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The A to Z of Queen

by Mark Blake
Hardback
Publication Date: 11/11/2021

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The story of Queen is rich with anecdotes, trivia, humour and tragedy - accompanied by some of the best-known songs of all time. In this revealing profile, acclaimed biographer Mark Blake uses a unique 'A to Z' approach to shed new light on the legendary band. With every entry aiming to celebrate, inform, entertain or amuse, Blake's complete portrait covers not only the major hits and bestselling albums, but also the inside stories behind the music.

Via a series of essays, lists and mini biographies, the author shares a wealth of lesser-known details - gained from over thirty years of original interviews - and explores what the songs of Queen say about their creators. The book's format also allows it to take fascinating tangents, charting the places, characters and events that, often inadvertently, played a part in shaping the band and informing its music. Elsewhere, entries offer light-hearted trivia - from a list of LPs the band was listening to in 1970 to tales of the fifteen Jimi Hendrix gigs Freddie Mercury hitchhiked around the UK to attend - as well as serious analysis, including the truth behind Mercury's funeral, which was effectively controlled by Queen's management, and a reflection on the ways in which the flamboyant frontman confronted the twentieth century's sexual mores and prejudices. Addressing the phenomenal success of Bohemian Rhapsody, while challenging the fictionalised account it sold to cinemagoers, Blake builds on the band's enduring audience appeal in order to provide a fresh and unparalleled take on Queen's music, story and legacy.
ISBN:
9781788704786
9781788704786
Category:
Individual composers & musicians
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
11-11-2021
Publisher:
Bonnier Books Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
432
Dimensions (mm):
240x162x38mm
Weight:
0.65kg
Mark Blake

Mark Blake is a music journalist and editor. A former Assistant Editor of Q magazine, his work has also been published in MOJO, the Times, Classic Rock, the Daily Telegraph, the London Evening Standard, and the Sunday Express.

He is the author of the bestselling biography Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd and Is This The Real Life: The Untold Story of Queen.

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