Brian May

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 adı	Brian Harold May
Doğum	19 Temmuz 1947 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 "We Will Rock You", "I Want It All", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Flash", "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

Brian May, Frankfurt, 2005

• 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 — Queen At The Beeb
• 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)

Dış bağlantılar

• Brian May Resmi Web Sitesi 23 Şubat 2011 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi.
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