A Night at the Opera

by Queen

Overview

Queen 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, pop, campy British music hall, and mystical prog rock, eventually bringing it all together on the pseudo-operatic "Bohemian Rhapsody." 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. The appeal of A Night at the Opera is in its meticulous productions. It's prog rock with humor as well as dynamics, and Queen never bettered their approach anywhere else.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/26/2011
Label:	Hollywood Records
UPC:	0050087240752
catalogNumber:	001364902
Rank:	5078

Tracks

1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...)
2. Lazing On a Sunday Afternoon
3. I'm In Love With My Car
4. You're My Best Friend
5. '39
6. Sweet Lady
7. Seaside Rendezvous
8. The Prophet's Song
9. Love of My Life
10. Good Company
11. Bohemian Rhapsody
12. God Save the Queen

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Queen   Primary Artist
Freddie Mercury   Vocals
Brian May   Guitar
Roger Taylor   Percussion
John Deacon   Electric Bass

Technical Credits

Freddie Mercury   Composer
Queen   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Brian May   Arranger,Composer,Executive Producer
Roger Taylor   Composer,Executive Producer
Roy Thomas Baker   Producer
David Costa   Art Direction
John Deacon   Composer
Gary Lyons   Engineer
Traditional   Composer
Mike Stone   Executive Producer