Queen 40, Volume 3

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( REVIEW ON QUEEN 40th VOL. 3 RED BOX )As I have said before, I'm A Big QUEEN Fan Since The Early 1970's. In fact I grew up with and still have their Vinyl LP'S. As for me these are about the best U.S. CD releases I have ever owned. As for the sound quality, Even though these are a tiny bit louder then previous U.S. CD's. I think these have a fuller and are truer to the Original sound that I remember.As for the Bonus EP CD included with each of these, It's kinda skimpy and they could have put much more bonus material "I Think". On a Positive note, I'm glad they put the bonus tracks on a separate disc. And the way I Look at it, I still would have wanted this remastered series even if they did not have the bonus tracks/discs. This series is a Must for any QUEEN fan that wants to own their complete studio albums "Sets Vol. 1 BLACK, Vol. 2 WHITE & Vol. 3 RED = Their 15 Original Studio Albums".Now as for each of the five Albums/CD's of this set Vol.3 Red Box,THE WORKS 5.0 (A strong album with a powerful punch and a huge improvement over HOT SPACE. Not only the hit's such as ""Radio Ga Ga" , "I Want to Break Free" & "Hammer to Fall", but some great album tracks as well such as "Man on the Prowl" , "Keep Passing the Open Windows" & "It's a Hard Life" )A KIND OF MAGIC 4.5 (Opens nicely with "One Vision". Of coarse this album also had a couple very nice soft songs such as John Deacon's "One Year of Love" and Brian May's "Who Wants to Live Forever". Between both the softies & rockers, An overall Great Album by a Great Band)THE MIRACLE 5.0 (Originally released in 1989, The album was recorded as the band recovered from Brian May's marital problems and Freddie Mercury's HIV diagnosis in 1987. The album opens with 2 tracks that are actually butted together "Party & Khashoggi's Ship" it also had some powerful tracks such as "The Miracle" , "I Want It All" , "The Invisible Man" & "Breakthru" .. Freddie & John teamed up on the song writings for "The Miracle", "Rain Must Fall" & "My Baby Does Me" )INNUENDO 5.0 (Sadly This was the last Queen Album Freddie lived to see. The band and producers were aiming for a November or December release date in order to catch the crucial Christmas market, but Mercury's declining health meant that the release of the album did not take place until February 1991. This album is great in my personal opinion. From Rogers Drum Roar in the opening to the final "Show Must Go On". I simply love both songs and their B/W videos "I'm Going Slightly Mad" & "These Are the Days of Our Lives". The music video for "Days of Our Lives" was Mercury's last appearance in a video medium, and with his knowing farewell look straight at the camera, Mercury whispers "I still love you" at the end of the song. Also had the song "Delilah" a song Mercury penned for his favorite female tortoiseshell cat, which was called Delilah. This album also had other great songs such as "Headlong", "Ride the Wild Wind" , "The Hitman" & "All God's People" )MADE IN HEAVEN 5.0 (Their fifteenth and final studio album. Released on 6 November 1995 on Parlophone and Hollywood Records.After Freddie Mercury's death, bass player John Deacon, drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May worked with vocal and piano parts that Mercury recorded before his death, adding fresh instrumentation to the recordings. "Mother Love" A very nice and meaningful song that was the final song co-written by Mercury and May, and was also Mercury's last ever vocal performance. Also had another very nice song by John Deacon "My Life Has Been Saved" as well as other nice tracks such as Roger Taylor's "Heaven for Everyone" , Freddie's "It's a Beautiful Day" , "I Was Born to Love You" , "A Winter's Tale" & Made in Heaven" and some song's credited simply as writers "Queen" such as "Let Me Live" & "You Don't Fool Me"......Another overall splendid album by one the the beast and artistic rock bands of all time "in my opinion"One Word of CAUTION if you decide to buy this series, The CD Discs fit very tightly onto the jewel cases disc holders. Be very careful when removing the disc not to crack the center of disc trying to get it loose. Kinda turn the CD Clockwise and gently twist it off.

While this batch finishes off the remasterring of queen's studio album catalog (there are 15 cds in all) it represents the more underrated period of Queen's career. I personally love these albums, but when I would talk to fellow queen fans, they tend to have stopped listening to Queen by this point, aside from A Kind of Magic which had music featured in the film Highlander (I even own the Queen version of that movie as it had a seperate dvd with the queen songs and music videos) But, the Works, A Kind of Magic, the Miracle, Innuendo and Made in Heaven showcases some of the finest music they have ever done. There is "The Invisible Man" a great work of art, showcasing their penchant for artful lyrics, and studio wizadry. You have your anthems like "I want to break free" and "I want it all" you have the heavy hearted, "Too much love will kill you" and the sweeter "I was born to love you" Everything is extremely likable. Innuendo was probably their first album that I had bought without any prior knowledge of it, I didn't even get to hear any singles or samples, but I have loved it ever since. Some criticse Queen as a singles band, but Queen has great album tracks, too many too mention actually. Their singles were defintely strong. But, that doesn't mean that's all there was to them. Queen created masterpieces. Sure they have some of the most popular singles of any band going, sure they have the classics like "We will rock you" and "We are the champions" but if anyone believes queen to be just a singles band and the rest is filler only need to listen to "The Prophet's Song" on " A Night at the Opera". I love the new remasters not just for improved sound but for the extras, the b-sides, the alternate takes etc. These are well crafted and well put together. While I would have loved more extras etc, I have no clue what is actually "out there" to debate whether or not more could have and should have been released. I like how they have two cds for each album, the main album is cd 1 and all the extras are cd 2. So it's a purer way of listening to them. You don't get the distractions of the piss-poor remixes that plagued the early cd releases, where the extras weren't even produced by Queen but by some talentless third party. Queen works best when it works as a group, with each member contributing their vast talents to take the group to such heights that very few can reach. There are no Andrew Ridgeley's here. and vocally Freddie Mercury has got to be the greates Rock front man of all time (Mick Jagger is a close second) his voice, his over the top theatrics, are just a part of Queen's dna as the music itself. There is no one like Freddie in the music world today and never will be again, he can sing Rock/Pop/R&b and just for kicks he can sing opera, and sometimes all in the same song. I recommend getting all 15 cds though, and getting them in the special packaging. The included posters are a plus (one in each of the 3 sets) You can't go wrong adding them to your rock library. Every member of the band adds to the overall phenomenon of Queen, so there are no weak album tracks, sure you may like some better than others, but each song offers something to love. And every album is worth getting. I'd highly recommend this to anyone who loves great music. Real music by real musicians sung by a man who has no equal in rock music or any type of music for that matter. So pop in a cd, sit pack, turn the volume up and enjoy....because they WILL rock you.

Muito bom esse box de uma das melhores bandas da história. Vale muito a pena adquirir.

Schöne Do CD Box mit Bonus Tracks.

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Gli album di queen sono davvero divertenti, ottima qualità del suono bravo il venditore serio e spedizione nei tempi

Ce coffret CD est EXCELLENT et je le recommande fortement pour tous les fans de Queen.Il contient les albums studio du groupe de 11 à 15, soit :- QUEEN THE WORKS 1984- QUEEN A KIND OF MAGIC 1986- QUEEN THE MIRACLE 1989- QUEEN INNUENDO 1991- QUEEN MADE IN HEAVEN 1995Chaque album contient 2 CD, chaque CD ont été remasterisé en 2011. Le premier est l’album studio original et le second contient des BONUS, soit des versions EP des versions démos, des versions Session de la BBC, des versions instrumentales, des face-B ou bien des versions LIVE. Ce qui fait un total de 10 CD par coffret.Si vous êtes comme moi un collectionneur et amateur de Queen ne manquer cette chance de vous procurez les 3 coffrets pour un total de 30 CD, car ils en valent la peine. Alors vous aurez la chance comme moi de posséder les 15 albums studio du groupe original avec Freddie Mercury (chanteur et leader du groupe), Brian May (guitariste), John Deacon (bassiste) et Roger Taylor (batteur).Peut-être que quelques-uns parmi vous diront que le groupe ont enregistré 16 album studio, c’est vrai. Mais pour moi le véritable groupe Queen n’est rien sans Freddie Mercury décédé en 1991 du sida. Alors c’est pour cette raison que je ne tiens pas compte du 16ième album, car ce dernier a été enregistré avec le chanteur Paul Rodgers dont la voie est loin d’atteindre celle de Freddie Mercury, même si Freddie aimait beaucoup ce chanteur.Il est a remarqué que le 15ième album studio MADE IN HEAVEN de groupe est sortie en 1995 après la mort de Freddie. Mais cet album est constitué de sessions de chant enregistrées en 1991 et d’ébauches mises de côté lors des enregistrements précédents du groupe enregistrées avec Freddie Mercury avant sa mort.Alors ne laisser pas passer cette chance de vous procurez ce coffret de 10 CD et je vous encourage de vous procurez les 3 coffrets pour un grand total de 30 CD, alors vous aurez la discographie complète des albums studio du groupe, car ces coffrets sont de vrai bijou.Bonne Écoute!!!