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Greatest Hits I, II & III - The Platinum Collection (3CD) | 
| Artist: Queen
Label: Hollywood Records
Category: Music
List Price: $22.99
Buy New: $16.97
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Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 506
Format: Box Set, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 5 x 1.1
MPN: 162360
UPC: 720616236029
EAN: 0720616236029
ASIN: B00006JIA4
Release Date: September 24, 2002
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Bohemian Rhapsody | | • | Another One Bites The Dust | | • | Killer Queen | | • | Fat Bottomed Girls | | • | Bicycle Race | | • | You're My Best Friend | | • | Don't Stop Me Now | | • | Save Me | | • | Crazy Little Thing Called Love | | • | Somebody To Love | | • | Now I'm Here | | • | Good Old-fashioned Lover Boy | | • | Play The Game | | • | Flash | | • | Seven Seas Of Rhye | | • | We Will Rock You | | • | We Are The Champions |
Disc 2
| • | A Kind Of Magic | | • | Under Pressure | | • | Radio Ga Ga | | • | I Want It All | | • | I Want To Break Free | | • | Innuendo | | • | It's A Hard Life | | • | Breakthru | | • | Who Wants To Live Forever | | • | Headlong | | • | The Miracle | | • | I'm Going Slightly Mad | | • | The Invisible Man | | • | Hammer To Fall | | • | Friends Will Be Friends | | • | The Show Must Go On | | • | One Vison |
Disc 3
| • | The Show Must Go On | | • | Under Pressure | | • | Barcelona | | • | Too Much Love Will Kill You | | • | Somebody To Love | | • | You Don't Fool Me | | • | Heaven For Everyone | | • | Las Palabras De Amor | | • | Driven By You | | • | Living On My Own | | • | Let Me Live | | • | The Great Pretender | | • | Princes Of The Universe | | • | Another One Bites The Dust | | • | No-One But You | | • | These Are The Days Of Our Lives | | • | Thank God It's Christmas |
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Amazon.com
What once seemed Queen's greatest liabilities--a preening flamboyance and pompous, overwrought theatricality--have ironically become their most enduring charms in a gray, postmodern pop-music landscape. While it eschews the glammy, pre-punk hard rock of live faves like "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. Some songs may not be instantly familiar to American fans because of yet another irony: just as their U.S. fortunes waned during the punk and new wave era, the band was exploding into true international superstars. Thus, there may be a sense of discovery here, whether of latter-day Queen material or solo work by Brian May and Freddie Mercury, whose duet on "Barcelona" with diva Montserrat Caballe 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
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| Customer Reviews: Read 90 more reviews...
 ...powerhouse collection.. November 27, 2008
Carol R. (Erie, PA)
I received this powerhouse collection of Queen hits as a gift -- which I love. I would have given it five-stars if it had included my favorite track, "Keep yourself Alive". Nonetheless, I enjoy this collection immensely.
GREAT MUSIC / BAD BURN November 22, 2008
ROBERT GUTHARTZ
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
THIS IS A GREAT PACKAGE BUT WHEN I PUT IT INTO ITUNES THE TITLES WERE ALL WRONG ON THE SECOND DISC, THEY CAME UP WITH THE SAME TITLES AS THE FRIST DISC
 Queen CD August 15, 2008
James E. MCELHINNY (Buffalo NY)
I received the Queen CD I bought from Amazon in a reasonable time and in perfect condition.
Thank You!
Just awesome August 15, 2008
G. Meyer Docs (The Netherlands)
I don't have any comments on this album. It is just awesome
Guy
Zoetermeer, the Netherlands
 Ehh... July 1, 2008
Ryan Long (Philly)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying, I am a Queen fan(atic). Have been since I was 9 years old. I can pretty be counted on to A) buy any Queen merchandise and/or products, or B) or least give said merchandise and/or products a fair look before I pass by. That having been said, I don't think this greatest hits set is really the best representation of the most versatile band ever. That's right, Beatles, I said "ever".
The problem with sets like these is that the average listener will buy it and think, "Well, that's Queen taken of, then", stick it on their shelf and forget about it. But then they'll miss out on great stuff like "Tie Your Mother Down", "Stone Cold Crazy", "In The Lap Of The Gods", "Mustapha", "It's Late", "Flick Of The Wrist"...the list literally goes on and on. Also, this just may be my inner anal-retentive fanboy speaking here, but some of the songs on this set are rather annoyingly edited, at least to my ears. For example, on this set's version of "Under Pressure", Queen's seminal 1981 New Wave collaboration with David Bowie, the second refrain of "This is our last chance" is--POOF!--completely gone. It's very unnerving, and takes someone who's heard the song that way their entire lives completely out of the moment. Further examples include the truncated version of "Fat Bottomed Girls" on Disc One, which on this version fades out, rather than coming to its usual strong finish in the unedited version, which can be found on the original album "Jazz" or the 1992 U.S. maroon-colored release, "Queen's Greatest Hits".
As for the much-maligned "Greatest Hits III" (Disc Three), it's not quite as bad as all that. "Princes Of The Universe" was erroneously left off of most of the previous hits collections; long overdue to be included, as it's one of the best known Queen songs, thanks to the "Highlander" films and TV series. Also, it was good to have some cuts from Freddie Mercury's side projects, most notably "Barcelona" with Monserrat Caballe and "Living On My Own" from the "Mr. Bad Guy" album, which can prove difficult to find. Elton John's passionate rendition of "The Show Must Go On" is very moving in the context of things, and even George Michael acquits himself admirably with a joyous take on "Somebody To Love". Both performances serve as fitting tributes to Freddie Mercury's spirit. As for the remix of "Another One Bites The Dust" by Wyclef Jean? Well, to my surprise, I really didn't think it was as bad as some have made it out to be, especially when compared to some of the Rick Rubin remixes from the 1991 album re-releases (Anybody else remember that remix of "Bicycle Race"? Ick.)
Anyways, to sum up, I personally think it would be better for the beginning Queen listener to at least delve into some of Queen's studio albums first, but being that we live in a world where everybody's in a mad hurry, it's quite understandable that people would pick up the most concise collection of material. Just don't make the mistake of ending your search here.
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