Queen { http : // en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Queen_(band)}
---- Have been recognized as pioneers of arena rock, hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal, and progressive rock. Their work likewise stands out as unique among other bands of their time for their noticable influences on musical genres outside of rock, such as cabaret, barbershop, and opera.
---- "Bohemian Rhapsody" is credited with jump-starting the video era.
---- Have sold over 400 million albums.
---- Thay have been on the UK charts more then the beatles.
-------- Queen (1,322 Weeks)
-------- The Beatles (1,293 Weeks)
---- Bands that cite Queen as an influence include
-------- Judas Priest
-------- Def Leppard
-------- Iron Maiden
-------- Mötley Crüe
-------- Steve Vai
-------- George Michael
-------- Metallica
-------- The Flaming Lips
-------- Ween
-------- Guns N' Roses
-------- Chris Cornell
-------- Trent Reznor
-------- Extreme
-------- Dream Theater
-------- Nirvana
-------- Jellyfish
-------- The Smashing Pumpkins
-------- Green Day
-------- Robbie Williams
-------- Ben Folds Five
-------- Foo Fighters
-------- Joan Osborne
-------- Muse
-------- The Darkness
-------- Franz Ferdinand
-------- Jetliner
-------- among others.

-John Deacon { http : // en . wikipedia . org / wiki / John_Deacon }
---- Wife Veronica
---- Daughters - 1
---- Sons - 5

- Brian May (Dr.Brian May CBE) {http : // en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Brian_May}
---- Was not sexually promiscuous, doesn't smoke and rarely drinks alcohol. When he does drink, his favorite beer is Guinness, and his favorite liquor is Baileys.
---- Performed his famous God Save The Queen solo from the roof of Buckingham Palace.
---- Many guitarists have tried to emulate his sound but have failed.

- Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) {http : // en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Freddie_Mercury}
---- He could hit almost any note and hold 4 octaves (no other male vocalist can do that).
---- bisexual not homosexual
---- Known for having many girlfriends and boyfriends
---- In 2004, Mercury was ranked #18 in a Forbes magazine list of the highest earning dead celebrities
---- A Royal Mail stamp called The Millennium Stamp commemorated the life of Freddie Mercury.
---- A housewife named Mary Howes claims that she can communicate with the spirit of Freddie Mercury. She wrote a book about this called "The Mister Mercury".
---- Two of Mercury's compositions, "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Are the Champions" have each been claimed, in separate polls, as the world's favourite song. Most recently, an Ericsson poll of 600,000 people in 66 different countries found "We Are the Champions" to be the world's most popular tune. This contradicts another major poll by Guinness World, which had previously found "Bohemian Rhapsody" to be the world's most popular song from the past 50 years.
---- Died of pneumonia.

- Roger Taylor (Roger Meddows-Taylor) {http : // en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Roger_Meddows-Taylor}
---- Roger, along with Freddie, was one of the party animals of the group. A heavy smoker until mid 80s, he has been known for his love for fast cars, drinks, and women. Throughout Queen's career he earned a reputation as a ladies' man.
---- Favorite movie is 2001: A Space Odyssey
---- Favorite drink is vodka.
---- Whenever he played live, Roger would always drink two shots of Scotch before going on stage, "no more, no less".

A band that is the very epitomy of kick-ass. They stormed the charts with Bohemian Rhapsody in the 70's (the version on the Greatest album is 5'58'')this includes rock, ballad and choral music - something not achieved by many people. They shamelessly wrote about the brilliance of gurls with fat asses *cheers to self tht someone appreciates us!* (fat bottomed girls)"Save me" is an anthem for the heartbroken, its a beautiful song. "Who wants to live forever" was written in the back of a car on the way home from hospital when freddie mercury discovered he had AIDs. The lyrics usually mean something if you listen to them deeply enough. And c'mon. If you're still not convinced they rock, when 15 year olds still listen to we will rock you about ten years after the lead singer died - its gotta be a pretty fantastic achievement.

A flamboyant homosexual, usually male, always FABULOUS.

everything that a band should aspire to. amazing vocals, beautiful lyrics (who wants to live forever) and good friends.
i miss freddie mercury, best singer EVER!

A rock band-first band to ever write a song about girls with fat asses (fat bottomed girls) and wrote first song over 5 minutes to ever top the charts (bohemian rhapsody)

Queen is a british rock band who have been recognized as pioneers of arena rock, hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal, and progressive rock.

MEMBERS
John Deacon: Wrote "Another One Bytes The Dust" the single greatist bassline in music history. And Many Other Songs.

Brian May: One of the most unique guitarists in all of music. A top five guitarist.

Freddie Mercury:
The single greatist mail vocalist of all time.
(bisexual not homosexual) He was known for having many girlfriends and boyfriends.
He is world's first indian origin rock star.
He was the only star in Kurt Cobain suicide note.
A species of East African isopod, Cirolana mercuryi N. Bruce, was named after Freddie in 2004.

Rodger Taylor: A very solid drummer.

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SINGLES
"Keep Yourself Alive/Son And Daughter" (1973) - didn't chart UK, #89 US (Cashbox)

"Seven Seas of Rhye/See What A Fool I've Been" (1974) #10 UK

"Killer Queen/Flick Of The Wrist" (1974) #2 UK (silver), #12 US

"Now I'm Here/Lily Of The Valley" (1975) #11 UK

"Bohemian Rhapsody/I'm In Love With My Car" (1975) #1 UK (3x platinum), #9 US (gold)

"You're My Best Friend/'39" (1976) #7 UK, #16 US

"Somebody to Love/White Man" (1976) #2 UK, #13 US

"Tie Your Mother Down/You And I" (1977) #31 UK, #49 US

"Long Away/You and I" (1977)

"Queen's First EP: Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy/Death On Two Legs/Tenement Funster/White Queen" (1977) #17 UK

"We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You"...

Queen, 1973-1991.

Memebers:

Freddie Mercury, Vocals
Brian May, Guitar
John Deacon, Bass
Roger Taylor, Drums

An awsome Classic Rock band, released its first album, Queen, in 1974. Queen didn't make a big splsh until they relased A Night at the Opera, which contained Bohemian Rhapsody, the best song ever. It rocketed to the top of the charts, and Queen would never be the same again.

Soon afterwards, they released News of the World, which contained "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions", which were both very popular and exellent songs. You've heard em. Even the most remote native Mongolian villager in the Middle of Fucking Nohere knows those songs.

Queen branched out into many different musical genres, but retained their rocking feel throught.

In 1980, they released "Another one Bites The Dust", which you have also heard, so has the Mongolian. It reached #1 in the U.S. and became one of their most well known songs.

As the 80's continued, they released more pop-ish music and many fans deserted them.

Into the 90's, they were still releassing hit songs. Innuendo, released in 91, became another instant hit.

However

Freddie Mercury, the singer, was bisexual, and due to his lust for big, sweaty, throbbing cock, he contracted AIDS. He tried to keep this secrect from the public, however.
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Few bands embodied the pure excess of the '70s like Queen. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal, as well as vaudevillian music hall, the British quartet delved deeply into camp and bombast, creating a huge, mock-operatic sound with layered guitars and overdubbed vocals. Queen's music was a bizarre yet highly accessible fusion of the macho and the fey. For years, their albums boasted the motto "no synthesizers were used on this record," signaling their allegiance with the legions of post-Led Zeppelin hard rock bands. But vocalist Freddie Mercury brought an extravagant sense of camp to the band, pushing them toward kitschy humor and pseudo-classical arrangements, as epitomized on their best-known song, "Bohemian Rhapsody." Mercury, it must be said, was a flamboyant bisexual who managed to keep his sexuality in the closet until his death from AIDS in 1992. Nevertheless, his sexuality was apparent throughout Queen's music, from their very name to their veiled lyrics -- it was truly bizarre to hear gay anthems like "We Are the Champions" turn into celebrations of sports victories. That would have been impossible without Mercury, one of the most dynamic and charismatic frontmen in rock history. Through his legendary theatrical performances, Queen became one of the most popular bands in the world in the mid-'70s; in England, they remained second only to the Beatles in popularity and collectibility in the '90s. Despite their enormous popularity, Queen were n...