Queen Deep Diversion: He stole my attention on Flash Gordon...

The boys' one and only soundtrack album includes impressive contributions from every band member, but one man almost single-handedly saw it through. Not only did he push to include film dialogue in the songs and visit with the orchestra during recording, he was the writer behind the album's only single, as well as its impressive closing number. And when he plays his Red Special? There's passion and energy all over it, creating a welcome nod to Queen's rockier roots that energizes the songs with bluesy grit and memorable themes.