The Brian May Band

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The Brian May Band was officially formed in late October 1992, following the release of Brian May's album Back to the Light. An early version of the band was loosely formed for 19 October 1991, when May took part in the Guitar Legends guitar festival in Seville, Spain. The line-up for his performance was May (Lead Vocals & Lead Guitar), Cozy Powell (Drums & Percussion), Mike Moran (Keyboards), Rick Wakeman (Keyboards), Maggie Ryder (Backing vocals), Miriam Stockley (Backing vocals) and Chris Thompson (Backing vocals). Following the death of Freddie Mercury in November 1991, May chose to deal with his grief by committing himself as fully as possible to work, first by finishing his solo album and then touring worldwide to promote it. He frequently remarked in press interviews that this was the only form of self-prescribed therapy he could think of. The original line-up was Brian May (Lead Vocals and Lead Guitar), Cozy Powell (Drums and Percussion), Mike Caswell (Guitar), Neil Murray (Bass), Maggie Ryder (Backing vocals), Miriam Stockley (Backing vocals) and Chris Thompson (Backing vocals). This version of the band lasted only during the South American support tour (supporting The B-52's and Joe Cocker) on only five dates. Afterwards, May made significant changes, feeling the group never quite gelled. In Spain, a Catalan band, Sweet Sister support the tour Most significantly, May brought guitarist Jamie Moses on board to replace Mike Caswell. May considered Moses a perfect f

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Live At The Brixton Academy

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Live At the Brixton Academy (Live)

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Live At The Brixton Academy [TOCP-8152]

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Rehearsals

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1998.11.14 (Live In Osaka)

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1993.12.05 (Live In Birmingham)

Resurrection

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Live In Birmingham

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The Dark In The Light

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The Dark In The Light Live At The Palace Los Angeles

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Live At Brixton Academy

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Back To The Light

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