Bohemian Rhapsody was one of 2018’s most enjoyable movies—and yes, it’s wrong about a great many things. Setting the record straight, Martin Popoff’s latest book is a fan’s gush over the melodic, power-chorded metal of one of the 1970s and ’80s most distinctive bands. It was a flamboyant era, but frontman Freddie Mercury stood out amidst the Bowies and the Jaggers. Popoff both loves and knows the material and, as with several of his previous books, Queen: Album by Album chronicles a recording career through an ongoing conversation between the author and a cast of interesting characters, including rock critics, producers and musicians. Who knew Queen had fans as diverse as Paul McCartney and Dee Snider?
