Greatest Hits Volume 3 (1999)
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1. The Show Must Go On
2. Under Pressure (rah mix)
3. Barcelona
4. Too Much Love Will Kill You
5. Somebody to Love
6. You Don't Fool Me
7. Heaven for Everyone
8. Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)
9. Driven by You
10.Living on My Own
11.Let Me Live
12.The Great Pretender
13.Princes of the Universe
14.Another One Bites the Dust
15.Not Only You (Only the Good Die Young)
16.These are the days of Our Lives
17.Thank God It's Christmas
Let’s be clear from the start: this isn’t a review of the songs themselves. If you’re judging this compilation strictly by the quality of the music, then yes — there are some decent moments here. But that’s not the issue. The real problem lies with the packaging. Specifically, the title. This is labeled as a third installment of Queen’s Greatest Hits series, and frankly, it’s anything but.
What we have here is a scattered mix of rarities, alternate versions, collaborations, solo efforts, and posthumously assembled odds and ends — a collection that, while occasionally interesting, is far from anything resembling a “hits” package. Had they called this Queen: Rarities & Remixes or something in that ballpark, it might’ve gone down a little easier. But branding this as Volume III feels like a bait-and-switch.
It’s unclear exactly where to place the blame — the band, the label, the marketing department — but whoever made the call to slap “Greatest Hits” on this thing should’ve known better. Queen’s catalog was already tricky enough to navigate thanks to all the regional variations and mismatched reissues floating around. This just adds to the confusion. And to be blunt, it feels like a cash grab.
Queen deserved better. The fans deserved better. A few interesting cuts and curiosities tucked inside doesn’t change the fact that this thing is completely misrepresented.
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