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Queen All the Songs

The Story Behind Every Track
Series: All the Songs
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Queen All the Songs by Benoît Clerc provides an insightful look into the iconic music of the legendary band Queen. The book explores each song's history, musical composition, and context within the band's career, offering fans new and engaging details about their favourite tracks. It's a must-read for anyone interested in the creative process behind Queen's unforgettable music.
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Format: Hardback
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This book may appeal to you if you are a fan of Queen and wish to delve deeper into the stories and insights behind each of their songs. Benoît Clerc provides a comprehensive exploration of the band's discography, blending meticulous research with fascinating anecdotes that celebrate Queen's enduring impact on music and culture.

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The newest addition to the bestselling All the Songs series, Queen: All the Songs details the unique recording history of the mega-bestselling, hugely influential rock band, Queen.

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A lovingly thorough dissection of every album and every song ever released by the beloved rock group, Queen All the Songsfollows Freddie, Brian, Roger, and John from their self-titled debut in 1973 through the untimely passing of Freddie, all the way up to their latest releases and the Oscar-winning film, Bohemian Rhapsody. The writing and recording process of each and every track is dissected, discussed, and analyzed by author Benoit Clerc, and page after page features fascinating and sometimes rarely seen images of the band.

Queen All the Songs delves deep into the history and origins of the band and their music. This one-of-a-kind book draws upon decades of research and recounts the circumstances that led to the composition of every song, as well as the recording process, and the instruments used. Featuring hundreds of photographs, including rare black-and-white publicity stills, images of instruments used by the band, and engaging shots of the musicians in-studio, Queen All the Songs is the must-have book for any true fan of classic rock.

Series: All the Songs

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780762471249

Publisher: Running Press,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 October 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Running Press Adult

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 48.0mm

Width: 220.0mm

Height: 278.0mm

Weight: 2160g

Pages: 528

About the Author

Author and composer Benoit Clerc has been a professional musician for over fifteen years. In addition to composing music for film and television, in 2018 Benoit formed his own production company, Tivoli Songs.

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