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A Day At The Races
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A Day At The Races
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by Queen
Sales Rank: 91066
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$6.03
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on 11-3-2008.
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Because it was released between their classic albums A Night At The Opera and News Of The World and because it didn't have a huge hit single, A Day At The Races isn't usually mentioned among Queen's finest work. That's a shame because it is one of their best albums and is a more consistent album overall than the excellent A Night At The Opera. It does appear they were trying to make A Night At The Opera II here with its mix of hard rock and schmaltzy pop, sometimes in the same song. "Somebody To Love" was the hit single here and remains one of their most enduring tracks. Brian May's tracks are all great, whether it's the hard rockers "Tie Your Mother Down" and "White Man" or the melodic tracks "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" and "Long Away." Freddie Mercury's excellent operatic vocals and arrangements are on full display here on "The Millionaire Waltz", which sounds similar to "Bohemian Rhapsody", and "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy." John Deacon's "You and I" is great as well. Although Roger Taylor tends to write the weakest material of the four members, his track "Drowse" is one of his better compositions. But the best track here and worth the price of the album alone is Freddie Mercury's "You Take My Breath Away", one of the most beautiful ballads ever recorded in rock music. No, there isn't an all-time classic here like "Bohemian Rhapsody" but there isn't anything as long-winded as "The Prophet's Song" either. If you like Queen and only know them for their classic albums and/or hit singles, this album will surprise you. Highly recommended.
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A Day At The Races
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Price: $6.03
Updated on 11-3-2008.
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