Continuing my look at the albums of 1975…

Sometimes a band just isn’t for me. Despite critical acclaim and fan worship, I simply can’t get on board. Exhibit A: Queen.

I certainly appreciate the British rock band’s innovation, and its influence on other bands and popular music in general. I’m just not a big fan of the music.

A Night at the Opera was Queen’s breakthrough album, reaching #1 in the UK and the top five in the U.S., both firsts. It is considered Queen’s best record by many fans and critics.

Given that status, I figured the album would be home to some of the band’s biggest hits. That’s not the case, though it does include the band’s best-known track, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ I like the first half of that song, before all the operatic flourishes.

The rest of the album skips around between genres — some hard rock here, some dixieland there. It all feels quirky for the sake of quirkiness, something that turns me off about Queen’s music in general.

I do like today’s, SOTD, the album’s second single. It was written by the band’s bassist, John Deacon, for his wife.