The Ultra Brilliance of Queen

24+ years since the death of Freddie Mercury, Queen’s legacy – one of rock’s biggest and most controversial bands – is still completely inseparable from him. And so it should be; Queen begins and ends with Mercury, a creative genius who embodied the band’s identity encouraging music that was expressive and experimental, elaborative and mind blowing.

Formed in 1970, Queen became one of the world’s biggest stadium rock bands by the early 80s. Creating music unimaginable to most other artists their energy, innovativeness and flamboyant vibe drew millions upon millions in. Queen revolutionized music – whilst still creating their own unique genre of ballad rock that was complex and spine-tingling, heavily influencing generations to come with music that will always remain timeless.

Released in 1975, Queen’s A Night at the Opera” is definitely a personal favorite of mine.  Featuring tracks like You’re My Best Friend and Bohemian Rhapsody, how could you really go wrong!? But it was more than that; letting loose on the album Queen were far from afraid to express themselves and in turn, created the most operatic rock song. Ever.