History Music / StarFleetProject

While difficult to find, ''Star Fleet Project'' remains famous as the only recording to feature May and [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]] together, and for the instrumental {{homage}} "Bluesbreakers (for E.C.)"... which the honoree, Music/EricClapton, absolutely [[GiftGivingGaffe hated]].

''Star Fleet Project'' is the debut EP by Music/BrianMay, released in 1983. Credited as "Brian May + Friends", it is May's first recording outside of Music/{{Queen}}. Besides May, the group consisted of guitarist [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]], bassist Phil Chen (formerly played sessions for Music/JeffBeck and Music/RodStewart), keyboardist Fred Mandel (formerly played sessions for Queen) and drummer Alan Gratzer (Music/REOSpeedwagon). Queen's drummer Roger Taylor also provided backing vocals for the TitleTrack. The project was just done for fun and not intended for public release, which explains why the mixing was minimal. But eventually May was asked to bring it out anyway and so it did.

# "Blues Breaker (For E.C.)'' (12:48)

* BluesRock: Both "Let It Out" and "Blues Breaker" qualify.
** TwelveBarBlues: "Blues Breaker"
* CallingYourAttacks: Sort of. On "Let Me Out", May calls a solo.
-->''"Help me out, Eddie!" *shredding ensues*''
* CoverVersion: "Star Fleet"

* [[CombatBreakdown Guitar Breakdown]]: The last solo of "Let Me Out" breaks the top string of Van Halen's guitar, forcing him to finish the song with the other five strings.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: Take an extremely forgettable science fiction series and add two of the greatest guitarists in rock...
* OpeningScroll: The music video of "Star Fleet" opens with one.
* PlayedForLaughs: The EP was just recorded for fun and originally not intended to be released to the public.

* TitleTrack: "Star Fleet".

The title and the robot on the cover refer to an obscure Japanese sciencefiction series, ''Series/StarFleet'', which was [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff far more popular in the United Kingdom than in its homeland Japan]].

'''''Star Fleet Project''''' is the debut EP by Music/BrianMay, released in 1983. Credited as "Brian May + Friends", it is May's first recording outside of Music/{{Queen}}. Besides May, the group consisted of guitarist [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]], bassist Phil Chen (formerly played sessions for Music/JeffBeck and Music/RodStewart), keyboardist Fred Mandel (formerly played sessions for Queen) and drummer Alan Gratzer (Music/REOSpeedwagon). Queen's drummer Roger Taylor also provided backing vocals for the TitleTrack. The project was just done for fun and not intended for public release, which explains why the mixing was minimal. But eventually May was asked to bring it out anyway and so it did.

While difficult to find, ''Star Fleet Project'' remains famous as the only recording to feature May and [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]] and for the instrumental {{homage}} "Bluesbreakers (for E.C.)", which their mutual influence Music/EricClapton hated.

'''Star Fleet Project''' is a three-song EP credited to "Brian May + Friends" and May's first recording outside of Music/{{Queen}}. Besides Music/BrianMay the group consisted of guitarist [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]], bassist Phil Chen (formerly played sessions for Music/JeffBeck and Music/RodStewart), keyboardist Fred Mandel (formerly played sessions for Queen) and drummer Alan Gratzer (Music/REOSpeedwagon). Queen's drummer Roger Taylor also provided backing vocals for the TitleTrack. The project was just done for fun and not intended for public release, which explains why the mixing was minimal. But eventually May was asked to bring it out anyway and so it did.

'''Tracklist'''

# "Blues Breaker (for E.C.) (12:48)

'''Personnel'''

* Music/BrianMay – guitar, vocals, production
* [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]] – guitar, backing vocals
* Alan Gratzer – drums
* Phil Chen – bass guitar
* Fred Mandel – keyboards
* [[Music/{{Queen}} Roger Taylor]] – backing vocals on "Star Fleet"

->''"On the 21st and 22nd of April 1983, five musicians from different backgrounds, who had previously known each other only as friends, played together for the first time. Purely for fun. In listening to this record, I hope you will share in the excitement we felt. STAR FLEET is the theme tune for a superb TV sci-fi series broadcast in England for kids of all ages; Japanese visuals and British soundtrack including music by Paul Bliss. The heroes pilot space vehicles which can assemble into a giant robot for land battles. The aliens fly fantastic insect-like craft which spawn smaller fighting machines, all intent on possesion of the secret of F Zero One... Having been introduced to all this by my small boy, I became equally obsessed by it, and formed the idea of making a hard rock version of the title theme."''

''Star Fleet Project'' is a three-song EP credited to "Brian May + Friends" and May's first recording outside of Music/{{Queen}}. While difficult to find, ''Star Fleet Project'' remains famous as the only recording to feature May and [[Music/VanHalen Eddie Van Halen]] and for the instrumental {{homage}} "Bluesbreakers (for E.C.)", which their mutual influence Music/EricClapton hated.

!! Tracklist:

!! Personnel

* [[Music/{{Queen}} Brian May]] – guitar, vocals, production

* [[CombatBreakdown Guitar Breakdown]]: The last solo of "Let Me Out" breaks the top string of Van Halen's guitar, forcing him to finish the song with the other five strings.

* {{Homage}}: The "Star Fleet" video begins with a title crawl styled after the Franchise/StarWars films. The final track is meant as one to Music/EricClapton, though Slowhand was far from thrilled.

* SoloSideProject: Both Van Halen and Brian May recorded this album while they were still part of their respective group Van Halen and Queen.

* SoloSideProject

->''"On the 21st and 22nd of April 1983, five musicians from different backgrounds, who had previously known each other only as friends, played together for the first time. Purely for fun. In listening to this record, I hope you will share in the excitement we felt. STAR FLEET is the theme tune for a superb TV sci-fi series broadcast in England for kids of all ages; Japanese visuals and British soundtrack including music by Paul Bliss. The heroes pilot space vehicles which can assemble into a giant robot for land battles. The laiens fly fantastic insect-like craft which spawn smaller fighting machines, all intent on possesion of the secret of F Zero One... Having been introduced to all this by my small boy, I became equally obsessed by it, and formed the idea of making a hard rock version of the title theme."''

-->''"Help me out, Eddie!" *shredding ensues*"

* [[CombatDegeneration Guitar Degeneration]]: The last solo of "Let Me Out" breaks the top string of Van Halen's guitar, forcing him to finish the song with the other five strings.