Edit summary: {{unreferencedsect}} {{Main|Queen (band)}} Queen are remembered for its never-before-seen theatrics, showmanship, expert musicianship (both live and in studio) camp and bombast so much that critics have since classified the band as a major player in the evolution of rock music. Queen are noted in particular for its musical eclecticism and ground-breaking live shows. Queen often recorded in many different genres, recording in genres as varied as psychedelic rock (in songs like "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" and "Jesus"), hard rock ("((Hammer to Fall))" and "((I Want It All))"), funk and disco ("((Another One Bites the Dust))" and "Staying Power"), country-flavored stomp ("((Fat Bottomed Girls))"), gospel-esque ballads ("((Somebody to Love))"), heavy metal ("Stone Cold Crazy" and "Brighton Rock"), progressive rock, ("The March of the Black Queen" and The Prophet's Song"), punk rock ("Sheer Heart Attack"), even ragtime ("Bring Back That Leroy Brown" and "Seaside Rendezvous") and pop ("((You're My Best Friend))" and "((Breakthru (song)|Breakthru))"). Roger Taylor also jokingly referred to "'39", as "Science-Fiction Space Folk" in the "Making Of A Night At The Opera" DVD. Much like its music, the collection of bands influenced by Queen is quite diverse. Bands that cite Queen as an influence include ((My Chemical Romance)), ((Judas Priest)), ((Van Halen)), ((Def Leppard)), ((Iron Maiden)), ((Mötley Crüe)), ((Steve Vai)), ((George Michael)), ((Metallica)), ((The Flaming Lips)), ((The Melvins)), ((Guns N' Roses)), ((Dr. Dre)), ((Chris Cornell)), ((Blind Guardian)), ((Nirvana (band)|Nirvana)), ((Ween)), ((Panic! At The Disco)), ((Trent Reznor)), ((Extreme (band)|Extreme)), ((Dream Theater)), ((Jeff Buckley)), ((Green Day)), ((Jellyfish (band)|Jellyfish)), ((The Smashing Pumpkins)), ((Robbie Williams)), ((Red Hot Chili Peppers)), ((Ben Folds Five)), ((Foo Fighters)), ((Joan Osborne)), ((Davey Havok)), ((Social Distortion)), ((Muse (band)|Muse)), ((Keane)), ((The Darkness)), ((Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand)), ((Katie Melua)), ((Pharrell Williams)) and ((Jetliner)) among others. Queen have also been cited as major influences on the "neo classical metal" genre, by Swedish- American guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen ((Michael Jackson)) was a good friend of the band in the early 1980's and cited ''Hot Space'' as the driving influence behind the making of his album ''((Thriller (album)|Thriller))''.