It took Queen two records to finally crack the sound they’d stake rock royalty with. Not that they were a completely different band. Frontman Freddie Mercury’s penchant for highfalutin lyrics still gleams with literate indulgence, proggy expanses shape their rock attack into hefty suits of classical loftiness, and glossy piano glides in with the same […]
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On August 1st, 1981, at precisely 12:01am Eastern time, MTV launched in America with the immortal phrase, “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll”. The first video to premiere on MTV, which, at the time, was only available in New Jersey, was the Buggles’ ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’. In a striking moment of irony, the […]
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When it comes to the ultimate voice in rock, it’s hard to argue that anyone’s better than the king of range himself, Queen’s Freddie Mercury. In fact, Mercury had more than just incredible vocal talent; his technique also meant that he understood how to use the voice as a conduit for emotion. After all, even […]
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It’s that time of year when the nights grow longer, and the wind blows colder, but at least you can warm yourself up with the looming prospect of Christmas. With the festive season upon us, you can count on a few things: drinking too much, eating too much, and spending too much time with the […]
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Brian May has confirmed that Queen are set to unveil a lost Christmas song that the band originally recorded in 1974. The track, ‘Not for Sale (Polar Bear)’, was originally recorded during the making of the band’s second album Queen II, but was ultimately not selected to be on the final tracklist. Since then, it […]
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The main reason I’m starting to believe more and more that Spotify Wrapped is a fix is that every year, without fail, it tries to tell me that ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by The Beatles is one of my top tracks. Listen, this is not a suggestion of slandering the Fabs, nor an attempt to […]
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The most tragic thing about the end of Queen’s original tenure was not just the death of Freddie Mercury. It was that the band also lost their friend in John Deacon. Deacon was never destined as the most effervescent member of the group. Mercury’s pomp and regalia already made up for that, and then some […]
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Many aspects make Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ their definitive song. A distillation of their colourful theatrics, oscillating dynamics, and Freddie Mercury’s power as a songwriter and performer, it brought together the band’s best elements. The song is also a strange topic as, unlike most other chart-topping rock songs, it is brimming with surreal, indecipherable lyrics. Perhaps […]
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