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![MIke Oldfield 'Tubular Bells' (Virgin); Led Zeppelin 'Houses of the Holy' (Atlantic); Roxy Music 'For Your Pleasure' Warner Bros./Island; Pink Floyd 'The Dark Side of the Moon' (Harvest/Capitol); Lou Reed 'Berlin' (RCA); New York Dolls 'New York Dolls' (Mercury); David Bowie 'Aladdin Sane' (RCA); Stevie Wonder 'Innervisions' (Tamla)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QXFDn6tGZGfCreCispSn46-320-80.jpg)
50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why
By Christopher Scapelliti published
With debut albums from Queen and Aerosmith, epic masterpieces by Mike Oldfield and Elton John, plus Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses of the Holy,’ 1973 was a multi-genre, stylistically freewheeling musical jamboree
![Brian May of Queen performs on stage at Palau Sant Jordi on May 22, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qkcsizVjfSCR2hnZdxTyt5-320-80.jpg)
Half a Century of Killer Guitar Tone and Now More Popular Than the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones on Spotify, Queen Are Still Delivering their Unique Kind of Magic
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
50 years on from the release of Queen’s self-titled debut album, Brian May remains an inspiration to guitarists of all ages
![Freddie Mercury and Brian May of Queen performing live on stage (](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jYT2WqMXtV8rZu6TwaJkAH-320-80.jpg)
The Ultimate Brian May Lead Guitar Lesson
By Charlie Griffiths published
Learn the signature licks and tricks of Queen’s legendary guitarist
![Brian May (left) and Jimmy Page perform onstage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w6ZQg3R7gVK6e7wPuF6oY7-320-80.jpg)
Brian May: "When Queen Heard Led Zeppelin, We Thought, ‘Oh My God, This is Where We’re Trying to Get to, and They’re Already There!’"
By Jackson Maxwell published
Zeppelin, May explained in a recent interview, inspired Queen to follow their own playbook when it came to making records, even if that meant ignoring conventional wisdom.
![Arielle with Brian May Guitars Arielle signature model in Two Tone finish](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pj3kVsLUBHCJUYoDJ2bqhW-320-80.jpg)
Watch Arielle’s Freewheeling “’73” Music Video
By Rod Brakes published
Video The new single arrives ahead of the Brian May Guitars signature artist’s latest album, ‘’73’
![Brian May, 2022](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z7tF2JT6u9koSskoU3wchn-320-80.jpg)
“So Much of It Is in the Fingers, but the Guitar Is Still Your Closest Thing”: Brian May Talks Tone, Building the Red Special, Early Queen and More in This Unmissable Podcast
By Rod Brakes published
Video If you’re a guitar player and you like Queen then you’ll love ‘The Red Special Guitar Podcast’
![Robyn Hitchcock and Andy Metcalfe of The Soft Boys supporting The Damned at the Rainbow Theatre, London, England, on April 8th 1978](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3c6VSon9SKLhJFZXDrmKVA-320-80.jpg)
Listen to the Soft Boys’ “Queen of Eyes” – a Track That Helped Launch the Neo-Psychedelic Revolution
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The group are credited for paving the way for Britain’s shoegaze and dream pop bands
![Brian May, Freddie Mercury of Queen, photo session for 'Music Life' magazine, at Hotel Pacific Tokyo on their Night At The Opera Japan tour, Tokyo, Japan, 21 March 1976](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WEL6ne48hNiAez7h7gEjqN-320-80.jpg)
“I Said I Would Like to, Effectively, Sing a Verse On The Guitar”: Brian May Reveals the Studio Secrets of His Legendary “Bohemian Rhapsody” Solo
By Guitar Player Staff published
The Queen guitarist explains how he made the melody fit so perfectly with Mercury’s masterpiece.
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