Queen
Queen 40, Vol. 3: The Works, A Kind of Magic, The Miracle, Innuendo, Made in Heaven
Hollywood Records
By David Chiu

Although Queen’s momentum in the United States declined during the’80s, the band was still popular in Europe and the rest of the world. It was a period that saw Queen still at the top of the their game until tragedy struck that would change everything and mark the end of one chapter of the group’s storied history.
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Queen
Queen 40, Vol. 2: News of the World, Jazz, The Game, Flash Gordon, Hot Space
Hollywood Records
By David Chiu

From 1977 to 1982, Queen were at the peak of their popularity and power through hit albums, singles and concerts. It was a period during which they gradually veered away from the elaborate productions of the earlier records but without compromising the distinctive hard rock sound.
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Queen
Queen, Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races
Hollywood Records
By David Chiu

Queen. One couldn’t ask for a better band name. Royalty, pomp, perfection, theatrics, over-the-top, flamboyance: certainly the British rock band lived up to those descriptions and more. In their uncanny 40-year history, Queen has set the standard of what a superstar rock band should be with their dramatic music and electrifying stage presence. There wasn’t a group before them; and after Queen, there were only just imitators.

Only a unique rock band could count as among its members Brain May, one of the greatest guitar heroes of all time with his dazzling and distinct playing; Roger Taylor, a drummer that can pummel a listener into submission; and John Deacon, whose dependable, steady and melodic bass lines anchors the sound. But inevitably, Queen’s singer, the late Freddie Mercury, however, was the focal point of the band–a charismatic, larger-than-life character on stage that only fiction could have produced. From his evolution from a long-haired glam rocker to a mustachioed macho man, Mercury enthralled audiences and fans both with his stage manner and extraordinary voice. Continue reading “CD Review: Queen”