History of Queen

Queen came together as a band in 1971 in London, England. This was the start of their exciting lives. In 1973, they had their first recording deal. The first album was called "Queen." Queen was listened to on both sides of the globe. They had introduced their own brand of music that many loved. It was comic, yet serious. Many songs known to most fans of the 70s and 80s music are "Killer Queen," "Bicycle Race," and of course "Bohemian Rhapsody." They had great potential and lived up to it. They came out with many songs that the world could not get enough of. Their band came apart in 1995 after almost 30 years of making music. They are another band out of England that will be known throughout the world.

Queen was well known for their parties as well. The drugs and women were a must at their parties. Many people who went to these parties will never forget them unless they got so messed up during the night that they just cannot recall what had happened.

The first huge negative to the band was what happened on November 24th, 1991 when Freddie Mercury died, when just the day before he announced to the world that he had AIDS. This was not a surprise that he had AIDS, but more that he actually died from it rather than something else such as an overdose. Sexually transmitted diseases were public knowledge in the late 80s early 90s. With most people in the 70s not using much protection and with Queen having the greatest parties, it was understood that it would happen at some time. Even though this was understood, it was still too early for the band.