Queen

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Tonight, I just can't get Queen out of my head. And that's not a bad thing. So if you couldn't tell, my Random Squeeze of the Day is Queen. Queen a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar, guitars, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen's earliest works were influenced by Progressive Rock, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works, incorporating more diverse and innovative styles in their music. John Deacon joined the band before recording their eponymous debut album (1973). Queen enjoyed success in the UK with their debut and its follow-up, Queen II (1974), but it was the release of Sheer Heart Attack (1974) and A Night at the Opera (1975) that gained the band international success. The latter featured "Bohemian Rhapsody", which stayed at number one in the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks; it charted at number one in several other territories, and gave the band their first top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. Now all of this is very well and good, but here's the total truth about Queen. Freddie Mercury was an amazing vocalist. Brian May was awesome at guitar, and John Deacon and Roger Taylor were really good. They got along fairly well, and the thing that pulled the band apart was Mercury's death. Yes, Freddie Mercury was gay, and he died of AIDs but don't let that change you're view of Queen. Queen was amazing, and they worked very hard and were very successful. So I give you Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. A masterpiece.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ&ob=av3e

-River