{"product_id":"iconic-albums-queen-the-world-dominating-era-1977-1980-news-of-the-world-jazz-the-game-how-confidence-became-control-and-arenas-became-home-9798246381779","title":"Iconic Albums - Queen - The World Dominating Era (1977-1980) News of the world, Jazz, The Game: How Confidence became control - and arenas became home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueen - Book Three: \u003ci\u003eThe World-Dominating Era (1977-1980)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the moment Queen stop competing - and start \u003ci\u003econtrolling\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1977 and 1980, Queen don't simply grow bigger. They change the rules of scale. Rock bands play scenes. Queen learn how to command \u003ci\u003erooms\u003c\/i\u003e - arenas, radios, cultures, and collective memory - all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the era where confidence becomes infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering \u003cb\u003eNews of the World\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJazz\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Game\u003c\/b\u003e, this volume delivers a \u003cb\u003efull, long-form track-by-track analysis\u003c\/b\u003e alongside deep thematic chapters that explain \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e Queen engineered global dominance without diluting identity. From stomp-built anthems to funk minimalism, from pop velocity to monumental balladry, every move is shown as deliberate design rather than accident or compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll see how: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStadium rock becomes \u003cb\u003earchitecture\u003c\/b\u003e, not loudness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePunk backlash is absorbed, not feared\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eRadio turns from gatekeeper into amplifier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe audience learns its lines - participation becomes ritual\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen stop chasing trends and begin \u003cb\u003econsuming\u003c\/b\u003e them\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican success locks in worldwide inevitability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band evolves from act to \u003cb\u003einstitution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story about \"selling out.\"\u003cbr\u003eIt's about \u003cb\u003escaling up\u003c\/b\u003e - translating ambition so it survives distance, repetition, and mass attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a sharp, analytical, narrative-driven style, \u003ci\u003eThe World-Dominating Era\u003c\/i\u003e treats Queen's music as a system: songs as tools, concerts as ceremonies, albums as blueprints for control. Each chapter builds toward a single conclusion - that by 1980, Queen are no longer a rock band trying to be bigger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world now expects them to be \u003cb\u003ebigger than rock\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen fans who want more than surface-level history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders fascinated by scale, power, and cultural dominance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusic lovers interested in \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e songs are engineered to last\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone who wants to understand why Queen still feel unavoidable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the era where effort disappears, authority settles in, and retreat becomes impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen don't dominate a genre.\u003cbr\u003eThey dominate the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Three of the Queen Era Series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11771534\"\u003eRichard Ward\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798246381779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS020000\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Criticism | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO004000\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS035000\"\u003eGenres \u0026amp; Styles | Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50037583413485,"sku":"9798246381779","price":22.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/iconic-albums-queen-the-world-dominating-era-1977-1980-news-of-the-world-jazz-the-game-how-confidence-became-control-and-arenas-became-home-9798246381779","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}