Queen - Legendary Rock Band
Queen was a band formed in 1970 by singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor, the following year joins bassist John Deacon. It was characterized by its musical diversity, multilayered arrangements, vocal harmonies, and interaction with the public in their concerts. It was considered a band of great influence on the impulse of hard rock and heavy metal, incorporating elements of glam rock, progressive rock, folk, blues, pop and even reggae.
After seeing the light of the albums Queen and Queen II in the early '70s, which achieved success in Britain. Their first worldwide hit came in 1974 with the album "SHEER HEART ATTACK" with the singles "Killer Queen" and "Now I'm Here". Reaching number 12 on the US charts with the hit "Killer Queen".
“It had 6 sections without chorus: With an introduction to cappela, a ballad, a guitar solo, an operatic segment, a rock section. The guitar solo of this song has been considered one of the best of all time. For their success they made an unusual video for their time, since there were no chains like MTV.”
Although this last work obtained hard criticisms by the experts, mainly by the magazine "Rolling Stone" that catalogued it as "Jazz Fascist", they did not take it very seriously and in the end it does not diminish its popularity, reaching at the end of the '80s its maximum popularity in the United States. They sold an huge amount of albums, achieving several gold and platinum albums, and leaving a mark on the music, which could be enjoyed in several generations of Hard Rock and successful metal bands in the next 2 decades, such as Metallica and Smashing Pumpkins.
Subsequently and after the members of the band decided to do solo work, always denying its possible break, comes to light on February 27, 1984, the album "The WORKS" which included his great hits such as "Radio Ga-Ga", "It´s a Hard Life", "Hammer To Fall", and the famous song that has become an anthem of the countries of the world ... "Want To Break Free". This album marked the band's return to its origins in rock music, although its impact was somewhat light in the United Kingdom and North America; in South America had greater acceptance among the public with the hits Radio Ga - Ga, It's a Hard Life and I Want to Break Free.
On July 13, 1985 and after a brief break the band decides to perform a Mega concert called "Live Aid" to raise funds for the benefit of East African countries, specifically Ethiopia and Somalia. The first presentation took place at the Wembley Stadium in London (England), with an audience of 72,000 people in the compound and was seen on television by more than 1.9 million viewers, the largest television audience in history so far.
At that time Queen was already ranked one of the best rock bands in the world, if not the best.
After the release of this album Queen, makes a tour called "Magic Tour" where the largest display of lights in the trajectory of the band, plus a giant screen in several parts of the tour and the use of more than 12 cameras, plus a helicopter to capture aerial shots, this show is considered as one of the best and most unforgettable presentation of the band, with an attendance of 150,000 people in the 2 days that lasted the concert at Wembley Stadium, London, tickets were sold in just three hours. In this presentation Freddie Mercury could be seen in his mythical suit for which he is remembered.
As a result of these works, it was possible to enjoy a song by Freddie with Montserrat Caballé, in Barcelona, Spain. That later became the official theme of the 92 Olympics in Barcelona.
On the cover of the album you can see the faces of the members merging, thus demonstrating the unity between them.
Despite his deteriorating state of health, Freddy insists on making another record production, which was released on February 4, 1991 under the name "Innuendo", during the release of this album increased rumors about Mercury's disease, although he denied the fact on several occasions. But his emaciated state of health and the fact that they did not tour or perform anymore increased rumours in the British press.
The album "Innuendo" had significant success only in the UK reaching number 1 for several weeks and getting the platinum album. The lyrics of the songs in general are autobiographical of Freddie Mercury's life, including the homonymous "Innuendo" which would be the longest song produced by the band.
November 24, 1991, was a tragic day for fans of the band and music in general, Freddie Mercury's death is announced after wrestling with this terrible disease for years. The media spread the tragic news all over the planet and the world mourned his loss. On November 27th his remains were cremated at the West London Crematorium.
"I don't know how to clean up, I'm not a good cook, I'm just a music prostitute, what else can I do?"
In this way he left enough material for his companions to arrange a new production ironically called: "Made in Heaven" which had a great success at Christmas 1995, thus closing the last page of its history. And thus leaving his last legacy.
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