Queen

Queen was an English rock band fronted by Freddie Mercury on lead vocals and piano, Brian May on guitar, Roger Taylor on drums, and John Deacon on bass.

The band was formed in 1970 and their debut album which came out in 1973 combined progressive rock and heavy metal. Their sophomore album Queen II would be the end of their first phase. Sheer Heart Attack would be Queen's least progressive album at that time, but A Night at the Opera would show Queen's more creative side by using different instruments and music genres. Queen's signature song "Bohemian Rhapsody" is featured on A Night at the Opera.

Queen's next album A Day at the Races would feature more of a hard rock sound. Once Queen released News of the World, they switched to arena rock even though a few songs such as "We are the Champions", "Don't Stop me Now", and "Bicycle Race" featured classical style piano.

By the 1980's, Queen had more radio-oriented music. By 1991 during the sessions and release of Innuendo, Freddie Mercury died from AIDS. Queen would release a posthumous album in 1995 titled Made in Heaven.

Though Queen's music has incorporated progressive rock elements, they didn't use any synthesizers until their 1980 album The Game.

Discography

 * 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)
 * The Game (1980)
 * Flash Gordon (1980)
 * Hot Space (1982)
 * The Works (1984)
 * A Kind of Magic (1986)
 * The Miracle (1989)
 * Innuendo (1991)
 * Made in Heaven (1995)