Queen · History In 1970 Queen Was Born March 1971, settled on John Deacon as Bass Player and...
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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
outside 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
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