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Queen (band)



  • 1999 - The band was voted the 2nd greatest band in music history.[89]
  • 2005 - The band's performance at Live Aid is voted two times by a large selection of musicians and critics to be the greatest live show of all time.[31]
  • 2007 - The band was voted the 'Best British Band Of All Time.'[90]
  • 2008 - The band was voted the best rockband ever on the Internet site www.votenumber1.com. Millions of fans from over 40 countries voted.

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Logo

The Queen logo, also known as the Queen Crest, was designed by Mercury (who gained a diploma in Illustration and Graphic Design from Ealing Art College in London) shortly before the release of their first album. The logo features the zodiac signs of all four members: two lions for Leo (Deacon and Taylor), a crab for Cancer (May), and two fairies for Virgo (Mercury).[88] The lions are embracing a stylised letter Q, the crab is resting atop the Q with flames rising directly above it, and the fairies are each sheltering below a lion. There is also a crown inside the Q and the whole logo is over-shadowed by an enormous phoenix. The whole symbol bears a passing resemblance to the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, particularly with the lion supporters. The original logo, as found on the reverse-side of the first album cover, was a simple line drawing but more intricate colour versions were used on later album covers.

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Song samples

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Discography

Main article: Queen discography
Main article: Queen videography

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References

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  16. ^ A Night at the Opera, Acoustic Sounds, <http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=28144> 
  17. ^ The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
  18. ^ Queen rock on in poll. BBC News (2002-05-08). Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
  19. ^ 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Top Chart Topper. CBS News (2002-11-09). Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
  20. ^ Queen, Disco Museum, <http://www.discomuseum.com/Queen.html> 
  21. ^ "Tie Your Mother Down" has been included in all of the bands tours from the summer of 1976 to the most recent Return of the Champions tour, Queen Concertography.
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  29. ^ Queen head all-time sales chart, BBC, 2006-11-16, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6151050.stm> 
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  31. ^ a b Queen win greatest live gig pool, BBC, 2005-11-09, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4420308.stm> 
  32. ^ Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium, WLIW, <http://web.archive.org/web/20060428052918/http://wliw.org/productions/queen.html> 
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  38. ^ Episode Guide, That '70s Show, <http://www.that70sshow.com/index_episode.htm> 
  39. ^ Lyndsey, Parker (2006-04-13), Queen's Brian May Addresses 'Idol Fallout', Yahoo!, <http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/31620391> 
  40. ^ We Will Rock You, London Theatre, <http://londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/news/jan06/wewillrockyou27jan06.htm> 
  41. ^ May, Brian (April 2004), Biography, brianmay.com, <http://brianmay.com/brian/biog.html> 
  42. ^ Prato, Greg, Hot Space, All Music Guide, <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qyfjzfh3eh4k> 
  43. ^ a b c d e Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, Queen, All Music Guide, <http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:k8ogtq5ztu4a> 
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  45. ^ Black, Johhny (February/March 2002), “The Greatest Songs Ever! Bohemian Rhapsody”, Blender, <http://blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=256> 
  46. ^ News of the World, <http://queen.musichall.cz/en/albums/news-of-the-world.html> 
  47. ^ VH1 - 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock
  48. ^ Queen,first non-blues based heavy metal band (Rolling Stone magazine Dec 1973)
  49. ^ Kurutz, Steve, Ben Folds Five, All Music Guide, <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:qhja7ip1g72r> 
  50. ^ Blind Guardian interview, Metal Observer, 2002-02-27, <http://metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=4&id=4487> 
  51. ^ Kurt Cobain in His Own Words, Seattlepi.com, October 10, 2007, <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/334930_about11.html> 
  52. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, Def Leppard, All Music Guide, <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:n9508q9tbtq4> 
  53. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas & Prato, Greg, Extreme, All Music Guide, <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:qmf8zfdheh3k> 
  54. ^ Rolling Stone, RollingStone.com, 2007, <http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thekillers> 
  55. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas & Hendrickson, Matt, Green Day, Rolling Stones, <http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/how_green_day_conquered_the_world> 
  56. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas & Prato, Greg, Guns N' Roses, All Music Guide, <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:cx8ibka96akz> 
  57. ^ Helloween cover Queen's song 'Sheer Heart Attack' of 'News of the World' album (Blabbermouth Helloween bassist interview)
  58. ^ Queen, 50 greatest songs as voted for by Maiden, Priest, Kiss, etc... (Classic Rock magazine-Queen tribute)
  59. ^ Queen, 50 greatest songs as voted for by Maiden, Priest, Kiss, etc... (Classic Rock magazine-Queen tribute)
  60. ^ Ankeny, Jason, Kansas, All Music Guide, <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3zsqoarabij9> 
  61. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas & Prato, Greg, Metallica, All Music Guide, <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aeh1z83ajyvj> 
  62. ^ Jones, Emma (2007-01-05), Mika, BBC, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6231243.stm> 
  63. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas & Prato, Greg, The Smashing Pumpkins, All Music Guide, <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:nyen97q7krkt> 
  64. ^ “Rebellious Jukebox”, Melody Maker, 1993-08-14, <http://starla.org/articles/maker.htm> 
  65. ^ Prato, Greg, Styx, All Music Guide, <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:mxom96ho3epo> 
  66. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, Sweet, All Music Guide, <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:l1u06j6h71r0> 
  67. ^ Freddie Mercury talks about Michael Jackson, Entertainment Tonight, <http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vm2gu79sWM8> 
  68. ^ Yngwie Malmsteen, Metal Storm, <http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/bandmember.php?member_id=850> 
  69. ^ History of Thrash Metal, Passage to Pandaemonium, <http://metalandhorrormovies.com/Bands/Trashhiseng.htm> 
  70. ^ Queen,first non-blues based heavy metal band (Rolling Stone magazine Dec 1973)
  71. ^ Queen, 50 greatest songs as voted for by Maiden, Priest, Kiss, etc... (Classic Rock magazine-Queen tribute)
  72. ^ Queen top UK album charts league, BBC, 2005-07-04, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4648611.stm> 
  73. ^ Noah, Sherna (2005-12-10), Queen closer to King as UK chart-toppers, scotsman.com, <http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=193&id=2380392005> 
  74. ^ Queen head all-time sales chart, BBC, 2006-11-16, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6151050.stm> 
  75. ^ Queen + Paul Rodgers Rock The Cosmos 2008 concert tour, EMI, <http://www.emigroup.com/Press/2008/press37.htm> 
  76. ^ Top Selling Artists, RIAA, <http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTopArt> 
  77. ^ a b Queen, Songwriters Hall of Fame, <http://songwritershalloffame.org/inductee_ceremony_detail.asp?ceremonyId=24&inducteeCeremonyId=178> 
  78. ^ Queen, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, <http://rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=1142> 
  79. ^ Queen honoured with Hollywood star, BBC, 2002-10-18, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2339131.stm> 
  80. ^ UK Music Hall of Fame, Channel 4, <http://channel4.com/music/microsites/U/UKMHOF> 
  81. ^ The Grammys, The Recording Academy, <http://grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Awards/Hall_Of_Fame> 
  82. ^ Queen, Guitar Center, <http://rockwalk.com/inductees/inductee.cfm?id=154> 
  83. ^ VH1 Rock Honors, VH1, <http://vh1.com/shows/events/rock_honors/2006> 
  84. ^ a b Queen, Rock On The Net, <http://rockonthenet.com/artists-q/queen.htm> 
  85. ^ a b c Freddie Mercury, The Knitting Circle, <http://knittingcircle.org.uk/freddiemercury.htm> 
  86. ^ Today in Music History (January 31), Sound Generator, <http://soundgenerator.com/news/showarticle.cfm?articleID=249> 
  87. ^ 'The Brit Awards, found October, 7, 2007", Everyhit.com, <http://www.everyhit.com/awardbrit.html> 
  88. ^ a b Freddie Mercury biography, IMDB, <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006198/bio> 
  89. ^ Music Of The Millennium, Channel 4, <http://mr-mercury.co.uk/Articles/music_of_the_millenium.htm> 
  90. ^ Queen declared 'top British band', BBC, 2007-01-02, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6224235.stm> 

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Further reading

  • Brooks, Greg (1995), Queen Live: A Concert Documentary, London: Omnibus Press, ISBN 9780711948143 
  • Dean, Ken & Charlesworth, Chris (1991), Queen: The New Visual Documentary, London: Omnibus Press, ISBN 9780711928282 
  • Goodall, Nigel & Lewry, Peter (1998), The Ultimate Queen, London: Simon & Schuster, ISBN 9780684821498 
  • Gunn, Jacky & Jenkins, Jim (1992), Queen: As It Began, London: Sidgwick & Jackson, ISBN 9780330332590 
  • Hodkinson, Mark (2005), Queen: The Early Years, London: Music Sales Limited, ISBN 9780711960121 
  • Hogan, Peter (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Queen, London: Omnibus Press, ISBN 9780711935266 
  • Jackson, Laura (2002), Queen: The Definitive Biography, London: Piatkus, ISBN 9780749923174 
  • Michael, Mick (1992), Queen, In Their Own Words, London: Omnibus Press, ISBN 9780711930148 
  • Purvis, Georg (2006), Queen: Complete Works, Richmond: Reynolds & Hearn, ISBN 9781905287338 
  • Dawson, Mike (2008), Freddie & Me, London: Jonathan Cape, ISBN 9780224081931 

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