Queen

History

● In 1970 Queen Was Born

● March 1971, settled on John Deacon

as Bass Player and started recording

music

● They recorded four songs before

playing their first show at college

outside of London around July 1971

Members

John Deacon

● Retired Bassit Musician

● Born August 19, 1951

● Currently 68 years old

● Active Band Member from 1965 to 1997

Freddie Mercury

● Lead Vocalist

● Born September 5, 1946

● Died November 24, 1995 from

pneumonia

Members

Brian May

● Guitarist

● Born July 19, 1947

● Currently 72 years old

● Active Band Member from 1964- Present

Roger Taylor

● Drummer

● Born July 26, 1949

● Currently 70 years old

● Active Band Member from 1968- Present

Queen ● Released July 13 1973

● Album was influenced by Heavy

Metal and Progressive Rock

Keep Yourself Alive

●● Lead Vocals: Freddie Mercury, Roger

Taylor, and Brian May

● Writer: Brian May

https://youtu.be/JofwEB9g1zg

Queen II ● Released March 8 1974

● Combines a heavy rock sound with

art rock and progressive rock

elements

Some Day One Day

● https://youtu.be/6grozh4ZGsI ● Lead Vocals: Brian May

● Writer: Brian May

Sheer Heart Attack● Released on November 8, 1974

● This album features pop-centric and

convention rock tracks and marks a

step towards the “classic” queen

sound.

Killer Queen

● https://youtu.be/2ZBtPf7FOoM ● Lead Singer: Freddie Mercury

● Writer: Freddie Mercury

A Night at the Opera ● Released on November 21, 1975

● Most expensive album ever recorded

at the time of its release

● Album title is taken from the Marx

Brothers Film with the same name

Bohemian Rhapsody

● https://youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ ● Lead Singer- Freddie Mercury

● Writer- Freddie Mercury

A Day at the Races ● Released December 10, 1976

● Another album from Marx Brothers

films

● With the similar packaging and

electric musical themes from the last

album

Somebody to Love

● https://youtu.be/kijpcUv-b8M ● Lead Singer: n/a

● Writer: Freddie Mercury

New of the Worlds ● Released October 28, 1977

● Album highlights a more simplified

symphonic round sound and geared

more towards a spontaneous hard

rock sound

We Are the Champions

● https://youtu.be/04854XqcfCY ● Lead Vocal:n/a

● Writer: Freddie Mercury

Jazz ● Released November 10, 1978

● This album has a varying musical

style which was alternately praised

and criticised

Don’t Stop Me Now

● https://youtu.be/HgzGwKwLmgM

● Lead Singer: n/a

● Writer: Freddie Mercury

The Game● Released June 30, 1980

● First Queen album to use a synthesizer

● 4 songs were recorded in 1979 while the

rest of the songs were recorded in 1980

Another One Bites the Dust

● https://youtu.be/rY0WxgSXdEE

● Lead Singer: n/a

● Writer: John Deacon

Flash Gordon ● Released December 1980 in the UK and

February 1981 in US

● It was one of the two sound they they

produced along with HIghlander.

Flash Theme

● https://youtu.be/LfmrHTdXgK4

● Lead Singer: n/a

● Writer: Brian May

Hot Space ● They employed many elements of disco,

funk. Rhythm and blues, dance and pop

on the album

Under Pressure

● https://youtu.be/a01QQZyl-_I

● Lead Singer: Freddie Mercury and David

Bowie

● Writers: Freddie Mercury, Brian May,

Roger Taylor, John Deacon

Works ● Released February 1984

● The album saw the re-emergence of Brian May

and Roger Taylor's rock sound, while still

incorporating the early 80s retro futuristic

electronic music (Freddie Mercury) and New

York funk scenes (John Deacon) .

I want to Break Free

● https://youtu.be/f4Mc-NYPHaQ

● Lead Singer: n/a

● Writer: John Deacon

A Kind of Magic ● Released in June 2, 1986

● It was their first studio album to be recorded

digitally, and is based on the soundtrack to

the film Highlander, the first in a series

directed by Russell Mulcahy.

Friends Will Be Friends

● https://youtu.be/0AIlz08fZos

● Lead Singer: n/a

● Writers: Freddie Mercury and John Deacon

Miracle ● Released in May 22, 1989

● The album was recorded as the band

recovered from Brian May's marital

problems and Freddie Mercury's AIDS

diagnosis in 1987 (which was known to the

band, though not publicised at the time).

I Want It All

● https://youtu.be/hFDcoX7s6rE

● Lead Singer: Freddie Mercury and Brian May

● Writer: Brian May

Innuendo ● Released February 5, 1991

● It was the band's last album to be released in

lead singer Freddie Mercury’s lifetime, and their

most recent one to be composed of entirely

new material.

I Can’t Live With You

● https://youtu.be/HepOaHFIbVA

● Lead Singer: n/a

● Writer: Brian May

Made in Heaven ● Released in November 6, 1995

● It was the band's first release after the death of lead singer

Freddie Mercury in 1991. Following Mercury's death, Brian

May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon worked with vocal and

piano parts that Mercury recorded before his death, adding

new instrumentation to the recordings.

I was Born to Love You

● https://youtu.be/Fna56a_r41s

● Lead Singer: n/a

● Writer: Freddie Mercury

The Cosmo Rocks ● Released in September 15, 2008

● Only studio album by Queen + Paul

Rodgers

Say It‘s Not True

● https://youtu.be/76P8bNBNU68

● Lead Singer: n/a

● Writer: Roger Taylor

Citations

Mercury, F., May, B., Taylor, R., & Deacon, J. (n.d.). "We're in it for the music.". Retrieved from

http://www.queenonline.com/

Queen (band). (2020, March 20). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)

Queen discography. (2020, March 22). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_discography