Tag: rock

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The original name of this band was Smile. In 1970 Tim Staffell, the lead vocalist left the band and was replaced by X Bulsara.
The band changed their name and became music royalty.
Identify the band.

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Queen
X being Freddie Mercury, originally named Freddie Bulsara
"Queen was a much better name than Smile, which is one dimensional. Queen suggests both the establishment and a profound antiestablishment rebelliousness which allows us to escape from the rigid convention of the palace and head to a drag club. The name is respectable and disreputable, rebellious and conventional, epic and self-deprecating. Queen is a Janus mask of contradiction rather than a simple smile. It welcomes the conventional and the marginalised. There is room for everyone in the palace of Queen."

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The original names considered for the property were Bombay and Bombay Club. However, the name X was finally chosen to symbolize the attraction in the desert.
It was the first megaresort of its kind and was popular for its ‘volcano’ attraction. X will close down this month and will be taken over by Hard Rock Cafe.
What am I talking about?

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The Mirage at Las Vegas.
The resort will be demolished & a new guitar shaped casino will be constructed over a period of 3 years.
Watch a video on the Battle for Las Vegas Casinos.
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