Queen Album: «Stone Cold Classics»
Queen Album: «Stone Cold Classics»
- Customers rating: (3.5 of 5)
- Title:Stone Cold Classics
- Release date:2006-04-11
- Type:Audio CD
- Label:Hollywood Records
- UPC:720616260628
- Average (3.5 of 5)(13 votes)
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- 1 Stone Cold Crazyimg 2:40
- 2 Tie Your Mother Down Queen and Paul Rodgersimg 3:54
- 3 Fat Bottomed Girlsimg 5:50
- 4 Another One Bites the Dustimg 4:01
- 5 Crazy Little Thing Called Loveimg 4:16
- 6 We Will Rock Youimg 2:48
- 7 We Are the Champions Queen and Paul Rodgersimg 3:30
- 8 Radio Ga Gaimg 5:58
- 9 Bohemian Rhapsodyimg 5:29
- 10 The Show Must Go On Queen and Paul Rodgersimg 4:44
- 11 These Are the Days of Our Livesimg 4:45
- 12 I Want It Allimg 5:16
- 13All Right Now
- 14Feel Like Makin' Love Queen and Paul Rodgers
Read the press release on QueenOnline.com. This is a tie-in with this week's American Idol show, where they're performing all Queen songs. There are only eight contestants performing on the show, so that's all the songs that are going to be on the album in addition to the obligatory We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions additions plus some live tracks from the tour with Paul Rodgers. It wasn't meant to be the definitive greatest hits CD. If you want that, get the Platinum Collection - that's a little closer to it.
As a Queen fan, I'm not giving this three stars because of the music. The music, as is the case with everything Queen does, is five stars. The Paul Rodgers tracks from recently can be skipped (I am a big Bad Company, Free and The Firm fan, but it's just not Queen without Freddie Mercury).
Back in the day, 'Greatest Hits' and 'Classic Queen' were the way to go if you wanted a good Queen collection. In 2008, it is STILL the way to go. 'Stone Cold Classics' is a very unnecessary release; I am aware that this was released to promote "Queen Week" on 'American Idol,' but still, they could have done better.
How could they omit 'Killer Queen' and 'Somebody To Love,' two huge radio hits for the Queen? COME ON HOLLYWOOD RECORDS!!! I could compile a better collection than they did.
Overall, don't buy this release unless you are a die-hard who is seeking the Paul Rodgers + Queen recordings. The sound quality is nothing new; sounds like it does on 'Greatest Hits' and 'Classic Queen.'
If you are seeking a single disc Queen collection, 'Greatest Hits' and 'Classic Queen' are what you need to get. If you want two take it up a step, buy 'The Platinum Collection' and 'Greatest Hits 1 & 2,' both contain most of the material on the single discs mentioned above.
Three stars for the compilation in general, but don't get me wrong, everything here except the Paul Rodgers material is five stars. All I'm saying is look elsewhere for a better Queen collection.
Recommended only for the die-hard Queen fan. The only reason I can think you would want to buy this is for the Paul Rodgers tracks. I will say this: Don't listen to the Rodgers tracks thinking they'll be anywhere near as good as Mercury's recordings with Queen.
as usual queen delivers!! reccomended for anyone who likes queen's style of music . powerful vocals of freddie mercury rip
a truly great collection of timeless music. you will enjoy this set :)
just finished watching "A Knight's Tale" (the 1991 movie with Heath Ledger) and much of the music was classic Queen ("We Are The Champions", "Another One Bites The Dust", etc...)...and it brought me to purchase this collection.
It's a great start...and hope you enjoy it!
Obviously more of a hits album for casual or new fans than something for the already converted, this is a really good selection of great songs for a great price. I bought it at a store yesterday and really like it.
I don't understand people who review/place ratings here who HAVEN'T EVEN heard the CD.