#music, Great British Bands, Chapter 16: QUEEN!

(Britannica)

Well, what can I say about Queen? All I can say is that they are a phenomenal band that sounds as good today as they did back in the 1970’s when they ruled!

Queen was formed in 1970 with Freddie Mercury, (vocals and piano); one super guitarist Brian May, and drummer Roger Taylor. Bassist John Deacon arrived to the band a year later. They were the most powerful band around, uniting prog-rock with hard-rock and then pop-rock and great videos on MTV, back in the day. There has been a ton of band, both in the UK and in the US and the world, that have said they were influenced by Queen, and I believe it.

Made in Heaven (1995) was the last Queen album with Freddy Mercury. It reached number one in the UK and number 58 in the US. It was Queen’s best selling album. In 1997, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon recorded the group’s final song «No-One But You (Only The Good Die Young)«. One of the few Queen songs that does not feature the lead vocals of Freddy Mercury. The song was included in Queen Rocks, a compilation album from 1997.

Queen’s last appearance was at the 1990 Brit Awards which honoured the band’s contribution to British music. Freddie Mercury was given a posthumous award in the 1992 Brit Awards for his contribution to the music world. Queen was awarded the best single award for «These are the Days of our Lives«, from the album Innuendo (1991).

Almost all of Queen’s songs are phenomenal, but I had to choose one. Here it goes and I hope you like it.

«These Are the Days of Our Lives» is attributed to all of the members of Queen but it was really mostly written by drummer Roger Taylor. The song was released as a single on the 5th of September, 1991, Freddy Mercury’s birthday. The song is included in the 1991 album Innuendo.

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  1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:

    Absolutely love Queen. May be one of the most original bands ever. Music still sounds fresh.

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    1. Theatrical, phenomenal vocals and songs, what more can you ask for? Thank you Pat! All the best!

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      1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:

        You are very welcome, Francisco.

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  2. Will check queen on youtube for sure.

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  3. I’d liked it very much, as all of their songs!

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    1. Fenomenal Gustavo! Obrigado

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    1. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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  4. Avatar de beth beth dice:

    I just love them and they are such talented musicians

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    1. They certainly are Beth! Thank you 🙏🏻

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  5. Avatar de janetsm janetsm dice:

    Phenomenal band!

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  6. Avatar de ourcrossings ourcrossings dice:

    The band is phenomenal, and so is iconic frontman Freddie Mercury’s vocal range. Thanks for sharing, and have a good day 🙂 Aiva xx

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    1. So true Aiva! Thank you! 🌻😊💐🌞

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  7. i saw them in 1986 fantastic

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    1. I saw them in 1977 in New York, phenomenal!

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  8. Avatar de ravishank ravishank dice:

    Great band!
    So creative and original and could appeal to the mainstream

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    1. Yes, unique to the nth degree I would say! Thank you!

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