August 23, 2009

FREDDIE MERCURY THE SOUL OF QUEEN

Queen is a rock music group from the United Kingdom is triumphant in the 70 to 90 years. Even now they are still popular, mainly because the songs that often-played songs such as "We Are the Champions", "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Will Rock You". Brian May (guitarist), Freddie Mercury (vocal), John Deacon (bass), and Roger Taylor (drums) founded legendary group Queen in London in 1970. Origin of the English quartet has genre progressive rock, heavy metal and various other mainstreams successfully integrate this turgid music and opera to create a game with a wave guitar and vocal techniques that layer. Over the years the group Queen boast their albums with the motto "no one Queen album that is the result of the engineering effects synthesizer." Brian May et al issued a statement because they do not want to reconcile groups such as the post-hard rock band Led Zeppelin, the effect on many synthesizers. 3 years after establishment, this group successfully releases their first album QUEEN. Although this album got a lot of praise from music critics, but sales numbers not good enough. Some time before the album Queen II was released, the Queen never appears in the music contest Top of Pops, they show carries the song "Seven Seas of Rhyme." Both the song and the Queen's presence in the contest is really the success is quite satisfactory. Single "Seven Seas of Rhyme" success ladder rank Top Ten songs in the album Queen II which successfully reached the stairs to the five-song sequence. But sales outside the UK were less than good and not far different with their first album. Prior to the end of 1974, the group Queen released their third album, the title given Sheer Heart Attack. One of the single on the album titled "Killer Queen" successfully ranks to two songs in the world of English music, and sends the album Sheer Heart Attack to the same sequence. Finally, success came about Queen. Album this also penetrate the United States with sales satisfaction. The success of the album Sheer Heart Attack music penetrate the market in the United States, was a pacesetter for the success of the album A Night at the Opera the following year, or 1975. But indeed, this be a success, is not without effort. Many of the facts that justify the Queen working very hard and take a very long time to produce the album A Night at the Opera, and it can be said that the album is an album of these recordings was released at that time. "Bohemian Rhapsody", this single is one of the recordings listed in the album A Night at the Opera, the song that became symbolic of the group home London, England this. "Bohemian Rhapsody" has a nuance of the opera that alternation is still quite thick but also added with typical metal music. Album A NIGHT AT THE Opera got 3 platinum in the United States. Bohemian Rhapsody was selected to be several times throughout the song best. Group Queen takes 3 weeks to record the song, and also to voice a few times. Conceptual music video produced to provide support for the popularity of the song "Bohemian Rhapsody. Result, this song became successful number one singles and survives for 9 days in the UK and the record-breaking single as the oldest of the songs are in English. After success with the A Night at the Opera, Queen predicate reach superstar and superstar blessing predicate, the Queen directly into the rock music legend. The vocalist, Freddie Mercury trying to bring the music of Queen with the weight of humor and sentimental arrangement the near arrangement classical music. The combination is unique enough that can be heard on the Queen of the paper entitled "Bohemian Rhapsody". Meanwhile, Freddie Mercury, who is seen as a figure Flamboyant, the controversial keep secret, that he experienced sexual behavior irregularities, bisexual. This is clearly written in the Queen musical, from the title track is selected to be the desire not directly written in the lyrics of songs. Indeed strange when we know that gay people worship songs such as "We Are The Champions", a song that would be used to celebrate the moment victory in the field of sports. However, it can happen because the skill to make the look of the music Freddie Mercury, as a figure who is very dynamic and charismatic in the history of rock music. Thanks to the talent is also Freddie, Queen group successfully became one of the leading groups in the world in the mid-1970s. As the vocalist Freddie Mercury was born on 5 September 1946, in Stone Town, Zanzibar (now including the areas Tanzania, East Africa). Real name is Farrokh Bulsara. His friends called "Freddie." Finally his family is also called Freddie. He was born of the family descendants of Indian Parsi (Zoroastrian). Her parents, is a Diplomat, which is always moved, until finally the birth place of Zanzibar as Freddie Mercury. The youth they moved to England and they eventually settled there. In the international music world, the name of Freddie Mercury is one of Legend Rock music. His works include the immortal music can be heard all ages. According to May, Mercury as well as talented musicians who eccentric. Freddie writes a song with the keys of the bizarre. Most rock bands play key A or E, and D or G, with music that Freddie has a strange chord structure and played hard with the guitar. In the UK alone, the Queen must be satisfied to be number two bands, as defeated by the popularity of the music collection and The Beatles in the 1970s. Despite the popularity holds, in 1979 the music magazine Rolling Stones album ever mentions were given the title Queen of Jazz, the album as a fascist. Can only come sharply criticized management, but the popularity of the Queen does not appear to shake. At the 1980s, these groups still have a cohort of fanatics, except in the countries the United States. Leaders who act as the founder of the music is Queen drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May. In the year 1967, Roger Taylor and Brian May had joined in the music groups that have a flow of psychedelic rock, called Smile. After the main vocalist Tim Staffel out from Smile in 1971, Brian May and Roger Taylor formed a group with Freddie Mercury music. Freddie Mercury itself is a former vocalist Wreckage groups. Several months later, John Deacon joined as bass player in the group that was formed Brian, Roger and Freddie, and began to practice together. In the period of 2 years, after completing course of the four personnel, a number of them start the show. Group Queen had set to music by Rolling Stone magazine, as the only rock music group that all members titled Bachelor. In the summer of 1976, Queen appears in a free concert in Hyde Park, London, and this concert was successful record-breaking number of visitors. The group did not keep changing personnel during their active period of this success must eventually end with their death late Freddie Mercury in 1991. Queen was not active in the early 1990s when Freddie Mercury died because of AIDS. Nevertheless, they still had time to issue a new album, which is Made In Heaven in 1995 with the voice of Mercury recorded before. They also had issued a new single, No-One But You (Only The Good Die Young) in 1998. In this single, double guitarist Brian May as the vocalist for Queen Vocalist not get fixed. Previously, the Queen was a project of this project is in collaboration with the Queen where artists such as George Michael, Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti, and so forth. Queen has been seen since held Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert to remember Freddie Mercury in 1992. However, just sing Queen Songs into their old hits, such as Somebody to Love, Too Much Love Will Kill You, and so forth. After the release single No-One But You (Only The Good Die Young), John Deacon basis, decided to exit from the Queen. Formation last Queen has recorded only the name of Brian May and Roger Taylor John Deacon since it decided to retire from the music world. In 2004, Queen found a new vocalist, Paul Rodgers is. They had a show in Hyde Park, Sheffield, UK. Queen some time to appear live with the name of Queen + Paul Rodgers. In 2008, Queen and Paul Rodgers announced their first new album in 13 years, and this also gives details about their tour around in Europe at the end of this year. Albums that have not been given the name will be released on 1 September and will show Paul Rodgers, who joined with the Queen. Rodgers, Brian May and Roger Taylor have been recording the album, which will be the first album since "Made in Heaven" which was released in 1995. Release of this album took place two weekends before the Queen launch a tour for seven weeks in 14 European countries. Tours will be the first time in Moscow on 16 September and then move to Poland, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, UK, Spain, Hungary, Serbia, the Republic of Austria and Chekov. Queen's appearance in Poland that will be held in the Gdansk shipyard, where the birth of States Labor Solidarity movement in the decade of the 1980s, will be a free concert. Queen explains that the tour to Latin America will follow suit, but did not provide further details. According to the group spokesman, bass player John Deacon chose not to take part in this tour.

Discography of Queen:

Album
Queen (1973)
Queen II (1974)

Sheer Heart Attack (1974)

A Night at the Opera (1975)
A Day at the Races (1976)
News of the World (1977)
Jazz (1978)
Live Killers (1979)
The Game (1980)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Hot Space (1982)

The Works (1984)
A Kind of Magic (1986)
Live Magic (1986)
The Miracle (1989)
Innuendo (1991)
Live at Wembley'86 (1992)

Made In Heaven (1995)

Queen on fire - Live at the Bowl (2004)


Compilation
:
Greatest Hits [Elektra] (1981)
The Complete Works (1985) -
All albums from 1973-1985 plus bonus material
Queen at the Beeb (1989)
Greatest Hits, Vol. II (1991)

Classic Queen (1992)

Greatest Hits [Hollywood] (1992)

Greatest Hits [Parlophone] (1994)
At the BBC (1995)
Greatest Hits, Vols. 1-2 (1995)
Queen Rocks (1997)
Dragon Attack - A Tribute to Queen (1997)
TrIbute album
The Crown Jewels (1998)
Greatest Hits III (1999)
Platinum Collection, Vols. 1-3 (2000)
Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You Edition (2004)

Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen (2005) - tribute album

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