The guitarist and the drummer
The guitarist and the drummer answered evasively to journalists’ questions, saying ’who knows, time in any case has not yet come’. But after a couple of years it was time for a regular compilation of rocks, with which Brian had decided to show that Queen were the first mainland rock group, and only then come the rest. Rocks had not made such a stunning impression whereas, a selection of songs would certainly do better. Of course, it was no secret that May was the major supplier of hard rock material.
And then May and Taylor in collaboration with the English comedy author Ben Elton and Robert De Niro started a project, which, some think, turned a new and bright leaf in the history of the group, while others, on the contrary, consider it the greatest profanity of all times. What we are talking about here is the musical We Will Rock You. There is nothing overtly wrong with this musical – a high quality performance, with a number of productions in other countries, a safe (pedestrian and devoid of surprises) selection of songs.The key image itself – the acquisition of a guitar as a symbol of freedom – ties in with the idea of classical rock and testifies that Brian and Roger knew what they were doing.
Categories: Brian May, Roger Taylor Tags: drummer, guitarist, Robert De Niro
Brian’s solo career
Brian’s solo career was more than hopeful: his album Back to the Light, released in 1991 became a bestseller,especially the two singles inside wich made it to the British chart – Driven By You and Too Much Love Will Kill You –. The success prompted May to go on a tour, and in the following year he did that– The Brian May Band live at the Brixton Academy.
Roger too did not idle around but released the nice solo album Happiness.
However, life outside the alluring Queen brand gradually became difficult for the “orphaned” musicians. But it was in 1995 that,what a couple of years ago fans of the group throughout the world did not even dare to dream of, became reality – a new Queen’s album, named after one of Freddie’s solo repertoire songs Made In Heaven. For this project – a very rare case, Brian and Roger managed to involve John Deacon. Looking ahead, we must say that consistent in his statements and actions John half-heartedly applied himself to any form of resurrection of the group Queen without Freddie Mercury, but this was a special case.
In the last months of his life Freddy, feeling hopelessly ill, begged his colleagues to spend together as much time as possible.
Made with heart and love, the album was enthusiastically accepted by fans around the world.
Categories: Brian May Tags: Happiness, MADE IN HEAVEN, Too Much Love Will Kill You
Brian May and astronomy
Guitarist Brian May wrote a dissertation on astronomy In 1971, the guitarist of Queen abandoned his academic career and devoted himself to the group that he founded with the late Freddie Mercury. Today, he is coauthor of the book "The blast! Complete history of the universe.
Categories: Brian May Tags: astronomy, Brian May, Dust Cloud, Sky At Night, Zodiacal