Brian May

[Endrik]

just wondering, how many fans here?

I think he is one of the very best

[GodOfRhythm]

Great songwriter, not so much a fan of his 'leads', but he does some very awesome and interesting three note harmonies and stuff that are just to die for.

Together with Mercury he was amazing!

[donf]

He's a great player as well as a great singer. I saw him last year during their Queen tour with Paul Rodgers. He came out front with an acoustic and did several songs by himself. Real cool. On another note, Roger Taylor is also an excellent singer. They were overshadowed because of Freddies tremedous voice.

[Endrik]

anyone saw VH1 Rock Honors? Queen + Paul Rodgers played pretty well there,

check it out

LINK

[Endrik]

btw. the original Queen was amazingly unqiue band in the world of rock'n'roll, first of all they sounded like no one else and second of all they had a totally different attitude, totally antithesis of the typical sex, drugs and rock'n'roll thing.
They weren't junkies, they weren't alcoholics, they didn't smoke 4 packs of Marlboro reds in a day and what's the most amazing thing, they acted like a normal human beings, no ego bullshit, no dramas, no fights etc. The just played music with their heart.

I'm always been a fan of wild-badboy rock'n'roll, but I have tons of respect for the Queen guys for being just good people.

[kmanick]

I saw Queen live at the old Boston Garden in 1979 and couldn't believe the show they put on.
roger,Freddie and Brian all sang their asses off, and live these guys were a lot heavier than on vinyl. Brians live guitar tone was huge.
One of my all time favorite bands.
I always thought all 4 of these guys were gay, but it turns out that just Freddie was, all these guys are married with kids. (roger Taylor has been married several times)
who knew?

[Guitardude86]

Brian May is a player I have huge respect for..
The one Queen album I've probably listened the most to is actually Innuendo. Everyone knew Freddie had AIDS when they recorded the album. He was going to die, Freddie knew that himself. Listening to "The Show Must Go On" gives me goosebumps every time. It sums up the entire situation. Also "My Bijou", I like to think that's Brian expressing his feelings through his guitar. Hits me straight in the soul.

R.I.P. Freddie

[sully]

brian may rules. he just rules. dude always knows what note to play, and what notes not to play.

[ShredOrAlive]

just wondering, how many fans here?

I think he is one of the very best

+100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Queen, as a whole, kicked immeasurable ass. A Queen CD always manages to find it's way into my Jeep's player atleast once or twice a week.

[Cleveland Metal]

That band was groundbreaking and they were pioneers...

Saw them live and they were amazing showmen, and the show was impeccable as far as it was ran like a finely oiled machine. Many incidents of amazement really as far as the band and crew went that night.

Much respect.

[Racerx2k]

Definitely a Brain May fan. Just heard the soundclips of the new Brian May Digitech pedal, and want one, badly! Amazed at how close they got.

[ChickenScratch]

He's great, his band's great, that damn guitar is great. everything even remotly connected to Queen rules!

[Endrik]

Listening to "The Show Must Go On" gives me goosebumps every time.

+1

[semagic]

"Tie your mother down" is one of my all time favorite riffs as well as tunes...
Brian May is a gifted soul with tremendous feel when he plays...

[slash-ed]

Brian May was the man who inspired me to pick up the guitar...