A Night At The Opera

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 was the first concert I have ever seen. This album played a big part of my childhood however it has not aged well. Bohemian Rhapsody is an epic song but the rest of the album is all over the place and like a dogs breakfast. “I’m in love with my car” and some of the other songs are super cringe.

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.......

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.

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

Gay ass music! Cool to hear bohemian rhapsody in context. Some songs too gay even for me

the highs are extremely high, the lows incredibly low. you're my best friends gets it up out of 3 star territory

Queen's music is always good, instrument/als are such bangers, I could listen to them alone. Lazing around on a Sunday Afternoon is short and sweet Obviously Bohemian Rhapsody is the highlight of the album (surrounded by some filler songs) but the Album is pretty good overall 3.5

Queen are still not my cup of tea at all, but this was better than their previous appearance on the list. It hangs together surprisingly well for an album with such a mix of styles, it has a sense of humour which felt sadly lacking in the previous effort, and there are no ogres this time. An extra star just for Bohemian Rhapsody.

I've always found Prince a bit corny tbh

Liked.

6/10

Pre-listen: Dreading it - not massive on Queen aside from the classics! Post-listen: Some really beautiful moments, some gorgeous vocals from Freddie and delicate intricate melodic moments from Brian May. Some real madcap weird musical stuff on there, but of to-ing and fro-ing between the good the bad and the ugly! But realistically shows every facet of the band. Enjoyed, some tracks endeared me more than the jauntier ones.

I grew up on Queen's Greatest Hits, so I thought I really liked them. And maybe I still do, but not with this album. Two great songs, a few good ones, and a lot of indulgent filler.

The hits are obviously timeless and the band will forever resonate through history, but sounds like Seaside (who has time vaudeville, it's a bit aggravating for my taste) and a song about loving a car. Pretty decent, but like Alan Partridge I'll stick to the best of.

I get the cultural significance and why this album was included on here but I've just never been a fan of Queen. They're very talented but not my thing.

Queen should have died with Freddie. In 2026 they must have been the weird zombie version of themselves longer than the proper version and yet are so far from relevant it's actually kind of impressive. No new music of any impact, a rubbish film and Brian May occasionally popping up to bore some royals on a balcony. Give it up lads

Wow they really dipping their foot in every genre😂. I already had the banger Bohemian Rapsody saved, but now I saved Love of My Life. It was a decent album

Mix3d

Not my favirite and I love Queen. A combo of top notch and bottom notch songs

This is a fairly entertaining romp

it had some unique parts but overall pretty boring. it's really hard for me to like Queen's music very much. it's just so white

So, apparently I don't really know Queen that well. I hadn't heard all but 2 of these songs. This album was fine. The superhits are clearly very strong but otherwise I could take it or leave it.

Ihan hauska ja monipuolinen levy, bohemian rhapsody jotenkin edelleen olisi ihan pähkähullu ja hieno kappale tehdä. Ehkä Rosalían kappale Berghein on vähän samanlainen :)

Enjoyable but not a repeat listen for me

If you like Queen, you'll like this album. If you only like the hits you've got quite a long listen before you get to the one hit on this album.

The single hits really carried this album, but I prefer their later stuff.

Skipped the singles, liked it fine

6/10 Bohemian Rhapsody is a behemoth. But the rest is tedious, with a couple of exceptions. Outside their singles, Queen have to be one of the most overrated bands.

Top track: You're My Best Friend

It's Queen so it has its moments but man are they annoying sometimes. Just can't get out of their own way to make a complete album I can stand listening to. - Oh boy Queen... Expect to be screamed at for an hour - Fun intro riff, decent start. Distinctly Queen though, that's for sure - That went downhill fast. Fast tracking to 3 stars. Wish I understood Queen - Some good power rock in 'Sweet Lady' - 'The Prophet's Song' is fun too... but why is it 8 minutes? Oh that's why. Super annoying. Condemned this album to 3 stars

Admittedly, a good album

Fun and jolly but unfortunately too whimsy at times for me

Bohemian Rhapsody

I think we can all agree a Wayne’s World gif is all that’s really required for a review of this.

This album really stands as a testament to how having a handful of iconic tracks is often far more important than having consistent quality, or "no skips" as it were. Some of the highest highs and lowest lows exist on this album directly next to each other but it doesn't matter because we remember how transcendental Bohemian Rhapsody and The Prophet's Song are and forget that I'm In Love With My Car exists.

Better than I expected pretty good album.

not my vibe but i understand the popularity

The great moments on here were balanced out by those that were overly theatrical and kind of annoying in my opinion. Definitely overrated but not bad by any means.

I liked but not much of my vibe

Surprisingly, I found this album somewhat entertaining. The first few seconds made me think I had put on the wrong album. The playfulness and variation kept me interested. It borders on pretentiousness on occasion but overall, not being a Queen fan, I kinda liked it in places. A good album to sample with some 'Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite' moments.

Εύκολο στο ακουσμα , χωρις να βαρεθω , μαρεσει το 70's British tone που εχει αν και ισως λιγο πιο χαρουμενο απο το γενικο μου γουστο

3.5/5

Has two great songs. The others, despite great musicianship, aren’t that great to listen to. Not an album I would pull off the shelf, despite the mastery of Bohemian Rhapsody and You’re my Best Friend

Bonkers. Actually a bit annoying in parts but then also bohemian rhapsody

🙂

good album! overall rating: 3.5/5 favourite tracks: death on two legs, love of my life, bohemian rhapsody least favourite song: good company

Only 1 good song on this album which is why it gets 3 stars. Never realized how boring the rest of this album was until now.

7/10 good but not really my thing

“you’re a sewer rat decaying in a cess pool of pride” — great line Bohemian rhapsody 100/10 no notes spectacular give me 10 of them You’re my best friend is so nostalgic love it Seaside Rendezvous? So fun The repetitiveness in the prophet’s song annoyed the hell out of me Overall, a few notable songs that I will listen to again. But don’t care to listen to the full album again.

Sort of an underwhelming start but picks up with Love of My Life and of course Bohemian Rhapsody

Positives: The harmonies are eargasm material. Freddie Mercury sounds amazing as always. John Deacon is a very unique and inspired bassist who I always love hearing in the mix. The trademark Queen guitar sound is enjoyable. There are a couple very standout songs on the album (especially that one). Negatives: Overly theatrical for my taste. I won't ever understand why the other band members got so much space to sing on their records when Freddie Mercury(!!) is in their band. Also way too many jokey or music hall-ish songs for a band that, at their core, sound best when they go heavier. Overall an enjoyable and fun listening experience that doesn't suit my personal ideas for what an album should be, but definitely has merit, especially in some individual songs. Best songs: You're My Best Friend, Bohemian Rhapsody Worst songs: I'm in Love With My Car, The Prophet's Song

Everyone is ripping on I’m In Love With My Car, but that song is way better than The Prophet’s Song in my opinion. There are too many songs that are misses here to make this a great album, even though it has the greatest rock song ever written in it.

I love "Love Of My Life" and "You're My Best Friend" (:

23/12/25 My first song off this album was Love of My Life, specifically this version: https://youtu.be/WroCDpkI7fg?si=p4mA1NBPZIG5mzuY because a creator on Youtube used that audio in her vlog! Today was my first time actually listening to the album.

Good background music

Couple good songs but never been a massive Queen fan

Loved the experimentation with opera and rock. Love how all over the place the album is theme wise. Some songs didn’t stick out to me while some did. Very strong album but not one of my favorites.

Very chaotic and unpredictable album. It mostly works, but there are some moments where it doesn't. There were some parts that I think were to0 quiet and underproduced. Like they thought that it's time in the songs to change something up but didn't come up with what to put there exactly, so it felt that some parts where filler. I still enjoyed the album, though. It's much better than listening to some repetitive pop rock. Not all ideas worked for me, but I'm glad they tried. 7/10

Freaking freaky- need more solitude to listen fully.

Compared to queen 2 the highs of this were way better, but there is a few songs that underperformed

7 Liked it quite a lot! Am defo a bit of a queen hater they are maybe the all time most overrated band but it’s a pretty good listen

I love Queen in general but this specific album didn’t do anything for me. I think it was “The prophet’s Song” I didn’t like it at all..

Ws een meesterwerk die ik nog wat vaker moet en wil horen

A few well known tracks on this album, but quite a few I didn't know. Can understand how some of them didn't make the Best Of albums! But good all round production, and what else can you say about the vocalist and musicians!!

Some bangers on here, even the most overplayed song of all time is still quite charming in the context of the full thing

Definitely operatic. Kind of beautiful but kind of boring also. Maybe I’m used to Queen’s sound so it’s not an impressive or groundbreaking album to me?

Surprised about the songs that were not sung by Freddy Mercury. Good the listen beyond the greatest hits. Not so surprised that this album was listed.

Aside from the two or three amazing songs on here, I wasn't impressed with the rest of the album.

I wish I liked Queen

some were kinda boring but i like Bohemian rhapsody 👅

Some bangers but a couple really annoying songs too!

Most of the songs are forgettable, but bohemian rhapsody is so good I don’t even know what rating I should give

The droning, dramatic opener ruled. After that, huge swings up and down for me, which is in keeping with my general feeling about Queen. When they want to rock, they can really goddamn rock, and I'm here for it. I find myself a little weary of Freddie's campy-vamping at certain points, but it is also undeniably part of their charm. I get why they were so popular, and I'm generally happy to hear their music come on, but don't know that I'll seek it out.

Have never been a huge Queen listener, but this album woke me up a little. Great guitar work and of course Freddie Mercury does his thing all over this one. Favorite Track: I'm In Love With My Car/The Prophet's Song Least Favorite Track: '39 (Hoot and Holler type music)/Seaside Rendezvous

This album has some mammoth hits so I was interested in the rest of the album. The hits are bangers and rightly so (Bohemian Rhapsody and You're my best friend). The other tracks are OK, nothing in particular stood out but Queens sound is unique.

I really wanted to love this album but I enjoyed a solid 3 songs.

Well, a classic. I'm glad i sat down and gave it a listen, now I can put it away and hop on something else. Not my stuff but I can't give any less than 3. The impact they had is too big to ignore, and one can't deny the quality of the songs and the fantastic instrumentals in this album.

A mix of hard rock and music hall that ends up as over-the-top as that implies. When it works, you get one of the best rock songs ever in "Bohemian Rhapsody." Musically, only the part-doom metal, part-a capella "The Prophet's Song" comes close to matching the creativity there. But another key is that it has a good mix of serious and silly. Too many songs here lean too far in one of those directions and end up sounding like novelty tracks or sappy ballads. The guitar work is good, but often these goofy solos pop up and ruin the flow of the song. "I'm in Love With My Car" is much-maligned but really isn't any sillier than the other songs here, it's just more straightforward. It's hard for me to hate this because Mercury is an incredible vocalist and the playing is impressive. But I do wish there was more of the quality of "Bohemian Rhapsody," which is obviously easier said than done.

This doesn’t gel for me. It’s a bunch of mildly unhinged songs written by some eccentrics (and Roger Taylor) but it’s all over the place). The hits are great though. I’ll stick with the Greatest Hits package

A solid effort. Obviously this has that one song, and the album as a whole sometimes feels like that one song and a collection of some others, but it's more than that. I'm saying it is good, but not my favorite of theirs. 3.5/5

Yup, a song at a time it's a tour de force masterpiece, and I will never get tired of Bohemian Rhapsody and I love Brian Mayes' guitar as another voice. So why a 3? The albums hits are great and you hear them all the time. I get very tired of the soaring choral arrangements on song after song sounding more like an exquisite novelty album than something I want to listen to end to end. Humbug.

Yeah, still good -

Eh.. Forventet litt mer.

Ganske bra egentlig. Den bohemian rhapsody låten var jo litt kul. 3/5

Some parts of this were great, other parts not so much "You call me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese" ???? Why was The Prophet's Song so long. Found it quite grating unfortunately. I have absolutely no idea how to rate this. Obviously this album was deeply impactful culturally, but I wonder how much of that was down to a few standouts - would this album still be on this list if 8 of the 12 songs were changed? A cynic would say probably Songs added to playlist: - You're My Best Friend - Seaside Rendezvous - Love Of My Life - Good Company - Bohemian Rhapsody

Another "not the album I would've chosen by this band" selections

I think this album is getting a lot of votes for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and not the actual album. I’m not trying to be a contrarian but- half of these songs are in that Vaudeville/English music hall/“When I’m 64” style that I will probably never enjoy. “The Prophet’s Song” is an interminable bore. The rock songs are even a little boring by Queen standards. Don’t get me wrong- they’re theatrical and operatic, but they aren’t that interesting. The only strong songs on this record are “You’re My Best Friend,” “Death on Two Legs,” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The rest you will forget before the record is over. THREE STARS

Pretty cool. Standout tracks: You're My Best Friend, Love Of My Life, Bohemian Rhapsody.

I don’t think anyone can deny the influence of Queen, but this really isn’t my vibe. Freddie’s voice is brilliant, and he puts it through different operatic shapes and sounds. I just don’t like the prog aspect of this album. The songs run into each other, which is in danger of being too clever, and the op and the vocal warm-up halfway through the Prophet Song leave me a bit cold. But, I could list worse operas, frankly. Of course this has the incomparable Bohemian Rhapsody on it and for that reason it deserves to be list, and the single thread that morphs and moulds throughout each track is a neat touch. I prefer 80s soft rock Queen to 70s prog posturing Queen, but there is a fair bit to enjoy on this album.

A fun dramatic album! I only added the 2 famous ones that I knew though

started off hot, ended up being decent. worth existing fs

Not my favourite album. Some great songs.

Faut que ça te tente.

Some classics, not my favourite

действительно хороший, и возможно заслуживает оценку повыше, но это не то что я могла бы слушать каждый день

Favourite track: Bohemian Rhapsody

3 stars I wanted to hate on it, and some parts of it weren’t great. But I was digging it more than I thought. “Bohemia Rhapsody” is a bonafide classic, but the album has to be more than that and it is. But not so much more.

Obviously Bohemian Rhapsody took on another life and You’re My Best Friend has been used in every mid 2000s movie soundtrack but the album cuts rarely work for me. Queen always have weird interstitial songs threaded between monster hits, and the project suffers from that

Some really good stuff and some stuff that is just okay.

Fascinating, theatrical, occasionally grating, sometimes brilliant.

Morsom musikk. Treffer ikke helt, litt for teatralsk for min smak. Men love of my life, bohemian og et par andre perler. 3/6

I don't know. Obviously it has its moments but it's all a bit silly.

Stylistically diverse for sure. A few of their big hits on here, and I think Bohemian Rhapsody is pretty inline with the tone of the rest of the album. I think I like some of the deeper cuts a bit more than the hits. Very heavy on the vocal harmonies. Brian May's guitar playing is always solid, and his tone is often very trebly.

besides the obvious bangers i find this a little underwhelming

Got that one song you all know, they are fine.

A few massive hits. Otherwise average. 3.5

93/1089 Death On Two Legs is a good opener, i really enjoyed that as the way to intro the album. I’m In Love With My Car is… a choice. You’re My Best Friend is nice but it’s been a bit ruined by it being overused in adverts etc i think this album suffers from a case of “single so good, the rest of the album just can’t quite compare” Bohemian Rhapsody is just *too* iconic and interesting that the other songs feel underwhelming by comparison faves: BR of course, The Prophet’s Song, Death On Two Legs least faves: I’m In Love With My Car, Seaside Rendezvous, Sweet Lady 69/100

Great stuff. I was surprised by Roger Taylor's vocals.

Some good songs, some weird songs. I liked the sound of the majority of the album, but I realized that it’s probably a familiarity thing. If I had never heard Queen before in my life, I don’t know if I really would’ve liked it. Also the first song scared Baker

Appropriate title. Didn’t understand what was going on most of the time, but it sure was dramatic.

The hits are great and there was a lot more musical variety that I assumed. Very much a product of the time, Led Zepplin, Rush, Sgt Peppers etc heard in there. But also a little cheesy in places

I haven’t heard this record since I was a kid. A lot weirder than I remembered. Hurts the album a bit that Bohemian Rhapsody is so over played as it takes away the highlight

Honestly without bohemian rhapsody and you're my best friend, this is a two star album, little too indulgent. I'm in love with my car and prophets song are straight up dumb songs.

I had more fun with this one than Sheer Heart Attack, but I still just don’t like Queen. If I never hear Bohemian Rhapsody it’ll be too soon.

I like this album. It reminds me of the renaissance festival. Your my best friend is a great song so is Lazing on a Sunday afternoon, not to be confused with Small Faces Lazy Sunday. Which is a great song too.

Fun variety, I've realized over time that I find Queen consistently enjoyable but rarely find them mindblowingly amazing

The album is weird mixture of prog, hard rock and music hall numbers and The Queen as a band has a really unique sound that cant be mistaken as any other. Not my playlist stuff, but have to give some respect to such ambitious record.

So this is mixed really well and has super high-production values, I also really love Freddy Mercury's voice. But! Most of this isn't my jam, as it feels all over the place and lacking cohesion. Fave tracks "You're my best friend" and "Bohemian Rhapsody".

100/1001 Queen - A Night At The Opera Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ❓ Having an album that contains Bohemian Rhapsody, You're My Best Friend and Love of My Life in theory should be an all timer, however the album tracks on here are plain old woeful - Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon, I'm In Love with My Car, Seaside Rendezvous. I'm sure that my tolerance for the woeful tracks have worsened since listening to this regularly as a teenager, but yeah an album of real highs and real lows. Mid.

A *purposely* ridiculous sound is still ridiculous, y’know? What is there to say when the best song on an album (“Bohemian Rhapsody,” naturally) is essentially a (fun, good) novelty song? A little bit goes a long, long way.

I have heard the hits of this album on classic rock radio. Apart from those 3 or 4 songs I had never heard the rest of this album. I love the production and enjoy that the band was going for it so much on this album.

Batshit crazy. Have to admire the ambition and what they were able to achieve with the tech available to them, but some of the more novelty stuff I don't think I'd want to hear again. Bits of it are great, though.

Queen is not a band I've every real cared or thought much about. Their brand of theatrical, over the top, operatic, rock never appealed to me much. I like my rock music more sleezy and unpolished. Add to that that I tend to ignore overplayed "classic hits" that I tend to hear all the time whether I want to or not and this is a band I've ignored. All of that said, there are some bangers on this album. The best song here is '39, which is stripped down and doesn't even really sound like Queen. I'll give it 3/5 stars. Not my favorite, but solid.

Every individual member of Queen was great but I never want to listen to what they did together, except for a small number of tracks. One of which, I'm In Love With My Car, is on ANATO. However, here we have one of the greatest live bands of all time, reaching a plateau they would sustain for 20 years. So what do I know?

I honestly wish I could give this album more than 3 stars, and honestly, I probably just wasn't feeling it at the time. But, what I've realized about Queen in two albums now is that their hits are top-of-the-chart near perfection good. Obviously this album has "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "You're My Best Friend" which the former alone puts this one in the 'worthy' category in terms of cultural impact and musical quality/influence. I mean we have Freddie Mercury vocals and Brian May on guitar. What's not to love? Yet, I just couldn't get into most of this. It was the same with the other Queen album I've been assigned. It's just a bit too weird, too all over the place to really find it's footing for me. I did enjoy about half of it, but some other tracks I couldn't wait to end.

It's mostly "the Bohemian Rhapsody album", the other songs didn't really have the same spark, they sort of felt like I should like them more than I did but the playful Queen rock-operaticness wasn't enough for real captivation, '39 is a nice song, though Still nice, still interesting and varied, it's on the 4/5 borderline

this is an extremely generous three

Absolutely bonkers. This album is all over the place. I can't believe it's as revered amongst the mainstream as it is. The hits are fantastic but vastly different to the rest of the album. Not a negative take but not what I was expecting!

I'm pretty hot and cold on this album tbh... I don't think of Brian May often, but his guitar tone has a distinctiveness to it. Unmistakable out of the gate on Death on Two Legs. Extremely solid intro track. I'm In Love With My Car feels a bit out of place -- more like a Poison song in tone, though May's guitar play is solid enough. You're My Best Friend is a great track in isolation. Sweet Lady is a solid muscular jam. Love Of My Life is also a fantastic display of their virtuouso abilities -- beautiful. An obviously, Bohemian Rhapsody is the show stealer and an all time classic. But while this album has some rippers, it is incredibly inconsistent IMO. So for that I give this a 3 / 5.

The queeniest of Queen albums I can imagine. This just sounded exactly like I expected it to compared to Sheer Heart Attack. Definitely did not like it as much. I saw a list the other day that said Bohemian Rhapsody is the greatest rock song of all time, I disagree.

I know Queen are a great band but I just can’t get into them it’s like a rock block for me . I have listened to this album a couple of times before think songs go from sublime to ridiculous

It's got Bohemian Rhapsody and You're My Best Friend but also a bunch of filler, '39 is underrated though. I'm not a fan of Queen's albums that much.

Wouldn’t listen to this album in its own but I think BR is such an epic piece of music that it carries the album up to a 3.

Songs: You're My Best Friend, Bohemian Rhapsody

you know, i get why people like them but it was just ok for me. i wish i could 2.5 it

I've realised that I don't actually like Queen albums. The singles on here are classics, but most of the rest is just novelty songs.

Toujours pas fan de Queen, même si ça s’écoute très bien!

Bohemaian Rhapsody ist schon echt cool. Ansonsten hat es mich nicht vom Hocker gehauen.

Ich weiß nicht. Ich glaub ich find Queen nur "okay" Und ich muss leider sagen, dass ich Bohemian Rhapsody als sehr überbewertet empfinde. Vielleicht wurd es auch einfach zu viel gespielt. The Prophets Song war eine Beleidigung für meine Ohren

ok not my favourite queen mix.

pop rock

I really thought this might be the queen album I really enjoy. But no, a few great songs but all over the place in quality.

Apparently I’m a Top 40 Queen fan. I appreciate what they’re doing on this album, but just give me the hits and hold the rest please. With all due respect…

I like Queen.

Operatic hard rock. Bohemian Rhapsody obviously is the classic here. '39 and Good Company were two I was unfamiliar with that caught my ear.

solid tracks with some filler. I don't know how Love of My Life isn't one of their biggest hits bc it's just so good and full of drama and heartache. drama is what Queen does best

Really don't like Queen! Hate Brian May's guitar, which is weird as I quite liked it at the time. Way more eclectic than I'd have thought, but that's not necessarily a good thing. The mish-mash of styles means the album doesn't hand together as a cohesive whole. You're My Best Friend is the stand out for me: BR is just too familiar (again, loved this as a 10yo and was the song of choice coming back from rugby matches). Production goes up to 11; again, not great for me.

I listened to this - and all the Queen albums pressed at the time - in my adolescence years and absolutely jizzed over them. Listened a few years back and was surprised and a little downcast at how they had faded in my estimation. Lets see what this is like with another relisten... there are one or two zingers but the album is a bit all-over-the-place. The harmonies that work in BR kill the ompf of The Prophet, I dislike the sentiment of Keep Yourself Alive but the others are good or a bit of laugh. On my patented -100 to 100 rating scale - where zero is that okay film that you didn't realise you were watching for a second time until 15 minutes in - its 65

Low 3 best song: youre my best friend feels surprisingly mid 60s this, with the mock musical hall numbers etc. its patchy. some unbelievable stuff with the famous songs, but then theres also "im in love with my car". not really for me

I find Queen albums to be very inconsistent, but that is part of the fun of the listening experience here. I really don't like the hits on here, especially Love of my Life and Bohemian Rhapsody are incredibly overplayed. Besides the hits and the few cornball musical-esque tracks here, there are some good songs on here. Death on two legs and The Prophet's Song are great surprises for me on here. Queen can write and play some great tracks, but it's almost like they don't wanna do most of the time.

Don't care for queen. It's not experimental, just sounds orchestric and boring.

Ouais c’est bon mais j’suis pas vrm là

Bohemian Rhapsody is certainly one of the best songs of all time, but this album just feels like a constant struggle to find the band’s best sound

It's a bit disjointed with multiple vocalists/songwriters. I think it's better as a collection of singles than as an album. That being said, there are some all timers on here. 7/10

Det räcker liksom inte att en av världens bästa låtar är med om mycket av det andra är mellanmjölk.

How is it possible that every time I listen to a Queen deep cut song I find it unbearable? Nice album I guess, >70/100 at least but I don't feel giving it an exact score

i respect it but i do not like it

Kind of underwhelming outside of the hit singles.

This was great. Very interesting mix of sounds. I’d only heard a couple of these songs before and some of them should be a lot more popular. Really enjoyed this.

Outside of the two singles and '45, the album is just fine. Sometimes I wonder if Queen would've been better if they had taken the "less is more approach". May, for instance, feels more like a barrage of sound than meaningful notes. I'd sooner give it a 7/10 than 6/10, however I can't give it a 4/5.

Just not a big Queen fan. Contains two classics, but two good songs does not a classic album make. I give it a C+.

Such weird combo of songs. Some absolutely gems and also some odd duds.

Yep.

Real talk why would you put ‘You’re My Best Friend’ right after ‘I’m In Love With My Car’

Solid Queen album. Good diversity in the song styles and finishing with there most played song. Not bad

I'm not a Queen fan but this was not bad actually. Not much else to say about this project.

A couple of well known songs that I like, and some really weird stuff. Overall, meh.

I enjoyed this! It is maybe a bit too rock-y for me normally and there are some stinkers (seaside rendezvous I’m looking at you) + some (overplayed) greats (I’ll confess I tuned out when bohemian rhapsody played). It is really a 3.5 as I would listen to it again willingly but I’m not adding it to my library

You get the feeling that some albums are on here just because of one big single. Bohemian Rhapsody is obviously a classic, as is You're My Best Friend, but the rest pales into comparison. I don't enjoy the music hall variety performance side. Brian May is deservedly a guitar hero, but it's like all he can do is solo. Layers upon layers of production to cover up the fact that most of the songs just aren't that good. Just, JUST scrapes a 3.

Freddie is great. The songs for the most part are campy and not my thing.

*Queen’s 4th album. 1975. *Started out amazing in the first half, then got really noisy and bad in the second half (except for Bohemian Rhapsody). RATING - 7/10

Ok

Hits are great, and some other decent tunes but doesn’t blow me away

trots att ja stör mig på queen så va detta bra

I really like 2 of the songs, the rest are just ok.

Ist nice.

Well put together. They have such a recognizable sound. Bohemian rhapsody is just overplayed in my life, but it's a really good song

Definitely good walking music. Almost sounds like a vaudeville show. It just puts you in a good mood. Not sure if I'd play the whole album in my car though.

It’s hard to deny the musical talent of Freddie Mercury and Queen, and this album is a great example of that. The only personal problem I have is that my favorite parts of the album were when the band left the operatic sound and leaned more into the rock. A three feels blasphemous, especially when Bohemian Rhapsody is on the track list, but it’s where I’m ranking it.

This is not their best but it is damn good.

2 good songs and a load of cabaret doth not give'th you'th more than a 3(th). Even if one of the good songs is admittedly groundbreaking

This one grew on me a bit even though I'm not really into Bohemian Rhapsody. You're My Best Friend is a banger though, and kudos for the diss track.

And this children is why we needed punk rock. So, I know a few of these tunes. My wife is a Queen fan, so most of this I’ve heard before. It’s disjointed and musically a bit of a mess, although that, in this case, is livable with. It’s just symptomatic of the bloat that was so prevalent during the early to mid 70s. It’s not dreadful - there are much worse albums on this list- but it doesn’t really do much for me. And it’s worth noting that even Brian May can’t save that fuck awful dirge at the end from being boring as fuck.

I think Queen are probably a band that can just never live up to the hype. I heard this album in full seven years ago and it didn't stick with me outside the hits, and I expect the same thing here. Not to mention Bohemian Rhapsody is like, the most overplayed song in existence. Still a great record with great songs, mind you! Solid 7/10. Just not something I ever really feel the need to put on. Oh, God, my transition into a music snob is complete...

Queen is a real greatest hits band. There are great songs on this album but in my opinion they never really made a great album and this is no exception at all. It's uneven and there is a lot of filler that could be trimmed out. However, the great songs like Prophet's Song, Bohemian Rhapsody, and 39 are still great.

3- Stars (7/15)

Very listenable, slightly bombastic but some very good tracks worth a second listen.

I really liked “Death on Two Legs” and enjoyed “Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon” and “God Save the Queen” to a slightly lesser extent. Bohemian Rhapsody is still classic, too. The other tracks are an odd listen for me, though I’d imagine they make for a great live performance… with exception given to “‘39”…

not the best of queen. 3/5

This album is so fun. Like it was enjoyable to listen to and was energetic. I feel like it lacks cohesion, but Freddie Mercury has such range with his voice and performance.

I mean, sure, Bohemian Rhapsody, but honestly? This album is all over the place.

This was fine. I'm pretty on the fence with Queen but I know many, many people who adore them. This album did contain Bohemian Rhapsody which was introduced to me via Wayne's World and is a solid karaoke number and You're My Best Friend is pretty classic. Rating: 3

This is just a Queen compilation album with just a little bit of differences cause it was live haha.

This wasn't as bad as I expected. The first half is pretty good, with solid riffing and a few of proto-heavy songs. The piano ballad is cheesy and dull. Bohemian Rhapsody is a cheesy song, but it's a classic for a reason. Overall, a good album, although too bombastic for my tastes.

A bit of a tough album to judge. Queen is so over the top with their rock operas/musical ballads that almost ventures into early hair metal territory. However, you also get legendary songs like Bohemian Rhapsody and You're My Best Friend from it so it's not all bad. 6/10 (3/5)

I don't understand the hype tbh

Accidentally got this record in a vinyl subscription, but then after listening to it I wasn't mad I got it.

3.3 - first full Queen album now see why some say Freddie was such a great singer

I think all that matters is that it has Bohemian Rhapsody. That's enough to explain my opinion on this album. (For real though: I liked a lot of the ideas but yeah Bohemian Rhapsody all day, 8/10, 4/5 on this scale) (Update: It's good, but I feel like Bohemian Rhapsody shouldn't account for the fact that I don't recall the rest of the record besides the hits and maybe Prophet's Song. A 3 is more appropriate)

I somehow made it through life without ever listening to this album all the way through. Turns out that was OK.

Pretty decent album, has a few bangers like the obvious Bohemian Rhapsody.

Not really the biggest fan of Queen overall tbh. I didn't dislike the album, but I also didn't love it.

Mix of classics and some songs don't really care about

Bohemian Rhapsody is the obvious standout here, though the rest ain't bad.

Not bad by any stretch of the imagination, but not quite great either.

Je savais pas que Queen faisait du country. '39 m'a laissée surprise. Bohemian Rhapsody, un chef d'œuvre. Pu capab.

C’est bon mais pas pour moi. L’aspect grandiloquent, opératique, théatrale ne vient pas me chercher toujours. Tellement de backing vocals et de « ooooh, ahhhh »! J’aime le range vocal de Freddie Mercury mais le personnage plus grand que nature devient un peu écrasant à certains moments. Les meilleurs sont celles qui rock le plus. Death on two legs, I’m in love with my car, Sweet Lady. Mention spéciale à la balade ‘39!

Not the biggest fan

Some great songs but not one of their best albums

o queen devia ter seguido essa linha mais prog mesmo, as melhores músicas são as que vão por essa vertente. algumas músicas são boas, mas não parecem casar com o álbum (tipo '39, que é belíssima mas não acho que combine aqui na tracklist). destaques: death on two legs, the prophets song, bohemian rhapsody. 3,5

Freddie Mercury's voice and styling defines Queen, and puts the band in a league of its own amongst 70s pop and rock. That style and league just isn't for me. Bohemian Rhapsody is a f***ing masterpiece tho. Surprised by the variety on this one - there's prog amongst the glam rock, eg. Prophet's Song. This appeal to my Genesis-loving soul boosts my initial rating. 5/10 -> 3/5.

The epic highs (Bohemian Rhapsody) and lows (I'm In Love With My Car) of Queen

queen is so mid

Better than expected, I’ve had a grudge against Queen for a while now but it honestly was pretty good 3.2

I don’t think I’ve ever heard a band have as much fun as Queen are having on this album. There is no shortage of flourishes as the band push each song to be the most developed, maximalist version of itself. You’d have to be a bit heartless for it to not raise a smile. A lot of it’s not to my taste - but this is clearly music as a force for good in the world. 6/10

Confirms Queen are not for me, some fun to be had hear though and some spots of excellent production.