Queen: Every album, every song

by Andrew Wild

Overview

Everyone knows Queen and their most famous songs. 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', 'Another One Bites the Dust', 'Under Pressure' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' were huge hits wherever anyone could hear a radio. However, many contemporary reviews were savage, and yet their songs-from the radio-friendly hit singles to the early prog rock epics, from the cod-heavy bombast to the jazz pastiches, from the introspective ballads to the thumping anthems-continue to be heard all around the world.This book examines Queen's music, album by album, track by track, in detail. Where possible, recourse to the original multi-track master tapes has provided extra insight. Those familiar hits are revisited, but the classic album cuts - like 'Liar', 'March of the Black Queen', 'Death on Two Legs', and 'Dragon Attack', are given equal precedence. The book also examines the changes that these same four musicians went through - from heavy and pomp rock to pop as the chart hits began to flow - with a keen and unbiased eye. Whether as a fan your preference is for the albums A Night at the Opera, Jazz or Innuendo this detailed and definitive guide will tell you all you need to know. Queen had strength in depth. These are the songs on which a legend was built.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789520033
Publisher:	Sonicbond Publishing
Publication date:	07/15/2019
Series:	On Track Series
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,083,617
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Andrew Wild is an experienced writer with several books to his credit. HIs previous works include official biographies of the bands Twelfth Night (Play On, 2009) and Galahad (One for the Record, 2012) and more recently Pink Floyd Song by Song (Fonthill 2017) His play The Difficult Crossing was published in 2016. He lives in Rainow, Cheshire, UK.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 9

What is included and what is not included 11

2 1970-1974: As It Began 12

Queen 14

Queen II 22

Sheer Heart Attack 28

3 1975-1978: We Are the Champions 37

A Night at the Opera 37

A Day at the Races 47

News of the World 52

Jazz 59

4 1979-1984: Staying Power 67

The Game 67

Flash Gordon 74

Hot Space 78

The Works 86

5 One Glorious Day - live Aid 94

6 1985-1995: In the Lap of the Gods 98

A Kind of Magic 98

The Miracle 106

Innuendo 112

Made in Heaven 120

7 Epilogue: The Show Must Go On 129

Queen Rocks 129

Greatest Hits III 129

46664 130

Queen + Paul Rodgers - The Cosmos Rocks 131

Queen Forever 135

Queen + Adam Lambert 136

8 Appendices 138

Bibliography 138

Recommended Websites 139

The Perfect Queen Playlist 139