BOOK - Queen - La Totale

Fifteen legendary albums in 528 pages: Queen, la Totale deciphers all of the 188 cult songs of the group that changed the history of rock.   End of the 1960s: Farrokh “Freddie” Bulsara convinces Brian May and Roger Taylor, then musicians in the group Smile, to give him a chance when their singer leaves the adventure.   In 1971, when Farrokh Bulsara became Freddie Mercury, John Deacon completed the quartet, which had recently changed its name... the Queen legend was born.   A pioneer of the video clip, playing with an assumed stage extravagance, drawing on progressive rock, glam rock, heavy metal, pop rock, hard rock, the group, brilliant and timeless, transports the crowds.   We Will Rock You, Another One Bites the Dust, We Are the Champions, Bicycle Race, I Want to Break Free... became classics, anthems still covered around the world today.   Lyrics, melodies and arrangements reveal their secrets during a complete song-by-song decryption, enhanced with period testimonies, rare anecdotes and interview excerpts.   From the first single, Keep Yourself Alive, to A Winter's Tale, the last song written by Freddie Mercury, through the unforgettable Bohemian Rhapsody but also the collaborations with Paul Rodgers and Adam Lambert, relive the entire adventure of Queen in in-depth analyzes and unexpected photographs.