----- Original Message ----- From: "Wonderful, Extraordinary, Beautiful" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: alt.music.yes Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 6:33 PM Subject: Queen become first rockers in Iran
> Queen become first rockers in Iran > > http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=115412644&p=yy54y335x > > 25/08/2004 - 14:52:43 > > Queen have attracted a massive fanbase in Iran after officials granted them > the right to release their tunes in the Islamic republic. > > The seminal group - led by late Freddie Mercury - have made history in the > Muslim country as the first rock act to receive Iran's official seal of > approval. > > Western music has long been strictly censored in Iran, but an album of > Queen's greatest hits was released yesterday and has proved a major > attraction for the musically-deprived rock fans. > > Mercury, who died in 1991, was publicly proud of his Iranian ancestry, and > illegal bootleg albums and singles made Queen one of the most popular bands > in the country. > > Although the album omits a series of Queen ballads, the LP does boast > classics like Bohemian Rhapsody, The Miracle and I Want To Break Free. > > The cassette, costing less than $1 (Euro 0.80), comes complete with > translated > lyrics and an explanatory leaflet. > > Akbar Safari, a salesman at a Tehran book and record store, says: "It is the > first rock album to hit the market legally and people are surprised and > pleased to see it has the lyrics, not just the music." > > -- > No Clowns > > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
