During the 1980s, Freddie Mercury--the flamboyant lead singer of Queen--launched a ... more
promising solo career that produced two wildly disparate albums, a handful of singles and contributions to other projects that are documented in this three-disc collection. While 1985's "Mr Bad Guy" finds Mercury's melodramatic vocal flair struggling to overpower his sometimes patchy songwriting and the dated Euro-disco production of Reinhold Mack, the singer rose to the campy heights of "Bohemian Rhapsody"--and then some--on "Barcelona", his grand, neo-operatic collaboration with Spanish diva Montserrat Caballe and one of the most deliriously ambitious pop albums of modern times. Both are available here in sharp, digitally remastered sound. The third bonus disc gives another broad outline of Mercury's talents, from the rare, surprising 1972/slightly pre-Queen Phil Spector tribute single, "I Can HearMusic" through his contributions to Giorgio Moroder'sMetropolissoundtrack, Dave Clark's musical theatre pieceTimeand the singer's delightfully overwrought remake of "The Great Pretender", a song he claimed as autobiography.--Jerry McCulley
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Production Year: 1992 - Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Extreme, Elton John, Bob Geldof
Production Year: 1999 - Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Donny Osmond, Joan Collins, Richard Attenborough
Advantages: Every Thing Disadvantages: Nothing at all
This is the best lotta dosh my husband spent ( He keeps reminding me ) :) and it has pride and place in my collection of many queen items booksdvd singles lp`s yep them remember them the book is totally beautiful and is great for pictures you might not ever off seen,
Not to mention the wonderful out takes on the cd`s if you are a life long fan like myself a fan since 1973 then that's says 2 things 1 i`m old and 2 mentally addicted to Freddie`s voice its a well know fact in my family mum has to have her Freddie fix then her Brian fix and so on a must for every old/real fan some of the out takes you can almost see them doing in your mind its Magic really it is one of the best collection you could own. ...
Advantages: Some classic solo tracks Disadvantages: A collection which doesn't separate the wheat from the chaff
Let's be honest from the start of this review. This is not a collection for the casual, curious fan coming across Freddie for the first time. If you are that sort of person, then you should probably be looking at the more recent "greatest hits" style album that has just been released. For the more dedicated fan however, this is a decent package containing 2 complete albums - 1983's Mr Bad Guy and 1998's Barcelona, a collaboration with Monserrat Caballé - along with a bonus CD.
Disc 1 - Mr Bad Guy is probably Freddie's best and possibly best known solo album released in 1983 at a time when critics of Queen were lampooning the band's seeming loss of direction.
The album consists of 11 tracks and is alot poppier than Queen's output ever was. It's a mix of up beat dance and piano based ballads.
Two tracks - Made In Heaven and I Was ...
Advantages: Digitally remastered version of eagerly sought after tracks 3 CDs for £18.00! Disadvantages: The price of the full collection - £120.00
The new FreddieMercurySoloCollection was released this week and to my surpise it is affordable!! You can pick up a 3 CD (yes that's 3 Cds) for just £17.99 - a bargain I am sure you will agree! There is of course the more expensove de-lux version costing £120.00 but for any fan (not serious collectors) the 3 cd choice is ample. If you are familiar with Freddie's sole work then you will recognise all tracks in the package but for the first time, in my expereice, you can own the wonderful "Larry Lurex - I Can Hear Music" track which Freddie did for a joke just before Queen hit the big time! And, of course there is the Mr Bad Guy album , the original of which is getting rarer and rarer - I recently sold a Mint US vinyl copy for £50.00!! So it is a real joy to have a 2000 digitally remastered version - if you are looking for an original ...
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