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They seem to be missing a ton of the classic hits though.
Did the Platinum album cover all the solo hits? Pretender is on there as well as Living on my Own. George Michael on that album seems a odd choice. |
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They seem to be missing a ton of the classic hits though.
Did the Platinum album cover all the solo hits? Pretender is on there as well as Living on my Own. George Michael on that album seems a odd choice. Of all Queen UK singles the missing ones on Platinum are. Vol 1 Keep Yourself Alive, Tie Your Mother Down, Spread Your Wings, Vol 2 Body Language, Backchat, Scandal Vol 3 A Winters Tale Personally I don't like volume 3 as It includes a lot of dross in the Wyclef Jean version of Another One Bites The Dust. Which is awful any of the above missing songs could have been included. |
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Yes vol 3 has all the big solo hits. The George Michael one was from a number 1 EP. A Winters Tale is probably the only real ommison from the Greatest Hits set.
Of all Queen UK singles the missing ones on Platinum are. Vol 1 Keep Yourself Alive, Tie Your Mother Down, Spread Your Wings, Vol 2 Body Language, Backchat, Scandal Vol 3 A Winters Tale Personally I don't like volume 3 as It includes a lot of dross in the Wyclef Jean version of Another One Bites The Dust. Which is awful any of the above missing songs could have been included. |
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Not a fan of Vol 3 either. It's got a few great tracks on (Heaven for Everyone, Thank God It's Christmas) but it's go so much rubbish on too. I love Elton but the version of Show Must Go On is terrible. I'd have prefered some of the previous missing singles to have been put on it - including the brilliant Scandal!
I have made my own version and added a volume IV. Volume 3 Keep Yourself Alive Scandal Barcelona Too Much Love Will Kill You Calling All Girls You Don't Fool Me Heaven For Everyone Las Palabras De Amor Driven By You Living On My Own Let Me Live The Great Pretender Princes Of The Universe Tie Your Mother Down No-One But You These Are The Days Of Our Lives A Winter's Tale Volume 4 Death On Two Legs Liar Spread Your Wings Back Chat One Year Of Love Flick Of The Wrist White Queen (As It Began) Pain Is So Close To Pleasure Tenement Funster Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie) Jealousy The Show Must Go On (Queen & Elton John) Love Of My Life (Live) Somebody To Love (Queen and George Michael) Body Language Need Your Loving Tonight It's Late Thank God It's Christmas |
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Yes vol 3 has all the big solo hits. The George Michael one was from a number 1 EP. A Winters Tale is probably the only real ommison from the Greatest Hits set.
Of all Queen UK singles the missing ones on Platinum are. Vol 1 Keep Yourself Alive, Tie Your Mother Down, Spread Your Wings, Vol 2 Body Language, Backchat, Scandal Vol 3 A Winters Tale Personally I don't like volume 3 as It includes a lot of dross in the Wyclef Jean version of Another One Bites The Dust. Which is awful any of the above missing songs could have been included. I would have thought the 1993 version of living on my own would be a better choice. I wouldnt say vol 3 is terrible because it still has the excellent song Too much love will kill you which is a fantastic song so full of energy. |
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Just thought I'd say I went to the O2 London show on Saturday and I can honestly say it was one of the best gigs I've ever been to. Two hours of solid greatest hits with a few album tracks thrown in (Lap of the Gods, 39, Stone Cold Crazy) plus they did a drum/bass medley of some lesser known hits (Body Language, The Invisible Man). Lambert did not try to impersonate Mercury and did the songs justice (his voice is truly incredible). Could have easily watched them for eight hours. Great show.
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Just thought I'd say I went to the O2 London show on Saturday and I can honestly say it was one of the best gigs I've ever been to. Two hours of solid greatest hits with a few album tracks thrown in (Lap of the Gods, 39, Stone Cold Crazy) plus they did a drum/bass medley of some lesser known hits (Body Language, The Invisible Man). Lambert did not try to impersonate Mercury and did the songs justice (his voice is truly incredible). Could have easily watched them for eight hours. Great show.
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In a way, I feel Queen would have done well by releasing The Platinum Collection with a modified tracklisting. The third volume is a cash-in that is nowhere near to the level of the previous two discs, when Queen's singles discography actually fits quite nicely and you can easily make three 17-track volumes by simply altering the years they cover and adding a few of the more "minor" hits. See below:
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I think it's a more enjoyable experience listening to Queen's hits in that way than in the "official" way. |
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Body Language? I'm suprised that's there in any form as Roger hates that song.
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Well, it was just the bass line really. I remember hearing somewhere that Roger hated Another One Bites the Dust too, and pretty much all of their stuff from The Game / Hot Space era.
Whats to hate about it? |
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That song was on every live tour and thankfully they kept using it.
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That song was on every live tour and thankfully they kept using it.
Whats to hate about it? As has been pointed out, the huge success of it in USA prompted the change for hot space, which didn't work at all but as Freddie said at the time "it's only a bloody record" 😀 It would have been interesting had Another one bites the dust kept its original lyrics about Cowboys.... |
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I think for Roger it was the fact that, at the time, that song took them in a completely new direction. They were a full on rock band before The Game, so to then come up with a funk track seemed incomprehensible. Ultimately, despite the success of Another One Bites The Dust, this new sound didn't work at all for Queen. Hot Space, which was built primarily around funk/dance, was a flop. Luckily, they realised this and returned to form with The Works, although certain elements of that era can still be heard in later tracks. Another One Bites the Dust is fantastic live, because they give it more of a 'rock' sound. Freddie played around with it a lot during the Magic tour, adding an improve section and hitting incredible notes.
Although Roger complains about the Funk direction. It was one of his songs on the Jazz album Fun It that was in this style. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oNo8r8-8ro |
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Apparently Roger had no issue with it live but just didn't think it was single material.....he was wrong lol 😊
As has been pointed out, the huge success of it in USA prompted the change for hot space, which didn't work at all but as Freddie said at the time "it's only a bloody record" 😀 It would have been interesting had Another one bites the dust kept its original lyrics about Cowboys.... Man they should have done those live in the 80s. |
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Is that why Brian hates Your my best friend and Dont stop?
Man they should have done those live in the 80s. |
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Is that why Brian hates Your my best friend and Dont stop?
Man they should have done those live in the 80s. |
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The only thing I have ever heard about Your My Best Friend was Freddie disliking the electric piano. He refused to play it so John Deacon did. Freddie did like the song though and enjoyed singing it.
One thing of many I liked is that he would take notes of what the fans liked at live shows and interacted with them. I dont think I have ever come across any musicial ever who would do this. |
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Freddie was a great Pianoist.
One thing of many I liked is that he would take notes of what the fans liked at live shows and interacted with them. I dont think I have ever come across any musicial ever who would do this. |
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He was but he only liked to play Piano's not Electric keyboards. "Why play those things when you've got a lovely super grand piano?"
Living on my Own the 1993 remix sounds alot better than the original one I guess the original has a long pause at the start. |
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Thats probably why he plays well on Bohemien Rhapsody.
Living on my Own the 1993 remix sounds alot better than the original one I guess the original has a long pause at the start. However, The disco version that was released as a single in 1993 was a far better mix and was no1 so therefore not sure why this version wasn't the one on the hits package.... |
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Living on my own remix was way better than the original. The original had far too long a wait before he sung.
Is their any difference between theplatinum release and the rerelease in 2011? |
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Trying to go through a kind of chronology order for the queen singles from when they stopped touring live to freddie death and wondered where the Freddie solo songs would fit in.
Living on my own seems to have been shot before I want it all & I guess Great Pretender would have been done before Im going slightly mad but after Breakthru as hes clean shaven. |
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Living on my own video was shot at Freddies Birthday party in 1985.
Great pretender was 1987 Barcelona videos (Barcelona, golden boy & how can I go on) 1988. I want it all, breakthru, invisible man, scandal and the miracle; 1989 Headlong was shot 1990-1991 depending on the scene. I'm going slightly mad early 1991 These are the days of our lives shot in May 1991. The last shot of Freddie on camera. |
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Why is Bohemien Rhapsody named by fans as the greatest ever hit Queen done? When ever their is a top Queen hits its always rated number when there are far superior songs in the queen anthology.
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Why is Bohemien Rhapsody named by fans as the greatest ever hit Queen done? When ever their is a top Queen hits its always rated number when there are far superior songs in the queen anthology.
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