Brian Could has mentioned the seminal album cowl for Queen’s iconic 1973 album within the newest episode of Queen: The Biggest.
The multi-part internet sequence is in honor of the band’s 1973 self-titled debut, which was not too long ago remixed, remastered, and expanded.
In episode 5, Could dives into the album cowl for the album. He explains: “I had this premonition that Freddie was very special and that he was gonna be our icon. So, rather than put the four band members on the front of the first Queen album, I thought it would be nice just to have Freddie as a symbol. Like, the figurehead on a boat or a ship.”
Elsewhere within the interview, Could explains how Mercury designed the iconography for the album artwork. Try the complete clip under.
In episode 4 of the sequence, Brian Could and Roger Taylor broke down the band’s music video historical past.
Within the clip, the duo recall seeing the primary Queen “music video” recent off the discharge of the lead single off their self-titled LP, “Keep Yourself Alive.” Nonetheless struggling for radio play as a burgeoning band, the group have been desperate to make the most of a chance for a platform on BBC.
“I remember going home from some place to my parents house and it was going to come on the TV, so we were glued to the TV, and suddenly this little train comes along,” Could shares of the primary time he noticed “Keep Yourself Alive” play on the present The Outdated Gray Whistle Take a look at, paired with animated clips of two racing trains. “We were just mesmerized.” Though the group didn’t technically star within the video, it marked their music’s first TV look. Could and Taylor keep in mind presenter Bob Harris’ pleasure at this new group—an indication that they have been actually coming onto the scene.
