QueenZone discussion #935496
A Night At The Opera or A Day At The Races; which is better?
| deleted user 29.12.2006 11:42 |
Which album, in your opinion, is the better one? I mean, A Day At The Races came out after A Night At The Opera...and they both are VERY alike...But don't let your opinions depend on that fact that A Night At The Opera was released before and is one of the most "famous" of Queen's albums...because of Bo Rhap -_-'....I would actually say that A Day At The Races is better...But in my opinion of course... So...which would you prefer? |
| brENsKi 29.12.2006 11:57 |
for style - Opera, for overall quality - Races Races was supposed to be the leftovers from the Opera sessions. Tell you what...there are some songs on Races that are MUCH betetr than anything on Opera. YTMBA and Millionaire are beautiful songs. STL has perhaps Freddie's finest bit of singing anywhere, and is probably the most perfect and complete song he ever wrote. Even John and Roger's "fillers" are very good songs. GOFL is fantastically extreme and TYMD is possibly Brian's finest out-and-out rocker |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 12:00 |
^ Yeppo. I absolutely agree. A Night At The Opera is a little overrated too, I should say... |
| bohemian 11513 29.12.2006 12:17 |
ADATR ist ANATO... jlt TYMD, YTMBA and LA o... TMW! Bidst!!! YAI, STL or WM agot!!! AIftm GOFLB, D and TT... Bmfdi HAHNY!!! Have a Happy New Year! ;-) PS: Translated for all you et´s out there across the universe: ADATR is superior to ANATO... just listen to TYMD, YTMBA and LA or... TMW! But it doesn´t stop there!!! YAI, STL or WM are great ones too!!! And I forgot to mention GOFLB, D and TT... But my favourite definitely is HAHNY!!! PPS: Wtfi GOFLB........... What the fuck is it??? :-))) |
| Mean Mr. Ketchup 29.12.2006 12:18 |
Yeah, I think that Races is a better album, I just love it more than Opera |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 12:23 |
Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote: ADATR is superior to ANATO... just listen to TYMD, YTMBA and LA or... TMW! But it doesn´t stop there!!! YAI, STL or WM are great ones too!!! And I forgot to mention GOFLB, D and TT... But my favourite definitely is HAHNY!!! PS: Have a Happy New Year! ;-)Yeppppp...I TOTALLY agree =P Haha xD |
| KingRat 29.12.2006 12:23 |
Definitely prefer Races out of the two... just has better songs than ANATO overall. I thought I was in the minority when it came to choosing between these two. |
| Gr8 King Rat 29.12.2006 12:37 |
I'd have to say Races overall as an album…although Opera has more individual songs that are some of my favorites |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 12:51 |
Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote: ADATR ist ANATO... jlt TYMD, YTMBA and LA o... TMW! Bidst!!! YAI, STL or WM agot!!! AIftm GOFLB, D and TT... Bmfdi HAHNY!!! Have a Happy New Year! ;-) PS: Translated for all you et´s out there across the universe: ADATR is superior to ANATO... just listen to TYMD, YTMBA and LA or... TMW! But it doesn´t stop there!!! YAI, STL or WM are great ones too!!! And I forgot to mention GOFLB, D and TT... But my favourite definitely is HAHNY!!! PPS: Wtfi GOFLB... What the fuck is it??? ................ :-)))LOL! :D |
| rocks. 29.12.2006 12:51 |
Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote: PPS: Wtfi GOFLB........... What the fuck is it??? :-)))good old fashioned lover boy... |
| Nathan 29.12.2006 12:52 |
I much prefer ADATR to ANATO. ANATO's big saving grace, in my opinion, is The Prophet's Song. I find Bohemian Rhapsody to be overrated to death. |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 12:54 |
Nathan wrote: I much prefer ADATR to ANATO. ANATO's big saving grace, in my opinion, is The Prophet's Song. I find Bohemian Rhapsody to be overrated to death.THANK YOU. :D Finally someone said it... |
| bohemian 11513 29.12.2006 13:02 |
Nathan wrote: ...I find Bohemian Rhapsody to be overrated to death.MId!!! PS: Me I don´t!!! PPS: :-))) |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 13:06 |
Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote:Bohemian is AWESOMEEEE :D xDNathan wrote: ...I find Bohemian Rhapsody to be overrated to death.MId!!! PS: Me I don´t!!! PPS: :-))) |
| bohemian 11513 29.12.2006 13:14 |
<font color="CC66CC">DeadOnTime<h6>Queen wrote:You mean BiA? Ochi!!! ;-)Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote:Bohemian is AWESOMEEEE :D xDNathan wrote: ...I find Bohemian Rhapsody to be overrated to death.MId!!! PS: Me I don´t!!! PPS: :-))) |
| bitesthedust 29.12.2006 13:20 |
I'd put Opera ahead of Races.... If I was to decide systematically, I'll go with this: OPERA Favourite Songs: Bo Rhap, Death, '39, Prophet's Song, Love Of My Life, Car Worst Songs: Seaside Rendezvous, Good Company, Sweet Lady. Overall +3 RACES Favourite Songs: Tie Your Mother Down, Somebody To Love, White Man, Teo Torriatte Worst Songs: Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy, Millionaire Waltz Overall +2 |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 13:27 |
Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote:Ochi = Of course he is! xD<font color="CC66CC">DeadOnTime<h6>Queen wrote:You mean BiA? Ochi!!! ;-)Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote:Bohemian is AWESOMEEEE :D xDNathan wrote: ...I find Bohemian Rhapsody to be overrated to death.MId!!! PS: Me I don´t!!! PPS: :-))) |
| bohemian 11513 29.12.2006 13:36 |
Yar!... (Of course) you are right... (honey)!!! ;-) |
| queenrocks! 10902 29.12.2006 13:39 |
A Day At The Races or A Night At The Opera? For me it will always be A Day At The Races Long Away Drowse You And I Take My Breath Away Need I say more? |
| bohemian 11513 29.12.2006 13:43 |
Nntsm! |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 13:49 |
I would rather spend a night at the opera. I mean... horses ? I don't even like horses. And if I was going to do some gambling, I think I could find a more exciting way to do it - rather than betting little pieces of paper (or electronic signals, or even bits of metal) on which sweaty four-legged beast will be in front of all the other sweaty four-legged beasts when going around an oval. For instance, I could say something about gambling and sex without a condom - but I think the political correctness value there would be incredibly low and probably somewhat in poor taste. And I do like opera, so there's really no contest. On a more serious note, I think the Queen albums (o, yes, those things) are different in "feeling". The one whose title infers watching sweaty four-legged beasts is very "romantic" and the song "You Take My Breath Away" is such a wonderful stalker song that I can't bear to listen to it. The one whose title implies a fat lady singing isn't so mushy-gushy over-all. I don't know. Depends on how I'm feeling. They're such nice companions, and get on well together. Except when someone falls in love with a motor-vehicle, then things just go bad - because mufflers cause unbearable chafing that no amount of lubricant can help prevent. |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 13:50 |
Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote: Nntsm!No need to say more! hehehehehe :D |
| bohemian 11513 29.12.2006 13:57 |
<font color="CC66CC">DeadOnTime<h6>Queen wrote:Yw...tt...aIl! Bwma...!!!Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote: Nntsm!No need to say more! hehehehehe :D PS: You won...this time... and I lost! But wwmaih!!! :-))) |
| queen mercury 33542 29.12.2006 14:08 |
I like them both, so I can't really decide on which is better. I think I like opera, for it's style. That was the first album to really sound operetic. Then races, for the continuation. I love them both though so compairing them is difficult. Smile. |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 14:18 |
Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote:But we will meet again...I hope!?!<font color="CC66CC">DeadOnTime<h6>Queen wrote:Yw...tt...aIl! Bwma...!!! PS: You won...this time... and I lost! But wwmaih!!! :-)))Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote: Nntsm!No need to say more! hehehehehe :D :D :D :D :D LOL! |
| bohemian 11513 29.12.2006 14:21 |
<font color="CC66CC">DeadOnTime<h6>Queen wrote:Ocww Einstein!!! Of course we will!!! :-)))Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote:But we will meet again...I hope!?! :D :D :D :D LOL!<font color="CC66CC">DeadOnTime<h6>Queen wrote:Yw...tt...aIl! Bwma...!!! PS: You won...this time... and I lost! But wwmaih!!! :-)))Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote: Nntsm!No need to say more! hehehehehe :D |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 14:23 |
Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote:LOL. :P<font color="CC66CC">DeadOnTime<h6>Queen wrote:Ocww Einstein!!! Of course we will!!! :-)))Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote:But we will meet again...I hope!?! :D :D :D :D LOL!<font color="CC66CC">DeadOnTime<h6>Queen wrote:Yw...tt...aIl! Bwma...!!! PS: You won...this time... and I lost! But wwmaih!!! :-)))Bohemian<font size="1"></f! wrote: Nntsm!No need to say more! hehehehehe :D |
| on my way up 29.12.2006 14:29 |
bitesthedust wrote: I'd put Opera ahead of Races.... If I was to decide systematically, I'll go with this: OPERA Favourite Songs: Bo Rhap, Death, '39, Prophet's Song, Love Of My Life, Car Worst Songs: Seaside Rendezvous, Good Company, Sweet Lady. Overall +3 RACES Favourite Songs: Tie Your Mother Down, Somebody To Love, White Man, Teo Torriatte Worst Songs: Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy, Millionaire Waltz Overall +2Good company and the millionaire waltz are two of Queen's best songs. |
| jpf 29.12.2006 14:32 |
A Night At The Opera 1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...) - great 2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon - I like it 3. I'm In Love With My Car - great 4. You're My Best Friend - great 5. '39 - great 6. Sweet Lady - I'm not that fond of this one. 7. Seaside Rendezvous - I like it 8. The Prophet's Song - I have to be in the mood for this one. I would like this song better in an edited format (remove the vocal canon, which, IMO, bogs the song down). 9. Love Of My Life - great 10. Good Company - good 11. Bohemian Rhapsody - great 12. God Save The Queen - great A Day At The Races 1. Tie Your Mother Down - great 2. You Take My Breath Away - great; It would be better in an edited format (again, remove the vocal canon, which bogs the song down). 3. Long Away - great 4. The Millionaire Waltz - I don't like this track at all with the exception of that very short heavy section. 5. You And I - good 6. Somebody To Love - great 7. White Man - I have to be in the mood for this one, too. It's not one of my favorites. 8. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - great 9. Drowse - Boring track (definitely filler) 10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) - good song With that said, I like "A Night At The Opera" more than "A Day At The Races". |
| bitesthedust 29.12.2006 14:38 |
on my way up wrote:That is my opinion, and mine alone.bitesthedust wrote: I'd put Opera ahead of Races.... If I was to decide systematically, I'll go with this: OPERA Favourite Songs: Bo Rhap, Death, '39, Prophet's Song, Love Of My Life, Car Worst Songs: Seaside Rendezvous, Good Company, Sweet Lady. Overall +3 RACES Favourite Songs: Tie Your Mother Down, Somebody To Love, White Man, Teo Torriatte Worst Songs: Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy, Millionaire Waltz Overall +2Good company and the millionaire waltz are two of Queen's best songs. |
| onevsion 29.12.2006 14:41 |
Hmmm.... Drowse a filler? I think it's one of the best queen songs ever...! I like Races slightly more than Opera. My Top 5 Queen albums: Queen II A Day At The Races Sheer Heart Attack A Night At The Opera The Miracle |
| Drowse1 29.12.2006 14:52 |
I have to go with ANATO. They are both similar albums in style but ANATO just pips it for me. And I agree, Drowse just a filler???? It's so good I,ve used it a my online nickname since I went on the internet for the first time 9 years ago |
| smileexpert 29.12.2006 14:56 |
My vote...Races wins by a nose... Drowse is anything but a filler, in my view. Listen to the lyrics of the bridge...I think it's great!! If anything the album should be sold as a pair with A Night at the Opera - as I see the two albums as related....kind of a continuation of the 'White/Black' theme... ...for what it's worth. |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 14:58 |
I have to say I greatly enjoyed my first listen of ANATO, much more that I enjoyed my first listen of ADATR. At first I found the 'You Take My Breath Away' dull. Now, regarding YTMBA, yes it's beautiful. For the most part wonderfully simple, just piano and vocals and the harmonies, spot on as ever. I really enjoy the way that some of the songs on the two albums sit next to each other, like twins of each other. For example Tie Your Mother Down and Sweet Lady Rockers by Brian May which I both enjoy very much. But TYMD is better. A much better-quality rock-song. 'Love of My Life' and 'You Take My Breath Away' very close together. I have to be in the right mood for them both otherwise I find them dull but they are top-notch songs and very close in quality. I prefer LOML, I prefer the sound of Fred's voice and Bri's guitar on that record. 'The Prophet's Song' and 'White Man' go together. They have the same vaguely spooky feel to them (I'm not musical so excuse me for my vocabulary) But PS is the better song. A bit long but WM sounds like a tired version of PS. YMBF and YAI. Can't remember what You and I sounds like. Quite nice I think. But YMBF is excellent. Excellent vocals, lyrics to bring a smile to anyone's face (or vomit to the throat, whichever kinda person you are)and it 'goes' very well with the overblown pieces of magic on ANATO. No doubt about it, IILWMC is a MUCH better song than 'Drowse', which sounds like Roger's line of thought was 'Damn, I put my best song on the LAST album. What do I do? I REALLY want a song on this album *scribbles frantically*' TMW, STL=standout songs on ADATR. Bo Rhap, DOTL=a couple of standouts on ANATO. I personally prefer ANATO. ADATR however, is severely underrated. I prefer ANATO because I prefer Queen with their harmonies and overblown rock gems. ADATR had fewer songs heavy with vocal harmonies but it is a lovely album. A selection of absolute classics. It isn't merely ANATO 2, in general it's softer, with TYMD and White Man as the exceptions and it's a good 'love album'. It's a moody album, not as fancy and frilly as its predecessor. A hint more feeling, and a hint of comfort too as Queen had hit the big-time, ADATR says to me 'OK we know what we're doing now' |
| ITSM 29.12.2006 15:20 |
A Day at the Races. I think all the songs on A day at the races are just great, all except 1 and 7, they are just good. It's a really relaxed and romantic album, but these two songs are a little bit too hard and the lyrics arent's the best. And about Drowse.. it took me about 10 years to like it, but now I think it's one of the best, at least the best song ever written by Roger Taylor. The last verse ("Never wanted to be the boy nest door....") is one of my favourite verses. There are a lot of piano played by F. Mercury, and with J. Deacon's bass-guitar, it's really fantastic! A day at the races and Queen II are the best Queen-albums, I think... And it would be great if they made an 30 years annoversoary of it too! |
| bitesthedust 29.12.2006 15:24 |
ITSM wrote: A day at the races and Queen II are the best Queen-albums, I think... And it would be great if they made an 30 years annoversoary of it too!Races' 30th anniversary was 2006. With only 2 days to go until the end of the year, it is slightly unlikely that an anniversary package will be released. Queen 2 was originally released in 1974...making the 30th anniversary...2004. Still, roll on 2012 for the Hot Space 30th anniversary package. |
| NJQueenFan 29.12.2006 15:48 |
These are both great albums, classics in the realm of classic rock, no doubt. But when comparing the two, A Night At The Opera is easily the better of the two, and all you have to do is compare the similar songs. In my mind, A Day at The races is just a toned down Opera. A lot of the same kind of material, but Queen were playing it a little safer with Races, and I really don't think they had to. The Intro : both albums have great intros. With Opera, you got the piano intro to DOTL, in Races, the "neverending staircase" as Brian put it. I like both, but Opera's is cooler. Opera: 1 Races: 0 The Brian May rocker: Sweet Lady v. Tie Your Mother Down I like both, but no doubt TYMD is the better song. It's a bonefide Queen classic and just gets you pumped up for the album better. Sweet Lady is good, but a little messy. Opera: 1 Races: 1 The Mercury love song: Love Of My Life v. You Take My Breath Away This is really no contest. These two are so similar but LOML is just that much better. Opera: 2 Races: 1 Brian sung song: '39 v. Long Away Same as the pervious argument. Similar but '39 is just so much more interesting and easily one of Queen's best songs, compared to the more average Long Away. Opera: 3 Races: 1 Mercury epic: Bohemian Rhapsody v. The Millionaire Waltz Don't get me wrong, I love TMW. It's great. Great hard rock bit, great slower parts, and a terrific finale. But is it the greatest piece of music ever written? No, that honor would go to Bohemian Rhapsody. Opera: 4 Races: 1 Deacy's feel good pop: You're My Best Friend v. You And I I like You And I a lot, but it's not the classic YMBF is. Opera: 5 Races: 1 Emotionally charged Freddie piece: Death On Two Legs vs. Somebody To Love Yes, this comparision is a bit of a stretch, but they are similar in the way they were written about something, rather than the meaningless Tolken-esque lyrics of other early Mercury songs. Oh yea, Somebdoy To Love is much, much better. Opera: 5 Races: 2 Brian prog epic: The Prophet's Song v. White Man God, they even have the same riff! Whatever, this isn't even close. Prophet by a mile. Opera: 6 Races: 2 Freddie's vaudeville: Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon/Seaside Rendezvous v. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy Wow, we get a double dose of it on Opera, but GOFLB is barely the best song here (I have a thing for LOASA). Opera: 6 Races: 3 Roger's song: I'm In Love With My Car v. Drowse Drowse is certainly better than some of the other stuff Roger's come up with over the years, but it just doesn't rock like IILWMC. Opera: 7 Races: 3 Misc. Brain competition: Good Company v. Teo Torriate No, these are as about as different as two Queen songs can be, but nor are the similar to anything else Brain wrote. Teo Torriate is easily the better piece tho. Opera: 7 Races: 4 And there you have it, and I feel it's pretty decisive. If you want a song by song ranking.... A NIGHT AT THE OPERA Death On Two Legs - 10 Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon - 10 I'm In Love With My Car - 9 You're My Best Friend - 10 '39 - 10 Sweet Lady - 9 Seaside Rendezvous - 9 The Prophet's Song - 10 Love Of My Life - 10 Good Company - 8 Bohemian Rhapsody - 10 105/110 - 96% I don't rank GSTQ - it's just an outro A DAY AT THE RACES Tie Your Mother Down - 10 You Take My Breath Away - 8 Long Away - 8 The Millionaire Waltz - 10 You And I - 8 Somebody To Love - 10 White Man - 8 Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - 10 Drowse - 8 Teo Torriate - 10 90/100 - 90% |
| Carol! the Musical 29.12.2006 15:55 |
A Day at the Races always came first for me.. Better quality songs. |
| louvox 29.12.2006 16:10 |
Both are classic and timeless offerings. I really can't say one is better than the other. The same can be said of any of their releases from 1973 to 1980. Unlike the trip the released durring the 80's. My personal favorite is still "A day at the races" |
| gmhmagic 29.12.2006 16:15 |
A Day At The Races |
| nevermore:) 33121 29.12.2006 16:39 |
I'm going to have to say ANATO just by a hair. I love both of the albums, i just like ANATO a little more. |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 16:42 |
Both albums are great. But i prefer A Night At The Opera. |
| SaveMe09 29.12.2006 16:42 |
Definately "A Day at the Races" my favorite Queen record |
| deleted user 29.12.2006 16:45 |
I like ANATO better, but not by much. I think Freddie's writing is good on both but Brian's is kind of boring on ADATR. They're both really great albums, but I'm going to have to say Somebody to Love is the best song ever written so I guess ADATR is better? |
| Poo, again 29.12.2006 17:57 |
ANATO is a bit over-rated, but I still think it's better. But they're both still not of this world. |
| sara310 29.12.2006 18:20 |
I prefer ADATR |
| Daniel vZ 29.12.2006 18:59 |
It's hard to choose, but I think I would go for "A Day At The Races" today. |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 29.12.2006 20:39 |
<font color=pink>Account Deleted wrote: ANATO is a bit over-rated, but I still think it's better.:-) |
| ScaramoucheFandango 29.12.2006 20:50 |
Night At the Opera |
| teleman 29.12.2006 23:33 |
Can't have one without the other. A Night At The Opera/A Day At The Races, A Night At The Races/A Day At The Opera |
| KingMercury 30.12.2006 01:16 |
definitely ADATR all the songs on that album are great and in my opinion, some songs on ANATO are crap, like "Seaside..." and "Lazing on a..." |
| Vilatrista 30.12.2006 06:43 |
A Night At The Opera |
| Al TurHao 30.12.2006 11:05 |
Seems like the perfect topic to remind that Brian wanted the songs in both albuns to be featured in only one, a double album (One of Brian's best ideas ever. And sadly wasted). The record company and the other 3 members however, did not fancy the idea. I am sure that it would certainly gain a forever podium in any best-album-poll. Any. |
| lera 30.12.2006 13:55 |
I like both albums but in my opinion A Night At The Opera is better and I also read somewhere that Brain May said that A Night At The Opera is Queen's best album :) |
| Sebastian 30.12.2006 15:49 |
I think the four of them were better instrumentalists in Races. Production was better with Mike Stone being their super-engineer, and now they could use 32-track instead of just 24. Their experience was enough for them to try out even more eccentric projects than before: now Brian didn't use a mini-banjo, but a plastic piano! Now the skiffle-esque tune wasn't with double-bass and tambourine, but with full rocking electric bass and Roger's powerful drumming. They didn't have to bounce so much so they could do more overdubs (vocal + instruments) with better quality, and Freddie's experience as producer for Eddie Howell had given him more knowledge in that field. Moreover, Roger's kit in Hyde Park was the biggest ever, and a 1975 Freddie probably wouldn't have been able of recording the piano parts in 'Millionaire Waltz' with such quality. 'You And I' is lyrically, harmonically, melodically and production-wise better than 'Best Friend', although sadly the lads didn't promote it as they should have: no single, no video, no live performances. All of that means that ... 'Races' is the one album that COULD/SHOULD have outdone 'Opera', but DIDN'T. The reasons: they tried too hard (IMO). Brian's 'Waltz' orchestra is astonishing, but it fails to have that playful cheerful quality of the jazz band in 'Good Company'. 'Drowse' is far more complicated (harmonically) than 'Car', and is definitely an oeuvre that requires a deeper musical knowledge, not to mention that lyrics are much more mature; yet it fails to roll as readily as 'Car' does. Brian's vocal work in 'Long Away' is, by technique and strength, better than the ones in '39 and 'Good Company', yet he failed to deliver the lyrics as smoothly as he'd done with the earlier numbers. The band as a whole did have some extraordinary ensemble when it came to backing vocals: the harmonies in 'Tie Your Mother Down' are better sung, better arranged and better mixed than those in 'Two Legs', and something similar happens even with 'Breath' against 'Love Of My Life', or 'Teo' versus '39. So the band got too obsessed about trying too hard, and they forgot some key elements: they lost the outrageousness of forming a woodwind/brass vocal orchestra, and epics were lost: 'White Man' is largely inferior to 'Prophet's Song' and both 'Somebody' and 'Waltz' are far less complex than 'Bo Rhap'. 'Races' didn't have stupid lyrics such as "some kind of cheese" ('Sweet Lady'), but they neither had anything as heartfelt and poetic as '39 (only 'Teo' comes close to some extent) or 'Love Of My Life'. That's my opinion anyway. |
| deleted user 30.12.2006 19:25 |
Although I think they're both incredible, ANATO is the better one in my opinion. Because although ADATR has songs I absolutely love like Long Away, You and I, Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy, and Teo Torriatte, i was brought up listening to Bo Rhap, and i never really can get enough of other songs like '39, Good Company, and Seaside Rendezvous (although Sweet Lady does somewhat spoil the album). But, like I said before, it is very close. |
| Marcos Napier 30.12.2006 21:43 |
To quote someone else's reply ... ADATR wins by a nose... a pelican's nose. Although DOTL and Prophet are masterpieces and LOML studio is a trillion times better than these campy live versions, Races is much better. Technically speaking maybe not that much (not as in "playing skills"), as the things achieved with ANATO with the equipment of that time were really unusual and unique (and some were "fine tuned" a bit in Races, with better results, in better songs). The experimentations of ANATO gave birth to much other good results, like for example the "drums" of WWRY, and that probably was the best thing of ANATO, it gave them the courage to just try new stuff, not caring much if it would work or not - but it did work. Then a few years later Roy Thomas Baker stole the same operatic vocals and used it with The Cars... |
| mike hunt 31.12.2006 04:56 |
A day at the races is one of those rare albums that gets better with age, but the problem is your comparing this great album with a true classic. It's hard to beat songs like death on two legs and 39, Prophet song, LOML and BO Rhap. good company and seaside R. are also brilliant. My ordor is Queen2, Anato, ADATR/sheer heart attack are tied and then Queen 1. |
| brENsKi 31.12.2006 05:19 |
i think also that people who "found queen" later on have an advantage over us older ones who were there at the time. generally speaking those that are either late teens now or adults since Freddie died have a greater degree of objectivity and are more able to get away from "classic" tags. those of us about at the time, tend to attach songs/albums to events in our lives...we are the generation who looks fondly on programmes like the BBC's "rock years" and remembers what we were doing and when. songs/albums like bo rhap/opera/bat out of hell/ smoke on the water / rumours / led zep 4 / etc etc don't just bear memories for us. they are time/date stamped with the all the important events in our lives. so for that reason - and many others - we are unable to get passed certain song...once you love a certain album it WILL ALWAYS be your favourite. so for me Queen II will always beat Opera. and Races will too.....sorry for going on. |
| Sebastian 31.12.2006 13:37 |
Now that I think of it, Races may be an overall better album in terms of performance, production, sound quality and mixing. But Opera's got better songs. 'Sheer Heart Attack' has got IMO some of the best songs they all wrote, but the quality of their playing, singing, mixing, producing and particularly their backing tracks, is far inferior to that in 'Opera', 'Races' or 'Innuendo'. Amongst other things, that proves 'SHA' is in some ways even more complicated than 'II'. |
| bohemian 11513 31.12.2006 16:01 |
Damn you Brenski... NOW I realy feel old... and it is still 2006! :-( PS: But to be true... you´re absolutly right! :-) |
| deleted user 01.01.2007 08:33 |
a night at the opera ..[: x |
| deleted user 01.01.2007 14:07 |
MrFart wrote:Somebody To Love and Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy....with the B missing from "GOFL"<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote: for style - Opera, for overall quality - Races Races was supposed to be the leftovers from the Opera sessions. Tell you what...there are some songs on Races that are MUCH betetr than anything on Opera. YTMBA and Millionaire are beautiful songs. STL has perhaps Freddie's finest bit of singing anywhere, and is probably the most perfect and complete song he ever wrote. Even John and Roger's "fillers" are very good songs. GOFL is fantastically extreme and TYMD is possibly Brian's finest out-and-out rockerWHAT DOES STL MEAN AND GOFL? |
| jpf 01.01.2007 16:58 |
KingMercury wrote: definitely ADATR all the songs on that album are great and in my opinion, some songs on ANATO are crap, like "Seaside..." and "Lazing on a..."This coming from someone named KingMercury. If you don't like those songs, you don't understand Freddie Mercury. |
| deleted user 01.01.2007 17:59 |
jpf wrote:Thank you! :D I was thinking the same...lol....But it's his opinion. Interesting to see, actually.KingMercury wrote: definitely ADATR all the songs on that album are great and in my opinion, some songs on ANATO are crap, like "Seaside..." and "Lazing on a..."This coming from someone named KingMercury. If you don't like those songs, you don't understand Freddie Mercury. |
| mike hunt 02.01.2007 00:24 |
jpf wrote:I agree, both songs are typical freddie and in my opinion brilliant.KingMercury wrote: definitely ADATR all the songs on that album are great and in my opinion, some songs on ANATO are crap, like "Seaside..." and "Lazing on a..."This coming from someone named KingMercury. If you don't like those songs, you don't understand Freddie Mercury. |
| mike hunt 02.01.2007 00:28 |
Danny1 wrote: Because (BoRhap) and (LOML) might very well be the two greatest songs of all time, i have to vote for (ANATO).Agreed, I think BoRhap, love of my life and the prophet song are among the best queen songs ever. That's the main reason some people don't hear the genious of "good company" it's between three of the greatest Queen songs. |
| sparrow 21754 02.01.2007 10:03 |
oh crap this would be like picking my favorite child. well considering my cd for day at the races is scratched nad i cant listen to it, i listen to a night at the opera more, but doing that too much can ruin the beauty of it. BUT prophets song is on night at the opera....which i love. speaking of a night at the opera, for new years i watched that marx brothers film :-D .....just thought i should mention that. so the verdict is ill have to flip a coin. even if i do tho, i wouldnt be happy with the answer so i love both my children ;-) |
| j tucker 02.01.2007 16:33 |
Both albums are surely 2 of Queen's best records.To me it's like comparing apples to oranges. That said I feel ADATR is oh so very slighly stronger. Why? Somebody To Love is the greatest recording in pop history. Period. |
| mike hunt 04.01.2007 00:06 |
I always wanted to check out ANATO and ADATR from the marx brothers, but still never saw them. They have the boxset of all their movies. |
| Rikke 04.01.2007 05:08 |
I think I'd have to say A Day At The Races. It has my absolute fav. songs! Long Away - I think it's my overall fav.! You And I - Second or third. Some Day One Day is another fav.! You Take My Breath Away The Millionaire Waltz But ANATO has some GREAT ones too! '39 Good Company I'm In Love With My Car Death On Two Legs Boh. Rhap. The Prophet's Song Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon Oh, why not just mention them all! But I still think ADATR is the better one... At least at the moment. |
| sparrow 21754 04.01.2007 18:11 |
Danny1 wrote:i love it! my friends do too. theres nothing like that kind of acting anymore. true talent is few and far between now.Sparrow wrote: oh crap this would be like picking my favorite child. well considering my cd for day at the races is scratched nad i cant listen to it, i listen to a night at the opera more, but doing that too much can ruin the beauty of it. BUT prophets song is on night at the opera....which i love. speaking of a night at the opera, for new years i watched that marx brothers film :-D .....just thought i should mention that. so the verdict is ill have to flip a coin. even if i do tho, i wouldnt be happy with the answer so i love both my children ;-)Sparrow, i have seen most of the Marx brothers, and A night At The Opera is hilarious! Probably their best film. |
| sparrow 21754 06.01.2007 21:49 |
Miami Vice wrote: Hi Sparrow, That style and level of comedy is rarely seen these days, which is a great shame.it really is. im glad im not the only one here who thinks so! |
| DEAKYRULES 09.01.2007 04:04 |
A Day At The Races |
| LedZeppelin222 17.01.2007 23:29 |
i think a night at the opera is waaaay better. death on two legs is one of my favorite songs ever, its a perfect opener. starts the album out with strength and anger, then goes into the lighthearted lazing on a sunday afternoon. every song just completely contrasts the last song, and yet it still all flows together, each song complimenting the one before it and the one after it. it just fits so perfectly together. plus it has the prophet's song, which is the coolest queen song. and also it has bohemian rhapsody, and be it overrated or not, it is an frickin awesome song |