Marky Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) QUEEN - ABSOLUTE GREATEST 20 Years of Queen's Biggest Hits - In music, pictures and live performances!Formats: Four CD, Vinyl/Compact, Luxury, 2 Digital formatsQueen. Someone ought to erect a monument to them. Think about it: they have ruled their game longer than many of our most famous leaders, their words can be repeated by many more than can recite our most celebrated writers, and despite more than three generations passing since they first blasted their way into our consciousness, they're just as omnipresent today as they ever were.So what is it about Queen that makes it all so? You have to look no further than the forthcoming Absolute Greatest hits package, released November 9 (November 10, USA) in four different CD and LP, compact and luxury sets, illustrated with some fine photos and videos, to see where it all comes from.Charting over 21 years of making people rock, feel, sense and celebrate, Absolute Greatest reminds us just what fine and smart, rock and pop writers and musicians Messrs Deacon, May, Mercury and Taylor were (are). Also that they had a sense of humour, which is perhaps another thing that made them so accessible.A joyous celebration of Queen's - and many of our own - greatest moments, Absolute Greatest also comes in very personalised versions in which band members Brian May and Roger Taylor share their own memories about the tracks chosen for this collection. In a limited-edition book version, the Queen photo archives are opened up with 52 pages of unseen and rare photos, and handwritten song lyrics by each member of the band (including corrections and rewrites). Certain versions provide exclusive access to online streaming of 20 of Queen's greatest live performances.OK, so we shouldn't expect to see the likes of Queen carved into Mount Rushmore, or find their way to a Trafalgar Square plinth (now there's an idea), so for the moment let's accept that Absolute Greatest will serve as a terrific tribute to a monumental music history!Ah, these are the days of our lives. Absolute Greatest - Queen.1) Standard CD version includes 20 tracks, the ultimate best of.2) Double CD Special Edition comes with an extra CD featuring audio commentary by Brian May & Roger Taylor reminiscing about the songs on the album.3) Limited Edition Book version (Hardback 52 page, A4 book)• The 20 track CD• The audio commentary CD• Previously unseen photos by Johnny Dewe Matthews, memorabilia, hand written lyrics• Exclusive access to online streaming of 20 live performances4) LP Box Set• 3LP 180g Heavyweight vinyl set• 12" soft back 16 page photo book• Housed in a 2 piece box with lift off lid• Access to the exclusive online streaming of 20 live performances5) Digital Download equivalent of version 1 and version 2Tracklisting:01. We Will Rock You02. We Are The Champions03. Radio Ga Ga04. Another One Bites The Dust05. I Want It All06. Crazy Little Thing Called Love07. A Kind Of Magic08. Under Pressure09. One Vision10. You're My Best Friend11. Don't Stop Me Now12. Killer Queen13. These Are The Days Of Our Lives14. Who Wants To Live Forever15. Seven Seas Of Rhye16. Heaven For Everyone17. Somebody To Love18. I Want To Break Free 119. The Show Must Go On20. Bohemian Rhapsody Edited September 3, 2009 by Marky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I wonder which band has the most greatest hits collections??Kiss sure would be a contender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ88 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I wonder which band has the most greatest hits collections??Kiss sure would be a contender.Huge difference between Queen & Kiss though......Queen actually has a great songs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tater Totts Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Iron Maiden have a fair few too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBolt Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Their Greatest Hits collections are always disappointing. I'd say anyone lookiing for the "best" of Queen just get their first four albums. Anything after is mostly crappy with a few good songs (in my opinion). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Wolf Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I'll probably get the one with the audio commentary from Brian and Roger.And I thought Queen stayed very consistent through their entire career, their best records in my opinion are A Night At The Opera, A Day At The Races, News Of The World, Innuendo and Made In Heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 So, who wants to send me this for christmas? :xmasssanta: Seriously, the compilation is worthless for versions 2, 3 and 4, because anyone that would buy that has all the songs already. Unless there's something special about it, like some interesting remasters, or DTS. But the bonus material seems very interesting. It will probably cost a lot though. As for the comparison with Aerosmith, it's way off. Aerosmith never had any collectible material released like that. They just have a lot of different compilations, but they're just half-assed jobs. One was even just a re-release of a previous one under a different name. They don't even have a proper dvd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC185 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I wonder which band has the most greatest hits collections??Kiss sure would be a contender.I've seen a trillion Aerosmith ones around too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Iron Maiden have a fair few too.But at least their collection albums all offer something a bit new or different, and at the very least, a preview track or 2 off an upcoming live album:Best Of The Beast - Still the definitive Maiden collection by sheer tracklist, not to mention The Soundhouse Tapes on CD for the first time, Strange World from the Soundhouse sessions, Virus (One of the few amazing Blaze songs), and an amazing live version of Afraid To Shoot Strangers (Again, one of the few great Blaze performances)Ed Hunter - Game + Wrathchild '99Edward The Great - FOTD off forthcoming Rock In Rio albumEssential Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden and FOTD off forthcoming Death On The Road albumSomewhere Back In Time - Nothing special, but the artwork alone made it worth the buy (For the picture disc at least) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketslash Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Cream.If you ratio'ed gh albums to studio albums, it's astronomicalor clapton in general Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Discography -> Compilations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseDemocracy2004 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I thought Greatest Hits Volume II couldn't be beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artfromtex Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 no "Stone Cold Crazy" = FAIL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaramouche Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I'm looking forward to this one...! Especially with comments from Brian and Roger. But what I really would've love, a "The early years - best of Queen". A complete record with the best songs by Queen, choosen by Brian and Roger. And not a greatest hits. But sure I will buy this! By the way, Freddie's birthday is today. He should've been 63 now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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