Queen: The Legendary Band (Electronic book text)

Queen, the epitome of rock in the 70s and 80s and one of the most bootlegged bands ever in the history saw its origin with the classic line-up of Freddie Mercury(lead vocals), Brian May(guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor(drums, vocals) and John Deacon(bass guitar). Melding glam-rock with hard-rock, Queen was the rock's bombastic pinnacle. Queen's multi-tracked recordings, ornate, and typical in-your-face songs resulted to worldwide sales of more than 130 million records. Queen began in the 70s, providing expression to the extremes and thrills of that era. "We're the Cecil B. DeMille of rock and roll, always wanting to do things bigger and better," said Freddie Mercury. Exhibiting capacity for reinvention with their keen intelligence the Queen drew from pop culture, visual media and contemporary music, blowing it all up into a multimedia spectacle grounded in solid rock.