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November 13, 2008

Queen Reign Supreme Once Again

Inside the reunited band's new album and massive stadium tour
June 11, 1981

Queen Holds Court in South America

On the road with rock's royal spectacle
May 5, 1977

Queen's Mercury Rising

Unquestionably a star, the Queen frontman is fit to be crowned

Recordings and Reviews

The Cosmos Rocks

Queen's first studio album in 13 years sounds a little like the band's old albums, with stomping rockers, over-the-top power ballads and pyrotechnic solos difficult to replicate on Rock Band. But one thing's missing: late frontman Freddie Mercury, whose charisma Bad Company's Paul Rodgers can't...

2008 RS: 2of 5 Stars

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The enormously popular British band Queen epitomized pomp rock, with elaborate stage setups, smoke bombs, flashpots, lead singer Freddie Mercury's half-martial, half-coy preening onstage, and highly produced, much-overdubbed music on record.

Queen can be traced back to 1967, when Brian May and Roger Taylor joined singer Tim Staffell in a group called Smile. Staffell soon left to go solo, and...

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