Members
Brian Maybackground vocals, guitar, original · 1970current
Roger Taylorbackground vocals, drums (drum set), original · 1970current
Freddie Mercurylead vocals, original · 1970–1991- Mike Grosebass guitar · 1970–1970
- Barry Mitchellbass guitar · 1970–1971
- Doug Bogiebass guitar · 1971–1971
John Deaconbass guitar · 1971–1997
The band was formed on June 27, 1970, in London, England.
Queen's music style evolved from progressive rock and hard rock to include pop rock and arena rock.
Queen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, recognizing their significant impact on music.
Biography
Formation
Queen, a British rock band, was formed in London on June 27, 1970, by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and Roger Taylor. The group initially struggled to find a stable lineup, with Mike Grose and Barry Mitchell briefly filling the bass guitar role before John Deacon joined in February 1971, solidifying the classic lineup. The band's early music was heavily influenced by progressive rock and hard rock, drawing inspiration from iconic acts like The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix.
Breakthrough
Queen's self-titled debut album was released in 1973, followed by the critically acclaimed "Queen II" and the groundbreaking "Sheer Heart Attack". Their 1975 album, "A Night at the Opera", featured the legendary single "Bohemian Rhapsody", which catapulted them to international fame. Over the years, Queen explored various musical styles, including glam rock, pop rock, and heavy metal, producing a string of successful albums such as "A Day at the Races", "News of the World", and "The Game".
Legacy
Freddie Mercury's untimely death in 1991 marked the end of an era for Queen, but the band continued to influence generations of musicians and fans. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received numerous accolades, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Their music remains timeless, with "Bohemian Rhapsody" being recognized as one of the greatest songs of all time, and their performances, particularly at Live Aid in 1985, are celebrated as some of the best in rock history. Queen's legacy endures, making them one of the most beloved bands in music history.
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Discography
Made in Heaven1995
- 1.It’s a Beautiful Day2:33
- 2.Made in Heaven5:25
- 3.Let Me Live4:46
- 4.Mother Love4:49
- 5.My Life Has Been Saved3:15
- 6.I Was Born to Love You4:50
- 7.Heaven for Everyone5:36
- 8.Too Much Love Will Kill You4:20
- 9.You Don’t Fool Me5:25
- 10.A Winter’s Tale3:49
- 11.It’s a Beautiful Day (reprise)3:01
- 12.Yeah0:04
- 13.[untitled]22:33
The Greatest 31995
- 1.Venus and Mars / Rock Show
- 2.Listen to What the Man Said
- 3.My Love
- 4.Figure of Eight
- 5.Another Day
- 6.Getting Closer
- 7.With a Little Luck
- 8.Coming Up
- 9.Wonderful Christmastime
- 10.Live and Let Die
- 11.Band on the Run
- 12.Jet
- 13.Silly Love Songs
- 14.Mull of Kintyre
- 15.Press
- 16.The Back Seat of My Car
- 17.Junk
- 18.We Will Rock You
- 19.Seven Seas of Rhye
- 20.A Kind of Magic
- 21.Under Pressure
- 22.Another One Bites the Dust
- 23.I Want to Break Free
- 24.Killer Queen
- 25.Somebody to Love
- 26.You’re My Best Friend
- 27.The Great Pretender
- 28.I Want It All
- 29.Innuendo
- 30.Bohemian Rhapsody
- 31.Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- 32.The Show Must Go On
- 33.Friends Will Be Friends
- 34.Radio Ga Ga
- 35.We Are the Champions
- 36.God Save the Queen
- 37.Rock and a Hard Place
- 38.One Hit (to the Body)
- 39.Respectable
- 40.Rip This Joint
- 41.Let Me Go
- 42.Sparrks Will Fly (radio clean)
- 43.Jump on Top of Me
- 44.Stop Breaking Down
- 45.Sweet Virginia
- 46.Dead Flowers
- 47.Memory Hotel
- 48.Time Waits for No One
- 49.Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
- 50.I Go Wild
- 51.Happy
- 52.Start Me Up
- 53.Shine a Light
Greatest Hits I & II1994
- 1.Bohemian Rhapsody5:58
- 2.Another One Bites the Dust3:37
- 3.Killer Queen3:02
- 4.Fat Bottomed Girls3:25
- 5.Bicycle Race3:04
- 6.You’re My Best Friend2:52
- 7.Don’t Stop Me Now3:32
- 8.Save Me3:49
- 9.Crazy Little Thing Called Love2:44
- 10.Somebody to Love4:58
- 11.Now I’m Here4:15
- 12.Good Old‐Fashioned Lover Boy2:56
- 13.Play the Game3:33
- 14.Flash2:48
- 15.Seven Seas of Rhye2:50
- 16.We Will Rock You2:02
- 17.We Are the Champions3:02
- 18.A Kind of Magic4:23
- 19.Under Pressure3:57
- 20.Radio Ga Ga5:43
- 21.I Want It All4:02
- 22.I Want to Break Free4:19
- 23.Innuendo6:28
- 24.It’s a Hard Life4:10
- 25.Breakthru4:09
- 26.Who Wants to Live Forever?4:57
- 27.Headlong4:33
- 28.The Miracle4:55
- 29.I’m Going Slightly Mad4:08
- 30.The Invisible Man3:59
- 31.Hammer to Fall3:41
- 32.Friends Will Be Friends4:09
- 33.The Show Must Go On4:24
- 34.One Vision4:03
The 12″ Collection1992
- 1.Bohemian Rhapsody5:57
- 2.Radio Ga Ga6:53
- 3.Machines (or ‘Back to Humans’) (instrumental)5:08
- 4.I Want to Break Free7:19
- 5.It’s a Hard Life5:06
- 6.Hammer to Fall5:23
- 7.Man on the Prowl6:04
- 8.A Kind of Magic6:26
- 9.Pain Is So Close to Pleasure6:00
- 10.Breakthru5:43
- 11.The Invisible Man5:29
- 12.The Show Must Go On4:35
The Queen Collection1992
- 1.A Kind of Magic4:26
- 2.Bohemian Rhapsody5:56
- 3.Under Pressure4:04
- 4.Hammer to Fall3:41
- 5.Stone Cold Crazy2:15
- 6.One Year of Love4:29
- 7.Radio Ga Ga5:49
- 8.I’m Going Slightly Mad4:23
- 9.I Want It All4:02
- 10.Tie Your Mother Down3:46
- 11.The Miracle4:25
- 12.These Are the Days of Our Lives4:15
- 13.One Vision4:38
- 14.Keep Yourself Alive3:46
- 15.Headlong4:39
- 16.Who Wants to Live Forever5:15
- 17.The Show Must Go On4:35
- 18.We Will Rock You2:01
- 19.We Are the Champions3:00
- 20.Another One Bites the Dust3:32
- 21.Killer Queen2:59
- 22.Somebody to Love4:53
- 23.Fat Bottomed Girls4:16
- 24.Bicycle Race2:59
- 25.You’re My Best Friend2:50
- 26.Crazy Little Thing Called Love2:41
- 27.Now I’m Here4:12
- 28.Play the Game3:31
- 29.Seven Seas of Rhye2:47
- 30.Body Language4:29
- 31.Save Me3:48
- 32.Don’t Stop Me Now3:29
- 33.Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy2:53
- 34.I Want to Break Free4:18
- 35.BBC Radio One Interview With Mike Read54:49
- 36.Thank God It’s Christmas4:23
Classic Queen1992
- 1.A Kind of Magic4:25
- 2.Bohemian Rhapsody5:56
- 3.Under Pressure4:04
- 4.Hammer to Fall3:41
- 5.Stone Cold Crazy2:15
- 6.One Year of Love4:29
- 7.Radio Ga Ga5:49
- 8.I’m Going Slightly Mad4:23
- 9.I Want It All4:02
- 10.Tie Your Mother Down3:46
- 11.The Miracle4:25
- 12.These Are the Days of Our Lives4:15
- 13.One Vision4:38
- 14.Keep Yourself Alive3:46
- 15.Headlong4:39
- 16.Who Wants to Live Forever5:15
- 17.The Show Must Go On4:34
Box of Tricks1992
- 1.Bohemian Rhapsody5:59
- 2.Radio Ga Ga6:53
- 3.Machines (Back to Humans) (instrumental)5:08
- 4.I Want to Break Free7:19
- 5.It’s a Hard Life5:06
- 6.Hammer to Fall5:23
- 7.Man on the Prowl6:04
- 8.A Kind of Magic6:26
- 9.Pain Is So Close to Pleasure6:02
- 10.Breakthru5:45
- 11.The Invisible Man5:31
- 12.The Show Must Go On4:35
- 13.Procession
- 14.Now I’m Here
- 15.Ogre Battle
- 16.White Queen (As It Began)
- 17.In the Lap of the Gods
- 18.Killer Queen
- 19.March of the Black Queen
- 20.Bring Back That Leroy Brown
- 21.Father to Son
- 22.Keep Yourself Alive
- 23.Liar
- 24.Son and Daughter
- 25.Stone Cold Crazy
- 26.In the Lap of the Gods… Revisited
- 27.Jailhouse Rock
Greatest Hits II1991
- 1.A Kind of Magic4:24
- 2.Under Pressure4:04
- 3.Radio Ga Ga5:45
- 4.I Want It All4:01
- 5.I Want to Break Free4:23
- 6.Innuendo6:32
- 7.It’s a Hard Life4:07
- 8.Breakthru4:07
- 9.Who Wants to Live Forever5:15
- 10.Headlong4:38
- 11.The Miracle5:00
- 12.I’m Going Slightly Mad4:23
- 13.The Invisible Man3:56
- 14.Hammer to Fall3:39
- 15.Friends Will Be Friends4:07
- 16.The Show Must Go On4:31
- 17.One Vision4:03
Innuendo1991
- 1.Innuendo6:31
- 2.I’m Going Slightly Mad4:22
- 3.Headlong4:38
- 4.I Can’t Live With You4:34
- 5.Don’t Try So Hard3:39
- 6.Ride the Wild Wind4:43
- 7.All God’s People4:22
- 8.These Are the Days of Our Lives4:15
- 9.Delilah3:35
- 10.The Hitman4:57
- 11.Bijou3:37
- 12.The Show Must Go On4:36
The Miracle1989
- 1.Party2:23
- 2.Khashoggi's Ship2:48
- 3.The Miracle5:01
- 4.I Want It All4:40
- 5.The Invisible Man4:02
- 6.Breakthru4:08
- 7.Rain Must Fall4:23
- 8.Scandal4:42
- 9.My Baby Does Me3:22
- 10.Was It All Worth It5:45
A Kind of Magic1986
- 1.One Vision5:11
- 2.A Kind of Magic4:25
- 3.One Year of Love4:27
- 4.Pain Is So Close to Pleasure4:22
- 5.Friends Will Be Friends4:08
- 6.Who Wants to Live Forever5:17
- 7.Gimme the Prize (Kurgan’s Theme)4:35
- 8.Don’t Lose Your Head4:38
- 9.Princes of the Universe3:33
- 10.A Kind of ‘A Kind of Magic’3:38
- 11.Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends…5:58
- 12.Forever3:21
The Complete Works1985
- 1.Keep Yourself Alive
- 2.Doing All Right
- 3.Great King Rat
- 4.My Fairy King
- 5.Liar
- 6.The Night Comes Down
- 7.Modern Times Rock’n’Roll
- 8.Son and Daughter
- 9.Jesus
- 10.Seven Seas of Rhye
- 11.Procession
- 12.Father to Son
- 13.White Queen (As It Began)
- 14.Some Day One Day
- 15.The Loser in the End
- 16.Ogre Battle
- 17.The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke
- 18.Nevermore
- 19.March of the Black Queen
- 20.Funny How Love Is
- 21.Seven Seas of Rhye
- 22.Brighton Rock
- 23.Killer Queen
- 24.Tenement Funster
- 25.Flick of the Wrist
- 26.Lily of the Valley
- 27.Now I’m Here
- 28.In the Lap of the Gods
- 29.Stone Cold Crazy
- 30.Dear Friends
- 31.Misfire
- 32.Bring Back That Leroy Brown
- 33.She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettoes)
- 34.In the Lap of the Gods… (revisited)
- 35.Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To…)
- 36.Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
- 37.I’m in Love With My Car
- 38.You’re My Best Friend
- 39.’39
- 40.Sweet Lady
- 41.Seaside Rendezvous
- 42.The Prophet’s Song
- 43.Love of My Life
- 44.Good Company
- 45.Bohemian Rhapsody
- 46.God Save the Queen
- 47.Tie Your Mother Down
- 48.You Take My Breath Away
- 49.Long Away
- 50.The Millionaire Waltz
- 51.You and I
- 52.Somebody to Love
- 53.White Man
- 54.Good Old‐Fashioned Lover Boy
- 55.Drowse
- 56.Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
- 57.We Will Rock You
- 58.We Are the Champions
- 59.Sheer Heart Attack
- 60.All Dead, All Dead
- 61.Spread Your Wings
- 62.Fight From the Inside
- 63.Get Down, Make Love
- 64.Sleeping on the Sidewalk
- 65.Who Needs You
- 66.It’s Late
- 67.My Melancholy Blues
- 68.Mustapha
- 69.Fat Bottomed Girls
- 70.Jealousy
- 71.Bicycle Race
- 72.If You Can’t Beat Them
- 73.Let Me Entertain You
- 74.Dead on Time
- 75.In Only Seven Days
- 76.Dreamers Ball
- 77.Fun It
- 78.Leaving Home Ain’t Easy
- 79.Don’t Stop Me Now
- 80.More of That Jazz
- 81.We Will Rock You
- 82.Let Me Entertain You
- 83.Death on Two Legs
- 84.Killer Queen
- 85.Bicycle Race
- 86.I’m in Love With My Car
- 87.Get Down, Make Love
- 88.You’re My Best Friend
- 89.Now I’m Here
- 90.Dreamers Ball
- 91.Love of My Life
- 92.’39
- 93.Keep Yourself Alive
- 94.Don’t Stop Me Now
- 95.Spread Your Wings
- 96.Brighton Rock
- 97.Mustapha
- 98.Bohemian Rhapsody
- 99.Tie Your Mother Down
- 100.Sheer Heart Attack
- 101.We Will Rock You
- 102.We Are the Champions
- 103.God Save the Queen
- 104.Play the Game
- 105.Dragon Attack
- 106.Another One Bites the Dust
- 107.Need Your Loving Tonight
- 108.Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- 109.Rock It (Prime Jive)
- 110.Don’t Try Suicide
- 111.Sail Away Sweet Sister
- 112.Coming Soon
- 113.Save Me
- 114.Flash’s Theme
- 115.In the Space Capsule (The Love Theme)
- 116.Ming’s Theme (In the Court of Ming the Merciless)
- 117.The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction of Dale)
- 118.Football Fight
- 119.In the Death Cell (Love Theme reprise)
- 120.Execution of Flash
- 121.The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)
- 122.Arboria (Planet of the Tree Men)
- 123.Escape From the Swamp
- 124.Flash to the Rescue
- 125.Vultan’s Theme (Attack of the Hawk Men)
- 126.Battle Theme
- 127.The Wedding March
- 128.Marriage of Dale and Ming (and Flash Approaching)
- 129.Crash Dive on Mingo City
- 130.Flash’s Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)
- 131.The Hero
- 132.Staying Power
- 133.Dancer
- 134.Back Chat
- 135.Body Language
- 136.Action This Day
- 137.Put Out the Fire
- 138.Life Is Real (song for Lennon)
- 139.Calling All Girls
- 140.Las palabras de amor (The Words of Love)
- 141.Cool Cat
- 142.Under Pressure
- 143.Radio Ga Ga
- 144.Tear It Up
- 145.It’s a Hard Life
- 146.Man on the Prowl
- 147.Machines (or ‘Back to Humans’)
- 148.I Want to Break Free
- 149.Keep Passing the Open Windows
- 150.Hammer to Fall
- 151.Is This the World We Created…?
- 152.See What a Fool I’ve Been
- 153.A Human Body
- 154.Soul Brother
- 155.I Go Crazy
- 156.Thank God It’s Christmas
- 157.One Vision
- 158.Blurred Vision
The Works1984
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Queen Collection: 15 of the Best1984
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Hot Space1982
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Greatest Hits1981
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Queen1981
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The Game1980
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Jazz1978
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News of the World1977
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A Day at the Races1976
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A Night at the Opera1975
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Queen II1974
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Sheer Heart Attack1974
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Queen1973
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Also known as: クイーン, 皇后乐队
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and Roger Taylor, later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock.
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