Queen in Lego Rock Band. L-R: John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Brian May.
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury, (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (Guitar), John Deacon (Bass), and Roger Taylor (Drums, Galileos). Queen's initial works were chiefly glam rock, heavy metal and progressive rock orientated; however, with time, the band has incorporated diverse and innovative styles in their music, exploring the likes of vaudeville (in the first albums), electronic music (in their early 1980s releases) and funk (in the late 1970s). The band digressed from using progressive themes in their music in the mid-1970s, with more conventional and radio-friendly works bringing them greater success.
Brian May and Roger Taylor had been playing together in a band named Smile. Freddie Mercury (then known as Freddie while retaining his family name from birth, Bulsara) was a fan of Smile, and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. Mercury himself joined the band shortly thereafter, in 1970, after their vocalist Tim Staffel left the band, and changed the name of the band to "Queen" and adopted his familiar stage name. John Deacon was recruited prior to recording their first album (because Staffel also played bass, the position was vacant). Queen enjoyed success in the UK during the early 1970s, but it was the release of Sheer Heart Attack (1974) and A Night at the Opera (1975) that gained the band international success. The latter featured "Bohemian Rhapsody", which stayed at number one in the UK charts for nine weeks. Between 1973 and 1991, Queen released 14 studio albums, including the soundtrack for the 1980 film Flash Gordon.
In 1991 Mercury died of bronchopneumonia, a complication of AIDS, and Deacon retired in 1997. Since then, May and Taylor have infrequently performed together, including a collaboration with ex-Free and Bad Company vocalist Paul Rodgers under the name Queen + Paul Rodgers, under which they released The Cosmos Rocks in 2006, the first studio recording with Queen's name on it since 1995's posthumous album Made in Heaven, and since 2011 they have collaborated and toured with pop singer Adam Lambert under the name Queen + Adam Lambert.
The band has released a total of 18 number one albums, 18 number one singles and 10 number one DVDs, and have sold over 300 million albums worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. They have been honored with seven Ivor Novello awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Songs featured in the series[]
Queen has a total of 28 songs featured across the series:
| Song title | Original album | Decade | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Another One Bites the Dust" | The Game | 1980 | Downloadable content |
| "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | The Game | 1980 | Downloadable content |
| "One Vision" | A Kind of Magic | 1985 | Downloadable content1 |
| "Fat Bottomed Girls" | Jazz | 1978 | Downloadable content |
| "I Want It All" | The Miracle | 1989 | Downloadable content1 |
| "I Want to Break Free" | The Works | 1984 | Downloadable content1 |
| "Killer Queen" | Sheer Heart Attack | 1974 | Downloadable content1 |
| "Somebody to Love" | A Day at the Races | 1976 | Downloadable content1 |
| "Tie Your Mother Down" | A Day at the Races | 1976 | Downloadable content |
| "Under Pressure" | Hot Space | 1983 | Downloadable content1 |
| "We Will Rock You" | News of the World | 1977 | LEGO Rock Band2 |
| "We Are the Champions" | News of the World | 1977 | LEGO Rock Band2 |
| "Bohemian Rhapsody" | A Night at the Opera | 1975 | Rock Band 3 |
| "Hammer to Fall" | The Works | 1984 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "Keep Yourself Alive" | Queen | 1973 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "Now I'm Here" | Sheer Heart Attack | 1974 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "Play the Game (song)" | The Game | 1980 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "Tenement Funster" | Sheer Heart Attack | 1974 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "Seven Seas of Rhye" | Queen II | 1974 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "Stone Cold Crazy" | Sheer Heart Attack | 1974 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "I'm in Love with My Car" | A Night at the Opera | 1975 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "You're My Best Friend (Queen song)" | A Night at the Opera | 1975 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "Long Away" | A Day at the Races | 1976 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "Bicycle Race" | Jazz | 1978 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "Don't Stop Me Now" | Jazz | 1978 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "Radio Ga Ga" | The Works | 1984 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "The Show Must Go On (Queen song)" | Innuendo | 1991 | Downloadable content (Rock Band 3 only) |
| "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" | A Night at the Opera | 1975 | Rock Band Blitz2 |
1Song has another downloadable version with Rock Band 3 features.
2Song is also available as downloadable content for Rock Band 3.