“Queen” is the group’s first album; recorded in 1972, released in July 1973. It is now the subject of a reissue, the opportunity to rediscover its emblematic titles, such as “Keep Yourself Alive” in Musicaline.
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“Keep Yourself Alive”stay alive in French, was originally an acoustic song. It was in the studio that the new, more electric version was born, not without requiring a lot of resilience from its author, Queen guitarist Brian May. It is the very first single from the group which has become cult, however it did not arouse much fervor upon its release. The out-of-format one-minute-and-a-half intro deprived the group of radio broadcasts.
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“Liar”second single, written this time by Freddie Mercury, paradoxically resonates as premonitory today, because Mercury has been criticized for lying about his Indian origins and his illness, AIDS. Mercury passed away on November 24, 1991. In 1970 he co-founded the British rock group, which revolutionized the history of world rock, he even designed its logo. Queen, the first group to fill stadiums in South America, attracting an audience of around 250,000 people, Queen, a pioneer of the video clip itself, having exploited this mode of communication since 1975.
What does this first album represent in Queen’s discography?
The basis, to believe that the 16 albums which will follow are the extension of this first cornerstone of their royal odyssey. This is why this record is cult and why it is today the subject of such work of remastering, and highlighting each title.
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From the intro of “The Night Comes Down”, the deployment of all the instruments, the evolution of Mercury’s lyrical voice towards majestic high notes, are simply grandiose
“I knew Queen was going to be huge, there was no doubt in my mind” Mercury said and he came up with a punchline that I love, “Hope for the best and head for the top”, hope for the best, head to the top! The massive success of the biopic « Bohemian Rhapsody »released in 2018, reignited worldwide interest in their music, $18 million in revenue in the 6 months following the film’s release, Sony’s purchase of Queen’s catalog for over $1 billion in June last.
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