Everything about A Night At The Opera is really, really good. The composition, the lyricism, all the performances, the technical wizardry, it's all great. I really don't know if I could run through everything on this album that's done incredibly, and frankly I think that that would just bloat this review. I've been a casual Queen fan for as long as I've been into music and finally giving a whole work of theirs a proper listen has satisfied and far exceeded my expectations. The album nails the various styles it goes for, including Queen's iconic spacey-sort of prog rock that they're best known for, as well as harder sounds (i.e. Death on Two Legs), folk rock, ragtime, etc. It's incredible how well the band is able to take so many wildly different sounds and make them their own. And I have to mention how incredible the flow of the album is, with pacing and transitions that rival the best of Pink Floyd; each song sounds like it's where it needs to be in the album and properly creates a full experience listening through it. And finally, of course, each member performed their parts amazingly, with everything sounding great and meshing extremely well, with a mandatory applaud for Freddie Mercury who is absolutely stunning in his vocal delivery on pretty much every track. I really can't believe it's taken this long for me to write about Queen and I can't wait to do it again. Highlights: Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To...), Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, Seaside Rendezvous, The Prophet's Song, Good Company, Bohemian Rhapsody.
Rating: 6/6
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