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Track Listings
| 1. Tie Your Mother Down |
| 2. You Take My Breath Away |
| 3. Long Away |
| 4. The Millionaire Waltz |
| 5. You And I |
| 6. Somebody To Love |
| 7. White Man |
| 8. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy |
| 9. Drowse |
| 10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) |
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First of all, this is seen by many as one of the best albums produced by Queen, if not the very best. There's not a duff song on here, from Tie Your Mother Down to Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy via Somebody To Love as a handful of their better known tracks, through to the tender You Take My Breath Away, the poppy You & I, the heavy White Man and the sublime waltz feel of The Millionaire Waltz. It doesn't get much better than this.
But this isn't just about the basic album. Here it has been remastered by Bob Ludwig and sounds, as a result, crisper and more powerful than ever before - closer to the way the band intended it to sound from day 1. Coupled with this, the band have included a bonus EP including an instrumental version of Tie Your Mother Down, exceptional live cuts of Somebody To Love (possibly their best rendition ever caught on tape) and You Take My Breath Away, an alternate take of Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy from their Top Of The Pops appearance of July 1977 and the HD mix of Teo Torriate.
If you want a quality Queen release, this is one of the best.
But this isn't just about the basic album. Here it has been remastered by Bob Ludwig and sounds, as a result, crisper and more powerful than ever before - closer to the way the band intended it to sound from day 1. Coupled with this, the band have included a bonus EP including an instrumental version of Tie Your Mother Down, exceptional live cuts of Somebody To Love (possibly their best rendition ever caught on tape) and You Take My Breath Away, an alternate take of Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy from their Top Of The Pops appearance of July 1977 and the HD mix of Teo Torriate.
If you want a quality Queen release, this is one of the best.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is good, just not great. There is good variety in the style of music on offer, which has always been a strength of Queen but for me there are no stand out songs. It feels as if they were looking at going in a different direction but not sure which.
Don't get me wrong, this is a good album, but if you are looking to try the band out for the first time, start with Night at the Opera or Queen 2.
Don't get me wrong, this is a good album, but if you are looking to try the band out for the first time, start with Night at the Opera or Queen 2.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I am pinning the following comments to all of the Queen back catalogue (excepting "Flash" which I wont get on cd) as they apply right across the board. I wont comment on the music - others have done so very well. I want to praise the sound.
Modern mastering technology will in most cases demonstrate more noticeable improvements in older recordings. I have now bought and listened to all of the recent Queen reissues and chronologically the benefits of the 2011 remastering lessen as recording technology and technique improved album by album.
The biggest improvement is to the earlier analogue work, which to my ear sound more "Queen" than the digitally recorded stuff - more bite and attack - irrespective of musical direction. My view is that digital recording "rounded" the Queen sound, particularly Brian May's guitar.
However, notwithstanding this there are clear improvements throughout the catalogue, even the later ones which were recorded using digital technology to whatever degree. Music is more open, brighter and fuller in a very revealing, listenable and non-tiring way. Bass and drum parts are now very clear as are the vocals which are expressive warm and very detailed - many more sibilants can now be heard which really brightens up "Queen 2" and "A Night At The Opera" for example where there were a tremendous number of overdubs which saturated the sound in places.
As I said in a previous review of "Greatest Hits", those who have a fair or passing interest in Queen will be happy with earlier issues, but for the enthusiast these remasters really are rewarding listens and well worth investing in. They really are very good indeed.
Modern mastering technology will in most cases demonstrate more noticeable improvements in older recordings. I have now bought and listened to all of the recent Queen reissues and chronologically the benefits of the 2011 remastering lessen as recording technology and technique improved album by album.
The biggest improvement is to the earlier analogue work, which to my ear sound more "Queen" than the digitally recorded stuff - more bite and attack - irrespective of musical direction. My view is that digital recording "rounded" the Queen sound, particularly Brian May's guitar.
However, notwithstanding this there are clear improvements throughout the catalogue, even the later ones which were recorded using digital technology to whatever degree. Music is more open, brighter and fuller in a very revealing, listenable and non-tiring way. Bass and drum parts are now very clear as are the vocals which are expressive warm and very detailed - many more sibilants can now be heard which really brightens up "Queen 2" and "A Night At The Opera" for example where there were a tremendous number of overdubs which saturated the sound in places.
As I said in a previous review of "Greatest Hits", those who have a fair or passing interest in Queen will be happy with earlier issues, but for the enthusiast these remasters really are rewarding listens and well worth investing in. They really are very good indeed.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Remaster
I hate the fact people are saying the bonus disc is weak. It's not, it has some great tracks but the real treat is if you've heard 'Teo Torriatte' the HD Mix, hooked up to my dad's... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. Johnathan Brewer
Excellent remaster of an excellent album but a weak bonus disc
This is an excellent album that deserve SIX stars on its own.
And here we have it in the best sound ever.
A splendid time is guaranteed for all! Read more
And here we have it in the best sound ever.
A splendid time is guaranteed for all! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Jens Dalsgaard
More and better?
Following on from A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races could be seen as the second half of a double album that never was. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr 80s
A old one, in a new sound quality!
I like Queen, and I have waiting for this since 1999!
It coud be a better sound, but it`s much better than the old one!
It coud be a better sound, but it`s much better than the old one!
Published 12 months ago by Bjorn-ragnar Reinertsen
The Day After The Night Before...
What makes this a simply great album, is that it manages to deviate through so many musical styles while maintaining that 'album' feel. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Bif
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