Brian Harold May d 19 Temmuz 1947 ingiliz müzisyen şarkıcı şarkı yazarı kayıt prodüktörü ve astrofizikçi Roc

Brian Harold May (d. 19 Temmuz 1947) İngiliz müzisyen, şarkıcı, şarkı yazarı, kayıt prodüktörü ve astrofizikçi. Rock grubu Queen'in baş gitaristi.

Brian May

Genel bilgiler
Doğum	Brian Harold May 19 Temmuz 1947 (76 yaşında) Hampton, Middlesex, İngiltere
Tarzlar	Hard rock, heavy metal, glam rock, pop rock, progresif rock
Meslekler	Gitarist, Şarkıcı, Söz yazarı, Prodüktör, Astrofizikçi
Çalgılar	Gitar, banjo ukulele, bas gitar, klavye, vokal, arp
Etkin yıllar	1963-günümüz
İlişkili hareketler	Queen, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Smile, Freddie Mercury
Resmî site	brianmay.com
Önemli çalgılar
Red Special Fender Stratocaster Fender Telecaster

Brian May, grubun solisti Freddie Mercury ve bateristi Roger Taylor ile grubun kurucuları arasındadır. Üniversite yıllarında Roger Taylor ve Tim Staffell ile birlikte Smile grubunda yer alan May Staffell'in gruptan ayrılması ve Freddie Mercury'nin gruba dahil olmasıyla birlikte Queen grubunu kurmuştur. Müzik hayatına başladığı günden itibaren babasıyla birlikte yaptığı "Red Special" isimli gitarı kullanmaktadır. Gitarı çalarken pena yerine kullandığı 5 peni ile kendine has bir ses elde etmektedir. Imperial College London'da Matematik ve Fizik eğitimi alan May 1968 yılında fizik alanında fen fakültesini dereceyle bitirmiştir. Gelmiş geçmiş en iyi rock gitaristlerinden biri olarak kabul edilmektedir. Grubun , , , , "Hammer to Fall", "Save Me", "Who Wants to Live Forever" ve "The Show Must Go On" gibi pek çok hit şarkısını yazmıştır.

Solo albümleri

1983 - Star Fleet Project
1992 - Back To The Light
1993 - Resurrection
1993 - Live At The Brighton Academy
1998 - Another World
1998 - Red Special
2000 - Furia

Solo Single'ları

1983 - Star Fleet
1991 - Driven By You
1992 - Too Much Love Will Kill You
1992 - Back To The Light
1993 - Resurrection
1993 - Last Horizon
1995 - The Amazing Spider-Man
1998 - Business
1998 - On My Way Up
1998 - Another World
1998 - Why Don't We Try Again

Brian May Videografisi

1983 - Star Licks Master Series
1992 - Guitar Legends Expo'92
1994 - Live At The Brixton Academy

Solo Video Klipleri

1983 - Star Fleet
1992 - Driven By You
1992 - Too Much Love Will Kill You
1992 - Resurrection
1992 - Last Horizon
1998 - Business

Queen ile birlikte yayınladığı albümler

1973 — Queen
1974 — Queen II
1974 — Sheer Heart Attack
1975 — A Night At The Opera
1976 — A Day At The Races
1977 — News Of The World
1978 — Jazz
1979 — Live Killers
1980 — The Game
1980 — Flash Gordon
1981 — Greatest Hits
1982 — Hot Space
1984 — The Works
1986 — A Kind Of Magic
1986 — Live Magic
1989 — The Miracle
1989 —
1991 — Innuendo
1991 — Greatest Hits II
1992 — Live At Wembley'86
1992 — The 12" Collection
1992 — Classic Queen
1995 — Made in Heaven
1995 — Queen In Nuce
1997 — Queen Rocks
1999 — Greatest Hits III
2000 — The Platinum Collection
2004 — Live At The Bowl
2007 — Rock Montreal
2008 — The Cosmos Rocks

Queen albümlerinde bulunan şarkıları

1973 - Keep Yourself Alive (Queen)
1973 - Doing Alright (Queen)
1973 - The Night Comes Down (Queen)
1973 - Son And Daughter (Queen)
1974 - Procession (Queen II)
1974 - Father To Son (Queen II)
1974 - White Queen (As It Began) (Queen II)
1974 - Some Day One Day (Queen II)
1974 - See What A Fool I’ve Been (Queen II)
1974 - Brighton Rock (Sheer Heart Attack)
1974 - Now I’m Here (Sheer Heart Attack)
1974 - Dear Friends (Sheer Heart Attack)
1974 - She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettoes) (Sheer Heart Attack)
1975 - ’39 (A Night At The Opera)
1975 - Sweet Lady (A Night At The Opera)
1975 - The Prophet’s Song (A Night At The Opera)
1975 - Good Company (A Night At The Opera)
1975 - God Save The Queen (Rock Arranged by Brian May) (A Night At The Opera)
1976 - Tie Your Mother Down (A Day At The Races)
1976 - Long Away (A Day At The Races)
1976 - White Man (A Day At The Races)
1976 - Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) (A Day At The Races)
1977 - We Will Rock You (News Of The World)
1977 - All Dead, All Dead (News Of The World)
1977 - Sleeping On The Sidewalk (New Of The World)
1977 - It’s Late (News Of The World)
1978 - Fat Bottomed Girls (Jazz)
1978 - Dead On Time (Jazz)
1978 - Dreamer’s Ball (Jazz)
1978 - Leaving Home Ain’t Easy (Jazz)
1980 - Dragon Attack (The Game)
1980 - Sail Away Sweet Sister (The Game)
1980 - Save Me (The Game)
1980 - Flash’s Theme (Flash Gordon)
1980 - Flash To The Rescue (Flash Gordon)
1980 - Battle Theme (Flash Gordon)
1980 - The Wedding March (Flash Gordon)
1980 - Marriage Of Dale and Ming (Flash Gordon)
1980 - Crash Dive On Mingo City (Flash Gordon)
1980 - Flash’s Theme Reprise (Flash Gordon)
1980 - The Hero (Flash Gordon)
1982 - Dancer (Hot Space)
1982 - Put Out The Fire (Hot Space)
1982 - Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love) (Hot Space)
1984 - Tear It Up (The Works)
1984 - Machines (Or ‘Back To Humans’) (The Works)
1984 - Hammer To Fall (The Works)
1984 - Is This The World We Created? (The Works)
1984 - Thank God It's Christmas (The Works)
1984 - I Go Crazy (The Works)
1986 - Who Wants To Live Forever (A Kind Of Magic)
1986 - Gimme The Prize (Kurgan’s Theme) (A Kind Of Magic)
1986 - Forever (A Kind Of Magic)
1989 - Party (The Miracle)
1989 - I Want It All (The Miracle)
1989 - Scandal (The Miracle)
1989 - Chinese Torture (The Miracle)
1991 - Innuendo (Innuendo)
1991 - Headlong (Innuendo)
1991 - I Can’t Live With You (Innuendo)
1991 - Bijou (Innuendo)
1991 - The Show Must Go On (Innuendo)
1995 - Let Me Live (Made In Heaven)
1995 - Mother Love (Made In Heaven)
1995 - Too Much Love Will Kill You (Made In Heaven)
1997 - I Can't Live With You (1997 Rocks Retake) (Queen Rocks)
1997 - No-one But You (Only The Good Die Young) (Queen Rocks)
1999 - Driven By You (Greatest Hits III)
2008 - Still Burnin' (The Cosmos Rocks)
2008 - Small (The Cosmos Rocks)
2008 - We Believe (The Cosmos Rocks)
2008 - Small (Reprise) (The Cosmos Rocks)

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