Queen Rocks (1997)
1. We Will Rock You
2. Tie Your Mother Down
3. I Want it All
4. Seven Seas of Rhye
5. I Can't Live With You
6. Hammer to Fall
7. Stone Cold Crazy
8. Now I'm Here
9. Fat Bottomed Girls
10.Keep Yourself Alive
11.Tear it Up
12.One Vision
13.Sheer Heart Attack
14.I'm in Love with My Car
15.Put Out the Fire
16.Headlong
17.It's Late
18.No One But You (Only the Good Die Young)
 
Of all of the quirky compilations that
bands tend to release of their material, this one actually makes
sense. Queen was such a multifaceted band, that it's actually a
brilliant idea just to include a strong sampling of their rock numbers
on one collection. This is simply them
at their best when they would bring the house down with good old fashion,
straight ahead rock and roll.
To be honest, it can feel a bit strange. There's no We Are the
Champions after the stellar opener We Will Rock You, nor are
the other two Queen classics Bohemian Rhapsody and Another One
Bites the Dust, but strangely they're not missed. There's too much
incredible power here for you to care about what is not here.
Some songs seems a bit out of place. I've never considered Seven
Seas of Rhye much of a rocker, and the closing tribute to Freddie
Mercury, No One But You (Onlt the Good Die Young) (without him singing, obviously) is touching, but doesn't really
rock that hard. But you'll never get perfect agreement on compilations
such as this. Fans will always politely argue about what should be here
and what shouldn't, but the package is an incredible compilation of just
one of the many styles that they could lick.
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