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To celebrate 40 years since Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor formed the band, Queen's Greatest Hits II has been digitally re-mastered for 2011 by Bob Ludwig. New cover art completes the package.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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Such a shame that when you look at the customer reviews of this product they almost all relate to the earlier CD release of Queen's second greatest hits package and not the 2011 remastered versions. After all, how are potential purchasers of this product really meant to know what they are paying for when the reviews do not fit the product?
Hopefully, this review will re-dress the balance slightly. After receiving my copies of Greatest Hits I and II earlier this week I can safely say that whatever you may think of the songs on the CD, and let's be fair there is a bit of mixture ranging from the outstanding (The Show Must Go On, I Want It All, Innuendo and Who Wants To Live Forever) to the somewhat more pedestrian (The Invisible Man, Friends Will Be Friends, The Miracle and Breakthru'), the sound quality of these re-masters more than make the money paid for these CD's worth it.
Never before has the band's music sounded so clear and be of such high quality that you really feel you were there in the studio as the band were recording them (if only!). Of course, these releases mark the first of a whole year of re-releases to mark Queen's 40th anniversary and their move to Island Records and all I can say is that if the rest of the year's releases sound as good as this then the money being spent by Queen fans on re-buying their albums will be more than worth it. Add into the mix many of the albums are likely to feature never before released tracks and rare single b-sides 2011 is going to be a good year for Queen fans to say the least.
However, back to Greatest Hits II...and the music. Whatever anyone thinks of Queen's 80's and 90's albums really depends on when they got into the band. As a relative latecomer to the band's fan ranks (1986 - after the Live Magic album was brought home by my brother) I enjoyed the singles brought out by the band during this period of their career (on the whole). It was Innuendo (album and single) in 1991 that really marked the high point of Queen's studio output for me - Freddie sounded better than he ever had despite his frailty and Brian May excelled on every track of that album and four of the five singles released from that album feature on this collection (Days of Our Lives not making it onto a greatest hits package until volume III!). I found The Works, A Kind of Magic and The Miracle singles hit and miss - with one of my favourites, Scandal, not even making it onto any of the G.Hits packages - slap your hands mssrs Mercury, May, Taylor and Deacon John. It was this period where Queen's popularity was really at its highest in the UK, so though the 70's and early 1980's are considered by many older fans to be the best musically I find this second package of singles more varied in style and therefore a more interesting listen.
The re-mastering of each track only adds to this enjoyment and the revised sleeve notes (more on Greatest Hits I than on II I have to say) make them both essential purchases.
Hopefully, this review will re-dress the balance slightly. After receiving my copies of Greatest Hits I and II earlier this week I can safely say that whatever you may think of the songs on the CD, and let's be fair there is a bit of mixture ranging from the outstanding (The Show Must Go On, I Want It All, Innuendo and Who Wants To Live Forever) to the somewhat more pedestrian (The Invisible Man, Friends Will Be Friends, The Miracle and Breakthru'), the sound quality of these re-masters more than make the money paid for these CD's worth it.
Never before has the band's music sounded so clear and be of such high quality that you really feel you were there in the studio as the band were recording them (if only!). Of course, these releases mark the first of a whole year of re-releases to mark Queen's 40th anniversary and their move to Island Records and all I can say is that if the rest of the year's releases sound as good as this then the money being spent by Queen fans on re-buying their albums will be more than worth it. Add into the mix many of the albums are likely to feature never before released tracks and rare single b-sides 2011 is going to be a good year for Queen fans to say the least.
However, back to Greatest Hits II...and the music. Whatever anyone thinks of Queen's 80's and 90's albums really depends on when they got into the band. As a relative latecomer to the band's fan ranks (1986 - after the Live Magic album was brought home by my brother) I enjoyed the singles brought out by the band during this period of their career (on the whole). It was Innuendo (album and single) in 1991 that really marked the high point of Queen's studio output for me - Freddie sounded better than he ever had despite his frailty and Brian May excelled on every track of that album and four of the five singles released from that album feature on this collection (Days of Our Lives not making it onto a greatest hits package until volume III!). I found The Works, A Kind of Magic and The Miracle singles hit and miss - with one of my favourites, Scandal, not even making it onto any of the G.Hits packages - slap your hands mssrs Mercury, May, Taylor and Deacon John. It was this period where Queen's popularity was really at its highest in the UK, so though the 70's and early 1980's are considered by many older fans to be the best musically I find this second package of singles more varied in style and therefore a more interesting listen.
The re-mastering of each track only adds to this enjoyment and the revised sleeve notes (more on Greatest Hits I than on II I have to say) make them both essential purchases.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Released shortly before Freddie's death in 1991, Greatest Hits 2 is a fitting tribute to one of (if not THE) greatest bands of all time. The album covers queen's highlights from the early 80's to the early 90's, and arguably surpasses the first Greatest Hits collection. Whilst none of the tracks here may not match the likes of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' or 'We Are The Champions', we are left with a much more consistent compilation.
The album kicks off with 'A Kind Of Magic', a soaring pop hit. The other more mainstream hits include 'Radio Ga Ga' and 'I Want To Break Free'. 'Who Wants To Live Forever' and 'The Show Must Go On' are two of the most moving ballads Queen ever produced.
What sets this compilation apart from the first though, are the harder, rockier songs. Queen's stadium rock songs seemed to rock harder than ever before. This may explain why this album isn't as universally appreciated as the first. 'I Want It All', 'Breakthrough', 'Hammer To Fall' and 'One Vision' still get my adrenaline rushing every time I hear them. And 'The Miracle' and 'Innuendo' proves that Queen still had that 'Bohemian Rhapsody' style in them.
This is an album no Queen fan should be without, even if you are not as familiar with these hits than those of the first collection, please take the risk and get this album - you won't be dissapointed.
The album kicks off with 'A Kind Of Magic', a soaring pop hit. The other more mainstream hits include 'Radio Ga Ga' and 'I Want To Break Free'. 'Who Wants To Live Forever' and 'The Show Must Go On' are two of the most moving ballads Queen ever produced.
What sets this compilation apart from the first though, are the harder, rockier songs. Queen's stadium rock songs seemed to rock harder than ever before. This may explain why this album isn't as universally appreciated as the first. 'I Want It All', 'Breakthrough', 'Hammer To Fall' and 'One Vision' still get my adrenaline rushing every time I hear them. And 'The Miracle' and 'Innuendo' proves that Queen still had that 'Bohemian Rhapsody' style in them.
This is an album no Queen fan should be without, even if you are not as familiar with these hits than those of the first collection, please take the risk and get this album - you won't be dissapointed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Not much new that one can add about Queen and their enduring music. I probably prefer the Volume 1 to this one, simply because their music became a bit too poppy and commercial during this stage of their career. That being said, most of these are classics in their own right. The sound from the latest 2011 remaster is what sets this collection (and Vol.1) apart from any previous editions, including the DTS96/24 & LPCM DVD version of the early 2,000's. The sound has depth, warmth and clarity and covers a wide frequency range which is so different to both the original transfers and the terribly sounding high flat frequency CD's & DVD's issued at the turn of the millennia. This is as close to the ol' vinyl sound that you will get (for now). Play it on a proper hi-fi with proper speakers though. A MP3 player just won't do it justice...
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Queen ~ more hits
Got the first greatest hits for my son , thought I'd get the 2nd for his birthday.
Queen ~ so good they needed two greatest hits albulms.
Queen ~ so good they needed two greatest hits albulms.
Published 22 days ago by Mr. S. Duncan
Not sure about Amazon's definition of 'new'
The ultimate greatest hits, with great music spanning genres and eras. The music itself, 5 stars!
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Published 1 month ago by Graphic_Ape
queen hits
Great cd for the ultimate queen fans out there . purchased for my Daughter,, how wonderful to know that our greatest musicians are singing their way into the next generation.
Published 3 months ago by sacred queen
Queen at their best.
Great cd ,songs brilliant,Queen still tops for understandable music and songs,recommend for all Queen enthusiasts,must be heard in a loud enviroment.
Published 3 months ago by Mr. William M. Blake
Great
Fantastic CD, Queen at their fabulous best as usual! We have Volume 1 also, so just adding to the collection.
Published 4 months ago by S. J. Mortimer
Queen greatest hits II review
This is a great CD with a great compilation of Queen's songs!
For fans, I would strongly suggest the Live at Wembley 25th Anniversary (2DVD+2CD Deluxe Edition):[...]
For fans, I would strongly suggest the Live at Wembley 25th Anniversary (2DVD+2CD Deluxe Edition):[...]
Published 4 months ago by dbehar
Queen greatest hits l & ll
At last the hits remastered ! great music as it should be heard , superb quality , nothing more to be said but enjoy.
Published 8 months ago by hoops
queen greatest hits vol 2
don,t know yet as I have to send it to canada, but it should be brilliant as queen are wonderful
Published 12 months ago by Mrs. Kathleen G. Lamb
Fantastic!!!
It's Queen what more is there to say? Fantastic!!!! Already had this one but for some reason it managed to get sratched to death!
Published 15 months ago by Kell bell
BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE
Yes, the sound of this remaster is better than the sound of the Greatest Hits remaster, which I bagged elsewhere on Amazon (I stand by that assessment after sifting through a... Read more
Published 16 months ago by David P. Weber
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