Perhaps the most bizarre song in the bands earlier catalog. It’s not the first operatic venture (March of the Black Queen) but it is easily the main precursor to BoRhap. But much weirder.
The opening verse starts with the obligatory opera shrieks but turns into a ballad where Freddie’s voice is mangled to the point of unrecognizability, then the chorus is some bastardized Beatles latter day track and the scat wails by Roger echo Pink Floyd.
And the words “Lap of the Gods” are just repeated for a few mintues until the song disintegrates into nothingness replaced by the next. It’s as though the guys had been listening to side two of Abbey Road non stop and this is what they came up with.
As a song, it’s ho hum at best. As an experiment in studio manipulation and band boldness? It’s a smash.
Grade: B+
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