The MJ Show #62 (Classic Albums - Queen - A Night At The Opera)
Queen was without a doubt, one of the greatest rock bands in the world. Their music could never be confined to one genre. They did everything! Absolutely EVERYTHING! And they did it so well!
One of the most incredible albums that they made was the album that I'm featuring today in my Classic Albums series! A Night at the Opera was, at the time of its release, the most expensive album ever recorded. Upon release, A Night at the Opera was a commercial success, debuting at #1 in the UK charts and remaining there for nine weeks. In the US, it debuted at #4, the band's strongest showing at that time.
The album takes its name from the Marx Brothers film A Night at the Opera, which the band watched one night at the studio complex when recording.
Here's what it looks like. It's something you NEED to have in your collection. Go buy it now!
1st Song - Queen - Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)
2nd Song - Queen - Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
3rd Song - Queen - I'm In Love With My Car
4th Song - Queen - You're My Best Friend
5th Song - Queen - '39
6th Song - Queen - Sweet Lady
7th Song - Queen - Seaside Rendezvous
8th Song - Queen - The Prophet's Song
9th Song - Queen - Love Of My Life
10th Song - Queen - Good Company
11th Song - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
12th Song - Queen - God Save The Queen
Bonus Material!!! - This is the stuff you DO NOT want to miss out! :)
1st Song - Making of A Night At The Opera Part 1
2nd Song - Making of A Night At The Opera Part 2
3rd Song - Making of A Night At The Opera Part 3
4th Song - Making of A Night At The Opera Part 4
5th Song - Making of A Night At The Opera Part 5
6th Song - Making of A Night At The Opera Part 6
7th Song - Making of A Night At The Opera Part 7
8th Song - Making of A Night At The Opera Part 8
9th Song - Making of A Night At The Opera Part 9
Hope you liked that and if you hadn't heard the complete album before, I hope you did tonight. Queen is a LOT more than "We Will Rock You", "We Are The Champions", "Radio Ga Ga" and "Bohemian Rhapsody". The thing is, they had so many massive hits that you might have heard a lot of Queen songs but they have a LOT more great songs and albums that weren't "massive" hits...but they were brilliant nevertheless. To really understand the greatness of a band I feel you NEED to listen to their albums and not just the hit singles.
I hope this album gets you started off with Queen.
Also, to get you kicked off on your Queen discovery ride here's something I'd done many weeks ago. Have a look: The MJ Show #10 (Queen)
That's all I got for you today. More classic albums will come your way soon!
Right then...It's now time for me to say...take care...and good night! :)
This is your Musicman Mihir...signing off!
