The “bolt out of heaven” 1977 single Brian May was forever grateful forWhen Brian May first stepped into the studio with Queen, he had a very clear vision of the kind of guitarist that he wanted to be. However, the moment he heard Freddie Mercury dominating the vocals, he knew that the band were onto something special. The simplistic approach could work, sure, but was it how you wanted to introduce people to a new album? Taylor knew that if they didn’t hook listeners right away, people would likely zone out, similar to what happened on their debut. Eventually, May managed to convince Taylor, which he was grateful for, as he wound up describing the track as a “bolt out of heaven”.