Reviews (page 12 of 15)
This was a real blast from the past. I didn't own this album but my friend did, and I was brought right back to my tween years listening to this in her bedroom. I don't know if we even realized how groundbreaking this band was at the time. They were going into all kinds of sonic directions here. We were just obsessed with Bohemian Rhapsody and it still sounds just as good.
Great album Big swings, big songs Would be 5 if it didn't have the last song
Som helhet är albumet rörigt. Känns som att det var kul att leka med stereo funktionen i mixen. Innehåller dock guldkorn
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Ausser Bohemian Rhapsody maximal nervig
It was a great album, it opened my eyes (or ears lol) to Freddy Mercury and the band Queen itself. Coming from listening to the OG song everyone knows.. to this album... It was a great experience!
Good end to end. 39 was a refreshing song.
A Night At The Opera is a musical tour de force. All the instruments are perfect. The musical production is turned up to 11 but it works. It truly is like attending an opera. Freddy's voice is something to behold.
Some familiar songs. A lot more barbershop than I anticipated.
The band is amazing but some of Freddy’s moments sound very arch now. He obviously was very creative and very talented, but the little show tune segments of his now sound of dated. The band still sounds terrific, powerful and tight other than the classic song featured. The rest of the album really does not hold up as far as songwriting goes.
Magnificent
Of course I'm familiar with Queen, but I'm not sure I've ever listened to an entire Queen album before. This was an excellent place to start. Good all the way through. Highlights (excluding the three hits, which I've heard before): '39, Sweet Lady (Brian May shines here). I actually didn't mind I'm In Love With My Car, but it does break the flow of the album a little. It felt like dropping a Van Halen song in the middle of a Queen album.
Con Queen nunca fallas. Una de las mejores canciones de todos los tiempos dentro de este disco que, por otra parte, no suena todo lo Queen que esperaba
Redondo
I don't know that this was a repeat forever noskip album but it is nice to see Queen's vision across a record and not just from a greatest hits playlist
Viele Lieder noch nie gehört, aber trotzdem ganz OK.
Incredible album. Theatrical and innovative and just good.
I don't think I've ever listened to this album before. And there's some tosh on it. However, there is also a couple of the best tracks ever to come out of Queen.
Bombastic, theatrical, dramatic. Queen is just not for me.
This album is so brilliant that I always forget it has bohemian rhapsody on it
Enjoyable, quirky, spritely. Not something I would listen to repeatedly.
starts with a bang than wanders off lost me at prophet's song whole album is all over the place, needs some focus too much different genres without any transition
Classic.
Pardon me, Do you have any Grey Poupon?
Sehr unterschiedlich Songs, teils gewöhnungsbedürftig, teils großartig
Fantastic
Guitar heavy, ripping solos, stadium rock. Some funny little songs, team effort with everyone getting songwriting credits throughout. Mercury and May doing much of the work. Great driving record (literally and for in your car). "The Prophet's Song" has real Led Zep vibes. Not much flow or cohesion between tracks, but still very clearly a Queen record. Bangers, ballads, and... operatic!
A couple eternal classics surrounded by remarkable amounts of meaningless filler a classic album does not make.
Wild queer morphing sounds that weep and laugh
Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...) - 8.6 - great guitar. fun lyrics, like "do you feel like suicide" Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon - 8.4 - fun. silly. whimsical. music box music. I'm In Love With My Car - 6.8 - feels more serious. shouldn't be. You're My Best Friend - 7.5 - boring lyrics. so happy. vocals save it '39 - 8.3 - first real song since the first one. Sweet Lady - 7.6 - nice guitar solo. boring lyrics Seaside Rendezvous - 8.5 - sounds ragtimey. similar to LOASA, over-hapy and a bit corny but it doesn't take itself to seriously like IILWMC. The Prophet's Song - 7.7 - could've done without the a capella serenade. Love Of My Life - 8.8 - shades of Bohemian Rhapsody present here with the piano and vocals. Good Company - 8.0 - like the ukulele, not structure. Too peppy. Bohemian Rhapsody - 9.8 - i mean. what can I say. God Save The Queen - 7.6 - not much to say. good rendition of god save the queen.
it was not bad. I can obviously understand how this is a classic of its time.
Good intro to the Queen catalogue
What an album 😍
Love of my Life, You're my best friend and legendary Bohemian Rhapsody. Great album
Haven't listened to this whole album in decades. Absolutely fantastic, even the campy ones (Seaside Rendezvous, Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon). Favorites (other than Bohemian Rhapsody): Death on Two Legs, 39.
Queen.
Brilliant!
I don't know what to say about this album. A rocking album, fortified with the one of the greatest songs of an all time. Even when it's not Freddie, it's still awesome.
could i write poetry to this? y
Awesome album. Four and one-half stars. Only loses a half-star because I like their "Jazz" album even more.
I lost my virginity to my best friend Puma while listening to this album. Sex was one star. Album is a 5.
First half was pretty great. Too much cabaret though
The prophets song had way too many repeating lines it snapped me out of working lol. It’s queen.
yaaaas kween
Death On Two Legs // Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon // I’m In Love With My Car // You’re My Best Friend // The Prophet’s Song // Love Of My Life // Bohemian Rhapsody 4.5/5
my new album is a mix of opera und rock, it’s called McQueen: let’s get silly. It cost eighty million dollars
Heard of Queen and heard of this album. A fun one to start the day. Bohemian Rhapsody is an absolute classic. 4/5.
A Classic if there ever was one
Bortsett fra Bohemian Rhapsody synes jeg ikke det var altfor mange bangers
Ridiculous at times.
Some truly incredible songs, and some kinda shit songs. The good songs are so good you kinda forget the silly little songs are even there.
This album and most of it's songs come rushing at you at 1000 kilometers a second, with each song dragging you through a different story at a different pace. One thing that has been overstated about this album but must be mentioned once again is the clear musical genius that Mercury was, and because of that, a lot of the songs of this album that were sung by or written by other members of the band lead to a slight drop in quality. The vocal performances, the amazing drums and guitar on most tracks and the energy that a lot of these tracks have is incredible and I haven't really experienced that on the albums I've listened to so far (maybe The Ramones' self titled match in terms of energy but in terms of incredible variety from track to track it's not even close). The only fault in this album really is the weak songwriting on a lot of tracks especially in the middle portion. Rating - 3.5/5
Classic. Bohemian Rhapsody and deep tracks that form a concept album, just not too deep.
Bohemian Rhapsody is worth the price of admission alone, and I also like You’re My Best Friend, but outside those two carrying the album there are not a lot of memorable tracks here. I was taken aback by how boring I found most of the tracks.
Bof. Nice use of the stereo effects. 1 good song. Rest seems pretentious. 2 stars
For many, this is Queen's best album. A nice blend of fun songs but also very ambitious songs. Considering they were almost fucked by their management (called out in the opening song "Death on Two Legs"), this album sounds like a last hurrah; why not make your most fun trolling songs (I'm in Love with my Car), a sci-fi song hidden in a folsky song ('39), a fun pastiche (Seaside Rendezvous), an encompassing epos (The Prophet's Song) and most off all, a queer cowboy song about regret and shame (Bohemian Rhapsody) if it might be the last chance before the managers leave you bankrupt? Decent 4
A few great songs (Best Friend, Love of my life) and one arguably G.O.A.T. However the vaudeville songs grate. It works for Old Fashioned Lover Boy, but once is enough. Let's face it, Queen are almost universally adored, but we all may as well just own Greatest Hits I and II.
God I hate Queen. Everything is either campy as hell or the dullest schlock rock. The a cappella middle of Prophet's Song grates on the ears like a screeching child. Their cheesy lyrics seem to have been written by a non-native English speaker. After listening to this, I had to play two Bob Dylan albums in a row to fully wipe away the blather and remember what adult music sounds like. Obviously Bohemian Rhapsody is excellent but the rest sucks. No more Queen. Please.
Queen is so overrated it’s embarrassing. Everyone gets so wowed by the vocal talent that Freddie Mercury was that they overlook the fact that the band was really just a mediocre singles band. I can’t in good conscience listen to this album in full and say that it is anything more than a combination of Mercury’s talent/charisma and some quirky production techniques. Even the songs I’ve heard before are mediocre. Bohemian Rhapsody is the most obnoxiously bloated rock song of all time. I mean, what the f-ck is this song about, defiance? It’s a bunch of gibberish that idiots like to sing along to at the bar. It’s the 70s equivalent to Don’t Stop Believin’. Bearable songs include Death on Two Legs and You’re My Best Friend.
You’re My Best Friend is their best song.
Im in love with my car xD
3/5
Like queen. Like singles. Filler is just decent queen. In all a good album if you like queen. Nuff said I guess.
Goated
Most overrated band in history do an OK album.
Queen er gott stöff. Þessi plata var fín en mér fannst hún samt ekkert best í heimi. Hefði mögulega mátt velja betri Queen plötu
I love so much about this album. What struck me first is how clean the electric guitar sounds starting with Death on Two Legs carrying out throughout the album. Mixed with the wide variety of other instruments used, the production value on this album still stands to be phenomenal to this day. Everything really culminates into a very grandiose sound. Freddie Mercury wastes no time to go into belting his famous vocals as well. Of course I've heard "You're My Best Friend" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" plenty of times and I love them both. But it was nice to get a greater understanding of how they fit into this album as a whole instead of as a single. Bohemian Rhapsody in particular stands as the pinnacle of this album coming in at the climax.
Re-listen. This is definitely the best Queen album. I know that seems like kind of an insult because I’m still giving it a 3, but it’s pretty close to a 4 and I give a 3 or a 2 to most albums.
This is a great album. It is very dynamic and listens much like a - shocker - Rock Opera. Huge fan.
More like a 4.5
Best song: death on two legs/bohemian rhapsody Overall: 8.5/10
I used to think Queen didn’t have a GREAT album until I heard this. It’s wall to wall hits (outside of the love song to the car), and features all kinds of genres which Freddie fits with ease.
Queen is one of those bands that I love so many songs from them, but I never listened to an album. So now is a good chance to rectify that...and this is the album that holds my favourite of their songs; Bohemian Rhapsody (insert Wayne's World gif here). Looking at the track lists, I thought I only knew two songs from this album, but there was so much more here that I recognise, I obviously didn't know the names. Queen is a band that loves to take you on a journey and I know there were so history that inspired the album, this was so much of an amazing listen, just because I never knew what genre to expect for each song. I remember hearing the back story for I'm in Love with My Car and it felt so weird to hear a different vocalist here. I never knew Queen used different vocalists for their music, it really adds to the variety of their musical styles. Standouts: Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To...), You're My Best Friend, '39, The Prophet's Song, Love of My Life, Bohemian Rhapsody
Incluso en un escenario en donde no disfrutes de Queen (lo que me pasó a mi), A Night at the Opera es un disco objetivamente excelente. La producción es sorprendente, las interpretaciones extraordinarias y las composiciones geniales. Realmente un indispensable del rock y el pop.
Ok so what a game changer album, even for Queen. People were giving Bohemian Rhapsody shit when the Prophet was right there? Insane
Not a huge Queen guy but was good
Great album, rockin and good guitar
Can't deny the hits Bohemian Rhapsody and Best Friend, and I love the crazy compression in the production and the layered vocals. But the quirky dance hall and oldies numbers are grating.
Great album. Freddie mercury is a singer that can make anything sound good. I liked the song 39.
I've always loved this album. Sure, most of it is overshadowed by BoRhap, but every song here can hold its own. "Death on Two Legs" is one of the most biting, bitter songs ever put to tape (in a good way). "Love of My Life" is one of the finest ballads ever written. Even a song about car lust is pretty solid in retrospect. What a wonderful collection of tunes.
excelletn
Just a really wild and fun ride of an album. Can't complain, I'll call it a 4 with room to grow. Bohemian Rhapsody kinda steals the show though, so a 4 seems like where it should be. 🤷
Very classic album!! Love of my life :,) great song. All around nostalgic for me too
Hell yes to I’m in love w my car
Badda bing
Cool, hadn't heard much outside their most popular ones
the best queen album
Such a treat to relisten to this. I think this generator thinks my least favorite album is rock which maybe it has a point but you really cant beat rock like this. Just an awesome record through and through. Some highlights beside the obvious include death on two legs, ‘39, and the prophets song (such an epic song, not for regular everyday listening)
Once again, I have to admit that I own this album on vinyl, but I've never listened to all of it, even though I've listened to a lot of Queen's music. I know this is widely regarded as their best album, so I had high hopes heading into it. This album is great, but it falls short of five stars for me. The singing and production are absolutely fantastic, and listening to it with a good set of headphones really enhanced the experience. "You're My Best Friend" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" were the only two songs that I was familiar with from this album. "You're My Best Friend" is fantastic, with its sweet lyrics and the use of the Wurlitzer piano; it's one of my favorite sounding songs in Queen's discography. Over the years, "Bohemian Rhapsody" has kind of worn thin on me, but listening to it today, I can really appreciate its vocals and unique structure. The fact that it became such a hit, despite being almost six minutes long is quite a feat. I also liked "Death on Two Legs," but the biggest surprise for me was "'39." I loved the lyrics, and the guitar playing with the thumping bass and drums created a really unique sound that I'm not used to from Queen. To top it all off, the vocals on this song were great too. I was really hoping that this would be a five star album for me, but it fell a little bit short. Several of the songs weren't very interesting, and the album just didn't have a very cohesive feel to it for me.
Bra album. Trodde att det var Bohemian Rhapsody-albumet och inte mer, men hade fel. Flera bra låtar jag inte hört förut. '39 är väldigt unik och intressant.
💥👑
3.5
Bohemian Rhapsody? Instant 5 Car Song? Instant 1. I'll give it a 3 and be done with it.
It is simple. I see Bohemian Rhapsody, I rate 5 stars.
Got this album for Christmas when I was 14. Love the mix of queen rock songs and Kookie fun songs and of course the iconic BR
I know it says opera in the title so they're intentionally going for this massive sound and songwriting excess, but it just ends up overblown and pompous. Freddie Mercury's vocals are spectacular - what a range and capable of so much stylistic variation. Brian May's guitar sound rules - all squealing barely contained chaos and an amazing combo of technique + melody with creative use of recording tricks for double harmonies. The electric piano(?) sound on Best Friend is funky and fuzzy and the bass is dynamic and lively in a Beatlesy way. '39 is an Irishish folksy jaunt, there are some prog-style tracks, some kind of Elton John piano pop rock. So, lots of interesting elements - but all together its a tedious chore. The songwriting is so maximalist, like just adding more parts, more key changes, more tempo shifts, more tonal breaks is the way to make a song better. The epitome of this, Bohemian Rhapsody, is the most overrated song in the canon - but they also include Love of My Life, a B-grade knock-off of themselves! With a harp fade out followed by a ukelele intro on the next track - stop it. The 70s would be so much better if all these rock dudes had never learned about the existence of opera.
I love Queen for the memories of my little kids scream-singing Bohemian Rhapsody on road trips, courtesy of my husband. But do I love this album or Queen the band? Not really. I like a lot of their individual songs, though, and I recognize Freddie Mercury’s genius, but I’m not going to put an album on just for fun. Apart from the aforementioned Bohemian Rhapsody, I also really like ‘39 from this album.
This is a very fun album. My only complaint is that the mix sounds way too fucking compressed and overblown. (Maybe that's because of the remaster on Spotify, but still). I really love the energy and the creativeness. RIP Freddy! tbh, I'd say try to listen to the original mix of this. Like fr. I almost never complain about mixing, but this is just like... way too much compression. Nevertheless: 8.0/10 Bohemian Rhapsody is a 10/10 song (i think imma start listing songs on the album i think are perfect)
Absolutely amazing! Obviously bohemian rhapsody, your my best friend and love of my life, are great but there were a number of songs that I had never heard before that we so fun. Death on two legs and 39 I especially likes 4.9
Such immense talent from Queen. I just wish I enjoyed the music a bit more
Not much I can put here that hasn't been said before, so i'll just say all the things everyone's already said. It's obviously a classic, as are the band, and deserves to be on the list of 1001 albums to hear before you die (i'd argue there aren't that many artists more worth putting on such a list in terms of sheer magnitude), but to my own tastes it's definitely not my favourite Queen album. That is very much just me being more of an early metal fan and loving some of the faster pre-nwobhm cuts on their self-titled album and Sheer Heart Attack, though. To my shame i'm pretty sure i'd never heard this album in full before today, so I was surprised to hear how much of it was music hall influenced. Very odd going between some of the bigger hits i've heard a hundred times to a band doing their best impression of George Formby or Arthur Askey, but a very welcome odd surprise to me. Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the biggest songs ever and more than likely the best song here (though Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon and Good Company did a lot for me personally), but there is that bit between the slower, piano-led acceptance of misery and the higher-pace rebellion against it that just feels disjointed in throwing random moments and words together that has always baffled or put me off. Again, probably something that has been noted before, just how it's always come across to me. At the end of the day it's a great album and deserves to be here, just for me I'd take an album of sillier old british music hall inspired tracks than 8 minute odysseys of call and response la la la's about doomsday prophets.
This was a very interesting listen. Other than the hits Bohemian Rhapsody and You're my Best Friend I hadn't heard any of these songs. I quite liked it. You're my best friend did initially feel a little out of place compared to the previous tracks but then seaside rendezvous came on and that was really different and I actually loved it. I remember thinking the opening track death on two legs was pretty progressive and I really enjoyed that and then Sweet Lady hits and it's very prog rock and it's great. The prophets song was an incredible journey. Yeah this is a pretty good album. Not something I'd probably go back to though to be honest. 3 days into this journey and nothing but good to great albums. It'll be interesting when I actually come across something I don't like. But I can't wait to listen to something that I love so much I add it to my regular listening rotation.
Great album. Great band. It was cool to listen to the non-greatest hits. Would relisten.
Album 234 of 1001 Queen - A Night At the Opera Rating : 5 / 5 Favorite Tracks: You're My Best Friend / Bohemian Rhapsody This is a difficult one. Though I realize what an awesome piece of work this album is, there is something that has always left me feeling it is somewhat overrated. There are a few top notch or possibly "great" songs, but the rest just don't measure up, in some way. As a whole though, the album is undeniably an awesome piece of work. I'm going to give it credit for that rather than be nitpicky. I'll call it a 5 - rounded up.
One of my favourite albums with one of my all-time favourite songs.
I love Queen! Some of these songs gave me anxiety it was insane
Oh hell yeah hahaha
What a throwback to my youth. The energy on this album is unreal.
love this one, even the car song. it shows all sides of queen, the love songs, the epic ones, the silly ones and it shows the capacity of each member of adding something great to the songs. also about the car song, its not at all queen's worst track, people just dont like it because the drummer is a bitch and managed to make it a single. anyway, one of queen's best LPs.
1. death on tuuo legz - 1 2. lazing on a zunday afternoon - 1 3. im in love uuith my car - 0 4. youre my bezt friend - 1.5 5. 39 - 1 6. zuueet lady - 1 7. zeazide rendezvouz - 1 8. the prophetz zong - 1.5 9. love of my life - 2 10. good company - 1 11. bohemian rhapzody - 5 12. god zave the queen - 0
TRASH
Brani Preferiti: - "Death On Two Legs" - "You're My Best Friend" - "The Prophet's Song" - "Bohemian Rhapsody" - "God Save the Queen" Note: In una parola... sublime. In una maniera pensata il titolo di questo album descrive perfettamente il suo contenuto, è un album impressionante ma questa è più un'opinione intelettuale che una proveniente dal cuore.
Fun, high quality stuff. I think I just prefer the earlier, "rawer" version of Queen a bit more.
Not a huge Queen fan, there are some good songs on here but some forgettable ones too.
Solid. 3.6.
Didn't love it when I first heard it years ago. Still not a big fan. Too many campy show-tune-ish songs.
I enjoyed this one.
Solid album. I hadn't heard many of these songs, but they were all pretty good!
Quirky, fun royalty vibe to it. Great and unique instrumentals. Freddie Mercury was one of a kind!
There are very few things I dislike more than the marriage of rock music and cabaret/music hall. …and I say that as a Kinks fan. This record is excellently produced, which distracts from A Night at the Opera’s haughty cabaret-rock. Musically, however, Queen has never really been for me.
<3
Except for Bohemian Rhapsody this record blows.
Queen are the kings of a good time. Fabulous!
3.5/5
Would have been a 1 but my baby liked one song so it’s a 2
Queen at their best.
It was OK
So good.
Rhapsody
Потрясающий альбом потрясающей группы.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL and I just got the vinyl which I’m very happy about AND IT’S SO GOOD AHHHH
5.23.25 i think i have to listen to this multiple times because bohemian rhapsody and you're my best friend are just SO ubiquitous and then there's songs that i've heard maybe once if at all. i don't want to write it off, because it's an excellent album, but i think it suffers from having one of the most well known songs in the world on it.
A classic
hyvä ralli, profeetta laulu oli melko unhinged ja ei sillee lähijuna kamaa mut silti bängeri albumi
A rare perfect album. Every song deserves its place on this album, eloquently showcasing everything that makes Queen so exceptional. Each meme we of the band gets to showcase their skills as both musicians and songwriters. The album is packed to the brim with hits. The whole package feels so innovative and revolutionary to this day. And it spans such a range of genres, but every track is still so unmistakably Queen. Track picks: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “You’re My Best Friends,” “39,” “The Prophet’s Song”
Not really my style but I still have a lot of respect and adoration of Queen and this album in particular
What a joy to listen. This band is just legendary. Unique sound, great singer, great musicians and they have a lot of fun. Not many bands are like this.
Oh how I love queen. First album on this list I have already listened to! Always a classic but not something I would put on regularly. 4/5
"Mama, just killed a man, put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead" Yeah, it's the bohemian rhapsody album. I was never the biggest Queen fan, and anytime people felt compelled to sing along to that aforementioned song, I would roll my eyes internally. That being said, I was still pretty excited for this album, and hoped it would punish my cynicism with great rock n roll. T1 - "Death on two legs" begun to reward that wish with a great single that uses Mercury's range to compliment a moody guitar/bass melody (playlist). Beyond this track, the album became increasingly tedious to listen to, and reminded me of the reasons that I don't listen to Queen. Through T8 - "Prophet's song" and T10 - "Good company," I was almost forcing myself to continue listening to the album, and then ~the song~ played. enough said. I wouldn't listen again, but I understand it's inclusion on the list. Maybe this is me being petty, but... 2/5
Awful
good instrumentals, good singing, fun lyrics, unique music all over
Queen always iconic. My first listen all the way through this album in one sitting. Solid through and through
Ennakko-arvio: odotan lenkkiä tämän tahtiin. On se kova! Kovaa tykitystä alusta loppuun. Ehdottomat suosikit: Love of my life ja Bohemian Rhapsody. 10/10 ja menee uudelleen kuunteluun. Sopii erittäin hyvin myös lenkkimusiikiksi, noin 5 km lenkille keston puolesta.
It’s queen i enjoy some of the album but not all of it - was a solid album I still don’t get the hype around Bohemian Rhapsody.
This was a fun album and I liked the weirdness to some of the songs. 4/5
Fantastic! It’s such a classic, containing maybe one of the most well known and overplayed—for good reason—songs of all time, Bohemian Rhapsody. Regardless, it’s a good example of Freddie Mercury’s vocal range as well of his artistic range as a musician.
When this is good, it's great. Of course there's plenty of Queen goofiness that holds it back at times. But for my mood on the day I listened to it, it hit just right. If I was in a foul mood, the goofiness might have been more of an impediment to my enjoyment.
Great album. Freddy Mercury showed why he was one of the best ever. Instrumentals were great as well. You're my Best Friend was my favorite. Rock version of God Save the Queen was awesome.
Bohemian Rhapsody was obviously lightning in a bottle. It’s so impressive that they were bold enough to go out there and do this operatic rock. I am a bit meh about some of the non hits here.
"bestaat er muziek dat niet in de jaren 70 gemaakt is?!?!!" Desalniettemin is dit wel het neusje van de zalm, het album wat een van de aller aller beste nummers ooit heeft geïntroduceerd. Kan niet anders dan 5 sterren
Letterlijk alles wat ik nodig had. Heb het album 3x geluisterd, op 1 dag. Enough said.
You're My Best Friend '39 (about going off to war) Bohemian Rhapsody God Save The Queen The rest are very strange.
Queen, always good. Nice to listen to a few times as a whole album. Standard
SEEEEE 9/10
Six out of 1,001 albums and we’ve already heard Queen twice. I’m not complaining, but it does seem that the people responsible for curating this list are situated pretty clearly in a specific musical mode. I, like many people my age, discovered this band through the lip-sync sequence of Bohemian Rhapsody in Wayne’s World - a moment that projected the song back into the top ten after it’s initial breakout from this album sixteen years earlier. What a feat! The song currently has over TWO BILLION plays on Spotify alone. Hot damn. Much as such singular hits can sometimes hang like an albatross around so many bands’ necks, I can’t really think of a song that sums up a band’s entire oeuvre as neatly as BR does for Queen. But don’t sleep on The Prophet’s Song. In many ways an equal. This is peak Queen for me. The majesty of classical orchestral mixed with rock instrumentation. So much more fun than Queen II - and much more musically interesting. They would go on to put out some killer albums after this one, but everything from the seersucker, ice-cream-parlor-esque sounds of Seaside Rendezvous and Good Company to the majestic closing on God Save the Queen are strung through with trademark humor and musicianship that blows away anything that’s being made today. Great album! I’ll rate four stars just to give my other ratings a little more legitimacy, but it’s probably closer to a 4.5 for me.
I’m trying not to let the fact that this is the second queen album in almost as many days affect my thoughts on it. I realize now that most of my queen exposure has been on the radio, which means it’s the same dozen or so songs over and over again. Venturing out into some of the deeper cuts has been interesting as it shows much more of the wide not the band was casting as it searched for its own sound. The multi layered vocal tracks and doubled guitars that are so memorable in Bohemian Rhapsody were clearly developed over several years to reach that point. As with Queen II, I can’t help but feel that the band was as heavily influenced by the Beatles as any of their contemporaries. Some of the bouncing, boisterous songs are more reminiscent Mr. Kite and Eleanor Rigby than say D’yer Mak’er.
Just not a fan of rock opera
Classic Queen being Queen.
Pretty decent glam rockers with some oddities. The harmonies are pretty cool. Weird that Freddy doesn't sing every song, like the goofy song about loving your car. It's pretty alright, nothing I'd listen to all the time. Two stars, one for Bohemian Rhapsody and another for You're My Best Friend
Solid. Flows well, even as they shift through different styles and tones. Feels very cohesive and enjoyable to listen to from start to finish.
Very enjoyable
Great album, especially in context
Love the story about I'm In Love With My Car.
Dogshite overrated.
You're my best friend! Bohemian Rhapsody!
Happy songs mostly a bit of experimentations Fun
No hay canciones malas, bastante entretenido en general, pero hay varias canciones que ni me van ni me vienen. Favoritas: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Love Of My Life", "You're my best friend".
"Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" - The album opens with a bang, featuring Freddie Mercury's fierce vocals and angry lyrics directed at Queen's former manager. It's a powerful and theatrical introduction, setting the stage for the album's grandeur. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" - A short, whimsical track sung by Mercury, providing a lighthearted contrast to the intensity of the previous song. It showcases Queen's quirky and humorous side. "I'm in Love with My Car" - Written and sung by drummer Roger Taylor, this song is a tribute to the band's love for fast cars. It's a heavier, rock-driven track and adds diversity to the album. "You're My Best Friend" - Written by bassist John Deacon, this pop-infused song is a complete departure from the previous track. It's a catchy, feel-good tune that highlights Deacon's songwriting talent. "39" - This song, written and sung by Brian May, is a folk-infused, acoustic gem. Its intricate harmonies and science fiction-themed lyrics add depth to the album. "Sweet Lady" - Returning to a more rock-oriented sound, this track features May's blistering guitar work and Mercury's passionate vocals. "Seaside Rendezvous" - A playful and whimsical track that showcases Queen's creativity. The song incorporates kazoo, tap dancing, and various vocal effects, demonstrating the band's ability to experiment. "The Prophet's Song" - A progressive rock masterpiece, this song highlights Queen's intricate vocal layering and May's epic guitar work. It's a multi-part opus that showcases the band's musical prowess. "Love of My Life" - A heartfelt ballad sung by Mercury, accompanied by his acoustic guitar. This song is a fan favorite and is a testament to Mercury's emotive and powerful vocals. "Good Company" - Another example of Queen's musical diversity, this song features Dixieland jazz influences and is performed using multi-tracked guitars and May's vocals as a jazz band. It's a unique and charming addition to the album. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - The centerpiece of the album, this iconic and groundbreaking track is a rock opera in itself. It seamlessly weaves together various musical genres, from opera to hard rock, and tells a complex narrative. It features Mercury's unforgettable vocal performances and is arguably one of the greatest rock songs of all time. "God Save the Queen" - The album concludes with a brief but powerful instrumental rendition of the British national anthem, which adds a sense of grandeur and finality to the work. "A Night at the Opera" is an album that pushed the boundaries of rock music, both in terms of musical experimentation and production techniques. It's a testament to Queen's extraordinary talents as musicians, songwriters, and performers. The album's diversity and willingness to take risks set it apart, and it continues to be celebrated as a timeless classic, appealing to music enthusiasts of all generations.
ah yeah classic, this is the big squeeze my friends
Love this. Always liked Queen but not sure I ever listened to this one in full before. It's a bit crazy! Obviously some classics like BR which made their name but I love the general eccentricity
Not my favourite from their catalog
Great record. Lots of genre jumping and some weird tracks in the mix.
Pari hittiä ja paljon hömppää. Ei tämäkään mitään isoa vaikutusta tee.
Good
Great record. Fun to listen to from start to finish.
Good love queen
Obviously famous and well deserved though while Bohemian Rhapsody steals the show the Prophet's Song is heavily underrated.
Bohemian rhapsody and some other songs. Good fun though
7/10, VERY BOMBASTIC
Third Queen album I've gotten. They are very impressive. So many moving parts in the songs. And of course Bohemian Rhapsody if iconic. The vocal layering on The Prophet's Song was cool but went on way too long.
EASY 5. All the Glam and excitement of what Queen is all wrapped up in an epic album. The freaking deep tracks man... Love of My Life is still a favorite of mine. Sunday Afternoon is a shorty piece but great nonetheless. Good Company is like Tiny Tim but all the added tracks and flair of musical beauty. The album is a masterpiece.
There is a little bloat here and the weird song about the drummer wanting to bang his car. But this is still a hard 5. The bloat can be forgiven here as when this thing slaps, it slaps hard.
Good stuff
Tam 9/10 Ros 6/10
Highlights: Death On Two Legs, You're My Best Friend, '39, Love Of My Life, Bohemian Rhapsody Pretty ballsy move to force your way out of a terrible contract to end up dead broke, record the most expensive album made at the time, AND encourage your former manager to end their own life in the opening song. 40,000 pounds well spent tho, those harmonies are truly delicious.
As queen goes I didn’t really rate it, they’ve done so much better
Queen doing what Queen do best. Awesome record.
Interestingly, Bohemian Rhapsody was one of my least favorite songs on this album. There is a lot of great music there that doesn't get recognized.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Every song is good
Obviously a classic album. I forgot that the songs shared a kind of quirky appeal.
Obviously as this is queen it’s automatically a great album. It’s quite a gritty album with lots of unique sounds. This album contains queens greatest song bohemian rhapsody.
Goofy, fun songs with solid, awesome sounds.
Classic
I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!!!!! Death on two legs is like queens most underrated song it’s so good but no one talks about it. Great flow even if I’m in love with my car has stupid lyrics
Essential Tracks: The Prophet’s Song (Playlist) You’re My Best Friend's Bohemian Rhapsody
Obvious a Queen classic
Now that's a fine album, REAL fine album, you can get a first class listening experience there
“Mamaaaaa, uwu” - Freddie Mercury
Bohemian Rhasody? More like Bhor Ragnarok
Some great, some not so great, not as amazing as I remembered it. I’m in love with my car; 39 and Prophets song are all still bangers. Bohemian Rhapsody is Bohemian Rhapsody but a lot of Filler Queen on here.
Not for me
A few favorites but also some annoying tunes. I prefer their greatest hits.
Solid album all the way through, Bohemian Rhapsody obviously being the main highlight.
Epic
39 👍 The Prophet’s Song 👎
Always an amazing album
Really diverse in terms of many different genres showcased on one album. Can definitely see why it's a very popular album, especially with "newer" sounds like inspiration from folk and cabaret infused in this era of music.
Classics. The change in pace the use of story. Queen is such a unique sound from such a unique era of blooming genres and to recognize which pieces fit where in today is incredible
I fucking love queen, I used to have them on cd in my old car (that could hold 6 cds in it)
Some great songs like Best friend, love of my love, and of course bohemian rhapsody. All the other songs are not very good though and I have no desire to hear them again.
3 iconic songs in one album!! Definitely deserves 5 stars even though it has a couple of really bad songs.
Ok, but not really into this music.
Ugh
Amazing stuff! Everything you’ve heard about this album has already been said. Besides the car song, album is awesome to sit through.
An exquisite listening experience from start to finish, grand & bombastic, soft & sweet, an essential listening experience for everyone, both Queen and music at its peak.
3? 4?
A great album but unfortunately I've listened to it 1000 times already.
Operatic
It's Queen, what's not to love? Fun, weird album with a showtunesy vibe. Home to The Rhapsody. Worth the time.
Queen is always amazing!
goood
Includes a couple of the radio classics
If this isn’t a perfect album, I don’t know what is. Even the bad song just kind of makes you laugh.
Epic pop album
I’ve been listening to this for 40 years and still find it riveting from start to finish. RIP Freddie.
Great band with a huge range. Love how over the top and theatrical it all is. Love the vocal sounds, Freddy Mercur’s voice. Brian May’s tones are crazy he sometimes sounds like a clarinet or cello. Favorites: 39’ seaside rendezvous Bohemian rhapsody You’re my best friend Love of my life Good company
truly a masterpiece, and what a wild rollercoaster it is to listen to it. I was pretty much in awe the whole album of how you could write/create something like this. Fully deserving of a 5 but giving a 4 bc as amazing as they are, queen just isn’t really my thing.
This is insane and amazing.
Some timeless tracks on here and a couple of lesser songs, but still has to be a 5. What a brilliant band these guys were.
I feel weird giving Queen such a low rating, but they continue to be a singles band for me. This record is fucking all over the place, hitting Yes-style prog rock within one or two songs of something that sounds vaguely like a country standard. The arrangements, especially vocally, are something to behold, and of course the evergreen "Bohemian Rhapsody" is on here, which nails a freefall landing. Favorite tracks: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "The Prophet's Song"
I mean... It's Queen. It's A Night At The Opera. It's Bohemian Rhapsody. I feel like this website is a game and I just won.
Not a fan - queen suck
terrible
There's a lot of descriptors I can give this album. It's cheeky, campy, bombastic, operatic, full of itself, wacky, playful, yet with all of these it ends up being absolutely brilliant. To me, this is Queen at their peak. The arrangements of these songs are fantastic with how strong and powerful Mercury's vocals are throughout, the licks and tone Brian May has, and the rock solid rhythms between Taylor and Deacon. They twist from straight hard rock, to operatic and almost as if they were lifted from a musical, and plenty in-between. Bohemian Rhapsody is the most well known (and the most famous Queen song nowadays), but in a way it is the best encompassing song of the record, possessing all of the previously described genres and elements into one singular and every so memorable song. But outside of this song there is so many memorable songs here, from the crooning ballad Love of my Life that actually hits an earnest note, to the upbeat rock of You're My Best Friend, both of which have Mercury front and center as you feel and hear the charisma just radiating off him at every turn. It's a monumentally great effort from Queen, and one which holds up fantastically.
Pretty average for queen but that's still top teir compared to just about anyone else 3.5/5
slay queen
Who doesn’t love Queen?
HELL YES.
Definitely a couple of bangers on this album
Queen, often imitated, never duplicated. It’s literally impossible to duplicate the greatest male vocalist of all time and one of the greatest guitarists. A Night At the Opera is an amazingly produced extravaganza. The opening trio go full throttle. Then the classic My Best Friend before May breaks into a sci-fi folk/Americana foot stomper. The second side has some filler but also the incredibly insane Prophet Song and arguably the most famous song ever recorded Bohemian Rhapsody. 8.7/10
Easiest 5 start rating if them all. This is the album that started my lifelong love of Queen. There are people who don't like I'm In Love With My Car. Inconceivable! Roger had one of the great rock voices of all time it's just that he was in a band that had the greatest front man with the greatest voice of them all. Four great musicians, four great songwriters and the sheer audacity to turn prog rock into pomp rock. There's a song about time dilation from a man whose doctoral thesis was in the field of cosmology. Yep... it is rocket science. Oh yes. That guitar sound comes from a guitar built by Brian and his dad feed through a pre-amp built by John.
This is on my 70s album list. I'm not sure Queen has a five-star album in their discography.
An album full of energy and emotion. Queen's music sometimes seems beyond my ability to appreciate properly, with odd bits and harmonies that seem out of place yet sound in delivery. The epic Bohemian Rhapsody pushes this album into the 3.5 range.
Pretentious crap
Classic I never heard before except the hits. Surprised by how many songs had vocals other than Freddie. I might need to listen again to really appreciate it.
Excellent album. Nice to hear other Queen songs other than the big hits and find out they are all mostly just as good if not better.
Too gaudy? I liked the hits and the slower folky songs were the best. Also loses a star for god save the queen. Probably wouldn't listen to the whole album again, but would be good for kids as a first album to get into. Maybe. Ah well.
70s | Pop/Rock | Overall Score: 3.92 / 78.33% 01. Death on Two Legs - 4/5 (unexpectadly cool) 02. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon - 3/5 (a bit odd) 03. I'm in Love with My Car - 4.5/5 (unappreciated vocals) 04. You're My Best Friend - 5/5 (always a good one) 05. '39 - 4/5 (very country) 06. Sweet Lady - 3.5/5 (very classical rock) 07. Seaside Rendezvous - 3.5/5 (reminds me of old bops) 08. The Prophet's Song - 3.5/5 (makes me want to go on a journey, starts off strong than becomes weird) 09. Love of My Life - 5/5 (what a love ballad) 10. Good Company - 3/5 (a bit cartoonesque) 11. Bohemian Rhapsody - 5/5 (unbeatable, top 10 of all time) 12. God Save the Queen - 3/5 (nice instrumental to end the album but a bit anti-climatic after bohemian rhapsody)
É Queen, não é mau, mas não estou entusiasmado para voltar a ouvir.
AMAZING
Very cool album. Production is very strong, vocals are strong. Guitar work is amazing.
Remarkably diverse.
Fucking bangers trough all the album
I like Queen and this album definitely has some massive hits on it, most importantly 'Bohemian Rhapsody' but overall it felt like kind of a weak album to me. I didn't dislike anything too much on here but I also didn't find many surprising standouts. A lot of it just played in the background without really piquing my interest. That said, those big standouts do bump this one up a full star in the rating. Standout Tracks: You're My Best Friend, '39, Sweet Lady, Bohemian Rhapsody
Amazong songs and production
An absolutely excellent and classic album. It was a nice one to draw today on a laid back Friday. It'd been a bit for sure. I remembered that the mix on this album has always bugged me, everything feels like it should be louder and it just kind of feels buried in itself. That being said, the songs are undeniably great.
The songs are a spontaneous combustion; each song has different styles and a few similar in their iconic operatic tone. The lyrics can be avant garde. I'm personally not the biggest fan of Queen, but I do like experimental music of the 60s and 70s, so I do applaud them for a unique album.
this album is so unbelievably fun to listen to but i dont think i can give it 5 stars it didnt give me inspiration like some newer albums have done i do think its very very good but i dont think queen have ever been my go to artist to listen to i dont have anything else to say
Fantastic ‘39 underrated
This was more underwhelming than I expected. It’ll it wasn’t for Death On Two Legs, Love of My Life, and Bohemian Rhapsody, I’d probably give this a 2 or 3.
Favorite song- Keep Yourself Alive Weakest song- Good company Skips: 1 Likes: 6/13
This was kind of fun in place, a bit grating in others. A peculiar mash up of progressive rock, early heavy metal, vocal harmonies, all in one album. I guess it was interesting, although I wouldn't hurry back to listen to this ever again. Queen were often seen as the final nail in the coffin for progressive rock, a bridge between pomposity and popular music. This is definitely on evidence here, even within Bohemian Rhapsody itself, which varies from operatic prog-rock styling to proto-metal. It's difficult to rate this album, probably a 4 in places and a 2 in many others. I'm going to give it 3 stars, as there's some really bad songs here among the better ones.
Heard this album so much growing up as Queen where one of my mums favourite bands, couple of dud tracks prevent it from getting the full 5* though
Queen doing queen stuff to the best of their abilities….pretty great result
Anything bellow 5 star should be considered a war crime by the Ginebra convention
Þessi plata, hún er dúndur. Meira að segja lögin sem Freddie syngur ekki eru góð. Já, líka bílalagið. Fjölbreytt og flott production, og ekki síst, skemmtileg. Ég er búinn að hlusta nokkrum sinnum og mun hlusta aftur.
You can feel this is something extraordinary.
I truly believe that Queen isn’t really a band with particularly great albums but Bohemian Rhapsody is obviously a masterpiece.
один из лучших альбомов квинов, прям как альбом
Good record, especially '39.
Raro pero hermoso
Too theatrical for me now
Way too much. The worst of this is awful and outweighs the best of this, which is considerable (including "Best Friend" and "'39" and "Bohemian Rhapsody"). Just more trouble than its tunefulness is ultimately worth.
Quite a lot of filler,some of it pretty weak
very solid album, a lot of amazing songs. now i understand why my mother loves this band so much. while this isn't exactly my favorite type of rock music, i saved enough songs from this album to my playlist to consider this an absolute win. very fun to listen to.
Prophets song a-cappella part reminds me of YEM vocal jam and bouncing. And all delayed echoes in phish like ghost and others I can’t think of. Sick song. Whole album is great, feels like a play or a night at the opera
When I saw it was Queen I was pleased but apart from the obvious big tracks I was slightly disappointed by the rest of the album. I’m going 4* but only just !
Well thats more like it.
Enjoyed the album tracks more than I thought I would, bohemian rhapsody annoying as ever though
When it's good it's good, but when it's bad it's painfully annoying.
its a good one
This album is a masterpiece. I am not a Queen or Freddie Mercury apologist by any means, but this album rips hard. Brian Mays often gets left behind in the discussion of top rock guitarists, but he just knows how to lay down a track. When you listen to Bohemian Rhapsody in the entirety of this album, you almost appreciate it for what it is and what it meant back then and not as "that overplayed theater kids looking for attention song". There were some surprises such as the country folk banger "'39". Being their first massive hit of an album, the band was obviously elevated to rock's Hall of Fame immediately after, but I don't know if any other album feels quite as cohesive and progressive. A hard album to beat. Stand out track: '39
I've always known Queen was great, but I never actually dived into their music before outside of their hits. I amazed by the album, the title of the album speaks for itself. They blend elements from opera and show tunes with classic hard rock to create and an incredibly original sound that is worth listen to from beginning to end. Favorite tracks: Good company/The prophet song Least favorite track: Sweet lady
Every single song is SO. GOOD. And I rediscovered my love of 39!!!
maybe this is my age showing (and as open-minded as i’d like to claim to be about the arts, my tastes are of course still a product of time and place), but the overt theatricality and glamorous flamboyance of Queen’s A Night at The Opera did not speak to me at all. it’s all at once extravagant and melodramatic, the consequence of classically trained musicians flexing their creative muscle in making music so technically precise even in its seeming compositional spontaneity (they leap-frog through genres and make stylistic decisions that confound and allure at the same time), but the emotions don’t overcome the flare. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is undeniably a shape shifting masterwork, one of such overwhelming influence it is awe-inspiring, and it contains within itself the kind of brilliance to shoulder the extravagance. but everything else just sounds too big for its own good, and the theatricality feels unearned. maybe the record is one that’ll click on future listens, but for now i’m left just a tad underwhelmed.
Ah, Queen. Most notable for the amazing voice of Freddy Mercury. Man, did they put on a great live show. I would love to go back in time to see them. As for their studio output, I really feel as though it doesn't compare to the live energy that they brought at their peak. This record in particular was pretty good. A bit too theatric for me maybe, but hey, that's basically one of the main drawing points of the band. I did enjoy this listen though. If I were to recommend a Queen album to someone, it would probably be this one.
Je pensais pas trouver ca aussi bon. J,aurais du m'en douter mais je croyais que le hype y était pour quelque chose mais non c'est vraiment un album genial.. j'ai vu le film il y a quelques temps, c'était correct, mais vraiment ce que je connaissais de cela c'était bohemian raphsody a cause de Waynes world. Wtf la toune sur son char... 5
Truly something special
Quite good, a ton of variety. I always knew queen to have a lot of variety within their songs, but the variety within this album was also immense. Bohemian rhapsody and you’re my best friend are the obvious standouts on this album. Death on two legs was a great start to the album, and the prophets song a nice treat in the middle.
queen er nice, litt spess sanger, men overall bra album
Yeah, this is just a blast to listen to. There isn’t a note out of place anywhere. I think because of the music video for Bohemian Rhapsody I always thought it was the rest of the band doing backup but it’s just layers and layers of Freddie. Bohemian Rhapsody hits differently after listening to this. Obviously I’ve heard it before but this builds up to it. I assumed (incorrectly) that Queen is 90% FM but it’s clearly a good combination of talents. If you played Good Company blindfolded and asked me who it was I’d have said the Beatles. I don’t know how this only topped out at 4.
Queen has 2 sides, the classic rock side that is amazing to listen to, and the unorthodox experimental side that pushed forward a new generation of music. This is the latter, and not my favorite part of Queen. 3.5
troll songs
I lost my virginity to this album with a Camaro… still recovering.
Lovee love lovee this album, so many great songs and the progression true the album is amazing. 5.0
1. Death On Two Legs: 8.50/10 - def smth i would vibe with 2. Amazing On A Sunday Afternoon: 8.50/10 - too short 3. I'm In Love With My Car: 7/10 - not really my cup of tea 4. You're My Best Friend: 10/10 - i absolutely LOVE the song, it's so nice!! 5. '39: 9.50/10 - the chorus was overwhelming at first, but the rest of the song is amazing 6. Sweet Lady: 6/10 - the song feels.. so messy, my least fav 7. Seaside Rendezvous: 10/10 - I'M OBSESSED THIS IS SO GOODDD 8. The Prophet's Song: 10/10 - i thought i wouldn't enjoy it because of the length but it's AMAZING!! 9. Love Of My Life: 10/10 - such a hopeless romantic song, LOVE IT 10. Good Company: 10/10 - such a simple and cute song, i especially love the story in the lyrics 11. Bohemian Rhapsody: 10/10 - rollercoaster of emotions, but I LOVED IT LMAO 12. God Save The Queen: 10/10 - lmao ik it's the outro but hey, still enjoyed it
FODA DEMAIS ESSA PORRA!
The best album doesn't exi... fuck. Here it is. This album is so good. Embarrassing I don't have this vinyl. Bit I know every word of every song. This is the best album.
Some classics on here. ‘39 was a song I was most surprised by as the sound is much more conventional to what Queen usually plays in all of the jock rock albums.