Queen's debut album was an immediate success, but the band members were reportedly not happy about it.
In 1973, Queen marked its debut with a self-titled studio album. The band recorded it at Trident Studios and De Lane Lea Music Center. It already savored success as it garnered several certifications in the past, including a Platinum from ZPAV and a Gold from BPI and RIAA.
Despite that, the members were reportedly unhappy with the music project due to the disagreements they went through.
One of the surviving members of Queen, Brian May, shared further details about it in an interview with Total Guitar. The musician said they felt disappointed with their experience at London's Trident Studios.
He told Roy Thomas Baker that it was not the sound they wanted. However, the studio told them it would fix everything in the mix. May also expressed his dismay after hearing how his guitar parts were rendered on the album.
"That was a bit of a fight as well because people had discovered multitracking, and there was this feeling that everything ought to be multitracked," he said. "So you play a solo, and the first thing people say is, 'Oh, do you want to double-track that?' And maybe you do. But maybe you don't."
"Because sometimes you want to hear the personality, the attack, and the feeling at the moment when you do that one track," he continued.
May noted the awful overdubs on Queen's debut album and called them unnecessary, decades after the release. He revealed that people could notice in the first album that they were still trying to find their style.
Brian May Pays Tribute to "Bohemian Rhapsody" Music Video Director
Although Queen hated some of its collaborators, May recently shared his love for Bruce Gowers, who died at the age of 82. The late director was the one who directed the legendary music video for the band's hit song, "Bohemian Rhapsody," in 1975.
In a statement to BBC, the guitarist called Gowers the "architect" of the "Bohemian Rhapsody" video. He also expressed how much the rock community would miss the musical genius before sending his message-his condolences to his bereaved family.
Gowers died on Jan. 15 after suffering complications from an acute respiratory infection. He also worked with several music icons, including Rod Stewart, The Bee Gees, and Chaka Khan.
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