31 Jan 2023

Music feature: Queen

From Afternoons, 2:20 pm on 31 January 2023

for this week's music feature we're diving into the work of another British rock icon, this time in the form of Queen.

The band formed in the early 1970s with Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon, and of course front man Freddie Mercury.

They were consistent hit makers throughout the 70s and 80s, with Bohemian Rhapsody eventually being voted the UK's Favourite Hit of All Time.

Though Freddie passed away in in 1991 the band still continues tours to this day with Adam Lambert filling the void, even taking to the stage for the 2022 Platinum Jubilee.

Today we're joined by Neill Fraser. You know him as the front man and guitarist for Villainy, but today he's our resident Queen super fan.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 4, 2022 British guitarist Brian May of Queen performs during the Platinum Party at Buckingham Palace as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations. - Brian May, guitarist of the rock band Queen, is one of 1,107 people who have been awarded this year in a list signed for the first time by King Charles III. These royal awards are given twice a year, on New Year's Day and on the King's official birthday, always celebrated in June, regardless of the monarch's actual date of birth (14 November 1948 for Charles III). (Photo by Alberto Pezzali / POOL / AFP)

Brian May of Queen. Photo: ALBERTO PEZZALI / AFP