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Queen's crown jewels shine brightly, and they're a bargain in this inspiring eight-CD collection. Commemorating the operatic British band's 25th anniversary, The Crown Jewels boxes Queen's first eight albums, remastered and boasting bonus artwork, liner notes, and a reproduction of the infamous "Fat Bottomed Girls" bicycle poster. Since the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991, there's been a spate of Queen reissues and repackages, but this 90-song collection, spanning 1973's Queen to 1980's The Game, represents the crux of Queen's power and range of talent. What's best is being reminded of such great hits as the pure bombastic operatic style of "Killer Queen," the neo-rockabilly "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love," the boastful anthem "We Are the Champions," and the pop glam of "Tenement Funster." It's a colorful, engrossing trip, and the time is right for The Crown Jewels: with movies like Velvet Goldmine reminding us again of the glorious musical (and otherwise) excess of the '70s, everything old sounds new again. --Katherine Turman
- 1998 eight cd boxed set with lyrics booklet
The Crown Jewels Reviews
The Crown Jewels Reviews
| 113 of 118 people found the following review helpful  Great set, great music, great band., By BGFN8 "If you ain't listenin' you ain't livin'" (Farmingville, NY USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Crown Jewels (Audio CD) I am going to give a disc-by-disc analysis of this great set.QUEEN: The band's first disc, not their best, but still quite good. This one contains the classic "Keep Yourself Alive," plus great songs like "Great King Rat," "My Fairy King," and a tune written for Brian May's previous band, Smile, "Doing Alright." The standout track on the album is easily "Liar," a 6+ minute epic track, full of many different parts. Definitely reccomended. QUEEN II: One of my favorites in the set. The theme for the album is somewhat midieval, which provides a great feel to it and makes it all the more unique. "March of the Black Queen" should not be missed by any follower of rock music, it is just incredible. It has a lot of tempo changing, like a rock operetta. Brian May makes his vocal debut on this album with "Some Day One Day" (Roger's was on the previous album with "Modern Times Rock & Roll.") Other great... Read more 35 of 37 people found the following review helpful Brilliant!, By "platon" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Crown Jewels (Audio CD) This set is, in my opinion, what a boxed set should be. I hate sets that take the tracks out of their original LP sequences, spread them over too many discs, and then end up not giving you everything anyway. This box is the opposite of a box like that. These are the first 8 albums, with NO BONUS TRACKS. I hate it when bonus tracks pop up and the end of an album and spoil the original continuity. The discs in this set are NOT the same as the standard-issue Hollywood series. As for the packaging; phenomenal. The CD packaging perfectly mimics the original vinyl sleeves, down to every detail (e.g., the embossing on 'Night At The Opera' and the poster with 'Jazz'). The discs themselves don't look ugly like the Hollywood ones, either. Don't spend $30 each on the Japanese imports - you get them all right here. The booklet is a bit disappointing. You do get full lyrics and some photos, yet Matt Pinfield's self-centered album summaries are boring and useless. The albums... Read more 25 of 27 people found the following review helpful A must for any queen fan....., By Rolltide (Columbia, Tn) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Crown Jewels (Audio CD) There is simply no better collection to buy for any rock fan. I have owned all of these 8 albums on vinyl before and the sound on these remastered discs is much better especially for those who love their earlier albums. The crisp sound only makes one appreciate the complexity of the music and the bottom is much clearer.Of course quality of the recording wouldn't matter if the music isn't good and this is as good as it gets. What a great idea to simply put together queen's first 8 albums. Everyone of these discs is a great work of art but my personal favorite is queen 2. Simply blows me away! "March of the black queen" has so many chord and timing changes it's hard to keep up and "white queen" is a great song. The third disc "sheer heart attack" perhaps benefits the most from the remastered sound and brighton rock just leaps out of the speakers. "A night at the opera" is one of the best albums of all time and "a day at the... Read more |
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