Queen - Absolute Greatest

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Album Details

Title: Absolute Greatest
Artist: Queen
Release Date: 11/10/2009
Re-Released On: 11/17/2009
Label: EMI Music Distribution
Album Type(s): Greatest Hits
UPCs: 5099968664220, 5099945872426
Genre: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Arena Rock, British Metal, Album Rock, Dance-Rock, Art Rock
Moods: Dramatic, Elaborate, Energetic, Epic, Playful, Swaggering, Theatrical, Aggressive, Bravado, Complex, Confident, Freewheeling, Indulgent, Passionate, Quirky, Slick, Whimsical, Ambitious, Campy, Cheerful, Exuberant, Fun, Light, Lively, Outrageous, Rousing, Sexy, Tense/Anxious, Yearning, Bittersweet, Sentimental, Party/Celebratory, Silly, Witty
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 2
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
2009	CD	EMI Music Distribution	6866422
2009	CD	EMI Music Distribution	4587242

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Album Review

The latest in a long line of Queen compilations stretching back to 1981's Greatest Hits, 2009's Absolute Greatest runs a generous 20 tracks yet still manages to miss several classic Queen songs, such as "Fat Bottomed Girls," "Bicycle Race," "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy," "Flash's Theme," and "Tie Your Mother Down." In their place are several latter-day singles that were hits in Europe but not America ("The Show Must Go On," "Who Wants to Live Forever," "These Are the Days of Our Lives"), so it makes sense that this compilation in its various formats -- a single-disc set, a double-disc where the second CD contains commentary by Brian May and Roger Taylor, one with a hardcover book, one with LPs -- appeared in the U.K. and Europe first, because it was tailored for this market. And, overall, it's a nicely balanced collection of 20 highlights, delivering all the usual suspects -- "We Will Rock You," "We Are the Champions," "Another One Bites the Dust," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "You're My Best Friend," "Killer Queen," "Bohemian Rhapsody" -- plus good latter-day hits, making it a solid overview but not a definitive one. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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