Queen

Queen formed in London in 1970 and became one of the most musically adventurous and commercially successful rock bands in history. Freddie Mercury's operatic vocal range, Brian May's homemade Red Special guitar, and the band's refusal to stay inside any single genre produced a catalog that spans hard rock, pop, opera, funk, and progressive rock. Bohemian Rhapsody, A Night at the Opera, and News of the World are among the defining rock albums of the 1970s.