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'''''Queen''''' is a British rock band formed in London in 1971. They have been my favorite band since Middle School. The first album I ever bought was [[Sheer Heart Attack]], and I have since purchase every single one of the studio albums and a whole bunch of live and compilation discs.
 
  
I never bothered listening to very much music in my teen years, until my mother brought home the pink covered Queen's Greatest Hits CD. This was a catalyst for my addiction to Queen, and for a good portion of my childhood, I listened to almost nothing but Queen.
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'''Queen''' is a British [[rock]] band formed in London in 1971. The began as a [[progressive rock]] group and slowly matured to more of a [[hard rock]] sound before branching out into all sorts of popular genres.
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Queen has been my favorite band since middle school. The first album I ever bought was ''[[Sheer Heart Attack]]'', and I have since purchased every single one of their studio albums and a whole bunch of live and compilation albums. I never bothered listening to very much music in my early teen years, so I only knew of two Queen songs, ''[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]'' and ''[[Killer Queen]]'' from radio play, movies, and the like. While riding in a car with my mother one day, we heard ''Killer Queen'' on the radio and we both enjoyed it, and this caused her to buy the pink-covered Queen's ''Classic Queen'' CD. This was a catalyst for my addiction to Queen, and for a good portion of my teen years, I listened to Queen almost exclusively. I next got the blue ''Greatest Hits'' album as a gift, then I bought ''Sheer Heart Attack'', and went on to buy all their other albums.
  
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
 
* [[Freddie Mercury]] - Vocals, piano, guitar.
 
* [[Freddie Mercury]] - Vocals, piano, guitar.
 
* [[Brian May]] - Guitar, vocals, keyboard.
 
* [[Brian May]] - Guitar, vocals, keyboard.
* [[Roger Taylor]] - Drums, percussion, vocals.
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* [[Roger Taylor]] - Percussion, vocals.
 
* [[John Deacon]] - Bass.
 
* [[John Deacon]] - Bass.
  
Freddie Mercury died on 1991/11/24. John Deacon's last work with Queen was the song [[No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)]] in October 1997 before retiring, he did not play on [[The Cosmos Rocks]]. Both Brian and Roger still play and produce music with the name Queen+.
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One of the things I especially like about Queen comes from the fact that each of the members was directly involved with creating new music. Unlike so many pop bands which either feature a single artist with an interchangeable band, or a vocalist who has musicians write songs for them, every member of Queen was talented enough to contribute new songs. This gives their music a much wider range of genres, topics, and different perspectives, and, with three vocalists, a much wider range of timbres.
  
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Freddie Mercury died on 1991-11-24. John Deacon's last work with Queen was the song ''[[No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)]]'' in October 1997 before retiring. He did not play on ''[[The Cosmos Rocks]]''. Both Brian and Roger still play and produce music with the name Queen+. I saw Queen play live with Adam Lambert on 2014-06-19, and it was one of the more poignant moments of my life.
  
 
==Discography==
 
==Discography==
 
===Studio Albums===
 
===Studio Albums===
* 1973/07/13 - ''[[Queen (Album)|Queen]]''
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
* 1974/03/08 - ''[[Queen II]]''
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! Release Date !! Album Title !! Rating
* 1974/11/01 - ''[[Sheer Heart Attack]]''
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|-
* 1975/11/21 - ''[[A Night At the Opera]]''
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| 1973-07-13 || ''[[Queen (album)|Queen]]'' ||
* 1976/12/10 - ''[[A Day At the Races]]''
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|-
* 1977/10/28 - ''[[News of the World]]''
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| 1974-03-08 || ''[[Queen II]]'' || 1,618
* 1978/11/10 - ''[[Jazz (Album)|Jazz]]''
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|-
* 1980/06/30 - ''[[The Game]]''
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| 1974-11-01 || ''[[Sheer Heart Attack]]'' || 1,552
* 1980/12/08 - ''[[Flash Gordon (Soundtrack)|Flash Gordon]]''
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|-
* 1982/05/21 - ''[[Hot Space]]''
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| 1975-11-21 || ''[[A Night At the Opera]]'' ||
* 1884/02/27 - ''[[The Works]]''
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|-
* 1986/06/02 - ''[[A Kind of Magic]]''
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| 1976-12-10 || ''[[A Day At the Races]]'' || 1,217
* 1989/05/22 - ''[[The Miracle]]''
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|-
* 1991/02/05 - ''[[Innuendo]]''
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| 1977-10-28 || ''[[News of the World]]'' ||
* 1995/11/06 - ''[[Made In Heaven]]''
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|-
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| 1978-11-10 || ''[[Jazz|Jazz]]'' || 775
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|-
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| 1980-06-30 || ''[[The Game]]'' ||
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|-
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| 1980-12-08 || ''[[Flash Gordon (soundtrack)|Flash Gordon]]'' ||
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|-
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| 1982-05-21 || ''[[Hot Space]]'' ||
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|-
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| 1884-02-27 || ''[[The Works]]'' ||
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|-
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| 1986-06-02 || ''[[A Kind of Magic]]'' || 1,468
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|-
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| 1989-05-22 || ''[[The Miracle]]'' ||
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|-
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| 1991-02-05 || ''[[Innuendo]]'' || 1,091
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|-
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| 1995-11-06 || ''[[Made In Heaven]]'' || 794
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|}
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==Songs==
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This is a list of some of my favorite Queen songs. For all their songs, see [[:Category:Queen Songs|Queen Songs]].
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* [[Friends Will Be Friends]]
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* [[Long Away]]
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* [[March of the Black Queen]]
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* [[Seven Seas of Rhye]]
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* [[She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)]]
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* [[The Show Must Go On]]
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* [[Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)]]
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* [[These Are the Days of Our Lives]]
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* [[White Queen (As It Began)]]
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* [[Who Wants to Live Forever]]
  
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==Media==
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===Photos===
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<gallery>
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Queen - The Works Photo Shoot - 1984 - 1.jpg|During a photo shoot for ''[[The Works]]''.
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Queen - The Works Photo Shoot - 1984 - 2.jpg|Alternate photo from the same shoot.
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</gallery>
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===Wallpapers===
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<gallery>
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Queen - Wallpaper - Freddie Singing.jpg|Freddie singing (1920x1080).
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Queen - Wallpaper - King Freddie.jpg|King Freddie (1920x1200).
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Queen - Wallpaper - Amber Coat of Arms.jpg|Coat of arms (1024x768).
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</gallery>
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===Videos===
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJMNrp9T7pM youtube.com/watch?v=cJMNrp9T7pM] - Hidden gems.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [http://www.queenonline.com queenonline.com] - Official.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%28band%29}}
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%28band%29 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%28band%29] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|Discogs|https://www.discogs.com/artist/81013-Queen}}
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{{Link|Official|http://www.queenonline.com}}
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* [http://www.queenvault.com queenvault.com] - Queen Vault - details about all song releases and versions.
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* [https://www.queensongs.info queensongs.info] - Detailed analysis of queen songs.
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* [https://queenvinyls.com queenvinyls.com] - Information about Queen releases.
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[[Category:Band]]
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[[Category: Bands]]
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[[Category: Rock Bands]]
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[[Category: Favorite Bands]]

Revision as of 10:57, 8 November 2019

Queen in 1984.

Queen is a British rock band formed in London in 1971. The began as a progressive rock group and slowly matured to more of a hard rock sound before branching out into all sorts of popular genres.

Queen has been my favorite band since middle school. The first album I ever bought was Sheer Heart Attack, and I have since purchased every single one of their studio albums and a whole bunch of live and compilation albums. I never bothered listening to very much music in my early teen years, so I only knew of two Queen songs, Bohemian Rhapsody and Killer Queen from radio play, movies, and the like. While riding in a car with my mother one day, we heard Killer Queen on the radio and we both enjoyed it, and this caused her to buy the pink-covered Queen's Classic Queen CD. This was a catalyst for my addiction to Queen, and for a good portion of my teen years, I listened to Queen almost exclusively. I next got the blue Greatest Hits album as a gift, then I bought Sheer Heart Attack, and went on to buy all their other albums.

Members

One of the things I especially like about Queen comes from the fact that each of the members was directly involved with creating new music. Unlike so many pop bands which either feature a single artist with an interchangeable band, or a vocalist who has musicians write songs for them, every member of Queen was talented enough to contribute new songs. This gives their music a much wider range of genres, topics, and different perspectives, and, with three vocalists, a much wider range of timbres.

Freddie Mercury died on 1991-11-24. John Deacon's last work with Queen was the song No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young) in October 1997 before retiring. He did not play on The Cosmos Rocks. Both Brian and Roger still play and produce music with the name Queen+. I saw Queen play live with Adam Lambert on 2014-06-19, and it was one of the more poignant moments of my life.

Discography

Studio Albums

Release Date Album Title Rating
1973-07-13 Queen
1974-03-08 Queen II 1,618
1974-11-01 Sheer Heart Attack 1,552
1975-11-21 A Night At the Opera
1976-12-10 A Day At the Races 1,217
1977-10-28 News of the World
1978-11-10 Jazz 775
1980-06-30 The Game
1980-12-08 Flash Gordon
1982-05-21 Hot Space
1884-02-27 The Works
1986-06-02 A Kind of Magic 1,468
1989-05-22 The Miracle
1991-02-05 Innuendo 1,091
1995-11-06 Made In Heaven 794

Songs

This is a list of some of my favorite Queen songs. For all their songs, see Queen Songs.

Media

Photos

Wallpapers

Videos

Links

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