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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

• utside of London around July 1971

Members

John Deacon

• Retired Bassit Musician
• Born August 19, 1951
• Currently 68 years old
• Active Band Member from 1965 to 1997

Freddie Mercury

• Lead Vocalist
• Born September 5, 1946
• Died November 24, 1995 from

pneumonia

Members

Brian May

• Guitarist
• Born July 19, 1947
• Currently 72 years old
• Active Band Member from 1964- Present

Roger Taylor

• Drummer
• Born July 26, 1949
• Currently 70 years old
• Active Band Member from 1968- Present

Queen

• Released July 13 1973
• Album was influenced by Heavy

Metal and Progressive Rock Keep Yourself Alive

• Lead Vocals: Freddie Mercury, Roger

Taylor, and Brian May

• Writer: Brian May

https://youtu.be/JofwEB9g1zg

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
• n 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