Queen

Created by Dan on 09-Mar-2007 07:40

Keywords: band, brian may, freddie mercury, john deacon, music, rock, roger taylor

Description: Queen are a seminal English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor. Britain's most successful band of the past three decades, the band rose to prominence during the mid-to-late 1970s and still retain a large international fan base. The band are noted for their musical diversity, lush multi-layered arrangements, vocal harmonies and incorporation of audience participation into their live performances. They are regarded as one of the most accomplished acts both in the studio and on stage. The band had moderate success in the early 1970s, with the albums Queen and Queen II, but it wasn't until 1974 with the release of Sheer Heart Attack that the band gained international success. From that album forward, all of the band's studio albums reached number one on numerous charts around the world. Since 1973, they have released fifteen studio albums, five live albums, and eight compilation albums and have sold more than 300 million records worldwide, including more than 35.5 million albums in the United States alone (as of 2004). Following Mercury's death and Deacon's retirement in the 1990s, May and Taylor are currently collaborating with Paul Rodgers under the moniker Queen + Paul Rodgers.