Reviews (page 14 of 14)
Growing up, I never understood why there were only greatest hits Queen CDs. Today I came to a profound understanding that Queen had no idea what they were doing, and the hits they created were among many songs they just threw against the wall. Heck, on this album alone, there were only 2 songs I even recognized.
Creo que nunca había escuchado un disco entero de corrido de Queen. Parece más un musical de Broadway que un disco de la "mejor" banda de "rock" de todos los tiempos... A veces valorar y sobrevalorar en vanguardismo y lo artesanal no está bueno. Sacando dos o tres temas que son indiscutidos, imaginate lo intrascendente que terminó el último tema, Spotify puso U2 y ni me di cuenta. 2,5/5
2 great songs, with a lot of silliness interspersed
best one yet
5 / 10
My elementary school music teacher made me analyse Bohemian Rhapsody 4 times. Incredibly, there is nothing of worth on this album except for Bohemian Rhapsody, and I hate Bohemian Rhapsody. Pleasant enough to evade a 1 though
Bohemian Rhapsody is by far the best track on this album. Just a bit overblown.
유명한 노래가 꽤 있던 건 맞지만 내 스타일은 아니었다. It's true that there were quite a few famous songs, but they weren't my style.
J'ai vraiment, mais alors vraiment du mal avec tous ces groupes, et plus particulièrement ceux des années 70, que la bien-pensance nous oblige à leur vouer un culte aveugle. Queen en fait partie, et excepté une poignée de singles qui font le job, aussi loin que je me souvienne, je n'ai jamais mais absolument jamais accroché à leur délire. C'est trop de tout et trop de rien à la fois, et à force de piocher à droite et à gauche, de vouloir faire du cabaret, de l'opéra, du hard rock et de la pop de salon, le groupe s'est lui-même dilué. Ce A Night At The Opera est au final un gros ballon de baudruche qui fait beaucoup de bruit pour pas grand chose. Dès l'ouverture avec "Death on Two Legs", on a compris le délire : c'est théâtral, c'est vindicatif, c'est surchargé de piano et de choeurs qui en font des caisses. Freddie Mercury en fait des tonnes, comme s'il jouait sa vie sur chaque syllabe. On passe d'un morceau de music-hall ringard comme "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" à de la pop gentillette et boursouflée avec "You're My Best Friend". Le cas "Bohemian Rhapsody" est presque fascinant dans sa bêtise grandiloquente. Six minutes d'un patchwork informe où l'opéra de pacotille vient télescoper un riff hard rock lourd et pataud. C'est l'archétype du morceau boursouflé par l'ego de son auteur, une suite de sections qui s'emboîtent mal, un délire de studio qui a vieilli comme un mauvais flan. Les interventions de guitare de Brian May, censées apporter de la fluidité, ne font qu'ajouter une couche de vernis pompière sur un édifice déjà chancelant. C'est du grand spectacle pour stades, du divertissement de masse déguisé en art total. Et que dire du reste ? "The Prophet's Song" s'étire sur plus de huit minutes d'un ennui mortel, avec un canon vocal central qui donne juste envie de couper le courant. Le groupe s'écoute jouer, s'extasie devant ses propres prouesses techniques et oublie l'essentiel : faire de la musique qui touche au coeur, pas seulement aux tympans. Même les morceaux plus courts, comme "Seaside Rendezvous", tournent à la farce de cabaret grotesque. C'est l'antithèse absolue de la pureté brute et de l'économie de moyens qu'on est en droit d'attendre d'un grand album. À force de vouloir plaire à tout le monde, de mélanger le rock progressif, la pop bubblegum et les envolées lyriques, Queen signe un disque qui manque cruellement de ligne directrice. C'est un buffet à volonté où tous les plats se mélangent dans une bouillie indigeste. Ce projet "1001 Albums" m'oblige à me replonger dans ces soi-disant chefs-d'oeuvre, mais là, j'ai vraiment du mal. Un 2 sur 5, soit un tout petit point de plus que Queen II. C'est cher payé pour un disque qui s'écoute parler.
Aside from 2-3 all-timers, most of this album is unlistenable.
I liked this okay but it really wore on my by the end. Half a very good album couched in some novelty nonsense.
wow this sounds bad. did it always sound like ass or do the 2011 masters just make it sound exceptionally awful? the production doesn't give any of these songs a chance except for the acoustic one. pretty concrete evidence that talented people can put in so much work and pour their heart and soul into something that's ultimately pretty bad
We had a plumber out a few times last year. Very nice older gent called Ray, who, as you can imagine, enjoys a bit of a slegging (especially slegging someone like me with no skills), is a bit ornery and gruff, but is really very generous and sweet at heart. The last time he was in, he took some time out to tell me about the first record he ever bought. He was about fifteen. He saved up his money and went into Belfast and picked up the 7 inch of Bohemian Rhapsody. It's hard to believe now that he was considered a little unusual for taking Bohemian Rhapsody to his room and soaking up the grandiosity. But he absolutely loved it. He'd never heard anything like it. And, he assured me, neither had anyone else. I'm pretty sure that I first heard Bohemian Rhapsody in Wayne's World, which I saw in Cineworld with Peter Maddin on release in 1992. While there was certainly the feeling of it being an oldie being dusted off, it still felt remarkable - its distinct acts working perfectly with the choreography of the car scene. I have a faint memory of watching the Freddie Mercury concert with my mother, which was also in 1992, so it is possible that my first introduction to Bohemian Rhapsody was actually as part of a medley performed early in the concert by Extreme. If so, I've forgotten that part. Regardless of which instance was the first, I'm in agreement with Ray. It is a remarkable piece of work: beautifully arranged and cleverly produced, its disparate parts pieced together seamlessly, it builds and pays-off every few minutes without enjambment. Earning its name, it does exactly what opera can do at its best: reaching emotional heights without being serious, maudlin, or melodramatic. It isn't humourous exactly, but it is not to be taken seriously. It is certainly not meant as emotional realism. This is Mercury's perfect mode, where wide scope makes up for lack of depth and the ache of a story will do for an arc of a story. Arch and ache - those are two things that Mercury knows how to do and, on Bohemian Rhapsody, he does both exquisitely. It is also, I think Brian May's most honest, unfettered instance of rocking out: neither overthought nor unthinking pastiche. What a remarkable song. And, rightly, it is established itself as one of the most significant pop songs of the pop era - celebrated for its camp excess, broad appeal, and staying power. It somehow survives, indeed is possibly enhanced, by the very many contexts in which a person may encounter it. Released as a single three weeks earlier, I am quietly confident that nobody was ever introduced to Bohemian Rhapsody as track eleven on A Night at the Opera. And thank goodness. There is nothing more likely to put one off notorious singles band, Queen, than an album by Queen. And the context of A Night at the Opera is positively deleterious to their crowning achievement, Bohemian Rhapsody. The rococo oohs and aahs that sounds so unique on BR, the very quality that sets it apart in every other setting, are all over the place on A Night at the Opera and have long worn out their welcome by the time a listener gets to track eleven (they're on Sheer Heart Attack and Queen II, but the effect is numbing here). The masterful flow of the single is missing from the album itself, which is, like their earlier albums, a jarring hodge-podge of parody, written by four different songwriters who give no impression of being friends, let along kindred artistic spirits. My criticisms of Sheer Heart Attack apply just as well to this record. Mercury's sloppy inexactitude undermines his homages - "sunnydown" on Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon is the worst offender. And the absence of any real humour, despite the posture, remains, perhaps because none of them (three absolute bores and the camp leader who everyone finds amusing because of the force of his will) knows the difference. The last time, I compared them to The Beatles on this front. However, this time Seaside Rendezvous pales in comparison to the similar Postcard by the Bonzo Dog Band: empty camp imitation versus surrealist bricolage and satire. While Queen never set out to be comedy band, there is no doubt that the writer believes that the choice of a few fruity anachronisms and neologisms will charm the listener. But charm is superficial. This is why Bohemian Rhapsody is such an unmitigated success. It capitalises on all Mercury's strengths, while avoid the pitfalls of his weaknesses. The faux operatic mode allows a sort of emotional resonance without him having to open up or be sincere. He can't avoid being arch on the similar March of the Black Queen, but plays with this mode successfully later in his career - not necessarily operatic pastiche, but the overwrought pastiche of emotion of We are the Champions or I Want to Break Free, say, that will allow the subtext to bob almost entirely on the surface during The Show Must Go On. Of course, I haven't mentioned any songs by his bandmates here. It is significant, I suppose, that plumber Ray didn't have a moving story about the single's b-side, I'm In Love With My Car. Your My Best Friend is sweetly mundane. None of Brian May's songs are particularly good. 2 Well I love Bohemian Rhapsody. It was one of the very first pieces of rock music that I ever loved. It is on the radio most days and has become easy to ignore, but when I do sit down and give it my attention it remains fascinating. There are those who criticise it as a ‘bad song’ for its seeming structural arbitrariness and lyrical clumsiness. There may be a kernel of truth in the criticism, but the conclusion is entirely wrong. It’s an exceptional record and all the greater a work of pop music for its uniqueness. Most of the rest of this album is bad. Partly this is down to the tyranny of the big, big hit. Can anyone go in not hamstrung by anticipation of Bohemian Rhapsody as the album’s destination? Not experiencing the titillations of studio trickery and musical eccentricity elsewhere as mere rehearsals for the finale? In any case, the only other decent song is ‘You’re My Best Friend’ - a neat, subdued and conventional pop song that sticks out like a sore thumb amid Freddie’s exhausting mugging and Brian May’s grey earnestness. A Night at the Opera is such a trying listen that Bohemian Rhapsody is nearly at its least enjoyable at the far end. I would not seek to dismiss Queen’s other albums in saying this (they have better albums) but the best way to encounter Bohemian Rhapsody is as the opener of Queen Greatest Hits 1. 2/5
I can imagine anyone who bought this on the basis of hearing Bohemian Rahpsody being perplexed by the George Formby/ Noel Coward style ditties that are peppered around. It sounds like a comedy album at times. As always Brian Mays guitar tone is great and the singles are strong but not much else to see here. 2.4
yea whatever, I mean they have their electric guitar sound, but I find myself skipping songs I already know. Will probs be 2 or 3. Like bohemiam rhapsody deserve a higher rating but at the same time it already gets that from everyone. I just feel like all their composition feels jagged to me.
Very bad
A mostly fine album, but the band begins to feel too theatrical in the worst way on the second half. This also has the only song I've skipped so far listening to all of these albums, with "Bohemian Rhapsody" being maybe the worst song that I've ever heard in my entire life. I've always found Queen to be one of the most overrated bands of all time, and this album cemented that opinion for me.
When Queen are good, they’re good. Unfortunately, they’re mainly just naff. The hits are hits for a reason. The rest is skippable.
Really quite impressive and just never has been my thing
'I'm in love with my Car' is such dreadful hot garbage that I can't even review the rest of the album. Is there a great track on it towards the end? I can't stand to make it through.
Not a queen fan
Going into this album with my long-held belief that Queen are nonsense. This album isn't doing much to disavow me of that, though maybe it's more interesting than I had anticipated.
Yes, this album has Bohemian Rhapsody but the rest of the album is a mess. I have a feeling that a lot of their album are all over the place.
Non li sopporto
I really didn’t like this at all, barring BR which is pretty classic, I don’t have any Queen on any playlist, or own anything by them, and this is not great.
39 and I'm In Love With My Car are passable but would better suit another band (I know they tried to do the Beatles-esque everyone gets a song thing but it never really worked for Queen). There are two iconic tracks (overplayed but still enjoyable). Everything else was horrible.
iconico pero no es lo que yo escucharía
This one lost me. Too all over the place, no throughline as I expected from the title, twee flourishes a la late 1960s (what’s that doing on a 1975 album?), and then there’s the terrible “I Love My Car” song. The absolute undeniable huge swing and a hit of “Bohemian Rhapsody” saves this from being a 1.
Freaking epic bacon!
I think Queen might be really bad you know. The non singles are awful and the singles are overplayed.
Goeie nummers zijn erg goed, slechte nummers zijn erg slecht.
2,5
Not a huge queen fan, recognized a couple songs 2.5 stars
Never been a fan tbhdesu Not bad, just not for me
It was fine
I'm never in the mood to listen to Queen but I don't hate them. They are possibly the most uncool band ever though.
Banco Queen, pero este disco me saturó. Buenos tracks, pero suena demasiado brillante y es como que es casi glam rock pero no. Próximo.
This is not my style of music I prefer, but it's still a well-made album. Well-rounded, classic songs that you'll always recognize. I would hate to give this a low rating, but I will never be going back.
Meh
To be honest I expected more. I mean, I like Bohemian Rhapsody as much as the next person, but the rest was so forgettable.
I have no idea why this is rated so highly, it's mostly a novelty album. More like "A Day At The Funfair".
Pretty good! This is probably my least favourite Queen era but I do appreciate the irony and kind of fun corniness of the songs and subjects etc.
This sort of theatre-kid rock, is in the meatloaf mold to me, it's very hard to listen to at times. I'd say the only highlights are you're my best friend and Bohemian Rhapsody. No one likes the song i'm in love with my car
This album should count its lucky stars it has BoRap on it or it would be lower.
Queen is so overrated
I really just don't get the appeal of Queen. Whilst they do have a couple of decent songs, the albums I've heard from them have been so wildly inconsistent. This record is no different and it just makes for quite a jarring experience. Also ending on a rendition of God Save the Queen is frankly embarrassing.
Disappointing, genius, disappointing
Difficult one to score. You could forgive any band for saying “my work here is done” after writing Bohemian Rhapsody. In the case of this album it was. The rest (which a couple of exceptions) is dire - an afterthought
Confirms my view that Queen was a singles band (and I'm happy to debate they were run of the mill at that). A hot mess of an album and that's before I get started on The Prophet's Song. 2* and that only because Bohemian Rhapsody is unquestionably a musical masterpiece.
Mostly what I've come to expect from Queen. I don't even like the hits on here. Few songs make my skin crawl like You're My Best Friend, and I've never understood the appeal of Bohemian Rhapsody. I just don't go in for this overly theatrical crap.
With this album, having such an outside legacy, I really wanted to love it, but unfortunately, I just can’t. It has no clear direction, it’s half show tune, half hard rock, and sometimes both of those mixed into the same song. It sucks, I can’t sugarcoat it in anyway, the only reason it gets two stars is because of a handful of songs that are decent Amongst all of the crap on this album.
Couldn't stomach most of this album. Freddy Mercury's falsetto is so grating. Gave it a 2 only because of Bohemian Rhapsody, You're My Best Friend, and '39, otherwise it's pretty intolerable. I literally do not understand the hype around Queen. (2)
From Merriam-Webster Dictionary. 'Singles-Band' Noun 1. Musical artist that somehow is able to write memorable, crowd-pleasing mega hits, but at the same time completely unable to write as much as a second of music that comes even close to any measure of quality. 2. See UK-rock band Queen.
This was filler plus Bohemian rhapsody, and some of that filler was shockingly bad, ‘39 I’m looking at you.
My college roommate owned this album and maybe Jazz (is that a Queen album?) and I may have listened to it in full once before. I am not the biggest fan of Queen. I appreciate them and what they did for rock and music as a whole. That Live Aid deal was rad. Outside of the singles of this album that I have heard plenty of times before, not much else piqued my interest. Some great tunes, just not for me.
- Positives: They’re proficient musicians, all of them. The production is very good (though bloated instrumentation). - Now that’s out of the way, lol… I’ve never liked Queen because of the jokiness/lack of authenticity in the songs. ’39 took me by surprise because it didn’t feel camp like I had expected. That said, what was with that awful flat vocal harmony - you have Freddie Mercury in your band, so there is no excuse for out of tune vocals. Also, why is the double bass so forward in the mix? - The rest of the album is more of what I expected - like it’s a soundtrack to a camp movie, which is fun for a camp movie/cabaret, but not what I’m looking for in music to just listen to. The lyrics just annoy me - “I’m in love with my car”, like, come on. I agree with the person who said it’s like theatre kids trying to do rock. - I hate Seaside Rendezvous & The Prophet’s Song is torture. - Bohemian Rhapsody and You’re My Best Friend are definitely the standouts. - Not happy they broke the SA apartheid boycott to tour because they weren’t “political” and just wanted to spread fun music. It’s exactly what their music says to me - we don’t actually have anything to say, we just want to be a joke/theatrical.
First four songs good. Rest: mostly bad. Bohemian rhapsody? More like Barfemian rhapsody. Yeah, I said it.
Never been a Queen fan, and will not be. Ya it has Bohemian Rhapsody on it, but I just don't love them at all. People do, just not me. It's obviously not a terrible album or they wouldn't be rock icons. I just don't care for them.
Ughh it’s okay I think I’m a republican.
It was okay, not a huge fan.
Meh - not for me !
I mean it’s alright.
One excellent song, a bunch of shit
overrateddd
got old quick sadly... Loved a few off it though.
two overplayed hits and a bunch of filler
Tough to describe how much I dislike this band and album.
Can only be described as Queen noise to be totally honest. I like Queen, but find they have a lot of fluff in amongst the singles. This album is mostly fluff.
4/10 queen ist valid intro song is geil, bohemian, langweilig divers
Camp! As much as I liked the campness and songwriting of this album, I am unsure on the composition of it as a whole project. Feels slightly disjointed. This is an album I am unfamiliar with, but did enjoy it. Some tracks I have listened to previously like best friend and bohemian rhapsody, but lots I was unfamiliar with. I really liked hearing non-mainstream tracks.
Interesting to hear a whole Queen record, but not my thing really. Feels overegged across the board. Just dramatics for the sake of it. Feels really private school in a way I can't put my finger on. Wasn't expecting Bo Rap when it came in the running order
I feel bad rating this album as low as I am, but man this is just way too maximalist for me. Every other second there's some random studio sound effect or vocal delay or distortion or harp or chimes or 128-track harmony that it's just exhausting to listen to. At times it feels like listening to a kid fuck around in garageband and I'm begging the album to just stay still for 2 seconds. Because I am a person with ears, I've heard Bohemian Rhapsody about a million times, and it's still a great song, but when almost every song on your album is Bohemian Rhapsody levels of elaborate it gets very tiresome very fast. I'd also argue that the reason Bohemian Rhapsody is so good is that there's some level of restraint to the studio effects. Speaking of, my favorite song on this is actually '39 - I really like it when Queen put away the studio equipment and let the song speak for itself. I realize that telling Freddie Mercury to have some restraint is like telling a bird not to fly, and it completely misses the point of his appeal, but this is just really not my bag. I totally get why people would enjoy this and rate it so highly though.
Hm, it's fine. There's nothing that massively jumps out to me. It's got Bohemian Rhapsody which is a cool song and all but nothing that I'm overly obsessed with. 2/5 stars.
2 for ‘You’re My Best Friend’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Bekræftede mig i at jeg ikke er Queen fan, men et par gode sange var der da 🦧
Pretty meh. Bohemian at the end feels like a reward after listening to the rest of this. God safe the Queen afterwards was a fucking jumpscare as well. Not my thing really
Could be a rogue shout but thought this was pretty mid, no songs gonna make it on the playlist
No ok
i hate opera but this wasn;t bad.
I don't prefer Queen, but this is a decent album. TBH, if it were not for "You're My Best Friend" and Wayne's World's resuscitation of "Bohemian Rhapsody", would this album be on the list?
Queen is awesome. Did not interest me, though.
2 big wins and the rest is below meh for me
Two stars for pop. I just really don't like Queen that much and can't fathom driving even pennies in royalties to this.
I don't like Queen. There are tracks I've learnt to tolerate and understand the complexity, but mostly they just rub me the wrong way.
I just don’t really like Queen. 39 is good though, best song on the album.
I like Queen for its originality but I don’t love to listen to it
Nunca consigo gostar de um disco inteiro deles
Queen to me is like listening to a musical and a secondary school. The school band are all trying to outdo each other and as a result the music turns into bombastic nonsense. This is no different, apart from where Freddy Mercury takes a backseat where the band, understandably, takes a break. It’s hard work being 100% bombastic. The Brian May songs are just odd. A weird homage to country music just doesn’t fit, nor does a song where carburettors are mentioned either.
++: '39, Sweet Lady, Seaside Rendezvous, Good Company, Bohemian Rhapsody +: Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, I'm in Love with My Car, You're My Best Friend +-: Death on Two Legs, Love of My Life, God Save the Queen -: The Prophet's Song 4,2/10
2.5
In a nutshell: "a little Bohemian Rhapsody, gentlemen?" Yes, Freddie is oozes coolness and has a stellar voice. Brian May et al are good too. The blend in theatrics with rock. But Queen are a best-of band. You know it's true. Overall: 3/10
There’s a reason why we only know their greatest hits. Bohemian Rhapsody and not much else!
Found this really fatuiging.
Look, I don't like Queen. I knew this going in. The hits are well fashioned songs, album cuts are mostly forgettable. Giving it 2 stars because the song the drummer sings about wanting to fuck his car made me laugh. His vocal performance is better than y'all are giving him credit for
Hopelessly middlebrow. An affront to my finely honed sensibilities
No ja nie lubię. 2/5
I found this album not my style. Even though I liked You’re My Beat Friend and Bohemian Rhapsody, really didn’t like Seaside Rendezvous, Love of Amy Life, Good Company among others.
Bohemian Rhapsody is doing a lot of lifting here
Pretty sure I've heard most the these songs before, apart from Bohemian Rhapsody, that was so long and boring, I thought it would never end.
mmmehh
I appreciate the hits, but Queen is not my jam.
I know a couple of tracks off this album already. This is vaudeville at its most mediocre. Im not even sure Boemian Rhapsody saves this album. They did improve on later albums thankfully.
Just too much going on here. Not their best. Some cool songs, some cool parts but it’s not cohesive and kinda hard to listen to in succession. Feels longer than it is
whimsical and unique yet straightforward themes and lyricism. went into this only knowing bohemian rhapsody. surprisingly, the rest of the album has a similar soundscape (ex. reappearing piano) and whimsy. it was interesting to hear this hit in the album context. while there are moments i like, and a few solid tunes, i found it harder to sink into this one. not sure why. Best tunes: you're my best friend, seaside rendezvous, the prophet's song, good company, bohemian rhapsody
Rating: 1.6 I do not possess the proper amount of theater kid whimsy to appreciate this album. What a loud, overblown, expensive-sounding mess. Everything about it annoys me to my core. I don’t fully hate it, there is some genuinely impressive guitar work in this thing, but Queen just never was and probably never will be for me.
first song is already about music industry drama. thats good brian thought the third song was a joke. and taylor locked himself into a cupboard until they agreed to make it a b side on bohemian rhapsody. checks out youre my best friend is like idk why you would listen to that song aside from if youre too happy to be alive and youre about to kill yoursefl '39 is alright i like it i dont like prog rock acapella canon on prophets song is dog shit love of my life is ok i dont really like it good company is pissing me off. spongebob music bohemian rhapsody is so good
An ok album overall. Most of the album kind of felt like filler except for Bohemian Rhapsody.
This didn't really move me in any way, pretty bleh. Bohemian Rhapsody is cool, but the rest of it is meh. Sorry Queen!
You’re My Best Friend and Bohemian Rhapsody are proper tracks. But so so so many novelty songs. Just stop. Stop. Stop right now. Please stop ✋ 🛑 . Soft 2/3
Freddie mercury is to blame for brendon urie I didn't realize queen has songs where the other guy(s?) sing, they shouldnt have done that For some reason I did notes for each track 1not bad 2wtf 3wtf 4 smash hit 5kinda nice folkbop 6 (i didn't write anything for this one) 7 this is about jersey shore (and references my cat clementine) goofy fun good 8 acapella part in the middle is good, transition into LOML is good 9 awww sweet 10 ehhhhh 11 woah this ones wild 12 big finale huh?
Ehh, very very Queen which felt like too much Queen, not my favorite collection
Overrated. didn't enjoy most songs. Bohemian Rhapsody is amazing obviously. Not bad just decent. 6/10
An rating principal I've settled on is that if there is a song on a record that I genuinely love, then I cannot assign the record one star. This album pushes the limits of that standard, because for as much warmness as I feel for You're My Best Friend, the rest of this is completely unbearable. I only could sit through this one once.
One thing I've learned from this website is that Queen is extremely overrated. Honestly, wtf are songs like "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon", "I'm In Love with My Car" and "Seaside Rendezvous"? Cool to hear some proto-metal chugging in "The Prophet's Song" but that song became to much after a few minutes. 2.33
I really don't like queen. They've made a handful of good songs but even there good songs are annoying as hell. It's just generic 70s glam rock slop that everyone thinks is like the best music ever and tries to copy what it's contemporaries did better. Also Bohemian rhapsody is an ok song I don't hate it 5/10 Favourite: Bohemian Rhapsody Least Favourite: Seaside Rendezvous
Not really my thing I hate super overproduced rock and the songwriting and guitar aren’t anything special other than bohemian rhapsody which is a banger
I know Queen’s music primarily through their most popular songs on the radio and now I realize why. I have only listened to an entire album through the 1001 project. If this record is considered Queen’s finest it only confirms that they are the quintessential greatest hits band. This is a disjointed mix of genres with no flow. Too many campy silly songs mashed up with bloated overblown prog arrangements. Not a fan. Freddie Mercury is obviously a unique vocalist and performer, but also an overactor. If I never hear Bohemian Rhapsody again, that would be fine by me.
I have never really connected with Queen. I feel like there are too many random sound that don't really connect. A little metal, some vaudeville and then a few too many epics thrift and flail wildly but to what end? I just did not care. And listening to this album I have finally understood the foundational issue I have - that damn guitar tone. It pierces through everything. It never sits in the pocket. It like a wolverine waiting to pounce. Even when it's not there you can tell it's just there lurking, biding it's time to come raging and busting up everything in the room. You're My Best Friend is the most palatable (maybe even successful) song precisely because the guitar is kept at bay until the very end where two guitars (probably more) tastefully harmonize to support the song as opposed to taking over the proceedings. Still better than Steely Dan.
Not too bad, actually. But not too good either. Give me Freddie and a piano and lose the rest.
A more delicate Queen Not quite what they seem I liked this more than other This doesn't seem to bother It still gives me an itch Even if his voice so rich It sounds a bit like George Ringo Paul and John They shine through a couple of song
Appreciate the ambition of the album but doesn’t really do it for me. Queen is greatest hits band for me and Bohemian Rhapsody (obviously) and you’re my best friend are the standouts on this album
I dislike the Mercury songs and the other guy's songs are boring. So I cannot win!
solo love of my life e bohemian rhapsody (che sono bellissime!!) si salvano mi spiace
Just not for me. Obviously Bohemian Rhapsody is ridiculous and fun - mainly because of the Wayne's World connection - but the rest of it is annoying.
Um. I can appreciate the musical ability. But I just can’t jam on this
Good
One of the funniest things today is reading the five star reviews dissing the car song while completely ignoring the mental tosh like Seaside Rendezvous. And praising '39? The car song is fine. It's a bit latter pink Floyd and the lyrics are cringe but I've heard a lot worse. Obviously there's Bohemian Rhapsody and Best Friend here which are great songs, I'm not such a Queen hater to be blind to that. But there is a LOT of shit. Besides even the silly music hall stuff. If you want that done properly then go listen to The Kinks. No to The Prophets Song. I like 2 songs and they are 2 excellent songs so I guess it's a 2. I somehow got to album 850 before getting any of the 3 Queen records and here I am at 989 and I still have Sheer Heart Attack to come. Oh well.
Just fine, not a huge queen fan but nothing wrong with it objectively
Overblown pompous pantomime rock. No thanks.
Wildly all over the place.
Bohemian Rhapsody and other songs.
I had a Queen period around the time Freddie died. I came out of that period with an appreciation of what incredible hit writers they were - and what incredibly mediocre album writers. Which also means: any good Queen song you've probably heard to death, and any deep cut is not really worth your while. This is no exception. Death On Two Legs is almost an exception to the deep cut rule I just mentioned. Besides that... There are more. musichall-esque novelty songs here than I remember. Some of them INCREDIBLY annoying. Plus that car song which even 30-odd years ago I found incredibly stupid and which hasn't gained much since. And a faux country folk stomp song makes as much sense to me today as it ever did. Ie very little. All of that said... Yes, their sort of erratic writing/output is part of what made them create the outstanding stuff they certainly have in their discography. Like Bohemian Rhapsody. And this album definitely was influential in the way it was written and produced (so much better than previous Queen albums!). I still don't really enjoy it an awful lot as an album.
The first of unfortunately three albums on the list from the most overrated, radio-play, bang-average band in history. And it’s very much as expected. One half glam rock that acts as an overexposed photograph in musical form, and another half of what they’re best (worst) at - shitty whimsical ditties. There is false hope in the intro to Death on Two Legs, and reconciliation in the surprise eight-minute long Prophet’s Song, featuring a genuinely good guitar section. I only hope that God can rid me of Bohemian Rhapsody. It’s certainly impressive that I can know all the lyrics to such an (allegedly) complex song without ever willingly listening to it, but the novelty’s worn off, and my Christ. It isn’t anywhere near the ‘best song of all time’. I’m aware this rating is more of a statement against the band rather than this particular record. But I can’t move past the band, so here you are.
This album is OBNOXIOUS. Like "Death on Two Legs" and "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" might be the most grating one-two punch of opening tracks in the 1970s. It's weirdly twee with boring, big guitar riffs punctuated by just enough bizarre vocal harmonies and orchestral flourishes that it demands your attention. This trend just continues through the entire album. "Sweet Lady" is notably terrible and "Seaside Rendezvous" sounds better suited for musical theater than normal human listening. "The Prophet's Song" seems to go for a more proggy style and the first 4 minutes aren't that bad, but the crescendo of a cappella vocals in the round that goes on for two minutes is truly awful. A truly bizarre track that goes nowhere. "Love of My Life" is a comparatively sane track and a nice showcase of Freddie Mercury's undeniable vocal talent. "Good Company" would be a much better track without the banjolele. Then, of course, there is "Bohemian Rhapsody". On its own this is a delightfully strange, dizzying rock opera with such a massive place in pop culture that it's hard to hear for what it is. I think listening to it in its context on this album actually makes me like it less. The first ~half of the song is considerably more enjoyable than anything else on the album, but the operatic interlude in the middle is kind of ruined. The crescendo towards the return of the guitars after this interlude and the outro are, like the first half, still more enjoyable than most of the album. And rounding it out with the contemptible "God Save the Queen". Ugh. Admittedly, Brian May's arrangement isn't in itself offensive. Overall I liked this far less than I anticipated. I knew Queen weren't my favorite band and that they verge on a particular kind of over-the-top that I don't care for, but I guess I had never sit down and listened to a full album of it. Turns out "over-the-top" and "I don't care for [it]" are understatements. 3/10
Ah sweet Jesus. When the words “rock” and “opera” intersect, I feel my blood boil. I feel my DNA scream as if warning me from my primordial past. An ancestral shiver travels my spine as though it’s a sign of strike from a crocodile. My hackles are up as we enter the theatre. May your deity have mercy on my soul and my distaste for theatrical bombast be ever untested. The initial riff rules. Oh boy. This is absolutely a theatre song. It’s a musical. The guitar tone is nice, the vocals are varied and competent (obviously) but they do SCREAM this is a scene set in an office in a community theatre production. Weird Beatles interlude. Kinda funny. Pretty decent musically again. A little nursery rhyme-y, but hey. It’s a silly interlude. This guy is in love with his car. This HAS to be a comment on overly performative masculinity. Or, maybe it’s what I have always said, there is something super weird about car guys and horse girls for the same exact reason. Don’t read too deep into that. Or do, but I won’t explain it. Use your critical thinking. (They want to fuck the thing). Anyway. What the hell is this song? I like the silly critique, but as a song, if I’m supposed to actually listen to this ever again, I will not. Holdin’ hands, sippin’ root beer floats with your honey down at the jukebox diner. Maybe your sweetheart will give you a kiss on the cheek when your chaperone ain’t looking, gee whiz! Man the guy can sing though. Despite my expert takedown of an idealized time in world history that is not necessarily reality, but a misremembering of certain aspects while omitting much of the truth of the era as humans are wont to do, this song is ok. What the hell is going on? This is basically maritime folk tinged now. Can’t keep up with the genre changes, which is really cool. Far too many of these albums pick a lane and occupy it, oftentimes poorly. Listen to me using car analogies. I’ll never beat the car romance allegations. This one was pretty cool. Typical rock song to start with a kind of freakout end to the thing. Lyrics are fairly lame, and by lyrics, I mean the song title and the repetition of that over and over. Nahhhh. I can picture the exact person this is for. Their description eludes me for the most part. Well, let me give it a go, during this odd horn breakdown (which is pretty fun to be fair). The most positive person you’ve ever met, despite having no reason to be positive whatsoever. A deep lover of musical theatre and probably has a pet gecko named Hermione or something like that. This person is also definitely in three to four parasocial relationships and calls YouTubers by their first names in comments. If this is you, oh boy, do I have the song for you!! Good riffs here. While it’s definitely the villains intro song in this ongoing rock opera (shudder), it’s a pretty decent one. Wait. What happens 4 minutes in? Why? Eh. It stays cool at least. Riffs all the way through. Best song so far. Piano ballad. Gearing us up for the rhapsodic ending that we all know is coming. This one is too cheesy for me. The actor is now on his knees in the middle of the stage, periodically stepping into ballet moves. Why do I know so much about musical theatre? I’m telling you, it sticks with me and gnaws at my very soul and provides enough cringe to launch a thousand grimaces. Not the beloved McDonald’s mascot. The facial expression. Although imaging a submarine shaped like Grimace is getting me through this sappy mess of a song. More Beatles worship here. Sgt. Peppers era. Even sounds like Paul McCartney. Meh. The most theatrical song to ever exist. It is so incredibly overplayed and overhyped but when I heard it the first time as a young fella, it crushed me. It still holds a place as an ambitious, artful rock song. Weird English national anthem closer. Alba gu bràth. I feel like I’m grading this on a curve. I feel like I absolutely hate it, yet I feel as though it’s wrong to feel that way. Hate might be a strong word as there are some excellent ideas and singing here. There is also much that just doesn’t appeal to me at this point in my life. This isn’t objective, it’s the subjective thoughts of a weirdo who spent most of this time making fun of theatre kids. 2.5 HIGHLIGHTS: ‘39, Prophet’s Song, Bohemian Rhapsody
Fine. 2/5
meh
Ok
Ei kyllä Queen ole oma juttu. Ihan musiikkia on, mutta ei ole omaan makuun tämä lain.
Didn’t hate it as much as I thought
A Night At the Opera krijgt bijna 4 sterren op dit platform, maar ik laat de hypetrain graag aan mij voorbij gaan. Deze luistersessie was wederom een bevestiging dat ik niet houd van Queen. Het is enorm overgeproduceerd. Ergens hoor je meerdere stukjes Freddie Mercury achter elkaar geplakt. Net als de laag-over-laag gitaarsolo's. En dan natuurlijk de meerstemmige Queen-koortjes. Blegh. Het is gewoon pretentieuze meuk eigenlijk. Gelukkig mocht ook hier -net als bij the Beatles- de drummer ook een nummertje aanleveren. Zijn ode -I'm in Love in My Car- is zo verschrikkelijk dat ik er al snel uit was: ik ga Bohemian Rhapsody niet eens draaien... 4,5/10 Highlights '39 (van Brian May, toch wel geinig)
Giving this a 2 for Bohemian Rhapsody and general musical competency, but this really didn’t do it for me. I like Queen more when they’re just straight rocking out and less being “quirky” or “fun” and this felt like more of the latter. Most of these songs bored me and a few outright annoyed me.
Biggest one hit wonder of all time, most overrated band of all time. One good song and two commercials/movie soundtrack pieces and they get talked about with the greats. Ridiculous. This is a novelty band nothing more, and a flamboyant front man does not change that.
Despite having the most (over)played Queen song on it, the rest of this album is largely unrecognizable as Queen. Some of it sounds like another band entirely, and that's not a band I would go out of my way to listen to. This album feels disjointed, and too experimental for its own good. Maybe I'm missing something, but I didn't really enjoy this one very much. To their credit, though, Bohemian Rapsody has to be the least annoying overplayed major hit from the 60s and 70s. Unlike Stairway, for example, I'm not sick of it. But it can't carry the rest of the album on its back.
This is just Hamilton for boomers. Boo, go back into the Def Leppard / Journey / Foreigner bin, you are not one of the big boys, and I won't let Hollywood execs gaslight me into thinking that. Anyways, "Death on Two Legs" is a better song than "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Like seemingly all of queen's albums, shite when they go operatic/soft, good when they actually go heavy. I'm in love with my car the only new addition to songs by them I actually like, which are seemingly few and far between. Reminds me a bit of the Beatles when they'd go off-piste, with the main difference being it was a novelty with the Beatles so acceptable, but for Queen it's seemingly 3 in every 4 songs. Really drags. 2.5*
- i can recite the entirety of bohemian rhapsody but i can’t get myself to rate this album more than 2 stars - just not something i’d enjoy listening to casually
I mean, it's queen. couple of tracks I liked, nothing that blew my mind. 2.5
doesn't do it for me
I feel like I have to ostracize myself, but having now listened to this album for the first time, I think a few parts are better than the whole sum. I'll continue to listen to the parts I like and skip the rest.
I love me some Queen, and actually have never listened to a full album of there’s before, so I was excited to listen in it’s entirety. Unfortunately not as great as I had hoped. Of course the hits like Bohemian Rhapsody and You’re My Best Friend are on there, but the weird songs in between are almost too eclectic for me. Definitely ties into the album name though-I can hear and feel the drama and novelty of the songs and how they would be portrayed at an actual opera. Listen again: maybe Purchase for my collection: if I found it super cheap-it’s Queen after all! Favourite Song: Bohemian Rhapsody, so cliche.
I hate Queen, and my greatest fear on doing this project was that I would be proved wrong and have to either revise my opinion or double down while knowing I was wrong. Luckily, I still hate Queen. What an absolutely dreadful joke of an album this is. Is it meant to be funny? Is singing about how much you love your car cool now? Not even the appearance of Bohemian Rhapsody, which I guess even I have to concede is not without merit, fails to elevate this boring old nonsense. Why do people like them so much?
One banger one OK rest so so
Progressive Avant Pop. Most well known song is "Bohemian Rhapsody".
queen are pants
I love them and have seen them live, with Freddie, a couple of times but I think Queen are a Greatest Hits band rather than an album band.
This album wouldn't be on here if it didn't contain Bohemian Rhapsody.
"David, kill the Queen." I'm not really a fan of them in general but can't argue with Freddie's showmanship.
Not my particular favorite. Although a lot of the songs had a softer sound that traditional queen. The album starts off more mellow before going into Queen "funk" and I like that aspect.
More like a night in Vaudeville. A few songs save this album from being terrible. 39 for one.
Something is off on this album. Desperation to put out an album when they didn't have what it takes and filled in with tracks that should have remained empty.
rock music for a musical
It’s just so twee.
Very operatic indeed. Not my cup of tea but I have to appreciate the craft here.
Not my jam
Nunca había escuchado un álbum de estudio de Queen, asumí que solos sus compilaciones de Greatest Hits valdrían la pena. Tenía razón
It was okay
Respect em but have a hard time getting into they broader repertoire.
the hits carry this album, the filler is not great at all and honestly very disappointing considering what I expect from Queen most of the time.
Ausser Bohemian Rhapsody maximal nervig
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.
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.
Such immense talent from Queen. I just wish I enjoyed the music a bit more
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
Except for Bohemian Rhapsody this record blows.
Would have been a 1 but my baby liked one song so it’s a 2
"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
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
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
Not my favourite from their catalog
As queen goes I didn’t really rate it, they’ve done so much better
39 👍 The Prophet’s Song 👎
Ugh
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.
The best song is Bohemian Rhapsody, the rest are only ok
Not for me
It was very grand
Weird, and then 2 billion streams
The more Queen albums I listen to, the more I realize all you need is the greatest hits. Bohemian Rhapsody overshadows the rest of the album. I just spent the whole album waiting for it to get good.
Bizarre album. I don’t think I like a single song on it but it’s overall good? I think the production is really excellent, maybe that’s it
I hate Queen. I think it’s largely because queen is EVERY “OuR gENErTiOns MuSIc sUX” quirky person’s favorite band. Hard for me to separate that from the actual music, especially with Bohemian Rhapsody on the album, which might actually be my least favorite song of all time for the reasons above. Album is cohesive, varied, Freddie mercury has a great voice but I still hate Queen
Who doesn't like a good Queen album... ? I swear I was going to answer 'Me!' to this question a few months ago when I first listened to this album. Brian May, Freddie Mercury, what's there not to like...? Well, the track '39 for starters... Seaside Rendezvous, Love of My Life and Good Company also not my favorites... but Bohemian Rhapsody brings this home. Also, I really enjoyed Sweet Lady. Yeah, a majority of this album sounds like a Victorian circus. It's a little campy and straight-laced, right up to the chin. Even Bohemian Rhapsody is hammy. This evidenced by the famous '76 AMC Pacer scene in Waynes World. It's fun, I've heard it a million time and doesn't get old (Thanks Wayne and Garth) but it carries a lot of baggage with it. That is the balance of this album weighs down the goodness and it's just not for me.
Queen's dead mate
Queen sucks
not for me.
Not a big queen fan, found it a bit of a slog. Love of My Life is always good, but I've heard better versions, I found the album version a bit overproduced.
I don't mind the odd Queen song but a whole album of Freddy showing off was too much
Meh
Too dramatic, not for me.
2.5
🙄
Not my style. Bohemian Rhapsody is obviously very good, but the rest of the album was disappointing.
Not really my thing. Probably blasphemous to say but Mercury’s vocals are obnoxious. Way too over the top. I get that’s his deal but it’s not for me. The guitars on this are cool though.
Feels harsh giving it a 2 as there's a lot of great musicianship there, but I really dislike most of the songs apart from about 3 of them
Starts well but descends into abject nonsense really quickly.
I am not a Queen fan! I generally pretentious and overwrought. I had Queen II earlier and it did nothing to dispell my pre conceptions. Now this is their best known album and I do confess to a certain fi ding a certain charm to Behemian Rhapsody, probably more to do with its ubiquitous presence in modern popular culture. I guess it wore me down. I'm also anxious to hear I'm in Love With My Car after Mine Myers performance in the movie. It's a nice song. I also didn't realize that You're My Best Friend is also on this album...I like its straight ahead pop song aesthetic, but these guys can't help themselves even on a "pop" song ad the drums and bass are overwrought instead of being simple and in service of a beautiful melody. The next song '39 has a charming folk feel but again is done in by an over produced and somewhat weak chorus. Still I like the song. For the rest of the album it goes from songs that are over produced an over wrought to parody songs (Seaside Rendezvous). Overall it's a better album than Queen II but still filled with Queen's portentious theatricality (The Prophet's Son, Love of my Life.... Yech!) 2.5 stars
I knew this was going to come up eventually, perhaps my most controversial musical opinion: I do not like Queen. I'll sing along at karaoke, sure, but actually just listening to them brings me little to no joy. Despite being unfamiliar with most of the tracks on this album none of them came even close to changing my mind. Just not for me.
Meh, it's all bit all over the place and then, you know, Bohemian Rhapsody
TBH, expected better from Queen
I have the same problem with this as I did with 10cc. It’s all over the place. In addition to rag-time piano, we get skiffle music (I was sure Spotify switched to another album for ’39), Dixieland, kazoos etc…not to mention a one-minute rendition of God Save the Queen – all this mixed with commercial rock and hyper-overdubbed vocals, which would make the songs near impossible to perform live. Speaking of which, Bohemian Rhapsody of course is a classic and worth an extra point. And the piano playing is good too.
Je moet dit waarschijnlijk in zijn tijd zien, maar voor mij zit er weinig in wat ik kan waarderen. Goede muziek en geweldige zanger natuurlijk. Dat dan weer wel.
Vloeken in de kerk voor veel mensen, maar ik heb er het briljante nooit van ingezien. En de hele verheerlijking en hype die er omheen gecreeerd is werkt bij mij juist averechts. En zullen we afspreken dat voor zolang de mensheid bestaat, we Bohemian Rhapsody gewoon NOOIT meer draaien?
quello che mi viene da dire è: perchè? mi sembra tutto forzatamente eccessivo ma senza che se ne sentisse il bisogno. Anche gli arrangiamenti che sono sicuramente complessi ma perchè? quale funzione svolgono? a supporto di cosa? Non sono un amante dell'opera e forse non sono il target per questa versione patinata di essa però aspettavo con ansia la fine del disco. A the prophet song dopo 8 minuti di vocalizzi volevo morire.
Couple good songs but my god Freddie Mercury is gay
Queen was never a favorite of mine and I just couldnt find myself getting into it
first impression: off the cuff, sounds like goofy amusement park & clown music.
I didn't love all of the songs but it was totally worth it just to hear Bohemian Rhapsody again!
Mix of tawdry pop songs and novelty songs
Yeah I have it two!
The production is really really good, the instrumentation is amazing but that's about all there is to it for me. The album is built around moments and building up to these moments rather than melodies and I can understand why this would be a 5/5 album to someone who appreciates that aesthetic.
Was expecting a lot more from this
disappointing
Sounds like a musical
I feel like I'll never really get Queen because I heard their music a million times at sporting events, in Waynes World etc. before I ever really cared about it, so it's all become this pop cultural cliche. That movie a couple years ago didnt help. I guess this is okay?
encore une fois un choix de disque décevant pour un tel groupe
Not a queen fan
Too bad because the beginning of the album is really good.
Fun, but not my thing
Q: How do you make the worst song in human history even worse? A: follow it with a guitar noodle version of the Imperial Anthem of the British Empire.
Sheer Heart Attack is one of the best albums by any rock band, and I don't like this followup.
Tracks to go back to: ‘39
Boring....gave musical and I wasn't in the mood for that
This is terrible. Two singles that stick out like sore thumbs, the rest is trash.
Dve piesne, čo nemajú chybu a zvyšok je balast. Majú lepšie albumy ako tento.
Probably better than their previous effort and it was interesting to hear Bohemian Rhapsody in the context of an album (it didn’t add much)… and I was probably going to give it a middling mark but then that god awful rendition of the god awful British national anthem occurred and it irked me. It had no musical merit, it had no technical merit, it has questionable cultural associations, and I think it only served as a way of the overgrown poodle trying put himself on the same level as Hendrix.
I fucking hate Queen. Obviously familiar with the singles (which I dislike) but by god the rest of the album is shit - how someone can listen to ‘I’m in love with my car’ and ‘seaside rendezvous’ and tell me that this is the pinnacle of music can absolutely do one. The tone of May’s guitar has always grated on me, and the doubling/harmonies of the vocals, whilst something of a hallmark, sounds horrible. What an awful, awful closing track too. A grand finale to a steaming turd of an LP.
wacky
There are people I love who get a lot of pleasure from listening to Queen, so I am grateful for that, but personally I don't even like most of the singles. As for the filler on this... the car song, the seaside song and the prophet song do at least provide a wide variety of different kinds of trash. Remarkably, the ukelele song isn't even the worst. I didn't mind Brian May's '39' but I can't quite push beyond a 'didn't mind'. Then there is the Behemoth Rhapsody. I don't always hate it. There are parts of it I quite like, and then it always ends up with the scaramouche fandango stuff and I am back to hating it again. The album ends with 'God Save the Queen', of all things, but nothing can.
I’m really sad I didn’t enjoy my time with this, I always thought I’d enjoy Queen. But the songs that are “good” I just truly never need to hear again. It also lessened my appreciation for Bohemian Rhapsody as this lighting in a bottle track, they were trying so hard in every track to make a Bohemian Rhapsody. Idk man, bummed me out.
havent even started it but i'm not a fan of queen so yikes fuck bohemian rhapsody is on this help really thought my least favorite would be bo rhap but seaside rendezvous is a strong competitor oh wow the prophet's song is also upsetting my brain. im just thinking of those singing bubbles from shark boy and lava girl shoutout to my phone for glitching 10 seconds into bo rhap and skipping it<3 most tolerable song: god save the queen
Not huge on Queen Albums - only way to listen is the Greatest Hits
Absoluut afgrijselijk
Eindelijk kunnen we afrekenen met dit album van Queen. Veel te over de top, Freddie kan misschien goed zingen maar als het 'choir-zingen' wordt ingezet haak ik meteen af. Bohemian Rhapsody is het meest overrated nummer aller tijden en wat mij betreft kan het weggevaagd worden uit de muziekgeschiedenis. Ik was benieuwd of er nog iets interessants bij zat, maar dat was niet het geval.
This was marginally better better than Van Halen. Queen struggles to make cohesive songs and struggles even more making cohesive albums.
Did not listen.
shit sucked man im sorry
Thought i didnt like bohemian rhapsody, turns out i just dont like queen
Strongly dislike this
I feel like liking Queen is an anachronistic fragment left around from days when people didn't know better, like smoking and casual racism.
you guys are complete liars
Stylistically it was interesting (not really in a good way though), a couple songs had a show tunes feel . I think there were only two stand out tracks: You're my best friend, and bohemian Rhapsody. These songs are fantastic, but nothing else worth listening to.
I have no patience for this bullshit but i do like the song where roger taylor is in love with his car and the best friend song is so nice
Outside of Bohemian Rhapsody this album is incredibly stinky
I feel a little bit of a hypocrite for being annoyed at the swings this album takes - usually I love big swings. Unfortunately this is one of the most annoying albums I've ever heard - nearly every song starts off promising and then becomes irredeemable trite. There is one song that isn't annoying, and sorry, it isn't Bohemian Rhapsody. Best Track: You're My Best Friend Worst Track: The Prophet's Song
Lieve heer wat hebben we U misdaan? Oké, ik heb me voorgenomen altijd naar het positieve te zoeken in een album. Het vale zonnetje, hoe donker de hemel ook is. Queen verbaast me altijd wel met hun veelzijdigheid, van hard- naar pure glam rock, van barok pop naar progressive rock. Ze lijken moeiteloos te switchen, terwijl ze de verschillende smaken kruiden met een variatie aan culturele invloeden. Het enige probleem is wel dat de ene stijl nog walgelijker uit de verf komt dan de ander. De meeste genres die ze coveren voelen aan als een parodie. En wat de weg ook is die ze inslaan, er zit altijd zo'n moddervet musical filter overheen. Zum kotzen. Eigenlijk één song op dit album ontsnapt aan dat zenuwachtige geneuzel, en laat zien dat de groep wel degelijk verrassend uit de hoek kan komen. Dat is '39', een America-esque folk-rock song. Laat dat dan ook direct één van de weinige momenten zijn dat Freddie Mercury niet de microfoon in z'n klauwen heeft. Toeval bestaat niet. Het is geen nummer dat je omverblaast, maar toch best chill. Een ander pluspunt is dat de muziek tijdloos lijkt, en behoorlijk goed 'ge-aged' is: Ik vind het nog steeds net zo kut als toen ik de band voor het eerst leerde kennen. De reeks vanaf het ronduit miserabele 'Seaside Rendezvous' tot en met het einde is mogelijk de fase waarin ik me het minst vermaakt heb met een plaat uit de hoge hoed van de album generator. Ik snap dat er over smaak niet te twisten valt, maar waarom klikt deze band met zóveel mensen? Highlights: '39 4/10
Bof. Nice use of the stereo effects. 1 good song. Rest seems pretentious. 2 stars
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.
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.
TRASH
Not for me
BOOOO 🍅🍅🍅
Melko yhdentekevää, mutta pakottaa keskittymään omilla jipoillaan. Vähän niin kuin leffassa mukana oleva ärsyttävä kaveri, joka tökkii jatkuvasti kylkeen, kun tapahtuu jotain "hassua".
I really tried with this one. I did. I just could not give less of a fuck about this band
I hate this. Did Paul McCartney arrange this album? You're my Best Friend is a classic, hard not to like it. '39 wasn't bad! Sweet Lady wasn't the worst Queen song, excellent drums! Is this album turning around? Nope! Seaside Rendezvous may be the worst song on this album. If I never hear another Queen song, I'd be a happy man.
This kind of music is not for me. I only knew 1 song “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
blev homofob av att lyssna på detta album han förtjänade att dö i aids
if bohemian rhapsody didn't happen to be on this album it would not be on this list. My suspicions have been confirmed, once you've listened to Sparks you can never go back to early Queen because the Mael brothers did everything they did only better, smarter and funnier. Mercury's voice is absolutely incredible though, and Rhapsody one of the best songs of all time, but the rest of this album really sucks to me.
Some big hits that I liked -such as You're my best friend. Some weird songs too. Such a strange band.