Презентация «A FAMOUS BRITISH ROCK BAND QUEEN»

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  AMVROSIYIVKA INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL
  PROJECT WORK
  «A FAMOUS BRITISH ROCK BAND QUEEN»
  AMVROSIYIVKA, DONETSK REGION
  MARCH, 2013
  

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  Objective:
  Purpose: To present a famous British rock band "Queen“ and its creative work
  Plan:
  Origin.
  Members
  History
  Influence on modern music
  Sources of information
  
  

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  Queen
   is a British rock band which was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The group is well known for its sports anthems and classic rock radio staples, particularly the hits 'We Are the Champions' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody;' the band promoted the latter, first released in 1975, with one of the earliest successful music videos, and later re-released it for the soundtrack album from the movie Wayne's World. Queen are widely recognised as pioneers of heavy metal, glam rock, and stadium rock.
  
  

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  Origin
  
  The beginnings of Queen can be traced to 1968, when Brian May and Roger Taylor formed the trio Smile, at Imperial College, London, where they were both students. After the group's bassist and lead singer Tim Staffell departed in the spring of 1970, May and Taylor took on vocalist Freddie Mercury in April 1970 to form Queen. In 1971 John Deacon completed the lineup as bass guitarist.
  
  

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  Members
  
  
  
  Left to right: John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor
  

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  Though Freddie Mercury's personality always dominated in the press, all four members of the group actually wrote huge hits:
  Freddie Mercury, vocals ('Bohemian Rhapsody')
  Brian May, guitars ('We Will Rock You')
  Roger Taylor, drums & percussion ('Radio Ga Ga')
  John Deacon, bass guitar ('Another One Bites the Dust')
  
  
  Members
  

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  Most of the group's albums contained at least one song written by each member, and though Mercury penned a lot of Queen's hits, he was by no means the dominant songwriter; indeed, the group considered themselves creative equals, and quiet bassist John Deacon wrote one of their biggest hits, 'Another One Bites the Dust.' In their later years, two or three or even all four band members commonly contributed to individual songs; after arguments over the attribution of these cooperative efforts, the band agreed to simply credit 'Queen' rather than single members.
  

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  History
  
  

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  1968-1970
  
  Brian May and Roger Taylor were playing on a band called Smile with bass player/singer Tim Staffell. Freddie was Tim's roommate in Ealing Arts College and followed Smile's rehearsals and concerts closely. At that time Freddie was a singer in other bands, such as Wreckage and Ibex. Still, he was very eager to share his ideas in which musical direction Smile should develop. At some point Tim Staffell decided Smile was not going anywhere and he decided to join a band called Humpy Bong. Freddie quickly stepped in for Tim and they started to search for a bass player. One of the first was Barry Mitchell. It was not until 1972 that they found John Deacon and started to rehearse for the first album, Queen.
  
  

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  1990s
  
  
  In 1991, rumors started spreading that Freddie Mercury was suffering from AIDS. Even tabloids worldwide got in on the news. Mercury flatly denied these rumors, but knowing the actual truth as his other bandmates did, they decided to make an album free of conflict and differences. That album became Innuendo. Although his health began to deteriorate, Mercury was courageous in handling his contributions. Highlights of the album were the epic title track, reminiscent of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir"; the hard-rocking, rollicking powerhouse "Headlong"; and the anthems "The Show Must Go On" and "These Are The Days Of Our Lives".
  
  

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  On November 23, 1991, in a prepared statement made on his deathbed, Freddie Mercury finally acknowledged he had AIDS. Within 24 hours of the announcement, Mercury was dead at the age of 45. His funeral services were private, held in accordance with the  Zoroastrian 
  religious faith of his family.
  
  

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  2000s
  
  
  At the end of 2004, it was announced that Queen will reunite and return to touring in 2005, with Paul Rodgers (founder and former lead singer of Free, Bad Company, and The Firm) who will be singing in Freddie Mercury's place, as frontman, but will not be in the band as Brian May has announced recently to the Queen fan club, that Paul Rodgers will be "featured with" Queen, not replacing the late Freddie Mercury. In the meantime dates for the “2005 Queen + Paul Rodgers” tour have been announced. The tour which will lead the band through Spain, Holland, Germany, England, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Sweden will feature both classic Queen tracks as well as material from Paul Rodgers.
  

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  Influence on modern music
  
  Queen is remembered for its never-seen-before theatrics, showmanship, camp and bombast so much that critics have since classified the band as a major player in the evolution of rock music. Queen is noted in particular for its musical eclecticism and groundbreaking live shows. Queen is credited by artists like AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Guns n' Roses, Def Leppard, Trent Reznor, George Michael, Metallica, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Darkness as having a major influence on their sound.
  
  

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  The Show Must Go On (Queen song)
  

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  Thank you for attention
  In conclusion we can state:
  
  Each person has their own calling
  on this Earth
  - Billy Ray Cyrus
  
  

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  Sources of information
  uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen
  http://persona.rin.ru
  www.music4u.ru.
  http://www.roman.by/r-76808.html
  The film Queen - A Magic Year (Hungarian Rhapsody 2012)