THE WORKS BRIAN MAY’S 20 GREATEST GUITAR MOMENTS
Jun 05, 2020
3 minutes
Words Amit Sharma
KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE (QUEEN, 1973)
As the opening track on their debut, the May-penned Keep Yourself Alive serves as one hell of a mission statement. The flanged rhythm gallop and bluesy leads explode with metallic thunder and his classically tinged, harmonised solo set the bar high right from the off.
SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE (QUEEN II, 1974)
The closing number on Queen’s sophomore release, written by Freddie Mercury, features one of May’s more aggressive solos, a minor section brilliantly sandwiched in between staccato major runs caked in delay.
BRIGHTON ROCK (SHEER HEART ATTACK, 1974)
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