After all 5:58 of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” had finished and the resonance of the massive gong hit by drummer Roger Taylor had faded away into the ether, the room was silent for a few extra beats beyond the typical listening-session norm.

I was seated in a conference room-cum-listening room at DTS headquarters in California when the gathered parties at hand promised me an experience that would solidify the mission statement of what the company was hoping to achieve with their then-burgeoning slate of DVD-Audio releases (which, admittedly, had essentially been hit or miss up to that point).Īnd with that, a choir of instantly recognizable multi-layered Freddie Mercury vocals queried, “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” all around us, and the 24-bit/96kHz 5.1 DTS mix was off and running in fully completely enveloping ways theretofore unheard. 3 Stars - Good - '.Even 'Bohemian Rhapsody' pales into significance next to the epic eight-minute toss of 'The Prophet Song'.', 3 stars out of 5 - 'Listening again to A NIGHT AT THE OPERA is a reminder of the extent of the band's barmy diversity.', 'It's a record to which all four contributed fine songs, and one of extremes - among the crashing rock and proggy wigouts were love songs, acoustic whimsy, a trad-jazz pastiche and a brace of vaudeville show tunes.', 4 stars out of 5 - 'A NIGHT AT THE OPERA gave Queen their first Number 1, houses 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' and includes everything from spaced-out prog-rock to '30s-era vaudeville.', 5 stars out of 5 - 'Containing not one but two monumental epics, and gorging on grandiose gestures galore, A NIGHT AT THE OPERA secured itself instant classic status.', '.An imperial extravaganza, a cornucopia a band of hungrily competitive individualists on a big roll of friendship and delight.', Ranked #41 in Q's '100 Greatest British Albums', Ranked #2 in Q Magazine's '10 Essential Reissues Of 2006.', 4 stars out of 5 - ''Sweet Lady' bites with the ferocity of the most grizzled heavy metal.It was sometime in late 2001 when I heard the future of surround sound.

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