Year : 2025 (UMG Recordings Records Remastered Edition)
Style : Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 105 mb
Bio:
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works, incorporating further diverse styles into their music.Before joining Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor had been playing together in a band named Smile with bassist Tim Staffell. Freddie Mercury (then known by his birth name of Farrokh "Freddie" Bulsara) was a fan of Smile, and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques after Staffell's departure in 1970. Mercury himself joined the band shortly thereafter, changed the name of the band to "Queen", and adopted his familiar stage name. John Deacon was recruited prior to recording their eponymous debut album in 1973. Queen enjoyed success in the UK with their debut and its follow-up, Queen II in 1974, but it was the release of Sheer Heart Attack later in 1974 and A Night at the Opera in 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. Their 1977 album, News of the World, contained two of rock's most recognisable anthems, "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions".By the early 1980s, Queen were one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world, with "Another One Bites the Dust" their best selling single, and their performance at 1985's Live Aid is regarded as one of the greatest in rock history. In 1991, Mercury died of bronchopneumonia, a complication of AIDS, and Deacon retired in 1997. Since then, May and Taylor have occasionally performed together, including a collaboration with Free and Bad Company vocalist Paul Rodgers under the name Queen + Paul Rodgers which ended in May 2009. Since 2011, May and Taylor have collaborated with vocalist Adam Lambert under the name of Queen + Adam Lambert. In late 2014, Queen will release a new album, Queen Forever, featuring vocals from the late Freddie Mercury.The band have released a total of 18 number one albums, 18 number one singles, and 10 number one DVDs. Estimates of their record sales generally range from 150 million to 300 million records, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. They received the Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1990, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Album:
UMG Recordings continues with the release of QUEEN’s interesting thematic series compilations, grouping songs in the same musical style from the band’s 3-decade career catalog. Especially compiled and overseen by Brian May & Roger Taylor, here’s the new volume titled “FUNK“.Queen is known for diverse styles, and since the late ’70s they added a funky pulsating rhythm to many of their songs, still with the band’s rock&pop punch. Perhaps the most famous is the hit “Another One Bites the Dust” which became a massive hit blending rock and funk elements. This song, with its iconic bassline by John Deacon, is arguably Queen’s most famous foray into funk-rock.Then ‘Dragon Attack’, one of the most covered songs ever from metal to electronic bands, is an amazing little jam turned into a funk rock masterpiece. You can hear that it’s Brian piecing things together over a drum loop. Roger is on fire here, creating a big drum groove, and his signature hi-hat snaps are used to such strong effect. Every band member gets a little solo. Roger’s manic drum break followed by John flooring us with perfect funk bass riffing, then Brian delivering an absolute face-melter and finally the vocals left out in the open by themselves.“Body Language” is another strong example of their funk exploration. This track features a prominent, syncopated bassline, echoing funk and disco influences, and is considered a key example of Queen’s funk experimentation.From their 1989’s album The Miracle, the inside track ‘My Baby Does Me’ is very funky. There’s a nice groove, the base, the guitar loop, the Freddies smooth voice makes this a cool song.‘Dancer’ is a pretty forgotten Queen song. It’s a funk rockin’ track where bridge reminds me of Dragon Attack. The gritty and growling guitars rock, and are a nice balance against the synth bass (played by Brian) and Freddie’s vocal animal.
Line Up:
Freddie Mercury – vocals, piano, keyboards, occasional guitar (1970–1991; his death) (R.I.P. 1991)
Brian May – guitars, vocals, keyboards, bass guitar (1970–present)
John Deacon – bass guitar, guitars, keyboards, occasional backing vocals (1971–1997)
Roger Taylor – drums, vocals, percussion, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar (1970–present)
Tracklist:
01. Another One Bites The Dust (03:35)
02. Staying Power (04:12)
03. My Baby Does Me (03:22)
04. Back Chat (04:35)
05. You Don't Fool Me (05:24)
06. Rain Must Fall (04:23)
07. Fun It (03:28)
08. Dancer (03:50)
09. Dragon Attack (04:18)
10. The Invisible Man (03:57)
11. Cool Cat (03:29)
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