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| | Brian May - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Brian Harold May CBE (born 19 July 1947) is the guitarist for the British rock band Queen. | | | May composed "I Want It All" for that album (recent releases credit the song to just him), as well as Scandal (based on his personal problems with the British press). | | | The result was One Vision, which was basically Brian on music (the Magic Years documentary shows how he came up with the opening section and the basic guitar riff) and Roger on lyrics, with Freddie being more a producer and arranger than a proper co-writer, and John Deacon mostly absent. |
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| | Official International Queen Fan Club About Brian May... |
| | Brian kept up with the guitar, but was finding that his own acoustic guitar was inadequate for the music he was listening to and trying to emulate. | | | Brian's interest in music grew when he started listening to albums by such artists as buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers. | | | As both Brian and his father were great at making things, they came up with the idea to build a guitar exactly to Brian's specifications. |
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| | Brian May Biography |
| | Brian and the group were devastated by the loss of Cozy, a brilliant and inspiring musician, crucial contributor to the Brian May album and irreplaceable friend. | | | Brian's second solo album, "Another World," again demonstrates his versatility as a writer, covering a wide terrain of styles -- from the monster rock track "Business" to the subtlety of the album's closer and title track. | | | Growing up in the '50s and '60s, Brian was surrounded by the influences of an era dominated by such artists as the Shadows and Elvis Presley. |
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| | Brian May |
| | Queen may be dead but Brian May continues to astound his fans with his masterly skill on the homemade red guitar that he built at such a young age. | | | May began playing guitar at the age of 7 and had built his own guitar, the "Red Special," by the age of 16. | | | In 1992 any doubts as to his skill and popularity were dismissed after the Brian May Band began a world tour that went on to sell out at venues the world over. |
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| | Play like Brian May |
| | Brian's guitar solos are very melodic and often feature harmonised, multi-tracked guitars. | | | Brian is famous for his great guitar tones, but because his sound is so distinctive, it is rather difficult to copy. | | | Brian May is a great songwriter and was responsible for composing some of Queen's greatest hits. |
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| | Amazon.com: Back to the Light: Music: Brian May |
| | May was arguably the best songwriter from Queen but had the softest singing voice which can be difficult if you're as fond of heavy metal as he is but thankfully for him he doesn't go for an album full of "rockers". | | | Brian May sings on this album like he sings on all his self sung compositions with Queen, like a 300 pound man were sitting on his chest while he was singing. | | | This is a great cd from Brian May. While the cd came from a rough time in Brian's life. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000OCJ?v=glance
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| | Axe Idols Profiles: Brian May |
| | Brian later graduated with honours in physics and maths, and thereafter dedicated his time to music. | | | Shortly afterwards, Brian and his father began to work on a custom guitar, the Red Special, that would become Brian's trademark and spawn a signature series by Burns. | | | After signing to Elektra, Queen released their self-titled debut album in 1973. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/my/riplash/ai_may.html
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| | Brian May |
| | Brian was born in Twickenham, England and began learning to play the piano at age 5, and the ukulele by the time he was 6. | | | Brian got his first acoustic guitar on his 7th birthday and soon began altering it to make it more handleable and to give it an electric sound. | | | Brian's father was an electronics engineer, and Brian himself was a talented physics student planning a career in astronomy, so they decided to work together and build Brian a new guitar to the specifications he wanted. |
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http://members.aol.com/maypenguin/brian1.htm
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| | VOX Brian May Special Combo guitar Amp |
| | Brian May's guitar work with Queen resulted in some of the most memorable rock anthems of all time. | | | The Brian May Special is a 10 Watt, 1 x 6.5 in. | | | When teamed with May's Treble Boost pedal (which accentuates the upper-mid frequencies) and Red Special guitar, the resulting sound was both unnervingly beautiful and historically monumental. |
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http://www.portlandmusiccompany.com/brianm.html
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| | Brian May - Latest news, reviews and interviews |
| | Brian's ‘We Will Rock You&; was particularly singled out for being one of the USA's most played songs as well as a sports anthem to hundreds of organisations and teams throughout the US. | | | With a musical career spanning 3 decades, Queen founding member BRIAN MAY is a world-renowned guitarist, songwriter, producer and performer. | | | Brian was proud to play feature guitar on the Winter Olympics 2002 Opening music for his good friend, composer the late Michael Kamen. |
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| | In Memory of Brian May, Champion of Folk Musicians |
| | You may have read the January 1994 issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine which praised Brian May as, "one of acoustic music's true angels." You may have had the pleasure of meeting Brian and learning the truth of that appraisal firsthand. | | | Acoustic Guitar Magazine got it right; Brian May was, "one of acoustic music's true angels." | | | Folk musicians and folk music lovers everywhere lost a true friend when Brian died from complications of the polio and paralysis on July 5, 1995. |
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http://www.acousticmusic.net/radio/brianmay.html
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Back to the Light: Music |
| | What made me want to listen to this album was the sound of Brian May's guitar. | | | Despite this being Brian's first solo vehicle (unless you include his "Starfleet" EP) this album is the closest thing you'll ever get to a Queen album in all but the name as you realise how much influence Brian had in Queen. | | | The legendary Brian May sound and muli-layered harmonies are ued to brilliant effect throughout an equally brilliant album. |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000025TFY
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| | Brian May : Star Fleet Project - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect |
| | And Brian's "friends" on the album include session bassist Phil Chen, REO Speedwagon drummer Alan Gratzer, and none other than Eddie Van Halen on second guitar. | | | Brian May's Star Fleet Project is one mysterious album. | | | It doesn't take a genius to predict that Star Fleet would be a guitar-heavy album, and it is, with lots of over-the-top guitar duels and songs based on soloing rather than memorable compositions. |
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http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,127788,00.html
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| | VH1.com : Brian May : Queen's Brian May |
| | May studied astronomy and physics at London's Imperial College and played in a band, the Others, which released the single "Oh Yeah." In 1966 May formed Smile with drummer Roger Taylor and bassist Tim Staffell. | | | With May's ringing guitar histrionics, Mercury's outrageous preening and the band's elaborate vocal harmonies, Queen became a global sensation both on record and onstage. | | | But lead guitarist Brian May's magisterial musicianship will still be a major part of the mix. |
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http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/515968/07161999/may_brian_1_.jhtml
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| | About Brian May |
| | Brian May trained at the Adelaide Elder Conservatorium as a pianist, violinist and conductor. | | | The theme was composed by Australian George Dreyfus, but May’s arrangement of the theme was recorded by the Show Band and quickly reached the top of the Australian charts, selling more than 100,000 copies. | | | A breakthrough for Brian May was the drama series Rush, set on the 19th-century Victorian goldfields. |
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http://www.brianmayscholarship.org/printer/about_brianmay.htm
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| | Frank Zappa Forum - Brian May on Zap |
| | Brian May just posted a thing about improvisation on his website www.brianmay.com where he talks about meeting FZ. | | | Brian has his own signature tone, which helps to seperate him from anyone else. | | | I remember an article in a newspaper about FZ who wanted Brian May in the band... |
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http://www.zappa.com/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=quotes;action=display;num=1118003630
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| | Brian May Treble Booster |
| | Anyone who has listened to Brian's guitar work with the band Queen knows that his guitar tone is amazing (not to mention his playing). | | | Fortunately, there is now an official commercial copy of Brian May's guitar by Burns of London, and it really sounds the part. | | | Guitar luthiers, or anyone who wishes to modify their guitar, may also purchase Kent Armstrong Burns Tri-Sonic V pickups from WD Music. |
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http://www.treblebooster.com/brian_may_treble_booster.htm
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| | Brian May - Guitar Player Jan 83 |
| | On records Brian proves to be a player of imagination and stylistic versatility as well. | | | May cuts the figure of the quintessential British rocker - tall, lean, and in control. | | | Queen was voted Band Of The Year in the Melody Maker reader's poll early the next year, and their follow-up Queen II LP yielded a hit. |
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http://www.pemcom.demon.co.uk/queen/articles/bhm8301.html
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| | Pickup Wiring Modification for Brian May Guitar: Series to Parallel Mod |
| | As a bonus this modification is not permanent, you need only a soldering iron to do it, and you won't have to sacrifice any of the sounds that your guitar already has. | | | Take a listen to the guitar solo on "Bohemian Rhapsody." That crying guitar tone is created by putting the neck and the middle pickups in series and out-of-phase (and then driving the hell out of the amplifier). | | | It is because of this redundancy that you don't actually need all three phase switches to achieve the stock Brian May guitar sounds. |
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http://www.treblebooster.com/brian_may_pickup_mod.htm
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| | Burns Official Brian May Signature Guitar |
| | Irrespective of the music that May subsequently produced with his guitar, what makes the Red Special unique is it was made at home by two people - Brian and his dad - who had no prior experience of guitar building. | | | The story of how he ultimately chose Burns for the job is described by both Brian and his tech Pete Malandrone elsewhere within the issue, but here we have one of the first production Burns Brian May Signature models to roll off the Korean production line in late August 2001. | | | It's easy to get lost among the flurry of switches - even Brian admits to getting foxed from time to time - but the sheer variety of sounds at your fingertips is most impressive. |
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http://www.adirondackguitar.com/burns/review.htm
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| | Brian may - Brian May |
| | This is a small amp that is great for recording or for using as a guitar preamp for live gigs | | | With a musical career spanning almost three decades, Queen founding member Brian May has earned himself a place in rock history as one of the most accomplished and talented contemporary guitarists | | | Information and Reviews of the Vox Brian May Special guitar amp. |
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http://brian-may.searchedfor.com
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| | Queen Network - Brian May |
| | The distintive sound of his guitar is an essential element to Queen's music in the same way that Freddie Mercury's vocals are. | | | Born on 19th July 1947 in Hampton, United Kingdom, Brian has been among the most influential rock guitarists during the last three decades. | | | Extremely talented musician who designed his own guitar, the Red Special, at a young age and has been using it ever since. |
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| | This was never released by Lonnie Donnegan, but Brian released it on his 1992 solo album "Back To The Light". | | | [Freddie] 1976 "You Nearly Did Me In" by Ian Hunter backing vocals on this song, from the album "All American Alien Boy" [Freddie, Roger] 1977 "Diggin' My Potatoes" by Lonnie Donnegan played guitar, from the album "Puttin' On The Style" Brian also played on the track "Rolling Stone" which was never released. | | | Cover versions of Queen music by other bands. |
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| | Brian May's "Star Fleet Project" |
| | Here Brian shares his thoughts on his album and forthcoming video. | | | Also in attendance were Alice Cooper keyboardist Fred Mandel, REO Speedwagon drummer Alan Gratzer, and Phil Chen, bassist for the Rod Stewart band. | | | "Star Fleet", the project's single, contains brief example of May's layered guitar technique, a signature sound on many Queen hits. |
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http://www.pemcom.demon.co.uk/queen/articles/bmsf.html
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| | BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BRIAN MAY: JUSTIN HAWKINS Will Not Be Singing For QUEEN |
| | QUEEN guitarist Brian May has dismissed as "a nice little fabrication" a recent U.K. tabloid report that suggested his band would be joined by THE DARKNESS singer Justin Hawkins to perform at a concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of QUEEN's first chart hit. | | | The accuracy of the information contained herein is neither confirmed nor guaranteed by Roadrunner Records, and the views and opinions of authors expressed on these pages do not necessarily state or reflect those of Roadrunner Records or its employees. | | | As Justin would do a fine job on any Queen song they would let him sing. |
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| | Amazon.co.uk: "Queen" and I: Brian May Story: Books |
| | This book is an account of one of the world's greatest ever rock bands and its lead guitarist, Brian May. With details and exclusive interviews with many of the world's leading rock musicians, it tells the story of how they achieved and enjoyed rock stardom, with its ups and downs. | | | It is published as The Brian May Band is achieving new heights of international acclaim. | | | Laura Jackson is the author of "Golden Stone", an investigation of the life and murder of Rolling Stone Brian Jones. |
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| | BRIAN MAY |
| | And finally, which Brian discusses harmony soloing and demonstates at the conclusion of the tape. | | | In adition to all this, Brian takes you step by step through a fantastic selection of his hottest licks and solos, featuring material from 11 different Queen albums. | | | This is truly a unique opportunity for you to recive a "Private Guitar Lesson" from one of today's foremost guitarists, whose musical contributions have spanned over a decade of popular rock music. |
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| | Brian May |
| | For most of the time, instead of using a guitar pick, Brian used a coin to add to his effects he made with his guitar. | | | I've always admired Brian's playing style, and someday, I hope to be an awesome musician as he is. Brian, you truely are the greatest, my hat's off to you, my friend and keep up the excellent work! | | | People have come close to trying to duplicate the guitar, and have only made about 2-3 "clones" of the guitar, but the duplicates to this day, still don't have the unique sound of the Red Special. |
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http://www.ki-tera.com/hollyann/CanadItalia/brianmay.htm
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| | Thirst soundtrack - Brian May |
| | For those of you wondering - no, it's not Brian May from Queen, but Australian-born Brian May the composer responsible for the soundtracks to Patrick (1978) (Goblin scored the Italian release), The Day After Halloween (1979) and The Survivor (1980) amongst others. | | | There's a few string-based easy listening tracks, but this soundtrack mainly consists of full-on orchestral incidental music. |
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| | Abstract Brian May Guitar |
| | The Original Brian May "Red Special" has a Rosewood Fingerboard. | | | The Original Brian May "Red Special" is made from Oak, | | | The Original Brian May "Red Special" uses a primitive tremolo that doesn't hold tune |
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| | Brian May MP3 Downloads - Brian May Music Downloads - Brian May Music Videos |
| | Few rock guitarists possess a playing style as instantly recognizable as Queen's Brian May. With his orchestrated guitar armies (multi-tracked guitar lines overdubbed on top of each other) and instantly memorable, well-constructed melodic leads, May is in a class all by himself. | | | Brian May MP3 Downloads - Brian May Music Downloads - Brian May Music Videos | | | Love Brian May? Hate Brian May? Tell us why. |
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| | BRIAN MAY |
| | This recording is for fans of Brian's unique guitar sound and he does some amazing impromptu playing only heard on these radio shows. | | | CD 2 : 1) Hammer To Fall 2) Brian solo 3) Drum Solo 4) Resurrection 5) We Will Rock You (slower version) 6) Tie Your Mother Down 7) Another World 8) All The Way From Memphis 9) No One But You (Total Disc Time 57:06) | | | Bonus Track: 18) Driven By You (Special Version for DJ's Under extreme stress) (Total Disc Time 73:22) |
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| | Brian May Music |
| | Music » Bands and Artists » M » May, Brian | | | Help build the largest human-contributed music project online |
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| | Brian May World Forum @ www.ezboard.com |
| | There is other great music apart from Brian May and Queen. | | | Talk about other bands, your favourite song of the moment, your last concert, etc...- open to all music fans | | | This is a general discussion forum about Brian May and of course Queen as well - open to all participants. |
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| | Rolling Stone : Brian May |
| | Brian May's solo albums celebrate the fun-loving power of melodic, guitar-driven Hard Rock, proving... | | | Who knows more about Brian May than you? |
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| | The Brian May House Of Worship |
| | This sight was created from my overwhelming admiration and adoration for Brian May, the most talented and intelligent guitarist the world has ever known. | | | This page was last updated on: February 9, 2002 |
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| | www.brianmayworld.com |
| | Photos of this website do appear in the booklet of the Queen + CD "Greatest Hits III" (limited edition) | | | We Will Rock You Musical Tickets - Köln, Germany - buy them directly here | | | and are exclusive to Brian May World on the web |
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| | News Release: G. Brian May, Health Care IT Executive, Joins SAIC, 08-17-2000 |
| | "Brian is a seasoned executive who has an impressive track record in successfully leading complex IT programs," said SAIC Sector Senior Vice President Bill Nydam. | | | He also has been director of management services at Sisters of Mercy, the predecessor of Catholic Healthcare West, where he was responsible for centralized information systems, risk management and materials management. | | | May has a master's degree in business administration, finance and management from the University of Miami; and a bachelor's degree in business administration, economics and finance from Baylor University. |
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| | TigerBlog News, Notes, Observations on the Detroit Tigers |
| | A bold move by Dombrowski, but not one that history looks at kindly. | | | Hall of Famer Red Ruffing held the Tigers to six hits in one of his two shutouts of the season. | | | Part of his problems these past few years may well have been a result of his trying to play through pain a little too much. |
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| | VirtCert.com Testimonials from our Fans! |
| | If you would like to tell the world how wonderful we are, simply Click Here to send us your glowing email to testimonial to testimonial@virtcert.com. | | | Just so you know who the letters are addressed to, Brian Gallagher is the President of VirtCert.com and Pete Mendicino is the VP. | | | You also program your own markups into the system as well. |
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| | Brian May (II) |
| | Find where Brian May is credited alongside another name | | | They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. | | | Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Brian May (II) |
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| | Playlist for Brian Turner - May 13, 2003 |
| | More on Radon Studios label at www.radonstudio.com, they're a fantastic and uncompromising outlet of great sounds including these folks plus the likes of Steve Mackay, Daniele Brusaschetto, and more | | | Playlist for Brian Turner - May 13, 2003 | | | May 13, 2003: w/live set from KOONDA HOLAA and THE BEETCHEES/(r)/SIKHARA |
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| | PROGRAMMING YOUR PENDULUM |
| | With practice, it may only take 20 or 30 seconds to enter a suitable state of preparation, so please do not be put off with the image of having to sit cross-legged and chanting ”Oom” for half an hour, this certainly is not necessary. | | | Often though, people may have concerns about leaving a witness with you. | | | Let’s consider the situation where concerned parents approach us in an attempt to locate their teenage son or daughter who has left home and refuses to make contact. |
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| | Threedy Forums - View Profile: Brian May |
| | Contact Us - 3DTotal - Archive - Top | | | Send a message via email to Brian May | | | all images displayed on this site are copyright the original artists and may not be reproduced, copied or published elsewhere without their express permission |
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