The Band, Queen
In early 1970 the band Queen was formed. Freddie Mercury on vocals, Brian May on guitar, Roger Taylor on drums and Mike Gross on bass. They had known each other for years. All living in the town of Kensington in Britain, sometimes even living together. Brian and Roger belonged to a band called Smile, and Freddie was a very talented vocalsit playing for the band Ibex. They decided to join forces, to better themselves, and their chances of obtaining fame and fortune. After a few months with only a few gigs Mike Gross left the band. He was replaced by Barry Mitchell, who only played a few gigs with them. After a few short months they were looking for their third bass player. Roger, was at a party one night and was
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In 1973, Queen had completed the demo tapes which would later become their first album. Trident helped sign them to their parent company EMI after many negotiations. EMI granted them more studio time, and paid them a descent amount of money. Even then EMI could see that under the raw demo tapes, was a talented group of musicians. On July 6, the band's fist single "Keep Yourself Alive was released. It received mixed reaction from both Britain and the U.S. The album titled "Queen 1" was released later that week. It climbed to #24 in Britain, but stalled at #83 in the U.S. They were asked to be the opening band for the band Mott The Hoople on their tour of the U.K. They won many of the crowds over, and let the world know how talented they were. After the tour they recorded their second album appropriately titled "Queen 2". The single Seven Seas Of Rhye was a huge hit in the U.K The album climbed to #4 in the U.K and even reached the top 50 in the U.S. where the bands popularity was growing rapidly. They continued their exhausting tour scheduele going throughout the U.K. and even to Japan! The japanese loved them They were recognized almost as Gods. In 1974 they released their next album "Sheer Heart Attack" and it reched the top fifteen in the U.K. as well as the U.S. In 1975 all the hard work was recognized. "A Night At The Opera" was released backed by the epic single "Bohemian Rhapsody". The song gave them their first #1 in the U.K., and it reached the top
In 1973, the band recorded "Head to the Sky." With the album came more personnel changes with Ronnie Laws and Roland Bautista's departure and Johnnie Graham and Andrew Woolfolk's arrival. Two hits emerged from this album "Evil" and "Keep Your Head to the Sky."
Paul plays bass and keyboard on this song also featuring Alan Civil on French horn and lyrics describing lost love in a desolate fashion. It is...
One of the most influential rock bands, Led Zeppelin, not only influenced American musicians, but also influenced the American culture with their combined rock, heavy-metal, blues, and folk to create an outstanding and timeless sound which can be followed from the origins of the band, through the height of the band's career, to the legacy they left behind.
It was February 9th, 1962, when the shaggy-haired seventeen year old, George Harrison, was running late for the group's debut performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England (citation). Hastily running to the rehearsing room, the teen was stopped dead in his tracks for wearing jeans. Since it was against club policy to wear jeans, bouncer Paddy Delaney wanted to kick the youngster out (citation). But, after a bout of sweet-talking and persuading, the frantic youth was able to accompany his band for their official “coming-out” concert (citation). The show was an immense success as The Beatles rocked the stage, and triggered their landslide of musical success. By September 11th of 1963, the Beatles had released their first two singles, “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You”, both of which rose to the top twenty of UK’s Music Hits chart (citation). Now the Beatles were getting national recognition, a surreal feeling for them all. However, this was just the beginning. They began to release more and more singles that added to the building of “Beatlemania”. Songs like “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Can’t Buy Me Love” swept nations, creating a “hysterical outbreak of fans” (citation). The amount of hype accumulated by the group led to national tours of Europe, America, the Middle East, and Australia by 1965 (citation). Their sudden outbreak in popularity brought
The movie, And the Band Played On, discusses the origin of the AIDS virus and how it spontaneously spread across the world. It used the Ebola disease to foreshadow the forth coming of another serious disease. The world was not prepared to handle such a contagious plague. Doctors around the world assumed that the first cases of the HIV virus to be just an abnormality of a certain disease, their carelessness of this matter was the start to the spread of this disease. Throughout this movie, it illustrates different points, such as the beginning of HIV, the misconceptions it gave, and the panic it aroused amongst doctors and the common people.
The Beatles had been touring virtually nonstop since they came to America. The band decided to call it quits after their 1966
Bill Kreutzmann, the "heartbeat" of the Grateful Dead, had been behind a kit since the age of eleven when Jerry Garcia met him in 1962. His early love of drums allowed him to be heavily involved in the "rock and roll" scene. As a teen, Kreutzmann even created rock in roll bands in which to play, as the interest was barely there. After meeting
Throughout their years at the top they were shrouded in mystery and intrigue, and seemed to leave behind a trail of question marks wherever they went. They were not a “public” band (they didn’t hire a
Heart did many great things like awards and being woman rockers. From 1976-1982 six of their most popular albums were Dreamboat Annie, Little Queen, Magazine, Dog and Butterfly, Bebe le Strange Greatest Live Hits, and Private Audition. They had three number one hits, “What about Love”,“Never”, and “‘These Dreams.” Another achievement of Heart was they got inducted for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the fall of 2013.
The Beatles: Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) was born in Liverpool on 7 July 1940. Drums and vocals. John Lennon was born in Liverpool on 9 October 1940. He was shot dead in New York on 8 December 1980. Rhythm guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocals. Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool on 18 June 1942. Bass guitar, keyboards, lead guitar, drums, vocals. George Harrison was born in Liverpool on 25 February 1943. Lead guitar, sitar, keyboards, vocals.
In the three-year period of 1976-1979 the Bee Gees had several songs to hit the charts which were “You Should Be Dancing,” “How Deep Is Your Love,” “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “Too Much Heaven,” “Tragedy” and “Love You Inside Out.” Not only did the Bee Gees produce their own successful hits but they also helped many other artist some of which include Barbra Streisand ("Woman in Love,” Guilty,” “What Kind of Fool"), Diana Ross ("Chain Reaction"), Dionne Warwick ("Heartbreaker"), Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers ("Islands in the Stream"), Frankie Valli ("Grease"), Yvonne Elliman ("If I Can’t Have You") and their younger brother, the late Andy Gibb ("I Just Want to Be Your Everything,” “[Love Is] Thicker Than Water,” “Shadow
1963 proved to be the beginning of the Beatles phenomenon with the release of their hit “Please Please Me”. This hit topped the British charts early in 1963 and remained there for 30 weeks (Unterberger, 2005). The Beatles continued evolving rock by adding a unique style of their own and continuously trying new ideas and adding a new flare to their music. Each of the albums showed a progression of the artists.
In 1960, Paul McCarthy, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, created a rock band in Liverpool named The Beatles, which without them knowing, would become the most successful and popular rock band in the 20th century. Popular enough that the group was the first group ever to perform at a sports arena because they needed a large enough space for all the people that bought the tickets. The Beatles became so powerful that contributed to a movement called “the British invasion”. Before The Beatles, all the musicians that made it
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When the question is brought up, “What does band mean to you?” I immediately think of the responsibility, hard work, and dedication and band has given me the chance to learn and strengthen. In addition to these life skills are many others, such as leadership, teamwork, and friendship. The Force has made more than just a difference in my high school career, it has impacted my life and has provided me with skills that will follow me throughout my life. Band means to supporting each other as we work through the hard times and grow closer as a family. Band means working hard and taking on responsibility for yourself. It also means being dependable, that people can count on you and your ability to achieve the unthinkable.