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A Night At The Opera (Deluxe)
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MOG Editorial Review
Yes, it contains one of rock 'n' roll's most infamous tracks of all time in the form of "Bohemian Rhapsody," but there are a countless number of reasons why A Night at the Opera is considered a masterpiece. The 1975 classic essentially served as Freddie Mercury and the gang's "go big or go home" moment, creating massive songs that ranged from jazz to prog-rock influences, all the while with an undertone that they were self-aware about the album's over-the-top nature on songs like the epic "39." Of course, even with the rest of the album considered, "Bohemian Rhapsody" still stands tall as the shining moment in a set of songs that were all standouts in their own right, combining bits of opera and heavy metal into one hard-to-resist package.
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AMG Review of Night at the Opera
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music GuideQueen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard rock masterpiece. Using the multi-layered guitars of its predecessor as a foundation, A Night at the Opera encompasses metal ("Death on Two Legs," "Sweet Lady"), pop (the lovely, shimmering "You're My Best Friend"), campy British music hall ("Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon," "Seaside Rendezvous"), and mystical prog rock ("'39," "The Prophet's Song"), eventually bringing it all together on the pseudo-operatic "Bohemian Rhapsody." In short, it's a lot like Queen's own version of Led Zeppelin IV, but where Zep find dark menace in bombast, Queen celebrate their own pomposity. No one in the band takes anything too seriously, otherwise the arrangements wouldn't be as ludicrously exaggerated as they are. But the appeal -- and the influence -- of A Night at the Opera is in its detailed, meticulous productions. It's prog rock with a sense of humor as well as dynamics, and Queen never bettered their approach anywhere else. [In 2005, Hollywood Records released a two-disc, remastered 30th Anniversary CD/DVD of A Night at the Opera that included a DVD featuring original and new videos, as well as audio commentary from the band.]
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