Queen was a one-of-a-kind band. All the members wrote songs, played
instruments and sang. The best album of theirs was undoubtedly A night
at the Opera. There were other albums that came close but this was the
biggie. It was the album that gave us "Bohemian Rhapsody" and for that
alone, greatness was achieved. It also had the hit "My Best Friend".
Both songs made it to their greatest hits collection but it's what
didn't make it to that CD that made this album great. "Death on two
legs" is probably the most awesome hard rock piece of work they ever
put together. Then there's "I'm in Love With My Car" and "Year of '39"
to give it that much more of a push towards greatness.
But then
there's "The Prophet's Song", to really set this album apart from the
rest. "The Prophet's Song" features a vocal phenomenon. It's layers
of vocals mixed with various echo effects that has to be heard in
order to be believed. After this album I'd recommend News of the
World (1977), which has "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the
Champions". Then I'd recommend Jazz (1978) and Sheer Heart Attack
(1974). The best compilation CD to purchase would be Classic Queen
(1992). |
