"Tenement Funster" was written by drummer Roger Taylor for the band's 1974 album "Sheer Heart Attack". Taylor sang the lead vocals for the track, as well as all of the backing vocals. The backing track consisted of Taylor's drums, Freddie Mercury's piano, John Deacon's bass and Brian May's Red Special guitar. It's a typical Taylor track about youth and rebellion and also includes echo effects with May's guitar, as in "Brighton Rock" off of the same album. The last couple of guitar notes overlap into "Flick Of The…read more
"Tenement Funster" was written by drummer Roger Taylor for the band's 1974 album "Sheer Heart Attack". Taylor sang the lead vocals for the track, as well as all… read more
Queen is an English rock band originally consisting of four members: vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bass guitarist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. The band formed in London in 1970 after May and Taylor's former band Smile split after having released an album and single. Freddie replaced lead vocalist Tim Staffell, after the latter's departure from the original trio. There was much deliberation as to what the band's name would be. May and Taylor had settled upon the Grand Dance, derived from a C.S. Lewis Trilogy of books Out Of The S… read more
Queen is an English rock band originally consisting of four members: vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bass guitarist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. The band formed in London in 1970 after May and Taylo… read more