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'You want it all? There's not much missing here. 9/10.' - Classic Rock
'An engaging mix of humour and detailed critical analysis ... great fun. 4/5.' - Mojo
From the award-winning author of Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin and Beyond and Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd comes MAGNIFICO! THE A TO Z OF QUEEN.
Addressing the phenomenal success of Bohemian Rhapsody, acclaimed music journalist Mark Blake builds on the legend of Queen and their enduring audience appeal.
Providing a fresh, unparalleled take on Queen's music, story and legacy, Blake's complete portrait covers not only the major hits and bestselling albums, but also the inside stories behind the music.
Via a series of essays, interviews and biographies, the author shares a wealth of lesser-known details - gained from over thirty years of original material - and explores what the songs of Queen say about their creators. Mark Blake is an acclaimed music journalist and author. Former assistant editor of Q magazine and long-time contributor to Mojo, Blake has written for many high-profile publications including Rolling Stone and Billboard.
Among his previous books are Us and Them: The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis (Nine Eight Books), Magnifico!: The A to Z of Queen (Nine Eight Books), the bestselling Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd and Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin and Beyond, which was listed as a 'Music Book of the Year' by The Times, the Sunday Times, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph.
Blake has edited and contributed to titles about Freddie Mercury, Keith Richards and punk music. He has also worked on official projects for Queen, Pink Floyd, the Who and the Jimi Hendrix estate. He lives just outside London with his wife and son. A unique 'A to Z' biography from music journalist and Queen biographer Mark Blake that will shed new light on the story of the biggest rock band of all time. Publishing to coincide with Queen's fiftieth-anniversary celebrations, which will include the release of new archive material and a repromotion of the Greatest Hits album, with full support from the band. This renewed activity will continue into 2022 when Queen's postponed world tour resumes (fronted by vocalist Adam Lambert). Written in response to the extraordinary success of 2018 box-office hit Bohemian Rhapsody, which is officially the highest-grossing music biopic of all time. The film's soundtrack became the band's highest-charting US album in forty years and introduced a new generation to Queen's music and story. Differs from existing Queen titles by using an 'A to Z' format. The book's content has been specifically designed to appeal to both hardcore fans and casual consumers and can be read cover to cover or sampled at random. The author, Mark Blake, is an established music writer who has interviewed Brian May and Roger Taylor on multiple occasions. He has also worked on official Queen projects, including tour programmes, sleeve notes and the band's 2011 fortieth-anniversary exhibition. Comparable titles include Mark Blake's previous Queen biography Is This The Real Life? The Untold Story of Queen, which went on to be translated and published in numerous other languages and territories, and Lesley-Ann Jones's Bohemian Rhapsody: The Definitive Biography of Freddie Mercury, which has now reached 64k copies through TCM. Fifty years into the band's career, with 1981's Greatest Hits album still the UK's all-time bestselling album and with signature tune 'Bohemian Rhapsody' streamed over 1.2 billion times in 2020, Queen has never been bigger. 'A royal banquet of Mercury and co. morsels ... Blake has enough knowledge and research in his locker to take us on a deep dive into lesser-known corners of the band's history ... there's something here for casuals and obsessives alike ... You want it all? There's not much missing here. 9/10.' 'An engaging mix of humour and detailed critical analysis, delving fathoms deep
'An engaging mix of humour and detailed critical analysis ... great fun. 4/5.' - Mojo
From the award-winning author of Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin and Beyond and Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd comes MAGNIFICO! THE A TO Z OF QUEEN.
Addressing the phenomenal success of Bohemian Rhapsody, acclaimed music journalist Mark Blake builds on the legend of Queen and their enduring audience appeal.
Providing a fresh, unparalleled take on Queen's music, story and legacy, Blake's complete portrait covers not only the major hits and bestselling albums, but also the inside stories behind the music.
Via a series of essays, interviews and biographies, the author shares a wealth of lesser-known details - gained from over thirty years of original material - and explores what the songs of Queen say about their creators. Mark Blake is an acclaimed music journalist and author. Former assistant editor of Q magazine and long-time contributor to Mojo, Blake has written for many high-profile publications including Rolling Stone and Billboard.
Among his previous books are Us and Them: The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis (Nine Eight Books), Magnifico!: The A to Z of Queen (Nine Eight Books), the bestselling Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd and Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin and Beyond, which was listed as a 'Music Book of the Year' by The Times, the Sunday Times, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph.
Blake has edited and contributed to titles about Freddie Mercury, Keith Richards and punk music. He has also worked on official projects for Queen, Pink Floyd, the Who and the Jimi Hendrix estate. He lives just outside London with his wife and son. A unique 'A to Z' biography from music journalist and Queen biographer Mark Blake that will shed new light on the story of the biggest rock band of all time. Publishing to coincide with Queen's fiftieth-anniversary celebrations, which will include the release of new archive material and a repromotion of the Greatest Hits album, with full support from the band. This renewed activity will continue into 2022 when Queen's postponed world tour resumes (fronted by vocalist Adam Lambert). Written in response to the extraordinary success of 2018 box-office hit Bohemian Rhapsody, which is officially the highest-grossing music biopic of all time. The film's soundtrack became the band's highest-charting US album in forty years and introduced a new generation to Queen's music and story. Differs from existing Queen titles by using an 'A to Z' format. The book's content has been specifically designed to appeal to both hardcore fans and casual consumers and can be read cover to cover or sampled at random. The author, Mark Blake, is an established music writer who has interviewed Brian May and Roger Taylor on multiple occasions. He has also worked on official Queen projects, including tour programmes, sleeve notes and the band's 2011 fortieth-anniversary exhibition. Comparable titles include Mark Blake's previous Queen biography Is This The Real Life? The Untold Story of Queen, which went on to be translated and published in numerous other languages and territories, and Lesley-Ann Jones's Bohemian Rhapsody: The Definitive Biography of Freddie Mercury, which has now reached 64k copies through TCM. Fifty years into the band's career, with 1981's Greatest Hits album still the UK's all-time bestselling album and with signature tune 'Bohemian Rhapsody' streamed over 1.2 billion times in 2020, Queen has never been bigger. 'A royal banquet of Mercury and co. morsels ... Blake has enough knowledge and research in his locker to take us on a deep dive into lesser-known corners of the band's history ... there's something here for casuals and obsessives alike ... You want it all? There's not much missing here. 9/10.' 'An engaging mix of humour and detailed critical analysis, delving fathoms deep