The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III

The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III
What once seemed Queen’s greatest liabilities–a preening flamboyance and pompous, overwrought theatricality–have ironically become their most enduring charms in a grey, postmodern pop-music landscape. While it eschews the glammy, pre-punk hard rock of live faves such as “Stone Cold Crazy” and “Tie Your Mother Down” for the band’s more quirky club-beat string of latter-day hits , this 51-track triple-CD anthology goes a long way toward documenting the true dimensions of the band’s music and fame. It even includes some solo work by Brian May and Freddie Mercury, whose duet on “Barcelona” with diva Montserrat Caball? transcends boundaries of both time and genre. A previously unreleased live performance of “The Show Must Go On” featuring Elton John on vocals is also included. –Jerry McCulley

Customer Review: QUEEN ROCK!
This is amazing. It is one of the best albums in the world, ever! WOW!!! Most people will like this, except those who are not Queen Fans. But i recommend that everyone should give it a try as it is brilliant.

Customer Review: Too much middle of the road
Early Queen up to the late-70’s is simply some of the best, pop-rock ever produced. However, later material becomes middle of the road, predictable and sometimes down-right embarrassing (Radio Gaga).

A great band at their peak, but later material represented here makes this an overblown product.

Stick to the earlier stuff and you won’t go far wrong.

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