McCartney Times

Every member of a high-profile rock band will always be playing second fiddle to the frontman. As difficult as it is to overcome stage fright and play songs perfectly in front of a paying audience, the one singing the songs tends to get all the glory when performing live, holding the audience in their hands and putting all their energy into making shows a spectacle. While Queen didn’t have to worry about such problems, even Freddie Mercury paled compared to whom Brian May picked as the greatest bandleader of all time.Before Mercury had even joined Queen, the original incarnation of the band Smile had Tim Staffold singing in a power trio lineup with May and Roger Taylor. Though May had reservations about bringing Mercury into the group, the electricity in the room whenever he took to the stage was apparent in a second, treating every show like it was a theatrical piece.

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