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Queen: The Making of A Night at the Opera
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| Genre | Performance |
| Format | Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC |
| Contributor | Queen, Matthew Longfellow |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Discs | 1 |
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If ever there was an album worthy of inclusion in Eagle Visions Classic Albums series it is Queens breakout release A Night At The Opera. Released in 1975, this was not only the bands first platinum album, but also the one that catapulted them into the spotlight as one of the biggest rock acts in the world.
Now for the first time, fans are offered an in-depth look at one of rock musics seminal records with the Classic Albums DVD Queen The Making Of A Night At The Opera.
BRAND NEW INTERVIEWS with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor.
COMMENTARY by original producer Roy Thomas Baker.
ARCHIVAL PERFORMANCE and INTERVIEW FOOTAGE with late lead singer Freddie Mercury.
INTERVIEWS and GUEST COMMENTARY by guitarists Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople) and many more.
NEW ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES of 39 and Love Of My Life by Brian May.
DRUM and ACOUSTIC DEMONSTRATIONS of I m In Love With My Car from Roger Taylor.
ANALYSIS OF THE RECORDING PROCESS of all12 tracks on the album.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 4 Ounces
- Item model number : 801213016198
- Director : Matthew Longfellow
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 40 minutes
- Release date : March 20, 2006
- Actors : Queen
- Language : Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
- Studio : Eagle Rock Entertainment
- ASIN : B000EHSVP0
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #22,842 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #111 in British Music
- #133 in Classic Glam Rock
- #281 in Arena Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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A few highlights:
* A frustrated Freddie Mercury taking out his aggressions lyrically on their previous management in the opening song "Death on Two Legs". They had been taken advantage of financially previous to this album.
* A tale of the very shy bassist John Deacon who contributed very few songs in his career but they were critical and outstanding ones to the group. Brian and Roger tell of how he sheepishly introduces "You're My Best Friend" to them and Freddie. Of course they loved it and Freddie making it a classic vocal with John on keyboards.
* "'39". A "great" Brian May song that he revisits in great detail and sings in a new full acoustic version and in some original archived footage. This has always been one of my favorite songs by anyone but never realized it was about space travel. Now I know why it has some similarities to the Moody Blues "To Our Children's Children's Children" album also about space travel a few years earlier in 1970.
* "Love of My Life". Also one of my personal favorites and an incredibly beautiful song. This was a song Freddie had written about a "woman" he loved which it also explains in pictures. Not only is there some great footage on this but also some great bonus footage of him (appears to be at Wembley where he sings acoustically to a few 100 thousand people. What an incredible performance and performer! A MUST SEE! Also a touching new acoustic version by Brian on this track too.
* In depth details on "Bohemian Rhapsody". Music video footage, sound board separations and great archival live performances.
* Audio: 5 stars (new footage & studio recordings); 3-4 Stars (old footage)
* Video: 5 Stars (new footage); 3-4 Stars (old footage)
* Bonus Features: 5 Stars
Song List (as presented here):
* Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to ...)
* Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
* I'm in Love with my Car
* You're My Best Friend
* '39
* Sweet Lady
* Seaside Rendezvous
* The Prophets Song
* Love of my Life
* Good Company
* Bohemian Rhapsody
* God Save the Queen
their breakthrough into rock superstardom! This is the first Queen album that
I ever bought, though they had done three albums before this one.
This album changed the way rock albums were looked at in the 70's,
in the same way that The Beatle's "Sgt. Pepper" had changed the way
pop albums were looked at in the 60's!
When I first heard "Bohemian Rhapsody", at age 13, (I didn't hear it until 1977)
I couldn't believe what I was hearing and had to hear it another 4 or 5 more times
for it too sink in! I became a Queen/Freddie Mercury fan from that point on!
It was incredible in '75 and still is the most unique and original musical piece
that Rock has ever produced, IMHO!---It also extended the time standards on what
the length of a single record could be.
Queen fought for this song (Bohemian Rhapsody) to be released in it's entirety,
(almost 6 minutes!) instead of being edited to death into a 3 minute single like
alot of music was done at that time. It butchered alot of great music and took
away from it's impact. This was also during the time when FM radio was taking over,
and playing whole albums and not just singles, so that people were able to hear Queen's
whole vision in a way that had never been done before!
Queen also were innovators in pioneering a visual process and promotional tool
which was still in it's infancy in 1975....the music video!
Today, when you look at that primitive video, you realize what a revelation
Queen was in rock history! Of course, the rest of the album was incredible too,
and this DVD is a great behind-the-scenes documentary with the surviving members
of Queen sharing their thought / creative processes in putting this landmark album together.
The original engineer is on hand too to share alot of the sonic brilliance which went
into it's production and of course, the genius of the late great Freddie Mercury
is replete throughout! Lots of great behind-the-scenes footage and film from that
time period are present as well throughout this DVD.
I'm so glad that I bought this DVD, and I think you will be too!







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