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by: Laura Jackson
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781886894013
ISBN: 1886894019
Label: Music Book Services Corporation
Manufacturer: Music Book Services Corporation
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1995-01
Publisher: Music Book Services Corporation
Sales Rank: 2254958
Studio: Music Book Services Corporation
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Fascinating reading for Queen devotees
This book is the story of Brian May , one of the world's most talented guitarists and Queen , one of the greatest bands ever.
It takes us through May's early life and his early bands , 1984 and Smile , his collaboration with Freddie Mercury leading in 1970 to the creation of Queen. Queen's early years and how the band got to the top and stayed there. The rise and charisma of Queen's magnetic front man , Freddie Mercury , the camaraderie between May and Mercury , the miriad of albums and incredible ... Read More
Rating: - Queen and I:The Brian May Story
I have read and re read this book and it enabled me to gain an insight into the person that is Brian May. It was easy to read and very informative but all second hand. There was no actual input by Brian himself just rehashing from other people who were there. It was not until I read the book that I realised he was himself a very well educated person. It offers insights into the music he writes and the angst he has experienced at several stages of his fairly public life. He comes across as a very nice and rather ... Read More
Rating:  - Hopelessly derivative of Queen: As It Began
This unauthorized biography of Queen guitarist
Brian May is derived from Queen: As It Began. They even misspell certain names the same way! Where the book makes itself worthwhile is in interviews with several of May's friends (Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, Def Leppard singer Joe Elliot, and guitarist Joe Satriani). Overall, the book is merely mediocre, and insists on hinting at a future version of Queen without Freddie Mercury (which the band has repeatedly stated will not happen). For diehard Queen/Brian ... Read More
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