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Queen Is An English Rock Band Originally Consisting Of Four Members Vocalist And Pianist Freddie Mercury Guitarist Brian May Bass Guitarist John Deacon And Drummer Roger Taylor. The Band Formed In London In 1970 After May And Taylor's Former Band Smile Split After Having Released An Album And Single. Freddie Replaced Lead Vocalist Tim Staffell After The Latter's Departure From The Original Trio. There Was Much Deliberation As To What The Band's Name Would Be. May And Taylor Had Settled Upon The Grand Dance Derived From A C.S. Lewis Trilogy Of Books Out Of The Silent Planet. Ultimately The Band Went With Queen A Name That Was Entirely Freddie's. Originally Roger And Especially Brian Did Not Like The Name Though Mercury Would Eventually Persuade Them Both That It Was "right" For The Band. "Years Ago I Thought Up The Name Queen... It's Just A Name But It's Very Regal And It Sounds Splendid. It's A Strong Name Very Universal And Immediate. It Had A Lot Of Visual Potential And Was Open To All Sorts Of Interpretations. I Was Certainly Aware Of The Gay Connotations But That Was Just One Facet Of It. "
- Freddie Mercury. Queen Went Through Several Bass Players Before A Young Electronics Major By The Name Of John Deacon Arrived On The Scene In January Of 1971. "Until John It Had Been Exploding Bass Player Syndrome. If They Musically Worked They'd Look All Wrong And If They Felt All Right They Couldn't Play. - Brian May. This Quite Shy Guy Turned Up With His Immaculate Rickenbacker Bass And Immaculate Amplifier Plugged In And As Soon As He Started Playing We Realized It Was Right." - Brian May. Later That Year The Band Was Secured Recording Time At The Newly Built De Lane Lea Studio And Used The Opportunity To Record Several Songs That Would Later Appear On Their Debut Album - Liar Keep Yourself Alive Jesus And The Night Comes Down. The Demo Reel Was Passed Around From Producer To Producer With Little Success Until A Staff Member Of Trident Records By The Name Of Roy Thomas Baker Was Introduced To The Band By Fellow Trident Producer John Anthony. Baker Dropped In To Watch The Band At Work And Clearly Liking What He Heard Recommended Queen To His Superiors. It Was Eventually Agreed Upon That The Fledgling Band Could Record At Trident Studios Though After Already-Established Artists Had Finished Their Work Such As The Likes Of Elton John And David Bowie. Relegated To The Wee Hours Of The Morning To Record The Remaining Tracks Of Their First Album The Band Nonetheless Stuck It Out Until They Reached Their Ultimate Goal Of "perfection". Queen's Self-Titled Debut Album Was Released In 1973 And Received Little Attention From The General Public. They Quickly Followed It A Year Later With A Second Album "Queen II" Which Also Failed To Generate Much Interest From Music Fans In Britain Despite The Success Of The Album's Single Seven Seas Of Rhye Which Would Reach #10 On The Charts After The Band's Mimed Appearance On Top Of The Pops. The Band's Second Album Was Recorded With A Higher Budget Than The First And The Band Threw Everything They Had Into Recording It. Queen II Was Somewhat Of A "concept Album" Split Into "White Side" Vs. "Black Side". As Was In Their Nature The Band Pressed Onward After The Mediocre Success Of Their First Two Albums Immersing Themselves In A World-Wide Tour To Promote Queen II. Queen Played In America For The First Time As A Support Act For Mott The Hoople. Sheer Heart Attack Would Be Released Later That Year Focusing More On Being Accessible To Listeners Than The Grand And Complex Ideas Of The Previous Two Albums. The Recording Of Their Third Album Was Met With Some Hardships As May Fell Victim To A Series Of Illnesses Brought On By An Infected Inoculation Required For The Band's Rigorous Touring Schedule. Sheer Heart Attack Brought Even More Success For The Band With May's Now I'm Here And The Song That Would Be The Band's "turning Point" The Mercury-Penned Killer Queen The Latter Of Which Would Reach #2 On The UK Charts. During This Time The Band Began Developing A Huge Following In Japan And Witnessed Their Popularity For Themselves When They Visited The Country Mainly In 1975 To Promote Their Fourth And Most Famous Album "A Night At The Opera" Featuring The Epic "Bohemian Rhapsody". Queen's Popularity Grew Steadily Through The Latter Half Of The 70s As They Released Hit Album After Hit Album Reaching Its Peak In The Mid-80s After Their "Live Aid" Appearance And Continuing Into The Early 90s Before Mercury's Untimely Death On 24th November 1991. The Official Cause Of Death Was Bronchial Pneumonia Resulting From AIDS. Over The Course Of Their 30 Year Career The Band Did Sound Tracks For Two Films "Flash Gordon" And "Highlander" Released A String Of Live And Studio Albums And Had Many Many Fans Across The World. In 1995 4 Years After Mercury's Death The Band Released The Album "Made In Heaven". This Album Saw The Surviving Band Members In The Studio Completing Or Reworking Unused Vocals Unreleased Variations Of Freddie Solo Material A Queen Version Of "I Was Born To Love You" For Example And Tracks Where Brian And Roger Added Lyrics To Flesh Out A Song "Mother Love" . Queen Have Been On Indefinite Hiatus Since 1997 When John Deacon Decided To Retire. Several "Queen ..." Projects Have Been Developed In The Following Years A Few Of Them Mere Remixes With No Artistic Involvement From The Band. In 1999 A "Greatest Hits III" Album Was Released. This Featured Among Others "Queen Wyclef Jean" On A Rap Version Of "Another One Bites The Dust" A Live Version Of "Somebody To Love" Performed By George Michael And A Live Version Of "The Show Must Go On" Performed Live In 1997 With Elton John. Brian May And Roger Taylor Have Performed Together As Queen On Several Occasions Award Ceremonies Charity Concerts And The Like Sharing Vocals With Various Guest Singers. They Have Also Recorded Several Covers Of Queen's Hits With Guest Vocalists Including "We Will Rock You" First With Five And Later Britney Spears Beyonce John Farnham And P!nk And "We Are The Champions" With Robbie Williams . On The 14th Of May 2002 The Queen Musical 'We Will Rock You' Opened In The Dominion Theatre In London's 'West End'. A Musical About Young People In The Distant Future Who Aren't Allowed To Listen To Music Not Generated By Computers. Various Queen Songs Are Used In The Story Played By A Live Band. This Live Band Was Supported By Brian May And Roger Taylor On The Premiere Evening. At The End Of 2004 May And Taylor Announced That They Would Reunite And Return To Touring In 2005 With Paul Rodgers Founder And Former Lead Singer Of Free And Bad Company . Brian May's Website Also Stated That Rodgers Would Be 'featured With' Queen As 'Queen Paul Rodgers' Not Replacing Mercury. The Retired John Deacon Would Not Be Participating. Between 2005 And 2006 Queen Paul Rodgers Embarked On A World Tour The First Leg In Europe And The Second Japan And Then The US In 2006. On 15 August 2006 Brian May Confirmed Through His Website And Fan Club That Queen Paul Rodgers Would Begin Producing Their First Studio Album Beginning In October To Be Recorded At A "secret Location". The Album Titled The Cosmos Rocks Was Released In Europe On 12 September 2008 And In The United States On 28 October 2008. Following The Album The Band Again Embarked On A Tour Through Europe Opening On Kharkiv's Freedom Square In Front Of 350 000 Ukrainian Fans. The Show In Ukraine Was Later Released On DVD. Queen And Paul Rodgers Officially Split Up Without Animosity On 12 May 2009. Rodgers Did Not Rule Out The Possibility Of Working Together Again. Since 2012 Queen Has Been Touring With Adam Lambert As The Frontman. More Information About Queen Paul Rodgers Can Be Found On Their Last.Fm Page. Official Website Www.Queenonline.Com Discography 1.- Queen 1973 2.- Queen II 1974 3.- Sheer Heart Attack 1974 4.- A Night At The Opera 1975 5.- A Day At The Races 1976 6.- News Of The World 1977 7.- Jazz 1978 8.- The Game 1980 9.- Flash Gordon 1980 10.- Hot Space 1982 11.- The Works 1984 12.- A Kind Of Magic 1986 13.- The Miracle 1989 14.- Innuendo 1991 15.- Made In Heaven 1995
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Queen Is An English Rock Band Originally Consisting Of Four Members Vocalist And Pianist Freddie Mercury Guitarist Brian May Bass Guitarist John Deacon And Drummer Roger Taylor. The Band Formed In London In 1970 After May And Taylor's Former Band Smile Split After Having Released An Album And Single. Freddie Replaced Lead Vocalist Tim Staffell After The Latter's Departure From The Original Trio. There Was Much Deliberation As To What The Band's Name Would Be. May And Taylor Had Settled Upon The Grand Dance Derived From A C.S. Lewis Trilogy Of Books Out Of The Silent Planet. Ultimately The Band Went With Queen A Name That Was Entirely Freddie's. Originally Roger And Especially Brian Did Not Like The Name Though Mercury Would Eventually Persuade Them Both That It Was "right" For The Band. "Years Ago I Thought Up The Name Queen... It's Just A Name But It's Very Regal And It Sounds Splendid. It's A Strong Name Very Universal And Immediate. It Had A Lot Of Visual Potential And Was Open To All Sorts Of Interpretations. I Was Certainly Aware Of The Gay Connotations But That Was Just One Facet Of It. "
- Freddie Mercury. Queen Went Through Several Bass Players Before A Young Electronics Major By The Name Of John Deacon Arrived On The Scene In January Of 1971. "Until John It Had Been Exploding Bass Player Syndrome. If They Musically Worked They'd Look All Wrong And If They Felt All Right They Couldn't Play. - Brian May. This Quite Shy Guy Turned Up With His Immaculate Rickenbacker Bass And Immaculate Amplifier Plugged In And As Soon As He Started Playing We Realized It Was Right." - Brian May. Later That Year The Band Was Secured Recording Time At The Newly Built De Lane Lea Studio And Used The Opportunity To Record Several Songs That Would Later Appear On Their Debut Album - Liar Keep Yourself Alive Jesus And The Night Comes Down. The Demo Reel Was Passed Around From Producer To Producer With Little Success Until A Staff Member Of Trident Records By The Name Of Roy Thomas Baker Was Introduced To The Band By Fellow Trident Producer John Anthony. Baker Dropped In To Watch The Band At Work And Clearly Liking What He Heard Recommended Queen To His Superiors. It Was Eventually Agreed Upon That The Fledgling Band Could Record At Trident Studios Though After Already-Established Artists Had Finished Their Work Such As The Likes Of Elton John And David Bowie. Relegated To The Wee Hours Of The Morning To Record The Remaining Tracks Of Their First Album The Band Nonetheless Stuck It Out Until They Reached Their Ultimate Goal Of "perfection". Queen's Self-Titled Debut Album Was Released In 1973 And Received Little Attention From The General Public. They Quickly Followed It A Year Later With A Second Album "Queen II" Which Also Failed To Generate Much Interest From Music Fans In Britain Despite The Success Of The Album's Single Seven Seas Of Rhye Which Would Reach #10 On The Charts After The Band's Mimed Appearance On Top Of The Pops. The Band's Second Album Was Recorded With A Higher Budget Than The First And The Band Threw Everything They Had Into Recording It. Queen II Was Somewhat Of A "concept Album" Split Into "White Side" Vs. "Black Side". As Was In Their Nature The Band Pressed Onward After The Mediocre Success Of Their First Two Albums Immersing Themselves In A World-Wide Tour To Promote Queen II. Queen Played In America For The First Time As A Support Act For Mott The Hoople. Sheer Heart Attack Would Be Released Later That Year Focusing More On Being Accessible To Listeners Than The Grand And Complex Ideas Of The Previous Two Albums. The Recording Of Their Third Album Was Met With Some Hardships As May Fell Victim To A Series Of Illnesses Brought On By An Infected Inoculation Required For The Band's Rigorous Touring Schedule. Sheer Heart Attack Brought Even More Success For The Band With May's Now I'm Here And The Song That Would Be The Band's "turning Point" The Mercury-Penned Killer Queen The Latter Of Which Would Reach #2 On The UK Charts. During This Time The Band Began Developing A Huge Following In Japan And Witnessed Their Popularity For Themselves When They Visited The Country Mainly In 1975 To Promote Their Fourth And Most Famous Album "A Night At The Opera" Featuring The Epic "Bohemian Rhapsody". Queen's Popularity Grew Steadily Through The Latter Half Of The 70s As They Released Hit Album After Hit Album Reaching Its Peak In The Mid-80s After Their "Live Aid" Appearance And Continuing Into The Early 90s Before Mercury's Untimely Death On 24th November 1991. The Official Cause Of Death Was Bronchial Pneumonia Resulting From AIDS. Over The Course Of Their 30 Year Career The Band Did Sound Tracks For Two Films "Flash Gordon" And "Highlander" Released A String Of Live And Studio Albums And Had Many Many Fans Across The World. In 1995 4 Years After Mercury's Death The Band Released The Album "Made In Heaven". This Album Saw The Surviving Band Members In The Studio Completing Or Reworking Unused Vocals Unreleased Variations Of Freddie Solo Material A Queen Version Of "I Was Born To Love You" For Example And Tracks Where Brian And Roger Added Lyrics To Flesh Out A Song "Mother Love" . Queen Have Been On Indefinite Hiatus Since 1997 When John Deacon Decided To Retire. Several "Queen ..." Projects Have Been Developed In The Following Years A Few Of Them Mere Remixes With No Artistic Involvement From The Band. In 1999 A "Greatest Hits III" Album Was Released. This Featured Among Others "Queen Wyclef Jean" On A Rap Version Of "Another One Bites The Dust" A Live Version Of "Somebody To Love" Performed By George Michael And A Live Version Of "The Show Must Go On" Performed Live In 1997 With Elton John. Brian May And Roger Taylor Have Performed Together As Queen On Several Occasions Award Ceremonies Charity Concerts And The Like Sharing Vocals With Various Guest Singers. They Have Also Recorded Several Covers Of Queen's Hits With Guest Vocalists Including "We Will Rock You" First With Five And Later Britney Spears Beyonce John Farnham And P!nk And "We Are The Champions" With Robbie Williams . On The 14th Of May 2002 The Queen Musical 'We Will Rock You' Opened In The Dominion Theatre In London's 'West End'. A Musical About Young People In The Distant Future Who Aren't Allowed To Listen To Music Not Generated By Computers. Various Queen Songs Are Used In The Story Played By A Live Band. This Live Band Was Supported By Brian May And Roger Taylor On The Premiere Evening. At The End Of 2004 May And Taylor Announced That They Would Reunite And Return To Touring In 2005 With Paul Rodgers Founder And Former Lead Singer Of Free And Bad Company . Brian May's Website Also Stated That Rodgers Would Be 'featured With' Queen As 'Queen Paul Rodgers' Not Replacing Mercury. The Retired John Deacon Would Not Be Participating. Between 2005 And 2006 Queen Paul Rodgers Embarked On A World Tour The First Leg In Europe And The Second Japan And Then The US In 2006. On 15 August 2006 Brian May Confirmed Through His Website And Fan Club That Queen Paul Rodgers Would Begin Producing Their First Studio Album Beginning In October To Be Recorded At A "secret Location". The Album Titled The Cosmos Rocks Was Released In Europe On 12 September 2008 And In The United States On 28 October 2008. Following The Album The Band Again Embarked On A Tour Through Europe Opening On Kharkiv's Freedom Square In Front Of 350 000 Ukrainian Fans. The Show In Ukraine Was Later Released On DVD. Queen And Paul Rodgers Officially Split Up Without Animosity On 12 May 2009. Rodgers Did Not Rule Out The Possibility Of Working Together Again. Since 2012 Queen Has Been Touring With Adam Lambert As The Frontman. More Information About Queen Paul Rodgers Can Be Found On Their Last.Fm Page. Official Website Www.Queenonline.Com Discography 1.- Queen 1973 2.- Queen II 1974 3.- Sheer Heart Attack 1974 4.- A Night At The Opera 1975 5.- A Day At The Races 1976 6.- News Of The World 1977 7.- Jazz 1978 8.- The Game 1980 9.- Flash Gordon 1980 10.- Hot Space 1982 11.- The Works 1984 12.- A Kind Of Magic 1986 13.- The Miracle 1989 14.- Innuendo 1991 15.- Made In Heaven 1995 read less
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- Freddie Mercury. Queen Went Through Several Bass Players Before A Young Electronics Major By The Name Of John Deacon Arrived On The Scene In January Of 1971. "Until John It Had Been Exploding Bass Player Syndrome. If They Musically Worked They'd Look All Wrong And If They Felt All Right They Couldn't Play. - Brian May. This Quite Shy Guy Turned Up With His Immaculate Rickenbacker Bass And Immaculate Amplifier Plugged In And As Soon As He Started Playing We Realized It Was Right." - Brian May. Later That Year The Band Was Secured Recording Time At The Newly Built De Lane Lea Studio And Used The Opportunity To Record Several Songs That Would Later Appear On Their Debut Album - Liar Keep Yourself Alive Jesus And The Night Comes Down. The Demo Reel Was Passed Around From Producer To Producer With Little Success Until A Staff Member Of Trident Records By The Name Of Roy Thomas Baker Was Introduced To The Band By Fellow Trident Producer John Anthony. Baker Dropped In To Watch The Band At Work And Clearly Liking What He Heard Recommended Queen To His Superiors. It Was Eventually Agreed Upon That The Fledgling Band Could Record At Trident Studios Though After Already-Established Artists Had Finished Their Work Such As The Likes Of Elton John And David Bowie. Relegated To The Wee Hours Of The Morning To Record The Remaining Tracks Of Their First Album The Band Nonetheless Stuck It Out Until They Reached Their Ultimate Goal Of "perfection". Queen's Self-Titled Debut Album Was Released In 1973 And Received Little Attention From The General Public. They Quickly Followed It A Year Later With A Second Album "Queen II" Which Also Failed To Generate Much Interest From Music Fans In Britain Despite The Success Of The Album's Single Seven Seas Of Rhye Which Would Reach #10 On The Charts After The Band's Mimed Appearance On Top Of The Pops. The Band's Second Album Was Recorded With A Higher Budget Than The First And The Band Threw Everything They Had Into Recording It. Queen II Was Somewhat Of A "concept Album" Split Into "White Side" Vs. "Black Side". As Was In Their Nature The Band Pressed Onward After The Mediocre Success Of Their First Two Albums Immersing Themselves In A World-Wide Tour To Promote Queen II. Queen Played In America For The First Time As A Support Act For Mott The Hoople. Sheer Heart Attack Would Be Released Later That Year Focusing More On Being Accessible To Listeners Than The Grand And Complex Ideas Of The Previous Two Albums. The Recording Of Their Third Album Was Met With Some Hardships As May Fell Victim To A Series Of Illnesses Brought On By An Infected Inoculation Required For The Band's Rigorous Touring Schedule. Sheer Heart Attack Brought Even More Success For The Band With May's Now I'm Here And The Song That Would Be The Band's "turning Point" The Mercury-Penned Killer Queen The Latter Of Which Would Reach #2 On The UK Charts. During This Time The Band Began Developing A Huge Following In Japan And Witnessed Their Popularity For Themselves When They Visited The Country Mainly In 1975 To Promote Their Fourth And Most Famous Album "A Night At The Opera" Featuring The Epic "Bohemian Rhapsody". Queen's Popularity Grew Steadily Through The Latter Half Of The 70s As They Released Hit Album After Hit Album Reaching Its Peak In The Mid-80s After Their "Live Aid" Appearance And Continuing Into The Early 90s Before Mercury's Untimely Death On 24th November 1991. The Official Cause Of Death Was Bronchial Pneumonia Resulting From AIDS. Over The Course Of Their 30 Year Career The Band Did Sound Tracks For Two Films "Flash Gordon" And "Highlander" Released A String Of Live And Studio Albums And Had Many Many Fans Across The World. In 1995 4 Years After Mercury's Death The Band Released The Album "Made In Heaven". This Album Saw The Surviving Band Members In The Studio Completing Or Reworking Unused Vocals Unreleased Variations Of Freddie Solo Material A Queen Version Of "I Was Born To Love You" For Example And Tracks Where Brian And Roger Added Lyrics To Flesh Out A Song "Mother Love" . Queen Have Been On Indefinite Hiatus Since 1997 When John Deacon Decided To Retire. Several "Queen ..." Projects Have Been Developed In The Following Years A Few Of Them Mere Remixes With No Artistic Involvement From The Band. In 1999 A "Greatest Hits III" Album Was Released. This Featured Among Others "Queen Wyclef Jean" On A Rap Version Of "Another One Bites The Dust" A Live Version Of "Somebody To Love" Performed By George Michael And A Live Version Of "The Show Must Go On" Performed Live In 1997 With Elton John. Brian May And Roger Taylor Have Performed Together As Queen On Several Occasions Award Ceremonies Charity Concerts And The Like Sharing Vocals With Various Guest Singers. They Have Also Recorded Several Covers Of Queen's Hits With Guest Vocalists Including "We Will Rock You" First With Five And Later Britney Spears Beyonce John Farnham And P!nk And "We Are The Champions" With Robbie Williams . On The 14th Of May 2002 The Queen Musical 'We Will Rock You' Opened In The Dominion Theatre In London's 'West End'. A Musical About Young People In The Distant Future Who Aren't Allowed To Listen To Music Not Generated By Computers. Various Queen Songs Are Used In The Story Played By A Live Band. This Live Band Was Supported By Brian May And Roger Taylor On The Premiere Evening. At The End Of 2004 May And Taylor Announced That They Would Reunite And Return To Touring In 2005 With Paul Rodgers Founder And Former Lead Singer Of Free And Bad Company . Brian May's Website Also Stated That Rodgers Would Be 'featured With' Queen As 'Queen Paul Rodgers' Not Replacing Mercury. The Retired John Deacon Would Not Be Participating. Between 2005 And 2006 Queen Paul Rodgers Embarked On A World Tour The First Leg In Europe And The Second Japan And Then The US In 2006. On 15 August 2006 Brian May Confirmed Through His Website And Fan Club That Queen Paul Rodgers Would Begin Producing Their First Studio Album Beginning In October To Be Recorded At A "secret Location". The Album Titled The Cosmos Rocks Was Released In Europe On 12 September 2008 And In The United States On 28 October 2008. Following The Album The Band Again Embarked On A Tour Through Europe Opening On Kharkiv's Freedom Square In Front Of 350 000 Ukrainian Fans. The Show In Ukraine Was Later Released On DVD. Queen And Paul Rodgers Officially Split Up Without Animosity On 12 May 2009. Rodgers Did Not Rule Out The Possibility Of Working Together Again. Since 2012 Queen Has Been Touring With Adam Lambert As The Frontman. More Information About Queen Paul Rodgers Can Be Found On Their Last.Fm Page. Official Website Www.Queenonline.Com Discography 1.- Queen 1973 2.- Queen II 1974 3.- Sheer Heart Attack 1974 4.- A Night At The Opera 1975 5.- A Day At The Races 1976 6.- News Of The World 1977 7.- Jazz 1978 8.- The Game 1980 9.- Flash Gordon 1980 10.- Hot Space 1982 11.- The Works 1984 12.- A Kind Of Magic 1986 13.- The Miracle 1989 14.- Innuendo 1991 15.- Made In Heaven 1995 read less
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Jazz Is A 1978 Album By English Rock Band Queen. It Was The Band's Seventh Studio Album And Comprises A Number Of Different Styles Of Music Including Disco-Funk "Fun It" Vaudeville "Dreamer's Ball" Hard Rock "Dead On Time" And A Country-Flavoured Stomp "Fat Bottomed Girls" . Curiously It Contains Nothing Recognisable As Jazz Except Perhaps The Music-Hall Swing Of "Dreamer's Ball". The Album's Eclecticism Was Alternately Praised And Criticised It Was Subject To A Viciously Scathing Rolling Stone Review By Dave Marsh Which Included The Suggestion That "Queen May Be The First Truly Fascist Rock Band." Nevertheless The Album Made It To #6 On The American Billboard 200. The Band Had Intended To Sell The Album With A Poster Depicting The All-Female Nude Bicycle Race Staged To Promote "Fat Bottomed Girls" But In The USA It Was Only Available Through Mail Order So As Not To Upset Retailers. A Small Version Of The Poster Comes With The Crown Jewels Box Set. Roy Thomas Baker Temporarily Reunited With Queen And Became Their Producer For This Album. It Was 3 Years Since He Co-Produced Queen's 1975 Album A Night At The Opera. But This Album Also Was The Last Album He Co-Produced For The Band. This Was The First Queen Album Recorded Outside The UK For Tax Purposes. Included In The Liner Notes Is The Attribution "Thunderbolt Courtesy Of God" Referring To The Crash Of Thunder Heard At The End Of The Song "Dead On Time" Which May Recorded With A Portable Audio Recorder During A Thunderstorm. The Album Artwork Was Suggested By Roger Taylor Who Previously Saw A Similar Design Painted On The Berlin Wall. Track Listing
Side One
"Mustapha" Mercury – 3 01 "Fat Bottomed Girls" May – 4 16 "Jealousy" Mercury – 3 13 "Bicycle Race" Mercury – 3 01 "If You Can't Beat Them" Deacon – 4 15 "Let Me Entertain You" Mercury – 3 01 Side Two
"Dead On Time" May – 3 23 "In Only Seven Days" Deacon – 2 30 "Dreamer's Ball" May – 3 30 "Fun It" Taylor – 3 29 "Leaving Home Ain't Easy" May – 3 15 "Don't Stop Me Now" Mercury – 3 29 "More Of That Jazz" Taylor – 4 16 Bonus Tracks 1991 Hollywood Records CD Reissue "Fat Bottomed Girls" 1991 Remix By Brian Malouf - 4 22 "Bicycle Race" 1991 Remix By Junior Vasquez - 4 59 Song Information Mustapha
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"Mustapha" Sample Help·info Is A Song Written By Freddie Mercury. It Was Released As A Single In 1979. The Lyrics Consist Mostly Of Persian Which Is Not Understandable For Those Who Are Not Familiar With The Language. The Only Understandable Words Are "Mustapha" "Ibrahim" And The Phrases "Allah Allah Allah Will Pray For You" "salaam Aleikum" And "aleikum Salaam". The Rest Is Improvised Words Like "ichna Klibhra Him" And "rabbla Fihmtrashim". In Live Performances Mercury Would Often Sing The Opening Vocals Of "Mustapha" In Place Of The Complex Introduction To "Bohemian Rhapsody" Going From "Allah Will Pray For You" To "Mama Just Killed A Man...". However Sometimes The Band Performed An Almost Full Version Of The Song With Mercury At The Piano. Fat Bottomed Girls
"Fat Bottomed Girls" Was Written By May With Lead Vocals Shared By May And Mercury In The Album Version. On Stage Mercury Sang The Entire Song With Taylor And May Doing Harmonies. Jealousy
"Jealousy" Was Penned By Mercury And Features May Playing His Hairfred Acoustic Guitar Placing Small Pieces Of Piano Wire Under The Frets To Produce The "buzzing" Effect Of A Sitar. All Vocals Were Recorded By Mercury. It Was Released As A Single In 1979. Bicycle Race
"Bicycle Race" Sample Info Is A Complex Composition By Mercury. It Features Several Modulations Unusual Chord Functions A Metre Change 4/4 To 3/4 And Back And A Programmatic Section A Race Of Guitars Emulating The Bicycle Race . If You Can't Beat Them
"If You Can't Beat Them" Was Another Hard Rock Composition By John Deacon And Was A Live Favourite For The Band In Late '70s. It Is One Of The Few Songs By Deacon Where May Plays All The Guitars And Contains A Guitar Solo Of Over Two Minutes Making It One Of The Longest Guitar Solos In A Queen Song. Let Me Entertain You
"Let Me Entertain You" Was Written By Mercury Directed Towards The Audience. The Line "we'll Sing To You In Japanese" Is A Reference To May's Teo Torriatte From A Day At The Races. The Idea Of A Guitar Riff In Parallel Sixths Was Re-Used Later In The Innuendo Track "The Hitman". Dead On Time
"Dead On Time" Written By May Features Some Of The Fastest And Most Aggressive Guitar Work By Its Author As Well As Some Equally Complicated Yet Ferocious Drumming By Taylor. Performed At Breakneck Speed It Was Considered By Most Fans To Be An Ideal Live Number But Was Curiously Never Played In Concert May Would Only Incorporate Snippets Of It In His Guitar Solos During The Jazz Tour. The Song Resembles "Keep Yourself Alive" From Queen's Self-Titled Debut Album. Particularly The Guitar Play Is Similar To That Of Keep Yourself Alive Although It's Faster In "Dead On Time". In The Last Chorus The Words "keep Yourself Alive" Are Sung And In The Lyrics Attached To The Album Those Words Are Written In Capitals. The Song Ends With The Sound Of A Thunderbolt Followed By Mercury Screaming "You're Dead!" The Thunderbolt Was Actually Recorded By May On A Portable Recorder During A Vicious Thunderstorm. Amusingly The Album's Liner Notes Credit The Thunderbolt To God. In Only Seven Days
"In Only Seven Days" Resembles Deacon's Previous Song "Spread Your Wings". Deacon Also Played Acoustic Guitar And Electric Guitar. Dreamer's Ball
"Dreamer's Ball" Is May's Tribute To Elvis Presley Who Had Died One Year Before. The Arrangement For The Concert Version Was Completely Different With May And Taylor Doing Vocal Brasses. Fun It
"Fun It" Was A Funk Track With A Disco Vibe By Taylor Where Both Mercury And Himself Shared The Vocals. Taylor Did The Lead Vocals While Mercury Was Backup. Taylor Used Syndrum Pads And Played Most Of The Instruments. Leaving Home Ain't Easy
"Leaving Home Ain't Easy" Was A Ballad By May Who Also Sang All The Vocals Lead And Harmony . His Voice Was Sped Up For The Bridge. Don't Stop Me Now
"Don't Stop Me Now" Is Mercury's Top 10 Single In The UK And Is One Of Queen's Most Famous Songs. May's Only Input Is A Short Guitar Solo And Backing Vocals. More Of That Jazz
"More Of That Jazz" Is Yet Another One Of Taylor's Bitter Comments About Current Society And The Way Rock And Roll Is Disrespected. It Is Loop Based And Taylor Plays Most Instruments And Sings All Vocals Reaching Some Very High Notes Peaking On A E5 . The Outro Also Contains Short Clips From Many Songs On The Album Including "Dead On Time" "Bicycle Race" "Mustapha" "If You Can't Beat Them" "Fun It" And "Fat Bottomed Girls". Personnel
Freddie Mercury Lead Vocals Piano Backing Vocals Brian May Electric & Acoustic Guitars Lead Vocals Backing Vocals Roger Taylor Drums & Percussion Electric Guitar Lead Vocals Backing Vocals Bass John Deacon Bass Electric & Acoustic Guitars Sound Engineers Geoff Workman John Etchells Singles
Four Singles Were Released From The Album "Bicycle Race"/"Fat Bottomed Girls Edit " – Elektra E45541 Released October 1978 "Bicycle Race" And "Fat Bottomed Girls" Were Released In 1978 As A Double A-Side The Band Staged A Famous Nude All-Female Bicycle Race To Promote The Single. The Bicycle Race Took Place On 17th September 1978 At Wimbledon Stadium In London. The Picture Sleeve Showed A Rear View Of One Of The Ladies On Her Bicycle But In The U.S. A Pair Of Red Panties Were Painted On To Avoid Public Outcry. Legend Has It That The Band Borrowed The Bicycles From A Store "Halfords " According To The Liner Notes But Upon Returning Them Were Informed That They Would Have To Purchase All The Seats As They Had Been Used In An Improper Manner I.E. Without Clothing . Fat Bottomed Girls Also Contains One Of Roger Taylor's Most Memorable Drum Fills At About 2 52 On The Album Jazz But At 2 16 On Greatest Hits. "Mustapha" Was Released In 1978 In Only Bolivia Spain Yugoslavia And Germany. Its B-Side Was "Dead On Time" "In Only Seven Days" In Yugoslavia . "Don't Stop Me Now"/"More Of That Jazz" – Elektra E46008 Released February 1979 "Don't Stop Me Now" Was Released In 1979 Its B-Side Was "In Only Seven Days" "More Of That Jazz" In The USA And Canada . "Jealousy"/"Fun It" – Elektra E46039 Released April 1979 "Jealousy" Was Released In 1979 In The United States New Zealand Brazil Russia And Canada Its B-Side Was "Fun It" "Don't Stop Me Now" In Russia On A Blue Flexi Disc . Charts
Country Charts Sales Peak Position Weeks Certification Portugal 1 France 2 Gold 220.000 United Kingdom 2 27 Platinum 500.000 Canada 3 Platinum 200.000 Netherlands 4 Platinum 100.000 Germany 5 Gold 450.000 Japan 5 Gold 200.000 Norway 6 11 Sweden 6 7 Platinum 80.000 United States 6 17 Platinum 1.500.000 Austria 8 28 Gold 35.000 Italy 36 100.000 Swiss Platinum 60.000
Published: 03 Mar 2009, 01:14
Jazz Is A 1978 Album By English Rock Band Queen. It Was The Band's Seventh Studio Album And Comprises A Number Of Different Styles Of Music Including Disco-Funk "Fun It" Vaudeville "Dreamer's Ball" Hard Rock "Dead On Time" And A Country-Flavoured Stomp "Fat Bottomed Girls" . Curiously It Contains Nothing Recognisable As Jazz Except Perhaps The Music-Hall Swing Of "Dreamer's Ball". The Album's Eclecticism Was Alternately Praised And Criticised It Was Subject To A Viciously Scathing Rolling Stone Review By Dave Marsh Which Included The Suggestion That "Queen May Be The First Truly Fascist Rock Band." Nevertheless The Album Made It To #6 On The American Billboard 200. The Band Had Intended To Sell The Album With A Poster Depicting The All-Female Nude Bicycle Race Staged To Promote "Fat Bottomed Girls" But In The USA It Was Only Available Through Mail Order So As Not To Upset Retailers. A Small Version Of The Poster Comes With The Crown Jewels Box Set. Roy Thomas Baker Temporarily Reunited With Queen And Became Their Producer For This Album. It Was 3 Years Since He Co-Produced Queen's 1975 Album A Night At The Opera. But This Album Also Was The Last Album He Co-Produced For The Band. This Was The First Queen Album Recorded Outside The UK For Tax Purposes. Included In The Liner Notes Is The Attribution "Thunderbolt Courtesy Of God" Referring To The Crash Of Thunder Heard At The End Of The Song "Dead On Time" Which May Recorded With A Portable Audio Recorder During A Thunderstorm. The Album Artwork Was Suggested By Roger Taylor Who Previously Saw A Similar Design Painted On The Berlin Wall. Track Listing
Side One
"Mustapha" Mercury – 3 01 "Fat Bottomed Girls" May – 4 16 "Jealousy" Mercury – 3 13 "Bicycle Race" Mercury – 3 01 "If You Can't Beat Them" Deacon – 4 15 "Let Me Entertain You" Mercury – 3 01 Side Two
"Dead On Time" May – 3 23 "In Only Seven Days" Deacon – 2 30 "Dreamer's Ball" May – 3 30 "Fun It" Taylor – 3 29 "Leaving Home Ain't Easy" May – 3 15 "Don't Stop Me Now" Mercury – 3 29 "More Of That Jazz" Taylor – 4 16 Bonus Tracks 1991 Hollywood Records CD Reissue "Fat Bottomed Girls" 1991 Remix By Brian Malouf - 4 22 "Bicycle Race" 1991 Remix By Junior Vasquez - 4 59 Song Information Mustapha
Main Article Mustapha
"Mustapha" Sample Help·info Is A Song Written By Freddie Mercury. It Was Released As A Single In 1979. The Lyrics Consist Mostly Of Persian Which Is Not Understandable For Those Who Are Not Familiar With The Language. The Only Understandable Words Are "Mustapha" "Ibrahim" And The Phrases "Allah Allah Allah Will Pray For You" "salaam Aleikum" And "aleikum Salaam". The Rest Is Improvised Words Like "ichna Klibhra Him" And "rabbla Fihmtrashim". In Live Performances Mercury Would Often Sing The Opening Vocals Of "Mustapha" In Place Of The Complex Introduction To "Bohemian Rhapsody" Going From "Allah Will Pray For You" To "Mama Just Killed A Man...". However Sometimes The Band Performed An Almost Full Version Of The Song With Mercury At The Piano. Fat Bottomed Girls
"Fat Bottomed Girls" Was Written By May With Lead Vocals Shared By May And Mercury In The Album Version. On Stage Mercury Sang The Entire Song With Taylor And May Doing Harmonies. Jealousy
"Jealousy" Was Penned By Mercury And Features May Playing His Hairfred Acoustic Guitar Placing Small Pieces Of Piano Wire Under The Frets To Produce The "buzzing" Effect Of A Sitar. All Vocals Were Recorded By Mercury. It Was Released As A Single In 1979. Bicycle Race
"Bicycle Race" Sample Info Is A Complex Composition By Mercury. It Features Several Modulations Unusual Chord Functions A Metre Change 4/4 To 3/4 And Back And A Programmatic Section A Race Of Guitars Emulating The Bicycle Race . If You Can't Beat Them
"If You Can't Beat Them" Was Another Hard Rock Composition By John Deacon And Was A Live Favourite For The Band In Late '70s. It Is One Of The Few Songs By Deacon Where May Plays All The Guitars And Contains A Guitar Solo Of Over Two Minutes Making It One Of The Longest Guitar Solos In A Queen Song. Let Me Entertain You
"Let Me Entertain You" Was Written By Mercury Directed Towards The Audience. The Line "we'll Sing To You In Japanese" Is A Reference To May's Teo Torriatte From A Day At The Races. The Idea Of A Guitar Riff In Parallel Sixths Was Re-Used Later In The Innuendo Track "The Hitman". Dead On Time
"Dead On Time" Written By May Features Some Of The Fastest And Most Aggressive Guitar Work By Its Author As Well As Some Equally Complicated Yet Ferocious Drumming By Taylor. Performed At Breakneck Speed It Was Considered By Most Fans To Be An Ideal Live Number But Was Curiously Never Played In Concert May Would Only Incorporate Snippets Of It In His Guitar Solos During The Jazz Tour. The Song Resembles "Keep Yourself Alive" From Queen's Self-Titled Debut Album. Particularly The Guitar Play Is Similar To That Of Keep Yourself Alive Although It's Faster In "Dead On Time". In The Last Chorus The Words "keep Yourself Alive" Are Sung And In The Lyrics Attached To The Album Those Words Are Written In Capitals. The Song Ends With The Sound Of A Thunderbolt Followed By Mercury Screaming "You're Dead!" The Thunderbolt Was Actually Recorded By May On A Portable Recorder During A Vicious Thunderstorm. Amusingly The Album's Liner Notes Credit The Thunderbolt To God. In Only Seven Days
"In Only Seven Days" Resembles Deacon's Previous Song "Spread Your Wings". Deacon Also Played Acoustic Guitar And Electric Guitar. Dreamer's Ball
"Dreamer's Ball" Is May's Tribute To Elvis Presley Who Had Died One Year Before. The Arrangement For The Concert Version Was Completely Different With May And Taylor Doing Vocal Brasses. Fun It
"Fun It" Was A Funk Track With A Disco Vibe By Taylor Where Both Mercury And Himself Shared The Vocals. Taylor Did The Lead Vocals While Mercury Was Backup. Taylor Used Syndrum Pads And Played Most Of The Instruments. Leaving Home Ain't Easy
"Leaving Home Ain't Easy" Was A Ballad By May Who Also Sang All The Vocals Lead And Harmony . His Voice Was Sped Up For The Bridge. Don't Stop Me Now
"Don't Stop Me Now" Is Mercury's Top 10 Single In The UK And Is One Of Queen's Most Famous Songs. May's Only Input Is A Short Guitar Solo And Backing Vocals. More Of That Jazz
"More Of That Jazz" Is Yet Another One Of Taylor's Bitter Comments About Current Society And The Way Rock And Roll Is Disrespected. It Is Loop Based And Taylor Plays Most Instruments And Sings All Vocals Reaching Some Very High Notes Peaking On A E5 . The Outro Also Contains Short Clips From Many Songs On The Album Including "Dead On Time" "Bicycle Race" "Mustapha" "If You Can't Beat Them" "Fun It" And "Fat Bottomed Girls". Personnel
Freddie Mercury Lead Vocals Piano Backing Vocals Brian May Electric & Acoustic Guitars Lead Vocals Backing Vocals Roger Taylor Drums & Percussion Electric Guitar Lead Vocals Backing Vocals Bass John Deacon Bass Electric & Acoustic Guitars Sound Engineers Geoff Workman John Etchells Singles
Four Singles Were Released From The Album "Bicycle Race"/"Fat Bottomed Girls Edit " – Elektra E45541 Released October 1978 "Bicycle Race" And "Fat Bottomed Girls" Were Released In 1978 As A Double A-Side The Band Staged A Famous Nude All-Female Bicycle Race To Promote The Single. The Bicycle Race Took Place On 17th September 1978 At Wimbledon Stadium In London. The Picture Sleeve Showed A Rear View Of One Of The Ladies On Her Bicycle But In The U.S. A Pair Of Red Panties Were Painted On To Avoid Public Outcry. Legend Has It That The Band Borrowed The Bicycles From A Store "Halfords " According To The Liner Notes But Upon Returning Them Were Informed That They Would Have To Purchase All The Seats As They Had Been Used In An Improper Manner I.E. Without Clothing . Fat Bottomed Girls Also Contains One Of Roger Taylor's Most Memorable Drum Fills At About 2 52 On The Album Jazz But At 2 16 On Greatest Hits. "Mustapha" Was Released In 1978 In Only Bolivia Spain Yugoslavia And Germany. Its B-Side Was "Dead On Time" "In Only Seven Days" In Yugoslavia . "Don't Stop Me Now"/"More Of That Jazz" – Elektra E46008 Released February 1979 "Don't Stop Me Now" Was Released In 1979 Its B-Side Was "In Only Seven Days" "More Of That Jazz" In The USA And Canada . "Jealousy"/"Fun It" – Elektra E46039 Released April 1979 "Jealousy" Was Released In 1979 In The United States New Zealand Brazil Russia And Canada Its B-Side Was "Fun It" "Don't Stop Me Now" In Russia On A Blue Flexi Disc . Charts
Country Charts Sales Peak Position Weeks Certification Portugal 1 France 2 Gold 220.000 United Kingdom 2 27 Platinum 500.000 Canada 3 Platinum 200.000 Netherlands 4 Platinum 100.000 Germany 5 Gold 450.000 Japan 5 Gold 200.000 Norway 6 11 Sweden 6 7 Platinum 80.000 United States 6 17 Platinum 1.500.000 Austria 8 28 Gold 35.000 Italy 36 100.000 Swiss Platinum 60.000