Rock · Harmony
Theatre, harmony and a stadium-sized sound.
The biography
Queen is an English rock band whose members first performed together in 1970, with John Deacon joining in 1971. The core members were Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon. Their breakthrough came with the album A Night at the Opera (1975) and “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a long, multi-section song that broke the rules for a single and still became a major hit. The album News of the World (1977) brought “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions,” songs now tied to stadiums around the world.
In the early 1980s, Queen showed a willingness to change direction. The Game (1980) brought “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Another One Bites the Dust,” showing the band trying rockabilly and disco-funk, and “Under Pressure” (1981), made with David Bowie, brought two great voices together over one of the most famous bass lines in rock.
