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prophets song > bohemian rhapsody no competition
Favorite album by one of my favorite bands. Top 3 album of all time, in my opinion. No more words needed. 5/5
Made my bones to this Queen album. My first true exposure to the theatrical rock opera genius of Freddie. Hasn't lost any charm. Full 5 stars, no fluff. God damn stellar music. I'm in love with my car isn't even that bad, kinda quirky. I dig that.
2.5
Honestly maybe the best album of all time. Said without an ounce of hyperbole. Not sure if I'll find a better one than this on this list.
I listened to this a lot when it was first released. Haven't heard it much since. Most of it still holds up.
vafan jag gillar ju queen
a Classic, Top100
Opera is a great way to describe this album. It’s no surprise that three of the tracks became mega hits. But there are also tracks like the prophet song that are just as avant-garde and brilliant as bohemian rhapsody. All and all a fun listen. And Freddie is spectacular as ever.
Wildly diverse: songs range from so bad it's good (I'm In Love With My Car) to so good it's bad (Bohemian Rhapsody). Death On Two Legs is an all-timer as far as album openings go.
Sounds like they recorded in a studio: perfect harmonies, solos, etc. Amazing live performance.
The breadth of sound here is always surprising. The run between 'I'm In Love With My Car' and 'Seaside Rendezvous" is all over the place yet somehow are fully formed and Queen is able to deliver each song. Bohemian Rhapsody is the perfect button for this album conceptually on top of the pure supremacy of the song as a standalone item. Hard to capture how obviously great the album is in totality. I lack of musical language to express why.
Good f-ing album.
This album transports me to middle school when I was listening to it on repeat. I always loved the disclaimer printed on a sticker adhered to the cover of the album that informed listeners that NO synthesizers were used in the album’s production—just a whole bunch of vocal parts smushed into the limited number of tracks they had on the tape. Incredible. We also had a Queen documentary (on VHS) I watched a million times in this same period so fuzzy imagines from the performances stream in my consciousness while listening. I remember my first listen of “Death on Two Legs” and thinking it was completely badass. It might be sacrilege, but I always thought Roger Taylor’s song about his Car was very goofy. I felt like it was meant to be taken seriously, but I could never really get there. Sorry, Rog. Besides the obvious hits on this album, “Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon,” is forever one of my favorite Queen songs. Admittedly, I forgot how nearly (again, sorry, Rog) flawless this album is.
Apparently I’m a Top 40 Queen fan. I appreciate what they’re doing on this album, but just give me the hits and hold the rest please. With all due respect…
Pink Floyd is Queen Unplugged and Uncut. Incidentally, my father isn’t a fan of either! (He *does* like the Beatles, so conclusively, his mild reprovals have been less influential than Mom's prosecutorial, attack-is-the-best-form-of-defense school of musical appreciation.) I will never not sing along to Bohemian Rhapsody, and You're My Best Friend is a longtime fave. I'm in Love With My Car and ‘39 were first listens and also great. Freddie’s pipes and gusto elevates everything, even the gooier bubble gum bits.
Better than Coldplay
An eclectic mix of songs, most of which I like. I played a game with my friend where I had him try and guess the band. It was “I’m In Love With My Car” and “‘39”. He was pretty mad that I cheated by playing two unrecognizable Queen songs.
One of the best albums
An album deserving of its status and importance amongst the Rock canon. Endlessly re-listenable and hard not to enjoy. only really suffers mainly from something akin to the Seinfeld Effect, where the sound has been so over-replicated it's missing its originality upon listening half a century later. fav tracks: Lazing On A Sunny Afternoon, Bohemian Rhapsody
I like Queen.
Appreciated listening to this album. Fun song that was new to me: Seaside Rendezvous. Enjoyed the instrumentations, harmonies and lyrics in Love of My Life.
Volume 1 was enough to convince me.
Very good.
Bit disappointed by this one. Just didn't live up the name in my eyes. Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the greatest/iconic songs of all time but there are far too many duds for this to be a "great" album. 3.5/5. Raising to a 4.
one of my favourite albums of all time. really weirdly, i literally listened to it in full the day before the generator gave me it AND it gave me it on freddie's birthday. every track is so exciting and creative and i think it sums queen up so well. it's, in my opinion, their greatest album in terms of consistency. there's so much depth and so much going on in every track that makes it such a captivating listen.
Operatic hard rock. Bohemian Rhapsody obviously is the classic here. '39 and Good Company were two I was unfamiliar with that caught my ear.
solid tracks with some filler. I don't know how Love of My Life isn't one of their biggest hits bc it's just so good and full of drama and heartache. drama is what Queen does best
masterpiece. 1000/5
Really don't like Queen! Hate Brian May's guitar, which is weird as I quite liked it at the time. Way more eclectic than I'd have thought, but that's not necessarily a good thing. The mish-mash of styles means the album doesn't hand together as a cohesive whole. You're My Best Friend is the stand out for me: BR is just too familiar (again, loved this as a 10yo and was the song of choice coming back from rugby matches). Production goes up to 11; again, not great for me.
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
If this album were just Bohemian Rhapsody - it would still be 5/5 - but fortunately it's hit after hit front to back, absolute perfection
A glorious album.
Absolute masterpiece of an album. There's only a few fleeting moments in a song here or there I don't like, and it's so minute it takes nothing away from the album's excellence. "I'm In Love With My Car" is kinda dorky in terms of subject matter, but who cares the music is still pretty dope. Timeless classic of an album.
There’s a reason why we only know their greatest hits. Bohemian Rhapsody and not much else!
I wonder how many people coming into this project are listening to a full Queen album for the first time as opposed to the only the hits. A small part of me was expecting to find this album a little overrated, mostly due to some fatigue with Queen being played to death in most places. However, a lot of the deep cuts really showed up here, from The Prophet’s Song to ‘39 to Love of My Life. And yeah, there’s also Bohemian Rhapsody and You’re My Best Friend. There were a few weird songs (Seaside Rendezvous especially) that prevent me from saying this is perfect. But, for what it’s worth, I had a lot of fun with this one. Favorite track: Bohemian Rhapsody (basic I know, but let me have it) Other hits: You’re My Best Friend, ‘39, The Prophet’s Song, Death on Two Legs, Love of My Life
Found this really fatuiging.
I listened to this - and all the Queen albums pressed at the time - in my adolescence years and absolutely jizzed over them. Listened a few years back and was surprised and a little downcast at how they had faded in my estimation. Lets see what this is like with another relisten... there are one or two zingers but the album is a bit all-over-the-place. The harmonies that work in BR kill the ompf of The Prophet, I dislike the sentiment of Keep Yourself Alive but the others are good or a bit of laugh. On my patented -100 to 100 rating scale - where zero is that okay film that you didn't realise you were watching for a second time until 15 minutes in - its 65
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
Pues un discazo.
Hopelessly middlebrow. An affront to my finely honed sensibilities
A towering achievement in rock history, A Night at the Opera is Queen at their most ambitious, theatrical, and sonically adventurous. From the operatic grandeur of “Bohemian Rhapsody” to the raw power of “Death on Two Legs,” the album showcases the band’s virtuosity and flair for drama. The production is lush, the songwriting bold, and Freddie Mercury’s vocals are nothing short of iconic. However, the album’s occasional detours into jazzy pastiche—like “Seaside Rendezvous” and “Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon”—while charming to some, for me they dilute the emotional and musical intensity for those who prefer Queen’s rockier edge. They feel more like whimsical sketches than essential statements. Still, it’s a near-masterpiece—just shy of five stars due to those indulgences.
A genre-blending orchestral album. Obviously highlighted by Bohemian Rhapsody, but some other really good tracks as well, with the typical Queen weirdness mixed in. Freddie Mercury is clearly in peak form, with group harmonies also showcased on many songs.
Meg and I belted this out whilst making shakshuka - good time had by all
Did not listen.
Low 3 best song: youre my best friend feels surprisingly mid 60s this, with the mock musical hall numbers etc. its patchy. some unbelievable stuff with the famous songs, but then theres also "im in love with my car". not really for me
This has a few odd songs, but overall a great album. Amazing that Bohemian Rhapsody made it to radio! That was an accomplishment.
Death on Two Legs, Love of my Life: Good new to me songs. You're My Best Friend, Bohemian Rhapsody: Great not new to me songs. I'm in Love With my Car, The Prophet's Song: Absolute shit songs. Freddie is the best voice in R&R ever, yes. But Queen still belongs on a Greatest Hits album.
A most excellent album. Not everything was to my liking, but I listened to the whole thing
I mean. Damn.
Amazing album, and one that I've already loved before my listen here. Great songwriting, crazy good vocal harmonies, and you can just tell the band had a whole deal of fun with the album.
Queen's songwriting combined contemporary progressive rock and heavy metal, which led to a "Led Zeppelin meets Yes" description of the band. <-- This would explain my 5* rating 😁 I believe Queen to be the most innovative, and talented band ever. Even songs I don't care to listen to outside this review I appreciate for its amazing production and uniqueness. I am really hoping to review another queen album and I am pretty certain I will because they are that awesome!! 100% enjoyed!!
“Bohemian Rhapsody”. Might be a cop out, but that instantly makes this a 5. Such a recognizable song. Queen had a legacy that transcends the passing of Freddie Merc. Overall, I like the flow of the album. His raspy vocals when getting into the verses was a great contrast with his melodic vocals on the chorus. When the whole band can sing, that’s also a plus. Kudos to them on the backing vocals!
This album is an experience! Already a fan of Queen and familiar with their hits, this was a fun listen for me - especially after watching the Bohemian Rhapsody movie just a few months ago which touched on the making of this iconic album. I love how each band member contributed to the writing, and how they all pushed their comfort zone. It paid off!
I find Queen albums to be very inconsistent, but that is part of the fun of the listening experience here. I really don't like the hits on here, especially Love of my Life and Bohemian Rhapsody are incredibly overplayed. Besides the hits and the few cornball musical-esque tracks here, there are some good songs on here. Death on two legs and The Prophet's Song are great surprises for me on here. Queen can write and play some great tracks, but it's almost like they don't wanna do most of the time.
Não dá para ser imparcial! Queen é muito especial para mim e este álbum é absolutamente incrível!
Loved it! Queen at their best? Bangers throughout, maybe 1 skip, maybe 0? Will revisit for sure.
Don't care for queen. It's not experimental, just sounds orchestric and boring.
Queen’s hottest album has everything: hard rock diss tracks (“Death on Two Legs”), prog adventures (“The Prophet’s Song”), boundary pushing mini-operas (“Bohemian Rhapsody”), vaudeville showtunes (“Seaside Rendezvous”), earnest love songs (“You’re My Best Friend”, “Love Of My Life”), twinkling folk about space exploration and the passage of time (“‘39”, one of my all-time favorite Queen songs). Multitudes, truly. A fun, boisterous, flamboyant album that’s also experimental and often totally rips. It’s a great example of the studio as an instrument itself. High hit rate and thankfully nothing I’d consider filler, which dogged them as their career continued.
No ja nie lubię. 2/5
Just a 4 by the skin of its teeth as a result of the strength of the obvious songs. There’s a lot of gimmicky shite on here though
What’s more boring than a night at the opera? This album.
Ouais c’est bon mais j’suis pas vrm là
Je m'attendais pas à grand chose de plus que Bohemian Rhapsody mais je suis agréablement surpris!
- If you don't get Queen, you may never. The writing, the playing, the production, the vision. They bring it. This one is a masterpiece. Arguably, they have 2 more in their catalog (Sheer Heart Attack and then either News of the World or The Game). What an album. -
Favorites (almost the whole album): Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon I'm In Love With My Car You're My Best Friend '39 Sweet Lady Seaside Rendezvous Love Of My Life Good Company Bohemian Rhapsody God Save The Queen Epic.
Bohemian Rhapsody is certainly one of the best songs of all time, but this album just feels like a constant struggle to find the band’s best sound
It's a bit disjointed with multiple vocalists/songwriters. I think it's better as a collection of singles than as an album. That being said, there are some all timers on here. 7/10
ALL THE STARS. THE SONIC POWER OF THIS IS CANDY GOLD YUM.
Det räcker liksom inte att en av världens bästa låtar är med om mycket av det andra är mellanmjölk.
El disco no es solo Bohemian Rhapsody, hay otras canciones que aún perduran o gustan, pero la sombra que esa canción proyecta supera al disco y, me atrevo a decir, abarca toda la carrera del grupo. Es revelador escuchar la obra de la cual forma parte esa canción. El contexto, después de todo, es importante.
How is it possible that every time I listen to a Queen deep cut song I find it unbearable? Nice album I guess, >70/100 at least but I don't feel giving it an exact score
i respect it but i do not like it
WSPANIAŁY ALBUM i am SO in love with my car bohemian rhapsody aaaa
Queen is everything correct about Rock and Roll.
Death On Two Legs starts the album strong and it ends quite bombastic with the Bohemian Rhapsody/God Save The Queen combo ending. But why did they put I'm In Love With My Car in here and furthermore was selected as the B-side of the Bohemian Rhapsody single? Fuck knows, Queen albums always have one or two tracks that make it lose the 5 star potential. Their best albums are their first 2 Greatest Hits compilations.
this album is so good it enough has a couple of bad tracks and still gets a 5
8/10 peam theater kid rock
A little eccentric and showcases wide range. Some truly great songs (Best Friend, bohemian rhapsody) and a few that were more skippable. ‘39 was my pleasant surprise track
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.
Not overrated at all. Wonderful album and only a single weak track. Pretty impressive if anything
Good old friend
Classic, so many great hits.
Kind of underwhelming outside of the hit singles.
Mammoth album. This is as close as it gets to perfect👌
Fantastic album with some stone cold classics
So good. Loved ‘39 and Seaside Rendezvous
Bohemian Rhapsody.
I can feel like this album will be a classic in my library
Best Song: Bohemian Rhapsody I am not a huge Queen fan but do appreciate and enjoy them (I had both Classic Queen and Greatest Hits in high school). However, this album is a first from start to finish. It is good, a bit more theatrical than I normally enjoy but their talent is impossible to miss. Plus, Bohemian Rhapsody will always be awesome! I'm sure that there will be more Queen that leans more towards rock and my liking. 4/5.
I love Queen, but I do find their albums messy.
it’s queen. it’s a night at the opera. it’s a 5!
Clássico é clássico. Um álbum que me acompanha desde criança e tem algumas das melhores músicas do Queen (e da História).
Queen is probably the best rock band of all time but its not talked about enough how many showtunes their albums have. I love showtunes so its great, just not mentioned ever.
Classic
A big listen. Needs full attention because it's all so beautiful.
This was great. Very interesting mix of sounds. I’d only heard a couple of these songs before and some of them should be a lot more popular. Really enjoyed this.
Omg finally a queen album <3. I love Queen and this album is incredible.
Innehåller Bohemian Raphsody - say no more.
!!!
Come for the Bohemian Rhapsody, stay for Brian May singing like a quarter of the songs? BR being on this album puts the floor at a high 3/5. There’s definitely some filler, but there’s also some really solid deep cuts on here, too. “I’m in Love with My Car”, “Sweet Lady”, and “Love of my Life” are all good. Queen was sneaky good at creating beautiful harmonies, but a few too many jaunty, circusy tunes keep this at a 4/5 for me.
Bohemian Rhapsody is doing a lot of lifting here
Outside of the two singles and '45, the album is just fine. Sometimes I wonder if Queen would've been better if they had taken the "less is more approach". May, for instance, feels more like a barrage of sound than meaningful notes. I'd sooner give it a 7/10 than 6/10, however I can't give it a 4/5.
This album is epic in a way one could only imagine if you're only familiar with the hits, like I was. Not a moment goes by that I wasn't fully engulfed in the music. Pairs excellent with working on your car or arts and crafts.
"Bohemian rhapsody" +3, lots of filler but several phenomenal songs
Just not a big Queen fan. Contains two classics, but two good songs does not a classic album make. I give it a C+.
The best
Fun circus-like sounds. A handful of very enjoyable tracks other than Bohemian Rhapsody.
I used to live in a cramped Brooklyn apartment with five roommates (actually, at one point, it was eighteen, since everyone had a significant other living with them, and one girl also had her boyfriend, her parents, her grandparents, her sister, and her sister’s boyfriend all in one tiny room, but I digress). At night, we’d get drunk and put on music. Everyone was allowed to add to the queue, so the mix was eclectic. By two in the morning, our party will always have devolved into a sloppy singalong. The only main through-line is that you knew that at some point, Bohemian Rhapsody was going to come on, sometimes twice, and that everyone was going to sing their heart out, often driving themselves to tears. Perhaps the rest of A Night at the Opera isn’t at the same level of BR, but any album containing a song that can achieve that condition has entered the realm of immortality. Therefore, coupled with a thousand memories (including one of my dad on stage lip syncing the opera section of BR), I have to bestow this gem with a five out of five. I should also add that the production quality here really stands out. People may not love the song about the drummer being in love with his car, or the vaudeville tracks, but damn do they ‘sound’ good! Also, I have to give a shout out to the overshadowed Prophet Song, which is truly epic. Love of My Life is searingly beautiful. You’re My Best Friend? There really is a lot here, oceans worth of gold, in fact. It makes me live, now honey.
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.
Bohemian Rhapsody, You’re My Best Friend, and Love of My Life were the clear highlights. ’39 and The Prophet’s Song were memorable too. A few of the other tracks didn’t hit as hard on first listen, but this feels like an album that could grow on me.
shit sucked man im sorry
Thought i didnt like bohemian rhapsody, turns out i just dont like queen
mmmehh
Uno de los mejores de la historia
Masterpiece... I'm in love with my car goes so hard
Classic. No notes.
Such weird combo of songs. Some absolutely gems and also some odd duds.
When I was a wee-lad, before the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic might I add, I got really into Queen and started rolling the snowball that would lead me to where I am with discovering music in such deep and niche levels. I thought today would be a good day to return back to my roots with listening to what may just be Queen's most iconic project out of a discography of iconic releases. Personally I have always favored The Works, but haven't listened in full in a decent amount of time so that could have easily changed. A Night At The Opera is equally as much Rock as it is also very operatic, this album feels full of emotions and these grand swings that showcase each member's respective skills to their fullest. Brian May makes the guitar parts feel both enjoyable and thoughtful with his masterful guitar playing. John Deacon plays a more unsung role of being a backbone to all the song compositions and providing the final "oomph" the project needs to be seem as huge. Freddie Mercury does what he does best and gives one hell of a vocal performance full of theatrics and swagger unseen by any other artists of his time and beyond. Finally we have Roger Taylor who provides the pace and even some writing credits to help put the final pieces in place to help make this album and Queen as much of a spectacle as they truly are. While not every song on this album is perfect, I do still think the highs make up for some of the more clunky tracks like Good Company and Seaside Rendezvous. Overall I am really satisfied with how Queen has held up through my music listening journey and I hope to adventure through them more later on, but for now I have to say this is solid.
classic
Yep.
Real talk why would you put ‘You’re My Best Friend’ right after ‘I’m In Love With My Car’
Heard it before. Queen is one of the bands of my childhood so they have a special place in my heart 5/5
I loved getting to see Queen's "rocky" side. I didn't grow up listening to classics like Bohemian Rhapsody and had very little exposure to essential artists like Queen. This album showed me why they were so renowned. Their theeatrics and dramatic approach to song writing is what I love about them. Many of the songs feel like a true moment, something you want to listen closely to. The opener did a great job of setting the scene. The journey of a "rocky", displayed in "Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon", to a more delicate sound, like in "'39", was really interesting to me. Many elements stayed consistent, but it made the album more engaging to have different levels of energy.
Is This The Real Life? 1001 Albums Generator 93 (08/11/2025) I think the reason why Queen got so popular was that they could appeal to both the rock/metal heads as well as theater kids. Their music always walked the line between the extremely theatric music hall and the truly hard rock. At the center of this juxtaposition was the legendary vocalist Freddie Mercury, who had quite a knack for the dramatic, and guitarist Brian May, who is one of my personal favorite guitarists ever and has a tone that is quintessential rock. Queen's fourth studio album, A Night At The Opera, is their best Queen because it has the best mix of these two aspects of the band. Obviously, the key track here is Bohemian Rhapsody. I almost don't even want to talk about it because like, it's Bohemian Rhapsody. What am I supposed to say? All 5 parts of this through-composed song are legendary in their own right and every member of the band is at the top of their game here. What I do want to talk about however, is the unfairly maligned little brother of this legendary song, The Prophet's Song. It is also through-composed, progressive, epic, and it has some wonderful vocal acrobatics courtesy of Freddie Mercury. The a capella canon is wonderful and gets me every time. I have always loved this song and felt that it deserved just as much praise as BoRhap. Some of the more straightforward songs here are also amazing. You're My Best Friend is another hit that is so goshdarn cute. Love Of My Life is also really sweet. I actually like Roger Taylor's contribution, I'm In Love With My Car, even though people apparently don't like this one. Death On Two Legs is a legendary opener that is kind of experimental in its production choices and also has some of the heaviest guitar on the whole thing. Speaking of heavy guitar riffs, Sweet Lady blew my socks off. I had totally forgotten this deep cut, but it is really good. Vocally, it isn't Freddie's best moment, but it may very well be Brian May's finest moment outside of The Prophet's Song. If anything holds this album back, it's the fact that members other than Freddie were allowed to take lead vocals. '39 is a stompin, hollerin romp that I can't take seriously and Good Company is one of those highly theatrical songs that is kind of nothing. In general, these very theatrical songs are hit or miss. I actually love Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon, and Seaside Rendezvous is sweet. I could do without God Save The Queen but like I get it. A Night At The Opera is the first Queen album I would recommend to people trying to get into it. A combination of very recognizable songs with great deep cuts make it their most consistent album. 4.5/5, rounded down to 4. Favs: You're My Best Friend The Prophet's Song Bohemian Rhapsody Least Fav: Good Company
Alltime Classic.
No private session used for Spotify. I like this album, it's got some overplayed hits but it has some good Queen songs that weren't played to death on the radio and didn't make it on The Greatest Hits album. Interesting to hear the songs that were written by some of the other members of Queen as well.
Opera-rock
Easily a 5, my first one. Weird, fun, and genre-hopping, with exquisite vocals and instrumentation.
This was a lot better than Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack. I really enjoyed the song about his car. Ask me about my car dream I had once.
Solid Queen album. Good diversity in the song styles and finishing with there most played song. Not bad
I'm not a Queen fan but this was not bad actually. Not much else to say about this project.
Amazing
Queen era de los artistas que se escuchaba harto en mi casa cuando chica. Pero ahora quiero ir a reclamarle a mis papás porque era un disco de grandes éxitos. Que falta de respeto.
Absolute classic !
A couple of well known songs that I like, and some really weird stuff. Overall, meh.
Strongly dislike this
some just weird queen songs but also some iconic ones. bohemian rhapsody automattically ups this
Gran disco, me gusta mucho como todo Queen
I had a good time at the opera.
A classic for a reason. Really enjoyed it
I enjoyed this! It is maybe a bit too rock-y for me normally and there are some stinkers (seaside rendezvous I’m looking at you) + some (overplayed) greats (I’ll confess I tuned out when bohemian rhapsody played). It is really a 3.5 as I would listen to it again willingly but I’m not adding it to my library
I *really* enjoyed this: i T felt like an album I *should* have listened to by now, and it didn’t disappoint. From the first track (one of the best diss tracks I’ve heard), I was hooked - and although I didn’t need a song about being in love with a car, pretty much every song slapped. Despite the hate-filled start, this is an album about love. It’s got two of the sweetest love songs in the world, one about friendship, but written for a lifelong romantic partner, the other apparently romantic, but written for a lifelong friend. And then at the end, in context, Bohemian Rhapsody closes the album like… well, a night at the opera. Astonishingly good.
An astounding record. Total camp, Queen/Freddie style. So much fun to listen to, there are layers here probably still being discovered.
This album truly begs the question: Can a single indisputably outstanding song lift an otherwise mediocre collection of songs into the realm of greatness? The other songs on this album are certainly serviceable. While taking part in this project, I've listened to dozens of albums (possibly over 100 of the 350 I've rated so far, actually) filled with songs just as competent but forgettable (and occasionally embarrassingly cringe-worthy) as most of the songs on this album. What those other albums lack, of course, is their very own "Bohemian Rhapsody." If two or three other songs here were even one-quarter as good as that song (almost certainly a consensus top 5 of all time, so a big order, admittedly) this is a slam dunk 5 instead of a 4 rating. Or, looked at another way, this would have been Led Zeppelin IV instead of what it actually is. One more note. A couple of weeks ago, I got Queen II, and commented on how it reflected a very talented but ultimately immature group, with somewhat embarrassing tracks about evil trolls versus white queens and other such clearly Tolkien-inspired lyrics not uncommon for the era. The band had largely (but not completely) moved away from that by this point (two albums later), but "The Prophet's Song" is clearly still revisiting that phase of their development. On this listening, though, I came to realize that "Bohemian Rhapsody" is also a song like that. Or a parody of a song like that which somehow spirals into a greatness that a more straight-laced approach could never have achieved.
You get the feeling that some albums are on here just because of one big single. Bohemian Rhapsody is obviously a classic, as is You're My Best Friend, but the rest pales into comparison. I don't enjoy the music hall variety performance side. Brian May is deservedly a guitar hero, but it's like all he can do is solo. Layers upon layers of production to cover up the fact that most of the songs just aren't that good. Just, JUST scrapes a 3.
Amazing artistry from Freddie
This album feels like a perfect blend of the hard rock, prog, and glam bits of Queen all blended into one quirked up smoothie, so why is it one of my least favorite I've listened to from the group? Don't get me wrong, this album is good, Bohemian Rhapsody alone would assure that, so all the other stuff here just feels like a neat bonus; I'm especially a fan of the shorter, goofier tracks. However, that's exactly the problem, even the other hits here just don't feel all too special. You're My Best Friend just feels like it is made for commercials, and Love of My Life has a solid base, but I wish it did more with said base. It's a pleasant experience, and worth your time if you like the sillier side of rock, but it feels like they made some momentous shit, and filled out the rest of the of album quickly in order to get that/those songs out as soon as possible. I think a combination of this and its sister album, A Day at the Races, would make one of the best rock albums of all time, but for now I just feel like this is a tad half-baked. In the way where a half-baked cookie still tastes good, but it's missing something.
I bunked off school with my mate to queue at the record shop when this came out.
Well, they certainly did push the boundaries! I don't think I've ever listened to this whole album before. While it does have their biggest hit, it also has some really big flops. Back in the day, when you bought an album, you put it on and listened to the whole thing - all the way through. It gave you a better perspective of what the band was thinking. If I bought this - I don't think I would have made it to Bohemian Rhapsody. 3 or 4 great songs and a lot that are not so great. Give it 4 stars just for Bohemian Rhapsody.
I like this album. I think I enjoyed it a bit above just a like album so I'm going to give it 4 stars.
Freddie is great. The songs for the most part are campy and not my thing.
I appreciate the hits, but Queen is not my jam.
This and Jazz are probably my favorite Queen albums, but boy, what an amazing body of work! This particular record has probably the broadest range of styles on any single Queen album. Super fun.
One of the best, few mid songs but nothing beats Bohemian Rhapsody
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.
*Queen’s 4th album. 1975. *Started out amazing in the first half, then got really noisy and bad in the second half (except for Bohemian Rhapsody). RATING - 7/10
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
Just awful. The few good ideas go by too quick. Music made for high school drama dorks
Kudos for Queen creating a rock opera that isn’t 4 hours long and overly self indulgent. It’s probs the shortest rock opera since Houmous & Chutneys controversial, satirically charged 15 second long album ‘Gateau Opera le Rock’ 4.0 9/12 Love of My Life
Killer songs, killer album, killer Queen!
gooood
Overall, very solid
So many classics and, of course, one of the best Pop Songs ever written. Fav: Bohemian Rhapsody
Ok
Why limit yourself to one genre, when you can go so far? Fantastic, with the best vocalist of all time
Hits are great, and some other decent tunes but doesn’t blow me away
trots att ja stör mig på queen så va detta bra
4 out of 5. Credit where it's due, and besides the overplayed Bohemian Rhapsody, this was a good time.
I really like 2 of the songs, the rest are just ok.
Just so far ahead of it's time in songwriting and musical production...def a few skips on it, but so many deep classics. You're My Best Friend and Bohemian Rhapsody get it 4 stars alone.
Had never listened to this as an album, only songs. Strong tunes and production.
Unsurprisingly, operatic rock. Tons of amazing vocal harmonies
Ist nice.
Obvious masterpiece. Prophets song middle debatebly as good as the bohemian rhapsody middle
Maybe the best sounding album of any album so far. And has the best song of all time on it… in addition to another insane underrated queen track (prophet’s song). So yeah like 6/5
Well put together. They have such a recognizable sound. Bohemian rhapsody is just overplayed in my life, but it's a really good song
This album is big and dramatic and Queen effin rules
It's really good at its best but prophets song and I'm in love with my car are too bad to ignore. Can't be a 5
A masterpiece! Whether you like hard rock or not you can't deny the genius of this album!
I've had a bit of history with Queen when I was younger. Safe to say, this record did not disappoint! Still holds strong to this day among rock's best. Glam might be a little outdated, but Freddie Mercury's vocals more than make up for that. Overall, still a great album i'd easily recommend.
Incredibly accurate title. Didn't feel like an album. It felt like a whole production
Några starka, några inte lika starka. 4:a
I mean, what can I say that hasn't been said? Seaside Rendezvous had some great alternative instrumentations. The Prophets Song had some great rounds and a really nice string closing leading into Love of my Life so well. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon is just such a vibe. And of course, there's Bohemian Rhapsody. Quite close to a 5, but not everything hit so it's like a 4.5. would listen again (even to I'm in Love with my Car lol).
Overrated, pretentious slop.
Really enjoy this one. Queen brings their theatrical style to the classic rock sensibilities of the time, and they make it work.
Definitely good walking music. Almost sounds like a vaudeville show. It just puts you in a good mood. Not sure if I'd play the whole album in my car though.
Magnificent as Queen can be, this album is a must, so diverse and grandiose, in a very good sense, in its best sense.
incredibly self-indulgant i love it 8.2/10
Iconic, big and fabulous! Gay rock at its finest!
1001 Albums (Once A Day) - (1/1001) Rating 1 album a day from this random book called 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die by Robert Dimery where a bunch of so called music connoisseurs decide the essential records that everyone must hear Ohhh you think you're SOO smart you think YOU know EVERYTHING about music Huh??? OK pal we'll see come on lets see. Honestly? Not as inconsistent as people make it out to be. There are three songs on here that I consider to be amazing songs. Those three tracks are Death on Two Legs, The Prophet's Song, and Bohemian Rhapsody. Death on Two Legs is punchy, energetic, instrumentally engaging, and catchy. Really a top notch intro. Sets the tone well. The harmonies on The Prophet's Song are gorgeous. The song progresses really nicely and I love how the harmony suddenly stops and the instrumental kicks in it tickles my brain nicely. But Bohemian Rhapsody is (of course) their magnum opus track. Absolute banger. Fantastic riffs, such great vocals from Mercury and the build-up is awesome as well. The rest of the album is consistent within their own realm, but never reach quite as high as the top 3 managed to. Maybe I'm just a sucker for these cliche pop rock tracks but honestly they're done really well for the most part. Some of the lyricism is undoubtedly dated like 'I'm in Love with My Car' (seriously man) and on that end the cliche aspect definitely doesn't work for me but honestly as a whole this album flows really nicely and gives me hope for the rest of this challenge. Admittedly I'm not as in tune with this era of music as I'd like to be so maybe this challenge will change that, and maybe I'll get tired of the cliches presented on this album but as of now, I'd say it's pretty high on the awesome scale. ballsmcgee out 😛🤟🤟🤟 Favs: Death on Two Legs, The Prophet's Song, Bohemian Rhapsody
A superb album. I grew up listening to this record front-to-back on repeat, so I'm probably a bit biased. But I was very curious to re-listen to this one, since it had been a long while since I listened to it, and I wanted to give it a critical listen. It was better than I remembered. Mercury has such a powerful and expressive voice he breathes life into all the tracks he's on. May is a ridiculously good guitarist, his solos here are amazing and he also plays the occasional odd instrument like the harp, which gives the compositions a lot of extra width and character. Taylor also serves the songs really well with his drumming, loved some of the fills ("The Prophet's Song"). Song-wise, it's just back-to-back bangers. The only song I feel is inferior in quality is "Sweet Lady", which feels a bit average and cuts the momentum a bit. But aside from that it's all just very high quality. "Death On Two Legs" is a great track, super emotional and powerful, a great opener. I love "I'm In Love With My Car", it's a great hard rock song, it's super heavy and Taylor is outstanding here. "The Prophet's Song" is a huge epic, they sound great and it's a super interesting journey. "'39" is a beautiful little folk ballad that's super catchy and nice. So far the album is stacked with great songs, and that's without mentioning the 3 biggest hits. Not much new can be said about them, but they remain as great as ever. "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a prog rock classic, one of the best songs ever. Even if it's been overplayed like hell, it remains a masterpiece.
5 stars just based on Bohemian Rhapsody alone. Easily one of the greatest songs ever written.
Sounds like a blast!
This is quite a personal album for me. I remember when I was little and my family and I were in vacations, my dad used to put my sister to sleep with this album as the background. Well, I know I wasn't the one to be put to sleep, but I was in the same room as her, so I can assure you that I was also snoozing with this, so it counts! I liked some of the songs so much that I even download them into my PSP. I'm telling you, 'Seaside Rendezvous' maybe the most child-friendly of the whole album thanks to the goofy sounds. I did also like 'The Prophet's Song' and the atmospheric feeling it had, specially the second part of the song, where they use a lot of layers and choruses. To think that my love for ambient music goes as far as when I was about 6 years old is rather fascinating. There was also a time in my teenage years when I added my fathers CD to my Itunes library, and this was one of the albums. But I don't get as nostalgic about this period as I do for the one when I was a child. Now, as a 23 years old guy with a much formed opinion in music, this album returns to me. It still is my streaming platforms library, but it has been a very long time since I listened to this project as a whole... and it stills fantastic. The production is incredible and the performances are insanely good. Even in the weaker tracks, (I'm looking at you, 'I'm in Love With My Car'), the execution is so incredible, that I can get a lot of enjoyment out of it. At the moment of giving it a score, I took a lot of time, and I finally came to the conclusion that, if I don't give it a 5 stars, I would be lying to myself about how much this album impacted me. Even though I don't think it is perfect, it is personal enough to give it 5 stars.
Possibly the single most overrated band to have ever have existed. Mercury has a good voice and May et al are good musicians. But together, they’re the single worst thing to happen to popular culture. If I never have to hear this again, it will not be too soon
Queen were one of the first bands I loved when I was younger, they were my favorite band for a long time. This was the first Queen album I heard all the way through I considered it a 10 through and through. However, I find myself having this general issue with Queen albums a lot, they have next to no cohesion as one piece, like you could shuffle almost any Queen song from 1975-1977 and throw a mix on an album and you’d get the same effect. That being said, what usually saves a Queen album is the fact that their songs are all generally very strong. This album opens with “Death On Two Legs” a rocking diss track that gets you pumped to start this album. However, the album they falls into a slump for the next two tracks “Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon” is fine but it lasts barely any time and “I’m In Love With My Car” is well… it’s not great. “You’re My Best Friend” takes us out of the slump though with an excellent song with a wonderful vocal performance from Freddie. “‘39” might be my favorite song on the record it’s folky sound is really pleasant and the lyrics are great. “Sweet Lady” is ok but I’m not that into it. “Seaside Rendezvous” is actually great, it kinda reminds me of songs like “You Gave Me The Answer” and “Honey Pie” by Paul McCartney and I really enjoy those songs and this one. “The Prophet’s Song” is one of the greatest epics Queen wrote the extended vocal break is super cool and the hard rock portions are excellent. “Love Of My Life” is a classically tinged and excellently performed love song. “Good Company” is ok I guess. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is great it truly is but like many Queen hits it has kinda lost its power for me and especially over the last several years since the film came out I’ve heard it soooo many times. This album is good, I have my issues with it but in spite of its issues its a good record and a fun album
Great representation of everything Queen can be. The first half suite is perfect. The rest is great.
I feel like liking Queen is an anachronistic fragment left around from days when people didn't know better, like smoking and casual racism.
Bohemian Rhapsody is definitely the highlight. Also liked love of my life. There’re lots of registration changes. He is very good at head voice and mix belting, and he makes it sound effortless. But can also be a bit too theatrical sometimes. It’s still a five! Liking the album doesn’t make you gay!
Loved it. It was a 4 without Bohemian Rhapsody and that alone is potentially THE Song of Songs. Added a few tracks and likely will be back.
man, Queen continues to blow me away with their full records. Brian May absolutely crushes on this album, and its just so fun to listen to. I think the only song I thought was meh was, The Prophet's Song, but otherwise this album rocked. not to mention that it is peppered with all time hits, having 'You're my Best Friend' and the eternally classic 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.
3 iconic songs: you’re my best friend, love of my life, and bohemian. I was kinda surprised that the rest of the album did fall a little flat. Some of the other songs just seem so half baked. I do absolutely love the piano part on love of my life. Now the bohemian rhapsody bit. This song might be one of the greatest compositions of all time. It does one of the greatest things you can do in music which is blend so many different cultures and styles into a completely new entity. The layered voices acapella section, which honestly I really don’t know enough music history to even know what inspired this because there’s really nothing else quite like it but maybe some kind of barbershop vibe with its razor sharp harmonies. The British power ballad section. The operatic section circa Italian/german/austrian influences. The American influenced hard rock section. And then finally a classically themed coda with a simple one handed piano outro that could’ve been written by Bach or Beethoven. I don’t think a song will ever pierce pop culture quite like this song has ever again. Wish I could give it a five just for bohemian but I think as an album it’s a 4.
It’s hard to deny the musical talent of Freddie Mercury and Queen, and this album is a great example of that. The only personal problem I have is that my favorite parts of the album were when the band left the operatic sound and leaned more into the rock. A three feels blasphemous, especially when Bohemian Rhapsody is on the track list, but it’s where I’m ranking it.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" has such a pop culture impact that it's hard to even describe. This album could be 37 minutes of silence and then 6 minutes of Rhapsody and it would still get a positive rating. The rest of the album is classic queen sound. You're not going to be disappointed if that's what your into. Shout out to "You're My Best Friend" as well. I think this is a 9/10 for me.
Me and my friends once said Queen was more of a singles band. We were so extremely wrong.
Iconic. Need I say more? Queen is one of the most influential artists of all time and this is them at their best. Bohemian Rhapsody is still relevant to this day is has been for 50(!) years. We also get Brian May's best song at lead vocals in '39. There's a little bit of everything here for everyone, but the whole album still flows so well song to song. Favorites: - Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon - You're My Best Friend - '39 - Love of My Life - Bohemian Rhapsody
I mean… it’s Queen. Listening to this album front to back made me realize how versatile their sound could be — from hard rock and ballads to vaudeville. I had a fun time discovering some new tracks on this album, with ‘39 being the standout. Favorite tracks: - You’re My Best Friend - ‘39 - Love of My Life - Bohemian Rhapsody
1. Bohemian Rhapsody 2. I'm In Love With My Car 3. Love Of My Life
Freddie is the man
What a fucking album, highs and lows, all in all a good album
This is not their best but it is damn good.
Queen cast their musical net further and wider than ever before, pulling off an ambitious vision where expertly layered production allows the complex songs to add even more bombast to the brawn of their previous (and best) albums. I prefer II and Sheer Heart Attack, but this is still a step above anything they made afterwards. A little too cabaret for me compared to the previous two! Favourite tracks: Death on Two Legs, '39, The Prophet's Song (epic), Bo Rhap
a classic
One of the best rock/pop albums of all time!
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
This LP is something I would NOT sit down to listen to (still mowing). Where's the rock? It's dated and not entertaining. I wanted to like this from 1975. "Opera" used all 24-tracks of the Studer when it was not necessary. For the love of Mary, a country tune!
2 good songs and a load of cabaret doth not give'th you'th more than a 3(th). Even if one of the good songs is admittedly groundbreaking
This one grew on me a bit even though I'm not really into Bohemian Rhapsody. You're My Best Friend is a banger though, and kudos for the diss track.
For Nick
So good. Really high quality. I think I will enjoy relistening regularly. Much more beatles sound and influence than I've noticed before in queen. Paul McCartney style I guess. Some quite progy bits too though. You can hear how they influenced muse. (and the darkness.) Love of my life is really excellent. Borap too of course. Layered guitars and the guitar technique are really impressive in parts.
Look, I'm not a contrarian, but Bohemian Rhapsody is not the best song on this album.
And this children is why we needed punk rock. So, I know a few of these tunes. My wife is a Queen fan, so most of this I’ve heard before. It’s disjointed and musically a bit of a mess, although that, in this case, is livable with. It’s just symptomatic of the bloat that was so prevalent during the early to mid 70s. It’s not dreadful - there are much worse albums on this list- but it doesn’t really do much for me. And it’s worth noting that even Brian May can’t save that fuck awful dirge at the end from being boring as fuck.
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.
Listen to this with Good Company.
I was ready to give this a 5 star easy and then I got to the prophet song, and that got too wonky for me. 4.5 from me! extra brownie points after I learned that some of this was recorded in a barn
Hey it's Queen! Pretty fun vibes all around. Fun listening to them play around on their non-hit songs.
It's crazy to me that, despite having maybe the greatest collection of singles and hits of ANY rock band, and having the type of sound where any live cover of any of their songs likely result in thunderous applause, they were just inept at putting together a truly compelling album. There is some treasure here, but songs like Good Company ruin what could easily be a 5 with their level of talent.
I think Queen are probably a band that can just never live up to the hype. I heard this album in full seven years ago and it didn't stick with me outside the hits, and I expect the same thing here. Not to mention Bohemian Rhapsody is like, the most overplayed song in existence. Still a great record with great songs, mind you! Solid 7/10. Just not something I ever really feel the need to put on. Oh, God, my transition into a music snob is complete...
Enjoyable overall, with some all-timer songs to elevate it.
Even before Freddie starts singing, the guitar is so Queen in sound, it's awesome. INSANE production quality. The songs are full of theater kid energy that would normally put me off, and yet.... If there's one complaint I have, it's that it's really not structured like an album, more just a collection of songs. Thus, as incredible as Bohemian Rhapsody is, it comes out of nowhere in the context of the album. At least it has a cute outro in God Save The Queen. Standouts: Death On Two Legs • I'm In Love With My Car • You're My Best Friend • Seaside Rendezvous • Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen is a real greatest hits band. There are great songs on this album but in my opinion they never really made a great album and this is no exception at all. It's uneven and there is a lot of filler that could be trimmed out. However, the great songs like Prophet's Song, Bohemian Rhapsody, and 39 are still great.
This album is so fun to listen to. It's really like attending an opera. It has it's highs and lows and everything in between. So many bands attempted to do this after Queen, but nothing compares to the original. The only real reason why I can't give it a 5 stars is that there are a few skippable songs on this album, and I usually only hold out for 5 stars for the albums that I think are perfect pretty much from beginning to end without any skippable songs. Skippable songs: Seaside Rendezvous The Prophet's Song (way too long and boring) God Save The Queen 4/5
Another pretty good album. Certainly not my favorite band of all time, but I do enjoy some Queen. That said, the hits sorta carry this one hard.
I wish I loved my car.
I went into this having heard "Bohemian Rhapsody" (as I've lived on the Earth for 22 years and it's hard not to), but not much else from this album. That song would probably get a 3.5/5 from me, and I do think it would get grating if it were the whole album. However, it's not, and what they chose to do outside of it is almost all good in my opinion. "I'm In Love With My Car" is a 70s rock song in every sense of the word, but one that's perfectly suited to my cheese tolerance. "'39" came out of absolutely nowhere and is very likely my favorite song on the whole thing, as something about it is just so pretty to my ears. The only thing I'd really call a miss would be "The Prophet's Song," which just overstays its welcome. The a cappella part in the middle sort of goes on repeating the same three words for two minutes, and it feels like an intrusion on what was a fine enough song before and after it. Overall, this whole album surprised me in the best way I could've hoped. Is this partly because I listened to it with a friend who's been Queen-obsessed for a few months and who fed me all the little fun facts? Probably. But even disregarding him, there's a reason this has stuck around for 50 years come November.
Best so far.
you guys are complete liars
Drama i dusjen
3- Stars (7/15)
Very listenable, slightly bombastic but some very good tracks worth a second listen.
Favorite Track: Bohemian Rhapsody
It was a bold choice to release this as a rock album, so bold they made a movie about it. Things worked out pretty well for these fellas...except for Freddie. He died of the aids.
The transition from the "I Love my Car" song to the "You're my Best Friend" song is hilarious
The question of England, In All Its Englishness, was the subject of so much late-Sixties, early- to mid-Seventies British rock music - from the Kinks to Pink Floyd to Paul McCartney's post-Beatles work - that it's sort of odd to realize that Queen, known to most as the foot-stomp stadium-shout lads, were working in that same tradition. It's even odder to realize they might have done it better than any of the others, McCartney very much included. I know you're not supposed to try and remake Sgt. Pepper but they may have pulled it off here; witness the time changes on "Sweet Lady" (shades of Pepper's "Good Morning Good Morning"), Brian May's McCartneyesque vocals on "'39," the George Harrison-influenced guitar solos throughout the album. And "Bohemian Rhapsody," of course, a reminder that the Beatles were themselves trying to create pocket symphonies - and never made one quite as symphonic as this.
The first Queen album I’ve really enjoyed from start to finish. Absolutely brilliant. Top Track - Obviously Bohemian Rhapsody speaks for itself but I really enjoyed The Prophet’s Song
I really liked “Death on Two Legs” and enjoyed “Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon” and “God Save the Queen” to a slightly lesser extent. Bohemian Rhapsody is still classic, too. The other tracks are an odd listen for me, though I’d imagine they make for a great live performance… with exception given to “‘39”…
Overall great album with some spectacular moments
Queen never fails to amaze me. I actually avoided them in the 80's because they were, and I am being fair here, "overplayed." It led to this kind of saturation state, especially with just a few specific songs, that turned me off to the band. Fact is that is what turned me off to commercial radio at all, and I went college and alternative, which, by irony, went mainstream after a while as it caught on. Anyhow, so for a long time I just never paid attention to Queen. Until I did, recognizing the actual brilliance of this band and it's lead singer. Of course they are solidly placed in classic rock, but when you dig deeper, listen harder, they are so much more than that! They wrap really serious stuff into fun riffy rock-n-roll, with of course an amazing Freddy Murcury. Hard to go wrong actually...
A great album and a joy to listen to.
not the best of queen. 3/5
Bohemian Rhapsody, Love of My Life, You’re my best friend, lazing on a Sunday afternoon
This is a classic album.
I know the songs but have not listened to this album. This is great. I love the song ‘39. Queen has such a great and diverse catalog. What a band.
This album is so fun. Like it was enjoyable to listen to and was energetic. I feel like it lacks cohesion, but Freddie Mercury has such range with his voice and performance.
Maybe I would have more fondness if I grew up with it but it’s undeniable, if not overblown. Queen at the top of their game but, while they’re one of the best singles bands of all time, their albums can be uneven. With A Night at the Opera, they come the closest to greatness through the track listing. Also it would be years until they make up for the sins of I’m In Love with My Car by releasing Bicycle Race.
Freddy mercury <3
Not my favourite Queen record, but it definitely deserves 5 stars. The composition and musicality of this album is outstanding even to this day. Amazing record.
Queen is great.
A pretty much perfect album. Iconic. Highlights: Bohemian Rhapsody, Death On Two Legs, You’re My Best Friend
Very fun, enjoyed the whole thing! Loved the mix of serious and unserious songs. What a joy Favourites: You’re my best friend, Lazing on a Sunday afternoon, Bohemian Rhapsody
A few bad songs on the album but 'Bohemian Rapsody' brings it up to a 4 for me. Oddly 'I'm in love with my car' is not the worst song on the album and helps bring it up to a 4
A perfect album, not even a song about loving your car can ruin it. If anything, the rest of the band letting that song on an otherwise flawless album is a testament to their friendship Fav songs: Love of my Life, Bohemian Rhapsody
I mean, sure, Bohemian Rhapsody, but honestly? This album is all over the place.
This was fine. I'm pretty on the fence with Queen but I know many, many people who adore them. This album did contain Bohemian Rhapsody which was introduced to me via Wayne's World and is a solid karaoke number and You're My Best Friend is pretty classic. Rating: 3
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
Loved it but wouldn't listen to it over and over - the car song didn't bother me as much as I expected, but it still clashes with the rest of the album
One of the very best albums
Nice
Dels meus àlbums preferits de Queen. Cançó preferida: Love of my life. La cançó '39 me romp una mica la dinàmica del disc (al menys al inici). Al final m'ha acabat agradant.
Really great, I have heard a lot of this before but not as the full album. Between all the production and the skill behind it, there's no doubt that it would be a classic album for Queen
miss you, dad
So many great songs. Standouts are Death on Two Legs, In Love With Car, Best Friend, 39, Bohemian Rhapsody
Zuhause, Heidenheim, Deutschland Nicht mein liebstes Queen-Album, aber top!
This is just a Queen compilation album with just a little bit of differences cause it was live haha.
Highly experimental album from Queen that is mostly fairly average apart from two Stella hits and you’re my best friend and the legendary Bohemian Rhapsody that take this album next level
This wasn't as bad as I expected. The first half is pretty good, with solid riffing and a few of proto-heavy songs. The piano ballad is cheesy and dull. Bohemian Rhapsody is a cheesy song, but it's a classic for a reason. Overall, a good album, although too bombastic for my tastes.
A bit of a tough album to judge. Queen is so over the top with their rock operas/musical ballads that almost ventures into early hair metal territory. However, you also get legendary songs like Bohemian Rhapsody and You're My Best Friend from it so it's not all bad. 6/10 (3/5)
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.
Quite good
Perfect!
4/5 Undeniable. I don't like the la la la la la la la la la song tho, that blew.
i, too, am in love with my car
A rock opera was promised and 100% delivered. There was drama, humour, love, and tragedy. I give many thanks to Queen for helping popularize rock operas and inspiring some of my favourite albums. That said, the “I love my car” song should never have seen the light of day -1
I don't understand the hype tbh
Of course, Bohemian Rhapsody is a masterpiece
Like most Queen albums, there are a few incredible songs, some good ones, and some straight filler. The amazing (as always) performances keep this at a 4.0/5.0. 4.0/5.0: Great
enjoyed this way more than queen ii. there are a few really great songs on this one
Nice way to start the week
Accidentally got this record in a vinyl subscription, but then after listening to it I wasn't mad I got it.
3.3 - first full Queen album now see why some say Freddie was such a great singer
This is a great album. Some absolute top class songs, and possible the greatest song ever.
Good good
I think all that matters is that it has Bohemian Rhapsody. That's enough to explain my opinion on this album. (For real though: I liked a lot of the ideas but yeah Bohemian Rhapsody all day, 8/10, 4/5 on this scale) (Update: It's good, but I feel like Bohemian Rhapsody shouldn't account for the fact that I don't recall the rest of the record besides the hits and maybe Prophet's Song. A 3 is more appropriate)
I didn’t realize this album was so theatrical. It’s a bit silly at times, but “Bohemian Rhapsody” bumps it to a four.
oui
Call me the princess the way I look up to Queen.
gosh the people who don't like specific music because it's popular are so dull. This album is fun, cooky and popular for a reason. Although I wouldn't say this is my fave Queen album, she's a unique masterpiece to say the least.
I somehow made it through life without ever listening to this album all the way through. Turns out that was OK.
Bohemian rhapsody is objectively probly a top 10 song ever, and there are other good ones