Brian May

Brian May

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When Brian May's father started work in 1963 building a home-made guitar out of a discarded mantelpiece, he couldn't possibly have predicted the incredible journey the guitar and his son would eventually take. Brian May, born July 19, 1947 in London, and the homemade guitar he calls The Red Special would end up as the cornerstone of one of the world's biggest rock bands who in their heyday played to over a quarter of a million fans when Queen, the band he founded with Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, headlined the Rio Rock Festival. Using his distinctive guitar May developed an instantly recognizable style and sound. With his use of powerful chords, carefully structured harmonic layers and ingenious use of effects he has created some of the most memorable riffs in rock history. Aficionados of the guitar cite the five minutes and eight seconds of “Brighton Rock” on Queen's third album Sheer Heart Attack as one of May's finest performances. The track showcases May's extraordinary talents and became one of the highlights of Queen's live performances throughout their career. As a member of Queen, May achieved 23 top 10 albums and the same number of top ten singles. The band ceased after Freddie Mercury’s death, but Brian May had already scored a top 10 album with his solo debut, 1992’s Back to the Light, which included the UK top 10 hits “Driven by You” and “Too Much Love Will Kill You”. 1998’s Another World and 2000’s La Musique de Furia maintained his status as a guitar god. In 2005 May was awarded a CBE for services to the music industry and charity work and in 2007 he attained a PhD in astrophysics which led to him becoming a collaborator on NASA's New Horizons Pluto mission. Bohemian Rhapsody, a biopic about Freddie Mercury brought Queen a new generation of fans and led to Brian May and a reformed Queen opening the 2019 Oscar telecast. In 2021 a remastered release of Back to the Light returned Brian May into the top 10 of the UK album chart.

Top tracks

09
Driven By You (Remastered 2011)
Brian May
The Platinum Collection (Greatest Hits I II & III - 2011 Remaster)
04:09
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
14
Rigoletto, Act III : Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile (Live)
Luciano Pavarotti
Pavarotti & Friends
02:24
Writer: Francesco Maria Piave - Victor Marie Hugo / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
10
Love of My Life (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
04:37
Writer: Freddie Mercury / Composers: Freddie Mercury
01
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Brian May
Too Much Love Will Kill You
04:28
Composers: Brian May - Frank Musker - Elizabeth Lamers
12
Cosmic Guitar Solo Part 1 (live)
Brian May
Live In Bratislava
02:31
Composers: Brian May
01
New Horizons (Ultima Thule Mix)
Brian May
New Horizons (Ultima Thule Mix)
04:22
Writer: Brian May - Don Black / Composers: Brian May
08
Now I'm Here (Live At The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Wembley, London / 1992)
Def Leppard
Adrenalize (Deluxe)
06:01
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
05
Amazing Grace
Brian May
Golden Days
02:48
Writer: John Newton / Composers: John Newton
01
Holy Man (Hawkins - May - Taylor - Wilson Version)
Dennis Wilson
Holy Man (Hawkins - May - Taylor - Wilson Version)
05:18
Writer: Dennis Wilson - Taylor Hawkins - Brian May - Gregg Jakobson / Composers: Dennis Wilson - Taylor Hawkins - Brian May - Gregg Jakobson
03
Golden Days
Brian May
Golden Days
04:21
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
03
Love Token
Brian May
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
05:55
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
01
Love in a Rainbow
Brian May
Golden Days
04:30
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May - Kerry Ellis
04
It's Gonna Be All Right (The Panic Attack Song)
Brian May
Golden Days
03:45
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
02
Rockstar
Dappy
Bad Intentions
03:38
Composers: Ayak Thiik - Ben Kohn - Peter Kelleher - Tom Barnes - Costadinos Contostavlos - Alfie Danger
02
Roll with You
Brian May
Golden Days
03:54
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May - Kerry Ellis
10
Let Your Heart Rule Your Head
Brian May
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
03:51
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
01
Who Wants To Live Forever (Live at “Teatro Del Silenzio” 2024, Tuscany)
Andrea Bocelli
Who Wants To Live Forever (Live at “Teatro Del Silenzio” 2024, Tuscany)
05:56
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
02
Back To The Light
Brian May
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
04:59
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
08
Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?
Brian May
The Rocky Horror Show (1996 All Star Studio Cast)
03:21
Writer: Richard O'Brien / Composers: Richard O'Brien
01
Star Fleet (Edited Single Version / 2023 Mix)
Brian May
Star Fleet (Edited Single Version)
04:01
Composers: Paul Bliss
16
New Damage
Soundgarden
Badmotorfinger (Super Deluxe Edition)
05:22
Writer: Chris Cornell - Kim A. Thayil - Matt Cameron / Composers: Chris Cornell - Kim A. Thayil - Matt Cameron
04
Dust in the Wind (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
04:21
Writer: Kerry Livgren / Composers: Kerry Livgren
01
Who Wants to Live Forever
Wilhelm Lichtenberg
Who Wants to Live Forever
05:42
Composers: Brian May
15
No One but You (Only the Good Die Young) (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
06:04
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
10
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Brian May
Pavarotti & Friends
04:29
Writer: Brian May - Elizabeth A. Lamers - Frank Musker / Composers: Brian May - Elizabeth A. Lamers - Frank Musker
09
Parisienne Walkways
Brian May
Golden Days
03:43
Writer: Gary Moore - Phil Lynott / Composers: Gary Moore - Phil Lynott
14
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
03:46
Writer: Freddie Mercury / Composers: Freddie Mercury
10
One Rainy Wish
Brian May
Another World (Deluxe Edition)
04:05
Writer: Jimi Hendrix / Composers: Jimi Hendrix
04
Resurrection
Brian May
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
05:27
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May - Cozy Powell - Jamie Page
10
I Who Have Nothing
Brian May
Golden Days
04:07
Writer: Carlo Donida - Mongol - Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller / Composers: Carlo Donida - Mongol - Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller
03
I Who Have Nothing (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
03:44
Writer: Carlo Donida Mogol - Mike Stoller - Jerry Leiber / Composers: Carlo Donida Mogol - Mike Stoller - Jerry Leiber
09
Something (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
04:31
Writer: George Harrison / Composers: George Harrison

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  • Discography
Albums
Brian May
Lime Hill Productions
21-08-2020
Brian May
01
Brian May, Pt. 1
Maggie Meets
Brian May
02:08
Writer: Maggie Lee
02
Brian May, Pt. 2
Maggie Meets
Brian May
02:22
Writer: Maggie Lee
03
Brian May, Pt. 3
Maggie Meets
Brian May
02:18
Writer: Maggie Lee
04
Brian May, Pt. 4
Maggie Meets
Brian May
02:10
Writer: Maggie Lee
05
Brian May, Pt. 5
Maggie Meets
Brian May
02:17
Writer: Maggie Lee
06
Brian May, Pt. 6
Maggie Meets
Brian May
02:14
Writer: Maggie Lee
07
Brian May, Pt. 7
Maggie Meets
Brian May
02:17
Writer: Maggie Lee
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Golden Days
2017 Duck Productions Ltd
07-04-2017
Golden Days
01
Love in a Rainbow
Brian May
Golden Days
04:30
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May - Kerry Ellis
02
Roll with You
Brian May
Golden Days
03:54
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May - Kerry Ellis
03
Golden Days
Brian May
Golden Days
04:21
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
04
It's Gonna Be All Right (The Panic Attack Song)
Brian May
Golden Days
03:45
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
05
Amazing Grace
Brian May
Golden Days
02:48
Writer: John Newton / Composers: John Newton
06
One Voice
Brian May
Golden Days
03:21
Writer: Ruth Moody / Composers: Ruth Moody
07
If I Loved You
Brian May
Golden Days
03:33
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein
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Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
Duck Productions Ltd.
01-01-2013
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
01
Born Free (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
03:18
Writer: Don Black / Composers: John Barry
02
I Loved a Butterfly (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
04:48
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
03
I Who Have Nothing (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
03:44
Writer: Carlo Donida Mogol - Mike Stoller - Jerry Leiber / Composers: Carlo Donida Mogol - Mike Stoller - Jerry Leiber
04
Dust in the Wind (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
04:21
Writer: Kerry Livgren / Composers: Kerry Livgren
05
The Kissing Me Song (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
04:25
Writer: Brian May - Kerry Ellis / Composers: Brian May - Kerry Ellis
06
Nothing Really Has Changed (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
04:55
Writer: Virginia McKenna / Composers: Virginia McKenna
07
Life Is Real (Live from the United Kingdom)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live from the United Kingdom)
04:30
Writer: Freddie Mercury / Composers: Freddie Mercury
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Acoustic by Candlelight (Live on the Born Free Tour)
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
01-01-2013
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live on the Born Free Tour)
01
Born Free (Live)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live on the Born Free Tour)
03:18
02
I Loved a Butterfly (Live)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live on the Born Free Tour)
04:49
03
I Who Have Nothing (Live)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live on the Born Free Tour)
03:45
04
Dust in the Wind (Live)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live on the Born Free Tour)
04:21
05
The Kissing Me Song (Live)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live on the Born Free Tour)
04:25
06
Nothing Really Has Changed (Live)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live on the Born Free Tour)
04:55
07
Life Is Real (Live)
Brian May
Acoustic by Candlelight (Live on the Born Free Tour)
04:30
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Another World
℗ 2022 Duck Productions Ltd., under exclusive license to Universal International Music B.V.
27-05-1998
Another World
01
Space
Brian May
Another World
00:47
Composers: Brian May
02
Business
Brian May
Another World
05:07
Composers: Brian May
03
China Belle
Brian May
Another World
04:01
Composers: Brian May
04
Why Don’t We Try Again
Brian May
Another World
05:24
Composers: Brian May
05
On My Way Up
Brian May
Another World
02:58
Composers: Brian May
06
Cyborg
Brian May
Another World
03:54
Composers: Brian May
07
The Guv’nor
Brian May
Another World
04:13
Composers: Brian May
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Another World (Deluxe Edition)
℗ 2022 Duck Productions Ltd., under exclusive license to Universal International Music B.V.
27-05-1998
Another World (Deluxe Edition)
01
Space
Brian May
Another World (Deluxe Edition)
00:47
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
02
Business
Brian May
Another World (Deluxe Edition)
05:07
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
03
China Belle
Brian May
Another World (Deluxe Edition)
04:01
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
04
Why Don’t We Try Again
Brian May
Another World (Deluxe Edition)
05:24
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
05
On My Way Up
Brian May
Another World (Deluxe Edition)
02:58
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
06
Cyborg
Brian May
Another World (Deluxe Edition)
03:54
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
07
The Guv’nor
Brian May
Another World (Deluxe Edition)
04:13
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
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Pavarotti & Friends
℗ 1993 Decca Music Group Limited
01-01-1993
Pavarotti & Friends
01
Panis Angelicus (Live)
Luciano Pavarotti
Pavarotti & Friends
03:52
Writer: St. Thomas Aquinas / Composers: César Franck
02
Miserere
Luciano Pavarotti
Pavarotti & Friends
04:14
Writer: Bono - Zucchero / Composers: Zucchero
03
Muoio per te
Sting
Pavarotti & Friends
03:54
Writer: Gordon Sumner - Adelmo Fornaciari / Composers: Gordon Sumner - Adelmo Fornaciari
04
Dalla: Caruso
Luciano Pavarotti
Pavarotti & Friends
05:18
Writer: Lucio Dalla / Composers: Lucio Dalla
05
One More Day
The Neville Brothers
Pavarotti & Friends
04:42
Writer: Cyril Neville - Neville Gaynielle - David Wolinski / Composers: Cyril Neville - Neville Gaynielle - David Wolinski
06
Schubert: Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839
Aaron Neville
Pavarotti & Friends
04:40
Writer: Walter Scott / Composers: Franz Schubert
07
In Liverpool
Suzanne Vega
Pavarotti & Friends
04:38
Writer: Suzanne Vega / Composers: Suzanne Vega
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Back To The Light (Deluxe)
℗ 2021 Duck Productions Ltd, under exclusive license to Universal International Music B.V.
28-08-1992
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
01
The Dark
Brian May
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
02:20
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
02
Back To The Light
Brian May
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
04:59
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
03
Love Token
Brian May
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
05:55
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
04
Resurrection
Brian May
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
05:27
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May - Cozy Powell - Jamie Page
05
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Brian May
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
04:28
Writer: Brian May - Frank Musker - Elizabeth Lamers / Composers: Brian May - Frank Musker - Elizabeth Lamers
06
Driven By You
Brian May
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
04:11
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
07
Nothin' But Blue
Brian May
Back To The Light (Deluxe)
03:31
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May - Cozy Powell
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Star Fleet Project
℗ 2023 Duck Productions Ltd., under exclusive license to Universal International Music B.V.
31-10-1983
Star Fleet Project
01
Star Fleet (Edited Single Version / 2023 Mix)
Brian May
Star Fleet Project
04:01
Composers: Paul Bliss
02
Let Me Out (Single Edit / 2023 Mix)
Brian May
Star Fleet Project
04:27
Composers: Brian May
Star Fleet Sessions (Deluxe)
℗ 2023 Duck Productions Ltd., under exclusive license to Universal International Music B.V.
31-10-1983
Star Fleet Sessions (Deluxe)
01
Star Fleet (Edited Single Version / 2023 Mix)
Brian May
Star Fleet Sessions (Deluxe)
04:01
Writer: Paul Bliss / Composers: Paul Bliss
02
Let Me Out (2023 Mix)
Brian May
Star Fleet Sessions (Deluxe)
07:19
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
03
Blues Breaker (2023 Mix)
Brian May
Star Fleet Sessions (Deluxe)
12:51
Writer: Brian May - Alan Gratzer - Phil Chen - Fred Mandel - Edward Van Halen / Composers: Brian May - Alan Gratzer - Phil Chen - Fred Mandel - Edward Van Halen
04
Cynthia Fox Release Day Interview 1983
Brian May
Star Fleet Sessions (Deluxe)
09:19
Writer: Not Applicable / Composers: Not Applicable
05
Bob Coburn Rockline Interview 1984
Brian May
Star Fleet Sessions (Deluxe)
04:43
Writer: Not Applicable / Composers: Not Applicable
06
Let Me Out (Live at The Palace Theater, LA / 1993)
Brian May
Star Fleet Sessions (Deluxe)
07:34
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
07
We Will Rock You (Live at The Palace Theater, LA / 1993)
Brian May
Star Fleet Sessions (Deluxe)
01:59
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
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Singles
Too Much Stress
℗ 2024 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
27-06-2024
Too Much Stress
01
Too Much Stress
Steve Cropper
Too Much Stress
03:13
Writer: Roger C. Reale / Composers: Steve Cropper - Roger C. Reale - Jon Tiven - Brian May
Star Fleet (Edited Single Version)
℗ 2023 Duck Productions Ltd., under exclusive license to Universal International Music B.V.
01-06-2023
Star Fleet (Edited Single Version)
01
Star Fleet (Edited Single Version / 2023 Mix)
Brian May
Star Fleet (Edited Single Version)
04:01
Composers: Paul Bliss
Naomi
℗ 2023 Brian May
14-03-2023
Naomi
01
Naomi
Brian May
Naomi
03:55
Writer: Brian May / Composers: Brian May
Floating In Heaven
℗ 2022 Duck Productions Ltd., under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
12-07-2022
Floating In Heaven
01
Floating In Heaven
Graham Gouldman
Floating In Heaven
03:30
Composers: Graham Gouldman
02
Floating In Heaven (Instrumental)
Graham Gouldman
Floating In Heaven
03:30
Composers: Graham Gouldman
Maybe Baby
℗ 2022 Duck Productions Ltd, under exclusive license to Universal International Music B.V.
14-04-2022
Maybe Baby
01
Maybe Baby
Brian May
Maybe Baby
02:13
Composers: Norman Petty - Charles Hardin
02
On My Way Up
Brian May
Maybe Baby
02:58
Composers: Brian May