It’s hard to think of any Queen song without looking at every member of the band. Even though not all of the songs were written by everyone, there wasn’t a single tune that would have sounded right without Freddie Mercury’s layers of vocal harmonies or even John Deacon adding the perfect bassline to tracks like […]
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Brian May is one of the most innovative guitarists out there; he was always looking for exciting new ways to push himself as a creative. For instance, when he first decided that he wanted to be an electric guitar player, he couldn’t actually play anything because his family couldn’t afford to buy him a six-string, […]
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Whenever Freddie Mercury had an opinion, he wouldn’t often shy away from sharing it. Once, when asked to describe himself as an artist, he said, “I’m just a musical prostitute, my dear.” The singer often had a way of saying the most artistically intelligent remarks with an air of crudeness like this, but this was […]
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Brian May has ruled out returning to the United States with Queen due to the current political climate, which he deemed “dangerous”. Queen, who have been touring with Adam Lambert as their singer since 2012, last visited North America for a run of shows in 2023. However, they have no plans to return anytime soon. […]
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All great bands rely on the chemistry of their line-up to a point where the exit of any given member makes their continuing almost untenable. But, never has there been more of a case for that than Queen. Buoyed by the charisma of their vibrant frontman, Freddie Mercury, it was simply hard to imagine the […]
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Some songs don’t need to be read too much into because if we did, there’s a chance it might change our perception of them. Queen have so many universal hits that it’s hard to pinpoint their most famous one, but there is no doubt ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ would be up there. After David Beckham […]
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People always credited Queen as being a law unto themselves. And while Brian May is hardly going to stand and argue with them, the truth is he might be ever so inclined to disagree. That’s not because he’s not immensely proud of his band or trying to play down his own legacy in some bizarre […]
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Throughout the 1970s, Queen were rightfully regarded as one of the most creative acts for how they managed to blur the boundaries of pop and rock music and dominated the world with it. Of course, like any band, they had to grow from somewhere in their infancy as a group, and while the first couple […]
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It turns out that Queen have David Bowie to thank for their big break. Six years before their ‘Under Pressure’ duet, Bowie failed to submit a promo clip for Diamond Dogs’ ‘Rebel Rebel’ lead single to the BBC’s flagship Top of the Pops. It was a sign that the glam star had truly made it, […]
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Any singer who has ever dreamed of wowing crowds across the world is going to be studying Freddie Mercury for the rest of their lives. Up until his final show, there wasn’t a single soul that could entertain a crowd the way he could, and even while being so mild-mannered behind the scenes, he could […]
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