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Brian May - Back to the Light Audio CD

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Brian May Band: Brian May
Title: Back to the Light
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Release Date: 1992-09-28
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Dark 2: Back to the Light 3: Love Token 4: Resurrection - Brian May, Cozy Powell 5: Too Much Love Will Kill You 6: Driven by You 7: Nothin' But Blue 8: I'm Scared 9: Last Horizon 10: Let Your Heart Rule Your Head 11: Just One Life 12: Rollin' Over 13: Driven by You [*]

good cd
It had a Queen feel to it, but uniquely Brian May. I was very impressed with Brian's music.


Awesome!


There are records to play in background when a visit comes to your house, with that background music you can chat, eat, or whattever. Brian May is, of course, one of the greatest rock gutarists - This record took an extensive amount of time to be completed and you can notice that in every song. - But there are some records to listen with plenty of attention, and this is one of them.

The poweful sound that Brian creates takes you into a real musical roallercoaster, as he does with Queen music.

This record it's a must have for the Queen and Brian's fans. But also, for general musical lovers, it's a true piece of genuine rock, with that Brian May trademark.


"Everything I do, I'm driven by you"


This album has great songs all the way through, but has me wondering: "How come Brian May's solo career wasn't more successful?" Brian May was, after all, Queen's best musician. I had originally wrote this review on April 24, 2005 and decided to include it in my current profile. Yes, Freddie Mercury had the best voice and was the band's showman, Roger Taylor was a great drummer had a unique talent of hitting the high notes and John Deacon was a great bass player and wrote great songs (Queen was indeed a team). However, Brian May's guitar parts defined Queen's sound and he had a gift for making different sounds off his custom-made Red Special guitar that only he could come up with. "Dark" is a lullaby prelude "We will rock you, rock you, rock you," Brian sweetly sings before his guitar takes over and literally wakes you up. "Back to the Light" is the title track and sounds a little like "Play the Game. " "Love Token" is a bluesy rocker, whose happy-go-lucky melody belies a tale of marital infidelity, followed by the spiritual rocker "Resurrection," which features the late Cozy Powell on drums. The best song is perhaps the melancholy "Too Much Love Will Kill You" (which Queen would actually record and include on Made In Heaven), followed by the minour hit "Driven by You" (it was actually used in an automobile advert in the UK). "Nothing But Blue" was written around the time Brian's musical partner Freddie was very ill near the final days of his life, and features John Deacon on bass. "I'm Scared" is a tongue in cheek rocker "I'm scared of finding myself, I'm scared of losing myself. . . " and the list of Brian's personal horrors goes on. "Last Horizon" is a beautiful sounding instrumental. "Let Your Heart Rule Your Head" is a laid back country-style song, much in the mold of "39" from A Night at the Opera. "Just One Life" is an ode to another person Brian admired. It all ends with the Small Faces' "Rolling Over" before Brian reprises the "We will rock you" intro to close it off. There is speculation that much of this album would have found itself on a Queen album, had Freddie been around at this time. The only clue Brian gives to that is a list of acknowledgements including "the sorely missed Freddie Mercury. ".


Awesome Live
I used to have the cassette, but wore it out long ago. I have been looking for this CD for a long time. I saw Brian May open for Guns N Roses in 1993. He put on an awesome show and this CD was great. I have too have wondered why his solo career never took off. I guess it is all about radio and MTV. The songs on this album for the most part just rock. Great driving music.


Brian May - An Underated Album That Most Queen Fans Would Enjoy
After Freddie Mercury's death May decided to try his hand at a solo career. Brian May is best known as the guitarist for Queen. The result was this album. The album did not sell all that well, which is a pity because it is very good and I would think most Queen fans would really enjoy it. Similar to Queen, May's solo album is very eclectic with a wide range of musical styles represented. May's voice is certainly not in the same league as Mercury, but it is pleasant enough and fits the material well. As always his guitar playing is top notch. The majority of the album was written and performed with the late great Cozy Powell (Rainbow, ELP, Black Sabbath) on drums and his influence is all over this disc. May was going through a rough period in his life dealing with a divorce and the death of several people close to him (including Mercury). The lyrics reflect what he was going through at the time. Highlights include The Dark / Back To The Light, a bombastic rocker about loss and redemption. Resurrection is another crunching rock track. Driven By You was the single from the disc. Too Much Love Will Kill you is an incredible song especially in the wake of Mercury's death. Nothing But Blue is May's take on the blues. Let You're Heart Rule Your Head will remind you of 39 from Queen's Night At The Opera album. Just One Life is another melancholy track about loss. The album closes with a rocking cover of Rollin Over. There are a few weak spots on the disc, but overall I have always liked this one a lot. I would think just about anyone into Queen would also enjoy this disc.


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