Product Description

A poignant release, originally making its inception around a month before singer Freddie Mercury's death, this GreatestHits collection takes in some of Queen's most popular 80s releases. From the effortless pop of 'I Want To Break Free' to the symphonic grandeur of the epic 'Innuendo', this release captures the band at their most far-reaching, creatively. Other fan favourites include 'Radio Ga Ga', 'A Kind Of Magic' and the David Bowie collaboration 'Under Pressure'. Throughout, the flamboyance and verve of the band's performances shines, highlighting exactly why they have become one of the most popular acts

Track Listing

1. Kind of magic
2. Under pressure feat.David Bowie
3. I want it all
4. I want to break free
5. Innuendo
6. Breakthru'
7. Who wants to live forever
8. Headlong
9. Miracle
10. I'm going slightly mad
11. Invisible man
12. Hammer to fall
13. Friends will be friends
14. Show must go on
15. Friends Will Be Friends
16. Show Must Go On
17. One Vision

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1298 in Music
• Released on: 1993-10-10
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Past their best?
There comes a time in the career of every great group when less is decidedly more and they are better off resting on their laurels and not risking their reputations. Alas, this was advice Queen chose not to heed... which suggests to me that the sad demise of Freddie Mercury may have saved them from further decline. Yes, sacrilege I know but maybe a touch of truth? You decide...

It's not that this collection is abysmal. Worse than that, it's just ordinary, the sort of compilation you damn with faint praise. In the hands of an ordinary combo it would probably be quite acceptable MoR pop/rock, but from Queen it's an inevitable decline from the dizzy heights their finest music. Trouble is, there are few truly memorable melodies here,no Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are The Champions, Killer Queen or Don't Stop Me Now, and therein lies the problem.

Granted that not everyone will agree, but to me the likes of A Kind of Magic, Under Pressure and Radio Ga Ga sound, well, drab and lifeless. I want to Break Free is probably the best on the album, but even that suffers a senseless anticlimax at the end when it should be rising to even greater heights. Then there are a string of songs, some sameish, some a touch bizarre, a few slow ballads, lots of Brian May's twiddly guitar solos - but you've heard it all before.

Sorry if this makes me unpopular, but admit it - I'm right. :(

Another frustrating compilation........
You can't complain about the music on here, but they could have been slightly more adventurous in the track listing. Quality tracks like Scandal, Princes Of The Universe and Las Palabras De Amor are missing, replaced by poor tracks like The Miracle (embarrassing lyrics) and I'm Going Slightly Mad (mmm - poor). Also, they have edited the album version of Who Wants To Live Forever when they could have just used the single version.

Still, with classics like One Vision, Radio Ga Ga, I Want It All and A King Of Magic all on here you can't complain too much.

A great album!
Queen rocked to stardom in the 1970s, with Freddie Mercury's (1946-91) silky voice leading. They produced many excellent songs, and were popular worldwide, right up until Freddie Mercury's death from AIDS in 1991. Throughout my youth, I loved Queen's sound, and their many wonderful songs - and now I have them again!

This fantastic album makes a great companion to the Greatest Hits V.1 album. It has some of the well-known Queen hits, like Under Pressure and Radio Ga Ga, but it also has some songs that I was not so familiar with. I must say, some of those songs are now among my most favorite, including Who Wants To Live Forever, A Kind Of Magic and The Miracle.

Overall, I found this to be a great album, and a great addition to my music library. If you are a Queen fan, or just like good rock `n' roll, then you will love this album - just like me!