Queen foi uma banda de rock que já vendeu mais de 400 milhões de cópias no mundo inteiro. Foi uma das mais populares bandas britânicas dos anos 1970 e 1980, sendo precursora do rock tal como hoje o conhecemos, com magníficas produções dos seus concertos e videoclipes das suas canções. Mesmo nunca tendo sido levada a sério pelos críticos da sua época, que consideravam a sua música "comercial" (a crítica de hoje considera os Queen como uma das melhores bandas de rock de todos os tempos), a banda tornou-se a das mais famosas entre o público, graças à sua mistura única entre as complexas e elaboradas apresentações ao vivo e o dinamismo e carisma da sua estrela maior, o vocalista Freddie Mercury. A banda ficou sob a liderança de Brian May (guitarra) e Roger Taylor (bateria) após a saída de John Deacon (baixo), em 1997.
O início da banda remonta a 1967, quando Brian May, Tim Staffell e Roger Taylor formaram o trio Smile, no Imperial College em Londres, onde todos estudavam. Após a saída do baixista e vocalista do grupo, Tim Staffell, na Primavera de 1970, May e Taylor foram apresentados por Staffell a Farokh Bulsara em Abril do mesmo ano, o qual viria a ser o vocalista da nova banda com o nome artístico Freddie Mercury, batizando a banda com o nome Queen. (Lembrando que o nome da banda não tem nenhuma relação com o homossexualismo. Fato que muitos confundem o nome da banda com origem da palavra "queer" que é uma gíria difamatória usada para homossexuais. O nome Queen quer dizer rainha em inglês. E, segundo os membros, Queen é uma palavra simples e fácil de ser pronunciada por qualquer pessoa do mundo. Queen tem haver também com algo grande, luxuoso e respeitado, como uma rainha). Em 1971, John Deacon completou a formação do Queen como baixista.
O início da banda remonta a 1967, quando Brian May, Tim Staffell e Roger Taylor formaram o trio Smile, no Imperial College em Londres, onde todos estudavam. Após a saída do baixista e vocalista do grupo, Tim Staffell, na Primavera de 1970, May e Taylor foram apresentados por Staffell a Farokh Bulsara em Abril do mesmo ano, o qual viria a ser o vocalista da nova banda com o nome artístico Freddie Mercury, batizando a banda com o nome Queen. (Lembrando que o nome da banda não tem nenhuma relação com o homossexualismo. Fato que muitos confundem o nome da banda com origem da palavra "queer" que é uma gíria difamatória usada para homossexuais. O nome Queen quer dizer rainha em inglês. E, segundo os membros, Queen é uma palavra simples e fácil de ser pronunciada por qualquer pessoa do mundo. Queen tem haver também com algo grande, luxuoso e respeitado, como uma rainha). Em 1971, John Deacon completou a formação do Queen como baixista.
Membros
Apesar da personalidade extravagante e teatral de Freddie Mercury ter sempre predominado na imprensa, os outros membros da banda foram também responsáveis pela criação de grandes êxitos:
Freddie Mercury: Vocal e piano (autor de "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Somebody To Love", "Love Of My Life", "We Are The Champions").
Brian May: Guitarras, violão, ukelele, toy-koto, harpa, teclado e vocal, (autor de "I Want It All", "Who Wants To Live Forever", "Tie Your Mother Down", "Now I'm Here", "Dragon Attack", "We Will Rock You")
Roger Taylor: bateria, percussão e vocal (autor de "Radio Ga Ga", "Calling all girls", "I'm In Love With My Car", "A Kind Of Magic" )
John Deacon: Baixo, guitarra, piano, teclado, contrabaixo e vocal, (autor de "Another One Bites The Dust", "Need Your Loving Tonight", "You're My Best Friend", "Spread Your Wings", "One Year Of Love (co-autoria com Freddie Mercury)'", "I Want To Break Free").
A maior parte dos álbums do grupo contém pelo menos uma canção escrita por cada um dos membros, e embora Freddie Mercury tenha escrito muitos dos êxitos do grupo, não era de modo algum o compositor dominante; na verdade, os membros consideravam-se a si mesmo como criadores iguais, e até mesmo o mais quieto membro da banda, o baixista John Deacon, escreveu um dos seus maiores sucessos, "Another One Bites The Dust". Os membros da banda fizeram também músicas juntos como "Friends Will Be Friends" que foi composta por John Deacon e Freddie Mercury, "Stone Cold Crazy" em que todos os membros foram creditados como compositores e também colaborações com outros artistas como no dueto em "Under Pressure" que foi composta por Freddie Mercury e David Bowie. Nos últimos anos, os quatro membros da banda contribuíram coletivamente para as canções que o grupo compunha; por isso, nos últimos álbuns The Miracle e Innuendo, todas as canções são assinadas pelo Queen, e não pelo compositor em único.
Queen (1973)
01. Keep Yourself Alive
02. Doing Alright
03. Great King Rat
04. My Fairy King
05. Liar
06. The Night Comes Down
07. Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll
08. Son and Daughter
09. Jesus
10. Seven Seas of Rhye
02. Doing Alright
03. Great King Rat
04. My Fairy King
05. Liar
06. The Night Comes Down
07. Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll
08. Son and Daughter
09. Jesus
10. Seven Seas of Rhye
Queen II (1974)
01. Procession
02. Father To Son
03. White Queen
04. Someday One Day
05. The Loser In The End
06. Ogre Battle
07. The Fairy Fellers Masterstroke
08. Nevermore
09. The March Of The Black Queen
02. Father To Son
03. White Queen
04. Someday One Day
05. The Loser In The End
06. Ogre Battle
07. The Fairy Fellers Masterstroke
08. Nevermore
09. The March Of The Black Queen
10. Funny How Love Is
11. Seven Seas of Rhye
11. Seven Seas of Rhye
Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
01. Brighton Rock
02. Killer Queen
03. Tenement Funster
04. Flick of the Wrist
05. Lily of the Valley
06. Now I'm Here
07. In the Lap of the Gods
08. Stone Cold Crazy
09. Dear Friends
10. Misfire
11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
12. She Makes Me
13. In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited
02. Killer Queen
03. Tenement Funster
04. Flick of the Wrist
05. Lily of the Valley
06. Now I'm Here
07. In the Lap of the Gods
08. Stone Cold Crazy
09. Dear Friends
10. Misfire
11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
12. She Makes Me
13. In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited
A Night At The Opera (1975)
01. Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)
02. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
03. I'm in Love With My Car
04. You're My Best Friend
05. '39
06. Sweet Lady
07. Seaside Rendezvous
08. Prophet's Song
09. Love of My Life
10. Good Company
11. Bohemian Rhapsody
12. God Save the Queen
02. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
03. I'm in Love With My Car
04. You're My Best Friend
05. '39
06. Sweet Lady
07. Seaside Rendezvous
08. Prophet's Song
09. Love of My Life
10. Good Company
11. Bohemian Rhapsody
12. God Save the Queen
A Day At The Races (1976)
01. Tie Your Mother Down
02. You Take My Breath Away
03. Long Away
04. Millionaire Waltz
05. You and I
06. Somebody to Love
07. White Man
08. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
09. Drowse
10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
02. You Take My Breath Away
03. Long Away
04. Millionaire Waltz
05. You and I
06. Somebody to Love
07. White Man
08. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
09. Drowse
10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
News Of The World (1977)
01. We Will Rock You
02. We Are The Champions
03. Sheer Heart Attack
04. All Dead All Dead
05. Spread Your Wings
06. Fight From The Inside
07. Get Down Make Love
08. Sleeping On The Sidewalk
09. Who Needs You
10. It's Late
11. My Melancholy Blues
02. We Are The Champions
03. Sheer Heart Attack
04. All Dead All Dead
05. Spread Your Wings
06. Fight From The Inside
07. Get Down Make Love
08. Sleeping On The Sidewalk
09. Who Needs You
10. It's Late
11. My Melancholy Blues
Jazz (1978)
01. Mustapha
02. Fat Bottomed Girls
03. Jealousy
04. Bicycle Race
05. If You Can't Beat Them
06. Let Me Entertain You
07. Dead on Time
08. In Only Seven Days
09. Dreamer's Ball
10. Fun It
11. Leaving Home Ain't Easy
12. Don't Stop Me Now
13. More of That Jazz
02. Fat Bottomed Girls
03. Jealousy
04. Bicycle Race
05. If You Can't Beat Them
06. Let Me Entertain You
07. Dead on Time
08. In Only Seven Days
09. Dreamer's Ball
10. Fun It
11. Leaving Home Ain't Easy
12. Don't Stop Me Now
13. More of That Jazz
Live Killers (1978)[LIVE]
01. We Will Rock You
02. Let Me Entertain You
03. Death On Two Legs
04. Killer Queen
05. Bicycle Race
06. I'm In Love With My Car
07. Get Down Make Love
08. You're My Best Friend
09. Now I'm Here
10. Dreamers Ball
11. Love Of My Life
12. '39
13. Keep Yourself Alive
14. Don't Stop Me Now
15. Spread Your Wings
16. Brighton Rock
17. Bohemian Rhapsody
18. Tie Your Mother Down
19. Sheer Heart Attack
20. We Will Rock You
21. We Are The Champions
22. God Save The Queen
02. Let Me Entertain You
03. Death On Two Legs
04. Killer Queen
05. Bicycle Race
06. I'm In Love With My Car
07. Get Down Make Love
08. You're My Best Friend
09. Now I'm Here
10. Dreamers Ball
11. Love Of My Life
12. '39
13. Keep Yourself Alive
14. Don't Stop Me Now
15. Spread Your Wings
16. Brighton Rock
17. Bohemian Rhapsody
18. Tie Your Mother Down
19. Sheer Heart Attack
20. We Will Rock You
21. We Are The Champions
22. God Save The Queen
Disc 1
Disc 2
The Game (1980)
01. Play The Game
02. Dragon Attack
03. Another One Bites The Dust
04. Need Your Loving Tonight
05. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
06. Rock It
07. Don't Try Suicide
08. Sail Away Sweet Sister (To The Sister I Never Had)
09. Coming Soon
10. Save Me
02. Dragon Attack
03. Another One Bites The Dust
04. Need Your Loving Tonight
05. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
06. Rock It
07. Don't Try Suicide
08. Sail Away Sweet Sister (To The Sister I Never Had)
09. Coming Soon
10. Save Me
Flash Gordon (1980)
01. Flash's Theme02. In The Space Capsule (The Love Theme)
03. Ming's Theme (In The Court of Ming The Merciless)
04. The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction of Dale)
05. Football Fight
06. In The Death Cell (Love Theme reprise)
07. Execution Of Flash
08. The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)
09. Arboria (Planet Of The Hawkmen)
10. Escape From The Swamp
11. Flash To The Rescue
12. Vultan's Theme(Attack Of The Hawkmen)
13. Battle Theme
14. The Wedding March
15. Marriage Of Dale And Ming (and Flash Approaching)
16. Crash Dive On Mingo City
17. Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)
18. The Hero
Greates Hits (1981)
01. We Will Rock You
02. We Are The Champions
03. Another One Bites The Dust
04. Killer Queen
05. Somebody To Love
06. Fat Bottomed Girls
07. Bicycle Race
08. You're My Best Friend
09. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
10. Now I'm Here
11. Play The Game
12. Seven Seas Of Rhye
13. Body Language
14. Save Me
15. Don't Stop Me Now
16. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
17. I Want To Break Free
02. We Are The Champions
03. Another One Bites The Dust
04. Killer Queen
05. Somebody To Love
06. Fat Bottomed Girls
07. Bicycle Race
08. You're My Best Friend
09. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
10. Now I'm Here
11. Play The Game
12. Seven Seas Of Rhye
13. Body Language
14. Save Me
15. Don't Stop Me Now
16. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
17. I Want To Break Free
Hot Space (1982)
01. Staying Power
02. Dancer
03. Back Chat
04. Body Language
05. Action This Day
06. Put Out The Fire
07. Live Is Real (Song For Lennon)
08. Calling All Girls
09. Las Palabras De Amor (The Words of Love)
10. Cool Cat
11. Under Pressure
The Works (1984)
01. Radio Ga Ga
02. Tear It Up
03. It's A Hard Life
04. Man On The Prowl
05. Machines (Back To Humans)
06. I Want To Break Free
07. Keep Passing The Open Windows
08. Hammer To Fall
09. Is This The World We Created
A Kind Of Magic (1986)
01. One Vision
02. A Kind Of Magic
03. One Year Of Love
04. Pain Is So Close To Pleasure
05. Friends Will Be Friends
06. Who Wants To Live Forever
07. Gimme The Prize (Murgans Theme)
08. Don't Lose Your Head
09. Princes Of The Universe
02. A Kind Of Magic
03. One Year Of Love
04. Pain Is So Close To Pleasure
05. Friends Will Be Friends
06. Who Wants To Live Forever
07. Gimme The Prize (Murgans Theme)
08. Don't Lose Your Head
09. Princes Of The Universe
Live Magic (1986)[LIVE]
01. One Vision
02. Tie Your Mother Down
03. Seven Seas Of Rhye
04. A Kind Of Magic
05. Under Pressure
06. Another One Bites The Dust
07. I Want To Break Free
08. Is This The World We Created
09. Bohemian Rhapsody
10. Hammer To Fall
11. Radio Ga Ga
12. We Will Rock You
13. Friends Will Be Friends
14. We Are The Champions
15. God Save The Queen
At The Beeb(1989)
1. My Fairy King
2. Keep Yourself Alive
3. Doin’ Alright
4. Liar
5. Ogre Battle
6. Great Rat King
7. Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll
8. Son and Daughter
The Miracle (1989)
01. Party
02. Khashoggis Ship
03. The Miracle
04. I Want It All
05. The Invisible Man
06. Breakthru
07. Rain Must Fall
08. Scandal
09. My Baby Does Me
10. Was It All Worth It
1. My Fairy King
2. Keep Yourself Alive
3. Doin’ Alright
4. Liar
5. Ogre Battle
6. Great Rat King
7. Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll
8. Son and Daughter
The Miracle (1989)
01. Party
02. Khashoggis Ship
03. The Miracle
04. I Want It All
05. The Invisible Man
06. Breakthru
07. Rain Must Fall
08. Scandal
09. My Baby Does Me
10. Was It All Worth It
Greatest Hits II (1991)
01. A Kind Of Magic
02. Under Pressure
03. Radio Ga Ga
04. I Want It All
05. I Want To Break Free
06. Innuendo
07. It's A Hard Life
08. Breakthru
09. Who Wants To Live Forever
10. Headlong
11. The Miracle
12. I'm Going Slightly Mad
13. The Invisible Man
14. Hammer To Fall
15. Friends Will Be Friends
16. The Show Must Go On
17. One Vision
02. Under Pressure
03. Radio Ga Ga
04. I Want It All
05. I Want To Break Free
06. Innuendo
07. It's A Hard Life
08. Breakthru
09. Who Wants To Live Forever
10. Headlong
11. The Miracle
12. I'm Going Slightly Mad
13. The Invisible Man
14. Hammer To Fall
15. Friends Will Be Friends
16. The Show Must Go On
17. One Vision
Innuendo (1991)
01. Innuendo
02. I'm Going Slightly Mad
03. Headlong
04. I Can't Live With You
05. Don't Try So Hard
06. Ride The Wild Wind
07. All God's People
08. These Are The Days Of Our Lives
09 Delilah
10. The Hitman
11. Bijou
12. The Show Must Go On
02. I'm Going Slightly Mad
03. Headlong
04. I Can't Live With You
05. Don't Try So Hard
06. Ride The Wild Wind
07. All God's People
08. These Are The Days Of Our Lives
09 Delilah
10. The Hitman
11. Bijou
12. The Show Must Go On
Made In Heaven (1995)
02. Made In Heaven
03. Let Me Live
04. Mother Love
05. My Life Has Been Saved
06. I Was Born to Love You
07. Heaven For Everyone
08. Too Much Love Will Kill You
09. You Don't Fool Me
10. A Winter's Tale
11. It's A Beautiful Day
Queen Rocks (1997)
01. We Will Rock You02. Tie Your Mother Down
03. I Want It All
04. Seven Seas Of Rhye
05. I Can't Live With You (Rock Re-Take)
06. Hammer To Fall
07. Stone Cold Crazy
08. Now I'm Here
09. Fat Bottomed Girls
10. Keep Yourself Alive
11. Tear It Up
12. One Vision
13. Sheer Heart Attack
14. I'm In Love With My Car
15. Put Out The Fire
16. Headlong
17. It's Late
18. No One But You
Parte 1
Greatest Hits III (1999)
01. The Show Must Go On (Queen and Elton John)
02. Under Pressure (Rah mix)
03. Barcelona
04. Too Much Love Will Kill You
05. Somebody To Love (Five Live version with George Michael)
06. You Don't Fool Me
07. Heaven For Everyone
08. Las Palabras De Amor
09. Driven By You
10. Living On My Own
11. Let Me Live
12. The Great Pretender
13. Princes Of The Universe
14. Another One Bites The Dust
15. No-One But You
16. These Are The days Of Our Lives
17. Thank God It's Christmas
02. Under Pressure (Rah mix)
03. Barcelona
04. Too Much Love Will Kill You
05. Somebody To Love (Five Live version with George Michael)
06. You Don't Fool Me
07. Heaven For Everyone
08. Las Palabras De Amor
09. Driven By You
10. Living On My Own
11. Let Me Live
12. The Great Pretender
13. Princes Of The Universe
14. Another One Bites The Dust
15. No-One But You
16. These Are The days Of Our Lives
17. Thank God It's Christmas
Queen Collection (2007)
1.Will Rock You
2.We Are the Champions
3.Don't Stop Me Now
4.Love of My Fire (Freddie Mercury)
5.One Vision
6.Under Pressure
7.Radio Gaga
8.Somebory to Love
9.I Want to Break Free
10.Another Bites Dust
11.Crazy Little Thing Called Love
12.Bohemian Rhapsody
13.A Kind of Magic
14.The Show Must Go On
2.We Are the Champions
3.Don't Stop Me Now
4.Love of My Fire (Freddie Mercury)
5.One Vision
6.Under Pressure
7.Radio Gaga
8.Somebory to Love
9.I Want to Break Free
10.Another Bites Dust
11.Crazy Little Thing Called Love
12.Bohemian Rhapsody
13.A Kind of Magic
14.The Show Must Go On
Queen Collection 2(2008)
01.I Was Born To Love You
02.Play The Game
03.I Want It All
04.One Year Of Love
05.Friends Will Be Friends
06.Who Wants To Live Forever
07.You’re My Best Friend
08.Fat Bottomed Girls
09.It’s A Hard Life
10.Spread Your Wings
11.Killer Queen
12.Keep Yourself Alive
13.These Are The Days Of Our Lives
14.Save Me
02.Play The Game
03.I Want It All
04.One Year Of Love
05.Friends Will Be Friends
06.Who Wants To Live Forever
07.You’re My Best Friend
08.Fat Bottomed Girls
09.It’s A Hard Life
10.Spread Your Wings
11.Killer Queen
12.Keep Yourself Alive
13.These Are The Days Of Our Lives
14.Save Me