Queen

Queen was the band that treated rock like a cardboard crown and, for that very reason, made it look like an empire. Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon mixed hard rock, opera, vaudeville, disco and stadium anthem without apologizing to good taste.

From progressive labyrinths to planetary pop, from Live Aid to the mourning of “Made in Heaven”, their work seems overblown until the whole world starts singing along.

Why listen to Queen?

Every song seems to prove that the ridiculous, when taken seriously, can become greatness.