When I first heard this album in a friend's car several years ago I knew I had to get it! Lively, tongue-in-cheek capering by a group that had so much to offer. Freddie Mercury's early death was a tragedy! At least we have this to remember just how versatile he was!

1975 and NO ONE was doing anything like Queen! This disc had been hinted at with Queen II, implied on Sheer Heart Attack and, finally, fully realized. I never knew I was listening to hard rock, never could figure out why my parents found this disc blasting from the basement night and day so damned annoying! A Night At The Opera is, arguably, Queen's crowning acheivement. While Bohemian Rhapsody-the most unlikely single to ever top the charts-plays with themes and musical styles, The Prophet's Song takes them all very seriously. Freddie was the showman and the heart of the band, but Brian May was the brains. Yet, Freddie showed his chops with the opener, Death on Two Legs and made us cry with Love of My Life. John scored a top ten with You're My Best Friend-still standing up years later as the close to Will & Grace! And then there was Rodger, who's I'm in Love With My Car was a power ballad to his wheels. Not a bad song here-even God Save The Queen is moving! Any Queen fan worth his or her salt should get the Hollywood Records 2005 Deluxe Edition. In any case, give this one a listen, it still holds up nearly 40 years later-Oh God, how did we get so old?

This album is absolutely wonderful. The only track I skip is "I'm in love with my car", which is not appealing to me in the least. Every other track is interesting and fun to sing and melodic and memorable. There are not many other bands which can deliver the variety of styles and song themes while creating a cohesive masterpiece. I can not say enough good about this album.

This album is great, it is masterpiece in all aspects... and I don't understand people giving it one star, for it's crime to grade such great music like this... definitely listen to it, for it's definitely worth it and this one of the best if not the best Queens album will live forever...

This album is best known for producing the monster Queen hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" which has become an all time classic still receiving major airplay more than 30 years after it's release. The album also spawned John Deacon's "You're my Best Friend" another huge hit. I think this was the album that introduced me to Queen back in the day and I remember being totally fascinated by it. I had literally never heard anything like this before, and it remains a truly unique album to this day. Queen throws everything at the wall to see what sticks and for the most part it all works. The album contains metal, progressive rock, pop, ragtime, folk, ballads pop, hell even a song about being in love with your car! It sounds stupid, but Roger Taylor's gritty vocals and percussion work make it irresistible. "Death On Two Legs", "39", "Love Of My Life", and "The Profit Song" have all become Queen classics Ya gotta love it, and this album shows everything that made Queen great.

About the best album of all time. If you have never listened to this before you have missed musical talent of the highest caliber.

While this CD contains such classics as 'You're My Best Friend', 'Love of My Life' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody', it has so much more.

One of the tracks that's totally different is 'Seaside Rendevous' - not what I expected but a great song with Queen's patented harmonies.

This is a must for anyone completing a CD collection, and I guarantee it won't just sit and gather dust.

This classic Queen album should be in everyone's library. The tracks are timeless and the talent of this band may be equalled but rarely surpassed.

Theres no need to argue, simply one of the best rock albums of all human history.

For anyone who appreciates flamboyance, extravagance, and richness in music, I would recommend an album from a band I feel is underrated: Queen's A Night at the Opera. The album perfectly balances satire with melody, humor with serious talent, and diversity with cohesiveness, all at once. This album embraces exaggeration and excessiveness, and it should, in addition, be embraced by a wider audience.

A Night at the Opera was released in 1975, and although I was not around to experience this, the album has nonetheless made a big impression on me a generation later. What first attracted me to Queen was, I hate to admit, the well-known song "Bohemian Rhapsody." It was like nothing I had ever heard before, with several movements, repeating musical motifs, and overdubbed vocals. Later on I purchased A Night at the Opera on a whim, seeing that "Bohemian Rhapsody" was included. But I soon learned that Queen was much more than "Bohemian Rhapsody," and that A Night at the Opera was a masterpiece.

The album begins with the scorcher "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To...)" which is about the band's ex-manager who wronged them. Upon listening to this bash-fest, I would really pity anyone who ever crossed Queen. With blazing guitar from Brian May, and intensely angry lyrics delivered by the late, great Freddie Mercury (may he rest in peace) the song is sure to pump up even the biggest musical vegetable. The song gets contagious when Freddie and the boys sing "you're a sewer rat decaying in a cesspool of pride." This up-tempo rock song is a fantastic opener because it brings the listener in immediately, mesmerizing with its driving, powerful feel.

"Death on Two Legs" then directly flows into a totally different song, "Lazing On a Sunday Afternoon," which, although only a brief minute long, is still memorable with its over-the-top schmaltzy, theatrical style that few bands could pull off. Then a song written by the drummer Roger Taylor called "I'm in Love with My Car" further proves that Queen does not take themselves too seriously, which I find to be refreshing. Another refreshing aspect of the album is that all four members contributed to the song-writing process. For example, bassist John Deacon wrote the pop tune "You're My Best Friend" which follows Taylor's hard rock song about car obsession. This feel-good pop song adds yet another diverse element to the album, but it still works on the whole because Queen worked together to finish songs. There are continuing similarities between all the tracks that tie it together and make A Night at the Opera cohesive.

So if I mentioned that Einstein's theory of relativity was also a part of this album, would that confuse you? But it nonetheless should be said that "'39" incorporates this theory. The song is about astronauts who go exploring in outer space for one year (in their perception), only to find that one hundred years have passed on Earth. It is a sort of science-fiction acoustic romp of a song, and is so unusual that I usually reference it to back up by opinion that Queen is much more than "Bohemian Rhapsody." "'39" might require being listened to a few times before its meaning is fully understood, but this would be time well-spent, because it is smart, intriguing, and a remarkable song topic.

"Sweet Lady" is next, which showcases Queen's metal roots, but includes hilarious lyrics ("you call me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese") and is something you can still sing along to. And then in the same vein as "Lazing On a Sunday Afternoon" comes "Seaside Rendezvous." In the middle of the song, May and Mercury sing an entire so-called "musical" break using only their voices. They simulate woodwind sounds, like clarinet, and even play kazoo. It's ridiculous, but wonderfully lovable and goofy. On a more serious note comes "The Prophet's Song," which is actually a few minutes longer than the notoriously-lengthy "Bohemian Rhapsody." It is probably the darkest song on the album, and includes a long a cappella section in the middle with all of Queen's members singing. And for anyone who has noticed the lack of ballads so far in A Night at the Opera, "Love of My Life" is for you. The beautiful piano, played by Mercury, is balanced with the harp, which May undertook, along with guitar.

"Good Company" has Dixieland influences, but there are none of these jazz instruments, such as trombone, actually present. Instead, Brian May used special effects on his guitar that made it sound as if a big band was playing. When listening to it, it is hard to believe that all the sounds he produces are made by a guitar. (Of course, his guitar is legendary, so this helps. It's called Red Special, and he made it himself!) And then, finally, comes "Bohemian Rhapsody," one of Queen's trademark songs. Although no one can really say what the song is actually about, many people know all of the nearly six-minute song's lyrics. It is unusual in the respect that it was written entirely by Mercury. He even composed the guitar solos note for note on piano. I give "Bohemian Rhapsody" the credit for getting me into Queen, for it is a truly remarkable song, with several movements, sweeping vocal lines, and incredible melodies that make it extremely memorable. But I also urge anyone who only knows this song by Queen to pick up A Night at the Opera and enjoy all of the tracks.

The album ends with the short instrumental "God Save the Queen," a tribute to England's national anthem. It is a good closer because it makes listeners feel super-charged, like the opener "Death on Two Legs," but has a slower tempo, and sounds as if Queen is saying, "Farewell! We hope you enjoyed the album!" (I do. Every time.) It is an ending statement, the cherry on the sundae, that makes A Night at the Opera totally complete. Overall, this album is really worth having in any music collection, and deserves more attention. Long live (the) Queen!

Queen's fourth album A Night at the Opera was released in December of 1975.
The album was the band's sink or swim album, if it flopped it would have been the end of Queen.
Here is a track-by-track summary of the album.
"Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" kicks off the album in a hard rocking manner which was frontman Freddie Mercury's ode to an ex-management company whom treated the band like dirt. The vaudevillian sounding "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" follows and is great with its 1930s-ish sound and harmonized heavy metal guitar solo at the end is amazing. Drummer Roger Taylor's ode to the automobile "I'm In Love With My Car" follows and is a superb rocker sung by Roger. The ballad "You're My Best Friend" follows and is a nice song written by bass player John Deacon for his wife Veronica (whom he is still married to today) and was a US Top 20 hit in the summer of 1976 peaking at #16. I love the melodies and harmony parts. Guitarist Brian May's "'39" is a great skiffle (folk) song with Brian singing. The song is Queen's sci-fi song about a man who goes time travelling for a hundred years but comes back one year older. Musically sounds like an outtake from either The Beatles' Rubber Soul or a Kingston Trio album. Brian writes the next track, the rocker "Sweet Lady" which is a great hard rock track. Freddie's vaudevillian sounding "Seaside Rendezvous" ends the first half. Got to love those voice orhestrations from Roger and Freddie imitating horns.
Brian's epic "The Prophet's Song" kicks off the second half in epic style and all I can say is WOW! The song was written while Brian was sick with the curable form of hepatitis and an ulcer which forced Queen to cancel a US tour in 1974. It's a great epic, superb vocals. Especially with Freddie's vocal solo which was pure genius. Freddie's "Love of My Life" follows and is a great song about a breakup. Brian's "Good Company" is next with Brian's jazz guitar orchestra, ukulele and vocals on this track is unbelievable. Next is the album's biggest hit and Queen's arguable greatest moment, Freddie Mercury's nearly six minute opus entitled "Bohemian Rhapsody". The song is Freddie's 6 minute magnum opus and a song unlike any in rock history. It has it all, ballad, an OPERA section (voices by the Queen members and was overdubbed and overdubbed to point where master tape almost deteriorated). This song would be Queen's first US Top 10 hit reaching #9 in 1976. Then it would reach #2 in 1992 in the US when re-released because of Wayne's World. Brian's classic rendition of the British national anthem "God Save the Queen" closes this masterpiece.
When this album was released, it went to #4 in the US and became Queen's first million seller and has sold up to 3 million copies to date in the US alone (I helped when I first bought the album on CD in March of 1992 only being familiar with Bohemian Rhapsody and You're My Best Friend as they were on Elektra/Asylum's 1981 version of Queen's Greatest Hits). The album would be re-released for its 30th Anniversary (see upcoming review for the disc).
Highly recommended!

The CD is great Queen, However, the editing is okay at best. Death on two legs cuts off early. About 3 seconds early. Other songs cut. I think for the money charged, it should have been better edited.

My sister and her husband gave me A Night At The Opera for my birthday back in 1975. I wore out 3 copies on 8-Track before getting the cassette.
I now have the CD so I can burn as many copies as I like.
Ever since I heard Death On Two Legs for the first time, I was hooked. The entire CD seems to flow. I read another review that said "The Prophet's Song" was Queen's "Stairway To Heaven" . It's by far my favorite song by Queen and I'm glad that there's someone else out there that gets it!
Just a wonderful CD!

If you like Queen, this is a great album, especially if you want the song, Bohemian Rhapsody. Many of Queen's greatest hits' album's don't include that song. I bought the record album in the 70's and wanted to upgrade to the CD.

I'm not a Queen fan because Mercury's style sometimes rubs me the wrong way. Sometimes his vocal range quickly rears off in a completely different direction while singing what appears to be a straight-forward vocal melody, and it's hard for me to adjust to that style. However, I really like A Night at the Opera. Everybody knows "Bohemian Rhapsody". It's been played over and over a million times on classic rock radio. It's been played so many times for a very good reason- it's a great song. Any complaints I might have with Freddy disappear whenever this song comes on. A lot of people mention the rocking section as being their particular favorite moment. I agree!

I really like "39". Very demanding beat to a very pleasant vocal melody. That's what the song is all about. "You're My Best Friend" is another highlight. An innocent, yet highly memorable little tune. "I'm In Love With My Car" always reminded me of Roger Daltrey from the Who. I kept wondering "Why can't I find this lost Who song on a search engine?" It's because the song is by Queen! "Death on Two Legs" is another memorable track that many people probably don't even realize they do in fact know the song, and know it well.

Overall, there's no problems with this album. It's a really solid album.

A Night At The Opera (1975.), Queen's fourth studio album

Throughout their career, Queen would always challenge themselves musically and would create a musical spectacle that would win over millions of fans. The band were especially innovative in their early career; powering out a blistering hard-rocking debut with `Queen I' and experimenting with more progressive ideas in `Queen II'. With their third release, `Sheer Heart Attack', the band got everything together to produce a `70's classic. However, the musical train definitely didn't stop there as a year later Queen released `A Night At The Opera'; an album you just may have heard quite a lot of press about over the past 30 or so years...

...Indeed, as most reviewers for this album will have stated, this is a seminal hard rock classic and in many ways marks a creative peak in the great career which Queen enjoyed. The album, filled with operatic harmonies and memorable tunes has influenced countless other bands down the years and across the genres. At a first listen, this album strikes you as a crazy operatic charade and in many ways it is! Queen here create an album which is based on the theme of an opera performance with all the crazy twists and turns thrown in. However it works brilliantly and is a truly innovative display that also rocks hard (in some parts at least!). An argument I've often heard with this album is that the whole thing is only made coherant by the one song `Bohemian Rhapsody'. Many agree that the song is the centrepiece of the album. However, I would not hesitate to say that a large number of the tracks stand up on their own two feet. Tracks like `Death On Two Legs' and `You're My Best Friend' are timeless classics in their own right. All in all, `A Night At The Opera' is definitive Queen; there is the pomp, excess, craziness and creative genius all fully featured on this disc. The album also marks a continuation of each member of the band contributing their own material. Brian May's compositions make up the more guitar driven works on the album such as `Sweet Lady' whilst Freddie Mercury contributes the more operatic and quirky songs such as `Seaside Rendezvous', `Love Of My Life' and not to mention the all time famous `Bohemian Rhapsody'. Roger Taylor and John Deacon also leave a clear statement on the album too.

`Death On Two Legs' opens this great album. This is one of Queen's best album openers and one of their best songs, period. Written as a cynical tribute to their previous band manager, Freddie Mercury spews venom in the lyrics in an amusing fashion over some great guitar harmonies and melodies from May. The grand piano work, which is synonymous with early Queen is there as well in this blistering opener too. `Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon' is next; a catchy one minute song with some amusing lyrics. There is more piano and overblown guitar lines and as a listener you can feel the operatic stylings in the album building. Then, enter Roger Taylor for `I'm In Love With My Car'. I've always been a big fan of the Roger Taylor songs in the Queen catalogue and this one is no exception. This song rocks hard and Taylor gives a great vocal performance, expressing his love for his car. `You're My Best Friend' is a beautiful song; John Deacon, the quiet man of the band really pulls out the stops in this song of his. A timeless Queen classic, the keyboards work a treat and Freddie Mercury delivers some fantastic emotive vocals. `'39' is an excellent semi-acoustic song about a couple being split up due to the beginning of World War II. `Sweet Lady' is another really cool song. With it's waltz like rocking guitar riff and strong vocals, this is a strong closer to the first half of the album.

`Seaside Rondezvous' keeps the operatic nature of the album going. The song has the excess and hilarity which a number of the tracks on the album exhibit and it again works a treat. `The Prophet's Song' is the epic of the album, clocking in at 8 minutes. Here we see what the sound Queen pioneered is all about, there are vocal harmonies and operatic squeals galore in this one. Although the track is a littel drawn out in parts, there is no denying the significance of this particular song. `Love Of My Life' is a Queen fan favourite; a calm and serene song, Freddie gives another brilliant vocal performance in this excellent ballad. `Good Company' is another amusing song, this time a Brian May composition. May performs the vocals and plays the ukelele to create a unique sounding song which I personally think is great. Next is a track I need not say too much about. `Bohemian Rhapsody' is a track everyone knows, whether you know this album or not - it is 6 minutes of pure craziness and genius. For it's time, it was the most expensive single ever made - the number of vocal layers on this song show this. Following this masterpiece, the album closes with Brian May rockin' out to the tune of `God Save The Queen'. Again we see the opera theme and Queen's joking around it, as operas traditionally had the song played at them after a performance.

`A Night At The Opera' is definitive Queen. If you want a showcase of what Queen is all about then this is the album to get hold of. The vast praise this album has been given over the years is completely deserved and this album is a milestone album in music. `A Night At The Opera' has aged extremely well and as aware as everyone is that this album dates back to '75, it still sounds fresh and lively. This album and it's predecessor `Sheer Heart Attack', for me marked the creative peak for Queen. This album is a must for any rock fans collection or for any fan of great music in general.

MY RATING: 9.5/10

Another versitile recording showing their mastery as muscians and artists. Their hit "You're My Best Friend" is just the tip of the iceburg when it comes to their ability to write just about any kind of music.

If I were stuck on a desert island and could only have 10 cds to listen to for the rest of my life, this would be one of them.

I enjoy parts of this album---the guitar solo at the end of "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" has a tendency to grab hold of my brain and not to let go, though I love actual music hall too much to enjoy the verse and the fake old-timey sound used.

Still, I can't add much to the negative reviews here: pretentious, sententious, overblown, overserious, overdone....all-in-all, an adolescent's idea of what "important" means. I'll still listen, but will chase it with a shot of "Pretty Vacant" (or even "Get Off the Air, Rodney") to still my gut.

This albums is so powerful that I have no words to describe how incredible it is. Freddie Mercury was a god, he is the mastermind behind Bohemian Rhapsody, probably the world's most famous song. I just can't stop listening to this album and to Queen's music in general. Thank you Freddie for your music!

The tapes are analog here, worn thin with the million overdubs and the songs are generally getting better. Highlights are The Prophets song it's the echoplex vocal orchestra of Mercury, underrated also is Sweet Lady and Good Company featuring May's guitar "jazz band" done with overdubs and a battery powered amp called the "deacy".

Much like their fellow countrymen Led Zeppelin, Queen acheived perfection on their fourth album, 1975's 'A Night at the Opera'. This album had it all and for a musically diverse band such as Queen, that was plenty. The power of four would never again be surpassed and why this album doesn't make a consensus top ten of rock albums in history is....well...dumb. Though Queen has never been the darlings of critics even the most misguided of these fools had to acknowledge the songwrtiting genius of Freddie Mercury whose "Bohemian Rhapsody" is rightfully considered one of popular music's greatest triumphs. Combining hard rock bombast with classical music wasn't new, but this song's impact and popularity was staggering. The song and album fullfilled the promise of 'Queen II' and 'Sheer Heart Attack' to make Queen a supergroup, a status they held on to worldwide until Freddie's death. What makes 'Opera' a special album is obviously not just "Rhapsody". John Deacon achieves the albums second huge hit with his beautiful "You're My Best Friend", a fantasitc love song. Not to be outdone, Brian May displays his usual axe brilliance throughout the record but also comes up with an epic, "The Prophet's Song", metal in "Sweet Lady" and the awesomely folky "'39" where he also supplies the lead vocal. Roger Taylor rocks hard on another favorite from the album, his own "I'm In Love with My Car", his best performance as a singer and a songwriter. The album, although a true group collaboration, was of course dominated by Mercury, who not only contributed "Rhapsody" but also the metallic bitchathon "Death on Two Legs" (for their ex-manager), "Seaside Rendezvous" (as campy as they get) and the second great ballad from the album "Love of My Life" (with Brian on harp and Freddie out Baching Bach on piano). An almost flawless masterpiece brought to you by Queen and their frequent early collaborator, Roy Thomas Baker. God Save the Queen indeed!

Queen's album entitled A Night At The Opera remains one of the best rock albums to this day. Thirty one years after it was released on LP, people still snatch this up and Queen displays a strong ability to rock hard and yet be extremely creative in various styles of music as well. This CD proves it.

The CD opens with the very rockin' "Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...)." This song rocks hard and provides a strong beginning for the album. The melody holds your attention and Freddy Mercury's voice is strong and passionate. Awesome! The CD switches gears fast for a more laid back song entitled "Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon." The arrangements are strong and Mercury sings this very well.

Other classic rock songs on this album include "I'm In Love With My Car" which compares a car to a man's lover; the beautifully arranged pop music ballad called "You're My Best Friend" and the sweet folk rock tune called "'39."

"Seaside Rendezvous" is one of my favorite songs on this album. Far from being hard classic rock, this song's arrangement has a very "retro" love ballad melody to it that is also very playful. The playfulness and upbeat melody reminds me of the joys of new love. Excellent!

No review of A Night A The Opera is complete without mention of the classic rock song "Bohemian Rhapsody." This song reveals what a young man is thinking after he makes a foolish and impulsive decision to kill someone. The song boasts dramatic operatic vocals and melodies; and I agree with the reviewer who writes that Brian May's guitar solo during this number is nothing short of mesmerizing. "Bohemian Rhapsody" remains one of the greatest classic rock pieces to this day. It will continue to be one he** of a show stopper for quite some time to come, too.

Some reviewers write that the two final tracks, which are remixes of "I'm In Love With My Car" and "You're My Best Friend" are not very different from the original tracks. These reviewers are right. I guess this is a minor disappointment since the rest of the album is practically flawless. Even the brief instrumental rendition of "God Save The Queen" is exciting.

The liner notes contain the full lyrics and great color photos of Queen.

A Night At The Opera proves that Queen was more than capable of producing flawless music in a wide variety of genres. On one single album, you get the hard rock tracks "I'm In Love With My Car" and "Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...)" as well as the folk rock ballad "'39." There is the pop music style of "Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon" and "You're My Best Friend" alongside the joyful expression of love in "Seaside Rendezvous." Moreover, you experience the incredible angst and despair expressed in "Bohemian Rhapsody." Freddy Mercury with the rest of Queen performed mightily to please their fans. There will never be another band quite like Queen; and I highly recommend this album for rock fans and pop rock fans everywhere.

The true sign of a classic album, and make no mistake, this is a classic, is how it compares to the albums of its day, and how it stands the test of time. A Night At The Opera succeeds on both counts. While over 30 years old, it has held up very well. "Bohemian Rhapsody" of course remains one of a kind. Everything else here is top notch too. Incredibly, 30 years later, this album is STILL ahead of its time.

One day many years ago my wife and I sat down and listened to A Night at the Opera from beginning to end. We didn't speak or dance or move. We just sat and listened.

After the last note of "God Save the Queen died away, we sat in silence for a long moment. Finally, she turned to me and said "I wonder if those guys knew that they made such an astonishing album?"

The definitive Queen album, the one that made them world famous and also the one that got me hooked way back in high school.

More great hits would come in later albums, but this one which contained Bohemian Rhapsody will forever remain number one.

The band was very much above average - the same lineup held for three decades, with all members contributing, and each playing his personna to the fullest. The insanely free and gifted lead vocalist, the equally gifted but more reserved lead guitarrist, an appropiately nutty drummer, and the quiet bass player. Note that Freddie has never been replaced, because he could not be.

Just how influential they were was apparent during the memorial at Wembley Stadium, when the likes of Roger Daltrey and Robert Plant paid tribute. Right at the top !

PS: agree with others that The Prophet's Song was an amazing tune and it gripped me then, and still does now. It's funny but that is the song that impacted me more than Rhapsody. It was Queen's equivalent to Zeppelin's 'When the Levee Breaks'.

OK WHOEVER SAID THAT JOHN DEACON SANG YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND IS INSANE. JOHN DEACON NEVER SANG LEAD VOCALS ON ANY QUEEN SONG MUCH LESS THAT ONE BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HIS VOICE COULDN'T COMPARE TO BRIAN,ROGERS AND OBVIOUSLY FREDDIES. AND IF HE'D EVER SANG I'M SURE HE'D BE MUCH WORSE THAN ROGER. BESIDES CAN'T YOU TELL THAT ITS FREDDIES SINGING YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND? JUST CUZ JOHN WROTE THE SONG DOESN'T MEAN HE SANG IT...

A Night At The Opera is an awesome album and probably Queen's best. The album is a bridge between the heavy metal and hard rock Queen did before this album and the progressive experimental rock they would become known for afterwards.
1. Death On Two Legs- A good angry hard rocker.
2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon-Ok just too wierd...
3. I'm In Love With My Car- Another hard rocker. Roger Taylor has an awesome voice(though he can't do all the stuff Mercury can).
4. You're My Best Friend- A good pop song(yes it's that catchy one you've heard on the radio a million times).
5. 39- A kind of folk song but Brian May's voice is so beautiful you just have to love it.
6. Sweet Lady- Another hard rocker. Nothing special.
7. Seasise Rendezvous- More of an experiment than a song(fun to listen to though!).
8. The Prophet's Song- Sort of like a lesser Bohemian Rhapsody with all the style changes.
9. Love Of My Life- A sweet little softer ballad.
10. Good Company- A stranger one like "Lazing..." but actually good.
11. Bohemian Rhapsody- This basically gives you the album in a nutshell. It's a ballad,experimental and hard rock song all in one. If you've never heard it you have to go to youtube or somewhere and hear it(can't help but love the opera section don't ask...).
12. God Save The Queen-A cool different take on the song but should definetly have been placed in the middle(Bohemian Rhapsody is a great closer).

This is another creative and brilliant album from Queen. listen to the wise man and get this now.

Yup, A Night At The Opera was the 1st Queen album I bought. So far it's the only one I own, but it's certainly motivated me to buy more of their albums. The version I bought has the DVD on it, so I'm going to review that as well. I'd write a review on the particular version I have, but it seems everyone over there is only reviewing the DVD. But enough of that, how about my thoughts on the songs?


Death On Two Legs - 10/10 This one clicked with me immediately. I love Freddie's piano intro, and Brian's guitar is killer. This song has really dark and sarcastic lyrics about insulting and putting down a low-class guy. This is just an all-around great song.

Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon - 8/10 I'm down with having a sense of humour and all, but this song just seems silly. But still, it's Queen. And I really like Brian's guitar solo at the end.

I'm In Love With A Car - 9/10 The first song not sung by Freddie; Roger Taylor (drums) sings it. .5 is taken off because his voice is a bit too raspy for me. Another .5 is taken off because some of the lyrics seem kind of silly after a while. Still, some great guitar riffs by Brian (as always) and some amusing car sounds at the end.

You're My Best Friend - 10/10 One of the catchiest off the album, and one of Queen's biggest hits. I like the keyboard intro too. Nothing needs to be said about it that hasn't already been said.

'39 - 10/10 This is my 3rd favorite off the album. Let me just say that Queen really should've released this one as a single! It works in all directions. It's sung by Brian, and he has a great voice. '39 is the folksiest song off A Night At The Opera. I think it's about sailing to a new country or something ("The Volunteers came home that day and they bring good news of a world so newly born"). But whether I'm right or wrong, it's still a killer song.

Sweet Lady - 8.5/10 To me, this son sounds a little dated. I can't explain why, but it does. And other than that, it just doesn' stand out compared to the other songs on the album. It's about a man who's treated "like a dog", or in other words, *makes sound a whip makes*.

Seaside Rendezvous - 8.5/10 The better of the 2 humourous songs on the album. It's just a lot less annoying than Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon.

The Prohet's Song - 10/10 WHY does everyone hate this song so much?!?!? This is my favorite song off the entire album, and even though I'm not that familiar with their discography, I think this is one of Queen's best songs. It's an epic 8-minute tale about apocalypse ("Oh oh, people of the earth, listen to the warning. The seer he said, beware the storm that gathers here. Listen to the wise man."), or about a man warning the world of apocalypse. It seems to have been inspired by Noah's Ark. Killer song. Don't skip it!

Love Of My Life - 9/10 A pretty piano ballad. Basically about an unsteady couple that represents how marriages can fall apart. Not a bad song, but it's really overshadowed after the last track.

Bohemian Rhapsody - 10/10 The most popular song off the album, Queen's 3rd most popular song ever (We Will Rock You is #1 and We Are The Champions is is #2), and one of the most popular songs in history!! It's a ballad about a poor, hopeless boy who kills someone ("Put a gun against his head, the pulled the trigger, now he's dead"), is put on trial, begs to be let go, but is locked up anyway (well, I'm only assuming that last part). He then looks at his life and realizes that he really doesn't have anywhere to go ("Nothing really matters... anyone can see"). But it's more than the lyrics that change. Bohemian Rhapsody is a crazy song with quick tempo changes, awesome guitar solos from Brian, and even operatic vocals. Certainly one of the greatest song ever written. Only an idiot would skip this song.

God Save The Queen - 7.5/10 A very guitar-based instrumental. If you ask me, they should've made it a part of Bohemian Rhapsody. Still, an interesting instrumental.

Review for the DVD:

Well, it was kind of dissapointing. Instead of showing live performances of the band or music videos, it's just the album played with some video clips of the guys playing. Sometimes it's just pitcures of them, and other times it's not Queen at all!! Unless you like watching muted performances of the band with the album playing over it, the DVD doesn't have much to offer.

Well, that's my take on A Night At The Opera. This was one of the best albums of the 70s, was the best album of 1975 along with Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, and is one of the best rock albums ever. I had a great experience with this album, and I can't wait to buy more of Queen's albums.

A Night At the Opera is unmistakably the best album Queen ever produced. Not only are the songs good, but they show the band's sense of humor, which is one of the things I like the most about Queen's work.

Death On Two Legs- 4/5. A really good song. About one of their managers who swindeled them out of a lot of money. It's not only rude and cruel, but really fun and humorous at the same time. The line "Do you feel like suicide? (I think you should...)" gets me everytime.

Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon- 5/5. Songs like this, the vaudville-like ones, don't seem to turn up on their later albums (post 1980) and that's pretty disapointing. It's the style that they seemed to have the most fun with, and the kind that Freddie wrote best.

I'm In Love With My Car- 3/5. One of my lesser favorites... Roger is an okay singer and all, but his voice is raspy (he smoked way too much) and that bothers me a bit. On the other hand the song is catchy and fun, it gets stuck in my head often. The only other problem I have with this one is that some of the lyrics aren't very good. But whatever...

You're My Best Friend- 4/5. One of their best. It's a very sweet song that Deacon wrote for about girlfriend (and later wife.) The only thing is that it gets old after you've listened to it one hundred times, I skip past it when I'm not in the mood.

'39- 5/5. Why the smeg wasn't this a hit?! It's a mystery to me. Easily my favorite on the album (beside's Bohemian Rhapsody that is!)The beginning guitar part is wonderful, I love the softer side of Brians writing, its a good break from his regular extreme rocking out sound. Brian seemed to enjoy writing stories into his music, and the lyrics in this are very sad indeed. I wish there were more songs like this in the Queen selection.

Sweet Lady- 2/5. My least favorite on the album. It seems like many people share my opinion on this song. It's an okay song, I just don't think it competes with the other songs on the album. It's just not as high calibur.

Seaside Rendevous- 5/5. My other favorite aside from Bohemian Rhapsody. Also another charming vaudvillesque Freddie song. It cracks me up every time at the end, the line "give us a kiss!" is priceless! I also enjoy the part where Freddie and Roger imitate horns, a fun bit!

The Prophet's Song- 5/5. It seems that not many people have a tolerance for this song. I think it's wonderful. Brian claims that the inspiration for this came from a dream he had about Noah and the floods. The beginning gutiar and toy koto duet is gentle, but foreshadows the coming rock and ensuing madness. Then the first six verses just take my breath away. The harmonies and lyrics are, in my opinion, truly sent from the rock Gods to Brian's sleeping brain so the amassed audiences could shiver with glee at the awesome music. Then comes the 2 minute long acapella multi-tracking, which, like many others, I find rather tedious. But after listening to it nine or ten times, it grows on you. The last little rocking bit isn't as good as the first bit, and the song seems to peter out a bit, but then it comes right back up in the end with spine tingling harmonies and lyrics, and then the haunting guitar and koto bit again to finish it off. All in all an awesome song.

Love of My Life- 5/5. A gorgeous ballad by Freddie. Makes me want to cry every time I listen to it. I especially like it when Brians guitar rock bit melds with the piano and lilting melody, it makes it sound more melencholy than if it had been played with harp! Wonderful song...

Good Company- 4/5. I like this song. It seems very Beatlesesque to me with the Brian vocal and the ukulele. Again, it tells a story. It's okay, not great, but fun to listen to all the same.

Bohemian Rhapsody.- 5/5 (possibly infinity/5...) The. Best. Song. Ever. I can't listen to this song with out having spasms of appreciation and utter joy. Just a masterpiece. Bloody smeg Freddie, I love you.

God Save the Queen.- 4/5. It's a good song, I personally think they should have left it a Bohemian Rhapsody, it's almost impossible to follow that magnum opus up. It bothers me just a little becuase it sounds a bit like they tried to imitate Hendrix playing the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock, but I think it just sound like that because it's a patriotic song. Not the best, but still good.

I really enjoyed this album and I highly recommend it to any one who has heard any Queen. This is actually a really good album if you've been a casual Queen fan for a while, and you want to get deeper into their music. It's impossible for this album to dissapoint if you're looking for high quality Queen. This is their best.

A Night At The Opera is truly a musical masterpiece. Though not a favorite among Queen albums of mine, I am able to appreciate its brilliance. Musically I guess it's not surpassed by any album (by anyone) ever, there are a few lesser tracks on it for me that lessen it's impact though.
1. Death On Two Legs is a great opener. A nice rocking hate song.
2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon is one of Queen's best songs. Sung by Freddie with the use of a steel can it showed Queen having fun and we thank them for it.
3. I'm In Love With My Car is a Roger track and is again fun. It rocks along nicely and builds to a great harmonious roar.
4. You're My Best Friend is a Queen classic. One of their lighter singles it was the first of many John songs to be hits.
5. '39 is a song about space travel that I always though was a song about WW2. I guess I never paid enough attention to the lyrics. Listening to it though, you can hear the Sci-Fi elements and the sadness in the song. Kind of like Queen's Space Oddity (by Bowie).
6. Sweet Lady is one of the lesser tracks for me. It rocks but the music changes don't flow like Queen changes normally do.
7. Seaside Rendezvous is a highlight. Similar feel to Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon.
8. The Prophet's Song is an attempt at greatness. It shows in some spots, but lacks something. Apparently rushed near the completion of the album, I don't know if this is the final product Brian intended. A great track all the same and some more fantasitic Queen harmonies.
9. Love Of My Life is a beautiful Freddie track. He could do any style better than anyone else.
10. Good Company is another one of those lesser tracks. Also written by Brian, is has brilliant guitar work (I have renewed appreciation for it after viewing the making of DVD) but the song itself is a bit left -field.
11. Bohemian Rhapsody is the best ever. Simply the greatest song to ever grace our radios.
12. God Save The Queen is not what I would call a great closer. I see what they were trying to do but it's not a song you can listen to and enjoy - surely even if you are English.

A Night At The Opera is a brilliant as anything they've done for the most part, but some lesser tracks bring it down a few rungs. Ranks in the middle for all Queen albums, below Queen 2, above News Of The World.

I sincerely agree with some of the points on the previous reviews....but i think what makes the album an even BETTER buy for some is that those arent the only underrated songs...Any person that claims a love for anthem rock appreciates....
"The prophet song" Freddy's chanting combined with a sick guitar riff makes this song immortal....I actually think that this song is my favorite on the album....especially in terms of the playlist...this being towards the end....and totally prepares you for bohemian rap. without being "filler" or "a weaker song" I also have to note, "sweet lady"....combined with all of the other songs mentioned above...that doesnt leave one song unaccounted for in terms having mindblowing intensity, with an uncomprimised Queen sound....at the full hieght of thier creative power maybe....maybe.....nonetheless a must for anyone claiming to enjoy thier music.....

The Jaded Ear says:
For those too young to have suffered through the age of Prog Rock (now extinct as the Dodo), this is not real rock music. Who knows what it is: creatures of the ilk of Bocelli and Liberace probably could perform it. With the exception of "Death on Two Legs" this is best left to old stoners and the peculiar kids without any friends. "An affront to rock and roll music", PulpFiction4Life

Hailed by fans and critics alike as one of the greatest rock albums ever produced, Queen's A NIGHT AT THE OPERA propelled the band to the top of the charts and made them one of the most famous bands ever to emerge from Britain. The album's title plainly states that the majority of its songs are over-the-top, operatic pieces, highlighted by the legendary "Bohemian Rhapsody", which remained at #1 on the UK charts for a then-record nine weeks. (In a recent poll conducted by Guinness World Records, "Bohemian Rhapsody" was named as the greatest UK single of all time.) The album's other greats include the hard-rocking opener "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to ...)", "I'm In Love With My Car" (written and sung by drummer Roger Taylor), the epic "Prophet's Song", and "You're My Best Friend" (recently featured in the hit horror-comedy SHAUN OF THE DEAD). There's a perfect balance between the strong guitars, the heavy drums, and Freddie Mercury's glorious vocals, not to mention the trademark multi-layered choruses. Almost unanimously considered to be Queen's finest work, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA is an unrivaled rock masterpiece that deserves a place in anyone and everyone's music collection.