Queen biography
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Queen (band)
British rock band
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock.
Before forming Queen, May and Taylor had played together in the band Smile. Mercury was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. He joined in and suggested the name "Queen". Deacon was recruited in February , before the band released their self-titled debut album in Queen first charted in the UK with their second album, Queen II, in Sheer Heart Attack later that year and A Night at the Opera in brought them international success. The latter featured "Bohemian Rhapsody
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Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals and piano), Brian May (lead gitarr and vocals), Roger Taylor (drums and vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Their earliest works were influenced bygd progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the grupp gradually ventured into more conventional and radiofriendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock, into their music.
Before forming Queen, May and Taylor had played together in the grupp Smile. Mercury, then known by his birth name, Farrokh Bulsara, was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate scen and recording techniques. Mercury joined in , suggested the name &#;Queen&#;, and adopted his familiar scen name. Deacon was recruited before the band recorded their eponymous debut skiva in Queen first charted in the UK with their second album, Queen II, in , but it was the release of Sheer Heart Attack later t
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Queen (band)
Queen are a Britishrock band formed in
They are among the most commercially successful bands in history. They have sold over million albums worldwide. The first members of the band were Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Their current guest lead singer is Adam Lambert.
Freddie Mercury died of AIDS-related bronchopneumonia on November 24, at the age of [1] In , John Deacon retired from music to spend more time with his family. The other two members toured with Paul Rodgers from to In December it was announced that Queen & Lambert would bring its Rhapsody Tour to The Forum[2] in Three of Queen's biggest hits were"Bohemian Rhapsody”, "We Will Rock You", and "We Are the Champions".[2]
Formation
[change | change source]With his friend Tim Staffell, Brian May started a band called in the mids. The band broke up after a short time, the