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Revision as of 01:07, 1 December 2002 by 200.151.38.218 (talk) (just a comment about Under Pressure)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Queen were a British rock band of the 1970s and 1980s. Their biggest hit was Bohemian Rhapsody, first released in 1975, which was promoted by one of the earliest successful music videos.
In the 1970s Queen included a strict no-synthesizer policy, as evidenced by the now-legendary "No Synthesizers were used on this Album" writing on the the inside sleeves of their early albums. However, they did lose many fans when they eventually used them on their "Hot Space" album, which used Funk and Dance music rather than the Glam or Punk of earlier albums. Although, the song "Under Pressure", co-writed with David Bowie was an enormous world-wide hit.
Queen's musical progression
Queen's musical styles changed every few years, sometimes rather strangely. For instance, they started off with what may be called Medieval Metal by some, on their first two albums, to Glam Rock on the next one, to Opera Metal on the next. Here is a brief description of their style changes in order:
- Medieval Metal on "Queen" & "Queen II".
- Glam Rock on "Sheer Heart Attack".
- Opera Metal on "A Night at the Opera".
- Basic Pop on "A Day at the Races".
- Punk on "Sheer Heart Attack".
- Various Styles on "Jazz".
- Funk and Rock on "The Game".
- Funk on "Hot Space".
- Hard Rock on "The Works".
- Hard Rock on "A Kind Of Magic".
- Hard Rock on "The Miracle".
- Various Styles on "Innuendo".
Members: Though Freddie Mercury's personality always dominated in the press, actually all four members of the group wrote huge hits: Freddie Mercury (We Are the Champions), Brian May (We Will Rock You), Roger Taylor (Radio Ga Ga) and John Deacon (Another One Bites the Dust).
Films: Queen contributed music directly to the movies Flash Gordon and Highlander (the original film directed by Russel Mulcahy). Several other films featured their songs, including Iron Eagle, Wayne's World, Small Soldiers and A Knight's Tale.
Legendary songs: We Will Rock You is a staple at sporting events around the world; audience members will stomp and clap along to the rhythm of the song and chant the chorus line of the song, in support of their team. We are the Champions is a favourite post-game song for obvious reasons.
Discography
Albums
- Queen (1973)
- Queen II (1974)
- Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
- A Night at the Opera (1975)
- A Day at the Races (1976)
- News of the World (1977)
- Jazz (1978)
- Live Killers (1979)
- The Game (1980)
- Flash Gordon (1980)
- Greatest Hits (1981)
- Hot Space (1982)
- The Works (1984)
- A Kind of Magic (1986)
- Live Magic (1986)
- The Miracle (1989)
- Queen at the Beeb (1989)
- Innuendo (1991)
- Greatest Hits II (1991)
- Live at Wembley 86 (1992)
- Made In Heaven (1995)
- Queen Rocks (1997)
- Greatest Hits III (1999)