Queen - Gold

Title: Gold Artist: Queen Release Date: 2/18/2003 Label: EMI Music Distribution Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 8809009301338 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: 2

1. Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Another One Bites the Dust
3. Killer Queen
4. Fat Bottomed Girls
5. Bicycle Race
6. You're My Best Friend
7. Don't Stop Me Now
8. Save Me
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
10. Somebody to Love
11. Now I'm Here
12. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
13. Play the Game
14. Flash
15. Seven Seas of Rhye
16. We Will Rock You
17. We Are the Champions

1. Under Pressure
2. Radio Ga Ga
3. I Want to Break Free
4. Body Language
5. Action This Day
6. Love of My Life
7. Dragon Attack
8. The Great Pretender
9. Barcelona
10. '39
11. I Was Born to Love You
12. Too Much Love Will Kill You
13. God Save the Queen

Year Type Label Catalog # 2003 CD EMI Music Distribution 930133

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You can't fault Queen's record labels, EMI and Hollywood, for issuing countless compilations over the years -- after all, the group remains immensely popular throughout the entire world. And if one thing was made clear from the record industry, it'll milk every last drop of an artist's catalog for profit. Hence this, the umpteenth Queen set Gold, that, save for a few tracks, most of the selections have appeared previously on other collections. Two discs and 30 tracks in total, Gold basically consists of the original U.K. version of 1981's Greatest Hits, while the second disc attempts to include overlooked album tracks with a few latter-day hits and Freddie Mercury solo selections. Although most rock fans have heard Queen's hits countless times over the years, you can't deny the exceptional quality of such tracks as "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Will Rock You," "Somebody to Love," and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," all of which reside on disc one. Disc two, on the other hand, is a bit of a hodgepodge. While it's admirable that a few oft-overlooked tracks finally get to share the spotlight ("Love of My Life," "Dragon Attack," "39," etc.), by and large, it's a headscratcher. Fans looking for a collection of strong album tracks (and there were a multitude of them -- many of which still have never been included on any comps) will be disappointed, as such bona fide hits as "Under Pressure" and "Radio Ga Ga," plus such solo Mercury selections as "I Was Born to Love You" make it an obvious attempt to please both new and old fans a like. As a result, the best double-disc Queen set remains 1995's Greatest Hits, Vols. 1-2, and if it's a compilation of overlooked album tracks you're after, 1997's single-disc Rocks, Vol. 1, is a better choice. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

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