Greatest Hits Vol.2 - Queen

**Warning** I will warn you now before you start reading this - this is a long review so I would recommend getting a nice drink to sip while reading. **Introduction** I was born in 1982 which was the decade of Queen's most memorably famous songs. The 4 men that joined together to form this group became, in my opinion, one of the greatest all time rock bands ever. What felt like every day of my childhood, I would hear a 'Queen' song playing on the radio, TV, tape or record player (80's remember). I seemed to know the lyrics and tune to every one of their songs before I could even talk properly, let alone sing. To this day I remain an avid ...

Greatest Hits Vol.2 by Queen was compiled and released in 1991 to showcase all of the band's greatest hits from 1981 to 1991 in one place. A great buy for fans and newbies alike I think. What's especially great about the greatest hits albums is that they're a brilliant way to introduce new fans to older music. Of the three greatest hits albums, this is the rockier number. The 80s were a big time for stadium rock on the rock and roll front and the band embraced that full whack with many of the songs included on this compilation album. A good deal of these songs are well known anthems that have been appealing to fans for many generations. Anthems ...

I have all Queen’s albums, but I still regularly play this CD. There are some really catchy tunes, and some really fine songs. ‘Innuendo’ is a masterful work of a song. ‘Who Want’s to Live Forever’ is a very moving song. ‘I want to Break Free’ is top class feel good fun music which doesn’t take itself too seriously. ‘I Want it All’ is definitely rock and I like it. Dig out your Air Guitars for ‘One Vision’ and also ’Invisible Man.’ That solo is pretty fine. It has been said this album only did well because Freddie died only two weeks or so after it was released, but if I ...