the pacing of the album starts out really well and I was thinking light 4. My favorite Queen song is You're My Best Friend is included, I wish they had used electric pianos more. Otherwise, I still think that this album is a just a strong 3. I think it's understandable that I'm tired of Bohemian Rhapsody. I don't care for Prophet Song and I don't know if sitting through it any number of times would change that opinion. The shorter songs are good fun in a campy way but don't end up creating an outstanding album in the end. I'm glad I was reminded of the musicianship of Queen and I hope I like my next Queen album better.
Two songs. I knew two songs.
Not my usual thing tbh but whoever mixed this record is a genius. Some obv iconic moments
Sure why not
Unexpected start. Sounds pretty cool, funnily enough the operatic elements don't fit methinks Gets less cool after ~4th song. Still decent
Lacked distinction. Some tracks like ‘You are my best friend’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody, are exceptional, but in the context of the full album, they lose their poignance. Some nice sounds throughout, however a general lack of flow. I don’t want to rate it 3 star as an objective measure because it’s far better than average music as a whole. But I will, in the context of the 1001 greatest albums. I was expecting more.
This well-regarded follow-up to A Day at the Races certainly does have songs that wouldn't be out of place in an opera (Love of My Life, Death on Two Legs, some back-of-the-album filler track called Bohemian Rhapsody) and some that would be at home in the music hall (I'm in Love with My Car, Seaside Rendezvous, You're My Best Friend). It all makes for a very enjoyable experience, Queen doing what they do best.
Again, when you have Freddie, why the fuck are Roger Taylor and Brian May singing lead vocals on anything? You're My Best Friend is gorgeous, Bohemian Rhapsody is overblown and ridiculous. May's guitar tone is always sublime and absolutely unique. It's great to hear an album full of mild insanity, even when the tunes are mostly forgettable. I did enjoy the story of them writing a song complaining about their ex manager taking all their money, calling him every name under the sun. So he sued, settled, and took some more of their money.
What a crazy mix of songs. A little country, metal, Broadway, and pop. There are hits and misses but the band and Freddie's vocals are outstanding. It's the wide variety of material that bounces from genre to genre that kinda drove me mad. There is a lack of cohesiveness that becomes distracting.
Appealed to my high-school sensibilities but hasn't caught up with me today. May's guitar was a draw and the vocals begged for sing-along. There are moment's of greatness, yes, but the glam bogs them down.
Everybody in the world seems to love Bohemian Rhapsody. It certainly been infused into the world’s musical DNA. However, I never cared for Queen. They were always a bit too bombastic for my taste. So that’s why I like 39 and just don’t care about the rest but for the BR phenomenon I’ll mark them up.
Favorite Song: 39
First ever listen, not bad, kinda reminds me of the beatles more whimsical and british stuff. I've heard it a million times, but BR seriously hits at the end of this album
I won't waste much time exploring 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Everyone knows it and the majority of people rightfully love it. It may be overplayed, but that doesn't detract from the fact that its a killer song and its impressive that it was able to reach so many people despite being a prog song with operatic elements. 'You're My Best Friend' is a sweet and sincere hit and 'Death On Two Legs' show the band at their most venomous. At eight minutes and change, 'The Prophet's Song' is the longest song here and you can feel the length due to extended vocal segment. As talented as everyone in the band is, this is rather overindulgent and some of the more theatrical moments can read as goofy. The old-timey cuts 'Good Company' and 'Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon' are oddities that I wouldn't miss if they were cut from the album. For an album that contains one of rock's most known and celebrated songs, there is a lot of filler on here.
Some banging tracks mixed with terrible ones.
A curious blend of absolute classics and mediocre filler.
Very theatrical.
The best of the Queen albums we’ve had so far, it’s got some decent tracks on it. You’re my best friend and Bohemian rhapsody are stand outs. Then there’s that awful cover of God Save The Queen at the end, no international anthem has ever been improved with electric guitar, it’s a fact, it never gets better. And GSTQ wasn’t a great anthem to begin with. If I pretend that cover isn’t there, which I will, then it’s a solid mid tier 3/5 album. 3.0/5.0 Best Song: You’re My Best Friend
Some great songs but not great album
Heard
the only thing worth listening to by queen is their greatest hits compilation. people have already found their good songs, save yourself the time.
Half of the album is good, the other half is pretty rubbish. Queen were never able to make a great, consistent album. If you can only own one Queen studio album, it should be this. If you can only own one Queen album at all, unfortunately it should be the Greatest Hits. The Prophet's Song is their best song, I'll die on this hill.
A journey of an album. Well crafted. Knew what they were doing. Can imagine would get on your nerves if youre not in the mood for it though. Which i wasnt.
Still not massively for me, but there was a time when this would have been scoring lower. I can get something out of it at least nowadays.
Great talent, somewhat silly song themes.
Overrated but still pretty good.
Fine, I don’t like Queen that much, but I have a new appreciation for the musicality and skill of the band. Would be a 9/10 but I don’t like their sound much so personally 7/10.
My opinion of this album is the same as my opinion of Queen as a band; it's a mixed bag. There are some good songs on this album, an obvious example being 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. And there are some questionable songs on this album too, like 'I'm In Love With My Car'. Which I think can be said of every Queen album released. There is some great stuff, and some not so great. Three stars. (Favorite track: You're My Best Friend.)
Queen is a funny band in that everyone knows many many songs, but how many people have actually listened to their albums? To be quite fair most of them are pretty mediocre, but A Night at the Opera is one that's actually worth it. It's very theatrical and maximalist with some pretty over the top vocals performances and massive musical arrangements - like you could expect from Queen. I will say it does get a bit much at parts, the interlude-like songs are kinda filler and some of the longer songs suffer a bit from that. But there is a lot of greatness here. The opener is a multi phased prog banger with amazing guitar passages all over it. I'm in Love With my Car is just a fun song and You're My Best Friend is one of their cutest tracks. Love of my Life has fire piano backing instrumentation and is a very lovely ballad overall and then of course there is Bohemian Rhapsody - I don't think I need to add anything about that. But unfortunately even on one of Queen's best albums there is still some duds. Sweet Lady is pretty much just a piece of boomer rock, Sweet Randezvous and Good Company are a bit sickeningly dramatic and The Prophet Song is not really one of their best prog tracks, at some point in the song they try to include this experimental passage and it comes off as a bit annoying. I have a hard time rating this, technically feel like it deserves 4 stars but I rarely listen to it and it's just a bit too inconsistent.
Better than the last Queen album, still not my thing. I'm not saying it's bad, it's just not for me.
Some good songs. Freddie's vocals are so impressive, as is the guitar tones and bass in places. Mainly just a kind of annoying album tbh. Not something I'd listen to out of choice.
Mijn hemel wat staan er verschrikkelijk cringey zaadnummers op dit album zeg. Maaaaaar tegelijkertijd ook all time bangers, levelt mooi uit rond een 2.5-3 sterren.
Eerste keer in hoe lang dat ik niet op oud & nieuw Bohemian Rhapsody heb gehoord. Was alright, paar geweldige singles en wat meer fluff
Queen is wel oke, een paar nummers waren wel een beetje irritant 2,5