A Night At The Opera

This album is a lot of fun, but honestly it's pretty goofy, even entering outright comedy at times. If I had never heard of Queen I would say based on this that they were a glam version of the Bonzo Dog Band. '39 and Good Company are my favourite tracks, I think. Bohemian Rhapsody is too overloaded with associations for me to have any clear assessment on.

(so shoot me but for all their splendour...) For Queen "just give me the greatest hits". I really dont like prog rock. Too close to The Who for me. <weak sigh> and, I do feel this leaning (aetiologically / evolutionarily ?) into <ickky> Andrew Lloyd Weber territory for me. Exceptions: (there always are exceptions) A. Bohemian Rhapsody (elevated, as it was, by some theatrical headbanging in the 1990s) B. LIVE AID performance by Freddy Mercury stands up as one of the best live performances of all time. Note: He played the hits. and Bowie...

***An ok album

Legendarna piosenka otoczona dużą ilością szumu. Niestety samo to nie da więcej niż 3/5

30/11/24 There is only really one song that carries this album, and it's a shame.

Good.

7/10 This was good - but I didn’t like it as much as Sheer Heart Attack. Queen seem to be at their best when they do pure hard rock or pure pop. Here some of it was a little blander and leaning into an American sound? There are a few good songs here that would be in contention for best song - The Prophet’s Song was excellent - it this album has a juggernaut on it. An all timer for a reason. Best: Bohemian Rhapsody

The high points on this album are undeniable. Freddy Mercury’s voice and the production are incredible. That said, I don’t dig the theatre for a reason and this album is full of it. I don’t find playful whimsy and sounds for the sake of making sounds particularly fun.

- Lots of nostalgia - 3/12 songs added to playlist - Death on Two Legs feels a little corny but the guitar is awesome so I can overlook it - IILWMC is funny in context but not a great song - Not as good as remember it - Freddie’s voice is beautiful especially in Seaside Rendezvous - The Prophet’s Song still rocks - Overall not very interesting - Favorite song: The Prophet’s Song

⭐ bohemian rapsody

Queen to me are a bit like Guns 'n' Roses - a huge reputation based on a few songs, although Queen do have a lot more than GnR do. They are fine, technically gifted musicians front to back, if a bit pedestrian ... but a singer who could elevate mundane lyrics into magic. Take Your My Best Friend, for example. Now, I love the song, but the lyrics are pretty simplistic, and the music is nothing special, but Freddie lifted it to something brilliant. I'm In Love With My Car, however, is a different story. Ignore the lyrics, and musically it's a pretty good rocker - but Roger Taylor singing doesn't add anything. I'm not saying if Mercury had done it it would have been good (the lyrics make sure of that), but it would have been better. Tl;Dr- Queen are a bit over-hyped, and the album is fine but not amazing.

Liked it, wouldn’t return to most of it.

No. 269/1001 Death On Two Legs 3/5 Lazing On a Sunday Afternoon 2/5 I'm In Love Wirh My Car 4/5 You're My Best Friend 4/5 '39 3/5 Sweet Lady 3/5 Seaside Rendezvous 3/5 The Prophet's Song 3/5 Love Of My Life 4/5 Good Company 3/5 Bohemian Rapsody 5/5 God Save The Queen NR Average: 3,36 Bohemian Rapsody is obviously a masterpiece. Aside from that the record didn't really click for me.

Freddie was one of the greatest frontmen, but Queen were just too Pomp Rock for me.

Queen is a little overrated to me. I’d still rather listen to them than most other pop rock bands from their era though, and this album was fine

Not the biggest Queen fan but this was okay. I don’t even think I need to say what my favorite song was.

Not a big Queen fan but this does have some of their most famous songs on it.

# 340 : They've done a pretty decent job, great album, I like the hits of course, massive production undertaking here. Favourite track : Bohemian Rhapsody

A isto kao prošli album Sve super, sve pet, ali ne dira me niti najmanje. Čuju se tu momenti Beatlesa, čuje se klasika, čuje se svašta nešto, ali me jednostavno niti najmanje ne dira Ok, tek drugi dio sweet lady me napaljuje. Šta da vam kažem, na dobrom sam putu da slušam samo Motorhead, kad me jedino perjačina nabrijava. Možda je do toga što slušam pospan jutrom uz čitanje poslovnih mejlova? Možda sam samo rokenrola u duši, jbg Ok, seaside rendezvous mi je isto ok, ali ovo je totalno Beatlesi. The prophets song negdje na pola, mogu zamisliti Freddyja u studiju kako je skužio delay I počeo se igrati s njim Ili to ili je sebe identično nasnimio mnogo puta (što nekako sumnjam) Dosta proggy sranje, zvuči dosta floydovski kad postane malo heavy, not bad jbg Bohemain Rhapsody sve vremenski hit. I dalje će bit trojka, naginje na četvorku, tipa 6.5/10 Trojka mi je kategorija albuma koji su mi ok, ali koje gotovo sigurno neću više nikada samostalno u cijelosti pustit

Not my favorite queen album. Possibly my least favorite. That said it is still a good album with impressive diversity. A bad queen album is still worth hearing at least once deeply.

Didn’t not enjoy this one, but not really my sort of thing so probably wouldn’t listen again. The big ones are good!

Some world beating tracks in this, but also Roger Taylor wants to put his dick in his tailpipe

its not bad but just not for me YNN

Великие песни-хиты в филлере. Лучшая песня - Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen is a greatest hits band for me for the most part. I feel like they don’t have a great album. Their albums always have a few good and great songs, but a lot of duds too. This album is no exception. I like the more novelty-esque songs like seaside rendezvous and lazing on a Sunday afternoon. And Bogemian rhapsody is a classic. Everything else was forgettable.

The highs here are stratospheric. The lows have are buried in the sand up to their heads, pretending to be mermaids.

I expected so much more from this one.

Never loved Queen. This album didn't really change my mind, I'm afraid. Not bad, but didn't start a fire in my heart either.

Simultaneously proggy and poppy, really interesting how popular Queen is given how wacky some of this is Faves: Your My Best Friend, Bohemian Rhapsody, Love of My Life

I’d recommend their greatest hits instead

Tough one for me. A couple great hits, a couple songs I had never heard, but really liked. A couple songs were just terrible.

Forgot how overrated Queen was

Coming to terms with the idea that I don’t really like Queen anymore. Can’t say I think this one is bad, it’s not. It’s kinda cool, it kinda rocks. But this is probably the last time I’ll ever listen to it start to finish. Rounding up here, because a 2 doesn’t feel right. But a 2 might have been right.

I don't really know what to make of this. The obvious highlights are amazing, but it's also completely all over the place at times. Wtf is going on in the prophets song??!!?!?

The Queen songs I like, I really like. They are explosive, energetic, catchy, beautiful, 5/5, but while I hate to admit it: The other Queen songs just give me nothing. I want to enjoy the album more than I did, but besides You're My Best Friend, Love of My Life and Bohemian Rhapsody, there are only mediocre filler songs. Even so, I recognize the production quality and innovation, which makes my overall rating feel even more unfair. 3.5/5

I enjoy me some Queen but some of this was just not quite my jam. Obviously the 3 songs that are bangers were still bangers.

Queen, are another band, like the Beach Boys and the Rolling Stones, who have a great best of compilation (in this case two great best ofs), but whose album tracks are pretty bad. The album tracks on A Night at the Opera aren't so awful that I'm giving it two stars despite the presence of a 5 star song (unlike Beggar's Banquet) but there's still a lot of guff on this album. Bohemian Rhapsody is an obvious stand out, You're My Best Friend is fun, but don't bother with the rest.

It has the one song I guess. Pretty over-rated, this album at least.

Meh

6.5/10

Appreciate it, but don’t love it.

I think I expected more from this album. I love Queen, I love Freddie Mercury. I love “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and I knew a couple other tracks from this one. But I dunno. I obviously didn’t expect every song to be “Bohemian Rhapsody” in terms of iconicness and quality. But most of the tracks feel kinda like what John Lennon might refer to as “granny music.” The album starts off hot with “Death on Two Legs” but then we get “Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, which I liked, but it definitely fits the “granny music” label. They kind of come back with “I’m In Love with My Car,” but that song is stupid and bad and doesn’t work. This pattern kind of continues until we get some more meandering stuff near the end, redeemed only by “Bohemian Rhapsody.” I know the point of this album is to be a little more elevated in terms of artistic intent and taste. I think it partially accomplishes this. But on the whole it wasn’t nearly as compelling as I expected it to be, which is a shame. A very surprising three stars. Standout Tracks: Death on Two Legs, Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, You’re My Best Friend, Sweet Lady, Bohemian Rhapsody

Easy come easy go

I wanted to rate it two because it's not so great. But Bohemian Rhapsody is such a masterpiece it would be cruel

I liked this less than I thought I would. There are some classics on here, which are great obviously, but a few of the songs I found irritatingly twee, like Seaside Rendezvous and Good Company.

This is quintessential Queen. However, there are maybe four or five songs on this album that I find to be kind of annoying

Bueno

The campy songs on this in my mind were a success, the others not so much.

Quite a variety of sounds. Some hits, some misses for sure. Some whiny songs but some lovely ones as well.

I like a lot of it. But i just don't think I'm particularly a fan of this kind of rock music. I see the great things in it. Especially with how transformative the songs are. It's incredible and I see why people say you have to listen to it before you go. I'll definitely end up listening to it again at some point in my life but at the moment I think I'm gonna put it back on the back burner.

It was all really well done. Just not really a vibe I was into at the moment. There were a lot of very complicated and dynamic arrangements. It was impressive, but I just kind of felt anxious listening to it.

It’s Queen.

Standout: 39' (made this a 3 for me)

This album fluctuates between fantastic songs, forgettable songs, and the worst songs you’ve ever heard. Luckily, most of the bad songs are short, but you can’t ignore the bad taste they leave

Has some Queen classics. Has some absolute dog piss

4 outstanding songs with a lot of Granny Shit in between. It's a cool concept album, but the jaunty dancehall tracks detract "Death On Two Legs" rocks hard, as does "I'm in Love With My Car." "Bohemian Rhapsody" is still a great song.

Call me a republican, but I just find this unenjoyable to listen to on the whole.

Some great tracks on there, last one made me vomit though

One of the better ones…..

Decent Queen record I suppose. Fave Songs: You’re My Best Friend & Bohemian Rhapsody.

Pretty good classic rock staple. Don't love it as a whole album but some of the bands best songs and some of the best songs of the decade by any band are on this one. Bohemian Rhapsody, You're My Best Friend are awesome. Love of my life is beautiful. Seaside Rendezvous and Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon are nice little honky tonk piano jaunts.

Clive - I still hate you for playing Queen's Greatest Hits on repeat when we did the road trip to Melbourne in 1990. I had a great REM mixed tape all ready to go. It's pompous and the car song sucks, but Queen are a level above the 70s glam rockers. I never want to hear it again though.

Good fun considering it’s Queen

I like a couple tracks - no denying the creativity, originality and quality of the musicianship on the album, but it's all a little too campy for me.

Any album with Bohemian Rhapsody is going to be good. Unfortunately, there is A LOT of filler on here as well. It's all fine, but this is not a 5 star album, and maybe not even a 4 star album.

Obviously a well loved band and I respect that. My only issue is they are all over the place stylistically, ‘39 doesn’t really even sound like a Queen song to me. There are some great songs on here, but the album as a whole isn’t something I would throw on and listen straight through.

I think Queen is one of those bands that is totally hit or miss for me. Every time I hear these albums, I get a different impression. And that's each individual time I listen to this band. Q and QII both hit differently, same with Sheer Heart Attack. Great stuff on all of them, but SO disjointed too. I get it, these musical geniuses can't be contained, but damn, it's so hard to get into these albums. I probably should do a "hard" Queen playlist and weed out the 20s Jazz and Opera stuff... Anyway, not bad today - not a killer but fun to hear (this time!)

The hits hit. Not too interesting otherwise.

Lotta people will try to have you believe this is a GREAT record. It is not, it is just a good record.

A couple of standouts but some of this was just not for me. Had to skip thru the Prophet song as it got just gross. I like Queen well enough, but maybe just the hits, I guess.

Like this one just ok

Hmpf … aber Rapsody“

as someone who doesnt like queen that much this album didnt change that for me. it wasnt bad, in fact i enjoyed certain parts of it, but its overtheatrical nature is too much for me. 6/10

3 stars. With standout 4 and 5 star tracks. sorry.

I wish I liked Queen's deep cuts better. Never was a fan of Best Friend & the rest had moments but nothing transcendent. That one song about "any way the wind blows" was all over the place ;)

Decent album. Mostly saved by the hit songs, so kind of top heavy. 3/5 Probably won’t listen again

Some classic songs. Some interesting songs. Some stupid songs.

I never quite know where I stand with Queen. On the one hand I enjoy their music very much but on the other I don’t think they’re really any better than their greatest hits. Their big hits are big hits for a reason, they’re absolute bangers. There’s no denying the absolute power that Bohemian Rhapsody has had on our culture. But overall as an album… it’s hard to tell if it’s considered great because of their big hit that elevated it or because it’s an actual great album. It’s a question I’ll keep pondering for a long time.

A couple of bangers but one of the most over rated bands on over rating history

Bohemian Rhapsody and Best Friend, but the rest don't connect with me much.

Fairly average Queen. Another me too album

queen is not really my time of music but I still enjoyed it

I wanted to love this one when I started it. It's Queen. And Freddie. And Bohemian Rhapsody with all its lore. But after one listen I felt dejected. It wasn't a 5. It wasn't even a 4. The non-hits were dragging it down for me. Gave it two more full listens, and even a few individual songs a 4th pass. No matter how much I want it to be a 4, I can't get it over the line. High 3+.

I am going to pretend that Bohemian Rhapsody is not on this album. On that basis: it's their most winning combination of end-of-the-pier show campery (Seaside Rendezvous is literally this) and pop-rock chops. You're My Best Friend is a fine lead single, The Prophet Song the epic prog-rock piece, and a clutch of perfectly ok album tracks. On that basis 3 stars. Can't wait for the album with Bo Rap on as that's get a COMPLETE shoe-ing.

Some classics on this one ! But also some dated tunes

Maybe I don’t really like Queen?

Lots of filler on here. Also, when you have the best vocalist in rock music in your band, why would you insist on singing???

Beatles,showtunes, some hits.

rock opera meets sergeant pepper. harmonizing and kazoos. fun but not my favorite

Theres not enough Queen hate on this platform. I just really dont like Rock Operas but this is probably one of the best ones out there so okaay a 3

Pretty good. 2 of their biggest hits. Some stuff like “Good Company” a bit too whimsical for me. Bear loved “Death on 2 legs”

Theatrical

Also listened to this one in the car with Anthony and Kerri. I think it was a little worse than I thought the whole album was going to be but I still enjoyed it. I don't think I would listen to the album in its entirety again however. Favorite song: BoRap

The Epic song carried the album, the rest was so so

Easy to see why they're goated, bohemian rhapsody. I'm kinda whatever on it, is probably technically higher than 3

Queen is good fun, especially with all the theatrics on this album. Their Greatest Hits was one of the CDs we had on repeat when I was a kid. That certainly included "You're My Best Friend" and "Bohemian Rhapsody," both eternal bangers. However, most of the deep cuts on this album don't live up to the singles. While the more theatrical moments here are fun while they're on, they're not the kind of songs I would seek out these days. Favorite tracks: You're My Best Friend Sweet Lady Bohemian Rhapsody

I'm In Love With My Car is a horrible song. I can appreciate and recognize Queen's greatness, however, the music just isn't for me. Too excessive and glitzy. Relevance to this list: 5 Personal enjoyment: 3

Honestly disappointed in this one. A couple of their best songs ever, brought down by what seems to be an odd obsession with bringing back vaudville. There's a few sleepers like "I'm In Love With My Car, " and '39, but I'll stick with the greatest hits if "A Night at the Opera" is Queen's best album.

опять ухожу со мнением что много пения мало музыки... и как-то это всё на уши приседает, тяжело. хотя конечно я не караокист с носом в воздухе, рапсодия вечный хит

Didnt move me but its not garbage.

3.5 stars

I had to listen to this twice to appreciate it. Didn't like it on first listen. Appreciated it much more on 2nd.

Rock, 1975 -> 3

There are ballads, songs that rock, and then some hurdy-her hokey stuff that felt a bit unnecessary. Bohemian Rhapsody, though…still so good.

Great Classic Songs by an incredible Band. I'm just not a fan

A few great songs, but I'm still not a fan of musicals.

An iconic album that i can appreciate, but doesn't really vibe with me

Es más que todo un álbum representativo de la banda pero no es tan bueno en conjunto que puedo decir

Yer alright, couple of decent queen tracks

Queen are such an essential and iconic group - and their biggest hits hit big - but this album just didn't do it for me. '39 is a great track, as is Bohemian Rhapsody, but the rest didn't grab me in the way I would have wanted to give it a higher rating.

A nice solid album. I've listened to several of these songs but this was the first time I listened to the album all the way through. Stand outs for me are "I'm In Love With My Car", "You're My Best Friend", "'39" and of course "Bohemian Rhapsody".

Do Queen have a classic album? Queen is a band who I really enjoy (wedding song is “Somebody to Love”), who has a countless amount of hits and who still exhibit a great amount of popularity today, arguably more than most of their contemporaries. Yet, I do think the band lacks an album that can be considered a classic. What is their Abbey Road? Their Dark Side of the Moon? Their Tommy? If this album is considered that, then I believe it falls considerably short. While the highs are high (Bohemian Rhapsody, Love of My Life), and I discovered some new greats (The Prophet), a handful of the tracks I find skippable.

Not a really interesting album.

I know it's vogue to love Queen, with the popularity of the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody." I love their hit songs very much, but so much of their music is trite and without vision. "Radio GaGa" is an excellent example. Never having listened through this album before, I was actually looking forward to it. The first song, "Death on Two Legs," came on as flamboyant as one might expect from Queen. For my tastes, it was over the top. Skip to track 3, the infamous "I'm in Love with my Car." Yeah, it really is that bad. The standard "You're My Best Friend" saves this side of the record. Side B shows more cohesion and resembles an opera, perhaps, not that I'm an expert on what an opera should be like. The songs seem to flow together better and be less eclectic, of course, leading all the while to Queen's magnum opus, "Bohemian Rhapsody." I doubt I will ever listen to this album from start to finish again. There are a couple of lesser known songs that I might come back to someday, such as "The Prophet's Song." But in the end, I will stick with Queen's greatest hits. They are fulfilling.

3.5

bohemian rhapsody and you’re my best friend are certified classics. i also really loved death on two legs (it rips) and love of my life. everything else was okay, didn’t love it but didn’t dislike it either.

this album is what happenes when a theatre kid joins a rock band... I know its good but just dont really like it that much. Like when I see a gymnast shoot an arrow using her feet while doing a handstand, wow its great and I respect that it must have taken years of training and all that jazz, but do I want to watch an hour of it? nah

What a fun album! Bohemian Rhapsody is Bohemian Rhapsody of course, but I found many of the other songs very interesting and enjoyable to listen to as well. Musically the record is very creative and jumps all over the place in a good way. Lyrically the album has good storytelling. There seems to be little to no connection between the songs, but by themselves they work well. While I'm not going to add much of any of these songs to my library, I would definitely give the album a few more listens. Favorite song: '39.

I’m very conflicted with this one. I love Queen in general. I love how this album totally flipped rock songwriting on its head. I genuinely believe that two songs on this album are two of the best songs of all time. But, in the end, I never find myself coming back to the full album. I appreciate what they did, and I appreciate the musicianship, but ultimately as an album, it doesn’t do it for me. And, if I’m being honest, I think that’s true of every Queen album.

eh? good i guess but i've heard bohemian rhapsody too many times in my life. weird in a good way.

This album had high highs and low lows and did not match my high expectations. I know Queen can be inconsistent at times but I hoped such a famous album would have fewer duds. Stand-out: You're My Best Friend

Liked some songs, loved all the instrumentuls but not a memorable album for me. Thoughts on each track : 1. So much fun. Love the giture, Love the singing. 3.5/5 2.cute 2/5 3.funny. the contrast of taylor serious voice and the lyrics, very funny. 4/5 4.sappy. 2.5/5 5.too singy-songy for me.the harmonieous were annoying. 6.amazing giture. amazing production. I don't realy like his singing style on it tho, whis it was more rocky. 3/5 7.why dose he sing like bee-boop-bo-beep whatever her name is. C'mone man. I liked it for some strange reason but then he said JOLLIEFICATION and that's where i draw the line. 3/5 8.finally everyone are as dramatic as mercury. hauntingly beautiful at times. comeletly ridicolous at times. still, everything fits togather. 4/5 9.too sappy. Instrumental was good. 10.this just feels so out of place with the whole thing. It's not a coherent album by any means, but this just dosn't feel right. 2.5/5 11. Mercury at his best. Sad, crazy, dramatic and charming. Just a fucking classic. 5/5 12. I don't get it. Maybe it's a british thing??

Before anything else, Bohemian Rhapsody deserves its status and no one will ever convince me otherwise. For the rest of the record, I think it's important to remember that Queen was never an album band. The two songs that stick with me, BR and You're my Best Friend, are the songs EVERYONE comes back to, and while there's nothing wrong with just pumping out banger singles, it does make the record feel like a bit of a waste. Most of this is just typical classic rock with some slight elements of the Queen songs you know and love. The only "deep cuts" I dig are the opener, Death On Two Legs, and The Prophet's Song, and the former gets a lot of its power from me knowing the backstory due to Mic the Snare's Deep Discog Dive series. Besides those two, I'm kinda disappointed. Bohemian Rhapsody's presence makes it so I can't hate this record, but I really think we could have gotten something more.

used to listen to this a lot in my 20s but quite a few of the songs on this album have not aged well.

Infelizmente não gostei muito... Mas a voz do Freddie!!!! Amazing.

A gente pausou em algum ponto e nem lembramos de colocar de novo, invadidos por uma sensação de paz. Estava em um momento barulhento. Mas é legal, talvez melhor ouvido com fones. Não prestei muita atenção nas letras.

Queen halt - nicht meins

Few classics, it's just queen

Pretty good - production is great and the moodier songs balance the occasional silliness. Standouts are 39 and Love of my Life

The more I listen to Queen the less I like it? It's weird. Not loving anything beyond their commercial hits.

I like almost All Queen albums equally but this one has most of my favourite Queen songs

Tiene unos arreglos fenomenales pero para mi, sobrevalorado. Un rejunte de hits y mucho relleno. No es el mejor disco de Queen.

I don't get the hype. Apart from Bohemian Rhapsody there aren't many good songs on this record. It feels like a mix of songs with no clear theme

Ok

This sounds too much like its a musical. Bohemian Rhapsody rips, though...

I have to confess, I kinda hate Queen. I will reluctantly admit this is one of their better albums. But I'll take bad Dylan over good Queen anyway.

It’s ok, maybe just a mood I wasn’t vibing with

A few outstanding songs (Bohemian Rhapsody, You're My Best Friend) along with a banger of a national anthem, but the rest was just so so.

Rock, folk, beat, opera, male, polyphonic, mid/fast, good melodies, nice rhythms, solid, varied rock album, but partly challenging. Not bad, but not catchy enough - average

Good but not their best, in my opinion. Although, Bohemian Rapsody is on here so we can't ignore that we are in the presence of one of the greatest songs of all time. Overall, in 2024, a rather underwhelming listen that feels a little self indulgent. However, beautifully performed, recorded and uniquely Queen.

I appreciate the eccentric nature and performance, its just not a sound that I truly love

One really great song.

Queen is Queen. Good music, though I'm not always in a mood to listen to them.

There were a few stand out songs and then there were songs that were kind of obnoxious and didn’t fit with the other songs.

Personally not a Queen fan but this is a classic. Death on Two Legs is my favorite, the rest sounds the same in my ears.

3.5

The songs on this album are big nostalgia from my teen years. I love it! That being said - it's been a while since I listened to the whole album all at once, and I didn't realize how... samey it sounds? Like it sounds like maybe two really long songs. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I actually am finding I wasn't necessarily blown away by the album as a whole. Still a great listen though, and it made me remember what it was like to be a kid and wish I was a hacker.

Epic. Felt like I just came out of a Broadway show. But not sure if I would listen to this on the regular. A bit much for 9am and work.

queen is cool, but you already knew that

Overall not the best album. A few BIG hits that I love but for me doesn’t work as a total album.

yes, yes. i see the genius. and i see, they have good songs. but: they also have trash.

Som helhet är albumet rörigt. Känns som att det var kul att leka med stereo funktionen i mixen. Innehåller dock guldkorn

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.

Enjoyable, quirky, spritely. Not something I would listen to repeatedly.

Sehr unterschiedlich Songs, teils gewöhnungsbedürftig, teils großartig

A couple eternal classics surrounded by remarkable amounts of meaningless filler a classic album does not make.

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.

my new album is a mix of opera und rock, it’s called McQueen: let’s get silly. It cost eighty million dollars

Bortsett fra Bohemian Rhapsody synes jeg ikke det var altfor mange bangers

Ridiculous at times.

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.

3/5

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Great album. Great band. It was cool to listen to the non-greatest hits. Would relisten.

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.

3.5/5

It was OK

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.

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.

You're My Best Friend '39 (about going off to war) Bohemian Rhapsody God Save The Queen The rest are very strange.

You're my best friend! Bohemian Rhapsody!

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".

Pari hittiä ja paljon hömppää. Ei tämäkään mitään isoa vaikutusta tee.

Good

7/10, VERY BOMBASTIC

Bohemian Rhapsody

A few favorites but also some annoying tunes. I prefer their greatest hits.

Always an amazing album

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.

Ok, but not really into this music.

Includes a couple of the radio classics

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"

Definitely a couple of bangers on this album

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.

É Queen, não é mau, mas não estou entusiasmado para voltar a ouvir.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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 love half of this album and loathe the other half, so I guess 3 is about right. I don’t think I like the very over the top performances, but the more relaxed songs are beautiful and really showcase the powerhouse vocals.

I'm not really a fan of Queen, but this was pretty cool.

Great production on the intro. Bass is wide as hell. Love it Can be slow at some points, would need to give more listens. Bohemian Rhapsody is obviously a classic. You’re my best friend is great too.

6/7/23 Fave Track: death on two legs

Eclectic departure from other albums. Has some absolute standout hits (Bohemian Rhapsody, You're My Best Friend), but a lot just seems campy.

some of the songs were great, others were not!

I have no idea why, but I just can't get into Queen. There's so much that I should like, but it just never grabs me. They have classics, and yeah, bohemian is on here, but there just isn't a pull to want to listen, and it just doesn't resonate with me.

Queen’s music has very complicated form and sometimes harmony. It’s beautiful but hard to sing along or do anything else at the same time. So my attention is always on this structure and complicity, it’s more like studying than just enjoying good music.

Queen is cool, love the biggest hits. I don’t play the records front to back

Ok, but not quite what I expected and doesn't strike me as Queen at their best. Some songs I wouldn't recognise as theirs.

nisam baš fan queena. okej su mi bend i poštujem, ali to je to. tako je sa ovim albumom.

So theatrical! I can see a world where I really love it, but it’s not this world and I can’t quite place why.

Too eclectic

So much filler... too bad I can't give queen less than 3 stars.

First time I have ever listened to that album. The hits from it are fine. I was never into their music so after hearing it I would not rush out to purchase it.

Still not liking the 80s.

This one started slow for me, but it got awesome about 4-5 tracks in and stayed pretty consistently awesome. Obviously, people should hear Bohemian Rhapsody before they die, but I'm not sure they should have to sit through I'm in Love with My Car to do it.

No niin

I like a lot of Queen but his one not as much, apparently I'm one of the few people who absolutely distastes Bohemian Rhapsody. Best friend is pretty awful too. I'll give them credit for bring in different genres of music like '39 and Seaside Rendezvous but there not great songs. Now Death on Two Legs and I'm in love with my Car are great tunes, yeah they said like classic Queen which is what I like I guess.

While it’s sonically rich, I only care about the rock music on the record. I just don’t care about any parts of this that are “show tune-y” or novelty songs. You’re my Best Friend is just nice 70’s sunshine pop. Yes, Bohemian Rhapsody is a classic for a reason.

It's a Queen album. Which means there are 2-4 great songs that fit on a Greatest Hits album and the rest of the album is tough to get through. Some sonically interesting things on this album that made listening on headphone interesting. But interesting doesn't always equal fun or good.

I have tried at least 5 times to get into Queen. It's just not my thing. I like the hits though.

How do you rate an album that has one incredibly great song and a series of painfully cheesy deep cuts emulating some sort of Vaudeville style that was never not a misstep?

J'ai pas autant aimé que l'autre album de Queen que j'ai eu, mais quand même solide. J'aurais mis un 3.5

This album is a lot. It has true genius and forever classics. But it also has songs that are simply not good. It's overly dramatic and a roulette of genres. The classics are classics for a reason, but I also really liked '39 and will revisit in the future. The rest, I hope not.

Massively overrated album. Much prefer Sheer Heart Attack. '39 is an underrated track that I always forget about though. McCartney-esque. Doesn't need the national anthem at the end ffs.

Mercury's voice is a gift alongside the screamin' guitars. There were several songs on this one that I had not heard and was fascinated with. Also, there were a couple of tracks that were in a completely different style sort of like when Fleetwood Mac does that other thing. Overall, an entertaining album.

I’ve enjoyed the ”theatricality” of Queen’s music before, but on this album it devolves into excess. The songs tend to get derailed (most egregiously in the indulgent middle section of “The Prophet’s Song”) and good songs like “Love Of My Life” are at a threat of being drowned out by the myriad extra flourishes. Still, there are great moments: The previously mentioned “Love Of My Life” is a personal favourite. “‘39” is a nice tune. “I’m In Love With My Car” is amusing. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is Bohemian Rhapsody. It all balances out to a fairly enjoyable listen

Cool

Queen was so good so much of the time, but I always found this album to be tiresome.

Tuneful, camp, vaudevillian, better than I remembered, but on the whole, not my thing. Wasn't at the time, won't ever be. Standout - 'You're my best friend'. I am so so bored with Bohemian Rhapsody.

Its just fine

It was neat. not really a fan of glam rock but this had some decent tunes. it was weird hearing bohemian rhapsody in album context.

All the motifs are there but despite the biguns it just doesn't hit the mark consistently.

It was fine. I still don’t love Queen beyond just a handful of songs, mostly from this album.

alright, it's gotta be said: queen is corny. i'm sorry, it's just a fact. freddie mercury is obviously a legitimate talent, as is the rest of the band. but, somehow, there's still a bunch of corny-ass dad rock in their catalogue. there are some legitimately amazing songs on this album - you're my best friend is a personal favorite, and obviously bo-rhap will stay in the pop culture lexicon forever. queen hits when they hit, and really miss when they miss. this is true of a night at the opera, and the rest of their discography. they are a "greatest hits" band, and the world will see that one day.

Fine. Besides the few bangers on it, I was kind of underwhelmed.

A largely pedantic album that happens to hold two notable commercial successes ("Bohemian Rhapsody" & "You're My Best Friend"), leaving the story behind the album's creation to be one of the more interesting pieces. Emerging from their lawsuit and with new managment, Queen shows the musicianship and creativity in this album that would ensure their future place among iconic groups. While a half-hearted concept album, it is truly elevated by Rhapsody and otherwise is largely forgettable.

Overlong and melodramatic, but bohemian rhapsody is as good a track as any. nothing else really stood out though

A few hits but pretty boring

A Night At The Opera is a solid album that showcases Queen's unique and iconic sound. The standout tracks, such as "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "I’m In Love With My Car," demonstrate the band's ability to blend diverse musical influences into a cohesive and epic sound. However, other tracks like "Seaside Rendezvous" feel less inspired and detract from the album's overall impact. While this album may not be their best, it still has its moments of greatness, and fans of Queen will enjoy the classic rock sound on tracks like "The Prophet’s Song."

Pomp and circumstance pop/rock. For me they were always a singles band and this album doesn't do anything to change my opinion. Best Tracks: You're My Best Tracks; The Propeht's Song; Bohemian Rhapsody

It is an interesting hodge podge. Not every song works for me. And the overall concept is not clear on one listen anyway. The best songs are the hits but really who ever needs to hear Bohemian Rhapsody again?

I've never heard Bohemian within the context of this album, so I was surprised to find its orchestral trappings fall right in line with the rest of Queen's output here. It's definitely a novel place to take a rock-oriented album, and while not all of the ideas here work, most are catchy enough to make me glad that Freddy and Co. gave it a try.

Catchy baroque rock Fav- BoRap Fav new - death on 2 legs

Queen innit 👌

Some iconic tracks but didn't enjoy the album stuff as much as I thought I would

It's Queen.

Fine, I suppose.

Bändin levyille tyypillisesti epätasainen eikä ihan mun tyyliä. Harkitsin jopa vain 2/5 mutta Bohemian Rhapsodyn takia pitää antaa kolme.

Queen - a night at the opera (1975) Notes: - What a crazy layered and complex album - Not just bohemian rhapsody but the whole album is so dense - Similar to fragile by yes bc each band member contributes songs and sections of songs, so you can really hear how the different styles come together - the song 39 was a really interesting change of pace - The acapella layered delay section in the middle of the prophets song was wild Fav: - Bohemian rhapsody - This is another one to add to the list of 10/10 iconic songs - Even though its massively overplayed its still great Least fav: - Seaside rendezvous - Funny interlude-y song but I can’t see myself going back to listen to it 3.5/5

Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To…), Lazing On a Sunday Afternoon, ‘39, Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody is a five, album is a begrudging three

ok 3.5

Listened to most of it. Didn’t blow me away. Not really a huge Queen fan to begin with.

many songs i've not heard before :O queen is good, but not what i'm currently listening to bohemian rhapsody still 5/7 though, but only because i've been brainwashed by the lizard elite

Excess on a grand – and mostly annoying – scale. The album seems composed to bring together the worst impulses of all the many genres it touches -- from classical leider to music hall/vaudeville to hair metal and glam. It's mostly bouffant nonsense (perhaps its intentino) -- clear evidence of why less is more. \"Best Friend\" is a terrific pop song, but doesn't come close to redeeming the rest. \"'39\" sounds wonderful – probably because it's a realitvely straightfoward, you know, pop song, rather than an overwrought song cycle. It all comes together in \"Bohemian Rhapsody,\" which is briliiant but also enocouraged further excess in the future. Whle there's much to admire, it works out to be just too much – much too much, in fact.

Overblown and silly, but seems to be knowingly so. Still more likely to put on 'Greatest Hits' than any single Queen album if I ever listen to them. As an album experience a Night At The Opera is patchy and all over the place despite the obvious talent and hits.

No me gusta este estilo de rock

I mean... it's queen... it was fine

funky, fun, you know queen

It was definitely what would be expected from Queen. Didn’t know most of the songs. They were fine but I wasn’t super into any of them except the classics.

Good listen, but nothing that'll keep me coming back for more, found myself kinda phasing in and out in the latter half. 'cept for that song right at the end, what's it called again? man it was real good, I think I've heard it before, just gimme a sec, it's on the tip of my tongue. favorite song: bohemian rhapsody.

Interesting without being great

ANATO isn't my favourite Queen album, far from it, thought it's good and does what it set out to do. Just lacks in outstanding tracks that I love from them, except for Bohemian Rhapsody, and even that despite being something of a masterpiece isn't in my top 5 Queen songs. Probably gonna sit in the middle with a 3 rating for me.

Mixed on this - it flows together beautifully, it shows off Freddie's voice beautifully, and it's a really fun concept. But, it's so overblown (probably at least a bit deliberately?) that it takes some of the shine off, and there are some bits that don't work very well (I'm In Love With My Car is not great, and The Prophet's Song is a bit too prog-rocky in a bad way). Doesn't quite make a 4, even with Bohemian Rhapsody in it.

Queen is altijd goed. Als je een typische album luisteraar bent dan kun je misschien de opbouw van dit album wel erg waarderen. Voor mij is het niet het beste album van Queen, maar zeker wel leuk om te luisteren. ***

it at the top of the queen totem pole for me. however, my queen totem pole isn't very tall. i love this album in the scope of queen albums, as far as how i place it amongst all music, it's merely above average. don't know why, but queen always had one trick (freddy) and they used it all the time. i like magic, but if i see you make the same card disappear over and over again, eventually i grown tired of it and look for a magician that can to more and better tricks.

Heard a couple songs before, decent album. Unique.

3.9 - Another Queen album that's completely over-the-top. Mostly the maximalist approach works but it can also be quite annoying. "You're My Best Friend" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" are obvious classics, and still sound amazing despite Queen's recent resurgence in pop culture. I also like a few of the deeper cuts. "The Prophet's Song" is an opus of several movements with an interesting a cappella breakdown in the middle. "Love of My Life" is a lushly orchestrated ballad. But "Death On Two Legs" hits like whiplash and I don't enjoy it as an album opener. "Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon" is similarly campy and theatrical.

Not their best, over produced

Not the first Queen album I would pick to listen to

I get the concept, but that doesn't mean I have to love the concept.

Bo rap is a fantastic song takes music some where its never been before. The rest is pants

Bohemian Rhapsody is truly majestic, the rest rather less so.

Difficult to reflect on the album (as a whole) as legendary as it is, Bohemian Rhapsody takes most of the limelight. It's a fun album, but other than You're My Best Friend the rest of the songs are forgetful.

3.5

Bohemian rhapsody adds a whole point, other than that it’s cool I like the one about the car but other than that meh

Classic Queen album, in the better end of their discography - but not their best album though.

Jag fattar varför hitsen är hits. Inte ett fan av det andra tbh

woopidoo

Starkt! inte så tätt med klassiska låtar men uppskattar det, känns nytt och fräscht!

Plutôt cool mais sans plus

Sympathique, mais pas transcendant. On ne retient que très peu de morceaux…

Quelques passages exceptionnels impulsés par un Freddy Mercury totalement déchaîné. Légère inquiétude cependant vers le milieu de l'album lorsqu'on aperçoit celui-ci les mains posées sur les hanches et le front couvert de sueur. Plusieurs minutes s'écoulent alors pendant lesquelles on lui demande s'il a assez de force pour terminer l'album. L'intéressé se montre rassurant et reprend (heureusement) sa place pour enregistrer le classique Bohemian Rhapsody. Il s'écroule au début de la piste suivante et se voit contraint de céder sa place sous une ovation.

Barely scrapping a 3

On second listen the opening is too poor to give it a 4 star review. Second half is great fun though.

I hadn’t heard most of the tracks on this album since 1975 or 1976 when one of my classmates (I can’t remember who) brought it into school, to Mr Jones’ music appreciation lesson. The standout track is of course Bohemian Rhapsody, which stayed at number one on the UK singles chart for nine weeks and was universally loved by everyone I knew. I have a very clear memory of being fourteen years old and trying to remember all the lyrics to that song while trudging the dark cold streets of Freckleton on my morning paper round. Listening to A Night at the Opera now, some 26 years later, my overall feelings about it are much the same as they were back then; although the musicianship and songwriting are obviously second to none, much of the actual music leaves me a bit cold. Many of the songs are a little too experimental for my taste, a little too avant-garde. That’s not to say that there aren’t highlights; Besides Bohemian Rhapsody, You’re My Best Friend, Love of My Life and ’39 (a cautionary tale about the dangers of Einsteinian time dilation) stand out to my ear. Overall I would give A Night at the Opera three stars out of five, mainly for the inclusion of the wonderful Bohemian Rhapsody, but also for the inevitable sense of nostalgia for my long-lost misspent youth that comes with revisiting an album I haven’t heard in so many years. Perhaps I won’t wait another quarter of a century before listening to it again.

An album I’ve known and owned (on cassette) for a long time. Not my favourite Queen album but still very good. You’re My Best Friend is one of Deacons best and Love of My Life is as good a singalong anthem as Queen ever wrote

Best Song: '39. Topic is unexpected for what I know of Queen. Worst Song: The Prophet's Song. The layered vocals/canon thing that takes up the entire middle of the song is horrible. Overall: I could never listen to Bohemian Rhapsody again and die happy.

big big.

The vocal harmonies and iconic guitar make Queen what it is, and it's clearly inspired so many musicians that have come after. That said, I can only really take Queen for a couple of songs at a time and their music dances on that balance of making me hop along an making me feel extremely anxious. This album contains pretty much all of their bangers but I still don't love it and can't give it more than a very very strong 3