By Madison Nannini 

Queen is hands down, one of the best bands to ever exist in human history. Queen made their first appearance in the early 1970’s with the release of their first song, Keep Yourself Alive. Instantly, Queen grew a fan base. Later that same year, Queen released their first album ironically titled Queen. 

Queen went on to release many more hit songs and make more albums. But one of the most impressive things Queen ever did was take a symphonic instrumental, and put rock over it, for almost six minutes. Of course I am talking about the most memorable song Queen ever released, Bohemian Rhapsody. With Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen had not only released a song that changed the ideals of Rock and Roll, but they had changed the music industry. It was a risky move to release a song of that duration and with a symphonic sound rather than a total 70’s rock and roll song. But as Queen expected, the song hit the charts and is still the most memorable and admired song by Queen. The legendary use of electronics, vocals, and instrumentals, this song single-handedly changed the music industry forever. Of course Queen had other great hits like We Will Rock You (1977), Killer Queen (1974), Crazy Little Thing Called Love (1980), We Are The Champions (1977), Another One Bites The Dust (1980), and Under Pressure (1981)

Even though Freddie Mercury died in 1991, Queen’s music is still heavily listened to, and admired. Queen went the extra mile with their music, and kept their fans attracted to their music the whole time. Queen is still so admired by so many people, they even made a movie, Bohemian Rhapsody. This movie was an in-depth biography of Queen. It was all about their journey start to finish, hardship and heartbreak, and even the small period when Freddie Mercury went out on his own. Queen will go down as one of the most influential, and some may even say “best” band in history.