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Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You Edition (Audio CD)
by Queen

(53 customer reviews)

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Queen, Greatest Hits

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Product Details

Audio CD Release Date:	August 17, 2004
Studio:	Hollywood Records
Number Of Discs:	1
Format:	Original recording remastered, Special Edition
Average Customer Rating:	based on 53 reviews

Track Listing

1.	Bohemian Rhapsody
2.	Another One Bites the Dust
3.	Killer Queen
4.	Fat Bottomed Girls
5.	Bicycle Race
6.	You're My Best Friend
7.	Don't Stop Me Now
8.	Save Me
9.	Crazy Little Thing Called Love
10.	Somebody to Love
11.	Now I'm Here
12.	Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
13.	Play the Game
14.	Flash
15.	Seven Seas of Rhye
16.	We Will Rock You
17.	We Are the Champions
18.	I'm in Love with My Car [Original Single Mix][*]
19.	Under Pressure [Live][*]
20.	Tie Your Mother Down [Live][*]

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Average Customer Review: 4.5

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39 of 41 found the following review helpful:

It's the Greatest, all right Nov 07, 2004 By Braeden P. Jeffery
First off - if you've already got the UK version of "Queen's Greatest Hits" in some form or another, then you don't need this. This is the UK version - with bonus tracks. People who only have the undercooked USA compilation will find this a delightful purchase, as their theoretical "Greatest Hits" was a bit lacking.

This album features Queen's chart hits from 1973-1981 - yes, this means that the three singles from this era that did relatively poorly on the charts - "Keep Yourself Alive", "Tie Your Mother Down" and "Spread Your Wings" - have been culled (though "Mother" is now added as a live bonus track, along with "Under Pressure", both lifted from the new "On Fire At The Bowl" Cd/DVD). Despite this, we have seventeen classic tracks - all hits in their own right. As was typical of the Queen of the age, they range in style - from simplistic ditties ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "You're My Best Friend"), to hard-rocking live faves ("Now I'm Here", "Another One Bites The Dust") and even one or two songs that defy conventional description ("Bohemian Rhapsody", "Play The Game"). But every single bit of it is great - there's not a disappointing song on there, and you'll be singing along to the lot in no time. My personal favourites are the beautiful "Somebody To Love", with Roger, Brian and Freddie multi-tracked to the point of sounding like a gospel choir; and Brian's emotive "Save Me" - with it's stunning and heart-wrenching lyrics. Possibly the best ballad they ever released as a single.

At least one of the prior reviewers has grumbled that Queen are just being cash-cows and are out to make a bit more money by releasing the same stuff over and over again in different boxes. I seriously doubt that anyone who already has "Greatest Hits" was ever going to buy this anyway, unless they're a massive collector. But, if you haven't got it already in one form or another, then this one is fine to get - plus the added bonus tracks make it just a little bit better. (And by the way - something tells me that it's less Queen trying to make a bit of money and more their American record label - most of the reissues (like this one) are commerically released in the USA only.)

A brilliant album, and well worth the money - unless, of course, you've already got a copy of it.

SONGS OF NOTE - Somebody To Love, Save Me, Fat Bottomed Girls, Crazy Little Thing Called Love

36 of 43 found the following review helpful:

Marred by 2 live cuts Aug 18, 2004 By T. C Lane
This should've been a slam dunk, but the compilers decided to stick on 2 live cuts of Queen classics, "Under Pressure"(live 1982 WITHOUT David Bowie), and a 1982 live "Tie Your Mother Down". So my suggestion: download those and eliminate the 2 live ones, and you'll have the ultimate single Queen hits CD. But shouldn't the compilers have done that instead? Sneaky record company Greatest Hits CD tricks. Song by song info are the only liner notes. A good starter for those interested in Queen. But take my advice on the 2 live ones.

19 of 23 found the following review helpful:

AWESOME! Aug 15, 2006
This is a great way for people to be introduced to the band that is Queen. I'll rate each song and tell what kind of music it is(since they covered so many styles).
1. Bohemian Rhapsody 6/5 Soft Rock,Opera(don't ask!),Hard Rock.
2. Another One Bites The Dust 5/5 Dance,Funk
3. Killer Queen 5/5 Classical,Classic Rock
4. Fat Bottomed Girls 5/5 Country, Rock
5. Bicycle Race 3/5 I'm not quite sure what it is...
6. You're My Best Friend 5/5 Soft Rock
7. Don't Stop Me Now 4/5 Soft Rock
8. Save Me 4/5 Soft Rock
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 5/5 Rock and Roll
10. Somebody To Love 5/5 Gospel
11. Now I'm Here 3/5 Soft Rock
12. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy 5/5 Classical, Soft Rock
13. Play The Game 4/5 Soft Rock
14. Flash 2/5 Film Music
15. Seven Seas Of Rhye 5/5 Hard Rock
16. We Will Rock You 5/5 Hard Rock
17. We Are The Champions 5/5 Soft Rock
18. I'm In Love With My Car 5/5 Hard Rock
19. Under Pressure 4/5 Soft Rock
20. Tie Your Mother Down 4/5 Hard Rock

10 of 12 found the following review helpful:

An Ideal Collection For Those Who Want Only Queen's Early Material Oct 06, 2005 By Anthony Nasti "Tony"
Queen is, undoubtedly, one of the greatest bands of all time (the greatest in my opinion). As with all great bands, Queen has an unseemly amount of greatest hits collections in their catalogue. On August 17, 2004, a new Queen compilation was released entitled "Queen - Greatest Hits ("We Will Rock You" Edition). How does it hold up? Read on for my review.

Actually, it is not a new compilation, so to speak. It is a mere repackaging of their first compilation releaed in back around 1981 and later remastered and repackaged as a dual compilation along with "Greatest Hits, Vol 2" and repackaged agan about five years later as part of a three disc collection entitled "The Platinum Collection". The catch? This new edition comes with three bonus tracks. How does it hold up? Read on.

Positives:
-If you're only a fan of Queen's early work (their first album up to the "Flash" soundtrack), than this collection is ideal. All the classics from the early half of Queen's career are on here, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bites The Dust", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Somebody To Love".
-A few underrated gems are included as well, such as "Don't Stop Me Now", "Save Me" and the live staple "Now I'm Here".
-The song do indeed sound fantastic.
-Very affordable.

Negatives:
-One of the bonus tracks is "I'm In Love With My Car", one of the weakest tracks in the Queen catologue.
-The two live tracks are pale shadows of the original versions.
-If you buy this collection, you're missing out on all the great stuff Queen did in their later years. No Queen collection is complete without "These Are The Days Of Our Lives", "Radio Ga Ga", "The Miracle", "Hammer To Fall", "The Show Must Go On" and "I Want It All", to name a few of the great tracks from their later years

Overall, if you're only interested in Queen's early years and Queen's early years alone, than this is an ideal collection. But if you want more, there are better collections on the market.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Almost perfect Nov 16, 2006 By Gary Selikow
This album consists of all the songs featured in Queen's 1981 original Greatest Hits album and three extra tracks : Under Pressure , Queen's great 1981 smash hit originally done jointly with David Bowie , 1976 hard Rocker Tie your Mother Down
It includes all of Queen's top 20 hits between 1974 and 1980.
Personal favourites include:
The classic rock opera masterpiece Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
The debonair Killer Queen (1974)
The rollicking Fat Bottomed Girls (1978)
The laidback You're My Best Friend (1975)
The glam rock Seven Seas of Rhye (1974)
The funky Don't Stop Me Now (1978)
The hypnotic Somebody To Love (1976)
the whimsical Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy (1976)
and hard Rocker Tie your Mother Down (1976)

I would have suggested I'm In Love With My Car (1975) (one of my least favourites) be replaced with Keep Yourself Alive
(1973) or Spread Yor Wings (1977).

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