A Night At The Opera

I sat through the whole album and it only confirmed what I already felt about Queen. I am not a fan of the band, and this record pushes everything I dislike about them even further. The theatrical style is turned all the way up. Dramatic shifts, layered vocals and grand gestures dominate the album, and most of it feels excessive rather than impressive. Killer Queen remains the high point of their work for me, but it is not on this album. Instead I had to sit through Bohemian Rhapsody, a song I genuinely hate. It is long, overblown and completely unenjoyable to me. The rest of the record moves between soft ballads, hard rock and music hall style numbers, but nothing really connected. A few moments are fine, yet the overall feeling is one of trying too hard. The production is polished and ambitious for its time, that much is clear. Everything is carefully arranged and well recorded. It just does not make the material any more appealing to my ears. A Night at the Opera is a clear miss for me. I respect the effort, but I did not enjoy the experience.

I feel like it'd be criminal to give this anything less than five.

Top 10 Albums All Time.

not my cup of tea

A personal favourite, prophet song is a highlight 5/5

Very operatic. 8/10.

I adore Queen, truly. And as a music album, this is a stellar display of talent. But as a Queen album, I can't stop thinking that it is kind of a mess? Of course, you got two of the most legendary power ballads of their repertoire, "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "The Prophet's Song"; incredible all around, I shouldn't have to even say it. But you also got... "I'm in Love with my Car" for some reason? Look, although the other guys of the band might find this astonishingly ludicrous, the reality is that Queen is Freddie. The music is good, but mate, Freddie pushes it out of the stratosphere with how fucking phenomenal his singing is. I genuinely think that he was the best singer to have ever lived, only challenged by the likes of MJ and such. There's a powerfulness to his voice, but also a range, a grace, a humor that's quite unmatched. And then you got fucking Roger Taylor, the drummer, who might not be a bad singer by any metrics, but come on, there's absolutely no competition whatsoever. So when you got that stupid song about wanting to fuck your car, and the boring ass Taylor on it, you can only wonder what it could have been if Freddie had sung it, elevating it from cringe to funny and probably emotionally poignant?? ANYWAY, sorry for the tangent, but the rest of the album is also... weirdly heterogeneous. "Death on two legs" and "You're my best friend" are also fantastic additions, and "Seaside Rendez-vous" is really fun. But the rest is so bland, so generic. "39", a fine song on its own, with a nice text, suffers from being sang by Brian May. As for the other songs, even Freddie couldn't save them from sounding boring; "Love of my Life" is probably the worst offender with how low-energy it is, which would be fine if it wasn't so repetitive, and if it felt meaningful and powerful, which it doesn't, sorry not sorry. Suffice to say, as a whole, this album is a let-down, and I vastly prefer Queen's earlier discography, but it's also hard to be too harsh when it has such great songs, one of which being one of the greatest ever recorded.

Grand and maximalist. So many vocals. I’ve only ever listened to Bohemian Rhapsody, so it was delightful hearing the “call-backs” or “references” as you’re listening to the album.

Classic

Most of the rating is for one song. The rest was too all over the place.

39, The Prophet's Song and okay - THAT song (basically: how to do good to sound I may like but not adore)

Can’t not consider it a classic for Bohemian Rhapsody alone

would love to look inside the brain on someone who didn’t know Freddie Mercury was gay. some of the gayest songs of all time on this album

It's a classic, it's iconic, and all that, and it has Bohemian Rhapsody on it. But it's not a completely unskippable album, so it misses out on perfection Fave track: Bohemian Rhapsody, of course

It's been interesting to learn where Queen hits actually sit in the discography. Used to hearing them in the context of their Greatest Hits album. You're My Best Friend and Bohemian Rhapsody on the same album, for example, was a discovery. Is this Queen's best album? Probably. 4/5

Amazing playing. The stacked vocals and the more theatrical songs are a little cheesy for me though.

Obviously Bohemian Rhapsody is an absolute powerhouse of a song but there's definitely a few other gems in here, they're just completely overshadowed though. First Queen album on this list and a good start

I'm really on the fence with this one. Partly, this band feels like its Meatloaf for the metal fan. Just a bit too theatrical for me, although some of the songs are great. 3.

Only ever been so-so in n Queen.

QUEEN QUEEN I LOVE QUEEN, MY MOM LOVES QUEEN! BEST BAND EVER GUYSSSS

*listened before the project* For those who don’t like this album: Just consider it as a pop album.

There are some cool songs, maybe I didn't pay enough attention to it, but it just didn't surprise me as much as I thought. 3,5/5.

Some big hits like You're My Best Friend, Love of My Life and of course Bohemian Rhapsody, but sometimes swings too much.

Queen’s A Night at the Opera is a brilliantly eccentric masterwork that earns its solid 4/5 rating through sheer theatrical ambition and musical diversity. Kicking off with the wonderfully creepy, hard-edged venom of "Death on Two Legs" before pivoting through quirky oddities like Roger Taylor's car obsession "I'm in Love with My Car" and the chirpy "Seaside Rendezvous," the album showcases the band's unmatched range. It balances whimsical interludes with timeless pop-rock brilliance, highlighted by John Deacon’s infectious "You're My Best Friend," Brian May’s gorgeous acoustic folk storytelling on "'39," and Freddie Mercury’s heartbreakingly tender "Love of My Life." Ultimately anchored by the iconic, genre-defying tour de force that is "Bohemian Rhapsody," this legendary 1975 record proves that Queen's daring, high-risk sonic experiments consistently paid off.

Bohemian Rhapsody is doing the heavy lifting in this four star rating.

I still think Queen is a singles band, but this is an album that really works together.

Queen on kyllä tuttu, mutta tällä levyllä on biisejä joita en odottanut Queenin biiseiksi.

Как громко, как театрально! Чё, в общем-то, и ожидалось ещё от Квинов. Очень интересная, арт-роковая, проговая пластинка. Любопытно, что запоминаются даже коротенькие, репризные номера навроде "Lazing On Sunny Day Afternoon", и остальные вещи тоже хороши, юморная "Im in Love with my car" или водевильная "Seaside Rendezvous" А завершается всё, конечно же, помпезной многочастной композицией "Рапсодия". ну чё тут говорить и распинаться, это, безусловно, самый впечатляющий номер на пластинке. Проблема таких композиций как "Рапсодия" в том, что они опережают славу группы и вокруг таких больших хитов другие песни на альбоме кажутся совсем незначительными. В итоге, типичный слушатель Ерохин(а) слушая выпавшую ему/ей "A Night At The Opera" пропускает многое мимо ушей, как бы думая "ну ща ща ща, надо дотерпеть до бенгера богемской рапсодии, а потом напишу что альбом топчик из-за этой песни но остальное не запомнил(а)." Оттого и позабавила претензия одного из англоязычных обзоров, мол, "проблема Квин в том, что лучшие синглы слишком перефорсены, а непопулярное звучит отстойно". Ну, во-первых, несмотря на то что поклонником Queen я никогда не был, нельзя не признать что этих хитовых синглов у них вагон и маленькая тележка и не каждая группа может таким похвастаться. Во-вторых, в случае даже с этим альбомом, менее популярные композиции не кажутся филлерными и стремными. Это все ещё очень веселый, глэмовато-хард-роковый, театральный квин, ну и как грица, "чё-ж тебе ещё надо, собака?"

Good album, I can clearly see that they tried a lot of stuffs in one album. They were the Elon musk of the music business.

Almost all of this grates

Great album, not necessarily my style though

An amazing album through and through. I knew a number of the songs and would not have thought this would be an album I would listen to from end to end (aside from this project) but I would now again.

Not Queens best album. But it has some 'pareltjes'. I mean, Bohemian Rhapsody, come on. So a star for every good song.

My boys. Deserving of a deep dive. Death on 2 legs - Swings, baby, between rock bluster and stack-heeled balance on the promenade. Prog-drag brat summer finger-pointer. If Rollins and Luxx Interior got their DNA mixed up. Lazing - A Monty Python sketch. Car - Rush-esque love poem to a car with clean May squeal Slash-ing through keyboard wave-warp. The gayest gear head ballad. Best Friend - A favorite — maybe my fav Queen ditty — even before Shawn of the Dead. Something’s Steely Dan with that cozy up front Wurlitzer. Very Dan-coded, altogether. Lyrically, a sincere hug from your bestie. If there’s some darker subtext I don’t want to know about it. Yeah I love this song. ‘39 - Acoustic shredder. Stomp enters with Freddie playing folky balladeer. Garfunklish. In a good way. Sweet Lady - “You call me sweet like I’m some kind of cheese.” The secret to Queen — hiding behind scream-whispered psuedo-journo rumors about how and who Freddie fucked — is they’re actually sweetly naive holistically music-loving nerds. Seaside - Ragtime swing / cabaret with Freddie rounding his vowels like a vaudevillian. The French is adorable. Prophet - See? Nerds. “Listen to the wiseman. Listen to the madman.” A night at the miniature space opera for Broadway kids. Love - Torchy pining piano. I knew a nice British lady who used to wait on the band at a bar. “Freddie used to sit quietly in a booth in the back writing in a little notebook.” I can see that so clearly. Good Company- Tiptoe through the Beatles catalog, Tiny Tim. Freddie puppeteering little bedazzled woolen John Paul George & Ringos in a little cardboard Hammersmith Apollo. Rhapsody- Schwing. *Headbangs* Queen - “We mean it, man.” Pixies-level genre-restless showcase for a band capable of very likely anything. Whimsical little sonic tapas spread. Rocks, rolls, chills, hugs, plugs directly into the mercury soul of this tender-hearted cosmic voyager, daddi-o. Radio waves couldn’t support the transcendental weight of this shit. Damn near perfect, enveloped in the corny scholastic joy of just making music with your band buddies.

Some great classics, but the rest is pretty dull

not my favourite, i have never been the biggest fan of queen but can appreciate it for what it is. ended up saving about 4 songs.

When you think of Queen, you think of Night At The Opera. This has some of Queen's most famous songs like, You're My Best Friend, Love Of My Life, and of course Bohemian Rhapsody. This was recorded at one of the lowest points of Queen's history after being swindled out of most of their previous album's earnings. After leaving their previous studio, Queen found themselves recording in several different studios and experimenting with multitrack recording and subsequentially recording their most expensive album at that point in their run. This album experiments with several different musical genres such as ballads, music hall, sea shanties, Dixieland, hard rock, and progressive rock influences. It also is the genesis of a lot of production techniques that would go on to influence the mainline production of music. I specifically love the early tape delay effect on Frieddie's vocal on The Prophet's Song. My favorites that I've never heard before are The Prophet's Song, '39, and Seaside Rendezvous. Great album all together!

Our third Queen album and my ratings have gone up a star with each one. This is the Queen I’m familiar with. It’s elaborate and theatrical and sometimes over the top but it’s great. As I mentioned in one of my previous reviews, I’m a casual fan. I know and like the hits, but this is the first album I’ve heard that I would come back to and listen again.

A Night at the Opera takes you on a roller coaster ride of various music genres but the sound of Queen remains true throughout. Bohemian Rhapsody and You’re My Best Friend stand out among the other tracks, but this is in your face rock & roll with big instruments and excellent harmonies. A solid addition to the 1001 project.

Going out on a limb here, but this actually kind of sucks. No denying the musicality, but it really is campy, indulgent and trite - which makes it pretty typical Queen in my humble opinion.

Oh mama mia mama mia was that a crazy album. Two of Queens sweetest songs, Love of My Life and You're My Best Friend. Rest of the album is pretty crazy, but I dig it. Rock songs with moments of great harmonies and moments of "what the hell are they doing?. It's a fun interesting ride, even with some misses. And of course Bohemian Rhapsody. There is no song on earth more fun to sing along to. I don't care who you are or what mood you're in, that song comes on the radio you are singing...full voice.. belting out every syllable of scaramouche, hand raised as you hit the high notes perfectly (volume is always loud, noone can hear you well enough to say you didn't so go with it). Playing air piano durring the ballet. Raised devil horns durring the rockin' section. Just a cool fun song.

I guess Queen finally clicked for me listening to this. What an awesome albums.

This album is wonderfully Queen and wonderfully versatile. A classic and a good time

Very theatrical. Good album Classic

One of the more consisten Queen albums I've listened to, with their undisputed masterpiece to boot.

Queen är ju mycket bra. Detta är dock inte deras starkaste album. Bohemian Rhapsody hjälper ju givetvis till, men i övrigt tycker jag det är ganska svagt.

everybody yeah yeah

Bohemian Rhapsody - 5/5 Rest of the album - 3/5

I get it, but not for me.

thoughts: - tbh I don't think I've ever listened to an entire Queen album?? I guess this is the album to listen to though - god save the queen at the end is sooooooooooooooooo funny standouts: - '39 >>>>>> I think we used to play this at the Gap, so it's got a place in my heart. - bohemian rhapsody, duh

Wow, the 2nd Queen album in two days. As I gave Queen II a 5, this has to be at least a 10. Had this on vinyl; I must've heard it a thousand times or more. Still knew nearly every word by heart. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

Queen Introduction. First Rock album.

ok ok

7/10

Clásico

POR FIN, había olvidado porque me había obsesionado con Queen hace años y aún así nunca escuché A Night At The Opera completo, me arrepiento muchísimo. Bohemian Rhapsody siempre estará en mi #1 hasta el día que muera. La portada es muy bonita y los colores son lindos. Hace unos meses descubrí The Prophet's Song y me fascinó, me duele no haberla conocido antes porque la parte de acapella es increíblemente satisfactoria, me gusta repetir toda la canción hasta que llegue ESA parte aunque en un inicio no me gustaba lo que era el resto, terminé agarrándole el gusto, je. Siempre escucho gente alabando la voz de Freddie y uno no entiende hasta que lo escucha con atención. Por otro lado, nunca había escuchado la transición de The Prophet's Song - Love Of My Life, me tomó por sorpresa, es hermosa. Solo Queen puede hacer que me guste el folk, '39. En orden de favoritos los dejaría: Bohemian Rhapsody, The Prophet's Song, Love Of My Life, Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon, Seaside Rendezvous, You're My Best Friend, Good Company, Death On Two Legs, '39. Roger puede perdonar, I'm In Love With My Car hace más variado el álbum pero no está en mis favoritos al igual que Sweet Lady. God Save the Queen está en un limbo. NOW I KNOW NOW I KNOW NOW I KNOW NOW I KNOW NOW I KNOW UOUOUOUOUOUOUOUOUOUOU LALA LALALALALA LALALALALA LALALALALAAAAAA LA LA LA LA LA LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LALA LALALA LA LA LA LA COME HERE come here COME HERE come here COME HERE Es bueno :)

i don't think bohemian rhapsody is one of the best songs of all time, but this is still a very good album.

Classic album from childhood. Love it.

It’s too weird I’m too vanilla sorry

I haven’t really explored much of queen and this their first full album I’m listening through 39’ totally threw me off and that’s the not the kind of song I’d expect from queen, it’s almost Simon and Garfunkel esc, Brian may has a very incredible voice Really incredible guitar work throughout the album specifically I love it in death in two legs Very good album 3.5 or 4/5 Favorites: death in two legs, bohemian rhapsody, I’m in love with my car, love of my life, god save the queen

Awesome album… some of Queen’s best work.

It feels very theatrical. But also very rock and roll. Im in love with my car sounds like that one Spongebob episode, or I guess it would be the other way around. '39 took a western turn. The band does incredible on their instruments. Love the drums. I dont know if its the high pitch, or the way the lyrics are sang, but not in love with his voice. You'd have to be in a certain mood to listen to this album, ie going to a show, wanting to experience something. I dont think ill listen to the album again, but ill listen to some songs again... in a certain mood. Production for this album seemed insane. Very theater very over the top. Musicality- 0.9 Vocals - 0.8 Vibes - 0.4 Listen to again - 0.3 Execution - 0.9 Total - 3.3

A classic which includes one really good candidate to be the best song ever composed

No one will ever do it like queen, blending pop and rock so excellently, death on two legs is an excellent way to set the tone but there is a period in the album where I get slightly bored but I can move past it due to how good the surrounding tracks are, seaside rendezvous is a surprisingly really nice song, you’re my best friend to great too and, of course, this album has THE song

9/10

I've probably listened to this album more than any other in my lifetime. Queen is a part of my soul, and this record is an absolute gem.

Just listen to those first 4 or 5 songs… each completely different, with different songwriters and even lead vocalists, yet somehow it all fits together. 
“Death on Two Legs” is a riveting opening track, written to a music executive who remains nameless but… yikes.“Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon” is a witty period piece, a perfect foil to what comes next with Roger Taylor’s great song “I’m In Love With My Car.” Then, a classic track written by bassist John Deacon, “You’re My Best Friend.” From there it’s Brian May’s sci-fi folksong “39” and then some more straight ahead rock with “Sweet Lady” and another period piece, “Seaside Rendezvous.” Side one alone: Seven songs, four songwriters, and three vocalists. Quite the variety show! Side two feels to me like an updated version of what Queen accomplished on “Queen II.” (I’m pleasantly surprised that that album, a tremendous deep cut, is on the 1001 list.) Side two of “Opera” most famously contains “Bohemian Rhapsody” and what can I say that hasn’t already been said; it’s amazing. This album is such a great achievement. Side one in particular. 5/5 for sure. ** And now let’s note the great injustice, that after this album you don’t hear a peep further about Queen from the 1001 List. What about the incredibly viral “News of the World” and “The Game” with their iconic tracks and great deep cuts?

It is had to nail down Queen as a band. It is hard to call them a Rock band because they defy singular description. They are omnigenre. They are cinematic. They are quirky. I love this album because they lean into all these elements with bravado. And though it is stylistically more like a night at the circus, or a night at the parade, it has all of the emotion and sense of epic narrative as a classic opera. And as with most bands at their best, they make it seem easy. This is one of those albums that seems like an obvious choice for the list because it absolutely is an obvious choice. Also obvious, it is a five out of five.

Some incredible music and some extremely annoying shit

The hits are good. The production is over the top and really distracting. A lot of grooves don’t groove and a lot of the flourishes are superfluous.

VERY nice

I grew up listening to Queen because of my parents but I'm not sure I've ever listened to this in full. It's a cracker of an album Death on Two Legs was a revelation. My favourite song on the album. Not quite the best Queen album. But there is some stuff competition. 4.5* rounded up to 5*

5/5

Man, it all came together on this album. Everything that Queen had been doing that had been working in flashes on their previous albums got slotted exactly where it was supposed to be. Queerness, glam (even going so far as to sing about autophilia like T Rex did in The Slider), classic rock, camp, prog, sci-fi, high drama, ladliness. They found the right mixture in the right proportions and it came together to make a truly great album. I kind of like “Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon” but I could have lived without "Good Company" and “Seaside Rendezvous”, especially the latter closing out the first side. Thats never been a part of Queen’s sound that I thought belonged. They should have taken all their ragtime/music hall/vaudeville/Dixieland songs and just formed a side project called the Mississippi Bullfrogs where they all dressed in matching Colonel Sanders suits and released an album with all of those type songs from their other albums and had it sell twelve copies. That would have improved this album, and their entire catalog, immensely. Plus it would have been awesome. But I would never want to listen to that album.

This album has a special place in my heart, this with another album on the list was the first I listened to back to front and understood why giving an album an overarching listen is so important. Night at the opera is so grandiose and over the top in production that when you listen to it bohemian rhapsody it makes sense in the over the top style of the album vs just listening to it on its own. All band members shine on this album as each one wrote songs (the only band where every member is in the songwriting hall of fame). One of my personal favourites that I’m glad gets the recognition it deserves

Very good, with 2 of their best songs (Best Friend & Bohemian Rhapsody). I was expecting a bit more overall though

The hits are big and fun, but the rest feels like filler.

Although there are a few Queen tracks I love, I’ve never listened to a full album! This was fun, clever, and had so much personality. I wouldn’t be in the mood for it every day, but it’s a good listen.

I feel like statler and Waldorf giving this rating. Two great songs do not a great album make.

마마~ 우우우우~

Number: 233 Familiarity: Well-versed (4) Rating: 4 ======= Overall, it might be a mid to high 3 for me but Bohemian Rhapsody and You're My Best Friend would elevate it to nearly 5 territory but I cannot give it a 5 based on those tracks alone. The rest of the album was maybe 60/40, 3's and 4's, plus one 2. There were some surprising numbers that I enjoyed such as '39. I would have never guessed that was Queen. I also enjoyed Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon - is that a shout out to Ogden's Nut Gone Flake?

Iconic, flamboyant, incredibly stupid work of absolute genius.

veel variatie in de nummers, maar weinig variatie in de plaat

one of the greatest albums of all time. prophet song is criminally underrated - one of Queen's best songs.

What a great album!

Muy bueno en cuanto a experimentación pero mid para ser queen

atemporal, revolucionário

This was ok, obviously Freddie mercury’s voice is unparalleled but this album didn’t really move me. Some of the production was very interesting but not exactly…enjoyable? All the looping and layering was cool but got overbearing at times.

They really found their sound with this one. They were very good before this, but it seems like this album is really what set them apart from everybody else. Also side note, I love it when Roger Taylor sings. Obviously they have Freddie Mercury, but Roger Taylor's raspy hard-cutting voice is such a nice juxtaposition to Freddie's legendary vocal chords.

Surprisingly, not as memorable as it might seem. A few bangers, and they are proper bangers, but the album is slightly let down by other tracks. See: I'm In Love With My Car. But with a song like Bohemian Rhapsody, there is no way I can give this less than a 4. Too iconic for that. Overall, it is a great album, just maybe not as great as it might seem from the penultimate track.

It's hard to be this good, and funny at the same time.

Love of my life

I wasn't sure I would be able to make it through this. I used to love Queen. I listened to so much Queen in my early teens that I made myself permanently sick of them. I am no longer able to hear their music without feeling residual embarrassment for my immature self. I have to credit them for introducing me to rock music in general, but I can't really be objective about this album. For that reason I am rating it a three and moving on. Some of it is annoying, some of it is cheesy, some of it is legitimately good music, particularly the heavier, proggier moments, but there are so many bands I would rather listen to these days.

Going into this I knew I liked “You’re My Best Friend” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” but I’ve never been much of a Queen fan and I couldn’t really give a toss about the other tracks in his album. It sounds like Queen. Some tracks are okay. Some are actively annoying. And the couple I mentioned are classics. So, overall, three stars, I guess. Maybe, 2.5.

Fantastic!

I ALREADY LISTENED TO THIS ONE HAHAHA, holy peak tho Prophet's song is very underrated

Can't help but shake the feeling that queen was a band of theatre kids who happened to be pretty good at making music. Not entirely for me but as usual Brian May deliver some pretty killer guitarwork.

Solid. Queen had a sound that was all their own.

Let's be real, there are absolutely 5 star songs on this album. There are also a couple 1 star songs on this album. Queen makes some amazing music, has some hits that are wildly overrated and played to death, and then some just absolutely bizarre songs that should have been left on the studio floor.

Queen is a legend, and this album is the reason why. Every single song is a master piece, made by genius musicians. One of my lifetime favorites.

Eu não sou nenhum pouco suspeito pra falar de Queen, pois nunca conheci nada tão a fundo da discografia da banda a não ser os hits, então posso dizer que essa foi minha primeira experiência ouvindo um disco dos caras. E já de cara um dos, se não o mais famoso da banda, é uma baita responsa falar sobre. A voz do Freddy é muito icônica, e é muito marcante as nuances das suas vozes nesse disco. Eu diria até das músicas em geral, que vai do rock clássico ao elementos de ópera, piano. Impossível não admirar esse trabalho, certamente um disco que envelheceu como vinho. Um dos pilares de tudo que conhecemos como rock.

Incredible! Funny, Zany, Weird, and Absolutely Beautiful. Of course I know and love Bohemian Rhapsody but this album goes so deeper and becomes such a lovely listen. Would love to check it out again! Favorite Tracks: Bohemian Rhapsody, Prophet’s Song, ‘39

A lot better than expected.

Enjoyed it - only familiar with the hits, but a varied and very listenable album

No other band can jump from heavy metal to cabaret to prog rock with the effortless grace of Queen, and this album displays that with a beautiful smattering of song variety. One star off for letting “I’m in Love With My Car” onto the album. 4⭐️

Eigenlijk 2,5, maar 3 is teveel dus toch maar 2

Some amazing songs on this album, and some underrated fun ones as well.

Solid album, probably Queen's best. Still a bit too much filler to be great, but very good.

Besides Bohemian Rhapsody, it's not a great album. It's way too heterogeneous.

This is actually pretty good and a marked upgrade on the other Queen album which came up earlier. It might be that they're an absolute singles band though. A lot of singles, good singles but maybe not an obvious album band. It's probably why their 1st greatest hits album is the biggest selling album in UK history. I think we can all agree that we could go a couple of years without hearing Bohemian Rhapsody as well.

made my day at work more irritating

Ei se paras queenin levy vaikka yks kovimmista biiseistä täältä löytyy. Kovaa tykitystä

Tää on taas vähän hankala kun on yks niin kova hitti, mutta muuten on vähän niin ja näin. Mennään nyt nelkkukelkulla.

Käynee.

Noniin. Onhan tämä huikea levy. Sisältää myös oman Queen-suosikkini 39':n. Mennään kyllä aika monissa sfääreissä biisien osalta, itse tykkään ihan jokaisesta. Yksi kaikkien aikojen kovimpia levyjä.

波西米亚无敌了

So many beautiful songs in this. Maybe not the most cohesive record, but still a work of art.

Ok

So it’s a good album. I’m not a big Queen fan and I think some of these songs are way overdone but there are a couple really good songs. I think You’re My Best Friend is a great song. Bohemian Rapsody is one of those songs I’m not sure it’s good or not but was made better by Wayne’s world. Brian May is a great guitar player. One thing that would remain is this over the top singing. I’m glad I heard the album. I can understand why it’s on the list.

I've always liked Queen's hits when they come on the radio, but they're not really a band I spend much time thinking about. But this is the one where they're finally hitting on all cylinders. Plus, it's got my pick for their absolute best song in "'39"! Not most people's pick, I'm sure, but I'm just totally charmed by the time dilation space shanty of it all!

I guess I am not that big of a Queen fan after all, at least this particular offering. And first record I ever paid money for was a Queen 45 with We Will Rock You/Champions LOL. There are several objectively poor songs on this album (God Save the Queen and I'm in Love with My Car stand out as two cringy tunes, the latter with it's innuendos) and the Prophet's Song is grating especially between minutes 4 and 6 that go on and on with nothing to add. It veers too much towards campy musical theater with barbershop and vaudeville, and annoying tin whistle techniques throughout i.e. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, Good Company and Seaside Rendezvous are at best sappy showtunes good for zesty tap dancing. Not rock, not prog rock and hard rock. You're My Best Friend is good. '39 is ok. BR is classic for sure. Would I want this in my record collection? Heck no. A couple of classics on an otherwise limp album.

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.

I wrote a long review for this and it didn’t save. Shame. This album is all over the place in some good and bad ways. Some great songs, including ones I hadn’t heard before so that’s nice. 3.8/5

Very good and has some absolute classics on it. One song keeps it from 5 stars (I’m in love with my car) but I wish I could give this 4.5. Death on Two legs, you’re my best friend, and bohemian rhapsody are just amazing.

I have been a vocal hater of Queen for years. I find their hits annoying, and their theatrical approach always rang so hollow to me. I was dreading this album, expecting 45 minutes of "Bohemian Rhapsody"... Boy, what a pleasant surprise! This blew me away, mostly from a compositional standpoint. There's a lot similarities with prog rock here, more than anything else, and Brian May's guitar solos are actually far more emotional than schlocky. Freddie Mercury is obviously the standout, and I was very impressed by his range and dynamic vocal shifts. Obviously he's famous for his theatricality and powerhouse talent, but I feel like I finally saw a different side of his charisma with this record. Overall, it'll take a few re-listens before I'm comfortable calling this a favorite, but it absolutely impressed me. Fav Tracks: Death On Two Legs, Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, '39, Good Company Least Fav: I'm In Love With My Car Score: 7.5

Not and album id add to any of my playlists but still a solid listen

First time listening to a full Queen album (after previously only knowing the hits). I enjoyed the experience. What I was struck by was the diversity in the songs. It wasn't all driving, epic arena rock and that was cool. It showed me just how versatile the band was (is?). Similar to my Bob Marley experience through this list. It was a pleasure to get to know Queen through the songs that didn't make it as big. 4/5

Great album, shame it’s not on streaming.

Highest levels of brilliance in parts, and just incredibly average in others. Could have been one of the greatest albums ever, but for a couple of duds.

My second Queen album- didn't enjoy this one quite as much as Queen II. Lots of good songs, including Bohemian Rhapsody which stands up as a great. Great use of vocal harmony throughout the album. My main umbrage is that a lot of the songs sound hokey / "carnival"esque. Overall- still an enjoyable album with a lot of talent.

Hje good tracks are great, but dear lord this has a lot of filler.

Great, 9.5/10 Dotl: 9.5 Loasa: 10 ⭐️ Iilwmc: 6.5 🚮 Ymbf: 8 ‘39: 9.5 Sl: 10 Sr: 10 Tps: 9 Loml: 10 Gc: 9.5 Br: 10 Gstq: 8.5

Queen é uma banda que é praticamente perfeita em quesitos técnicos, graças em larga parte à incrível guitarra de May e aos vocais super humanos de Mercury. A partir disso, eles podem brincar com a sonoridade que quiserem que vão conseguir fazer aquilo soar bem. E em A Day In The Opera eles abusam desse poder, explorando uma variedade de estilos e fantasias. Tudo funciona. Cada melodia viciante, cada solo eletrizante, cada refrão memorável. Tudo se encaixa perfeitamente, em um disco tecnicamente impressionante. Uma faixa se derrete na outra e você tem um álbum muito melífluo. Do veneno sardônico de Death On Two Legs, a fantasia ficção científica de viagem no tempo de ‘39, e o dramatismo do magnum opus e tão saturada Bohemian Rhapsody, esse álbum tem muito a oferecer. Mesmo com algumas canções soando como música-pênis, ainda acho que o produto final é fascinante e empolgante. 5/5

bohemian rhapsody will pay for its crimes

Queen is a group I appreciate more for their individual tracks than their albums. I had heard this one before and found it enjoyable. There's some good songs on here Bohemian Rhapsody, You're My Best Friend, and Love of My Life are stand outs that I've played countless times before. The Prophet's Song is a deep cut that I've been liking a lot since listening to the album.

Many, many people point to The Who and Kinks as premium examples of 70's rock - they just leave me cold For me, Queen has them all beat Love the hits, and the rest is great too When I renovated my kitchen, I had all the Queen albums one after another on rotation - it was fantastic!

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A Fart at the Toilet

not my vibe

Excellent listen, been a huge fan of this album for years and it has generated one of the most iconic songs of all time. Very very good.

Bought this when it came out and loved it and played it constantly. After punk and new wave came along I ditched this to the back of the pile. I’ve since gone back and the work and musicianship is astounding, still. This for me was the highlight album of their career.

This is the second Queen I have listened to. I feel like my thoughts for this one is similar to my thoughts on Sheer Heart Attack - at times it was too theatrical/out there and didn't land on my ears well. I did hear some parts (singing and instrument playing) throughout that I thought were really good. I'd give this a 3.5, but I am not okay with giving it a 4.

Bohemian Rhapsody

it's easy to see why this is one of the best Queen albums, considering how they explore the use of choruses, elements from Opera and experiment with these and other sounds that are not so commonly seen in their other albums. With a good compelling result. And more so, there are many songs here that are hits, like Bohemian Rhapsody But, i feel that with this album i realized i don't really like Queen that much. sure, their hits are bangers, Freddy Mercury is such a good vocalist and Brian May has some iconic and clever riffs. But most of their songs don't connect with me. I don't feel anything with them That's a me problem, i guess

A Night At The Opera Queen 1975 Genres: Rock Styles: Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Art Rock, Glam, Prog Rock, Classic Rock 1. Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) (★★★★★) -Contexto: Descarga de furia y sarcasmo contra una figura empresarial vinculada al pasado de la banda; habla de explotación, traición y resentimiento. 2. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon (★★★★★) -Contexto: Fantasía humorística sobre una vida sin obligaciones, dedicada al ocio, los paseos y el placer cotidiano. 3. I'm in Love with My Car (★★★★★) -Contexto: Canción cómica que trata el automóvil como si fuera una pareja sentimental; celebra la velocidad, la mecánica y la libertad. 4. You're My Best Friend (★★★★★) -Contexto: Declaración de amor y amistad escrita para la esposa de John Deacon; expresa gratitud, confianza y compañía duradera. -Fav 5. '39 (★★★★★) -Contexto: Relato de ciencia ficción folk sobre viajeros espaciales que regresan a un mundo envejecido; reflexiona sobre el tiempo y la pérdida. 6. Sweet Lady (★★★★★) -Contexto: Relación apasionada pero conflictiva con una mujer dominante; mezcla deseo, frustración y dependencia emocional. -Fav 7. Seaside Rendezvous (★★★★★) -Contexto: Escena romántica y juguetona ambientada en una playa elegante; evoca vacaciones, coqueteo y nostalgia. 8. The Prophet's Song (★★★★★) -Contexto: Visión apocalíptica en la que un profeta advierte sobre destrucción e inundaciones; trata sobre las advertencias ignoradas por la humanidad. -Fav 9. Love of My Life (★★★★★) -Contexto: Balada íntima sobre el temor a perder a la persona amada; transmite ternura, arrepentimiento y devoción. -Fav 10. Good Company (★★★★★) -Contexto: Historia de un hombre que sacrifica amistades y placeres por una vida convencional y termina enfrentando cierta soledad. -Fav 11. Bohemian Rhapsody (★★★★★) -Contexto: Drama existencial dividido en varias escenas —confesión, culpa, juicio imaginario, rebelión y liberación— más simbólico que literal. -Fav 12. God Save the Queen (★★★★★) -Contexto: Versión instrumental del himno británico usada como cierre ceremonial del álbum, a modo de telón final. -TOTAL = ★★★★★ (5)

ehhh too gooey

Pretty good for queen. Just not much of a fan, but there are a couple good songs in here. 39 especially was a nice surprise.

The highs are incredibly high. Not every track is as memorable as Bohemian Rhapsody or Love of My Life, but the vocals, musicianship and melodies are superb throughout.

What a great album, contains one of the greatest singles of all time, admittedly it does contain 2, maybe 3 of slightly weaker tracks, but still a great album.

Love the 3 albums before this one. Hate everything after this album. Dislike this album but recognise it as a decent piece of art.

Another formative album for me (apart from Sweet Lady which I can forgive). What a time to be a wide-eyed impressionable teenager. Jaw-dropping track followed jaw-dropping track and I suppose I just assumed that I would discover more such brilliance every time I listened to a new album. I had no idea I had just stumbled on a revolutionary masterpiece which would still sound astonishing 50 years later. Kids, just drink in Good Company. It's a relatively minor song here really, almost an afterthought, yet a thing of stunning and breathtaking beauty and wisdom.

It's impossible to write anything about this because, obviously, it's one of the greatest albums of all time. An absolutely extraordinary and exquisitely unique piece of art from start to finish. I can't possibly have a new take on this, the most famous and roundly reviewed album on Planet Earth. Thanks to all the articulate folks who've summed it up better than I. 🤟

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Tengo una relación algo ambivalente con Queen. No discuto el talento, no discuto las grandes canciones, pero siento que es una banda que está algo sobrevalorada. Algo no es sinónimo de mucho, ojo, pero resulta muy extraño que una banda con ese nivel de reconocimiento —y reitero, con un talento tan arrollador para componer y pensar arreglos— sea más de canciones que de LPs enteros. No tienen ese disco que un fan del rock o del pop pueda citar de principio a fin, detallando cada momento con fluidez, como si se tratara de movimientos y no de pistas. Lo anterior es el preámbulo para explicar por qué aún gustándome A Night At The Opera, no lo encuentro tan citable en la historia del rock. Comenzando por lo bueno, la capacidad del cuarteto de aprovechar las capas de estudio, llevar al límite todo eso que The Beatles ponían en marcha en su etapa de estudio para abarcar toda inquietud y fascinación que tuviesen, es indiscutida. Las armonías vocales que se volvieron marca de la casa, encontraron su forma definitiva aquí gracias al buen hacer de Roy Thomas Baker en la consola. Los ecos y paneos cautivan y hacen de la experiencia de escuchar el disco algo que estimula los sentidos. Las interpretaciones son sólidas tanto instrumental como vocalmente (‘39 en la voz de Brian May merece más reconocimiento, incluso si tomó prestado el argumento de Space Oddity de David Bowie), pero se traducen más en momentos curiosos que en momentos memorables. Seaside Rendezvous puede tener un tono divertido y aventurero, I’m In Love With My Car será boba aunque bien ejecutada, pero no están a la altura de los que sí fueron aciertos rotundos y que suenan muy diferente. Son himnos, de hecho. You’re My Best Friend envuelve y acoge desde la primera escucha, The Prophet’s Song es rompedora y machacona con la voz de Mercury y las guitarras de Brian, y Bohemian Rhapsody es el punto culminante de las ambiciones de Queen. Como contrapartida, nunca me sentí a gusto con la versión de estudio de Love Of My Life. No termina de tener la gracia que sí tiene en vivo. No es un álbum imposible de escuchar, pero A Night At The Opera se queda corto para lo que usualmente se encuadra como un clásico del rock.

08/06 Absolute classic

Interesting mix of rock with dramatic operatic overtones. I'd say very groundbreaking at the time.

half the album is fucking amazing (death on two legs, best friend, '39, prophet's, love of my life, bo rhap) and the other half is straight dogshit, but at least the dogshit is pretty fun

Full of bangers, but too much shit to be an all timer. Still worthy of constant rotation

I knew this would be on here. Prime Queen. Prime Freddy. Bohemian. Best Friend. Harmonies for ages.

There’s a fair amount of padding in this record but difficult not to give a 5 to an album that contains Bohemian Rhapsody. Plus there are one or two other classics (You’re my Best Friend, Love of my Life, Death on Two Legs, and Roger’s car song).

Not for me. Bohemian rasody good though

I can’t believe this is a 3. Some of the tracks are so epic. But some of them are aggressively meh. I can’t see myself running back to this one as a whole, even with the classic bangers.

This album is a masterpiece. Songs all flow together perfect. Such good variety. It’s just so sonically put together perfectly. Best Queen album of all time in my mind

A fantastic album! Freddy Mercury has great pipes, and I appreciate how nonconforming their album is.

Siempre tuve algo con Queen. Entiendo su grandeza, este álbum es un espectáculo y demostración de eso. Pero claramente la banda no es para mi, para mis gusto, modos, formas. Es un 5 pero porque realmente lo merece no porque me haya gustado así de mucho.

More carnival than opera. I dig it

v good

There's a couple songs in the middle of this album that kept it from being a 5. Other than that it was perfect. A classic in every sense of the word. 4.5/5

Tem melhores do queen

Idk I just wasn't feeling this one as much. Obviously Bohemian Rhapsody is really good but that was the only song I really love off this one.

yeah this is the best Queen album

It is a 5. Just listen to this again. You know it is a 5.

this may be queen’s only great album. even on this they struggle with consistency (i hate that stupid car song) but stay consistently interesting, free-spirited and experimental.

Not the best Queen album.

A great album

Sheer Heart Attack is one of the best albums by any rock band, and I don't like this followup.

I don't think I'll listen to this again because it's really not what I enjoy, but it is not bad music, so it gets a 3.

9/10 Increíble, temones en casi todos los temas

The most beautifully overblown and dramatic album ever. Huge, soaring arrangements, flamboyant style and endless layered vocals. The arrangements are genuinely incredible, and the skill of the band is clearly on display the whole way through. It achieves everything it sets out to do, it’s grand, it’s flashy and it’s one of the greatest albums of all time.

Legendary album containing lots of great songs.

3.5, jävligt ojämn

Un album entier de queen ça me me saouler je pense La première est effectivement énervante je trouve Je me dis quand même qu’un album avec une des meilleures chansons de tous les temps est un bon album. Faut pas déconner le reste n’est pas totalement sans intérêt non plus ‘39 est très surprenante ! On dirait pas une chanson de queen sauf à la fin. C’est une sorte de country folk The prophet song est bien aussi, l’album est assez inégal en fait 7/10

ops

Bohemian rhapsody is magic

9/10 A good album turned great via the inclusion of (in my opinion) one of the greatest songs to ever be written.

Good mix of great classics

I just love the whimsy of this group. Every song is so unique and fun. So many songs on this that I had never heard before that I really ended up enjoying.

Insanely good. Unfortunately I think a couple of songs are kinda annoying, like Prophet Song (and even Bohemian 🫣) but you can’t say they aren’t talented as hell

It was good to hear the rest of the album.

classic

top 1 queen album

Another installment in my "albums I really should've listened to ages ago" series I guess! So, of course I knew some of the hits on here, and Bohemian Rhapsody is a song I've always loved since being a little kid (I believe there is even a (very bad) recording of me singing it with a group I used to be in as a kid), and since then it's a song I've always loved. However, despite studying Killer Queen for one of my music qualifications, I never really bothered to do a full album by the band. So when I saw this, to be honest, I was excited but a little nervous it wouldn't live up to my expectations based on the hits, but actually, only one song in I knew I should've listened to an album ages ago! I honestly didn't expect it to show so many elements of prog rock! Sure, there a lot of less interesting songs that aren't quite as good, but this was a decent match to my expectations and I enjoyed a lot of the album. Overall, whilst this is definitely carried by Bohemian Rhapsody, I think Freddie's voice and personality throughout is exciting enough to keep me hooked, and I also really love the guitar and bass work a lot. I find the bass parts particularly funny as some of the songs it even sounds like more complicated jazz bass parts, and this is the same guy that wrote Another One Bites The Dust. I don't need to explain how legendary and amazing Bohemian Rhapsody is. You can't not sing at least one line, and I'll never stop recreating the Wayne's World scene in the guitar solo. If you don't like the guitar solos on it I genuinely just think you're a lost cause and a miserable music fan, sorry 😔

Queen har noen bops. Minst to av dem er her. De kan vel sies å ha perfeksjonert operatisk/teatralsk rock, men det er sjeldent jeg setter meg ned for å høre på Queen. Dette er første gang jeg hører en hel skive. Det blir tydeligvis ikke siste, og det går fint, for det er jo bra, men det har ikke gjort konvertitt av meg heller.

For et toppa lag av låter. Digg når det går hardt, gøy når de er pompøse. Er Queen egentlig 70-tallets rette arvtagere til Beatles? Det føles som de har lært en ting eller to i alle fall

Lightening in a bottle not made for me.

Whimsical and nostalgic. A joy.

Incredible album in so many ways. First of all, Freddie Mercury’s voice is fucking soaring throughout this whole 12 song tracklist. Brian May on the guitar is at his best with riffs and solos, and Roger Taylor on drums and John Deacon on bass are sounding amazing aswell. “Death On Two Legs” is my favourite Queen song, has been for a long time, and will not be changing any time soon. Great record without a dull moment.

Some absolutely incredible songs - a couple not so good ones

I love when my rock n roll gets a little theatrical. So this is pretty much a wet dream. There are a couple tunes that are merely good but for the most part we have bangers that cover every genre under the sun. We’ve got hard rock, love ballads, showtunes, and of course, folk diddies about an astronaut returning home and finding his loved ones gone due the fickle nature of relativity (my favorite). Bohemian rhapsody suffers the stairway to heaven effect, but like stairway, it’s a fucking awesome song. The tone that Brian May gets out of that homemade guitar is so tasty.

Ladies and Gentlemen. I guess that takes in most of you. This is the opening of a new opera season, a season made possible by the generous checks of Mrs. Claypool. I am sure the familiar strains of Verdi's music will come back to you tonight, and Mrs. Claypool's checks will probably come back in the morning. Tonight marks the American debut of Rodolfo Lassparri. Senor Lassparri comes from a very famous family. His mother was a well known bass singer. And his father was the first man to stuff spaghetti with bicarbonate of soda, thus causing and curing indigestion at the same time. And now on with the opera. Let joy be unconfined. Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons and necking in the parlor. Play, Don.

Trading the highest hard rock highs for diversity really doesn't dilute the overall products. There are some duds, but you can't have a masterpiece omelet like Bohemian Rhapsody without cracking a few eggs (fucking dudes and their cars). (4.5)

Oh what a night

loved it.

Yes

It’s a sin that I don’t have this record in my collection…

The album with "Bohemian Rhapsody" is certainly going to be an important one, both in terms of Queen's discography and pop music in general. On the one hand, nobody had heard a band do this before; a rock song with several different movements, each one building toward a melodramatic crescendo. It was indeed "a night at the opera," but also a night with a barbed, spiteful sense of humor and thick riffs ("Death on Two Legs," "I'm In Love With My Car"), a night with playful novelty songs ("Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon," "Good Company"), and a night with feelgood power odes to friendship ("You're My Best Friend"). Queen had recently been screwed by their record label, so the impetus to take digs at contemporary British life in the same vein as Pink Floyd or Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles was certainly there. As a whole, you can say that this is a profoundly original album, but not necessarily because of the "experimentation." The integration of different pre-rock genres into rock had been done in rock before, albeit rarely this skillfully. The element that raised all of this above board, that made the work as a whole original, is "Bohemian Rhapsody." The song that made rock an opera. The song that, according to Nick Kent, made everyone want to kill themselves after it spent ten weeks at number one. Removed from the context of its album, this was a moment when rock became less a meaningful social practice and more a part of the spectacle. No wonder punk became necessary. "God Save the Queen" indeed.

yeah i'm really not a fan of musical-like songs. bohemian rhapsody is pretty good i guess but it feels a bit cheesy at times.

I stood by the opinion that Queen has great songs but mid albums, but with this release it's untrue. Great album from back to back, with Prophet Song being my favourite

Classic. A work of art. Some golden standards mixed with some new ones I hadn’t heard - and almost all were perfectly done. Listening to and then reading about this album makes me comfortable in making this a 5*

4?

A Night At The Opera is the Queen album to me. Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack were very good albums too but this one tells you everything you need to know about Queen and that is why it is my favorite. Pretty much everything you could ever want from an album from these guys is all here and then some. You've got your fun melodies and hooks, a fast and fun pace, amazing musicianship with the piano and guitars being big show stealers, and super grandiose vocals from each singer which complement these songs perfectly. I still really enjoy the other two Queen albums on this site but it is still clear that when i think of Queen, I think of this album. Best Song: Bohemian Rhapsody Worst Song: The Prophets Song Side note: Last Queen album so: 1. A Night At The Opera 2. Sheer Heart Attack 3. Queen II

Pretty cool

Queen are a prime example of a band with awesome songs and pretty disappointing albums. You can't have Bohemian Rhapsody and I'm In Love With My Car in the same album, and you can't have the latter in any truly good album. The highs here are divine, but the lows are trashy in a bad way. A lot of the album is uninspiring or outright boring and I wouldn't recommend listening to those songs outside of educating yourself about the band's catalogue. Cutting maybe half the album would've made it a timeless classic. Of course, there's Bohemian Rhapsody and Love Of My Life, which are two of the greatest songs ever recorded. However, two songs are far from enough to save this whole album from being mostly a dud.

its shit. i dont enjoy the noise. what the hell is that? nothings caught my attention yet. ugh

...so yesterday, on my very first day of this project, I got Queen's 'Sheer Heart Attack', a pretty great slice of classic rock that I really enjoyed. At the start of that review, I mentioned how I heard this album a while ago and left it feeling kind of disappointed, and that 'Sheer Heart Attack' was, to me, a pretty big improvement on that album. And now saying that I was wrong actually and that 'A Night At The Opera' is Great Actually a literal day after posting that review feels more than a little embarrassing but here we are. Yeah, 'A Night At The Opera' is Queen's best album (n = 2 still withstanding). It's eclectic, colorful, and genuinely such a blast that I'm kind of left wondering why I didn't really love it when I first heard it. Obviously, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is one of the greatest rock songs ever written, but 'I'm In Love With My Car', 'You're My Best Friend', 'Death On Two Legs', '39', and 'The Prophet's Song' are all still absolutely fantastic songs (especially that last one - might be the weirdest song I've heard from the band and I mean that in the best way possible). It's my first 5/5 of the challenge (realistically closer to a strong 9/10 for me but close enough), and it's my favorite Queen album.

a classiccc te amo freddy

An album of absolute highs and “well it’s good if you like that kind of thing”.

Många låter jag inte minns, typ bara Bohemina Rhapsody som sticker ut. Helt ok album

I thought I would enjoy it more, maybe it's just not the right kind of day also what even is a rhapsody

kind of didn't hit me on first listen but on repeated listens it grew on me and I quite like it even though I'm not a big queen fan there's some really fun tracks and the guitar work is sublime highly recommend

Rate: 9.5/10.

Queen’s best album? Maybe. Best rock band ever? Also a definite maybe.

Album 1001 en hoewel we nog even door mogen is dat toch een mijlpaal. Dat album 1001 vervolgens de nummer 1 van menig editie van de Top 2000 bevat is haast poëtisch. Als een soort eindknaller is ie daar, track 11 van de 12. Vrouwen van rond de 21 met die ene ovale zonnebril op de toet die net in Amsterdam zijn gaan wonen zouden zo'n gelegenheid aangrijpen om er iets spiritueels van te maken. Maargoed, we moeten nog een albumpje of 90 door dus. Hopen dat er her en der nog een vijfsterren verrassing naar boven plopt en het is allemaal geen probleem. Zie het als een ereronde. Met champagne in de hand richting de Champs-Élysées. Eigenlijk is het net als dit album. Je moet even door een (muzikaal meer dan goede) musical heen en dan krijg je het bombastische nummer der nummers. Het nummer waarvan ik eigenlijk geen idee heb wat er allemaal gezegd wordt, maar wat ik desondanks vaak genoeg heb staan meeblèren. You're My Best Friend, Love Of My Life en Bohemian Rhapsody, de goede productie, de lekkere gitaren en de mooie harmonieën. Als dit album niet in deze lijst stond, kon je heel de lijst weggooien, of je het nou leuke muziek vindt of niet. 5 sterren.

Solid listen overall. ‘39 definitely was a sneaky good song.

A lot of range on this album, I'm not a big Queen fan so I was surprised to hear someone other than Freddie Mercury singing.

The album that rose Queen to superstardom. There aren't many who don't know Bohemian Rhapsody and You're My Best Friend, and Love Of My Life is an underrated track of theirs.

I always expect Queen to be a 5 and I'm always a little disappointed. This was fine, but certainly not amazeballs.

01) Death on Two Legs - 9,0 02) Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon - 9,0 03) I'm in Love with My Car - 8,5 04) You're My Best Friend - 10,0 05) 39 - 9,5 06) Sweet Lady - 8,5 07) Seaside Rendezvous - 9,0 08) The Prophet's Song - 8,5 09) Love of My Life - 10,0 10) Good Company - 8,5 11) Bohemian Rhapsody - 10,0 12) God Save the Queen - 10,0 TOTAL: 9,21 (92/100) Current ranking: 46/979

never really heard much queen aside from The Hits so this was an interesting listen. it's pretty damn good in places but a little hit and miss overall i think? although tbh i'm not even sure i'd exactly call the tracks i don't enjoy so much "misses", more just, "too twee for me". it sometimes feels like they were more interested in scoring a musical than putting together an album. aside from the obvious banger "bohemian rhapsody", i think my favourites are "i'm in love with my car", "'39" and "the prophet's song". i enjoy freddie mercury's vocals, and brian may's are pretty good too, and and the instrumentals are great when they're not verging far enough into show tunes type bullshit to get irritating. good enough that i can look past those moments to give this 4 stars, apparently. although it took quite a while to make that decision......

Poppy vibe from Queen

Increible no parece de los 70

So enjoyable! Just one of those perfect albums. What a way to kick off this listening party and list. Whew!

If I didn't know Queen and listened to just this album, I think I'd struggle to understand how they were such a massive band

just get the Greatest Of CD

Operatic prog rock, mostly! They have a good range of sounds, through in some baroque and some classic rock elements. I would remove about three songs and this would be a great album.

Theatrical, which tracks. Brian May is unheralded...he makes the show tuney stuff tolerable.

This album has always been a favorite of mine, it's so campy and fun and it just makes you smile. The opening track is really cool and it just sets the scene so well, for the tone of the album. This album just really works for me and some of that is due to nostalgia, but I just think that the highs of the album are so significant, that the lows really don't impact my enjoyability. No surprise , obviously the car saw sucks and it does not fit with the rest of the album. , there are also a couple other songs on this album, which really don't work with the rest of the songs in terms of style. Freddie tracks are just in a league of their own. This album is not perfect by any stretch , but it is so impactful and it's just so relevant to music as we know it today that I can't sit here and give it anything less than a glowing review. Plus there are multiple songs on this album that are my all time fav songs. Fav Track: Love Of My Life

8/10

Interesting to hear Bohemian Rhapsody in context, but some of these songs sound like music hall b

Two big hitters with the grand daddy of them all surrounded by ok

I don't think I realized how much Queen is like the cheesiest 30s music hall music then a really awesome guitar solo then a harmony with so many parts that it sounds fake. The Prophet's Song should get some of the Bohemian Rhapsody love - 5 minute song is rookie numbers for 70s rock.

Album 257. A Night At The Opera (https://open.spotify.com/album/1TSZDcvlPtAnekTaItI3qO?si=KiSnbxgwRNOTh_1jNvHeDQ) — Queen (1975) Absolute classic album, best of the best. Theatrical, musical, epic. Can't give it the highest rate unfortunately, too many average songs amid bangers. 4/5 Liked: — Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...) — Seaside Rendezvous — Love Of My Life — Bohemian Rhapsody

Not very good apart from BR.

Tonight on Queen's "A Night at the Opera": Freddie makes it impossible for anybody to think he's straight with songs like "Seaside Rendezvous"... Brian sings a sad song about astronauts... John continues to be the underdog of the group... And Roger wants to do unspeakable things to his car...

Yep.

Excellent

Iconic as Iconic gets. Best Song: '39 (just kidding its Bohemian Rhapsody) Rating: 9/10 Stars: 5

it has Bohemian Rhapsody on it, that song alone is worth 5 stars

Oneof the best albums ever created

'39

Loved it! Complex guitar and vocal harmonies, creative lyrics, innovative rhythm changes, and one of the best voices in rock history. First time listening to the album end to end. Outstanding.

I've heard the term "rock opera" before, and I'm wondering if that's what this sounds like. I actually had that thought before I internalized the title of this album. I bet that's what makes Freddy mercury's music so entertaining, especially when it's executed on such a high level. He explores many shades of the rock world, but every song is theatrical and energetic. The compositions are very dynamic and all over the place as if they were accompanying the events of a stage play. The guitar playing and other instrumentation are great, but as a singer, the highlight for me has to be the layered vocals. I could see arguments for the grandiosity being excessive at times, but for the most part, I'm won over and feel confident with a 4

There's clearly a lot of skill here, which probably helps to account for how - despite coming from what seems like a far fringe (music hall/musical theater?) niche of pop/rock music, Queen achieved a high level of success -- with this album in particular, and the weirdo genius of "Bohemian Rhapsody most particularly of all. The problem, for me, is that I've heard "Bohemian Rhapsody" so many times now that it's long since lost its brightest sheen of novelty. My other problem is that, the talent notwithstanding, everything sounds so stilted (almost . . . antiseptic?), in particular the singing (lead and harmonies), and the guitar sound, too. I suppose when it came out, those qualities might have made it stand out. Anyway, I still need to rate this. Once you're past the 2 hits, I don't think any of the other 10 songs particularly stand out, or invite repeated listens. Weighing the pros (including trying to imagine I'd never heard any of this before) and cons, I think 3 stars seems right.

I like: The vocal breakdown on The Prophet's Song The vocal harmonies on Love of My Life The vocal harmonies in general How fun the first four tracks are The silly vaudevillian, music hall stuff I dislike: The more straightforward rock sections like on Sweet Lady The syrupy Broadway sections (Seaside Rendezvous is very fun, I'm just not always in the mood) So I don't think I can give it a 5 because parts of it are hard for me to stomach, but. . . . It's a delightful record, full of delights!

This is such a fun album I really like I am in love with my car. You're my bestfriend is good. I like the guitar in '39. I like Seaside Rendevous and sweet lady. This album does have Bohemian Rhapsody so i feel like it needs to be a 4 star album.

I enjoyed this, my personal dwarf with the tray of cocaine on his head, not so much.

Queen is one of a very few bands that doesn’t compare to anything else. The heavy hitters on this one get to the top billing for me although it does not quite meet the play thru bar that typically require for full stars. The opera concept is again represented in their catalog with “Inuendo”, a very underrated album of theirs IMO.

An automatic top rating based on You’re My Best Friend, Love Of My Life, and Bohemian Rhapsody alone. This one’s got everything from prog, to jazzy, to straight up rock, to silly tongue n cheek. A bit theatrical for my taste, but still gotta recognize how unique this is. A band like no other.

Queen is singular. Can’t think of another band like them. The piano, Freddie’s vocals, the overdub harmonies (which were a little over done on these) and of course Brian’s guitar tone and phrasing. Bohemian Rhapsody is a masterpiece. A few other good songs on here but not my favorite Queen. Seaside Rendezvous is a little too much for me. While I’d love to round up on the merits of Bohemian, just not enough other stuff here. 4.25

Bohemian Rhapsody puts a 4* floor under this album on its own. Question is whether the rest of the album elevates it into 5* land. I’m a bit on the fence… but I did enjoy so I’m giving the benefit of the doubt and rounding up. 4.25/5

5/5

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Loved this album (obviously). 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is on this record, therefore it will receive an instant five stars, which needs no further explanation. However, aside from the aforementioned song and 'Love of my life' and 'You're my best friend', I hadn't listened to the others before with much intent. I was especially surprised by 'Death on two legs' which I will be adding to my regular Queen listening repertoire. Honorable mention for 'I'm in love with my car' which I thought was hilarious, and 'Seaside rendezvous' for the mock instrumental bridge with Taylor's impression of a kazoo. Every song on this album is intentional in its production and musicality, the experimental sound is SO cool, and an excellent example of why Queen really are the best rock band to ever exist.

Meh

I really do not like Bohemian Rhapsody. It's the most holds up spork arena rock song ever made. I'd give it a 3/5 though. That being said, most of the rest of this album was just kinda worse than that and some (looking at you, Good Company and Seaside Rendezvous) were awful.

9/10

“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see.”

Really fun album. I love how many genres it touches. My main complaints are I’m In Love With My Car and God Save The Queen. The God Save The Queen thing is just that I’m a Brit who thinks our national anthem SUCKS. This is a pretty good version of it to be fair. Just think I’m In Love With My Car isn’t a very good song, but I’m also very much not a car person. Aside from those two, it’s a great album that lifted my spirits on a not so great office day. Although, the Managing Director at my company mentioned Bohemian Rhapsody today and when I told him I’d just been listening to it, he proceeded to explain to me that it doesn’t have a chorus as though I hadn’t Just Been Listening To It. I was already familiar with a lot of the songs but I’d never heard '39 before and I really loved it. Fav song: Bohemian Rhapsody – also liked You’re My Best Friend, Love Of My Life and '39 Least fav: I’m In Love With My Car

The way some of the reviews went on about it I thought I’m In Love With My Car would be the worst song I’d ever heard but it was pretty fun! And as someone who knows nothing about (and doesn’t care about) cars it’s exactly how car people sound when they talk about their cars. Favourite song: Bohemian Rhapsody (or ‘39) Least: The Prophet’s Song

High 3 held back from a 4 by an over reliance on pretending to be sailors in some songs

Tracks to go back to: ‘39

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Masterpiece - Death On Two Legs is incredible. Lazing is is great. Roger Taylor shines with his vocal turn. You're My Best Friend is perfect pop. It just goes on. The Prophet's Song might be the best thing they ever did. Plus there's the small matter of Bohemian Rhapsody. When I said Sheer Heart Attack MIGHT be my favourite Queen album? This is the other contender.

I kinda love Queen. I wasn’t too sure when I only know the big hits (as so many do) so I wondered how boring an entire album from them could be. But no, it’s delirious right from the beginning. I should have known better.

Nostalgia. But so awesome, silly, beautiful. 10/10

Queen, die britische Formation um Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor und John Deacon, nahm ihr viertes Studioalbum zwischen August und November 1975 an gleich sieben verschiedenen Orten auf – darunter Rockfield in Wales, die Londoner Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic und Scorpio-Sound-Studios sowie Lansdowne; einzig "God Save the Queen" stammte noch aus einer Trident-Sitzung von 1974. Veröffentlicht wurde das Ergebnis über EMI in Großbritannien und Elektra in den USA – zu jener Zeit angeblich die teuerste Plattenproduktion der Geschichte. Der Aufwand zahlte sich aus: A Night at the Opera bündelt Music-Hall-Anklänge, Hardrock, Seemannslied und barocken Pomp zu einem Werk, das keine stilistischen Grenzen kennt. Zentrum ist "Bohemian Rhapsody", ein sechsminütiges Klangkonstrukt aus Balladenteil, Opern-Pastiche und Riff-Finale, das gängige Singleformate bewusst ignorierte und dennoch zum Welterfolg wurde. Doch auch abseits davon überzeugt das Album: "You're My Best Friend" und "Love of My Life" zeigen die poppige, gefühlvolle Seite der Band, während "'39" mit Folk-Instrumentierung eine fast unerwartete Wärme versprüht. Bemerkenswert ist die handwerkliche Präzision, mit der Roy Thomas Baker als Produzent gemeinsam mit der Band mehrspurige Gesangsharmonien und Gitarrenorchestrierungen aufbaute – ganz ohne Synthesizer, wie das Cover explizit vermerkt. Das Album gilt bis heute als Wendepunkt in Queens Karriere und als eines der einflussreichsten Rockalben der 1970er-Jahre. Ein Meilenstein, der zeigt, wie weit sich Ambition und Massentauglichkeit miteinander verbinden lassen.

Boring....gave musical and I wasn't in the mood for that

¡Death On Two Legs es definitvamente una GRAN introducción a éste álbum! Definitivamente siento el teatro en cada una de las melodías y en todos los arreglos, me encanta, probablemente el mainstream sobre Queen me dejó poco impresionable y acostumbrada, pero ¡definitivamente es un álbum que si o si se tiene que escuchar! Las perfectas: You're My Best Friend (entiendo a la perfección por qué fue usada en películas de terror), '39, The Prophet's Song y Love of My Life, aunque Bohemian Rhapsody es un clásico.

Absolutely great record. Each track blends nicely into the next, making this a really enjoyable listening experience. Favourite Track(s): Bohemian Rhapsody, You're My Best Friend Least Favourite Track(s): '39

Bohemian Rhapsody is obviously a classic, and I think I enjoyed '39 if I am remembering correctly (could be +- one song). Overall though not really my cup of tea, very all over the place and just not very satisfying to listen to.

Never thought Queen had a killer album. There had always been too many discrepancies between the operatic and rock influences which make for awkward listening. Definitely more of a singles band in my opinion and this album didn’t change that perception. Sweet Lady, 39, You’re my Best Friend are ace. I’m in love with my car has some of the worst lyrics imaginable over some of the best music on the album.

honestly a little much for me as a whole but some of the songs are great

No era nada familiar con el juego de Queen, pensaba que solo hacian pop-rock pero vaya discazo. Aparte de Bohemian Rhapsody, The Prophet's Song?? '39?? Está guapisimo, si parece prog a veces.

Insane production and musicality. Will I listen to it regularly? Probably not. But a huge achievement.

there's like 3 skips on here. the rest are classics

That hit the spot.

I had never seen this cover before! Fun! Album is not my thing but Bohemian Rhapsody is canon

Becoming more of the Queen I recognise than 'Queen II' - still some mad prog tracks ('The Prophet Song') but ''39' and 'You're My Best Friend' shows the diversity I like in Queen. Good album.

First time listening to a Queen album coming from the perspective of someone who feels fatigue each time a Queen song (Cool Cat excluded) comes on the radio. Most clear aspect of this album is the wide range of musical exploration; jaunty vaudeville tunes, sea shanties, rock operas, religious a capellas. Such wide diversity is often united by Freddie Mercury’s recognizable vocals, along with the precise musicality of the band, although there are moments where other voices take the vocal lead. The lyrics themselves, besides in the scathing opener “Death On Two Legs” and the ecclesiastical “Prophet Song”, often come off as nonsensical or arbitrary, and if not either of those, then leaning heavily on trite lyricism borne from a song’s musical influence. In this way, the lack of unity or linearity throughout this album, made clear by the aforementioned musical range, is exacerbated by uninteresting lyricism. It is clear that, to Queen, the singer’s role is largely instrumental, rather than confessional or story-weaving, which is not inherently a negative. Still, A Night At The Opera feels a bit to disjointed for my personal tastes (although the transition from “Death On Two Legs” to “Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon” made me laugh). In this way, I have some trouble imagining returning to this album as a whole listen, especially because I am not particularly enamored by vaudeville tunes, sea shanties, or falling in love with one’s car. Some songs I did enjoy: “Death On Two Legs”—hilariously petty and scathing; “The Prophet Song”—unexpected prog rock to break up the album, very fun a capella; and, of course, “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Final thought: maybe it’s due to my lack of experience with Queen’s albums, but when you encounter incredible hits like Bohemian Rhapsody as a single, I don’t think it unreasonable to expect a similar level of musical depth from the rest of the album, which is not really what I experienced here. I think a more full embrace of that nonsensical operatic sound would have made this album more cohesive, more compelling, and more like a night at the opera!

Love Queen and while I think some of their most iconic songs are on this album some songs like Sweet Lady and Seaside Rendezvous don't really work for me.

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all time fave 5/5

YES

I like the band and have heard a lot of their songs. I had listened to most of the album but never to it complete fist part is just... funny and whimsical rock, a lot of classic songs that I've liked since I was in high school. but listening to them all together feels kinda... boring? not much new, makes me switch between 3 and 4 Prophet song is a nice surprise after seaside rendezvous and does feel like a nice switch after all the fun. Queen are known for a reason. And the fact that they can make fun catchy songs and throw a nice intense song after I think is one of those. Gotta admit that I did not know this song, and it does feel quite good. Production is odd tho, plain? may be headphones Good company should be in the first half. You could have had a perfect run but good company is there and not in the first half 4. Fun first half that remains catchy and fun for years, not ground breaking. A good end, if we ignore good company being there. The first half foes get kinda boring at some point if you listen to them de corrido

its queen 🤷🏻

Classic

Masterpiece! Freddie's vocal is the best! "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a masterpiece.

Queen is one of those bands that I think is good, but I feel like I don't like them as much as I'm supposed to. So honestly, I wasn't expecting much from this album. But even aside from Bohemian Rhapsody, there was a lot of enjoyable stuff on this album.

You can never go wrong with Queen. Plus, A Night at the Opera has one of the best songs ever written on it (Bohemian Rhapsody), so that makes it even better in my book.

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