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Review Score: (8/10)
Of the three members of Queen who went solo Freddie Mercury was, is and likly always will be the most popular and best. Thats not just because efforts like Brian Mays Back To The Light is boring and Roger Taylors attempt at capturing Queens 70s style Space Frontiers falls flat, but also because Freddie Mercury wrote most of Queens songs (Including The Miracle and Innuendo, check out the Official Queen Site for details 54 songs to Brian Mays 51) as well as most of Queens hits (and you cant argue about the value of songs like We Are The Champians and Somebody To Love). Freddie Mercury needed Queen?! Im surprized at anyone who thinks so, just listen to You Take My Breath Away (Live) and My Melencholy Blues and find thats not the case. Queen needed Freddie. Brian May himself said without Freddie Mercury thier is no Queen, Mercury therefore prooved that he did not need Queen, he was Queen to a huge extent (and lets not forget it was Mercury who gave the band its name). This collection really shows why Queen chose Mercury as frontman. He was an incredible singer and songwriter akin to John Lennon (though he lived to be 5 years older then John and had a shorter solo career but longer one with his band). Theres only slight misfires that Mercury had, his few covers and some dance related stuff, I also wonder if he could have played a bit more piano but for the most part he was an artist of grandious perfection. One more thing: to listen to Freddie and miss the musical talents of the other members of Queen is pointless and stupid. Its like listening to John Lennon and missing Pauls bass, Ringos drums and Georges guitar or Peter Gabriel and missing Tonys keyboards, Mikes bass, Phils drumming and Steves guitar. As much as I like Queen I missed nothing of Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon. Freddie used mainly competent musicians anyhow (check out Mr. Bad guy) who supported his style well.

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