Queen
History ● In 1970 Queen Was Born ● March 1971, settled on John Deacon as Bass Player and started recording music ● They recorded four songs before playing their first show with at college outside of London around July 1971
Members John Deacon Freddie Mercury ● Retired Bassit Musician ● Lead Vocalist ● Born August 19, 1951 ● Born September 5, 1946 ● Currently 68 years old ● Died November 24, 1995 from ● Active Band Member from 1965 to 1997 pneumonia
Members Brian May Roger Taylor ● ● Guitarist Drummer ● ● Born July 19, 1947 Born July 26, 1949 ● ● Currently 72 years old Currently 70 years old ● ● Active Band Member from 1964- Present Active Band Member from 1968- Present
Queen ● Released July 13 1973 ● Album was influenced by Heavy Metal and Progressive Rock Keep Yourself Alive https://youtu.be/JofwEB9g1zg ● ● Lead Vocals: Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, and Brian May ● Writer: Brian May
Queen II ● Released March 8 1974 ● Combiens a heavy rock sound with art rock and progressive rock elements Some Day One Day ● https://youtu.be/6grozh4ZGsI ● Lead Vocals: Brian May ● Writer: Brian May
Sheer Heart Attack ● Released on November 8, 1974 ● Albums features more pop-centric and convention rock tracks and marked a step towards “classic” queen sound. Killer Queen ● https://youtu.be/2ZBtPf7FOoM ● Lead Singer: Freddie Mercury ● Writer: Freddie Mercury
A Night at the Opera ● Released on November 21 1975 ● Most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its released ● Album title is taken from the Marx Brothers Film with the same name Bohemian Rhapsody ● https://youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ ● Lead Singer- Freddie Mercury ● Writer- Freddie Mercury
A Day at the Races ● Released December 10 1976 ● Another album from Marx Brothers films ● With the similar packaging and electric musical themes from the last album Somebody to Love ● https://youtu.be/kijpcUv-b8M ● Lead Singer: n/a ● Writer: Freddie Mercury
New of the Worlds ● Released October 288, 1977 ● Album highlights a more simplified symphonic round sound and geared more towards a spontaneous hard rock sound We Are the Champions ● https://youtu.be/04854XqcfCY ● Lead Vocal:n/a ● Writer: Freddie Mercury
Jazz ● Released November 10, 1978 ● Album had a varying musical styles which were alternately praised and criticised Don’t Stop Me Now ● https://youtu.be/HgzGwKwLmgM ● Lead Singer: n/a ● Writer: Freddie Mercury
The Game ● Released June 30 1980 ● First Queen album to use a synthesizer ● 4 songs were recorded in 1979 while the rest of the songs were recorded in 1980 Another One Bites the Dust ● https://youtu.be/rY0WxgSXdEE ● Lead Singer: n/a ● Writer: John Deacon
Flash Gordon ● Released December 1980 in the UK and February 1981 in US ● It was one of the two sound they they produced along with HIghlander. Flash Theme ● https://youtu.be/LfmrHTdXgK4 ● Lead Singer: n/a ● Writer: Brian May
Hot Space ● They employed many elements of disco, funk. Rhythm and blues, dance and pop on the album Under Pressure ● https://youtu.be/a01QQZyl-_I ● Lead Singer: Freddie Mercury and David Bowie ● Writers: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon
Works ● Released February 1984 ● The album saw the re-emergence of Brian May and Roger Taylor's rock sound, while still incorporating the early 80s retro futuristic electronic music (Freddie Mercury) and New York funk scenes (John Deacon) . I want to Break Free ● https://youtu.be/f4Mc-NYPHaQ ● Lead Singer: n/a ● Writer: John Deacon
A Kind of Magic ● Released in June 2, 1986 ● It was their first studio album to be recorded digitally, and is based on the soundtrack to the film Highlander, the first in a series directed by Russell Mulcahy. Friends Will Be Friends ● https://youtu.be/0AIlz08fZos ● Lead Singer: n/a ● Writers: Freddie Mercury and John Deacon
Miracle ● Released in May 22, 1989 ● The album was recorded as the band recovered from Brian May's marital problems and Freddie Mercury's AIDS diagnosis in 1987 (which was known to the band, though not publicised at the time). I Want It All ● https://youtu.be/hFDcoX7s6rE ● Lead Singer: Freddie Mercury and Brian May ● Writer: Brian May
Innuendo ● Released February 5, 1991 ● It was the band's last album to be released in lead singer Freddie Mercury’s lifetime, and their most recent one to be composed of entirely new material. I Can’t Live With You ● https://youtu.be/HepOaHFIbVA ● Lead Singer: n/a ● Writer: Brian May
Made in Heaven ● Released in November 6, 1995 ● It was the band's first release after the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991. Following Mercury's death, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon worked with vocal and piano parts that Mercury recorded before his death, adding new instrumentation to the recordings. I was Born to Love You ● https://youtu.be/Fna56a_r41s ● Lead Singer: n/a ● Writer: Freddie Mercury
The Cosmo Rocks ● Released in September 15, 2008 ● Only studio album by Queen + Paul Rodgers Say It‘s Not True ● https://youtu.be/76P8bNBNU68 ● Lead Singer: n/a ● Writer: Roger Taylor
Citations Mercury, F., May, B., Taylor, R., & Deacon, J. (n.d.). "We're in it for the music.". Retrieved from http://www.queenonline.com/ Queen (band). (2020, March 20). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band) Queen discography. (2020, March 22). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_discography
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