Legends of Rock & Roll - Queen

Queen is a legendary rock group who started in the late 60's and became one of the greatest rock bands in the world. Their music is still played by radio stations everywhere. Even to this day, Queen is the second best-selling group of all time in England, second only to the Beatles. The Legends of Rock & Roll - Queen covers the journey of the band from its infancy to the death of Freddie Mercury and after. This book concentrates on the music that was produced by Queen. It also discusses the rise and fall of Freddie Mercury, its iconic leader. Queen has sold over 170 million albums, worldwide, had 18 number one hits and performed in 700 concerts. The book includes these chapters: 1) Introduction - the author explains why he wrote this book. 2) Before Queen - each of the four members of Queen is introduced and some background on each one is discussed. 3) Queen - Together at Last - the coming together of the four to form the band as we know it today. 4) Mary Austin - how Freddie Mercury met and fell in love with the love of his life. 5) Looking for a Break - the band were not an overnight success. They had to work to get recognition. 6) Queen - the album - they finally record their first album. 7) The Long Road to Stardom - after several years of work, they finally make the big time. 8) Sheer Heart Attack - this was their third album and contained their first hit single, "Killer Queen." 9) A Night at the Opera - this album put them into superstar status with the giant single "Bohemian Rhapsody." 10) Stars at Last - taking advantage of their stardom. 11) A Day at the Races - their fifth album with another giant hit, "Somebody to Love." 12) The Tours of 1977 - 1977 was pretty much spent on the road. 13) News of the World - their next album contained the iconic "We Are the Champions" backed by "We will Rock You." 14) Jazz - their seventh album containing "Fat Bottomed Girls" backed with "Bicycle Race." 15) Live Killers - their first live album was hated by all of the critics, yet loved by the fans. 16) The Game - if they weren't superstars before, they were after The Game. It contained "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust." 17) Flash Gordon - this song was part of the soundtrack of the movie Flash Gordon. 18) Hot Space - marked ten years the band had been together and included the single "Under Pressure" with David Bowie. 19) Interlude - was it then that Freddie Mercury contacted the disease that would eventually kill him? 20) Greatest Hits - finally time for a Greatest Hits album. 21) Solo Project - Freddie starts a solo project, generating rumors that Queen was breaking up. 22) The Works - the next album which contained the single "Radio Ga-Ga." 23) Twenty Minutes That Changed Music - this was the twenty minutes Queen performed at Live Aid in 1985. 24) A Kind of Magic - their next album came out at the time that the world was realizing that AIDS was something to be worried about. 25) Taking a Break - the band took 1987 off from performing and recording which gave Freddie the opportunity to do some work on his own. 26) The Miracle - their thirteenth album, known for the single "I Want it All" and the fact that Freddie Mercury was much sicker than anyone thought. 27) Decline - decline refers both to the band in general and to Freddie's health. 28) Innuendo - the last album Freddie Mercury would record. 29) Freddie Mercury R. I. P. - the sad decline of Freddie Mercury's health leading up to his death in 1991. 30) After Freddie Mercury - how the band carried on without Freddie. 31) The Platinum Collection - a collection of all the greatest hits of Queen.