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THE REVIEW
The legendary Queen guitarist, Brian May, after the success achieved a year earlier with the band for "Innuendo" and the story, now no longer a mystery, about Freddie Mercury, the unforgettable frontman of Queen, has left "everything behind" to focus, albeit with a bit of suffering, on his first solo album "Back To The Light", a pompous Hard Rock mix of guitar and drums, where Cozy Powell, the old glory of Black Sabbath, was housed for this album.
The beginning is very psychedelic and overwhelming: "The Dark". Then it explodes into the title track, worthy of the best times with Queen, followed by "Love Token" and "Resurrection", brilliant riffs and a great Rock moment.
This album then contains a hit considered a "success" in "Made In Heaven", "Too Much Love Will Kill You", a splendid ballad echoing "Save Me", Queen era.
The album is nonetheless oriented towards Hard Rock and Country Rock, with some magnificent soft songs: a great proof is "Last Horizon", reminiscent of "Bijou", the class and flawless purity of Brian May in this track and the entire album is astonishing. The technique is therefore present and does not lack even on "Nothin' But Blue", an intense enveloping track where at the very start you feel embraced by dolphins, something only possible by the artistic genius of Brian May.
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Brian May’s solo album Back To The Light showcases his signature guitar skills within a hard rock and psychedelic framework. The album features powerful riffs, emotional ballads like 'Too Much Love Will Kill You,' and contributions by drummer Cozy Powell. It’s a thoughtfully crafted work reflecting May’s artistic independence and homage to his Queen legacy.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Brian May
Brian May is the British guitarist and songwriter of Queen, renowned for his Red Special guitar and compositions like We Will Rock You and Who Wants to Live Forever. He launched a solo career with Back to the Light (1992) and Another World (1998), and earned a PhD in astrophysics in 2007.05 Reviews
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By piccolojedi1991
Brian and his Red Special manage to create something that... can worthily honor this man/instrument couple.
‘Too Much Love Will Kill You’ simply unique. Although the song is known to us sung by Mercury, in this album it appears for the first time.
By Starblazer
"Back To The Light" is a terrific and almost perfect solo debut for Mr. May.
Brian May pours his heart into every riff, every small solo of the Red Special, and even in every vocal interpretation.
