The song opened up the record perfectly and foreshadowed the amazing work to come. The classic Queen choir adds to the song's intensity by giving a harsh scolding tone to the lyrics. The song has become a favourite amongst fans and serves as one of the band's heaviest songs with its roaring guitars and stomping melodic basslines. He previously wrote a similar song about Sheffield on Sheer Heart Attack, in the song Flick Of The Wrist. The band were furious, especially Mercury, who wrote this song without holding anything back. The song is a direct target at the band's manager, Norman Sheffield, who stole from the band's income for himself. After a chaotic climax comes in a sudden quartered staccato Piano riff, then accompanied with the fierce guitar, bass, and drums before bringing in the angered lyrics of Mercury. Opening up the record is a crescendo of grim Piano arpeggios from Freddie Mercury and scorching distorted guitar and bass intervals played by Brian May and John Deacon, the latter of whom playing it on double bass. These images were used as the front cover for several foreign releases of the album, most notably in Venezuela.
One side just shows the stage with the band performing, while the opposite side showcases each member in a four-box collage. The original record sleeve featured snapshots of the band performing live on their previous Sheer Heart Attack Tour with red and orange-lit smoke and green and red stage lights. The album touches many genres on a large range, such as Progressive Rock, Pop Rock, Music Hall, Heavy Metal, Dixieland, Opera, and Folk Rock. Many great tracks make up this album, but it is undoubtedly the six-minute "Bohemian Rhapsody" that is responsible for, not only the album's popularity but the band's worldwide recognition as one of the greatest bands of all time. "A Night At The Opera" became one of Queen's most commercially acclaimed albums, praised as one of the greatest Rock albums of all time. To celebrate their new contract with Elton John's manager John Reid, the band migrated to various different studios, most notably Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey, to record what would soon be largely considered their magnum opus. After their 1974 breakthrough album "Sheer Heart Attack", Queen finally left their old manager, Norman Sheffield, after he reportedly stole from the band, resulting in low payments to the members despite supposedly becoming a hit. "A Night At The Opera" is the fourth studio album by the British Rock band "Queen" and often considered one of their greatest and most iconic effort.
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