Queen on MSN Music
Queen
Queen
Formed: 1971 in London, England
Avg.User Rating: 
6443 Ratings
Rate this artist:
Disbanded: 1995
Genre: Rock
Styles: Pop/Rock, Arena Rock, Classic Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Europe, Soundtracks, Disco, Heavy Metal, Metal, Pop
Group Members: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon
Biography: Few bands embodied the pure excess of the '70s like Queen. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal, as well as vaudevillian music hall, the British quartet delved deeply into camp and bombast, creating a huge, mock-operatic sound with layered guitars and overdubbed vocals. Queen's ...Read full biography
A Night at the Opera
Released: 1975
Label: Toshiba
Critics' Rating:
Queen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard ...Read full review
A Night At The Opera [Bonus Tracks]
Released: 1991
Label: Hollywood
Critics' Rating:
Queen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard ...Read full review
advertisement
Music data provided by: