Queen

Few bands embodied the pure excess of the '70s like Queen. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal, as well as vaudevillian music hall, the British quartet delved deeply into camp and bombast, creating a huge, mock-operatic sound with layered guitars and overdubbed vocals. Queen's music was a bizarre yet highly accessible fusion of the macho and the fey. For years, their albums boasted the motto "no synthesizers were used on this record," signaling their allegiance with the legions of post-Led Zeppelin hard rock bands. But vocalist Freddie Mercury brought an extravagant sense of camp to the band, pushing them toward kitschy humor and pseudo-classical arrangements, as epitomized on their best-known song, "Bohemian Rhapsody." Mercury, it must be said, was a flamboyant bisexual who managed to keep his sexuality in the closet until his death from AIDS in 1992. Nevertheless, his sexuality was apparent throughout Queen's music, from their very name to their veiled lyrics -- it was truly bizarre to hear gay anthems like "We Are the Champions" turn into celebrations of sports victories. That would have been impossible without Mercury, one of the most dynamic and charismatic frontmen in rock history. Through his legendary theatrical performances, Queen became one of the most popular bands in the world in the mid-'70s; in England, they remained second only to the Beatles in popularity and collectibility in the '90s. Despite their enormous popularity, Queen were never taken seriously by rock critics -- an infamous Rolling Stone review labeled their 1979 album Jazz as "fascist." In spite of such harsh criticism, the band's popularity rarely waned; even in the late '80s, the group retained a fanatical following except in America. In the States, their popularity peaked in the early '80s, just as they finished nearly a decade's worth of extraordinarily popular records. And while those records were never praised, they sold in enormous numbers, and traces of Queen's music could be heard in several generations of hard rock and metal bands in the next two decades, from Metallica to Smashing Pumpkins.

Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody Performed by Queen. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords single. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Hard Rock, Glam Rock and Progressive Rock. 11 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.353358)
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Queen: Deluxe Anthology Performed by Queen. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Hard Rock, Glam Rock and Progressive Rock. 144 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.308246)
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Bohemian Rhapsody (6-PACK) Performed by Queen. By Freddie Mercury. Arranged by Mark A. Brymer. (SATB). Choral. Size 6.7x10.5 inches. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard. (8637296) 6-PACK includes six original copies of this piece.
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Queen: Greatest Hits Performed by Queen. For guitar and voice. Format: guitar tablature songbook. With guitar tablature, standard guitar notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams, introductory text and black & white photos. Hard Rock, Glam Rock and Progressive Rock. Series: Hal Leonard Guitar Recorded Versions. 128 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.694975)
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Queen: We Are The Champions Performed by Queen. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords single. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Hard Rock, Glam Rock and Progressive Rock. C Minor. 5 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.353373)
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Queen: The Bass Guitar Collection Performed by Queen. For bass guitar and voice. Format: bass tablature songbook. With bass tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and bass notation legend. Hard Rock, Glam Rock and Progressive Rock. Series: Hal Leonard Bass Recorded Versions. 96 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.690065)
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Queen: Classic Queen Performed by Queen. For guitar and voice. Format: guitar tablature songbook. With guitar tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and guitar notation legend. Hard Rock, Glam Rock and Progressive Rock. Series: Hal Leonard Guitar Recorded Versions. 128 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.690003)
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Queen: Greatest Hits II Performed by Queen. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook (spiral bound). With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and color photos. Hard Rock, Glam Rock and Progressive Rock. 128 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.306019)
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