A Day At The Races
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A Day At The Races
A Day at the Races is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 10 December 1976 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Recordsin the United States. It was the band's first completely self-produced album, and the first not to feature producer Roy Thomas Baker. Recorded at Sarm East, The Manorand Wessex Studios in England, A Day at the Races was engineered by Mike Stone -Wikipedia
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it's every bit as hard as the former and nearly as florid as the latter -- but its sleek, streamlined finish is the biggest indication that Queen has entered a new phase, where they're globe-conquering titans instead of underdogs on the make
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brianmay.com
the album itself is among their best
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Only Solitaire
this is a rather good album
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Adrian's Album Reviews
a pretty solid effort
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
While it has some brilliant songs, A Day At The Races was Queen’s least entertaining record yet; too many of the songs are languid, and ‘Tie Your Mother Down’ is the only convincing rocker.
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Medium
This album is expertly crafted, but it’s also easy to ignore.
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The Edge
2015 - Queen took so many chances with this album. It is big, daring, tight, and only a little bit less ridiculous than A Night At The Opera. And that is absolutely fine. Like the best of sequels, A Day At The Races is familiar and fresh, at the same time.
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What Glenn Think
2012 - solid effort, with some strong songs, and common strands holding things together
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TV Tropes
Nonetheless, it is a staple of Queen's two decade discography, and remains a lesser known but worthy album when put beside the likes of its predecessor or News of the World.
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Eris'c Music World
2013 - contained a number of excellent songs and was marked by similarly high quality musicianship, arrangement and production
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Drowned in Sound
There is a pop sheen and the writing is consistently good, but an air of genuine surprise that runs through the band’s early work is somewhat dimmed.
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Don Ignacio
In the end, this album might not be as good as A Night At the Opera, but it's an especially fitful follow-up to it. As I said earlier, it's fair to consider both albums as a part of the same unit.
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U Discover Music
2017 - Once again Queen’s operatic and torch flavoured elements rose to the fore. They’d cleared another hurdle with aplomb. And if all that wasn’t enough, Groucho Marx sent the group a handwritten note to congratulate them on their excellent taste.
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