QUEEN
Stone Cold Classics
Hollywood Records 2006
www.queenonline.com

What’s the 4-1-1?
Stone Cold Classics is (yet another) Queen compilation, released in April 2006.

Genre
Rock / hard rock / pop-rock

The Good
It's Queen. Their music rules. and they're one of the greatest bands ever. That's about it for the good things I have to say about this collection.

The Bad
This is a cash cow. And it's not even a very good one, either! In fact, this is hands down the worst Queen compilation. EVER. Let's see. Only ELEVEN songs!? That's ridiculous, considering most Queen compilations have eighteen or so. There are QUEEN WITH PAUL RODGERS songs on here!? I love that stuff, but it doesn't belong on a best of Queen CD. The songs aren't even in their original release order! And now we get to the biggest flaw of all - The omissions.

And there are a TON of them. "Keep Yourself Alive," "Seven Seas Of Rhye," "Killer Queen," "You're My Best Friend," "I'm In Love With My Car," "Thirty-Nine," "Somebody To Love," "Bicycle Race," "Body Language," "Under Pressure," "I Want To Break Free," "One Vision," "A Kind Of Magic," and "Innuendo." ALL OF THESE SONGS ARE MISSING! No, I am not making this up. In their place are often songs that are less deserving of a place on a Queen compilation. As much as I like Queen, I can't bring myself to recommend this compilation at all.

The Verdict
Get the We Will Rock You Greatest Hits compilation instead. You'll get a much better overview of the band's career. This compilation is "Stone Cold Crap" that doesn't do the Queen legacy justice.

Did You Know?
Of all of Queen's studio albums, only half (roughly) have a song featured on this compilation.

Rating: ZERO out of 5

Related Reviews:
Queen - Flashback Reviews
Queen + Paul Rogers - Return of the Champions

--Darth Kommissar