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A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Queen

 

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4.30 | 1097 ratings

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5 stars This album is the Queen's masterpiece. Every track has something special that make you don't get bored with it and is from the Queen's best era (when they were a progressive band). So here is my review track by track:

Death on Two Legs: a typical sound of Queen with a furious lyric. Great track!!

Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon: a short song with an operistic taste. Is not bad.

I'm in Love With My Car: a good rock ballad with Taylor on vocals and an excellent chorus (that is the part of the song that takes my breath away).Good track.

You're My Best Friend: one of the Queen's classic. A good song with a very good vocal perfomance by Freddie.

'39: a song that it sounds like a encampment's song with May on vocals (and he sings very good!!).

Sweet Lady: this is a hard rock song with a stupid chorus I think and a very good solo by May at the end, but still good.

Seaside rendezvous: this song is similar to Lazing on a sunday afternoon. It's a funny romantic song with a good instrumental part I think.

The Prophet's Song: this is the most progressive song on the record. It starts with good work of acoustic guitar and then the vocals enter (and the instruments enter). It's like a medieval song. It has an incredible operistic section in the middle that blows my mind every time I hear it. The Freddie's vocals are really excellent here. And the song goes on with a very good solo by May and finishes with the acoustic guitar. Excellent track!!!!!

Love of My Life: Beautiful!!.This is in my opinion the best ballad of all time. The vocals are excellent again. May plays the harp here. The instrumental part is very good and it's a song that became a favourite on their shows because everybody sing it, everybody knows it. It's another Queen's classic.

Good Company: this is my least favourite track. It's very simple and I don't enjoy it very much. Here we got May on vocals again who plays koto: a very strange instrument I think.

Bohemian Rhapsody: the album's masterpiece!!! Amazing!!!!! Incredible!!!!!! Fantastic!!!!! The best song Queen has ever done, no doubt.

God Save the Queen: the England's hymn orchestrated by May's guitar. A perfect close to a perfect album.

Highly recommended album. The best place to start with Queen.

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