![]() ![]() Finally, Brian May's rendition of "God Save the Queen" - a lovely homage to Jimi Hendrix's "The Star-Spangled Banner" - closes the disc, surrounding the listener with lots of layered guitar wattage. The high volume coupled with the detail, such as the little percussion flourish over the line "shivers down my spine," will keep the listener's ears very busy and Brian May's guitars over the next verse crunch away like it's the multi-track master you're playing back, rather than a mass-produced disc. Brian May's harp is impressively vivid on "Love of My Life," but his ukelele and '20s jazz ensemble are no less in sharp relief on "Good Company." And then there's "Bohemian Rhapsody," a song that was meant to be heard in 5.1 surround from the moment of its conception - though even the stereo track is a delight, the piano over the first verse after the opening chorus sounding like it's in the room with you. And the vocal-only section of "The Prophet's Song" is an overpowering experience, in 5.1 surround or high resolution stereo. The 96/24 DTS 5.1 surround tracks are the way to hear this - Freddie Mercury and company fill the room with their voices on "I'm in Love With My Car," "You're My Best Friend," and "Bohemian Rhapsody." But even on the DVD-Video compatible stereo tracks, the rhythm section of Roger Taylor and John Deacon never sounded better or fuller, and you can practically hear the action on the guitar strings in the opening of "'39." The textures on "Sweet Lady" don't come out quite as vividly, though the very fact that one can hear the interior detail of the playing over the choruses is impressive. It's a sonic treat as well as a visual delight, and not just for anyone with a DVD-Audio player with DTS capability. The first advanced audiophile release of any of Queen's albums is a chance to achieve near-total immersion in the music. ![]()
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