The sound of the two Queen SACD's best of's I have picked have been nothing short of amazing. that in combination with all those great songs make these a no brainer when it comes to buying them (long as sound means more to you then money) well if you can find them. These SACD's have a very warm sound to them. Nice highs but not shrill. Some songs (mostly songs with prominent bass lines like "another one bits the dust" or "under pressure" really jump out at you. Since Queen kept the same basic recording sound thru out their career the songs sound like they fit together. G.H. Vol 2 covers from Hot Space until the end of their years with Freddy (can't believe it's been over twenty years) and the songs don't sound dated at all. If you want to check Queen out both of these collections are available on regular CD as well and were just remastered in 2011. If you like, glam, anthem or hard rock then this band is for you!

I was not expecting much from this CD I just figured it would be some uninspired CD put out to make a bit more money. Man was I wrong! This isn't "In Rock" but it's the second best CD they have put out since getting back together in the 80's (Perfect Strangers being the best). This album has the feel of a purple record but with an updated sound. Don't worry there are no tracks with Rap vocals on them. It's just feels like Bob Ezrin (Producer) as helped to pull the album into the 21 century. There is not one weak track on the whole CD. I can't really compare it to other records by D.P. But if you like heavy music you should like this. Gillian's voice is not what it use to be but he sounds great. Don Aries does his best Jon Lord (R.I.P.) and Steve Moores almost makes you forget Richie.
If you pick up this CD just pop it in, sit back with your favorite party favors and enjoy 65 minutes of a band at the top of their game!

I bought this for my home stereo because I felt the amp got pretty hot at times. This was the only one I could find with a AC cord. My only compliant is that it is a little loud. Do to this fact I turn it on when I am playing things at a high volume and when I go and grab a drink or something I will let it run.
Very glad I found the product. Works well for my application if you need a large computer fan you should like this.
One draw back. It has no on and off switch. First I plugged it into my switched socket on the back of my amp. But I did not want it on every time I used the stereo. So I bought an ext.cord with a off and on switch so now it works fine. Good deal for a very well built product!

This actually gets a 4 and 1/2 stars but I will get to that later. This is an excellent doc.. My biggest fear was a watered down version of their career. Not here. This is one of the most honest documentaries I have ever see and i've seen a lot.
They are brutally honest about why they kicked Don Feilder out. You feel really bad for him. They do mention how the last LP was walmart only in the U.S.. I have to be honest I really wanted to hear Mr. "Sunset grill" Henely try to justify that but no luck. Otherwise it's a warts and all doc..My only complaint is I really would have liked about an hour more of there history from 70 to .80 and and a half hour less of the early 90's until now.
They talk to everyone past and present. They also talk to important Eagle relationships. Like Jackson Brown, JD SOuthern and Bob Seger. Plus managers and so on.
I concider myself a big fan but even knowing their history this was still a great watch!
The bonus Blu ray with a 45 minute live film from the Hotel California tour is worth buying this alone. Why we only got half the show I don't know but its still great. In 7.1, restored colour it looks perfect. Hopefully they will get around to releasing some of these shows from their archives.
I can not stress enough how happy I am with this package. The only reason I took off half a star was because we didn't get the full '77 concert. But this still is a phenomenal set!

What a surprise this record was. I had only picked up a couple of their heyday records which I loved but I was worried about this one because it was over twenty years later then anything I had. Two minutes in I knew I was OK. This band actually still sound inspired. Is it because they never broke big and were not ripped apart by money? Who knows why these guys have lasted so long where other bands faded away years ago.
This record has all the Hawkwind trade marks like the electronic background noises. The flash Gordon lyrics. You name it it is here. Hawkwind are starting remind me of AC / DC. Not because they sound the same (they don't) but because they have changed their style so little over a 40 plus year career. That's not a knock. This band can do it, again like AC/ DC, because the songs somehow seem to sound fresh. I know space rock is not for everyone but if you like Space Rock, Progressive Rock, Trance music or psychedelic you should check these guys out!

This is the record that had Brian Robertson (Robo) on guitar. The album it's self is brilliant. It's still Motörhead but with a twist. The album over all is solid and the band sounds great together. The second CD is a concert from the one tour this version of Motörhead did. The show is very high energy. The set list favors the new album because Robo did not like playing the old stuff (now you can see why there was only the one record and tour). Just a great live CD.
Now the bad side! The remastering is not great. The version in the 6 cd box set has a much thicker sound (studio album only. This live CD is not in that box). But considering I paid around $20 for the set I figure I just paid for the live cd and look at the studio CD as something I will never listened to but got for next to nothing.
If you like Motörhead or Thin Lizzy you might want to check this out!

I did not know what expect from this SACD. Most of Queens early records were engineers by Mike Stone. I am not knocking the late Mike Stone but he really compresses the sound while recording. Now this style was used by Stone on a couple of 80's classics. Those being Asia's Asia and Journey's Escape. Two great records but when I heard those SACD's I was not impressed. However here the SACD mastering is excellent and is an improvement over the current remasters. Now if they are worth three to four times the price that is up to you. I am not about to buy them all at these prices but I hopefully will be able to get a copy of Greatest hits vol 2. The sound is nice and thick. Great high's without sounding shrill.
FYI this is the European version of the greatest hits and has a different song selection then the North American version. So this version does not have Under Pressure on it. But it has a longer running time and contains the bonus track from Japan "Toe Torriatte".
Overall very happy with this purchase but can anyone tell me why Volume 2 is almost twice the price?

This is one of the first two Ray Charles SACD's I have bought off Amazon. This album is nothing short of perfect. Great selection of songs. Stunning arrangments and a beautifully warm SACD mastering job. The SACD is in Mono so heads up those that don't care for mono recordings. In this case the record was released originally in Mono so you are getting it the way it sounded when it came out (I don't know if these recordings were multi track mix down to mono or just straight mono at time of recording). The only down side is , like all records of that time, the SACD has a short running time (still longer then your average Van Halen record but short). Overall very happy with this purchase and I will be checking out more!!

This (along with the Beatle's Rock n Roll music) was the first record I bought with my own money. Mid to late 70's in the basement of a department store. This record may not have catchy singles like other records but it has a song cycle that only Yellow Brick Road could top. This is literally a set of songs about the careers of Elton and Bernie up to that point. Even Elton's depression and suicide attempt. Musically it takes from English pubs to stadiums. There is not o e bad song on this record. "Curtains" will give you goose bumps.so will "we all fall in love sometimes". If you like Billy Joel, Randy Newman you might like this record. I am not a huge fan of either but still love it.
Now which versions to buy. You have the regular edition with some bonus tracks. You have the 5.1 SACD which also had the same bonus tracks (please remember you need a 5.1 SACD player and 5.1 system to play it. However it will play back in CD stereo. Lastly there is the deluxe edition. It contains all the tracks the other ones have plus a full live CD of this album being performed at Wembely Stadium. Ot the best show but cool to have.
If you have the SACD equipment it's a no brainer. If you don't get the deluxe version. It's more expensive but it has over twice the running time!

I love this set. Five discs might be too much for a passive fan but for the rest of us this like the descovering the Arc. The sound has been really fixed up (the original two record set of this show was "Steal Your Face" and that was so bad it was not included in the rhino box sets and has never been remastered. Actually now that this is out that SYF should be forgotten. This set has songs from just about every period the dead had gone tru up to that point. There actually more songs here then in the film. The packaging is nice and designed to keep the price down. This was a good period for the Dead. Everyone was in good health. They were making their best records. Over all just great except for one thing. The amount of staff on the payroll was way to high so this was to be a break. I know they say they were going to break up but they have stated that this was done so there staff could find other jobs. Then when the number dropped low enough to a level they could afford they would resume touring.
What can I say? Great collection in a cool box!