![]() The 1/2 speed version is not, it retains the character of an analog LP including fantastic dynamics but the clarity of a CD, I do not have any Idea why the same remaster of 2011 measures more dynamic range on Vinyl than the CD support, but certainly this Album is clear evidence that they do indeed. The issue for many as for me is that the remaster is just a bit loud like any digital remaster. Bob Ludwig went to the core of the mixing and made a brilliant restoration and some tweaking of the originals helped by the active members of Queen. The digital remaster made in 2011 is polemic but nobody can claim is mediocre. I find pointless comparing it to the originals, if you want to know it is a respectful remaster, but Night At The Opera 1/2 speed master is rather the best holder of Bob Ludwig vision. The awesomely daft and supremely catchy "Bohemian Rhapsody" aside, it contains the almost equally risible excursions "The Prophet's Song" and "39", a couple of the irresistibly amusing headbanger numbers that Queen could write in their sleep ("Death On Two Legs") and the very possibly heartfelt pop ballad "You're My Best Friend". However, if one can find the hefty psychic hooks and pulleys necessary to suspend this much disbelief, A Night at the Opera is a perversely enjoyable record. Whether or not Queen were fully aware of their own absurdity remains a moot point. While it is difficult to completely dislike a record that successfully introduced the phrase "Scaramouche! Scaramouche! Will you do the fandango?" into the popular lexicon, it is harder still to understand quite what Queen were thinking of when they made this. One of the most preposterous albums ever made, A Night at the Opera also remains one of the most popular.
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