Must Haves. Music Edition. Queen.

BACKGROUND HISTORY

Active1970s - 2020s

Formed1970 in London, England

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Album Rock

Art Rock

Contemporary Pop/Rock

Glam Rock

Hard Rock

Arena Rock

Dance-Rock

British Metal

Heavy Metal

Group Members

Freddie Mercury

Brian May

Roger Taylor

John Deacon

Barry Mitchell

Doug Bogie

ALBUM HIGHLIGHTS

The miracle, flash, a night at the opera, a day at the races, news of the world

HITS

We will rock you, bohemian rhapsody, another one bites the dust, we are the champions, good old fashion lover boy, i want to break free, killer queen, radio gaga, etc

CULTURAL IMPACT

Few bands embodied the fearless creativity and mind-set of Seventies rock like Queen. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metallic and the quaintness of vaudevillian tune corridor in identical measure, the British quartet coloured their complicated preparations with camp and bombast, developing a huge, mock-operatic sound layered with guitars and overdubbed vocals. For years, their albums boasted the motto "no synthesizers had been used in this record," signaling their allegiance with post-Led Zeppelin tough rock bands. But balancing this seriousness, vocalist Freddie Mercury introduced an extravagant experience of a laugh to Queen, pushing them closer to kitschy humor and pseudo-classical preparations as epitomized of their best-recognised song, "Bohemian Rhapsody." Blessed with an intensive variety and ideal pitch, Mercury turned into one of the maximum charismatic and technically proficient rock singers of his generation, his larger-than-lifestyles recognition reinforced with the aid of using a wry, outspoken humorousness and an array of era-defining level costumes. Through his mythical theatrical performances, Queen have become one of the maximum famous bands withinside the international withinside the mid-`70s, topping the charts in England and frequently cracking the Billboard two hundred Top Ten with albums like 1975's A Night on the Opera, 1976's A Day on the Races, and 1977's News of the World. They additionally shifted stylistic gears apparently at will, dipping into funk and disco; a trait that helped make songs like 1980's bass-driven "Another One Bites the Dust" into international hits. The band retained a fanatical following into the '80s, incomes 3 primary albums withinside the U.K. with 1980's The Game, 1986's A Kind of Magic, and 1989's The Miracle. They garnered but greater popular culture repute alongside the way, gleefully providing the soundtracks to sci-fi motion movies like Flash Gordon and The Highlander. Though Mercury's dying from headaches because of AIDS in 1991 introduced Queen's preliminary reign to a close (his very last album being the posthumously launched Made in Heaven), their impact persisted to be heard withinside the generations of artists and bands that followed, from Metallica and Smashing Pumpkins, to George Michael, Prince, and Lady Gaga. A 12 months after Mercury's dying, "Bohemian Rhapsody" again to the charts after it turned into prominently featured withinside the hit comedy movie Wayne's World. Queen subsequently again to the level, visiting with Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers withinside the 2000s and later paired with former American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert starting in 2011. Along with persisted excursions and merchandise, they've remained a important presence in tune, and in 2018 had been issue of the Oscar-triumphing biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.